Paul J A Robson

Biographic Data

ID6010294
NAMEPaul J A Robson
GIVEN NAMESPaul J A
FAMILY NAMERobson
SIGNATUREROBSON P J A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Cambridge
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS11
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • How does team learning from failure facilitate new product performance? The double-edged moderating effect of collective efficacy

    Open AccessXiangming Tao, Catherine L Wang et al.ARTICLESmall Business Economics2025

    Learning from failure can foster innovation, but how a new product development (NPD) team’s learning from failure affects new product performance requires more insights. In particular, the question remains on how collective efficacy, which discerns team members’ belief to achieve desired goals, affects team learning from failure towards improving new product performance. Using social cognitive theory complemented by sensemaking and attribution th…

  • Entrepreneurship and innovation in Ghana: Enterprising Africa

    Open AccessPaul Robson, Paul J A Robson et al.ARTICLESmall Business Economics2009

  • The Influence of Location on the Use by SMEs of External Advice and Collaboration

    Robert J Bennett, Paul Robson et al.ARTICLEUrban Studies2001

  • The Influence of Location on the Use by SMEs of External Advice and Collaboration

    Open AccessRobert J Bennett, Paul Robson et al.ARTICLEUrban Studies2001Cited by: 2References: 25

    This paper provides an analysis of the influence of location on the extent of use and impact of external advice and collaboration on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Britain. The analysis indicates that for private-sector advisers (accountants, consultants, etc.) and collaboration with suppliers and customers, the intensity of use does not vary significantly with location in most cases. Only the input of business friends and relatives…

  • Business Advice: The Influence of Distance

    Robert J Bennett, William A Bratton et al.ARTICLERegional Studies2000Cited by: 9References: 5

    BENNETT R. J., BRATTON W. A. and ROBSON P. J. A. (2000) Business advice: the influence of distance, Reg. Studies 34, 813-828. This paper examines the external advisors used by small businesses to help them solve their problems, focusing on distance between client and advisor. The analysis is based on a new stratified random sample survey of small businesses in manufacturing and services in five representative locations in Britain. The paper repor…