Dr Martin John James Beckinsale

Dr. Martin Beckinsale is an Associate Professor for the School of Leadership, Management and Marketing. Supporting and leading colleagues and students in order that the school delivers outcomes that make a positive difference for students. In 2024 my strategic focus is 60 Credit Modules and BAL Artificial Intelligence Trailblazer.

Dr. Beckinsale has succesfully published in the following 3* Academic Journals - International Journal of Human Resource Management; International Small Business Journal (ISBJ); Environment & Planning C: Government and Policy; Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. Also published in Electronic Markets - The International Journal on Networked Business; and International Journal of E-Adoption. 

Dr. Beckinsale's research interests include Small and Medium Sized Business; BMEs; Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship/Management especially in the area of Digital Transformation/ICT studies and increasingly Artifical Intelligence (AI).

CEI - Centre for Enterprise & Innovation

CREME – Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship

View a full listing of Martin John James Beckinsale's publications and outputs.

Gordon, D., Stokes, P. & Beckinsale, M. (2023) Managing post-Brexit/post-Covid extremes in SME businesses – A novel role for curriculum co-creation between SMEs and business schools, Question(s) de Management, No 45, pp. 151-167

Jones, P, Packham, G & Beckinsale M. (2013) E-Business and the SME: International Perspectives of Deployment, Special Edition Guest Editor and Author, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol: 21 (1) pp. i-iii

Theodorakopoulos, N., Ram, M. & Beckinsale, M. J. J. (2012) Developing Procurement Officials and Ethnic-minority Business Owners for Supplier Diversity by Nurturing Communities of Practice: Lessons from two Intermediation Initiatives, International Journal of Human Resource Management.

Beckinsale, M. J. J. (2011) eBusiness among Ethnic Minority Businesses: Ethnic Entrepreneurs’ ICT Adoption and Readiness in Sharma, S. K. (ed) E-Adoption and Socio-Economic Impacts: Emerging Infrastructural Effects, first edition pp. 168-189.

Beckinsale, M. J. J., Ram, M. & Theodorakopoulos, N. (2011) ICT Adoption and EBusiness Development: A Framework for Ethnic Minority Businesses, International Small Business Journal, Vol: 29 (3), pp. 193-219.

Beckinsale, M. J. J. (2009) eBusiness among Ethnic Minority Businesses: The Case of Ethnic Entrepreneurs, International Journal of E-Adoption, Vol: 1 (4), pp. 75-94.

Beckinsale, M. and Ram, M. (2006) ‘Delivering ICT to Ethnic Minority Businesses: An Action Research Approach’, Environment and Planning, Government and Policy (Environment and Planning ‘C’), 24, 6: 847-867.

• Artificial Intelligence in Research
• Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Business Support
• Digital Transformation including: ICT/Technology Management; Policy Issues related to SMEs and EMBs; Search Engine Optimisation
• Operations Management including eProcurement policy related issues

Current Areas of Teaching & Module Leading:

• Research Methodology
• Dissertation Related
• Artificial Intelligence

Core areas of teaching include: Operations Management; SCM; Digital Transformation; Strategic Management; and Research Methodology.

At Undergraduate:

• Business Research Issues and Analysis – CORP2181 (Module Leader)
• Service Operations Management – CORP3171
• Contemporary Management & Operations – CORP2165 
• EBusiness – CORP3500 (Module Leader)
• Strategy & Management Dissertation – CORP3400 (Supervisor and Module Leader)
• eCreativity -CORP2532 (Module Leader)

At Postgraduate:

• Operations and Human Resources Management – CORP5041 (PT/FT)
• CORP5066 Contemporary Business Model Generation (PG Module Leader)

PhD (Aston University) - Strategic Innovation Networks

MSc (U.M.I.S.T) in Strategic Management of Technology

BSc.(Hons) (University of Warwick) Engineering Science and Business Studies

Dr. Beckinsale currently Module Leads and teaches on two Postgraduate (PG) modules:

• BIBM5007 Dissertation (E2030)
• LBPG5018 Research Methodology
• LBPG5017 Dissertation 

ISBE - Institute For Small Business & Entreprneurship

Chartered Management Institute (CMI) - FCMI since 2017

Review of LMM School 60 Credit Modules in terms of type, delivery, support future developements. 

Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference 2024 in Sheffield

Beckinsale, M. (2019) Re-examination of Strategic Innovation Networks in context of Technological Entrepreneurship/Innovation in 2019, The 42nd Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Peer Reviewed, Nov. 14-15 Newcastle, UK, attendance funded by ISBE, associated with CEI fund. 

Beckinsale, M. (2018) An examination of Social Media supporting the Innovation Process, The 41st Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Peer Reviewed, Nov. 7-8 Birmingham, UK, attendance funded by ISBE, associated with DRF fund. ISBM: 978-1-900862-31-8

Romano, S. & Beckinsale, M. (2017) Understanding Social Media Entrepreneurship to promote innovation within SMEs The 40^th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Peer Reviewed, Nov. 7-9 Belfast, UK, attendance funded by ISBE, associated with DRF fund. 

Beckinsale M. (2015) Innovative Diverse Entrepreneurship Practice in Leicestershire, The 39^th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Peer Reviewed, Nov. 11-12 Glasgow, UK, attendance funded by ISBE, associated with HEIF project. ISBN: 978-1-900862-28-8

Beckinsale, M (2011) ICT Business Support: The Future? The 34^th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Nov 9th-Nov 10th, Sheffield, UK

Beckinsale, M and Ram, M (2010) A Critique of e-procurement Business Support in Birmingham, UK ®, The 33^rd Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Nov 2nd-Nov 4th, London, UK

Beckinsale, M (2010) Influences and Influencing e-procurement amongst Black Busineses (BMEs) ®, The 33^rd Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Nov 2nd-Nov 4th, London, UK

Beckinsale, M and Ram, M (2009) The Rationale for Action Research: Learning from and Applying to EMB Business Support ®, The 32^nd Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Nov 3rd-Nov 6th, Liverpool, UK  - Nominated Best in Business Support Track

Beckinsale, M and Levy, M. (2009) The role of change agents in diffusion of innovation of Internet technology in SMEs: the case of broadband introduction in the UK West Midlands ®, The 32^nd Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Nov 3rd-Nov 6th, Liverpool, UK

Beckinsale, M and Ram, M (2008) SME/EMB Action Research: A Framework for ICT policy driven initiatives ®, The 31^st Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Nov 5th-Nov 7th, Belfast, Ireland – Nominated Best in Track E

Beckinsale, M and Ram, M (2007) Ethnic Minority Business (EMB) Exemplars: Engaging EMBs in Public E-Procurement, ISBE 2007, The 30^th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Nov 6th-Nov 9th, Glasgow, Scotland – Best in Track E Winner

Beckinsale, M and Ram, M (2006) ICT Adoption and EBusiness Development: A Framework for Ethnic Minority Businesses, ISBE 2006, The 29^th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Oct 31^st-Nov 2^nd, Cardiff, England – Best in Track E Winner

Currently Supervising:

• PhD: M. Alakayleh
• DBA - Zara Fadimatou

Succesfully first supervised four students to PhD: Dr. Marian Evans; Dr. Danny Buckley; Dr. Faisal Hanif; and Dr, Zeeshan Lahaware (submitted and succesfully defended Viva 2023

August 2012 Leicester City Council funded project.  Examining the interplay between council business relationships and diverse small firms.  The research focused on developing the relationships among diverse business to enhance diminishing business support availability.  The development considered how the structures and mechanism can benefit council activities and put in place solutions to achieve good practice.

• International Small Business Journal (ISBJ) Reviewer
• International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research Reviewer
• Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
• Production Planning and Control
• ISBE Track Chair 2009 - Present
• ESRC Peer Review College
• RAKE - Research and Knowledge Exchange Fund (Reviewer)

National Teching Fellow (NTF) Blog Coconstrucuted SME Business Curriculum Research Presentation at the ANTF Symposium 2023 David Gordon, Peter Stokes and M Beckinsale, May 2023

• Currently Programme Leader for MSc Air Transport Management 
• Previously Programme Leader for MSc International Business & Management Suite (4 years)