Summary
I joined the University of Portsmouth in November 2020. I am a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and a Visiting Fellow of Kellogg College at the University of Oxford. I have held senior positions at the universities of Kent and Southampton and at the University of Manchester. At Manchester I was the Executive Director of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Centre for Research in Innovation and Competition (CRIC) and the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) and Head of the Innovation Management and Policy Division at the Alliance Manchester Business School. While at the Alliance Manchester Business School, I held the Eddie Davies Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Research outputs
2024
Innovation intermediaries in a digital paradigm: a theoretical perspective
Howells, J.
1 Jan 2024, In: Technovation. 129, 6p., 102889
Research output: Article
2023
Research and technological development in the 'less-favoured' regions of the European Community: a UK dimension
Howells, J., Charles, D.
1 Dec 2023,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
2022
Innovation ambidexterity and public innovation Intermediaries: the mediating role of capabilities
De Silva, M., Howells, J., Khan, Z., Meyer, M.
1 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Business Research. 149, 16p.
Research output: Article
Innovation search: the role of innovation intermediaries in the search process
Howells, J., Thomas, E.
5 May 2022, In: R and D Management, 17p.
Research output: Article
2021
Exploring the relationship between university innovation intermediaries and patenting performance
Temel, S., Dabić, M., Murat Ar, I., Howells, J., Ali Mert, M., Yesilay, R. B., Yesilay, R. B.
1 Aug 2021, In: Technology in Society. 66, 10p., 101665
Research output: Article
The role of supporting factors on patenting activities in emerging entrepreneurial universities
Murat Ar, I., Temel, S., Dabić, M., Howells, J. R. L., Mert, A., Yesilay, R. B.
29 Apr 2021, In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 12p.
Research output: Article