Recent Publications on Harmonious Entrepreneurship
Journal articles
Leal Filho, W., Kirby, D. A., Sigahi, T. F. A. C., Bella, R. L. F., Anholon, R., and Quelhas, O. L. G., 2024. Higher education and sustainable entrepreneurship: The state of the art and a look to the future. Sustainable Development. [online] Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3167
Pittaway, L., Henry, C., Kirby, D., & Thompson, J. (2024). The history of entrepreneurship education in the United Kingdom: 1860-2020. Management & Organizational History, 1–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449359.2024.2399664
Kirby, D.A. and Healey-Benson, F. (2024), “Harmonious entrepreneurship: a sustainable model for addressing global inequality”, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 26-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-12-2023-0497
Kirby, D.A. & El-Kaffass, I. (2022). The characteristics of a green, innovative and transformational entrepreneur: An example of transformative entrepreneurship in an efficiency-driven economy. International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation, and Development, 14(1/2), 7-22.
Kirby, D.A., El-Kaffass, I., & Healey-Benson, F. (2022). Harmonious entrepreneurship: Evolution from wealth creation to sustainable development. Journal of Management History, 28(4), 514-529. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMH-11-2021-0060
Kirby, D.A., El-Kaffass, I., & Healey-Benson, F. (2022). A new harmonised approach to sustainability: Implications for entrepreneurial leadership in the Middle East and globally. Management and Sustainability: An Arab Review, 1( 2), pp. 127-138. https://doi.org/10.1108/MSAR-02-2022-0014
Kirby, D.A. & El-Kaffass, I. (2021). Harmonious entrepreneurship- a new approach to the challenge of global sustainability. The World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management, and Sustainable Development, 17(4), 846-855. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-09-2020-0126
Kirby & El-Kaffass 2021 paper on Harmonious Entrepreneurship
Book Chapters
Kirby, David A., & Healey-Benson, Felicity (2026). Harmonious Entrepreneurship. In: Ratten, Vanessa (ed.) International Encyclopedia of Business Management, vol. 1, pp. 266-269. US: Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780443137013005351?via%3Dihub
Kirby, D. A., & Healey-Benson, F. (2025). The need for a systemic entrepreneurial solution to the sustainability challenge: Evidence from the Welsh circular economy and beyond. In J. J. M. Ferreira, M. Klofsten, & D. Urbano (Eds.), Circular entrepreneurship ecosystems: Theory and practice (pp. 41–58). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Healey-Benson, F., & Kirby, D.A. (2024). The Harmonious Entrepreneurship Online Global Student Competition: An Example of Meaningful Extracurricular Entrepreneurship Education. In S. Preedy & Beaumont, E. (Eds). Extracurricular Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Activity: A Global and Holistic Perspective (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Vol. 19), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 45-57. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-724620240000019004
Kirby, D.A., El-Kaffass, I., & Healey-Benson, F. (2023). The leopard’s spots are changing: An evolutionary approach to ecological sustainability. In J.J. Ferreira & P.J. Murphy (Eds.), Bleeding-Edge Entrepreneurship: Digitalization, Blockchains, Space, the Ocean, and Artificial Intelligence (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Vol. 16), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 31-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-724620230000016004
Kirby, D.A., El-Kaffass, I., & Healey-Benson, F. (2022). Integrating harmonious entrepreneurship into the curriculum: Addressing the sustainability grand challenge. In K.A. Gamage & N. Gunawardhana (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook of Sustainability in Higher Education Learning and Teaching (pp. 207-220). Wiley-Blackwell.
Kirby, D.A., (2022). Developing the Harmonious Venture: a new approach to Sustainability. In Penaluna, K, Jones, C and Penaluna A., (Eds), How to Develop Entrepreneurial Graduates, Ideas and Ventures: Designing an Imaginative Entrepreneurship Program, pp. 123- 130). Edward Elgar, Cheltenham UK, Northampton, MA, USA
Special Reports/Editions and Conference Proceedings
Forthcoming: Kirby, D.A., & Healey-Benson, F. (2024). Chapter 00535, “Harmonious Entrepreneurship”. International Encyclopaedia of Business Management, Elsevier.
Kirby, D.A. and Healey-Benson, F., 2024. Advancing Humanity and Peace through Entrepreneurship: The Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders. In: A. El Tarabishy and A. Pastran, eds., ICSB 2023 Global MSMEs Report 2024. United Nations, pp.47-53. https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/icsb-global-msmes-report-2023.pdf
Healey-Benson, F., & Kirby, D.A. (2024). Welsh Blueprint for Tackling Systemic inequality through Harmonious Entrepreneurship. ISBE 46th Annual Conference, Sheffield, 6-7 November 2024.
Kirby, D.A., & Healey-Benson, F. (2024). The Need for a New Entrepreneurship Paradigm to Address the Issue of Inequality. In A. El Tarabishy and R. Baldegger, eds. ICSB (International Council for Small Business) Annual Global Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Report June 27, 2024, pp.70-77. ISBN: 978-1-7374168-5-2.
Healey-Benson, F., & Kirby, D.A. (2024), Welsh Harmonious SMEs addressing SDG 16/BBaChau Cyrmu’n Mynd i’r afael â nod datblygiad cymdeithasol 16. Learned Society of Wales, ECR Researchers Network Colloquium 2024: A Connected Wales, Bangor University, 18 June 2024. Available on https://issuu.com
also available in Welsh: https://issuu.com/felicityhealeybenson/docs/hes2024_welshharmonious_smes_sdg16?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=harmonious-entrepreneurship.org
Pittaway, L., Henry, C., Kirby, D. A., & Thompson, J. (2023). The History of Entrepreneurship Education in the United Kingdom, 1860-2020. (January 4, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4318025 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4318025 [Paper downloadable on this link]
Healey-Benson, F. (2023). Commercialising Ideas in Higher Education: The Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society Creating Impact – What you need to know , Early Research Careers Network, Learned Society of Wales, 18th October, 2023 (online) https://www.learnedsociety.wales/lsw-events/ecr-event-creating-impact-what-you-need-to-know/
Healey-Benson, F., & Kirby, D.A. (2023). Trysorau Cytûn Cymreig/Welsh Harmonious Treasures, Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society, mewn cydweithrediad ag Canolfan UNESCO-BRIDGES/in collaboration with UNESCO-BRIDGES Hub. 16.11.2023. https://issuu.com/felicityhealeybenson/docs/hes_unesco_bridges_harmonious_ventures_1_
Healey-Benson, F. (2023). Fostering Sustainable Ventures and Future Skills Development in Wales: The Harmonious Entrepreneurship Competition, The Learned Society of Wales ECR Network Colloquium, Swansea University, 6th July 2023. Prize-winner.
Reflections on the event published by the Learned Society of Wales: English: https://www.learnedsociety.wales/august-23-ecr-blog/ Cymraeg: https://www.cymdeithasddysgedig.cymru/august-23-ecr-blog/
Kirby, D.A., & Healey-Benson, F. (2023). Entrepreneurship: Cause or Cure. Charterhouse Climate Conference, 14th March 2023, Surrey.
Kirby, D.A. (2022). Entrepreneurship, the circular economy, and the need for harmony. In A. El-Tarabishy & A. Pastran (Eds.), ICSB Annual Global Micro-Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Report (pp. 86-87). Retrieved from http://www.icsb.org/icsb-global-msmes-report/icsbglobalmsmesreport2022.pdf
Kirby, D.A., & Healey-Benson, F. (2022). Embracing agility: The need for harmony. In A. El-Tarabishy & A. Pastran (Eds.), ICSB Annual Global Micro-Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Report (pp. 83-85). Retrieved from http://www.icsb.org/icsb-global-msmes-report/icsbglobalmsmesreport2022.pdf
Healey-Benson, F., Kirby, D.A., & Omar, N.N. (2022). The Harmonious Entrepreneurship Online Student Competition – laying the foundation for a sustainable future. The 16th International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (IEEC), Swansea, 7-9th September 2022.
Kirby, D.A., Penaluna, K., and Healey-Benson, F. (2022). 40 Years of Entrepreneurship Education: UWTSD. The South Wales Business Review. 9, 1. 1-25.
https://issuu.com/trinitysaintdavid/docs/40-year-booklet-english_issuu
Healey-Benson, F., Kirby, D.A., Omar, N. & Penaluna, K. (2022) ‘The Harmonious Entrepreneurship Online Student Competition – laying the foundation for a sustainable future’, Nexus + Teaching and Learning Conference, UWTSD, Wales, 23rd June 2022.
Kirby, D.A, Healey-Benson, F. & Ranson, P. (2021), Harmonious Entrepreneurship for resilient communities’ Nexus + Conference, UWTSD, Wales, 2nd July 2021.
Penaluna, K, Healey-Benson, F.& Omar, N. (2021), Entrepreneurial Resilience– strengthening the educator and graduate pipeline, Nexus + Conference, UWTSD, Wales, 1st July 2021.
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