Dr David Littlewood
PhD MA BSc (Hons), SFHEA
Management School
Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management
+44 114 222 3493
Full contact details
Management School
Room E017
91直播 University Management School
Conduit Road
91直播
S10 1FL
- Profile
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I am a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management. I joined 91直播 University Management School in 2015 as a Lecturer in Strategic Management and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2018. I teach on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and supervise PhD students.
Prior to my appointment at 91直播, I was a Lecturer in Reputation and Responsibility at the Henley Business School, the University of Reading. Before that I was a research fellow at Queen鈥檚 University Belfast Management School, working on the Trickle Out Africa Project: which examined social and environmental enterprises in East and Southern Africa and their role in sustainable development. I completed my PhD at the University of 91直播 in Geography, with my research examining corporate social responsibility (CSR) and development in the context of the mining industry in Namibia.
I am a Fellow of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development at the University of 91直播, and member of the Centre for Regional Economic and Enterprise Development (CREED).
I am an Associate Editor for the Africa Journal of Management and The Social Enterprise Journal, a Visiting Professor at ALTIS 鈥 Graduate School Business & Society, the Universit脿 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy, and currently serve as an external examiner at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University.
- Qualifications
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PhD MA BSc (Hons), FHEA
- Research interests
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I conduct research in the field of business and society, and more specifically on social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility (CSR), stakeholder management, and the informal economy. By geography, my work focusses particularly on sub-Saharan Africa.
My research has been published in various academic journals, including the Academy of Management Perspectives, Business & Society, the California Management Review, Business Strategy and the Environment, European Journal of Marketing, International Small Business Journal, the Journal of Business Ethics, the Service Industries Journal and Technological Forecasting and Social Change amongst others.
I am a former Marie Curie Fellow and was seconded to the EU funded GREY research project examining the informal economy in Southeast Europe. I chaired the 2020 International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC 2020) and continue to lead streams on social innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa and the wider majority world.
I have led special issues in the Social Enterprise Journal and Africa Journal of Management. I am an Associate Editor for the Africa Journal of Management, and sit on the editorial review boards of the Social Enterprise Journal and Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. I am a regular speaker at international conferences, and my research has won various prizes. I collaborate with academics and practitioners in Africa, Asia, North America, and Europe 鈥 including the UK and 91直播.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . European Journal of Marketing.
- . Africa Journal of Management, 8(3), 259-270.
- . International Small Business Journal.
- . Current Sociology, 68(7), 950-971.
- . Business Strategy and the Environment, 27(8), 1437-1449.
- . Social Enterprise Journal, 14(4), 390-409.
- . Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 131, 276-285.
- . The Service Industries Journal, 38(11-12), 688-707.
- . Business and Society, 57(3), 525-561.
- . Business Strategy and Development.
- . Business Strategy and the Environment, 26(2), 253-264.
- . California Management Review, 57(3), 107-125.
- . Development Southern Africa, 32(2), 240-257.
- . Academy of Management Perspectives, 29(1), 72-91.
- . Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1), 11738-11738.
- . Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014(1), 10985-10985.
- . Journal of Business Ethics, 120(1), 39-63.
- . Academy of Management Proceedings, 1(1), aomafr.2012.015-aomafr.2012.015.
- . Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1), 10701-10701.
- Stagnating or flourishing? How Entrepreneurial Support Organizations navigate constraints in nascent ecosystems. Small Business Economics.
Chapters
- , Responsible Management in Emerging Markets (pp. 215-242). Springer International Publishing
- In McAdam M & Cunningham J (Ed.), Women and Global Entrepreneurship: Contextualising Everyday Experiences New York: Routledge.
- Building and scaling social enterprise business models for BoP markets in Kenya In Muthuri J, Arnold M, Stefan G & Ximena F (Ed.), Base of the Pyramid Markets in Africa: Innovation and Challenges to Sustainability
- In Billis D & Rochester C (Ed.), Handbook on Hybrid Organisations (pp. 448-467). Edward Elgar Publishing
- Corporate Responsibilities In Kobayashi A & Maharaj B (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 2e Elsevier
- Hybrid Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights for Research, Policy and Practice In Billis D & Rochester C (Ed.), International Handbook on Hybrid Organisations Edward Elgar
- How social enterprises can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 鈥 A conceptual framework In Apostolopoulos N, Al-Dajani H, Holt D, Jones P & Newbery R (Ed.), Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals (pp. 33-46). Emerald
- Social Entrepreneurship and Africapitalism鈥揈xploring the Connections In Amaeshi K, Idemudia I & Okupe A (Ed.), Africapitalism: Rethinking the Role of Business in Africa Cambridge University Press
- In Spence LJ, Frynas GJ, Muthuri JG & Navare JA (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Small Business Social Responsibility: Global Perspectives (pp. 292-319). Edward Elgar Publishing
- , Development-Oriented Corporate Social Responsibility Volume 1: Multinational Co (pp. 116-133). Taylor & Francis
- , The Business of Social and Environmental Innovation (pp. 27-47). Springer International Publishing
- The informal economy as a route to market in Sub-Saharan Africa 鈥 observations amongst Kenyan informal economy entrepreneurs In Nwankwo S & Nwankwo K (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Business in Africa
- Informal economy entrepreneurs from sub-Saharan Africa Observations from Kenya, ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO BUSINESS IN AFRICA (pp. 198-217).
- , Exploring Rural Enterprise: New Perspectives on Research, Policy & Practice (pp. 105-131). Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- , The Routledge Companion to Business in Africa (pp. 226-245). Routledge
- , Exploring Rural Enterprise: New Perspectives on Research, Policy & Practice (pp. 105-131). Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Conference proceedings papers
- . Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2023(1)
- Social entrepreneurial ecosystems for sustainable development: evidence from an African resource-constrained context. INNODAYS Proceedings, 4 November 2022 - 8 November 2022.
- How women entrepreneurs create social change by filling institutional voids: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Academy of Management Conference Proceedings, 8 January 2023 - 10 January 2023.
- Spaces of inclusion: How women use social enterprising to advance gender inclusion in Africa. Social Entrepreneurship Annual Conference Proceedings, 11 November 2022 - 12 November 2022.
- Prosocial growth in the informal economy: A study of microentrepreneurs in South Africa. Academy of Management Proceedings, 4 August 2023 - 8 September 2023.
- Faith and hybridity in Indonesian sui generis Islamic microfinance organizations. International Social Innovation Research Conference Proceedings, 6 September 2023 - 8 September 2023.
- Assessing the state, impact, and potential of 91直播's social enterprise community. International Social Innovation Research Conference Proceedings, 6 September 2023 - 8 September 2023.
- Social enterprise internationalisation: How, why and the challenges South African social entrepreneurs face when going global. Academy of Management Proceedings, 5 August 2022 - 9 August 2022.
- Art for social change: Exploring creative social entrepreneurship in Africa. International Social Innovation Research Conference Proceedings, 16 September 2022 - 18 September 2022.
- Exploring divergent notions of 鈥楪rowth鈥: A study of informal micro-entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Social Innovation Research Conference Proceedings, 16 September 2022 - 18 September 2022.
- Social enterprise internationalisation: Insights from South Africa. International Social Innovation Research Proceedings, 8 September 2021 - 10 September 2021.
- Women鈥檚 entrepreneurship in a matriarchal society: Insights from the Minangkabau in Indonesia. ISBE Conference Proceedings, 14 November 2021 - 15 November 2021.
- . Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2020(1) (pp 20654-20654)
- Informal entrepreneurship in Windhoek Namibia: A configurational perspective. Academy of Management Proceedings
- 鈥淚 Live Sustainably鈥: Exploring Sustainable Living Narratives Through Identity and Motivation. Academy of Management Proceedings
Website content
- Global university rankings now include social impact: African universities are off to a strong start.
- African data can bring fresh insights to management and social entrepreneurship studies. Retrieved from
- Circular economy and the puzzle of formalization: Insights from circular waste picking in South Africa.
- . European Journal of Marketing.
- Grants
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- Assessing the state, impact, and potential of 91直播's social enterprise sector. 91直播 Innovation Programme [拢8906].
- The ecosystem for impact entrepreneurship in Kampala, Uganda'. QR GCRF - Pump priming [拢3500].
- Social entrepreneurship in South Africa: Internationalisation, Institutional Work, and Partnerships for Sustainable Development. Development Higher Education Funding Council for England, Global Challenges Research Fund [拢2370].
- The Role of Innovation Hubs in Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya University of 91直播, GLOSS Research Associate Scheme. Co-researcher Ms Wilkister Kiyumbu (GLOSS Research Associate) [拢2300].
- Motivations, Agglomeration, and the Formal/Informal Economy Nexus 鈥 A Study of Informal Economy Entrepreneurship in Windhoek, Namibia. 91直播 University Management School Research Stimulation Fund [拢2500].
- ESRC 1+3 Scholarship, University of 91直播 Department of Geography. [拢64,000].
- African universities as enablers of social innovation and sustainable development, WUN Research development fund 2022 [拢9919]. PI Dr Annika Surmeier, University of Cape Town.
- Teaching activities
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Responsibility and sustainability are key themes that I embed across all of my teaching. I see my role as a facilitator of student learning and seek to help students develop as critical and reflective thinkers and responsible future business leaders.
I am an advocate of collaborative group-based learning and encourage active student participation in the classroom.
I also believe in research-led teaching, providing opportunities for student inquiry, and drawing upon current research and thinking in the field including my own research on CSR, social entrepreneurship, stakeholder management, and wider relationships between business and society.
At 91直播 University Management School, I contribute to teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the area of strategy. I have also taught internationally in Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Italy, and Spain. I am a Visiting Professor at ALTIS 鈥 Graduate School Business & Society, the Universit脿 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy, and a visiting member of faculty at IE University, Madrid Spain.
I believe in reflective teaching practice and continuing professional development. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
- PhD Supervision
I currently supervise:
I have previously supervised:
Name Thesis title Year of completion Valentina Varbanova The effect of corporate social responsibility on the internationalisation of agribusiness small and medium-sized enterprises in South India: who pays the cost of CSR? 2024 Yiren Wu Assessing the Impact of Destination and Individual-Level Factors on Visitors' Pro-Sustainable Behaviours and Donation Intentions 2024 I have examined more than 20 PhDs in the UK, Australia, Italy, South Africa, and Switzerland.
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