Dr Scott Gordon
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Nascent entrepreneurship, Venture creation process, Organisational emergence, Entrepreneurial opportunity, Quantitative process research, Research methods, Experience and expertise, Social networks, Trust, Entrepreneurial careers
Research field
Business and Management
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
- MBA (Hons I) (Griffith University)
- B.Eng (University of Southern Qld)
Professional memberships and associations
- Academy of Management (AoM) Entrepreneurship Division (EntDiv)
- Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
- Google Scholar lists my publications & you can download them from QUT ePrints
Teaching
- MGB309: Strategic Management
I also have some experience teaching Research Methods. This course was developed and delivered as part of a cross-faculty capstone unit that worked on a multi-disciplinary community project. For most of the undergraduate students who participated, it was their first taste of applied academic research.
Publications
- Gordon, S., (2012). Dimensions of the venture creation process : amount, dynamics, and sequences of action in nascent entrepreneurship (Thesis). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/58078
- Gordon, S., (2012). Action's place in the venture creation process. In JA. Katz & AC. Corbett (Eds.), Entrepreneurial [Volume 14: Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth] (pp. 161–205). Emerald Group Publishing. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/50804
- Davidsson, P. & Gordon, S. (2012). Panel studies of new venture creation: a methods-focused review and suggestions for future research. Small Business Economics, 39(4), 853–876. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41383
- Davidsson, P. & Gordon, S. (2012). Much ado about nothing? The surprising persistence of nascent ventures through the global financial crisis. Proceedings of the 2012 Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research and DIANA Conference (ACERE DIANA), 1–16. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/48714
- Davidsson, P., Gordon, S. & Bergmann, H. (2011). Nascent Entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/48031
- Davidsson, P., Steffens, P. & Gordon, S. (2011). Comprehensive Australian Study of Entrepreneurial Emergence (CAUSEE): Design, data collection and descriptive results. In K. Hindle & K. Klyver (Eds.), Handbook Of Research On New Venture Creation (pp. 216–250). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41374
- Gordon, S., (2011). Entrepreneurial discovery and exploitation processes: sequence or symbiosis? Presented at: Babson College Entrepreneurial Research Conference, 1–15. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/42067
- Gordon, S. & Steffens, P. (2009). Why, how, what for? Motivations, actions and expectations in habitual entrepreneurship. Presented at: 2009 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, 1–15. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/26449
- Gordon, S., (2007). Interpersonal Trust, Vigilance and Social Networks Roles in the Process of Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 4(5), 564–585. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/8317
- Gordon, S. & Fitzsimmons, J. (2007). Knowledge, Motivation and Entrepreneurial Opportunities: An Experimental Investigation using Functional Measurement. Presented at: Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), 1. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/13013
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- 2012 QUT Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award: Recognising an outstanding contribution to the field of study and excellence in postgraduate research practice.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Best Empirical Paper using Quantitative Methods (The Joint ACERE-DIANA International Entrepreneurship Conference)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- Bygrave Award for Best Paper in Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (AGSE International Research Exchange)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2006
- Details
- Karingal Consultants Award for the Best Paper Authored by a Doctoral Student (AGSE International Research Exchange)