Rate My Professor Stephanie Scott

Among her accolades are the 2017 Outstanding Thesis Award and 2015 Dean's Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching from Durham University Business School, as well as the 2016 Outstanding Contribution to Life from Ustinov College, Durham University. Key publications include 'A microfoundational network theory of rural entrepreneurial ecosystems: establishing the link between structure and behaviours' (Small Business Economics, 2026), 'Fostering an environment for social entrepreneurship: a comparative analysis across economic development levels' (Review of Managerial Science, 2026), 'The SME R&D intensity and product innovation relationship: the mediating role of quality management' (R&D Management, 2025), 'Inside out: The interplay between institutions and digital technologies for SMEs performance' (Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 2024), 'Let the games begin: The relationship between video gaming and entrepreneurial mindsets' (Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2022), 'Towards a Network-based View of Effective Entrepreneurial Ecosystems' (Review of Managerial Science, 2022), 'Technology Adoption Factors in the Digitization of Popular Culture: Analyzing the Online Gambling Market' (Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2019), and 'Developing relationships in innovation clusters' (Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 2019). She serves as an Editorial Board Member for the World Open Innovation Conference at UC Berkeley, a Governor at Monkseaton High School in North Tyneside, and a member of the Regional Transport Plan Steering Group for Northeast UK. Scott has delivered invited public lectures, such as Career Advice for Women in the Ustinov Success Series, and her research impacts multinational organizations, SMEs, local and national policymakers through dissemination on innovation ecosystems and strategic management practices.