Professor Tim Vorley
OBE, FAcSS
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Research
Projects
- Developing an ecosystem framework for space policy intervention
- DIGIT Lab
- Entrepreneurial Resiliency, Innovation, and Change during the COVID-19 Crisis
- Innovating Next Generation Services through Collaborative Design
- Innovation and Research Caucus
- Innovation Caucus
Projects as Principal Investigator, or Lead Academic if project is led by another Institution
- Accelerating Innovation Adoption in Next Generation Professional Service Firms (led by Lancaster Uni) (01/05/2023 - 30/09/2025), funded by: Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), funding amount received by Brookes: £446,923
- Innovation and Research Caucus - Lead a network of innovation and research funding policy experts (09/01/2023 - 31/03/2026), funded by: Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), funding amount received by Brookes: £4,728,640
- DIGIT (led by University of Exeter)1/3/21 (01/03/2021 - 28/02/2026), funded by: Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), funding amount received by Brookes: £72,964
Projects as Co-investigator
- Do innovation roadmaps lead to productivity and growth?(01/09/2025 - 30/04/2026), funded by: Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), funded by: Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)
- Contextualizing SME innovation: Understanding the influence of individual actors, institutions and socio-economic conditions(01/01/2025 - 30/06/2026), funded by: British Academy, funded by: British Academy
Publications
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Journal articles
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Abdul-Rahman S, Nelles J, Vorley T, Reimagining mechanisms of economic impact for knowledge valorisation of the arts, humanities & social science
Studies in Higher Education [online first] (2025) ISSN: 0307-5079 eISSN: 1470-174X Reimagining mechanisms of economic impact for knowledge valorisation of the arts, humanities & social science Open Access version on RADAR -
le Roux S, Tuckerman L, Cowling M, Vorley T
, Linking Policy Awareness to Practice: UK Net-Zero Targets and SME Emissions Reduction Efforts
Applied Economics Letters [online first] (2025) ISSN: 1350-4851 eISSN: 1466-4291 Linking Policy Awareness to Practice: UK Net-Zero Targets and SME Emissions Reduction Efforts Open Access version on RADAR -
Kazantsev N, Zwiegelaar JB, Islam N, Maull R, Brown A, Vorley T , Leveraging Unstructured Data Sharing in Open Innovation: A Business Model for Large Research-Intensive Firms
R&D Management 55 (5) (2025) pp.1743-1753 ISSN: 0033-6807 eISSN: 1467-9310 Leveraging Unstructured Data Sharing in Open Innovation: A Business Model for Large Research-Intensive Firms Open Access version on RADAR -
Cowling M, Vorley T, Liu W, Abdul Rahman S, Are product and process innovations supermodular? Complementary returns to product and process innovations
Economics of Innovation and New Technology 34 (8) (2024) pp.1247-1273 ISSN: 1043-8599 eISSN: 1476-8364 Are product and process innovations supermodular? Complementary returns to product and process innovations Open Access version on RADAR -
Nelles J, Tuckerman L, Purna N, Phillips J, Vorley T, Policy Responses to the Healthy Ageing Challenge: Confronting Hybridity with Social Innovation
Journal of Aging and Social Policy [Online first] (2024) ISSN: 0895-9420 eISSN: 1545-0821 -
Nelles J, Tuckerman L, Purna N, Phillips J, Vorley T, Policy Responses to the Healthy Aging Challenge: Confronting Hybridity with Social Innovation
Journal of Aging and Social Policy [online first] (2024) ISSN: 0895-9420 eISSN: 1545-0821 Policy Responses to the Healthy Aging Challenge: Confronting Hybridity with Social Innovation Open Access version on RADAR -
Trincado-Munoz F, Cordasco C, Vorley T, The dark side of AI in professional services
The Service Industries Journal 45 (5/6) (2024) pp.455-474 ISSN: 0264-2069 eISSN: 1743-9507 The dark side of AI in professional services Open Access version on RADAR -
Nelles J, Rohenkohl B, Yuan P-Y, Walsh K, Vorley T, Seeing beyond silos in labour productivity research and policy
Science and Public Policy 51 (3) (2024) pp.375-392 ISSN: 0302-3427 eISSN: 1471-5430 -
Tuckerman L, Nelles J, Owalla B, Vorley T, Exploring the Evolutionary Boundaries of Community Business
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 53 (5) (2023) pp.1205-1229 ISSN: 0899-7640 eISSN: 1552-7395 Exploring the Evolutionary Boundaries of Community Business Open Access version on RADAR -
Kazantsev Nikolai, Gheres Cristian, Zwiegelaar Jeremy, Maull Roger, Brown Alan W., Vorley Tim, To Share, Curate or Sell: Three Pathways of Using Data in Open Innovation
Academy of Management Proceedings 2023 (2023) ISSN: 0065-0668 eISSN: 2151-6561 To Share, Curate or Sell: Three Pathways of Using Data in Open Innovation Open Access version on RADAR -
Tuckerman L, Nelles J, Walsh K, Vorley T, Sustainable Innovation Policy: Examining the discourse of UK Innovation Policy
Environmental Science & Policy 145 (2023) pp.286-297 ISSN: 1462-9011 eISSN: 1873-6416 Sustainable Innovation Policy: Examining the discourse of UK Innovation Policy Open Access version on RADAR -
Gherhes C, Yu Z, Vorley T, Xue L, Technological trajectories as an outcome of the structure-agency interplay at the national level: Insights from emerging varieties of AI
World Development 168 (2023) ISSN: 0305-750X eISSN: 1873-5991 Technological trajectories as an outcome of the structure-agency interplay at the national level: Insights from emerging varieties of AI Open Access version on RADAR -
Trincado-Munoz F, van Meeteren M, Rubin TH, Vorley T, Digital transformation in the world city networks’ advanced producer services complex: A technology space analysis
Geoforum Online first (2023) ISSN: 0016-7185 eISSN: 1872-9398 -
Gherhes C, Hoole C, Vorley T, The "imaginary" challenge of remaking subnational governance: regional identity and contested city-region-building in the UK
Regional Studies 57 (1) (2022) pp.153-167 ISSN: 0034-3404 eISSN: 1360-0591 The "imaginary" challenge of remaking subnational governance: regional identity and contested city-region-building in the UK Open Access version on RADAR -
van Meeteren M, Trincado-Munoz F, Rubin TH, Vorley T, Rethinking the digital transformation using technology space analysis
Technological Forecasting and Social Change 179 (2022) ISSN: 0040-1625 eISSN: 1873-5509 Rethinking the digital transformation using technology space analysis Open Access version on RADAR -
Owalla B, Nyanzu E, Vorley T, Intersections of gender, ethnicity, place and innovation: Mapping the diversity of women-led SMEs in the United Kingdom
International Small Business Journal 39 (7) (2021) pp.681-706 ISSN: 0266-2426 eISSN: 1741-2870 Intersections of gender, ethnicity, place and innovation: Mapping the diversity of women-led SMEs in the United Kingdom Open Access version on RADAR -
Owalla B, Vorley T, Coogan T, Smith HL, Wing K, Absent or overlooked Promoting diversity among entrepreneurs with public support needs
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing 13 (2021) ISSN: 1742-5360 eISSN: 1742-5379 -
Abdul Rahman S, Tuckerman L, Vorley T, Gherhes C, Resilient Research in the Field: Insights and Lessons From Adapting Qualitative Research Projects During the COVID-19 Pandemic
International Journal of Qualitative Methods 20 (2021) eISSN: 1609-4069 Resilient Research in the Field: Insights and Lessons From Adapting Qualitative Research Projects During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open Access version on RADAR -
Cordasco C, Gherhes C, Brooks C, Vorley T, An institutional taxonomy of adoption of innovation in the classic professions
Technovation 107 (2021) ISSN: 0166-4972 eISSN: 1879-2383 An institutional taxonomy of adoption of innovation in the classic professions Open Access version on RADAR -
Gherhes C, Vorley T, Vallance P, Brooks C, The role of system-building agency in regional path creation: insights from the emergence of Artificial Intelligence in Montreal
Regional Studies 56 (4) (2021) pp.563-578 ISSN: 0034-3404 eISSN: 1360-0591 The role of system-building agency in regional path creation: insights from the emergence of Artificial Intelligence in Montreal Open Access version on RADAR -
Owalla B, Gherhes C, Vorley T, Brooks C, Mapping SME Productivity Research: A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence and Future Research Agenda
Small Business Economics 58 (3) (2021) pp.1285-1307 ISSN: 0921-898X eISSN: 1573-0913 Mapping SME Productivity Research: A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence and Future Research Agenda Open Access version on RADAR -
Gherhes C, Vorley T, Brooks C, Making Sense of Industrial Decline: how Legacies of the Past Influence the Development of Entrepreneurship Cultures in Formerly Industrialized Places
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 32 (9/10) (2020) pp.899-921 ISSN: 0898-5626 eISSN: 1464-5114 Making Sense of Industrial Decline: how Legacies of the Past Influence the Development of Entrepreneurship Cultures in Formerly Industrialized Places Open Access version on RADAR -
Vorley T, Estrada-Robles M , Williams N, Structural coupling in entrepreneurial families: how business-related resources contribute to enterpriseness
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 33 (5-6) (2020) pp.457-474 ISSN: 0898-5626 eISSN: 1464-5114 -
De Silva M, Khan Z, Vorley, T, Zeng, J, Transcending the pyramid: opportunity co-creation for social innovation
Industrial Marketing Management 89 (2020) pp.471-486 ISSN: 0019-8501 -
Gherhes C, Vorley T, Brooks C, Localism is an illusion (of power): the multi-scalar challenge of UK enterprise policy-making
Regional Studies 54 (8) (2019) pp.1020-1031 ISSN: 0034-3404 eISSN: 1360-0591 -
Brooks C, Vorley T, Gherhes C, Entrepreneurial ecosystems in Poland: panacea, paper tiger or Pandora’s box?
Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy 8 (3) (2019) pp.319-338 ISSN: 2045-2101 -
Mallett O, Wapshott R, Vorley T, How do regulations affect SMEs? A review of the qualitative evidence and a research agenda
International Journal of Management Reviews 21 (2019) pp.294-316 ISSN: 1460-8545 -
Vorley T, Estrada-Robles M , Williams N, Navigating institutional challenges in Mexico: The role of social capital in entrepreneurial families
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 26 (1) (2018) pp.98-121 ISSN: 1355-2554 -
Brooks C, Gherhes C, Vorley T, Williams N, The nature of publicly funded innovation and implications for regional growth: Reflections from the Sheffield City Region
Competitiveness Review 28 (1) (2018) pp.6-21 ISSN: 1059-5422 -
Gherhes C, Vorley T, Williams N, Entrepreneurship and local economic resilience: the impact of institutional hysteresis in peripheral places
Small Business Economics 51 (1) (2017) pp.577-590 ISSN: 0921-898X eISSN: 1573-0913 -
Khan Z, Rao-Nicholson R, Akhtar P, Tarba S, Ahammad M, Vorley, T, The role of HR practices in developing employee resilience: a case study from the Pakistani telecommunications sector
The International Journal of Human Resource Management 30 (8) (2017) pp.1342-1369 ISSN: 0958-5192 eISSN: 1466-4399 -
Rao R, Khan Z, Vorley, T, Social innovation in emerging economies: A National Systems of Innovation based approach
Technological Forecasting and Social Change 121 (2017) pp.228-237 ISSN: 0040-1625 eISSN: 1873-5509 -
Williams N, Vorley T, Fostering productive entrepreneurship in post-conflict economies: The importance of institutional alignment
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 29 (5/6) (2017) pp.444-466 ISSN: 0898-5626 -
Vorley T, Williams N, Between petty corruption and criminal extortion: How entrepreneurs in Bulgaria and Romania operate within a devil’s circle
International Small Business Journal 34 (6) (2015) pp.797-817 ISSN: 0266-2426 eISSN: 1741-2870 -
Nelles J, Vorley T, Entrepreneurial Architecture: A Blueprint for Entrepreneurial Universities
Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences 28 (3) (2011) pp.341-353 ISSN: 0825-0383 eISSN: 1936-4490
Books
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Abdul-Rahman S, Vorley T, Tuckerman L, Wilton N, (ed.),
How to Scale Engagement and Impact in Universities
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Edward Elgar Publishing (2025) ISBN: 9781035337422 eISBN: 9781035337439 -
Abdul-Rahman S, Tuckerman L, Nelles J, Vorley T, (ed.),
Innovations in Innovation Policy
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Edward Elgar Publishing (2025) ISBN: 9781035322190 eISBN: 9781035322206 -
Vorley T, Abdul Rahman S, Tuckerman L, Wallace P, (ed.),
How to Engage Policy Makers with Your Research
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Edward Elgar Publishing (2022) ISBN: 9781800378957 eISBN: 9781800378964 -
Owalla B, Vorley T, Smith HL, (ed.),
Gender, Diversity and Innovation: Concepts, Policies and Practice
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Edward Elgar (2022) ISBN: 9781800377455 eISBN: 9781800377462 -
McCann P, Vorley T, (ed.),
Productivity and the pandemic: Challenges and insights from Covid-19
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Edward Elgar (2021) ISBN: 9781800374591 eISBN: 9781800374607 -
Kimbell L, Carlebach E, Smyth-Allen H, Gherhes C, Lewis M, Vorley T,
AI Readiness Toolkit
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Practice Management International LLP (2021) ISBN: 9781800494992 AI Readiness Toolkit Open Access version on RADAR -
McCann P, Vorley T, (ed.),
Productivity Perspectives
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Edward Elgar (2020) ISBN: 9781788978798 eISBN: 9781788978804 -
Williams N, Vorley T, (ed.),
Creating Resilient Economies
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Edward Elgar (2017) ISBN: 9781785367632 -
Vorley T, Williams N, Williams C,
Entrepreneurship and Institutions: The Causes and Consequences of Institutional Asymmetry,
Rowman & Littlefield International (2017) ISBN: 9781783486908 eISBN: 9781783486922
Book chapters
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Rubin T, Trincado-Munoz F, Vorley T, New approaches for data in researching Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)
in S. Abdul-Rahman, L. Tuckerman, J. and T. Vorley (ed.), Innovations in Innovation Policy, Edward Elgar Publishing (2025) ISBN: 9781035322190 eISBN: 9781035322206 New approaches for data in researching Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Open Access version on RADAR -
Nelles J, Vorley T, Brown A, From Systems Change to Systems Changed: Assuming a systems-based approach in response to crisis
in Productivity and the Pandemic: Challenges and Insights form COVID-19, Edward Elgar (2021) ISBN: 9781800374591 eISBN: 9781800374607 From Systems Change to Systems Changed: Assuming a systems-based approach in response to crisis Open Access version on RADAR -
Henley A, Vorley T, Gherhes C, Implications and impacts of the crisis on micro businesses and their future resilience
in Philip McCann, Tim Vorley (ed.), Productivity and the Pandemic: Challenges and Insights from Covid-19, Edward Elgar (2021) ISBN: 9781800374591 eISBN: 9781800374607 Implications and impacts of the crisis on micro businesses and their future resilience Open Access version on RADAR -
Cook J, Vorley T, Recovery and resilience: how can innovation policy support the response
in Productivity and the Pandemic: Challenges and Insights form COVID-19, Edward Elgar (2021) ISBN: 9781800374591 eISBN: 9781800374607 Recovery and resilience: how can innovation policy support the response Open Access version on RADAR -
Vorley T, Nelles J, From Silos to Systems: Insights and Implications for Productivity Policy
in McCann P, Vorley T (ed.), Productivity Perspectives, Edward Elgar (2020) ISBN: 9781788978798 eISBN: 9781788978804 -
Penney K, Bibikas D, Vorley T, Wapshott R, When Pedagogic Worlds Collide: Reflections on a Pan European Entrepreneurship Education Project
in Hymas-Sskasi D and Caldwell E (ed.), Experential Learning for Entrepreneurship, Palgrave Macmillan (2018) ISBN: 9783319900049 eISBN: 9783319900056
Conference papers
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Owalla B, Nyanzu E, Vorley T, Examining the Effects of Founders’ Social Identities on Access to Innovation Funding
1 (2024) Examining the Effects of Founders’ Social Identities on Access to Innovation Funding Open Access version on RADAR -
Owalla B, Gherhes C, Vorley T, Brooks C, Factors Affecting SME Productivity: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda
(2019)
Other publications
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OECD/GWEP, Bridging the Finance Gap for Women Entrepreneurs: Insights from Academic and Policy Research
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(2025) Bridging the Finance Gap for Women Entrepreneurs: Insights from Academic and Policy Research Open Access version on RADAR -
Owalla B, Nyanzu E, Vorley T, Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the career life cycle of early career academics: Lessons (un)learned
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(2025) Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the career life cycle of early career academics: Lessons (un)learned Open Access version on RADAR -
Amy Busby, Milo Warby, Lizzie Walsh, Alice Coulter (Verian UK)
Prof Jen Nelles and Prof Tim Vorley (Oxford Brookes University), Barriers and Enablers to Advanced Technology Adoption for UK Businesses
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(2025) Barriers and Enablers to Advanced Technology Adoption for UK Businesses Open Access version on RADAR -
Owalla B, Brodnock E, Vorley T, Nyanzu E, Who are the Innovators? An Analysis Of Innovate UK Applicants and Beneficiaries
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Abdul Rahman S, Ulrichsen TC, Vorley T, Uncovering the Latent Potential for Arts, Humanities and Social Science Venture Building
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Nelles J, Walsh K, Papazoglou M, Nyanzu E, Abdul Rahman S, Vorley T, Gateshead and Newcastle Immersive Technology West - Understanding Cluster Growth Potential Case Study
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Nelles J, Walsh K, Papazoglou M, Nyanzu E, Abdul Rahman S, Vorley T, Understanding cluster growth potential. Part 1, place-based innovation in the UK : synthesis report
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Nelles J, Walsh K, Papazoglou M, Nyanzu E, Abdul Rahman S, Vorley T, Understanding cluster growth potential. Part 2, Place-based innovation in the UK : case studies
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Vorley T, Abdul Rahman S, Trincado-Munoz, F, Bioscience: Lost in Translation?
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Abdul Rahman S, Wallace P, Vorley T, Commercialisation of Research Out of Social Science
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Abdul Rahman S, Vorley T, Understanding and Articulating the Nature of Innovation and Commercialisation in Bioscience
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Nelles J, Brown A, Nyanzu E, Vorley T, Geographies, Geometries, and Economies of Spatial Productivity in the UK
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(2021) Geographies, Geometries, and Economies of Spatial Productivity in the UK Open Access version on RADAR -
Brown A, Nelles J, Nyanzu E, Vorley T, Rethinking Place to Understand Spatial Productivity Patterns
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(2020) Rethinking Place to Understand Spatial Productivity Patterns Open Access version on RADAR -
Brooks C, Vorley T, Gherhes C, Capener J, Innovation in the professional services sector
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, MKTP with company partner LCMB Building Performance Ltd,
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, People Puzzles Ltd KTP,