University of Glamorgan

Paul Davies

Senior Lecturer
Business School

Tel 00 44 (0) 1443 482309
Room: H129

Qualifications

MSc Management & Strategic Information Systems; PGcert IT; BA (Hons)

About

Main Teaching Areas

• Strategic management
• Knowledge environments
• Social Capital networks

Research

Research Interests

• Agri-food innovation
• Strategic Management and Options Generation.
• Social Capital – through the development of knowledge transfer.
• Strategic Development through the use of Soft Systems thinking.

Current Research Activity

• Strategic development of the Welsh agri-food sector.
• Power relations and social capital.
• Knowledge transfer and barriers to sharing.

Selected Publications

Davies, P., Williams, W. & Lewis, D. (2006) The Importance of Social Capital Networks in Developing Agri-Food Innovation, 48th Georgikon Scientific Conference, Keszthely, Hungary

Davies, P., Williams, W. & Lewis, D. (2006) Proposal to Establish a Food Innovation Network for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government

Davies, P., Jones, P., Morgan, D. and Beynon-Davies, P. (2004) The initiation of an E-community: the Glynneath Community project case study, International Journal of Applied Entrepreneurship, Volume 1, Number 2, Autumn, ISSN: 1742-5824.

Davies, P., Morgan. D., Jones, P. & Beynon-Davies, P. (2003). The development of an E-community within a South Wales town: The Glynneath Community project – a case Study. 10th European Conference on Information Technology Evaluation (ECITE), Institutio de Empresa, Madrid, 25-26 September. Pages: 197-204. ISBN: 0-9544577-3-0.

Muir, E., Beynon-Davies, P., Jones, P. & Davies, P. (2002). Barriers To E-Commerce: A Quantitative Investigation of The SME Sector, Brighton University, 25th ISBA National Small Firms Policy & Research Conference- Competing Perspectives of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 13-15 November. Volume 1, Pages: 501-518, ISBN: 1 9011177 97 1.

Beynon-Davies, P., Jones, P. Muir, E., & Davies, P. (2002). Electronic Commerce Usage Within Small & Medium Enterprises within SMEs In Wales, Brighton University, 25th ISBA National Small Firms Policy & Research Conference – Competing Perspectives of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 13-15 November. Volume 2, Pages 1305-1329, ISBN: 1 9011177 97 1

External representation

Member of the ECITE conference committee

Consultancy

Food Innovation Network for Wales

Welsh Assembly Government
Project Manager

Food Innovation/ Strategy (2006)

Leading or Led – A Survey of Organisational Perceptions

Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust
Team Member

An evaluation of employee perceptions of management and leadership within an NHS trust. (2005)

Community regeneration study

Carmarthenshire County Council
Team member

The strategic development of a community regeneration plan within the county (2004)