Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on High Growth Entrepreneurs
Friday, 06 November 2020
Professor Tim Vorley, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of Oxford Brookes Business School, investigates the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on entrepreneurs
Understanding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on
high-growth commercial and social entrepreneurs in the UK is the subject of
research being undertaken by Professor Tim Vorley.
‘The team and I are looking at the short and long-term
impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on entrepreneurial survival, growth, and
innovation. We are interested in understanding how entrepreneurs are reacting
to the crisis to both preserve their firms, and reorient them to new market
conditions.
To do this, we are carrying out repeat interviews with
individuals over a period of 18 months to examine their responses and
strategies as the effects of the crisis change over time’.
The research explores the use of resources, and how
geographies, backgrounds, and sectors affect different entrepreneurs. The goal
is to identify best practice and develop support, as well as to provide
recommendations to local and national policymakers about the needs of high
growth entrepreneurs.
For more information visithttps://www.ericcproject.uk
or contacttvorley@brookes.ac.uk