Prof.Jay Mitra bio sketch - GMLG

Professor Jay Mitra
Professor Jay Mitra
Centre for Entrepreneurship Research
Essex Business School
University of Essex
United Kingdom
jmitra@essex.ac.uk
A Bio-Sketch
Summary
Educated in India (Presidency College, Calcutta University, Jadavpur University, Calcutta) and the UK (University of
Stirling), Professor Mitra trained in the private sector in the UK, worked as a Principal Officer for local government also
in the UK, specialising in economic and business development, and taught at 3 other universities in the UK, before
joining the University of Essex. He also set up 2 businesses in London.
He has written and published widely on the subject of entrepreneurship, innovation and economic development with
significant contributions to international refereed journals, through book chapters in leading research monographs, at
refereed international conferences, seminars, symposia and workshops. He is currently editing a Routledge (Taylor and
Francis) series on Entrepreneurship Studies with Professor Zoltan Acs of the George Mason School of Public Policy,
George Mason University, USA and new text on Entrepreneurship and Regional Development which is expected to be
published by Routledge in the autumn (2009).
Over the last two decades, Professor Mitra has taught entrepreneurship, innovation management and regional
development courses at universities in China, Finland France, Italy, India, Latvia, Malaysia, Poland, and other countries.
He has also led several international research and development, knowledge transfer and training projects involving
leading institutions from various countries in Europe and Asia.
Central to the development and management of numerous international projects is Professor Mitra’s direct involvement
in the bidding for and raising of significant amount of funding from a range of public and private international
organisations (European Commission, Department for Trade and Industry, Department for International Development,
Regional Development Agencies, Department for Innovation and Universities, and various private sector sponsors),
which have contributed directly to the success of such projects.
Current Positions
University of Essex
Associate Director, Essex Business School (with responsibility for International Development)
Founding Professor of Business Enterprise and Innovation,
Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship Research
Head of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group, Essex Business School;
Director of the Scientific Committee on Entrepreneurship for the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation
and Development) and its LEED (Local Economic and Employment) Programme, Trento Centre, Italy
and Paris, France;
Visiting Professor at the School of Management at Fudan University in China;
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in the UK;
Leader of the International Entrepreneurship Forum, a unique platform of researchers, policy makers and

usiness practitioners concerned with entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development
Editorial Board Membership and Membership of Professional Organisations
Member of the editorial board of:
International Journal for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
International Journal for Entrepreneurship and Management
International Journal for E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Industry and Higher Education Journal;
Member of Professional Organisations:
Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (UK)
European Council for Small Businesses;
International Council for Small Businesses;
International Association of Science Parks Advisory Council (till 2002)
Association of University Professors, UK
Recent Relevant Publications only (2008 to date)
Books
• Mitra, J, 2009, ‘Enterprise Support Systems: An International Perspective’, Sage, (ed. with M. Manimala and
V.Singh), London, New Delhi, Sage;
Book Chapters
• (2008) ‘Towards and Analytical Framework for Policy Development’ in Potter, J (ed) (2008) Entrepreneurship
and Higher Education’, pp.17-44; Paris, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development;
• (2008), ‘From Unemployment to Entrepreneurship: Creating Conditions for Change for Young People in Central
and Eastern European countries’ in Blokker, P and B. Dallago (2008), ‘Youth Entrepreneurship and Local
Development in Central and Eastern Europe’ pp. 31-60, Aldershot, Ashgate (with S. Arzeni);
• (2008) ‘Higher Education’s Role in Entrepreneurship and Economic Development’ in OECD (2008) in Potter, J
(ed) Entrepreneurship and Higher Education’ pp. 45-64 Paris, Organisation for Economic co-operation and
Development (with M. Manimala).
• (2009) ‘Regional Cluster Formation:A Case Study of the Software Cluster in Birmingham, UK, in Manimala, M;
Mitra J, and Varsha, H London, New Delhi, ‘Sage’, pp 65-89 (with J.Li);
Refereed Journal Articles
• (2009) ‘Learning To Grow: How New, Small, High Technology Firms Acquire Cognitive and Socio-Political
Legitimacy In Their Regions’, International Journal of Technology Management; Vol. 46. Nos ¾. Pp. 344-370
• (2009) ‘New business creation and growth and its spatial and sectoral components: a multivariate analysis of key
variables, relationships and processes and their policy implications’, International Journal of Business and
Globalisation, Vol. 2 (3), pp. 227-243 (with W. Gleave)
• (2010) ‘The spatial determinants of entrepreneurship in the regions of England, 2000-2004, International
Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol.9, No.2: 143-161(with W;Gleave)
Refereed Conference Papers
• (2009) Beyond Regression: Reconceptualising Entrepreneurship for Economic and Social Development’, IPGC
Workshop in Entrepreneurship, Productivity
and Economic Development, Imperial College Business School, London, 15-16 May,
• (2009) ‘Entrepreneurial Growth and Labour Market Dynamics: Spatial factors in the consideration of relevant
skills and firm growth in the Creative Industries, International Council for Small Business World
Conference, 2009, June 21-24, Seoul Korea (with YA Abubakar)
• (2009) Sources of Small Firm Innovation in Low Agglomeration:
Comparing High and Low Agglomeration Regions, International Council
for Small Business World Conference, 2009, June 21-24, Seoul Korea
(with YA Abubakar)
• (2009) Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Governance: The Shanzhai Handset Business, EIASM Conference on
Asian Management and Entrepreneurship, November 30 – December 1, 2009, Brussels (with C. Si)
• (2009) ‘Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Dysfunctional Linkages and Blind Alley Pursuits in the Creation
of an Entrepreneurial Society, Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Research and Policy
Conference, Liverpool, 3-5 November, 2009
• Spatial Dynamics of High Impact Firm: Comparing Indigenous and Foreign Firms, for RENT XXIII, Research

in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (with YA Abubakar), 15-17 November, 2009 -
• (2008) ‘Holistic approaches to entrepreneurship - the case of the Indian software industry’ Institute of Small
Business and Entrepreneurship, Research and Policy Conference, Belfast, 5- 7 November (with G. Natarajan)
• (2008) ‘Implementing Entrepreneurship in State-owned Enterprises in China: A case study of SOE in Textile
Industry, Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Research and Policy Conference, Belfast, 5- 7
November (with P. Zheng)
.
Recent Keynote Address:
January, 2010
Supporting SMEs in a Time of Crisis: How to Choose the Right Actions, An OECD Capacity Building
Seminar for Policy Makers and Local Development Practitioners, 12-15 October, 2009, Trento, Italy –
Chair of Seminar
Innovation and SMEs in Friuli Venezia Giulia , Udine Chamber of Commerce, Italy, 22 October, 2009 –
plenary panellist and commentator
Graduate Entrepreneurship, OECD, Halle, Leipzig. 12 June, 2009
The Indian Software Industry: the Evolution of Clusters of Technology and Institutions , 2008
Asian Clusters Forum, Industry Technology Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, 29 October,
2008
Building an Innovation Ecosystem through Global Education Partnerships, The Baltic
Innovation Forum, Gdansk, Poland, 11-12 September, 2008
‘Entrepreneurship and The Academic World of Higher Education: An Overview’ ‘African
Entrepreneurship Seminar’, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria, 31 March – 1 April, 2008
‘India’s Entrepreneurial Identity’ Symposium on ‘ Defining India’s Identity in the 21st Centry’
5th Anniversary of Confluence’ 6 February, 2008, Nehru Centre, Indian High Commission,
London