UNIVERSITY OF BATH SEMINAR SERIES - ANDREW BEER, 11 NOV 2019

CGR&IS-MBS Seminar Series 2019/20

Professor Andrew Beer

University of South Australia Business School

(Discussant – Professor David Bailey (Birmingham))

Monday 11th  November 2019

12.15pm – 13.45pm

Room: 8W 2.5

Agency, Structure, Discourse and Entrepreneurship: Understanding the transition of former Auto Regions 

This paper sets out to better understand how regions that have experienced a major economic shock can establish a new economic future.  It examines the recent writings of  Grillitsch et al (2019) to better understand the drivers of agency, focussing in particular on the capacity of entrepreneurs to drive innovation leading to growth; the role of institutions as critical actors in change processes, and the part played by place leaders. This perspective is considered alongside the work of Moulert et al (2016) and the emphasis they have placed on the role of discourse.  These ideas are then applied to the examination of the community impacts of the closure of Australia’s automotive sector.

Seminar hosted by the Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy