Dr Robert James Crammond is a Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Director of both the Master of Research (MRes) and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programmes, and co-lead of the Transformative Enterprise Research Group (TERG) at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). Externally, Dr Crammond is also a Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship at CBS International Business School, Germany and Visiting Scholar at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland.

• Senior Lecturer in Enterprise, School of Business and Creative Industries
• Director - Transformative Enterprise Research Group (TERG)
• Director - MRes & DBA Programmes
• Member - Department Leadership Team (DLT), UWS Business School (Faculty of Creative Arts, Business and Social Sciences)

External

• Visiting Professor - CBS International Business School, Germany 
• Visiting Scholar - University College Cork, Republic of Ireland
  • Scottish Lead - IdÉA Hub
• Committee Member - Special Interest Group (SIG) - Research in Enterprise Education (REntEd) (ISBE)

• Vice Chair - CMBE Professional Standards Board, Chartered Association of Business Schools (2026 – date)

Originally from an accountancy background, his academic interests now lie in enterprise and entrepreneurship education, the role of the university in entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship policy, and progressing contemporary, enterprise-centric stakeholder theory. At present, he is ScholarGPS® ranked in the global top 100 of entrepreneurship education researchers (top 1%), and top 10% globally in entrepreneurship.

To date, he has (keynote) presented at numerous international conferences, led international journal special issue calls and co-edited book projects, and published in many journals including the Baltic Journal of Management, Journal of International Management (3*), Journal of Intellectual Capital, International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, and Education + Training, with a focus on the educational, intellectual, social, and industrial contexts associated with entrepreneurship.

As of 2026:

• 80+ outputs,
• over 440 citations,
• 2300+ via PURE reads; 5,300+ reads (Research Gate)
• h-index - 11; i10-index - 12.

• 19 Journal Articles
• 2 Sole Author Books (2020 & 2023) (a third submitting 2026) – containing 12 chapters
• 2 Edited Books (as Co-lead, 2024 & 2026)
• 7 Book Chapters in Edited Books (from 2022 – date)
• 3 invited case study / vignette contributions
• 1 invited Foreword for international edited book:
  • Foreword: ‘Cases on Emerging Market Entrepreneurship Education and Training’. Edward Elgar Publishing. 
• 1 invited case study contributor (global textbook: 'Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management')
• 2 Journal Special Issue Editorials (2025 & 2026)
• 30+ Media Communications
• 3 Policy Reports and Impacts
• 2 Expert Book Endorsements - including & ‘Effectual Entrepreneurship’ by Saras Sarasvathy and Glen Wheatley
• 20+ Conference Abstracts
• 20+ Conference Papers
• 3 Conference Posters
• 3 Debates (including chairing)
• 1 Invited International Track Chairing (India) & Judging

Impact

• A reflective and case response (invited interviewee) to a call for comment from the Small Business Britain towards ‘The Maple Review’ (2026), focussing on ‘Improving Accessibility to Enterprise and SME Support’. Link HERE
• Call for evidence concerning small business engagement and the university context, in relation to the ‘Small Business Strategy’ (published 2026), Business and Trade Committee, UK Parliament. Link HERE (15th Report – Small Business Strategy)
• Showcased research on university model for enterprise policy ('adaptive intervention framework') with Social Enterprise Scotland - Universities and Social Economy Forum. Link HERE.
• Applied frameworks in enterprise (education) and entrepreneurship (prior research contributions: RCIDTA (2018), IC (2024), book models CC (2020) & UM⁴E (2023)) in (inter)national masterclass teaching, seminars, and invited keynotes.
  • Research-to-teaching: Mentoring and guiding the last Scottish cohort of local business support leaders, (local) government officials, and enterprise network professionals towards the Diploma in Business and Enterprise Support (SCQF Level 8 certificate) - in partnership with the UK-wide recognised Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI) award (2025).
• Designing and developing an international enterprise education Programme. Collaborative project: UWS & Jordan partner (HPC, 2021-2022)
• Ongoing impact: research-to-policy towards UWS and Faculty enterprise action planning and provision (2026).

Current Research Activity and Papers Under Review

Active collaborations outwith Scotland: Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Nigeria, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates.

• AI in Higher Education 
• Green-hushing & Strategic Entrepreneurship (3* paper submission: 1 accept; 2 minor corrections - Aug 2026 ongoing)
• Family Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurial Intention
• Gender inequality in business and leadership roles
• AI within Higher Education (Placements and Training Context)
• Intrapreneurship & Idea Generation (Book Chapter)
• Strategy & Large Language Models (Book Chapter)

Accepted (2026)

• Entrepreneurship Education & Professional Development (Book Vignette)
• Diaspora Entrepreneurship (Conference)
• Machiavellianism & Entrepreneurship (Conference)
• Universities and Entrepreneurial Actors (Book Chapter)
• Entrepreneurial Education Pathways (Book Chapter)

Published Books

In early 2020, he released his debut book with Palgrave Macmillan, which focuses on Advancing Entrepreneurship Education within Universities, appreciating aspects of teaching delivery and institutional support. International acclaim: Review 1, 2. His second book, titled 'Entrepreneurship and Universities: Pedagogical Perspectives and Philosophies', was released in 2023 with Palgrave Macmillan. International acclaim: Review 1, 2. His third book, titled 'Entrepreneurship: Institutions, People and Culture' will be released soon with Routledge with submission during 2026. A co-edited book, titled 'Entrepreneurship Education and Internationalisation: Case, Collaborations and Contexts', was released in 2024 with Routledge.

Research Supervision

With several completions (6, as at 2026), Dr Crammond also supervises a number of doctoral studies and is frequently invited to internally and externally examine theses. He also has had chairing responsibilities, for several years across PhD and the DBA programme. Also:

• Leadership (Director of Studies) of funded VC Studentship - Entrepreneurship policy (Scotland) and international framework project (2024 - 2027)
• Research Supervisor - UWS, HAW Hamburg, University of Stirling

Dr Crammond is an associate editor, review editor, editorial board member, and reviewer for multiple journals (40+ titles) spanning entrepreneurship behaviour and education, management, intellectual capital and property management, knowledge management, and teaching practice fields.

• Associate (& Guest) Editor - Baltic Journal of Management
• Associate Editor - International Journal of Management Education (by invitation)
• Associate Editor - Journal of Intellectual Capital
• Associate Editor - Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice (by invitation)
• Review Editor - Technovation
• Editorial Board Member - International Journal of Intellectual Property Management
• Guest Editor - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research (2026) Lead Editor of Special Issue Paper – ‘Developing Supportive Entrepreneurial Universities in Support of Business Scalability: Education and knowledge exchange as regenerative action’.
• Guest Editor - Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice (2025) Published Special Issue – ‘The Entrepreneurial University’.
• Guest Editor - Baltic Journal of Management (2026) Published Special Issue - 'Entrepreneurial Strategy and Cultural Practices towards Sustainable Business Growth: Language and Sensemaking'.
• Co-editor: Current - National Education Call - Special Issue Call & Project (as Editor) – ‘STEPping over the threshold and beyond – supporting diverse learner journeys in a tertiary context’ with Edinburgh Napier University, QAA Scotland, and College Development Network CDN – Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice (2026)

Research awards have included outstanding reviewer with Emerald Publishing (Literati Awards 2020), highly valued and significant contributor as associate editor to the International Journal of Management Education (2025), and in MDPI’s Top 1000 Reviewers from across its 500+ journals (2025).

From 2018, Dr Crammond has been involved in many (inter)national and globally-reaching projects, including a national, cross-university ‘Scale Up’ project, aiming to implement an educational and training programme for Scottish businesses. Also:

• Founding Member - Scientific Committee, Global Research Network (GRN), of the International Entrepreneurship Lab, in partnership with BSP Business & Law School, Berlin, Germany. (2025)
• Great Places Scheme, in partnership with Renfrewshire Council (2022)
• Business Support & Workshop Host / Co-host. Help to Grow (2022) @ UWS Leadership & Management Programme, in partnership with Small Business Charter (SBC). Session Academic: Module 12 Implementing Growth Plans.
• The Entrepreneurial Mindset (Expert Contributor, Global Webinars, since 2022)
• Invited focus group member to project (with University of Strathclyde colleagues), questioning the concept of the entrepreneurial mindset, and the role of universities. (2022)

A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and Management and Business Educator (CMBE), Dr Crammond also teaches and coordinates across many disciplines, including subjects such as organisational behaviours and stakeholder relationships, leadership theory and practice, human resource management, organisational development, and addressing business and managerial research skills. From 2025, he also achieved UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) full award status and is now a recognition reviewer with the council.

• Senior Fellow - Advance HE (SFHEA, since 2021)
  • Mentored 3 colleagues to FHEA or SFHEA status.
• CMBE Recognised (Chartered Association of Business Schools, since 2019)
• Recognised Research Supervisor (UKCGE, 2025)
  • Application & Recognition Reviewer (2026 - date)
• DipHE (SFEDI) - Business and Enterprise Support (2025)
• Researcher Leadership Development Training (Advance HE) (2023)
• Scottish Research Leaders Network (SRLN) programme attendee (2026)

He currently leads, or is involved in, a number of CPD consultancy, knowledge transfer, and small business projects across many sectors (one completed with outstanding rating; >£400,000 funding).

A business mentor and occasional keynote speaker (global), he champions enterprising initiatives connecting national business support, incubation, or accelerator programmes with UWS staff and students. He is also a regular research supervisor and external examiner with several UK universities. 

External Examiner

• Cardiff University (International Study Centre) (2025 - date)
  • International Year 1: Accounting and Business Management
• University of Worcester (2026 - date)
  • Master of Research (MRes) programme

Previous roles:

• University of Aberdeen (2021 - 2026)
  • UG and PG provision including Qatar - Business suite
• University of the Highlands and Islands (2021 - 2026)
  • UG and PG provision - Business suite

Dr 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 (13,100 reads), The Herald, Times Higher Education, and Wonkhe.

I have also spoken at many institutions and conferences, including Entrepreneurial Mindset Network (co-hosting series of webinars to over 200 people in over 35 countries) since 2021, Bandar University, Indonesia (2022), Kedge Business School, France (2022), CBS Germany (since 2023), Dundee (2023), Northwestern College, Iowa (2023), UCC (2023 – as international expert course contributor in Enterprise Education and SDG to 1m euro Irish funding – Higher Education Authority – Entrepreneurship Education Initiative 2022), Small Business Charter ‘Help to Grow’ debate contributor at Trades Hall Glasgow (2023), SLC College (2024), HE Professional (2024), Berlin Business and Law School (since 2024), GCBMS Dubai (Keynote, regular since 2024), Global Compassion Coalition (2024), Invited Keynote for Galway University (2025), ABMC Conferences Dubai since 2025 (and presenting to China), Heriot Watt (2025), Ravensbourne University (2025).

Upcoming

• September 2026 - University of Foggia, Italy Keynote Presentation
• October 2026 - Paisley Philosophical Institution – ‘Entrepreneurship and Machiavellianism: the role of education and society today in confronting the combative, capitalist connotation’
• October 2026 - Dubai (hybrid) Presentation - Business, AI, and Humanity: The New Convergence,' the 30th ABMC Conference.
• November 2026 - Book Launch Keynote: ISBE 2026 Cork Ireland (Editor Book: Applied Practices and Emerging Perspectives Towards Entrepreneurship Education: Approaches, Outcomes, and Advances)
• March 2027 - Invited Speaker (Entrepreneurship Track), 'The 2nd International Online Conference in Administrative Sciences' (IOCAS2027).

Consultancy

• Help to Grow: Management Programme – (Session Host and Facilitator, since 2022)
• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships – 2 projects since September 2021 (> £400k); one completed with ‘outstanding’ award (2024)

Awards, Grant and Income Generative Activity

• Successful UWS Crucible Application award – Autumn 2020 (£5,000)
  • Enterprise Education Programme. Collaborative project: UWS & Jordan partner (HPC)
• UCC College Cork, Ireland & CUBS – invited subject area contributor (1 million Euros, 2022-2023).
  • Follow up: secured a small research grant concerning the following research ‘Actioning change with the IdÉA Entrepreneurship Research Network: Strengthening Policy-led Co-operation and Innovative Knowledge Exchange within Coastal and Island Rural Area Ecosystems’, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland - €2,040 (2025)
• Vice Chancellor PhD Studentship (as Lead Supervisor) – awarded (2024 – 2027)
• International Summer School Programme (since 2018, approximately £25,000 per cohort)
• CPD Courses (estimated income of around £4,000 per course per cohort/term)
• Help to Grow: Management Programme, Session Lead since 2022 – cohorts totalling over £150,000.
• Grant application - Glasgow Digital Media Innovation Cluster (GDMIC), AHRC Creative Industries Clusters Round 2 (Project co-lead (Enterprise) (July 2026) – £6,734,693 - submitted/ongoing 2026
• Submission as a Scottish institutional lead (Co-PI) to COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) (£502,399,69) – World Impact through Scaled Entrepreneurship in Higher Education (10-13 scoring) – unfortunately not retained, resubmission in 2027.

Reviewer Commitments

Administrative Sciences, Baltic Journal of Management, Behavioural Sciences, Business Process Management Journal, Cogent Economics & Finance, Cogent Education, Discover Education, Economies, Education Sciences, Education + Training, Educational Review, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, Entrepreneurship Research Journal, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, IEEE Engineering Management Review, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, International Journal of Innovation Studies, International Journal of Intellectual Property Management (Editorial Board Member), International Journal of Management Education - Received Certificate of Service, as Journal Reviewer, International Review of Entrepreneurship, Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management, Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development, Journal of Intellectual Capital (Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) Member) - Received Certificate of Service, as Journal Reviewer, Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Journal of Social and Scientific Education, Journal of Strategy and Management, Review of Managerial Science, Social Sciences, Societies - Received Certificate of Service, as Journal Reviewer, Sustainability - Received Certificate of Service, as Journal Reviewer, Trends in Higher Education, Qeios

• Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference and SIG REntEd / Track - Reviewer
• International Grant Assessor - large research grants

Overall, Dr Crammond aims to encourage enterprising research and policy development, whilst evidencing value-creative behaviour in developing associated skill-sets and equipping students towards careers and business ventures.

Other institutional and network roles (past and present)

• Vice Chair - CMBE Professional Standards Board, Chartered Association of Business Schools (2026 – date)
• Advisory Board Member - Academy of Business Management Conferences (ABMC)
• Judge with Converge Challenge UK (ongoing)
• Expert Member of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network (ongoing)
• Working Group Member (Economy) - Global Compassion Coalition (ongoing)

• Business Consultant with Elevator UK (2021 - 2023)
• UWS Senate Member: Appeals Committee (2024 – 2026)
• Academic Integrity Panel Member (2023 – 2026)
• Academic Rep. School Board (2022 – 2026)
• Member - Teaching & Learning Forum (SBCI) (2024 – 2026)
• Internal Panel Member – Programme validations (cross school) (since 2021)

• Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship Education
• Higher Education & the Entrepreneurial University
• Innovation & Change Management
• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
• Stakeholder Theory, Engagement and Development, within the HE Context
• Organisational Restructuring (M&As)

• Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurship Education
  • Enterprise Policy (Scotland & UK)
• Intellectual Capital & Entrepreneurship
  • The role of the university
  • Further Education (FE), Higher Education (HE) & Enterprise
• Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship within HE
• Stakeholder Theory, Engagement & Development
  • SME
  • (Digital) Business Transformation
• Entrepreneurship & Machiavellianism 

• Enterprise Policy
• Entrepreneurial Capital and Behaviours
  • Learner-centric, Enterprise-focussed Curriculum Design
• Empirical studies (Longitudinal) of Experiential Learning within the Scottish HE context
• Stakeholder Profiling and Theory to Practice Application
• International Entrepreneurship Education
• Intrapreneurship within growing business
  • Power, Policy, Practice 
  • Machiavellianism

• Scottish Government
• UK Parliament
  • Commons & Lords
• Education Scotland
• European Commission & UNESCO
• Small Business Charter / CABS / CMBE framework
• Converge
• Princes Trust
• Business Gateway
• Universities Scotland
• EEUK - Enterprise Educators

• Enterprise
• Enterprise Education Programmes
• Higher Education & Policy
• Innovation & Change Management
• Organisational Development
• Small Business Development
• Stakeholder Management