Robert J. Crammond

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Dr Crammond is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), and Research Director, in enterprise and management with a distinct teaching and research interest in enterprise and entrepreneurship education, reflecting on relevant stakeholders and the university context.
He is an internationally-published researcher and author, and teaches a number of modules across many disciplines. These include: entrepreneurship and innovation, organisational stakeholders and managing business relationships, business and management (strategy), leadership, human resource management, organisational development, and business and managerial research skills.
Dr Crammond is a Senior Fellow (SFHEA) of Advance HE, and Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE) with the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS). At the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), Crammond is the module and CPD leader of the biggest entrepreneurship course at the university, Enterprise Creation. He is also an academic team lead for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs). Previously, Dr Crammond was the programme leader for the university's largest undergraduate business programme.
Dr Crammond is also a visiting professor at CBS International Business School, Cologne, and lead supervisor in an institutional partnership with HAW Hamburg, Germany.
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A thematic lead (Enterprise Education & Policy) in UWS's 'Transformative Enterprise Research Group' (TERG), Dr Crammond publishes in many academic journals concerning enterprise, management, and higher education.
He has published in the Journal of International Management (3*), Journal of Intellectual Capital, Baltic Journal of Management, Education + Training, Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, and the International Journal of Intellectual Property Management.
Crammond has also authored two books: Advancing Entrepreneurship Education in Universities: Concepts and Practices for Teaching and Support in 2020 (Palgrave Macmillan) and Entrepreneurship and Universities: Pedagogical Perspectives and Philosophies in 2023 (Palgrave Macmillan). His latest, co-edited book titled: Entrepreneurship Education and Internationalisation: Cases, Collaborations and Contexts with Dr Denis Hyams-Ssekasi (University of Bolton) was released in 2024 (Routledge).
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Dr Crammond is an associate editor with the International Journal of Management Education, the Baltic Journal of Management and Journal of Intellectual Capital. He is also an editorial board member with International Journal of Intellectual Property Management.
In supporting academic development, Dr Crammond supervises undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral-level theses, is the academic lead for the UWS Business Student Society, is the writing retreat coordinator for early career researchers (ECR), academic representative on the School of Business & Creative Industries' school board, and is an occasional internal examiner & viva chair for viva voce examinations.
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He holds several external roles in academia, including external examiner positions with the University of Aberdeen, and University of the Highlands and Islands. He is also an occasional research supervisor in business and management disciplines with the University of Stirling. Since 2025, Dr Crammond is also a board member of the CMBE Professional Standards Board, with the Chartered Association of Business Schools (also community building 'Task & Finish' Group member).
Crammond has written for several higher education and business-specific publications, and news media, including: Advance HE, Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS), Daily Record, EconoTimes, the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, the European Financial Review, the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), HE Professional, The Irish News, Paisley Daily Express, Research Features, Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF), the Small Business Charter, The Sun, The Conversation, The Herald, Times Higher Education, and Wonkhe.

Experience

  • 2021–present
    Keynote Speaker, Various
  • 2021–present
    External Examiner, University of the Highlands and Islands
  • 2022–present
    Editorial Board Member , International Journal of Intellectual Property Management
  • 2021–present
    Senior lecturer, University of the West of Scotland
  • 2021–present
    Dissertation Supervisor, University of Stirling
  • 2021–present
    External Examiner, University of Aberdeen
  • 2023–present
    Visiting Professor, CBS International Business School, Cologne
  • 2022–present
    Associate Editor, Baltic Journal of Management
  • 2022–present
    Associate Editor, Journal of Intellectual Capital
  • 2022–present
    Editorial Board Member, The International Journal of Management Education
  • 2018–2021
    Lecturer, University of the West of Scotland
  • 2017–2018
    Teaching Fellow, University of the West of Scotland

Education

  • 2023 
    University of the West of Scotland, DipHE (SFEDI)
  • 2018 
    University of the West of Scotland, PhD
  • 2013 
    University of the West of Scotland, MSc

Publications

  • 2023
    Entrepreneurship and Universities: Pedagogical Perspectives and Philosophies, Palgrave Macmillan
  • 2023
    Re-evaluating Entrepreneurship Education Through a Team-Based Approach: Activities and Archetypes Within a Scottish University. In: Block, J.H., Halberstadt, J., Högsdal, N., Kuckertz, A., Neergaard, H. (eds) Progress in Entrepreneurship Education and Training. FGF Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship., Springer
  • 2023
    Developing intellectual property management skills and the entrepreneurial university element: an educator perspective, International Journal of Intellectual Property Management
  • 2023
    Encouraging innovation: Universities are implementing impactful entrepreneurship education, Research Features
  • 2023
    Achieving Global Convergence? Integrating disruptive technologies within evolving SME business models: A micro-level lens, Journal of International Management
  • 2023
    Entrenching the enterprise message through innovative incubators: Asserting pedagogical principles towards assisted academic practice, Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice
  • 2022
    Reframing University-Level Entrepreneurship Education Through Digitisation and Transformational Technologies: An Institutional Case Study. In: Hyams-Ssekasi, D., Agboma, F. (eds) Entrepreneurship and Change, Palgrave Macmillan
  • 2020
    Advancing Entrepreneurship Education in Universities: Concepts and Practices for Teaching and Support, Palgrave Macmillan
  • 2020
    Witnessing Entrepreneurial Perceptions and Proclivity in University Students: Developing a Process Model, Education + Training
  • 2019
    Progressing Enterprising Education within Universities: Asserting Principles of Stakeholder Engagement, Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management (JoHESSM)
  • 2019
    The Normalisation of Enterprising Education: Transatlantic Reflections between distinct Institutions, Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management (JoHESSM)
  • 2018
    Managing knowledge through social media: Modelling an entrepreneurial approach for Scottish SMEs and beyond, Baltic Journal of Management
  • 2018
    Establishing successful methods of entrepreneurship education in nurturing new entrepreneurs, Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management (JoHESSM)

Professional Memberships

  • Chartered Association of Business Schools
  • Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA)
  • Director - Transformative Enterprise Research Group (TERG) - University of the West of Scotland
  • Member - Social, Innovation, Leadership & Management (SILM) - University of the West of Scotland
  • Member - Protracted Crisis Research Centre (PCRC) - University of the West of Scotland
  • The Hive (Enterprise Incubator) - University of the West of Scotland (Lanarkshire Campus lead)
  • Expert Contributor - Entrepreneurial Mindset Network
  • Business 'Agitator' - Elevator UK
  • Scotland University Scale Up Initiative - University of the West of Scotland Representative

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