Paul Tracey

Professor of Innovation & OrganisationCo-Director of the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education

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Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education

Expertise

Business Services and Consulting

Biography

Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education

Professor of Innovation & Organisation
Co-Director of the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation
Fellow of Hughes Hall

BA, PhD (Stirling University)

Research interests

Entrepreneurship; institutions and institutional change; regional innovation; social innovation.

Subject group: Organisational Theory & Information Systems

Professional experience

Prior to joining Cambridge Judge Business School, Paul was Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Warwick Business School. He has also held posts at the School of Geography at Oxford University and the Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Newcastle. Paul serves on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Strategic Organization. He is a member of the Cambridge Corporate Governance Network (CCGN).

Awards & honours

ESRC Mid-Career Fellowship, April 2011-March 2013

Selected publications

Here are a selection of Paul Tracey''s publications. Please see the "Selected publications" tab above for a more comprehensive list.

Hampel, C. and Tracey, P. (2017) "How organizations move from stigma to legitimacy: the case of Cook''s travel agency in Victorian Britain." Academy of Management Journal (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2015.0365) (published online Apr 2016; forthcoming in print Apr 2017)

Tracey, P. and Stott, N. (2017) "Social innovation: a window on alternative ways of organizing and innovating." Innovation: Organization and Management, 19(1): 51-60 (DOI: 10.1080/14479338.2016.1268924)

Tracey, P. and Phillips, N. (2016) "Managing the consequences of organizational stigmatization: identity work in a social enterprise." Academy of Management Journal, 59(3): 740-765 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.0483)

Tracey, P., Heide, J.B. and Bell, S.J. (2014) "Bringing ''place'' back in: regional clusters, project governance, and new product outcomes." Journal of Marketing, 78(6): 1-16

Tracey, P., Phillips, N. and Jarvis, O. (2011) "Bridging institutional entrepreneurship and the creation of new organizational forms: a multilevel model." Organization Science, 22(1): 60-80 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1090.0522)

Dacin, M.T., Dacin, P.A. and Tracey, P. (2011) "Social entrepreneurship: a critique and future directions." Organization Science, 22(5): 1203-1213 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0620)

Bell, S., Tracey, P. and Heide, J.B. (2009) "The organization of regional clusters." Academy of Management Review, 34(4): 623-642

Journal articles

Glover, I. and Tracey, P. (2000) "Learning from America? Review of Locke, R.R. The collapse of the American management mystique; and others." Journal of Management Development, 19(7): 654-664

Tracey, P. and Clark, G.L. (2003) "Alliances, networks and competitive strategy: rethinking clusters of innovation." Growth and Change, 34(1): 1-16

Tracey, P., Clark, G.L. and Lawton Smith, H. (2004) "Cognition, learning and European regional growth: an agent-centred perspective on the ''new'' economy." Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 13(1): 1-18

Clark, G.L., Palaska, T., Tracey, P. and Tsampra, M. (2004) "Market revenue and the scope and scale of SME networks in Europe''s vulnerable regions." Environment and Planning A, 36(7): 1305-1326

Clark, G.L., Palaskas, T., Tracey, P. and Tsampra, M. (2004) "Globalization and competitive strategy in Europe''s vulnerable regions: firm, industry and country effects in labour-intensive industries." Regional Studies, 38(9): 1085-1100 (DOI: 10.1080/0034340042000292656)

Chell, E. and Tracey, P. (2005) "Relationship building in small firms: the development of a model." Human Relations, 58(5): 577-616 (DOI: 10.1177/0018726705055964)

Tracey, P., Phillips, N. and Haugh, H. (2005) "Beyond philanthropy: community enterprise as a basis for corporate citizenship." Journal of Business Ethics 58(4): 327-344

Karra, N., Tracey, P. and Phillips, N. (2006) "Altruism and agency in the family firm: exploring the role of family kinship and ethnicity." Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 30(6): 861-878 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2006.00157.x)

Tracey, P. and Jarvis, O. (2006) "An enterprising failure." Stanford Social Innovation Review, 4(1): 66-70

Tracey, P. and Phillips, N. (2007) "The distinctive challenge of educating social entrepreneurs: a postscript and rejoinder to the special issue on entrepreneurship education." Academy of Management Learning and Education, 6(2): 264-271

Tracey, P. and Jarvis, O. (2007) "Toward a theory of social venture franchising." Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 31(5): 667-685 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2007.00194.x)

Nwankwo, E., Phillips, N. and Tracey, P. (2007) "Social investment through community enterprise: the case of MNC involvement in the development of Nigerian water resources." Journal of Business Ethics, 73(1): 91-101 (DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9200-8)

Phillips, N. and Tracey, P. (2007) "Opportunity recognition, entrepreneurial capabilities and bricolage: connecting institutional theory and entrepreneurship in strategic organization." Strategic Organization, 8(5): 313-320

Karra, N., Phillips, N. and Tracey, P. (2008) "Building the born global firm: developing entrepreneurial capabilities for international new venture success." Long Range Planning, 41(4): 440-458

Phillips, N. and Tracey, P. (2009) "Dialogue: institutional theory and the MNC." Academy of Management Review, 34(1): 169-171

Bell, S., Tracey, P. and Heide, J.B. (2009) "The organization of regional clusters." Academy of Management Review, 34(4): 623-642

Kneiding, C. and Tracey, P. (2009) "Towards a performance measurement framework for community development finance institutions in the UK." Journal of Business Ethics, 86(3): 327-345

Di Domenico, M., Tracey, P. and Haugh, H. (2009) "The dialectic of social exchange: theorising corporate-social enterprise collaboration." Organization Studies, 30(8): 887-907 (DOI: 10.1177/0170840609334954)

Di Domenico, M., Tracey, P. and Haugh, H. (2009) "Social economy involvement in public service delivery: community engagement and accountability." Regional Studies, 43(7): 981-992

Phillips, N., Tracey, P. and Karra, N. (2009) "Rethinking institutional distance: strengthening the tie between new institutional theory and international management." Strategic Organization, 7(3): 339-348

Dacin, M.T., Munir, K. and Tracey, P. (2010) "Formal dining at Cambridge colleges: linking ritual performance and institutional maintenance." Academy of Management Journal, 53(6): 1393-1418

Di Domenico, M., Haugh, H. and Tracey, P. (2010) "Social bricolage: theorizing social value creation in social enterprises." Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 34(4): 681-703

Eisingerich, A.B., Bell, S. and Tracey, P. (2010) "How can clusters sustain performance? The role of network strength, network openness, and environmental uncertainty." Research Policy, 39(2): 239-253

Moizer, J. and Tracey, P. (2010) "Strategy making in social enterprise: the role of resource allocation and its effects on organizational sustainability." Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 27(3): 252-266 (DOI: 10.1002/sres.1006)

Tracey, P. and Phillips, N. (2011) "Entrepreneurship in emerging markets: strategies for new venture creation in uncertain institutional contexts." Management International Review, 51(1): 23-39 (DOI: 10.1007/s11575-010-0066-8)

Dacin, M.T., Dacin, P.A. and Tracey, P. (2011) "Social entrepreneurship: a critique and future directions." Organization Science, 22(5): 1203-1213 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0620)

Tracey, P. (2012) "Religion and organization: a critical review of current trends and future directions." Academy of Management Annals, 6(1): 87-134 (DOI: 10.1080/19416520.2012.660761)

Lawrence, T., Phillips, N. and Tracey, P. (2012) "Educating social entrepreneurs and social innovators." Academy of Management Learning and Education, 11(3): 319-323 (DOI: 10.5465/amle.2012.0224)

Phillips, N., Tracey, P. and Karra, N. (2013) "Building entrepreneurial tie portfolios through strategic homophily: the role of narrative identity work in value creation and early growth." Journal of Business Venturing, 28(1): 134-150 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.12.002)

Tracey, P. and Schluppeck, D. (2014) "Neuroentrepreneurship: ''brain pornography'' or new frontier in entrepreneurship research?" Journal of Management Inquiry, 23(1): 101-103 (DOI: 10.1177/1056492613485915)

Dalpiaz, E., Tracey, P. and Phillips, N. (2014) "Succession narratives in family business: the case of Alessi." Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 38(6): 1375-1394 (DOI: 10.1111/etap.12129)

Tracey, P., Heide, J.B. and Bell, S.J. (2014) "Bringing ''place'' back in: regional clusters, project governance, and new product outcomes." Journal of Marketing, 78(6): 1-16

Tracey, P. (2016) "Spreading the word: the microfoundations of institutional persuasion and conversion." Organization Science, 27(4): 989-1009 (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2016.1061)

Smith, W. and Tracey, P. (2016) "Institutional complexity and paradox theory: complementarities of competing demands." Strategic Organization, 14(4): 455-466 (DOI: 10.1177/1476127016638565)

Kyratsis, Y., Atun, R., Phillips, N., Tracey, P. and George, G. (2017) "Health systems in transition: professional identity work in the context of shifting institutional logics." Academy of Management Journal (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.0684) (published online Feb 2016; forthcoming in print)

Stott, N. and Tracey, P. (2017) "Organizing and innovating in poor places." Innovation: Organization and Management (DOI: 10.1080/14479338.2017.1358093) (published online Aug 2017; forthcoming in print)

Books, monographs, reports & case studies

Clark, G.L. and Tracey, P. (2004) Global competitiveness and innovation: an agent-centred perspective. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan.

Tracey, P., Phillips, N. and Lounsbury, M. (eds.) (2014) Research in the sociology of organizations: vol.41: religion and organization theory. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing.

Book chapters

Tracey, P. (2012) "Entrepreneurship and neo-institutional theory." In: Mole, K. and Ram, M. (eds.) Perspectives in entrepreneurship: a critical approach. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, pp.93-106

Tracey, P., Phillips, N. and Lounsbury, M. (2014) "Taking religion seriously in the study of organizations." In: Tracey, P., Phillips, N. and Lounsbury, M. (eds.): Research in the sociology of organizations: vol.41: religion and organization theory. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing, pp.3-21

Working papers

Saridakis, G., Munoz Torres, R. and Tracey, P. (2009) "The endogeneity bias in the relationship between employee commitment and job satisfaction." Judge Business School Working Papers, No.03/2009. Cambridge: University of Cambridge.

Addressing poverty through social innovation 4 September 2017

Cross-sectoral collaboration through ‘social extrapreneurship’ could spark innovation to tackle problems of the world’s poorest places, says new journal article by the …

How to make the right decision 6 March 2017

Competing demands can sometimes hamper your ability to make the right decision, but new research suggests there may be a better way. …

Organising ‘social innovation’ 11 January 2017

New study from the Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge calls for three sub-categories of social innovation – social entrepreneurship, social …

Dealing with stigma in social enterprise 17 November 2016

Study by Professor Paul Tracey of Cambridge Judge about how organisations can positively handle “stigma” is cited in the Stanford Social Innovation …

‘Standing up for organisational principles’ in the face of stigma 9 August 2016

‘Stigma’ if handled properly can bring positive outcomes for organisations by reinforcing identity and purpose, finds new academic study co-authored at Cambridge …

Navigation lessons for Uber? How Victorian upstart Thomas Cook grew mainstream 19 May 2016

Turning stigma into acceptance: the Victorian story of the Thomas Cook travel agency holds parallels for modern-day disruptive companies such as Uber, …

Why social innovation must go beyond the social sector 1 September 2015

The world is facing a series of “wicked problems” – climate change, poverty alleviation, income inequality and persistent societal conflicts. And with …

The real corporate tax scandal 17 March 2015

Western governments have finally begun to pay close attention to tax avoidance by multinational corporations in rich countries. But where, Cambridge Judge …

First fellows named at Centre for Social Innovation 9 October 2014

Fellows of Social Innovation are practitioners The new Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School has named its first 10 …

Turning “mission into reality”: the Centre for Social Innovation website goes live 23 September 2014

The skills needed to be a successful social innovator are akin in many ways to those needed by every entrepreneur, but those …

Time to solve the Scottish problem 16 September 2014

A lack of innovation is starting to put Scotland’s economic prosperity – in or out of the union – at risk. Professor …

Scotland’s war on inequality 5 August 2014

Regardless of the referendum outcome, nothing less than fundamental social change can create a more equal society north of the border suggests …

MBA Gopal Rao wins Twitter competition to meet Foreign Secretary William Hague 2 April 2014

Gopal Rao, a current MBA at Cambridge Judge Business School, met William Hague, UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, …

Neil Stott joins Cambridge Judge Business School to teach social innovation 26 March 2014

The Chief Executive of successful charity and social enterprise, Keystone, has been appointed to a post as Senior Teaching Faculty in Social …

Social innovation tour cultivates ideas for Cambridge MBA students 10 March 2014

Trek to a social innovation future In February this year the Cambridge MBA Social Innovation Student Interest Group (SIG) embarked on a …

Cambridge Judge team wins through to regional finals of fifth Hult Prize 24 January 2014

A team of five Cambridge MBA delegates has beaten off competition from hundreds of universities and thousands of students to secure a …

Social innovation: Cambridge MBAs lead the way 24 January 2014

Leadership that has a positive impact on the world is fast becoming a watchword of Cambridge MBA programmes as the School moves …

Social enterprise in the field 10 December 2013

Professor Paul Tracey believes that you can’t shine a spotlight on poverty and inequality from your desk. It’s a huge challenge to …

Accelerate Cambridge makes first two seed grants 4 December 2013

Real-world risk prediction and a dynamic data gathering platform are the first two ventures to receive funding from the new Cambridge Judge …

Making the good great – entrepreneurs debate how to upscale social ventures 8 November 2013

How to take social ventures to the next level was the subject under discussion when entrepreneurs and thinkers from Cambridge and Silicon …

Expartibus: The University of Naples meets academics from Cambridge Judge Business School 8 September 2017

The Department of Economics and Management at the University of Naples organised a two-day visit of cultural exchange with colleagues from the …

Medium.com: European technology entrepreneurship: what about business schools? 19 April 2017

Paul Tracey, Professor of Innovation & Organisation at Cambridge Judge Business School, talks about business education, social entrepreneurship, and reasons for the …

Cambridge Business Magazine: Innovation for innovation 1 March 2017

“Social innovation” is a very broad term. So a study by Neil Stott and Paul Tracey from the Centre for Social Innovation …

Cambridge Business Magazine: Standing up for organisational principles in the face of stigma 1 August 2016

A study co-authored by Paul Tracey, Professor of Innovation & Organisation at Cambridge Judge Business School, finds that stigmatism, if handled properly …

The Conversation: Uber lessons from Thomas Cook? 19 May 2016

The Victorian story of the Thomas Cook travel agency holds parallels for modern-day disruptive companies such as Uber, writes Christian Hampel, a …

Cambridge Business Magazine: The ‘narrative’ of family business succession 1 May 2015

How family businesses are managing the succession from one generation to the next? Research co-authored by Paul Tracey, Professor of Innovation & …

Wired: Yay or nay, Scottish businesses ‘need to innovate’ 19 September 2014

One way for Scotland to kick-start its innovation campaign and build a better business base is to become ‘more attractive to multinational …

Cambridge News: Scottish referendum: Cambridge University professor Paul Tracey says Scotland lacks entrepreneurs to drive economy 17 September 2014

The country has a long history of innovation and a proud tradition of making and building things – it was at the …

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: Drivetime 16 September 2014

Paul Tracey, Professor of Innovation and Organisation, comments on the upcoming Scotland’s vote and what impact the outcome will have on the …

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