Dr. Simon Stephens

Simon is a Senior Lecturer at the LYIT School of Business. His main teaching interests are in Applied Economics. Simon has extensive experience of research supervision at Masters and PhD level. His research explores the economics of entrepreneurship and small business. Simon has worked on numerous funded projects (valued at over €1million). He is an award winning researcher and author. In 2011 he was awarded an Emerald Literati award for excellence. In 2018 Simon received a special recognition award from Lancaster University for publications from his post-doctorate research. His research has been widely published including in: the: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development; Education + Work; Journal of Global Mobility; and the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Simon is Chair of the Entrepreneurship and Small Business track for the Irish Academy of Management annual conference.

Award winning publications:

• Faherty, U. and Stephens, S. (2016), Innovation in micro enterprises: reality or fiction?, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp. 239-362.
• Stephens, S. (2015), The Global Financial Crisis and migration the experience of Irish graduates, Journal of Global Mobility, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 83-99.
• McAteer, B. and Stephens, S. (2011) Town Centre Management: a solution to the current challenges facing urban centres in Ireland, Journal of Place Management and Development, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 264-271.