Professor Colin Mason

  • Honorary Senior Research Fellow (Adam Smith Business School)

telephone: 0141 330 2728
email: Colin.Mason@glasgow.ac.uk

Gilbert Scott Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8qq

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0074-1864

Biography

Born

  • Edinburgh

Qualifications

  • MA (Hon) in Geography and Economic History, University of Edinburgh
  • PhD in Economic Geography, University of Manchester

Previous employment

  • Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader and Professor, Department of Geography, University of Southampton (1978-2001)
  • Professor, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde (2001-2012)
  • Joined the Adam Smith Business School as Professor of Entrepreneurship in October 2012.

Visiting positions

Colin also held visiting positions at the following universities:

University of Ottawa, Memorial University of Newfoundland (both Canada), Flinders University of South Australia, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento (Argentina), London Business, School, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax (Canada), University of Canterbury, University of Otago (both New Zealand)

Research interests

Colin is a member of the Entrepreneurship, Development and Political Economy research cluster.

Areas of expertise:

  • Entrepreneurship 
  • Entrepreneurial finance 
  • Business angels 
  • Venture capital 
  • Enterprise policy
  • Canada

Publications

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Number of items: 162.

2024

Mason, C. , Winsor, B. and Bartlett, J. (2024) Failure’s virtues: the seeding of an emerging entreprenurial ecosystem in a peripheral region. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, (doi: 10.1080/08985626.2024.2399571) (Early Online Publication)

Mason, C. and Botelho, T. (2024) Business angel activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Cumming, Douglas and Hammer, Benjamin (eds.) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity. Palgrave Macmillan Cham. ISBN 9783030387389 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-38738-9_201-1)

Herzog, S., Mason, C. and Hruskova, M. (2024) The role of large corporations in entrepreneurial ecosystems - a case study of Munich. European Planning Studies, 32(6), pp. 1295-1317. (doi: 10.1080/09654313.2023.2301295)

Botelho, T. and Mason, C. (2024) ‘All for one and one for all?’ business angel groups as collective action. International Small Business Journal, (doi: 10.1177/02662426241243383) (Early Online Publication)

Mason, C. (2024) The emergence of entrepreneurial ecosystems: the case of Atlantic Canada. In: Huggins, Robert, Kitagawa, Fumi, Prokop, Daniel, Thompson, Piers and Theodoraki, Christina (eds.) Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Cities and Regions: Emergence, Evolution, and Future. Oxford University Press, pp. 81-101. ISBN 9780192866264

Mason, C. (2024) Home-Based Businesses. In: Howorth, Carole and Discua Cruz, Allan (eds.) Elgar Encyclopedia of Family Business. Series: Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management. Edward Elgar, pp. 231-233. ISBN 9781800888715

2023

Mason, C. (2023) Venture Capital, Business Angels and Innovation. Briefing Paper 002. [Research Reports or Papers]

Botelho, T., Mason, C. and Chalvatzis, K. (2023) 50 shades of green—angel investing in green businesses. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 70(3), pp. 950-962. (doi: 10.1109/tem.2022.3167282)

Botelho, T., Harrison, R. and Mason, C. (2023) Business angel investment as an informal learning process: does experience matter? British Journal of Management, 34(1), pp. 321-342. (doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12583)

2022

Hruskova, M., Mason, C. and Herzog, S. (2022) Mapping entrepreneurship support organisations: An examination of the ‘cluttered landscape’ critique. Local Economy, 37(7), pp. 541-563. (doi: 10.1177/02690942231173655)

Quas, A., Mason, C. , Compañó, R., Testa, G. and Gavigan, J. (2022) The scale-up finance gap in the EU: causes, consequences, and policy solutions. European Management Journal, 40(5), pp. 645-652. (doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2022.08.003)

Winsor, B., Mason, C. and Walsh, J. (2022) Consilient Technologies and the Newfoundland and Labrador Advanced Technology Sector: The Seeding of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. , Botelho, T. and Duggett, J. (2022) Promoting cross border investing by business angels in the European Union. Regional Studies, 56(8), pp. 1391-1403. (doi: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1960961)

Mason, C. (2022) Business angel investing during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Audretsch, David B. and Kunadt, Iris A. M. (eds.) The COVID-19 Crisis and Entrepreneurship: Perspectives and Experiences of Researchers, Thought Leaders, and Policymakers. Series: International studies in entrepreneurship (54). Springer: Cham, pp. 105-120. ISBN 9783031046544 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-04655-1_8)

Mason, C. (2022) The role of community entrepreneurs in depleted communities: a case study of Father Greg MacLeod’s ‘action research’ in Cape Breton. Local Economy, 37(4), pp. 317-327. (doi: 10.1177/02690942221125148)

Reuschke, D. and Mason, C. (2022) The engagement of home-based businesses in the digital economy. Futures, 135, 102542. (doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2020.102542)

Mullen, H. , Barr, M. , Watson, L., Mason, C. , Hruskova, M. and Naborowski, C. (2022) Scotland’s Games Ecosystem: The State of Play: Challenges and Opportunities. [Research Reports or Papers]

2021

O’Connor, A., Mason, C. , Miles, M. P. and Audretsch, D. (Eds.) (2021) The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Routledge. ISBN 9781032156163

Mason, C. and Botelho, T. (2021) Business angel investing during the COVID-19 economic crisis: evidence from Scotland. Venture Capital, 23(4), pp. 321-343. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2021.2019564)

Reuschke, D., Mason, C. and Syrett, S. (2021) Digital futures of small businesses and entrepreneurial opportunity. Futures, 128, 102714. (doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2021.102714)

Audretsch, D., Mason, C. , Miles, M. P. and O’Connor, A. (2021) Time and the dynamics of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 33(1-2), pp. 1-14. (doi: 10.1080/08985626.2020.1734257)

Botelho, T., Harrison, R. and Mason, C. (2021) Business angel exits: a theory of planned behaviour perspective. Small Business Economics, 57, pp. 583-602. (doi: 10.1007/s11187-019-00292-0)

Mason, C. and Hruskova, M. (2021) The impact of Covid-19 on entrepreneurial ecosystems. In: McCann, Philip and Vorley, Tim (eds.) Productivity and the Pandemic. Edward Elgar, pp. 59-72. ISBN 9781800374614

Mason, C. (2021) Financing an entrepreneur-led economic recovery: the impact of the coronavirus on business angel investing. In: McCann, Philip and Vorley, Tim (eds.) Productivity and the Pandemic. Edward Elgar, pp. 73-87. ISBN 9781800374614

Quas, A., Mason, C. , Compañó, R., Gavigan, J. and Testa, G. (2021) Tackling the Scale-up Gap. [Research Reports or Papers]

2020

Mason, C. (2020) Challenges, approaches and success factors for entrepreneurship policy. In: OECD (ed.) International Compendium of Entrepreneurship Policies. Series: OECD studies on SMEs and entrepreneurship. OECD Publishing: Paris, pp. 13-38. ISBN 9789264643192 (doi: 10.1787/338f1873-en)

Spigel, B., Kitigawa, F. and Mason, C. (2020) A manifesto for researching entrepreneurial ecosystems. Local Economy, 35(5), pp. 482-495. (doi: 10.1177/0269094220959052)

Arundale, K. and Mason, C. (2020) Private equity and venture capital: riding the COVID-19 crisis. In: Billio, Monica and Varotto, Simone (eds.) A New World Post COVID-19: Lessons for Business, the Finance Industry and Policy Makers. Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishers: Venice, pp. 193-204. ISBN 9788869694424 (doi: 10.30687/978-88-6969-442-4)

Harrison, R. T., Botelho, T. and Mason, C. M. (2020) Women on the edge of a breakthrough? A stereotype threat theory of women’s angel investing. International Small Business Journal, (doi: 10.1177/0266242620927312)

Mason, C. (2020) A Decade of Deals: Annual Report On Angel Investing in Canada. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. (2020) The Coronavirus Economic Crisis: Its Impact on Venture Capital and High Growth Enterprises. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. , Anderson, M., Kessl, T. and Hruskova, M. (2020) Promoting student enterprise: Reflections on a university start-up programme. Local Economy, 35(1), pp. 68-79. (doi: 10.1177/0269094219894907)

Mason, C. (2020) Productivity and the UK’s deficiency in scale-ups. In: McCann, Philip and Vorley, Tim (eds.) Productivity Perspectives. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 147-173. ISBN 9781788978811

Mason, C. (2020) Venture capital. In: Kobayashi, A. (ed.) International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (Second Edition). Elsevier, pp. 155-160. (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-102295-5.10153-2)

2019

Mullen, H. , Barr, M. and Mason, C. (2019) Data provision in the games industry in Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]

Owen, R. and Mason, C. (2019) Emerging trends in government venture capital policies in smaller peripheral economies: Lessons from Finland, New Zealand, and Estonia. Strategic Change, 28(1), pp. 83-93. (doi: 10.1002/jsc.2248)

Landström, H., Parhankangas, A. and Mason, C. (Eds.) (2019) Handbook of Research on Crowdfunding. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. ISBN 9781788117203

Harrison, R. T. and Mason, C. M. (2019) Venture Capital 20 years on: reflections on the evolution of a field. Venture Capital, 21(1), pp. 1-34. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2019.1562627)

Mason, C. , Botelho, T. and Harrison, R. (2019) The changing nature of angel investing: some research implications. Venture Capital, 21(2-3), pp. 177-194. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2019.1612921)

Mason, C. (2019) 2018 Report on Angel Investing Activity in Canada. [Research Reports or Papers]

Parhankangas, A., Mason, C. and Landström, H. (2019) Introduction. In: Landström, Hans, Parhankangas, Annaleena and Mason, Colin (eds.) Handbook of Research on Crowdfunding. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 1-21. ISBN 9781788117203

2018

Wennberg, K. and Mason, C. (2018) Financial exits: perspectives, regional development and policy interventions. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Botelho, T. (2018) Early sources of funding (2): Business angels. In: Alemany, Luisa and Andreoli, Job J. (eds.) Entrepreneurial Finance: The Art and Science of Growing Ventures. Cambridge University Press, pp. 60-96. ISBN 9781108431859 pbk, 97811084211355 hbk

Brown, R., Mawson, S., Rowe, A. and Mason, C. (2018) Working the crowd: improvisational entrepreneurship and equity crowdfunding in nascent entrepreneurial ventures. International Small Business Journal, 36(2), pp. 169-193. (doi: 10.1177/0266242617729743)

Mason, C. (2018) Financing entrepreneurial ventures. In: Blackburn, R., de Clercq, D. and Heinonen, J. (eds.) The Sage Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. SAGE, pp. 321-349. ISBN 9781473925236

Mason, C. (2018) In memory: William E. Wetzel Jr. Venture Capital, 20(3), pp. 233-235. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2018.1496591)

Mason, C. (2018) Evidence Review: Productivity and the UK’s Deficiency in Scale-ups. [Research Reports or Papers]

2017

Harrison, R. T. and Mason, C. M. (2017) Backing the horse or the jockey? Due diligence, agency costs, information and the evaluation of risk by business angel investors. International Review of Entrepreneurship, 15(3), pp. 269-290.

Mason, C. , Botelho, T. and Zygmunt, J. (2017) Why business angels reject investment opportunities: is it personal? International Small Business Journal, 35(5), pp. 519-534. (doi: 10.1177/0266242616646622)

Brown, R. and Mason, C. (2017) Looking inside the spiky bits: a critical review and conceptualisation of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Small Business Economics, 49(1), pp. 11-30. (doi: 10.1007/s11187-017-9865-7)

Mason, C. and Tjahjakartana, T. (2017) 2016 Report on Angel Investing Activity in Canada. [Research Reports or Papers]

Owen (Baldock), R. and Mason, C. (2017) The role of government co-investment funds in the supply of entrepreneurial finance: An assessment of the early operation of the UK Angel Co-investment Fund. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 35(3), pp. 434-456. (doi: 10.1177/0263774X16667072)

van Ham, M., Reuschke, D., Kleinhans, R., Mason, C. and Syrett, S. (Eds.) (2017) Entrepreneurial Neighbourhoods: Towards an Understanding of the Economies of Neighbourhoods and Communities. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. ISBN 9781785367236

Bilau, J., Mason, C. , Botelho, T. and Sarkar, S. (2017) Angel investing in an austerity economy – the take-up of government policies in Portugal. European Planning Studies, 25(9), pp. 1516-1537. (doi: 10.1080/09654313.2017.1328045)

Brown, R., Mawson, S. and Mason, C. (2017) Myth-busting and entrepreneurship policy: the case of high growth firms. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 29(5-6), pp. 414-443. (doi: 10.1080/08985626.2017.1291762)

Kleinhans, R., Reuschke, D., van Ham, M., Mason, C. and Syrett, S. (2017) Unravelling the nexus between entrepreneurship, neighbourhoods and communities - introduction. In: van Ham, Maarten, Reuschke, Darja, Kleinhans, Reinout, Mason, Colin and Syrett, Stephen (eds.) Entrepreneurial Neighbourhoods: Towards an Understanding of the Economies of Neighbourhoods and Communities. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 1-17. ISBN 9781785367236

Reuschke, D., Kleinhans, R., van Ham, M., Mason, C. and Syrett, S. (2017) Understanding entrepreneurship in residential neighbourhoods and communities of place. In: van Ham, Maarten, Reuschke, Darja, Kleinhans, Reinout, Mason, Colin and Syrett, Stephen (eds.) Entrepreneurial Neighbourhoods: Towards an Understanding of the Economies of Neighbourhoods and Communities. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 297-308. ISBN 9781785367236

2016

Harrison, R. T., Botelho, T. and Mason, C. M. (2016) Patient capital in entrepreneurial finance: a reassessment of the role of business angel investors. Socio-Economic Review, 14(4), pp. 669-689. (doi: 10.1093/ser/mww024)

Arshed, N., Mason, C. and Carter, S. (2016) Exploring the disconnect in policy implementation: a case of enterprise policy in England. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 34(8), pp. 1582-1611. (doi: 10.1177/0263774X16628181)

Pringle, S., Duggett, J., Mason, C. and Boethlo, T. (2016) Funding for Growth: the Business Angels Market on the Island of Ireland. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Harrison, R. (2016) Spatial variations in the role of equity investment in the financing of SMEs. In: Curran, James and Storey, David J. (eds.) Small Firms in Urban and Rural Locations. Series: Routledge small business series. Routledge, pp. 132-163. ISBN 9781138682351

Mason, C. and Botelho, T. (2016) The role of the exit in the initial screening of investment opportunities: the case of business angel syndicate gatekeepers. International Small Business Journal, 34(2), pp. 157-175. (doi: 10.1177/0266242614563419)

Landstrom, H. and Mason, C. (Eds.) (2016) Handbook of Research on Business Angels. Series: Handbooks in venture capital. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. ISBN 9781783471713

Brown, R., Gregson, G. and Mason, C. (2016) A post-mortem of regional innovation policy failure: Scotland's Intermediate Technology Initiative (ITI). Regional Studies, 50(7), pp. 1260-1272. (doi: 10.1080/00343404.2014.985644)

Landstrom, H. and Mason, C. (2016) Business angels as a research field. In: Landstrom, H. and Mason, C. (eds.) Handbook of Research on Business Angels. Series: Handbooks in venture capital. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 1-22. ISBN 9781783471713

Mason, C. (2016) Researching business angels: definitional and data challenges. In: Landstrom, H. and Mason, C. (eds.) Handbook of Research on Business Angels. Series: Handbooks in venture capital. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 25-52. ISBN 9781783471713

Mason, C. , Botelho, T. and Harrison, R. (2016) The transformation of the business angel market: empirical evidence and research implications. Venture Capital, 18(4), pp. 321-344. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2016.1229470)

Mason, C. and Zia, F. (2016) Report on Angel Investing Activity in Canada 2015. [Research Reports or Papers]

2015

Mason, C. M. and Harrison, R. T. (2015) Business angel investment activity in the financial crisis: UK evidence and policy implications. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 33(1), pp. 43-60. (doi: 10.1068/c12324b)

Mason, C. M. , Reutschke, D., Syrett, S. and van Ham, M. (Eds.) (2015) Entrepreneurship in Cities: Neighbourhoods, Households and Home. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. ISBN 9781784711993

Baldock, R. and Mason, C. (2015) Establishing a new UK finance escalator for innovative SMEs: the roles of the Enterprise Capital Funds and Angel Co-Investment Fund. Venture Capital, 17(1-2), pp. 59-86. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2015.1021025)

Harrison, R. T., Mason, C. and Smith, D. (2015) Heuristics, learning and the business angel investment decision-making process. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 27(9-10), pp. 527-554. (doi: 10.1080/08985626.2015.1066875)

Mason, C. (2015) Spatial variations in enterprise: the geography of new firm formation. In: Burrows, Roger (ed.) Deciphering the Enterprise Culture. Series: Routledge revivals. Routledge, pp. 74-106. ISBN 9781138858879

Mason, C. , Brown, R., Hart, M. and Anyadike-Danes, M. (2015) High growth firms, jobs and peripheral regions: the case of Scotland. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 8(2), pp. 343-358. (doi: 10.1093/cjres/rsu032)

Mason, C. , Harrison, R. T. and Botelho, T. (2015) Business angel exits: strategies and processes. In: Hussain, Javed G. and Scott, Jonathan M. (eds.) Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Finance. Series: Research Handbooks in Business and Management Series. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 102-124. ISBN 9781783478781

Mason, C. and Reuschke, D. (2015) Home Truths: The True Value of Home-Based Businesses. [Research Reports or Papers]

Reutschke, D. and Mason, C. (2015) Urban home-based businesses: how distinctive are their businesses and their owners? In: Mason, C., Reutschke, D., Syrett, S. and van Ham, M. (eds.) Entrepreneurship in Cities: Neighbourhoods, Households and Home. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 223-247. ISBN 9781784711993 (doi: 10.4337/9781784712006.00021)

Reutschke, D., Mason, C. , Syrett, S. and van Ham, M. (2015) Connecting entrepreneurship with households and home. In: Mason, Colin, Reutschke, Darja, Syrett, Stephen and van Ham, Maarten (eds.) Entrepreneurship in Cities: Neighbourhoods, Households and Home. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 1-16. ISBN 9781784711993 (doi: 10.4337/9781784712006.00008)

Reutschke, D., Mason, C. , Syrett, S. and van Ham, M. (2015) Intregrating entrepreneurship with urban and neighbourhood studies: lessons for future research. In: Mason, Colin, Reutschke, Darja, Syrett, Stephen and van Ham, Maarten (eds.) Entrepreneurship in Cities: Neighbourhoods, Households and Home. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 273-285. ISBN 9781784711993 (doi: 10.4337/9781784712006.00024)

2014

Brown, R. and Mason, C. (2014) Inside the high-tech black box: a critique of technology entrepreneurship policy. Technovation, 34(12), pp. 773-784. (doi: 10.1016/j.technovation.2014.07.013)

Arshed, N., Carter, S. and Mason, C. (2014) The ineffectiveness of entrepreneurship policy: is policy formulation to blame? Small Business Economics, 43(3), pp. 639-659. (doi: 10.1007/s11187-014-9554-8)

Brown, R., Mason, C. and Mawson, S. (2014) Increasing ‘The Vital 6 Percent’: Designing Effective Public Policy to Support High Growth Firms. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Brown, R. (2014) Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Growth-Oriented Enterprises: Background Paper Prepared for the Workshop Organised by the OECD LEED Programme and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. (2014) Creating Entrepreneurial Campuses: A report for Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]

2013

Mason, C. and Arshed, N. (2013) Teaching entrepreneurship to university students through experiential learning: a case study. Industry and Higher Education, 27(6), pp. 449-463. (doi: 10.5367/ihe.2013.0180)

Mason, C. and Brown, R. (2013) Creating good public policy to support high-growth firms. Small Business Economics, 40(2), pp. 211-225. (doi: 10.1007/s11187-011-9369-9)

Mason, C. and Harvey, C. (2013) Entrepreneurship: contexts, opportunities and processes. Business History, 55(1), pp. 1-8. (doi: 10.1080/00076791.2012.687542)

Mason, C. and Pierrakis, Y. (2013) Venture capital, the regions and public policy: the United Kingdom since the post-2000 technology crash. Regional Studies, 47(7), pp. 1156-1171. (doi: 10.1080/00343404.2011.588203)

2012

Brown, R. and Mason, C. (2012) The evolution of enterprise policy in Scotland. In: Blackburn, R. and Schaper, M. (eds.) Government, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development: Policy, Practice and Challenges. Gower, pp. 17-30. ISBN 9781409430353

Landstrom, H. and Mason, C. (Eds.) (2012) Handbook of Research on Venture Capital: Volume 2: A Globalizing Industry. Series: Elgar original reference. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781849801683

Mason, C. , Michie, R. and Wishlade, F. (2012) Access to Finance in Europe’s Disadvantaged Regions: can ‘new’ financial instruments fill the gap? [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Brown, R. (2012) Technology-Based Firms in Scotland: A Report for Scottish Enterprise. [Research Reports or Papers]

Freel, M., Carter, S. , Tagg, S. and Mason, C. (2012) The latent demand for bank debt: characterizing "discouraged borrowers". Small Business Economics, 38(4), pp. 399-418. (doi: 10.1007/s11187-010-9283-6)

Brown, R. and Mason, C. (2012) Raising the batting average: re-orientating regional industrial policy to generate more high growth firms. Local Economy, 27(1), pp. 33-49. (doi: 10.1177/0269094211424252)

Harris, J. and Mason, C. (2012) The risk capital market in Scotland 2009-2011. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C.M. and Landstrom, H. (2012) Introduction. In: Landstrom, H. and Mason, C.M (eds.) Handbook of Research on Venture Capital: A Globalizing Industry. Series: Elgar original reference, 2. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd: Cheltenham, UK, pp. 3-16. ISBN 9781849801683

2011

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2011) Annual Report on the Business Angel Market in the United Kingdom: 2009/10. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Brown, R. (2011) Business models and competitive advantage. In: Jolly, A. (ed.) The Growing Business Handbook: Inspiration and Advice from Successful Entrepreneurs and Fast Growing UK Companies. Kogan Page: London, UK, pp. 3-8. ISBN 9780749461461

Mason, C. (2011) Business angels. In: Dana, L.P. (ed.) World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship. Series: Elgar original reference. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK. ISBN 9781845424794

Mason, C. (2011) Investment Activity by Canadian Angel Groups: 2010 Report. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. (2011) Trends in IPO Listings by SMEs in the EU. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. , Tagg, S. and Carter, S. (2011) Does education matter? The characteristics and performance of businesses started by recent university graduates. In: Borch, O.J., Fayolle, A., Kyro, P. and Ljunggren, E. (eds.) Entrepreneurship Research in Europe: Evolving Concepts and Processes. Series: European research in entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK, pp. 13-33. ISBN 9780857931740 (doi: 10.4337/9780857931757.00010)

Mason, C. M. , Carter, S. and Tagg, S. (2011) Invisible businesses: the characteristics of home-based businesses in the United Kingdom. Regional Studies, 45(5), pp. 625-639. (doi: 10.1080/00343401003614241)

2010

Mason, C. (2010) Home-based business: challenging their Cinderella status. Small Enterprise Research, 17(2), pp. 104-111.

Mason, C. and Brown, R. (2010) High Growth Firms in Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Harrison, R. (2010) Annual Report on the Business Angel Market in the United Kingdom: 2008/09. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. , Jones, L. and Wells, S. (2010) The City's Role in Providing for the Public Equity Financing Needs of UK SMEs. [Research Reports or Papers]

Harrison, R., Mason, C. and Robson, P. (2010) Determinants of long-distance investing by business angels in the UK. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 22(2), pp. 113-137. (doi: 10.1080/08985620802545928)

Mason, C. (2010) Entrepreneurial finance in a regional economy. Venture Capital, 12(3), pp. 167-172. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2010.507033)

Mason, C. and Kwok, J. (2010) Investment readiness programmes and access to finance: a critical review of design issues. Local Economy, 25(4), pp. 269-292. (doi: 10.1080/02690942.2010.504570)

Smith, D.J., Harrison, R.T. and Mason, C.M. (2010) Experience, heuristics and learning: the Angel investment process. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 30(2), Art. 3.

2009

Anyadike-Danes, M., Bonner, K., Hart, M. and Mason, C. (2009) Measuring Business Growth: High Growth Firms and Their Contribution to Employment in the UK. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C.M. (2009) Public policy support for the informal venture capital market in Europe: A critical review. International Small Business Journal, 27(5), pp. 536-556. (doi: 10.1177/0266242609338754)

Nightingale, P., Murray, G., Cowling, M., Baden-Fuller, C., Mason, C. , Siepel, J., Hopkins, M. and Dannreuther, C. (2009) From Funding Gaps to Thin Markets: UK Government Support for Early-stage Venture Capital. [Research Reports or Papers]

Carter, S. , Mason, C. and Tagg, S. (2009) Perceptions and experience of employment regulation in UK small firms. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 27(2), pp. 263-278. (doi: 10.1068/c07106b)

Cox, J. and Mason, C. (2009) Franchise network restructuring: Pressures, constraints and mechanisms. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 21(5-6), pp. 503-527. (doi: 10.1080/08985620802365178)

Findlay, A., Mason, C. , Houston, D., McCollum, D. and Harrison, R. (2009) Escalators, elevators and travelators: the occupational mobility of migrants to South-East England. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 35(6), pp. 861-879. (doi: 10.1080/13691830902957676)

Levie, J. and Mason, C. (2009) Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Scotland 2007/8. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. (2009) Policy as a focus for small business research. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 27(2), pp. 191-194. (doi: 10.1068/c2702ed)

Mason, C. (2009) Venture capital. In: Kitchin, R. and Thrift, N.J. (eds.) The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography. Elsevier: Amsterdam, pp. 131-137. ISBN 9780080449111

Mason, C. (2009) Venture capital in crisis? Venture Capital, 11(4), pp. 279-285. (doi: 10.1080/13691060903303775)

Mason, C. , Carter, S. and Tagg, S. (2009) The entrepreneur in 'risk society': the personal consequences of business failure. In: Smallbone, D., Landstrom, H. and Jones-Evans, D. (eds.) Entrepreneurship and Growth in Local, Regional and National Economies: Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, pp. 184-204. ISBN 9781848445925 (doi: 10.4337/9781849802369.00018)

2008

Mason, C. , Carter, S. and Tagg, S. (2008) Business begins at home. In: Dwelly, T. and Lake, A. (eds.) Can Homeworking Save the Planet? How Homes can Become Workspace in a Low Carbon Economy. The Smith Institute: London, UK, pp. 16-27.

Pierrakis, Y. and Mason, C. (2008) Shifting sands: The changing nature of the early stage venture capital market in the UK. [Research Reports or Papers]

Houston, D., Findlay, A., Harrison, R. and Mason, C. (2008) Will attracting the "creative class" boost economic growth in old industrial regions: a case study of Scotland? Geografiska Annaler. Series B: Human Geography, 90(2), pp. 133-149. (doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2008.00283.x)

Findlay, A., Mason, C. , Harrison, R., Houston, D. and McCollum, D. (2008) Getting off the escalator? A study of Scots out-migration from a global city region. Environment and Planning A, 40(9), pp. 2169-2185. (doi: 10.1068/a39256)

Ismail, K., Mason, C. , Cooper, S., Omar, W. and Majid, I. (2008) The actors involved and the decision-making process used in the exploitation of university patents. International Journal of Business and Information, 3(2), pp. 165-192.

Mason, C. (2008) Entrepreneurial dynamics and the origin and growth of high-tech clusters. In: Karlsson, C. (ed.) Handbook of Research on Innovation and Clusters: Cases and Policies. Series: Handbooks of Research on Clusters Series (2). Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, pp. 33-53. ISBN 9781847208422

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2008) Measuring business angel investment activity in the United Kingdom: A review of potential data sources. Venture Capital, 10(4), pp. 309-330. (doi: 10.1080/13691060802380098)

2007

Mason, C. (2007) Venture capital: a geographical perspective. In: Landstrom, H. (ed.) Handbook of Research on Venture Capital. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK, pp. 86-112. ISBN 9781845423124

Harrison, R.T. and Mason, C. (2007) Does gender matter? Women business angels and the supply of entrepreneurial finance. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31(3), pp. 445-472. (doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2007.00182.x)

Zacharakis, A., Alvarez, S., Davidson, P., Fiet, J., George, G., Kuratko, D., Mason, C. , Maula, M., Minniti, M., Sarasvathy, S., Shepherd, D., Westhead, P., Wiklund, J., Wright, M. and Zahra, S. (Eds.) (2007) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2006: Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Babson College. ISBN 9780910897273

Cox, J. and Mason, C. (2007) Standardisation versus adaptation: geographical pressures to deviate from franchise formats. Service Industries Journal, 27(8), pp. 1053-1072. (doi: 10.1080/02642060701673737)

2006

Mason, C. , Carter, S. and Tagg, S.K. (2006) The effect of the national minimum wage on the UK small business sector: a geographical analysis. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 24(1), pp. 99-116. (doi: 10.1068/c0541)

Harrison, R.T., Cooper, S.Y. and Mason, C. (2006) Entrepreneurial activity and the dynamics of technology-based cluster development: the case of Ottawa. In: Cumbers, A. and MacKinnon, D. (eds.) Clusters in Urban and Regional Development. Series: Urban studies monographs. Routledge: London, UK, pp. 75-100. ISBN 9780415360111

Mason, C. (2006) Informal sources of venture finance. In: Parker, S.C. (ed.) The Life Cycle of Entrepreneurial Ventures. Series: International handbook series on entrepreneurship (3). Springer: New York, NY, USA, pp. 258-299. ISBN 9780387321561

Mason, C. (2006) The informal venture capital market in the United Kingdom: adding the time dimension. In: Butler, J.E., Lockett, A. and Ucbasaran, D. (eds.) Venture Capital and the Changing World of Entrepreneurship. Series: Research in entrepreneurship and management. Information Age Publishing: Greenwich, Conn., UK, pp. 137-171. ISBN 9781593114343

Mason, C. (2006) Venture capital and the small business. In: Carter, S. and Jones-Evans, D. (eds.) Enterprise and Small Business: Principles, Practice and Policy (2nd Ed). FT-Prentice Hall, pp. 357-384. ISBN 9780273702672

Mason, C. and Harrison, R.T. (2006) After the exit: acquisitions, entrepreneurial recycling and regional economic development. Regional Studies, 40(1), pp. 55-73. (doi: 10.1080/00343400500450059)

Mason, C. , Carter, S. and Jones-Evans, D. (2006) Venture capital and the small firm. In: Jones-Evans, S. and Carter, D. (eds.) Enterprise and Small Business : Principles, Practice and Policy [2nd ed.]. Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, pp. 357-384. ISBN 027370267X

2005

Mason, C. (2005) Business angel investing. In: Reuvid, J. (ed.) The Handbook of Personal Wealth Management: How to Ensure Maximum Return and Security. Kogan Page: London, UK, pp. 169-175. ISBN 9780749443832

Zahra, S., Brush, C.G., Davidsson, P., Fiet, J., Greene, P.G., Harrison, R.T., Lerner, M., Mason, C. , Shepherd, D., Sohl, J.E., Wiklund, J. and Wright, M. (Eds.) (2005) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2005: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Babson College: Babson Park, Mass., USA. ISBN 9780910897266

2004

Mason, C.M. (2004) Private equity and venture capital in the UK. In: Reuvid, J. (ed.) Investors' Guide to the United Kingdom. Series: Global market briefings. Kogan Page: London, UK, pp. 86-106. ISBN 9780749442248

Mason, C. and Stark, M. (2004) What do investors look for in a business plan? A comparison of the investment criteria of bankers, venture capitalists and business angels. International Small Business Journal, 22(3), pp. 227-248. (doi: 10.1177/0266242604042377)

Harrison, R.T., Cooper, S.Y. and Mason, C.M. (2004) Entrepreneurial activity and the dynamics of technology-based cluster development: the case of Ottawa. Urban Studies, 41(5-6), pp. 1045-1070. (doi: 10.1080/00420980410001675841)

Zahra, S., Brush, C., Davidsson, P., Fiet, J., Greene, P., Harrison, R.T., Lerner, M., Mason, C. , Meyer, G., Sohl, J. and Zacharakis, A. (Eds.) (2004) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2004: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Babson College: Massachusetts, MA, USA. ISBN 9780910897259

Carter, S. , Mason, C. and Tagg, S. (2004) Lifting the Barriers to Growth in UK Small Businesses: The FSB Biennial Membership Survey, 2004. [Research Reports or Papers]

Harrison, R.T., Mason, C.M. and Girling, P. (2004) Financial bootstrapping and venture development in the software industry. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 16(4), pp. 307-333. (doi: 10.1080/0898562042000263276)

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2004) Does investing in technology-based firms involve higher risk? An exploratory study of the performance of technology and non-technology investments by business angels. Venture Capital, 6(4), pp. 313-332. (doi: 10.1080/1369106042000286471)

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2004) Improving access to early stage venture capital in regional economies: a new approach to investment readiness. Local Economy, 19(2), pp. 159-173. (doi: 10.1080/0269094042000203090)

2003

Harrison, R.T., Mason, C. and Robson, P. (2003) Determinants of of long-distance investing by business angels. In: Bygrave, W.D. (ed.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2003: Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Babson College: Massachusetts, MA, USA. ISBN 0910897247

Mason, C. and Harrison, R.T. (2003) 'Auditioning for money': what do technology investors look for at the initial screening stage? Journal of Private Equity, 6(2), pp. 29-42.

Mason, C. and Harrison, R.T. (2003) Closing the regional equity gap? A critique of the department of trade and industry's regional venture capital funds initiative. Regional Studies, 37(8), pp. 855-868. (doi: 10.1080/0034340032000128767)

2002

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2002) The geography of venture capital investments in the UK. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 27(4), pp. 427-451. (doi: 10.1111/1475-5661.00064)

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2002) Is it worth it? The rates of return from informal venture capital investments. Journal of Business Venturing, 17(3), pp. 211-236. (doi: 10.1016/S0883-9026(00)00060-4)

Harrison, R.T. and Mason, C. (2002) Backing the horse or the jockey? Agency costs, information and the evaluation of risk by business angels. In: Bygrave, W.D., Brush, C., Davidsson, P., Fiet, J., Greene, P., Harrison, R.T., Lerner, M and Meyer, G. (eds.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2002: Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Babson College: Massachusetts, MA, USA. ISBN 9780910897235

Mason, C. (2002) Business angels: critical players in the supply of risk capital to entrepreneurial businesses. In: Aernoudt, R., Engelen, P. and Verbaere, E. (eds.) Belgian Yearbook on Corporate Finance 2002. Intersentia: Antwerp, Belgium, pp. 35-53. ISBN 9789050952088

Mason, C. , Cooper, S. and Harrison, R.T. (2002) Venture capital and high technology clusters: the case of Ottawa. In: Oakey, R.P., During, W.E. and Kauser, S. (eds.) New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium. Pergammon: Oxford, UK, pp. 261-278. ISBN 9780080441337

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2002) Barriers to investment in the informal venture capital sector. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 14(3), pp. 271-287. (doi: 10.1080/08985620210142011)

2001

May, W., Mason, C. and Pinch, S. (2001) Explaining industrial agglomeration: the case of the British high-fidelity industry. Geoforum, 32(3), pp. 363-376. (doi: 10.1016/S0016-7185(01)00004-5)

Mason, C. and Harrison, R.T. (2001) Auditioning for money: what do technology investors look for at the initial screening stage? In: Hisrich, R.D. and Häckner, E. (eds.) Proceedings Entrepreneurial Finance Workshop. Jonkoping International Business School: Jonkoping, Sweden, pp. 155-176. ISBN 9789189164246

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2001) 'Investment readiness': a critique of government proposals to increase the demand for venture capital. Regional Studies, 35(7), pp. 663-668. (doi: 10.1080/00343400120075939)

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Articles

Mason, C. , Winsor, B. and Bartlett, J. (2024) Failure’s virtues: the seeding of an emerging entreprenurial ecosystem in a peripheral region. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, (doi: 10.1080/08985626.2024.2399571) (Early Online Publication)

Herzog, S., Mason, C. and Hruskova, M. (2024) The role of large corporations in entrepreneurial ecosystems - a case study of Munich. European Planning Studies, 32(6), pp. 1295-1317. (doi: 10.1080/09654313.2023.2301295)

Botelho, T. and Mason, C. (2024) ‘All for one and one for all?’ business angel groups as collective action. International Small Business Journal, (doi: 10.1177/02662426241243383) (Early Online Publication)

Botelho, T., Mason, C. and Chalvatzis, K. (2023) 50 shades of green—angel investing in green businesses. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 70(3), pp. 950-962. (doi: 10.1109/tem.2022.3167282)

Botelho, T., Harrison, R. and Mason, C. (2023) Business angel investment as an informal learning process: does experience matter? British Journal of Management, 34(1), pp. 321-342. (doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12583)

Hruskova, M., Mason, C. and Herzog, S. (2022) Mapping entrepreneurship support organisations: An examination of the ‘cluttered landscape’ critique. Local Economy, 37(7), pp. 541-563. (doi: 10.1177/02690942231173655)

Quas, A., Mason, C. , Compañó, R., Testa, G. and Gavigan, J. (2022) The scale-up finance gap in the EU: causes, consequences, and policy solutions. European Management Journal, 40(5), pp. 645-652. (doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2022.08.003)

Mason, C. , Botelho, T. and Duggett, J. (2022) Promoting cross border investing by business angels in the European Union. Regional Studies, 56(8), pp. 1391-1403. (doi: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1960961)

Mason, C. (2022) The role of community entrepreneurs in depleted communities: a case study of Father Greg MacLeod’s ‘action research’ in Cape Breton. Local Economy, 37(4), pp. 317-327. (doi: 10.1177/02690942221125148)

Reuschke, D. and Mason, C. (2022) The engagement of home-based businesses in the digital economy. Futures, 135, 102542. (doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2020.102542)

Mason, C. and Botelho, T. (2021) Business angel investing during the COVID-19 economic crisis: evidence from Scotland. Venture Capital, 23(4), pp. 321-343. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2021.2019564)

Reuschke, D., Mason, C. and Syrett, S. (2021) Digital futures of small businesses and entrepreneurial opportunity. Futures, 128, 102714. (doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2021.102714)

Audretsch, D., Mason, C. , Miles, M. P. and O’Connor, A. (2021) Time and the dynamics of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 33(1-2), pp. 1-14. (doi: 10.1080/08985626.2020.1734257)

Botelho, T., Harrison, R. and Mason, C. (2021) Business angel exits: a theory of planned behaviour perspective. Small Business Economics, 57, pp. 583-602. (doi: 10.1007/s11187-019-00292-0)

Spigel, B., Kitigawa, F. and Mason, C. (2020) A manifesto for researching entrepreneurial ecosystems. Local Economy, 35(5), pp. 482-495. (doi: 10.1177/0269094220959052)

Harrison, R. T., Botelho, T. and Mason, C. M. (2020) Women on the edge of a breakthrough? A stereotype threat theory of women’s angel investing. International Small Business Journal, (doi: 10.1177/0266242620927312)

Mason, C. , Anderson, M., Kessl, T. and Hruskova, M. (2020) Promoting student enterprise: Reflections on a university start-up programme. Local Economy, 35(1), pp. 68-79. (doi: 10.1177/0269094219894907)

Owen, R. and Mason, C. (2019) Emerging trends in government venture capital policies in smaller peripheral economies: Lessons from Finland, New Zealand, and Estonia. Strategic Change, 28(1), pp. 83-93. (doi: 10.1002/jsc.2248)

Harrison, R. T. and Mason, C. M. (2019) Venture Capital 20 years on: reflections on the evolution of a field. Venture Capital, 21(1), pp. 1-34. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2019.1562627)

Mason, C. , Botelho, T. and Harrison, R. (2019) The changing nature of angel investing: some research implications. Venture Capital, 21(2-3), pp. 177-194. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2019.1612921)

Brown, R., Mawson, S., Rowe, A. and Mason, C. (2018) Working the crowd: improvisational entrepreneurship and equity crowdfunding in nascent entrepreneurial ventures. International Small Business Journal, 36(2), pp. 169-193. (doi: 10.1177/0266242617729743)

Mason, C. (2018) In memory: William E. Wetzel Jr. Venture Capital, 20(3), pp. 233-235. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2018.1496591)

Harrison, R. T. and Mason, C. M. (2017) Backing the horse or the jockey? Due diligence, agency costs, information and the evaluation of risk by business angel investors. International Review of Entrepreneurship, 15(3), pp. 269-290.

Mason, C. , Botelho, T. and Zygmunt, J. (2017) Why business angels reject investment opportunities: is it personal? International Small Business Journal, 35(5), pp. 519-534. (doi: 10.1177/0266242616646622)

Brown, R. and Mason, C. (2017) Looking inside the spiky bits: a critical review and conceptualisation of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Small Business Economics, 49(1), pp. 11-30. (doi: 10.1007/s11187-017-9865-7)

Owen (Baldock), R. and Mason, C. (2017) The role of government co-investment funds in the supply of entrepreneurial finance: An assessment of the early operation of the UK Angel Co-investment Fund. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 35(3), pp. 434-456. (doi: 10.1177/0263774X16667072)

Bilau, J., Mason, C. , Botelho, T. and Sarkar, S. (2017) Angel investing in an austerity economy – the take-up of government policies in Portugal. European Planning Studies, 25(9), pp. 1516-1537. (doi: 10.1080/09654313.2017.1328045)

Brown, R., Mawson, S. and Mason, C. (2017) Myth-busting and entrepreneurship policy: the case of high growth firms. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 29(5-6), pp. 414-443. (doi: 10.1080/08985626.2017.1291762)

Harrison, R. T., Botelho, T. and Mason, C. M. (2016) Patient capital in entrepreneurial finance: a reassessment of the role of business angel investors. Socio-Economic Review, 14(4), pp. 669-689. (doi: 10.1093/ser/mww024)

Arshed, N., Mason, C. and Carter, S. (2016) Exploring the disconnect in policy implementation: a case of enterprise policy in England. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 34(8), pp. 1582-1611. (doi: 10.1177/0263774X16628181)

Mason, C. and Botelho, T. (2016) The role of the exit in the initial screening of investment opportunities: the case of business angel syndicate gatekeepers. International Small Business Journal, 34(2), pp. 157-175. (doi: 10.1177/0266242614563419)

Brown, R., Gregson, G. and Mason, C. (2016) A post-mortem of regional innovation policy failure: Scotland's Intermediate Technology Initiative (ITI). Regional Studies, 50(7), pp. 1260-1272. (doi: 10.1080/00343404.2014.985644)

Mason, C. , Botelho, T. and Harrison, R. (2016) The transformation of the business angel market: empirical evidence and research implications. Venture Capital, 18(4), pp. 321-344. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2016.1229470)

Mason, C. M. and Harrison, R. T. (2015) Business angel investment activity in the financial crisis: UK evidence and policy implications. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 33(1), pp. 43-60. (doi: 10.1068/c12324b)

Baldock, R. and Mason, C. (2015) Establishing a new UK finance escalator for innovative SMEs: the roles of the Enterprise Capital Funds and Angel Co-Investment Fund. Venture Capital, 17(1-2), pp. 59-86. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2015.1021025)

Harrison, R. T., Mason, C. and Smith, D. (2015) Heuristics, learning and the business angel investment decision-making process. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 27(9-10), pp. 527-554. (doi: 10.1080/08985626.2015.1066875)

Mason, C. , Brown, R., Hart, M. and Anyadike-Danes, M. (2015) High growth firms, jobs and peripheral regions: the case of Scotland. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 8(2), pp. 343-358. (doi: 10.1093/cjres/rsu032)

Brown, R. and Mason, C. (2014) Inside the high-tech black box: a critique of technology entrepreneurship policy. Technovation, 34(12), pp. 773-784. (doi: 10.1016/j.technovation.2014.07.013)

Arshed, N., Carter, S. and Mason, C. (2014) The ineffectiveness of entrepreneurship policy: is policy formulation to blame? Small Business Economics, 43(3), pp. 639-659. (doi: 10.1007/s11187-014-9554-8)

Mason, C. and Arshed, N. (2013) Teaching entrepreneurship to university students through experiential learning: a case study. Industry and Higher Education, 27(6), pp. 449-463. (doi: 10.5367/ihe.2013.0180)

Mason, C. and Brown, R. (2013) Creating good public policy to support high-growth firms. Small Business Economics, 40(2), pp. 211-225. (doi: 10.1007/s11187-011-9369-9)

Mason, C. and Harvey, C. (2013) Entrepreneurship: contexts, opportunities and processes. Business History, 55(1), pp. 1-8. (doi: 10.1080/00076791.2012.687542)

Mason, C. and Pierrakis, Y. (2013) Venture capital, the regions and public policy: the United Kingdom since the post-2000 technology crash. Regional Studies, 47(7), pp. 1156-1171. (doi: 10.1080/00343404.2011.588203)

Freel, M., Carter, S. , Tagg, S. and Mason, C. (2012) The latent demand for bank debt: characterizing "discouraged borrowers". Small Business Economics, 38(4), pp. 399-418. (doi: 10.1007/s11187-010-9283-6)

Brown, R. and Mason, C. (2012) Raising the batting average: re-orientating regional industrial policy to generate more high growth firms. Local Economy, 27(1), pp. 33-49. (doi: 10.1177/0269094211424252)

Mason, C. M. , Carter, S. and Tagg, S. (2011) Invisible businesses: the characteristics of home-based businesses in the United Kingdom. Regional Studies, 45(5), pp. 625-639. (doi: 10.1080/00343401003614241)

Mason, C. (2010) Home-based business: challenging their Cinderella status. Small Enterprise Research, 17(2), pp. 104-111.

Harrison, R., Mason, C. and Robson, P. (2010) Determinants of long-distance investing by business angels in the UK. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 22(2), pp. 113-137. (doi: 10.1080/08985620802545928)

Mason, C. (2010) Entrepreneurial finance in a regional economy. Venture Capital, 12(3), pp. 167-172. (doi: 10.1080/13691066.2010.507033)

Mason, C. and Kwok, J. (2010) Investment readiness programmes and access to finance: a critical review of design issues. Local Economy, 25(4), pp. 269-292. (doi: 10.1080/02690942.2010.504570)

Smith, D.J., Harrison, R.T. and Mason, C.M. (2010) Experience, heuristics and learning: the Angel investment process. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 30(2), Art. 3.

Mason, C.M. (2009) Public policy support for the informal venture capital market in Europe: A critical review. International Small Business Journal, 27(5), pp. 536-556. (doi: 10.1177/0266242609338754)

Carter, S. , Mason, C. and Tagg, S. (2009) Perceptions and experience of employment regulation in UK small firms. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 27(2), pp. 263-278. (doi: 10.1068/c07106b)

Cox, J. and Mason, C. (2009) Franchise network restructuring: Pressures, constraints and mechanisms. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 21(5-6), pp. 503-527. (doi: 10.1080/08985620802365178)

Findlay, A., Mason, C. , Houston, D., McCollum, D. and Harrison, R. (2009) Escalators, elevators and travelators: the occupational mobility of migrants to South-East England. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 35(6), pp. 861-879. (doi: 10.1080/13691830902957676)

Mason, C. (2009) Policy as a focus for small business research. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 27(2), pp. 191-194. (doi: 10.1068/c2702ed)

Mason, C. (2009) Venture capital in crisis? Venture Capital, 11(4), pp. 279-285. (doi: 10.1080/13691060903303775)

Houston, D., Findlay, A., Harrison, R. and Mason, C. (2008) Will attracting the "creative class" boost economic growth in old industrial regions: a case study of Scotland? Geografiska Annaler. Series B: Human Geography, 90(2), pp. 133-149. (doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2008.00283.x)

Findlay, A., Mason, C. , Harrison, R., Houston, D. and McCollum, D. (2008) Getting off the escalator? A study of Scots out-migration from a global city region. Environment and Planning A, 40(9), pp. 2169-2185. (doi: 10.1068/a39256)

Ismail, K., Mason, C. , Cooper, S., Omar, W. and Majid, I. (2008) The actors involved and the decision-making process used in the exploitation of university patents. International Journal of Business and Information, 3(2), pp. 165-192.

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2008) Measuring business angel investment activity in the United Kingdom: A review of potential data sources. Venture Capital, 10(4), pp. 309-330. (doi: 10.1080/13691060802380098)

Harrison, R.T. and Mason, C. (2007) Does gender matter? Women business angels and the supply of entrepreneurial finance. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31(3), pp. 445-472. (doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2007.00182.x)

Cox, J. and Mason, C. (2007) Standardisation versus adaptation: geographical pressures to deviate from franchise formats. Service Industries Journal, 27(8), pp. 1053-1072. (doi: 10.1080/02642060701673737)

Mason, C. , Carter, S. and Tagg, S.K. (2006) The effect of the national minimum wage on the UK small business sector: a geographical analysis. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 24(1), pp. 99-116. (doi: 10.1068/c0541)

Mason, C. and Harrison, R.T. (2006) After the exit: acquisitions, entrepreneurial recycling and regional economic development. Regional Studies, 40(1), pp. 55-73. (doi: 10.1080/00343400500450059)

Mason, C. and Stark, M. (2004) What do investors look for in a business plan? A comparison of the investment criteria of bankers, venture capitalists and business angels. International Small Business Journal, 22(3), pp. 227-248. (doi: 10.1177/0266242604042377)

Harrison, R.T., Cooper, S.Y. and Mason, C.M. (2004) Entrepreneurial activity and the dynamics of technology-based cluster development: the case of Ottawa. Urban Studies, 41(5-6), pp. 1045-1070. (doi: 10.1080/00420980410001675841)

Harrison, R.T., Mason, C.M. and Girling, P. (2004) Financial bootstrapping and venture development in the software industry. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 16(4), pp. 307-333. (doi: 10.1080/0898562042000263276)

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2004) Does investing in technology-based firms involve higher risk? An exploratory study of the performance of technology and non-technology investments by business angels. Venture Capital, 6(4), pp. 313-332. (doi: 10.1080/1369106042000286471)

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2004) Improving access to early stage venture capital in regional economies: a new approach to investment readiness. Local Economy, 19(2), pp. 159-173. (doi: 10.1080/0269094042000203090)

Mason, C. and Harrison, R.T. (2003) 'Auditioning for money': what do technology investors look for at the initial screening stage? Journal of Private Equity, 6(2), pp. 29-42.

Mason, C. and Harrison, R.T. (2003) Closing the regional equity gap? A critique of the department of trade and industry's regional venture capital funds initiative. Regional Studies, 37(8), pp. 855-868. (doi: 10.1080/0034340032000128767)

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2002) The geography of venture capital investments in the UK. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 27(4), pp. 427-451. (doi: 10.1111/1475-5661.00064)

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2002) Is it worth it? The rates of return from informal venture capital investments. Journal of Business Venturing, 17(3), pp. 211-236. (doi: 10.1016/S0883-9026(00)00060-4)

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2002) Barriers to investment in the informal venture capital sector. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 14(3), pp. 271-287. (doi: 10.1080/08985620210142011)

May, W., Mason, C. and Pinch, S. (2001) Explaining industrial agglomeration: the case of the British high-fidelity industry. Geoforum, 32(3), pp. 363-376. (doi: 10.1016/S0016-7185(01)00004-5)

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2001) 'Investment readiness': a critique of government proposals to increase the demand for venture capital. Regional Studies, 35(7), pp. 663-668. (doi: 10.1080/00343400120075939)

Book Sections

Mason, C. and Botelho, T. (2024) Business angel activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Cumming, Douglas and Hammer, Benjamin (eds.) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity. Palgrave Macmillan Cham. ISBN 9783030387389 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-38738-9_201-1)

Mason, C. (2024) The emergence of entrepreneurial ecosystems: the case of Atlantic Canada. In: Huggins, Robert, Kitagawa, Fumi, Prokop, Daniel, Thompson, Piers and Theodoraki, Christina (eds.) Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Cities and Regions: Emergence, Evolution, and Future. Oxford University Press, pp. 81-101. ISBN 9780192866264

Mason, C. (2024) Home-Based Businesses. In: Howorth, Carole and Discua Cruz, Allan (eds.) Elgar Encyclopedia of Family Business. Series: Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management. Edward Elgar, pp. 231-233. ISBN 9781800888715

Mason, C. (2022) Business angel investing during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Audretsch, David B. and Kunadt, Iris A. M. (eds.) The COVID-19 Crisis and Entrepreneurship: Perspectives and Experiences of Researchers, Thought Leaders, and Policymakers. Series: International studies in entrepreneurship (54). Springer: Cham, pp. 105-120. ISBN 9783031046544 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-04655-1_8)

Mason, C. and Hruskova, M. (2021) The impact of Covid-19 on entrepreneurial ecosystems. In: McCann, Philip and Vorley, Tim (eds.) Productivity and the Pandemic. Edward Elgar, pp. 59-72. ISBN 9781800374614

Mason, C. (2021) Financing an entrepreneur-led economic recovery: the impact of the coronavirus on business angel investing. In: McCann, Philip and Vorley, Tim (eds.) Productivity and the Pandemic. Edward Elgar, pp. 73-87. ISBN 9781800374614

Mason, C. (2020) Challenges, approaches and success factors for entrepreneurship policy. In: OECD (ed.) International Compendium of Entrepreneurship Policies. Series: OECD studies on SMEs and entrepreneurship. OECD Publishing: Paris, pp. 13-38. ISBN 9789264643192 (doi: 10.1787/338f1873-en)

Arundale, K. and Mason, C. (2020) Private equity and venture capital: riding the COVID-19 crisis. In: Billio, Monica and Varotto, Simone (eds.) A New World Post COVID-19: Lessons for Business, the Finance Industry and Policy Makers. Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishers: Venice, pp. 193-204. ISBN 9788869694424 (doi: 10.30687/978-88-6969-442-4)

Mason, C. (2020) Productivity and the UK’s deficiency in scale-ups. In: McCann, Philip and Vorley, Tim (eds.) Productivity Perspectives. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 147-173. ISBN 9781788978811

Mason, C. (2020) Venture capital. In: Kobayashi, A. (ed.) International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (Second Edition). Elsevier, pp. 155-160. (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-102295-5.10153-2)

Parhankangas, A., Mason, C. and Landström, H. (2019) Introduction. In: Landström, Hans, Parhankangas, Annaleena and Mason, Colin (eds.) Handbook of Research on Crowdfunding. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 1-21. ISBN 9781788117203

Mason, C. and Botelho, T. (2018) Early sources of funding (2): Business angels. In: Alemany, Luisa and Andreoli, Job J. (eds.) Entrepreneurial Finance: The Art and Science of Growing Ventures. Cambridge University Press, pp. 60-96. ISBN 9781108431859 pbk, 97811084211355 hbk

Mason, C. (2018) Financing entrepreneurial ventures. In: Blackburn, R., de Clercq, D. and Heinonen, J. (eds.) The Sage Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. SAGE, pp. 321-349. ISBN 9781473925236

Kleinhans, R., Reuschke, D., van Ham, M., Mason, C. and Syrett, S. (2017) Unravelling the nexus between entrepreneurship, neighbourhoods and communities - introduction. In: van Ham, Maarten, Reuschke, Darja, Kleinhans, Reinout, Mason, Colin and Syrett, Stephen (eds.) Entrepreneurial Neighbourhoods: Towards an Understanding of the Economies of Neighbourhoods and Communities. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 1-17. ISBN 9781785367236

Reuschke, D., Kleinhans, R., van Ham, M., Mason, C. and Syrett, S. (2017) Understanding entrepreneurship in residential neighbourhoods and communities of place. In: van Ham, Maarten, Reuschke, Darja, Kleinhans, Reinout, Mason, Colin and Syrett, Stephen (eds.) Entrepreneurial Neighbourhoods: Towards an Understanding of the Economies of Neighbourhoods and Communities. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 297-308. ISBN 9781785367236

Mason, C. and Harrison, R. (2016) Spatial variations in the role of equity investment in the financing of SMEs. In: Curran, James and Storey, David J. (eds.) Small Firms in Urban and Rural Locations. Series: Routledge small business series. Routledge, pp. 132-163. ISBN 9781138682351

Landstrom, H. and Mason, C. (2016) Business angels as a research field. In: Landstrom, H. and Mason, C. (eds.) Handbook of Research on Business Angels. Series: Handbooks in venture capital. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 1-22. ISBN 9781783471713

Mason, C. (2016) Researching business angels: definitional and data challenges. In: Landstrom, H. and Mason, C. (eds.) Handbook of Research on Business Angels. Series: Handbooks in venture capital. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 25-52. ISBN 9781783471713

Mason, C. (2015) Spatial variations in enterprise: the geography of new firm formation. In: Burrows, Roger (ed.) Deciphering the Enterprise Culture. Series: Routledge revivals. Routledge, pp. 74-106. ISBN 9781138858879

Mason, C. , Harrison, R. T. and Botelho, T. (2015) Business angel exits: strategies and processes. In: Hussain, Javed G. and Scott, Jonathan M. (eds.) Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Finance. Series: Research Handbooks in Business and Management Series. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 102-124. ISBN 9781783478781

Reutschke, D. and Mason, C. (2015) Urban home-based businesses: how distinctive are their businesses and their owners? In: Mason, C., Reutschke, D., Syrett, S. and van Ham, M. (eds.) Entrepreneurship in Cities: Neighbourhoods, Households and Home. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 223-247. ISBN 9781784711993 (doi: 10.4337/9781784712006.00021)

Reutschke, D., Mason, C. , Syrett, S. and van Ham, M. (2015) Connecting entrepreneurship with households and home. In: Mason, Colin, Reutschke, Darja, Syrett, Stephen and van Ham, Maarten (eds.) Entrepreneurship in Cities: Neighbourhoods, Households and Home. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 1-16. ISBN 9781784711993 (doi: 10.4337/9781784712006.00008)

Reutschke, D., Mason, C. , Syrett, S. and van Ham, M. (2015) Intregrating entrepreneurship with urban and neighbourhood studies: lessons for future research. In: Mason, Colin, Reutschke, Darja, Syrett, Stephen and van Ham, Maarten (eds.) Entrepreneurship in Cities: Neighbourhoods, Households and Home. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 273-285. ISBN 9781784711993 (doi: 10.4337/9781784712006.00024)

Brown, R. and Mason, C. (2012) The evolution of enterprise policy in Scotland. In: Blackburn, R. and Schaper, M. (eds.) Government, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development: Policy, Practice and Challenges. Gower, pp. 17-30. ISBN 9781409430353

Mason, C.M. and Landstrom, H. (2012) Introduction. In: Landstrom, H. and Mason, C.M (eds.) Handbook of Research on Venture Capital: A Globalizing Industry. Series: Elgar original reference, 2. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd: Cheltenham, UK, pp. 3-16. ISBN 9781849801683

Mason, C. and Brown, R. (2011) Business models and competitive advantage. In: Jolly, A. (ed.) The Growing Business Handbook: Inspiration and Advice from Successful Entrepreneurs and Fast Growing UK Companies. Kogan Page: London, UK, pp. 3-8. ISBN 9780749461461

Mason, C. (2011) Business angels. In: Dana, L.P. (ed.) World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship. Series: Elgar original reference. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK. ISBN 9781845424794

Mason, C. , Tagg, S. and Carter, S. (2011) Does education matter? The characteristics and performance of businesses started by recent university graduates. In: Borch, O.J., Fayolle, A., Kyro, P. and Ljunggren, E. (eds.) Entrepreneurship Research in Europe: Evolving Concepts and Processes. Series: European research in entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK, pp. 13-33. ISBN 9780857931740 (doi: 10.4337/9780857931757.00010)

Mason, C. (2009) Venture capital. In: Kitchin, R. and Thrift, N.J. (eds.) The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography. Elsevier: Amsterdam, pp. 131-137. ISBN 9780080449111

Mason, C. , Carter, S. and Tagg, S. (2009) The entrepreneur in 'risk society': the personal consequences of business failure. In: Smallbone, D., Landstrom, H. and Jones-Evans, D. (eds.) Entrepreneurship and Growth in Local, Regional and National Economies: Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, pp. 184-204. ISBN 9781848445925 (doi: 10.4337/9781849802369.00018)

Mason, C. , Carter, S. and Tagg, S. (2008) Business begins at home. In: Dwelly, T. and Lake, A. (eds.) Can Homeworking Save the Planet? How Homes can Become Workspace in a Low Carbon Economy. The Smith Institute: London, UK, pp. 16-27.

Mason, C. (2008) Entrepreneurial dynamics and the origin and growth of high-tech clusters. In: Karlsson, C. (ed.) Handbook of Research on Innovation and Clusters: Cases and Policies. Series: Handbooks of Research on Clusters Series (2). Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK, pp. 33-53. ISBN 9781847208422

Mason, C. (2007) Venture capital: a geographical perspective. In: Landstrom, H. (ed.) Handbook of Research on Venture Capital. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK, pp. 86-112. ISBN 9781845423124

Harrison, R.T., Cooper, S.Y. and Mason, C. (2006) Entrepreneurial activity and the dynamics of technology-based cluster development: the case of Ottawa. In: Cumbers, A. and MacKinnon, D. (eds.) Clusters in Urban and Regional Development. Series: Urban studies monographs. Routledge: London, UK, pp. 75-100. ISBN 9780415360111

Mason, C. (2006) Informal sources of venture finance. In: Parker, S.C. (ed.) The Life Cycle of Entrepreneurial Ventures. Series: International handbook series on entrepreneurship (3). Springer: New York, NY, USA, pp. 258-299. ISBN 9780387321561

Mason, C. (2006) The informal venture capital market in the United Kingdom: adding the time dimension. In: Butler, J.E., Lockett, A. and Ucbasaran, D. (eds.) Venture Capital and the Changing World of Entrepreneurship. Series: Research in entrepreneurship and management. Information Age Publishing: Greenwich, Conn., UK, pp. 137-171. ISBN 9781593114343

Mason, C. (2006) Venture capital and the small business. In: Carter, S. and Jones-Evans, D. (eds.) Enterprise and Small Business: Principles, Practice and Policy (2nd Ed). FT-Prentice Hall, pp. 357-384. ISBN 9780273702672

Mason, C. , Carter, S. and Jones-Evans, D. (2006) Venture capital and the small firm. In: Jones-Evans, S. and Carter, D. (eds.) Enterprise and Small Business : Principles, Practice and Policy [2nd ed.]. Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, pp. 357-384. ISBN 027370267X

Mason, C. (2005) Business angel investing. In: Reuvid, J. (ed.) The Handbook of Personal Wealth Management: How to Ensure Maximum Return and Security. Kogan Page: London, UK, pp. 169-175. ISBN 9780749443832

Mason, C.M. (2004) Private equity and venture capital in the UK. In: Reuvid, J. (ed.) Investors' Guide to the United Kingdom. Series: Global market briefings. Kogan Page: London, UK, pp. 86-106. ISBN 9780749442248

Harrison, R.T., Mason, C. and Robson, P. (2003) Determinants of of long-distance investing by business angels. In: Bygrave, W.D. (ed.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2003: Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Babson College: Massachusetts, MA, USA. ISBN 0910897247

Harrison, R.T. and Mason, C. (2002) Backing the horse or the jockey? Agency costs, information and the evaluation of risk by business angels. In: Bygrave, W.D., Brush, C., Davidsson, P., Fiet, J., Greene, P., Harrison, R.T., Lerner, M and Meyer, G. (eds.) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2002: Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Babson College: Massachusetts, MA, USA. ISBN 9780910897235

Mason, C. (2002) Business angels: critical players in the supply of risk capital to entrepreneurial businesses. In: Aernoudt, R., Engelen, P. and Verbaere, E. (eds.) Belgian Yearbook on Corporate Finance 2002. Intersentia: Antwerp, Belgium, pp. 35-53. ISBN 9789050952088

Mason, C. , Cooper, S. and Harrison, R.T. (2002) Venture capital and high technology clusters: the case of Ottawa. In: Oakey, R.P., During, W.E. and Kauser, S. (eds.) New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium. Pergammon: Oxford, UK, pp. 261-278. ISBN 9780080441337

Mason, C. and Harrison, R.T. (2001) Auditioning for money: what do technology investors look for at the initial screening stage? In: Hisrich, R.D. and Häckner, E. (eds.) Proceedings Entrepreneurial Finance Workshop. Jonkoping International Business School: Jonkoping, Sweden, pp. 155-176. ISBN 9789189164246

Edited Books

O’Connor, A., Mason, C. , Miles, M. P. and Audretsch, D. (Eds.) (2021) The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Routledge. ISBN 9781032156163

Landström, H., Parhankangas, A. and Mason, C. (Eds.) (2019) Handbook of Research on Crowdfunding. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. ISBN 9781788117203

van Ham, M., Reuschke, D., Kleinhans, R., Mason, C. and Syrett, S. (Eds.) (2017) Entrepreneurial Neighbourhoods: Towards an Understanding of the Economies of Neighbourhoods and Communities. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. ISBN 9781785367236

Landstrom, H. and Mason, C. (Eds.) (2016) Handbook of Research on Business Angels. Series: Handbooks in venture capital. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. ISBN 9781783471713

Mason, C. M. , Reutschke, D., Syrett, S. and van Ham, M. (Eds.) (2015) Entrepreneurship in Cities: Neighbourhoods, Households and Home. Series: Entrepreneurship, space and place. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. ISBN 9781784711993

Landstrom, H. and Mason, C. (Eds.) (2012) Handbook of Research on Venture Capital: Volume 2: A Globalizing Industry. Series: Elgar original reference. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781849801683

Zacharakis, A., Alvarez, S., Davidson, P., Fiet, J., George, G., Kuratko, D., Mason, C. , Maula, M., Minniti, M., Sarasvathy, S., Shepherd, D., Westhead, P., Wiklund, J., Wright, M. and Zahra, S. (Eds.) (2007) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2006: Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Babson College. ISBN 9780910897273

Zahra, S., Brush, C.G., Davidsson, P., Fiet, J., Greene, P.G., Harrison, R.T., Lerner, M., Mason, C. , Shepherd, D., Sohl, J.E., Wiklund, J. and Wright, M. (Eds.) (2005) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2005: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Babson College: Babson Park, Mass., USA. ISBN 9780910897266

Zahra, S., Brush, C., Davidsson, P., Fiet, J., Greene, P., Harrison, R.T., Lerner, M., Mason, C. , Meyer, G., Sohl, J. and Zacharakis, A. (Eds.) (2004) Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2004: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Babson College: Massachusetts, MA, USA. ISBN 9780910897259

Research Reports or Papers

Mason, C. (2023) Venture Capital, Business Angels and Innovation. Briefing Paper 002. [Research Reports or Papers]

Winsor, B., Mason, C. and Walsh, J. (2022) Consilient Technologies and the Newfoundland and Labrador Advanced Technology Sector: The Seeding of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mullen, H. , Barr, M. , Watson, L., Mason, C. , Hruskova, M. and Naborowski, C. (2022) Scotland’s Games Ecosystem: The State of Play: Challenges and Opportunities. [Research Reports or Papers]

Quas, A., Mason, C. , Compañó, R., Gavigan, J. and Testa, G. (2021) Tackling the Scale-up Gap. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. (2020) A Decade of Deals: Annual Report On Angel Investing in Canada. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. (2020) The Coronavirus Economic Crisis: Its Impact on Venture Capital and High Growth Enterprises. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mullen, H. , Barr, M. and Mason, C. (2019) Data provision in the games industry in Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. (2019) 2018 Report on Angel Investing Activity in Canada. [Research Reports or Papers]

Wennberg, K. and Mason, C. (2018) Financial exits: perspectives, regional development and policy interventions. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. (2018) Evidence Review: Productivity and the UK’s Deficiency in Scale-ups. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Tjahjakartana, T. (2017) 2016 Report on Angel Investing Activity in Canada. [Research Reports or Papers]

Pringle, S., Duggett, J., Mason, C. and Boethlo, T. (2016) Funding for Growth: the Business Angels Market on the Island of Ireland. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Zia, F. (2016) Report on Angel Investing Activity in Canada 2015. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Reuschke, D. (2015) Home Truths: The True Value of Home-Based Businesses. [Research Reports or Papers]

Brown, R., Mason, C. and Mawson, S. (2014) Increasing ‘The Vital 6 Percent’: Designing Effective Public Policy to Support High Growth Firms. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Brown, R. (2014) Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Growth-Oriented Enterprises: Background Paper Prepared for the Workshop Organised by the OECD LEED Programme and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. (2014) Creating Entrepreneurial Campuses: A report for Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. , Michie, R. and Wishlade, F. (2012) Access to Finance in Europe’s Disadvantaged Regions: can ‘new’ financial instruments fill the gap? [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Brown, R. (2012) Technology-Based Firms in Scotland: A Report for Scottish Enterprise. [Research Reports or Papers]

Harris, J. and Mason, C. (2012) The risk capital market in Scotland 2009-2011. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C.M. and Harrison, R.T. (2011) Annual Report on the Business Angel Market in the United Kingdom: 2009/10. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. (2011) Investment Activity by Canadian Angel Groups: 2010 Report. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. (2011) Trends in IPO Listings by SMEs in the EU. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Brown, R. (2010) High Growth Firms in Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. and Harrison, R. (2010) Annual Report on the Business Angel Market in the United Kingdom: 2008/09. [Research Reports or Papers]

Mason, C. , Jones, L. and Wells, S. (2010) The City's Role in Providing for the Public Equity Financing Needs of UK SMEs. [Research Reports or Papers]

Anyadike-Danes, M., Bonner, K., Hart, M. and Mason, C. (2009) Measuring Business Growth: High Growth Firms and Their Contribution to Employment in the UK. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nightingale, P., Murray, G., Cowling, M., Baden-Fuller, C., Mason, C. , Siepel, J., Hopkins, M. and Dannreuther, C. (2009) From Funding Gaps to Thin Markets: UK Government Support for Early-stage Venture Capital. [Research Reports or Papers]

Levie, J. and Mason, C. (2009) Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Scotland 2007/8. [Research Reports or Papers]

Pierrakis, Y. and Mason, C. (2008) Shifting sands: The changing nature of the early stage venture capital market in the UK. [Research Reports or Papers]

Carter, S. , Mason, C. and Tagg, S. (2004) Lifting the Barriers to Growth in UK Small Businesses: The FSB Biennial Membership Survey, 2004. [Research Reports or Papers]

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Grants

  • 2018 ESRC-AHRC UK-Japan SSH Connections Call Entrepreneurial and Innovation Ecosystems in the UK and Japan – Place-based policy scenarios and options (CI on project led by Dr Fumi Kitagawa, University of Edinburgh)
  • 2018 ESRC Productivity Insights Network (co-ordinated by University of Sheffield: overall grant: £1.4m)
  • 2018 Creative Scotland and ESRC-IAA Data provision for the games industry in Scotland (with Dr M Barr and Dr H Mullen)
  • 2018 ESRC-IAA Business model change for games development businesses (with Dr M Barr and Dr H Mullen)
  • 2015 Regional Studies Association: The Genesis of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: the case of Atlantic Canada
  • 2014 ESRC Impact Award: Loan aversion amongst social enterprises (with Dr Jillian Gordon) 
  • 2014 Federation of Small Business: Survey of home based businesses in Scotland (with Dr Darja Reuschke, University of St Andrews) 
  • 2013 ESRC Seminar completion: Entrepreneurship in homes and neighbourhoods (with University of St Andrews, Middlesex University, and Delft University of Technology 
  • 2012 ESRC (Co-financing research pilot) Business angel exits £84,000 (with Prof Richard Harrison, University of Edinburgh)
  • 2011 City of London Corporation IPO Listings in Europe 
  • 2010 Scottish Enterprise Technology-Based Firms in Scotland: Key Determinants of Growth 
  • 2010 Department of Business, Innovation and Skills Report on Business Angel Investment Activity in 2009/10 (with R Harrison) 
  • 2009 Department of Business, Innovation and Skills Report on Business Angel Investment Activity in 2008/9 (with R Harrison) 
  • 2009 Scottish Enterprise The key determinants of successful high growth entrepreneurship in Scotland 
  • 2009 URS Ltd – commissioned by City of London Corporation The City’s Role in Providing for the Equity Financing Needs of UK SMEs

Supervision

Colin will supervising research on entrepreneurship-related topics, in particular research on entrepreneurial finance (especially business angels and venture capital), new firm formation, high growth firms, home based businesses, entrepreneurial ecosystems and entrepreneurship policy evaluation.

Current doctoral supervision

  • Herzog, Sarah
    The Recycling of Failed Entrepreneurs in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Teaching

Undergraduate

Honours:

  • Business Start Up
  • Social and Community Entrepreneurship

Other undergraduate teaching:

  • Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • New Venture Planning

Additional information

Awards

  • Joint winner: Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division Entrepreneurship Practice Award (with Richard Harrison)
  • Winner of the 2015 ESRC Impact in Business Award (with Richard Harrison) (for 25 years of research on business angels

Fellowships

  • Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
  • Academy of Social Science
  • Regional Studies Association

Journals

  • Founder and Editor: Venture Capital: an international journal of entrepreneurial finance (Taylor and Francis)
  • On the editorial boards of nine journals

Committees

  • Board member: Celebrate Kilmarnock (Kilmarnock Town Centre Partnership)
  • ESRC/Innovate UK Innovation Caucus
  • 2015-16: InvestHorizon: Investment Readiness – member of Advisory Committee
  • 2014-15: European Commission: member of Strategic Policy Forum on Digital Entrepreneurship
  • 2008-10: Research Advisory Group, Economic Research Institute of Northern Ireland

Community

  • Lead author: National Angel Capital Association (NACO) Annual Reports on Angel Investing Activity in Canada
  • REF 2021 Panel Member: Sub-Panel 17 Business and Management
  • Judging Panel for Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year category
  • Judge for the Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust’s National Business Awards (2004, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Non Executive Director: Bethany Christian Trust

Professor Colin Mason