James Hayton - Professor | Staff Directory

Research Interests

(1) The applied psychology of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, particularly the intersections among culture, dispositions, motives, and cognitions with respect to entrepreneurial action.
(2) Strategic Human Resource Management, and especially the application of HRM practices to the development of entrepreneurial capabilities in established organisations.

Teaching in 2021-2022

Distance Learning MBA

IB829P: Innovation and Creativity in Organisations

Evening Executive MBA (London)

IB855N: Innovation and Creativity in Organisations

Executive MBA

IB8530: Innovation and Creativity in Organisations

Executive MBA (London)

IB854L: Innovation and Creativity in Organisations

Full Time MBA

IB8520: Innovation and Creativity in Organisations

Applied & Organisational Psychology Research Network, WBS Executive Office, Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Email: James.Hayton@wbs.ac.uk / Tel: 024 765 28432 / Room: 4.006

Biography

James' research focuses on how human resource management practices foster organizations' capacity for entrepreneurship and strategic renewal. In a second stream he focuses on the influence of cultural and psychological factors on entrepreneurial behavior. His research has been published in scholarly outlets such as the Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Human Resource Management, Organizational Research Methods, Multivariate Behavioral Research, R&D Management and several other journals and books.

James serves as Editor-in-Chief at Human Resource Management, included in the Financial Times shortlist of influential management journals. He is also an Editor at Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, and a member of the editorial boards of Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Studies, Human Resource Management Review, and the Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, and an active member of the Academy of Management. In 2009, he received a Distinguished Service Award from the Human Resources Division.

Publications

Journal Articles

White, L., Lockett, A., Currie, G. and Hayton, J. C. (2021) "Hybrid context, management practices and organizational performance : a configurational approach", Journal of Management Studies, 58, 3, 718-748
Zahra, S. A., Neubaum, D. O. and Hayton, J. C. (2020) "What do we know about knowledge integration : fusing micro- and macro-organizational perspectives", Academy of Management Annals, 14, 1, 160-194
Cacciotti, G., Hayton, J. C., Mitchell, J. R. and Allen, D. G. (2020) "Entrepreneurial fear of failure : scale development and validation", Journal of Business Venturing, 35, 5, 106041
Koryak, O., Lockett, A., Hayton, J. C., Nicolaou, N. and Mole, K. (2018) "Disentangling the antecedents of ambidexterity : exploration and exploitation", Research Policy, 47, 2, 413-427
Hayton, J. C. and Cacciotti, G. (2018) "How fear helps (and hurts) entrepreneurs", Harvard Business Review
Cacciotti, G., Hayton, J. C., Mitchell, J. R. and Giazitzoglu, A. (2016) "A reconceptualization of fear of failure in entrepreneurship", Journal of Business Venturing, 31, 3, 302-325
Currie, G., Burgess, N. and Hayton, J. C. (2015) "HR practices and knowledge brokering by hybrid middle managers in hospital settings : the influence of professional hierarchy", Human Resource Management, 54, 4, 793-812
Koryak, O., Mole, K., Lockett, A., Hayton, J. C., Ucbasaran, D. and Hodgkinson, G. P. (2015) "Entrepreneurial leadership, capabilities and firm growth", International Small Business Journal, 33, 1, 89-105
Kuratko, D. F., Hornsby, J. S. and Hayton, J. C. (2015) "Corporate entrepreneurship : the innovative challenge for a new global economic reality", Small Business Economics, Volume 45, Number 2, 245-253
Cacciotti, G. and Hayton, J. C. (2015) "Fear and entrepreneurship : a review and research agenda", International Journal of Management Reviews, 17, 2, 165-190
Bagdadli, S., Hayton, J. C. and Perfido, O. (2014) "Reconsidering the role of HR in M&As : what can be learned from practice", Human Resource Management Journal, 53, 6, 1005-1025
Hayton, J. C. and Cacciotti, G. (2013) "Is there an entrepreneurial culture? A review of empirical research", Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Volume 25, Number 9-10, 708-731
Hornsby, J. S., Bloodgood, J. M., Hayton, J. C. and Kuratko, D. F. (2013) "Network legitimacy diffusion : a model for corporate entrepreneurship", International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Volume 9, Number 3, 307-322
Hayton, J. C. and Cholakova, M. (2012) "The Role of affect in the creation and intentional pursuit of entrepreneurial Ideas", Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice , 36, 1, 41-68
Hayton, J. C., Carnabuci, G. and Eisenberger, R. (2012) "With a little help from my colleagues : a social embeddedness approach to perceived organizational support", Journal of Organizational Behavior, Volume 33, Number 2, 235-249
Hayton, J. C., Piperopoulos, P. and Welbourne, T. M. (2011) "Celebrating 50 years : 50 years of knowledge sharing : learning from a field moving forward", Human Resource Management, 50, 6, 697-714
Hayton, J. C., Chandler, G. N. and DeTienne, D. R. (2011) "Entrepreneurial opportunity identification and new firm development processes : a comparison of family and non-family new ventures", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Volume 13, Number 1
Hayton, J. C., Sehili, S. and Scarpello, V. (2010) "Why do firms join consortial research centers? an empirical examination of firm, industry and environmental antecedents", The Journal of Technology Transfer, Volume 35, Number 5, 494-510
James Hayton (2009) "Commentary on 'Exploring the sensitivity of Horn's parallel analysis to the distributional form of random data'", Multivariate Behavioral Research, Volume 44, Number 3, 389-395
Zahra, S. A., Hayton, J. C., Neubaum, D. O., Dibrell, C. and Craig, J. (2008) "Culture of family commitment and strategic flexibility : the moderating effect of stewardship", Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice , 32, 6, 1035-1054
Zahra, S. A. and Hayton, J. C. (2008) "The effect of international venturing on firm performance : the moderating influence of absorptive capacity", Journal of Business Venturing, 23, 2, 195-220
Zahra, S. A., Rawhouser, H. N., Bhawe, N., Neubaum, D. O. and Hayton, J. C. (2008) "Globalization of social entrepreneurship opportunities", Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Volume 2, Number 2, 117-131
Hayton, J. C., Allen, D. G. and Scarpello, V. (2004) "Factor retention decisions in exploratory factor analysis : a tutorial on parallel analysis", Organizational Research Methods, Volume 7, Number 2, 191-205

Book Items

Cacciotti, G. and Hayton, J. C. (2017) "National Culture and Entrepreneurship", 401-422, Wiley,
Hayton, J. C. and Cacciotti, G. (2014) "Culture and entrepreneurship : empirical evidence for direct and indirect effects", 147-182, Edward Elgar Publishing,
Grant, R. L. and Hayton, J. C. (2011) "Interdependencies between people in organizations", Oxford University Press, Oxford

Digital Scholarly Resource

Cacciotti, G., Hayton, J., Mitchell, R. and Giazitzoglu, A. (2016) "Fear of failure may inhibit entrepreneurs, but may also drive them to work harder"

Books

Hayton, J., Salvato, C. and Manimala, M. J. (2014) "Global Entrepreneurship : case studies of entrepreneurial firms operating around the World", Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, UK. 9780415703246
Grandori, A., Gillard Giordani, L. and Hayton, J. C. (2011) "Organizing entrepreneurship", Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York . 9780415570374
James Hayton (2011) "Global human resource management casebook", Routledge, New York. 9780415893701