Dr Frank Cave
PhD, MBA, BSc, C Eng, MIET, FRSA
Senior Teaching Fellow
Department
Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Professional Role
Director, Science Enterprise Programme
Director, MSc in E-Business and Innovation
Course leader for Entrepreneurship on Full-time MBA.
External Roles
Director, Hybrid Instruments Limited
Current Teaching
Full-time MBA - New Venture Challenge
MSc in Management - New Venture Planning.
MSc E-business and Innovation - Business Planning and Finance.
MEng - Leadership in Technology, Business Development Project
LEC 201 - Enterprise for the Environment
Research Interests
Small firm networks and clusters; organisation and financing of technology-based ventures; operation of the informal venture capital market; entrepreneurial decision making; education of scientists and engineers for entrepreneurial leadership.
Chapter (2)
Conference contribution (13)
Working paper (3)
Selected publications (19)
View all publications (23)
Publications
- Rose M B, Decter M, Cave F D, Peers G, Fogg H and Smith S M, 2011, 'Universities and Economic Development Activities - a UK Regional Comparison', Industry and Higher Education, vol 25, no. 5, pp. 1-16.
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View PDF - Rose M B, Cave F D and Decter M, 2010, 'The shaping of knowledge transfer from UK universities: an exploration of influences and motivations', Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Working Paper Series
View details | View PDF - Cave F D, Lockett N J, Kerr R and Robinson S, 2009, 'The influence of co-location in higher education institutions on small firms' perspectives of knowledge transfer', Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, vol 21, no. 3, pp. 265-283.
View details - Cave F D, Lucas W, Cooper S and Ward A, 2009, 'Industry placement, authentic experience and the development of venturing and technology self-efficacy', Technovation, vol 29, pp. 738-752.
View details - Cave F D, Cope J P and Eccles S A, 2008, 'The impact and outcomes of venture failure: an entrepreneurial learning perspective', 28th Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA) - 2008
View details - Cave F D, Davison M, Baddeley P, Excell D and Fitzgerald W, 2007, 'Investment and growth histories of ventures located within or outside technology clusters', Proceedings of the 15th High-Tech Small Firms Conference (Manchester) - 2007
View details - Cave F D, 2007, 'The application of fuzzy real options to technology project selection', 30th RandD Management Conference (Bremen, Germany) - 2007
View details - Cave F D, Lucas W, Cooper S and Ward A, 2006, 'Developing self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intent for technology entrepreneurship: the role of work experience', 3rd AGSE International Entrepreneurship Research Exchange (Auckland, New Zealand) - February 2006
View details - Cave F D, Sheppard L, Xiao J and James R, 2006, 'The networking and global awareness of young technology-based entrepreneurs: a case study of the master of enterprise (ment) programme of the Manchester Science Enterprise Centre', 14th High Technology Small Firms Conference (Twente, Netherlands) - 2006
View details - Cave F D, Cooper S, Good D and Ward A, 2006, 'Developing self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intent for technology entrepreneurship: the influence of role models', Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Conference (Indiana University, USA) - 2006
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