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OECD Publications

‘The Top Barriers to SME Access to International Markets’, with Ibeh, K., OECD Working Paper (Forthcoming 2009)

‘Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets’, with Mughan, T., Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development, OECD, Paris, Working Paper No. CFE/SME (2006).

Books

‘International Entrepreneurship: Managing the Entrepreneurial Business’, with Sear, L. and Herrmann, K, Palgrave MacMillan, London, (Forthcoming March 2010)

‘Trading Places: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy – A Critical Research Handbook’, with Sear, L., (eds), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, July, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84542-039-0.

‘Dimensions of Competitiveness: Issues and Policies’, with Wall, S., (eds), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, December 2000, ISBN 1-84064-568-7.

Book Chapters in Edited Texts

‘SMEs in the Global Economy: Policy Perspectives’, with Sear, L., in Trading Places: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy - A Critical Research Handbook, with Sear, L., (eds), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, July, 2007.

‘Skills and Knowledge Needs of the Global SME’, with Mughan, T., in Trading Places: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy - A Critical Research Handbook, with Sear, L., (eds), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, July, 2007.

‘The Role of SMEs in the Global Economy’, with Sear, L., in Trading Places: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy - A Critical Research Handbook, with Sear, L., (eds), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, July, 2007.

‘Internationalisation Factors and Firm Size: An Empirical Study of the East of England’, with Selassie, H., Mathews, B. and Mughan, T., in McDonald, F., Mayer, M. and Buck, B. (eds) The Process of Internationalization: Strategic, Cultural and Policy Perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2004, pp 175-193. ISBN 1-4039-3228-X.

‘Conceptual Issues and International Competitiveness’, with Wall, S., in Dimensions of Competitiveness: Issues and Policies, Lloyd-Reason, L. and Wall, S. (eds), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2000, pp xvii - xxiii. ISBN 1-84064-568-7.

‘Competing Effectively in International Markets: SMEs and the ‘Internationalisation Web’, with Mughan, T., in Lloyd-Reason, L. and Wall, S. (eds) Dimensions of Competitiveness: Issues and Policies, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2000, pp 76 - 89. ISBN 1-84064-568-7.

‘Enterprise Strategy – The Starting Point in the Selection and Use of Managerial Methods and Techniques’, (translated into Romania), in Nicolescu, O., (ed) Managerial Systems, Methods and Techniques of the Organisation, Editura Economica, Bucharest, 2000, pp 55 - 61. ISBN 973-590-241-9.

‘Entrepreneurship in Economies in Transition’, with Bateman, M., in Jones-Evans, D. and Carter, S. (eds) Enterprise and Small Business - Principles, Practice and Policy, Prentice Hall Financial Times, London, 2000, pp 259 - 280. ISBN 0-201-39852-4.

‘Building Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe: A Bulgarian Perspective – Policy Issues and Recommendations’, with Marinova, M. and Webb, T. J., in Sevic, Z. and Wright, G. (eds), Transition in Central and Eastern Europe, YASF, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1997, pp 217 – 237. ISBN 86-403-0204-9.

‘Building Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe: The Bulgarian Experience', with Marinova, M. and Webb, T. J., in Dimitrov, M. and Todorov, K. (eds), Industrial Organisation and Entrepreneurship in Transition, Informa Intellect Ltd, Sofia, Bulgaria, June, 1995, pp 257 – 267. ISBN 954-8492-23-7.

‘An investigation into Business Support Structures for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises within South-Eastern Europe', with Webb, T. J., in Gibb, A.A. and Rebernisk, M. (eds), Small Business Management in the New Europe, Vol 1 (Ekonomski Institut Maribor), 1994, pp 341 – 354. ISBN 8680085-52-9.

Refereed International Journals

‘The Role of Private and Public Support Organizations in Assisting UK Retailers to Overcome Barriers to International Expansion.’ with Hutchinson, K. and Fleck, E., Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development (Forthcoming 2009)

‘Advancing Entrepreneurial Boundaries: A Critical Reflection on Understanding and Supporting the International SME’, with Mughan, T. & Sear, L., Review of International Comparative Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Vol. 8/2007, pp79-99, ISBN 1582-3458.

‘Building the International SME: A global policy response’, Review of International Comparative Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Vol. 7/2006 pp262-283 ISBN 1582-3458.

‘Foreign Language Use among Decision-Makers of Successfully Internationalised SMEs: Questioning the Language-Training Paradigm’, with Knowles, D. and Mughan, T., Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 13, No 6, 2006, pp 620-641. ISBN 1462-6004.

‘Internationalisation Process, SMEs and Transitional Economies: A Four-Country Perspective’, with Damyanov, A. Nicolescu, O. and Wall, S., International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (IJEIM), Vol. 5, No 3/4, 2005, pp206-226, ISBN 1368-275X.

‘Management Consulting and International Business Support for SMEs: Need and Obstacles’, with Mughan, T. and Zimmermann, C., Journal of Education and Training, Vol. 46, No 8/9, 2004, pp424-432, ISBN 1-84544-064.

‘Social Deprivation and Educational Underachievement: Lessons form London’, with Cooper, M. and Wall, S., Journal of Education and Training, Vol. 45, Nos 2/3, 2003, pp79-89. ISBN 0040-0912.

‘Global Entrepreneurship: Internationalisation Strategies of High Growth Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Eastern Europe’ Review of International Comparative Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest.

‘Internationalisation Process, SMEs and Transitional Economies: A Four-Country Study’, with Damyanov, A., Nicolescu, O., and Wall, S., Review of International Comparative Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Vol. 4/2003, pp 147-158. ISBN 1582-3458.

‘Education and Training in SMEs: A Czech Perspective’, with Muller, K. & Wall, S., Journal of Education and Training, Vol.44, No. 8/9, 2002, pp378-387. ISBN 0040-0912.

‘Strategies for Internationalisation within SMEs: The Key Role of the Owner Manager’, with Mughan, T., Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2002, pp120-130. ISBN 1462-6004.

‘Strategies for Internationalisation within SMEs: The Key Role of the Strategic Leader and the Impact of Organisational Culture’, Review of International Comparative Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Vol. 1/2000, pp103-113. ISBN 1582-3458.

	Director Professor of International Enterprise Strategy lester.lloyd-reason@anglia.ac.uk

Lester Lloyd-Reason is a Professor of International Enterprise Strategy at the Ashcroft International Business School in Cambridge, UK. He has been researching in the area of entrepreneurial management of international SMEs for many years. He has considerable experience of managing international research projects in the field of small business support structures, particularly in central and eastern Europe, and has published more than 90 papers in this area. He has developed two successful Action for Co-operation in Economics (ACE) projects for the European Union Phare Programme which have led to the development of strong international links with academics, NGOs and governmental agencies and developed a number of enterprise support initiatives. He has been in receipt of personal research grants from the British Academy and the Soros Foundation and has acted as strategic adviser to a number of organisations both within the private and public sectors.

He teaches Strategic Management and International Business at undergraduate level and on the MBA programme. He is a member of both the European and International Council for Small Business, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Small Business Affairs (ISBA) in the UK and serves on the Editorial Board of a number of Journals, including the International Small Business Journal (ISBJ). Regularly involved in the Arts, he is Chair of Menagerie Theatre Company and continues to advise a number of arts organisations on strategic matters.

Curriculum Vitae

Posts Held

Jan 2005 - present Professor of International Enterprise Strategy, Anglia Ruskin University

Sept 2001 - Jan 2005 Reader in International Enterprise Strategy, Anglia Ruskin University

Sept 1992 - Sept 2001 Senior Lecturer in Business Studies, Anglia Ruskin University

Sept 1993 - Sept 1997 Business Field Leader, Anglia Ruskin University

Jan 1989 - Sept 1992 Lecturer in Business Studies, Anglia Ruskin University

Oct 1987 - Oct 1988 Assistant Lecturer in Economics, Sorbonne Nouvelle, University of Paris III

July 1985 - Apr 1986 Account Handler, Wimpey Insurance Services, London W5

Nov 1984 - July 1985 Account Handler, Avery Rich Associates, London WC1

Nov 1982 - Nov 1984 General Manager, Richard Keen Insurance Brokers, Neath, South Wales

Qualifications
Master of Business Administration
BA (Hons) Business Studies

Course Development

Undergraduate: Strategic Management

Transition in Central and Eastern Europe

MBA: Global Business Management

Managing the International SME

MA Arts Management: Strategy in the Arts

External Positions
Visiting Professor at the University of Paris XIII.
Referee on the Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) award, University of Central England Business School.
External examiner, MSc in Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development, Oxford Brookes University.
Trustee and Member of the Board of Directors, Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA).
Chair of Menagerie Theatre Company, Cambridge.
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, International Small Business Journal (ISBJ).
Member of the Editorial Board, Review of International Comparative Management, published by the Romanian World Bank Centre for Comparative Management Studies, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest.
Member of the International Editorial Board, Narodostopanski Archive, published by the Academy of Economics, Svishtov, Bulgaria.
Member of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB).
Member of the European Council for Small Business (ECSB).
Panel Chairman at the Industrial Organisation and Entrepreneurship in Transition International Conference, Varna, Bulgaria, June 1995.
Workshop Chair at the 42nd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Sweden, June, 1996.
Panel Chairman at the 43rd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Singapore, June, 1998.
Chair, Paper Selection Committee and Organising Committee, ‘Dimensions of Competitiveness’ Conference, Homerton College, University of Cambridge, September, 1999.
Panel Chairman at the 45th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 2000.
Track Leader ‘Linking Theory and Practice – Examples from around the World’, 48th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Belfast, UK, 2003.
Track Leader, Internationalisation and the High-Growth Firm, 26th Insitute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA) National Policy and Research Conference, University of Surrey, November, 2003.
Track Leader, Internationalisation and the SME, 27th Insitute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA) National Policy and Research Conference, University of Teeside, November, 2004.
Member of the Organising Committee, World Association of SMEs (WASME), Bucharest, April 2005.

Research Positions
2006: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris
Title: Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets
Position: External Consultant

2005: Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF2)
Title: High Growth Enterprises and the Higher Education Response (H.I.G.H.E.R.)
Position: Joint Leader

2005: East of England Development Agency (EEDA)
Title: High Growth Enterprises and the Higher Education Response (H.I.G.H.E.R.)
Position: Joint Leader

2004: UK Trade and Invest (UKTI)
Title: Review of data collection methods by International Trade Teams
Position: Joint Leader

2003: Trade Partners UK (TPUK)
Title of Research Project: Trade Development in the Eastern Region
Position: Joint Leader

2003: East of England Development Agency (EEDA)
Title of Research Project: Review of the Revised International Trade Stategy for the Eastern Region
Position: Academic Consultant

2002 - 2003: East of England Development Agency (EEDA)
Title of Research Project: Competing Effectively in International Markets
Position: Joint Co-ordinator

2000 - 2002: British Academy Personal Research Grant
Position: Co-ordinator
To support collaborative research work with Professor Ovidiu Nicolescu, Romanian Academy of Economic Sciences, Bucharest

2000 - 2002: Soros Foundation Research Support Scheme
Title of Research Project: Accession, Internationalisation and the SME in Central and Eastern Europe
Position: Co-ordinator

1999 - 2000: Business Link, South Cambs
Title of Research Project: Business Support for the International SME
Position: Co-ordinator

1997 - 1999: Leonardo Da Vinci Transnational Project
Title of Research Project: The International SME
Position: Academic Consultant

1996 - 1998: European Union PHARE-ACE 95 Programme
Title of Research Project: Operating Finance and Credit for Business in Central and Eastern Europe
Position: Co-ordinator

1995 - 1996: European Union PHARE-ACE 94 Programme
Title of Research Project: Business Support Structures within Central and Eastern Europe
Position: Co-ordinator

Selected Publications

‘SMEs and Internationalisation: Planning, Manning and Scanning in Performance and Support Provision’, with Mughan, T., American Academy of Management, Hawaii, USA, August, 2005.

‘Business Support for Internationalising Companies in the United Kingdom: Questioning the Influence and Relevance of the Exporting Model’, with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the Critical Management Studies Conference, University of Cambridge, July, 2005.

‘The Global SME: Understanding and Segmenting the Experiences of International SMEs in the UK’, with Sear, L., and Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 27th Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, University of Teeside, November, 2004.

‘Decision-Maker Characteristics and Performance of Internationalised SMEs’, with Knowles, D. and Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 27th Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, University of Teeside, November, 2004.

‘Understanding Foreign Trade Partners: Decision-Maker Characteristics in Internationalised SMEs in the East of England’, with Knowles, D. and Mughan, T., Proceedings of the Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (RENT), Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2004.

‘Entrepreneurship and Internationalisation: The Transfer of Skills, Knowledge and Experiential Learning’, with Mughan, T. and Sear, L., Proceedings of the Irish Academy of Management, Dublin, Ireland, September 2004.

‘Internationalisation, SMEs and the Role of Consultants’, with Mughan, T. and Zimmermann, C., American Academy of Management, New Orleans, USA, August 2004.

‘SMEs in the Global Market Place: The Importance of Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Learning’, with Mughan, T. and Sear, L., Proceedings of the 49th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2004.

‘Internationalisation and the Small Firm: How do we make Policy Work?’, with Mughan, T., and Sear, L., Proceedings of the 26th Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, University of Surrey, November, 2003.

‘Importing: The Forgotten Side of Internationalisation’, with Mathews, B., Mughan, T. and Selassie, H, Proceedings of the British Academy of Management, Harrogate, September 2003.

‘Characteristics of Romanian Exporters comparative with other Central and Eastern European countries’, with Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the World Association of SMEs (WASME) Annual Research Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, September 2003.

‘Internationalisation and the SME: Managing the Growth Process through Skills and Knowledge Transfer’, with Mughan, T. and Sear, L., Proceedings of the 32nd European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Milan, Italy, September, 2003.

‘Obstacles to Internationalisation: An Empirical Study in the East of England’, with Mathews, B., Mughan, T., and Selassie, H., Proceedings of the 48th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Belfast, UK, June, 2003.

‘Addressing Entrepreneurial Boundaries: A Critical Reflection on Understanding and Supporting The Internationalisation of SMEs’, with Mughan, T. and Sear, L., Proceedings of the 48th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Belfast, UK, June, 2003.

‘Internationalisation and Firm Size: An Empirical Study of the East of England’, with Mathews, B., Mughan, T. and Selassie, H., Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business, UK Chapter, De Montfort University, April, 2003.

‘Competing Effectively in International Markets: Sharing Best Practice and the Transfer of Skills and Knowledge in the Eastern Region’, with Mughan, T., Selassie, H. & Mathews, B., Proceedings of the 22nd Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Conference, University of Surrey, Guilford, April, 2003, pp 223-232.

‘Competing Effectively in International Markets: Mapping Internationalisation in the Eastern Region’, with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 25th Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, University of Brighton, November, 2002, pp 463-475.

‘A Study of Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Working Capital for Small and Medium Sized Firms in Central and South-Eastern Europe’, with Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the Expert Conference on the Promotion of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Central and Eastern European Countries, Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Budapest, October, 2002. pp129-136.

‘Global Entrepreneurship: Internationalisation Strategies of High Growth Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Eastern Europe’, Proceedings of the2nd Conference of the International Entrepreneurship Forum, Beijing, China, September, 2002.

‘Entrepreneurship in Difficult Circumstances: Internationalisation and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Eastern Europe’, with Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the 47th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Puerto Rico, June, 2002. (Published on CD ROM)

‘SME Internationalisation in the Cambridgeshire Region: A Study of Need and Support’, with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 24th Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Centre for Enterprise, Leicester, November, 2001, pp 257-268.

‘Postcard From The Edge of Europe: Internationalisation and SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe’, with Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the 31stEuropean Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Dublin, Ireland, September, 2001.

‘SME Internationalisation and the Key Role of the Owner-Manager’, with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 23rd Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, November, 2000, pp 665-680.

‘SME Internationalisation and the Key Role of the Owner-Manager’, with Mughan, T.,Proceedings of the30thEuropean Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Gent, Belgium, September, 2000, pp 409-424.

‘Financing Entrepreneurial Development in Central and Eastern Europe in the New Millennium: Some lessons from Bulgaria’, with Marinova, M. and Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the 45th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Brisbane, Australia, June, 2000. (Published on CD ROM) ISBN: 0-646-39636-6.

‘Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Credit for SMEs in Transition Economies - The Bulgarian Perspective: Policy Issues and Recommendations’, with Marinova, M. and Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the 22nd Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Leeds Metropolitan University, November, 1999, pp 857-874.

‘Financing SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe - Provision and Need for Operating Finance and Credit: Policy Issues’, Proceedings of the29th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, September, 1999. (Published on CD ROM)

‘Financing SMEs in a Global Economy: Policy Issues from Central and Eastern Europe’, Proceedings of the44th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Naples, Italy, June, 1999. (Published on CD ROM)

‘Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Credit for SMEs in Transition Economies - The Bulgarian Perspective: Policy Issues and Recommendations’, with Marinova, M., Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Enterprise in Transition, University of Split, Croatia, May, 1999, pp 511-515.

‘Building Financial Support for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: A Study of Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Credit - Policy Issues’, Proceedings of the 21st Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, University of Durham, November, 1998, pp 445-462.

Building Financial Support for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: Facilitating Access to Credit for Small Firms Within a Developing Economic Environment - Recommendations and Policy Issues’, with Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the 25th International Small Business Congress (ISBC), Sao Paulo, Brazil, October, 1998. (Published on CD ROM)

‘Facing the Challenge of Globalisation: Internationalisation and the Provision of Operating Finance and Credit for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe’, Proceedings of the 28th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Vienna, Austria, September, 1998, pp 28-43.

‘Sustaining Entrepreneurial Activity in Eastern Europe: Need and Provision of Operating Finance and Credit for SMEs’, Proceedings of the 43rd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Singapore, June 1998. (Published on CD ROM)

‘Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Credit for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: Policy Issues and Recommendations’, with Bakonyi, E., SME’s and SME Policy in the Central and Eastern European Economies, European Council for Small Business - Hungarian Small Business Association (ECSB-HSBA) SME Forum and Conference, Budapest, April 1998.

‘Internationalising The Small Business: A Leonardo Programme in Four Countries’, with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the Institute of Small Business Affairs (ISBA) 20th National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Belfast, November, 1997, pp 798-815.

‘Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Credit for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Within a Changing Business Environment: The Challenge for Central and South-Eastern Europe’, with Marinova, M. and Webb, T. J., Proceedings of the 27th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Rhodes, Greece, September, 1997, pp 747-752.

‘Entrepreneurship and SME Development - The Need for Business Support in Eastern Europe: Policy Issues and Recommendations’, with Webb, T. J., Proceedings of the 42nd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, San Francisco, USA, June 1997.

‘SME Competence Development Through Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe’ with Webb, T. J., Proceedings of the 26th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Vassa, Finland, September, 1996 pp 755-770.

‘Building Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe: A PHARE-ACE Research Programme in Six Countries’, with Webb T. J., et al, Workshop Published in the Proceedings of the 41st International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, June, 1996, pp 7-53.

‘Building Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe', with Webb, T. J., Proceedings of the 25th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Cyprus, September, 1995, pp 599 - 615.

‘Formation of Economic Blocks and Its effects on Small Business Development', with Webb, T. J. and Vavra, L., 22nd International Small Business Conference (ISBC), Tel Aviv, Israel, November, 1995.

‘An Investigation into the Development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises within Hungary', Proceedings of the 23rd European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, University of Ulster, Belfast, September, 1993, pp 481 - 507.