2026 Harry Matlay: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	49	1054	161	153	9504

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Business and Management

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9504

Overview

Harry Matlay is affiliated with the University of the West of Scotland in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily resides within the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with specific contributions to subfields such as Management of Technology and Innovation, Education, Demography, and Business and International Management.

Their work addresses several key topics, including:

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
Higher Education and Employability
Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Matlay has published research in several academic venues. Notably, these include:

Education + Training
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Their recent papers examine areas around enterprise and entrepreneurship education as well as agritourism success linked to entrepreneurship training for women in India. Sample publications include:

Enterprise education: For all, or just some? (2024), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
Editorial: international enterprise and entrepreneurship education (2021), published in Education + Training
Guest editorial (2020), published in Education + Training
Can entrepreneurship education and training assist women entrepreneurs to make agritourism a success story in India? (2025), published in Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Among frequent collaborators, Matlay has coauthored with:

Colin Jones
Alex Maritz
Navjot Sandhu
Javed Hussain

Best Publications

The impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial outcomes

Harry Matlay

781
Citations
“Blanket” approaches to promoting ICT in small firms: some lessons from the DTI ladder adoption model in the UK

Lynn M. Martin;Harry Matlay

452
Citations
Researching entrepreneurship and education: Part 2: what is entrepreneurship education and does it matter?

Harry Matlay

414
Citations
Virtual Teams and the Rise of e-Entrepreneurship in Europe:

Harry Matlay;Paul Westhead

298
Citations
Entrepreneurship education in the UK: a longitudinal perspective

Harry Matlay;Charlotte Carey

296
Citations
Employee relations in small firms: A micro‐business perspective

Harry Matlay

295
Citations
SME financing in the UK and in China: a comparative perspective

Javed Hussain;Cindy Millman;Harry Matlay

262
Citations
Student intentions to become self‐employed: the Ukrainian context

Marina Z. Solesvik;Paul Westhead;Lars Kolvereid;Harry Matlay

258
Citations
Innovative use of the Internet in established small firms: the impact of knowledge management and organisational learning in accessing new opportunities

Lynn M. Martin;Harry Matlay

244
Citations
Cultural factors and entrepreneurial intention: The role of entrepreneurship education

Marina Solesvik;Paul Westhead;Harry Matlay

243
Citations
Organisational Learning in Small Learning Organisations: An Empirical Overview.

Harry Matlay

227
Citations
Researching entrepreneurship and education: Part 1: what is entrepreneurship and does it matter?

Harry Matlay

221
Citations
Entrepreneurship education in UK business schools:: Conceptual, contextual and policy considerations

Harry Matlay

220
Citations
Understanding the heterogeneity of entrepreneurship education: going beyond Gartner

Colin Jones;Harry Matlay

203
Citations
Entrepreneurship education in China

Jun Li;Yuli Zhang;Harry Matlay

199
Citations
Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training: Lessons from Eastern and Central Europe

Jay Mitra;Harry Matlay

184
Citations
Entrepreneurial assets and mindsets: Benefit from university entrepreneurship education investment

Marina Z. Solesvik;Paul Westhead;Harry Matlay;Vladimir N. Parsyak

182
Citations
Entrepreneurship education in the UK: A critical analysis of stakeholder involvement and expectations

Harry Matlay

176
Citations
Enterprise and entrepreneurship education: Guidance for UK higher education providers

Laura Bellingham;Hushpreet Dhaliwal;Harry Matlay;Joanna Mills

153
Citations
Effectuation: Elements of Entrepreneurial Expertise

Harry Matlay

62
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Westhead Durham University

Alain Fayolle IDRAC Business School

Mike Wright Imperial College London

External Links

Personal website of Harry Matlay Google Scholar page

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