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Dr Daniel Prokop
Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Daniel is a Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography and Academic Workload Coordinator for the School. His research interests are in regional economic development, specifically focusing on the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, and networks.
Publication
2025
- Prokop, D., Tabari, S. and Chen, W. 2025. Survival instincts of Chinese entrepreneurs in the UK: adaptation or hibernation. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 55(2), pp. 181-205. (10.1504/IJESB.2025.10059695)
2024
- Prokop, D. 2024. University entrepreneurial ecosystems: Spinouts, networks and geography.. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. (10.4337/9781803924755)
- Johnston, A. and Prokop, D. 2024. SME productivity and university collaboration: does past performance influence future performance?. European Journal of Innovation Management (10.1108/ejim-12-2023-1043)
- Huggins, R., Kitagawa, F., Prokop, D., Theodoraki, C. and Thompson, P. 2024. Introduction. In: Huggins, R. et al. eds. Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Cities and Regions: Emergence, Evolution and Future.. Oxford University Press, pp. 1-30.
2023
- Herold, P. I. and Prokop, D. 2023. Is fast fashion finally out of season? Rental clothing schemes as a sustainable and affordable alternative to fast fashion. Geoforum 146, article number: 103873. (10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103873)
- Prokop, D. 2023. The academic spinoff theory of the firm. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 24(4), pp. 233-243. (10.1177/14657503211066013)
- Huggins, R., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2023. UK Competitive Index 2023: Is the UK economy levelling-up? August 2023. UKCI.
- Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2023. Defining networks in entrepreneurial ecosystems: the openness of ecosystems. Small Business Economics 61, pp. 517-538. (10.1007/s11187-022-00710-w)
2022
- Prokop, D. 2022. The composition of university entrepreneurial ecosystems and academic entrepreneurship: A UK study. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 19(6), article number: 2250020. (10.1142/S0219877022500201)
- Prokop, D. and Kitagawa, F. 2022. Shareholder networks of university spinoff companies: firm development and regional characteristics. Studies in Higher Education 47(10), pp. 2101-2116. (10.1080/03075079.2022.2122662)
2021
- Johnston, A. and Prokop, D. 2021. Peripherality and University collaboration: Evidence from rural SMEs in the UK. Journal of Rural Studies 88, pp. 298-306. (10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.08.014)
- Huggins, R., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2021. UK Competitive Index 2021 : Local, urban and regional competitiveness in a pandemic. Cardiff University and Nottingham Business School.
- Prokop, D. 2021. University entrepreneurial ecosystems and spinoff companies: configurations, developments and outcomes. Technovation 107, article number: 102286. (10.1016/j.technovation.2021.102286)
2020
- Huggins, R., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2020. Universities and open innovation: the determinants of network centrality. Journal of Technology Transfer 45, pp. 718-757. (10.1007/s10961-019-09720-5)
2019
- Huggins, R., Izushi, H. and Prokop, D. 2019. Regional advantage and the geography of networks: Explaining global-local knowledge sourcing patterns. Papers in Regional Science 98(4), pp. 1567-1584. (10.1111/pirs.12423)
- Prokop, D., Huggins, R. and Bristow, G. 2019. The survival of academic spinoff companies: An empircal study of key determinants. International Small Business Journal 37(5), pp. 502-535. (10.1177/0266242619833540)
- Huggins, R., Thompson, P. and Prokop, D. 2019. UK Competitiveness Index 2019. Project Report. Cardiff University School of Geography and Planning/Nottingham Business School.
2017
- Huggins, R., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2017. Entrepreneurship and the determinants of firm survival within regions: human capital, growth motivation and locational conditions. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 29(3-4), pp. 357-389. (10.1080/08985626.2016.1271830)
- Huggins, R. and Prokop, D. 2017. Network structure and regional innovation: a study of university-industry ties. Urban Studies 54(4), pp. 931-952. (10.1177/0042098016630521)
- Prokop, D. 2017. The determinants of University spinout formation and survival: The UK context of network, investment, and management team effects. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2015
- Huggins, R., Izushi, H., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2015. Network evolution and the spatiotemporal dynamics of knowledge sourcing. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 27(7-8), pp. 474-499. (10.1080/08985626.2015.1070538)
2014
- Huggins, R., Izushi, H., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2014. Regional evolution and waves of growth: A knowledge-based perspective. Expert Systems with Applications 41, pp. 5573-5586. (10.1016/j.eswa.2014.02.008)
- Huggins, R., Izushi, H., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2014. The global competitiveness of regions. Regions and Cities. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9780203799130)
- Huggins, R., Prokop, D., Steffenson, R., Johnston, A. and Clifton, N. 2014. The engagement of entrepreneurial firms with universities: network formation, innovation and resilience. Journal of General Management 40(1), pp. 23-51. (10.1177/030630701404000103)
Articles
- Prokop, D., Tabari, S. and Chen, W. 2025. Survival instincts of Chinese entrepreneurs in the UK: adaptation or hibernation. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 55(2), pp. 181-205. (10.1504/IJESB.2025.10059695)
- Johnston, A. and Prokop, D. 2024. SME productivity and university collaboration: does past performance influence future performance?. European Journal of Innovation Management (10.1108/ejim-12-2023-1043)
- Herold, P. I. and Prokop, D. 2023. Is fast fashion finally out of season? Rental clothing schemes as a sustainable and affordable alternative to fast fashion. Geoforum 146, article number: 103873. (10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103873)
- Prokop, D. 2023. The academic spinoff theory of the firm. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 24(4), pp. 233-243. (10.1177/14657503211066013)
- Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2023. Defining networks in entrepreneurial ecosystems: the openness of ecosystems. Small Business Economics 61, pp. 517-538. (10.1007/s11187-022-00710-w)
- Prokop, D. 2022. The composition of university entrepreneurial ecosystems and academic entrepreneurship: A UK study. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 19(6), article number: 2250020. (10.1142/S0219877022500201)
- Prokop, D. and Kitagawa, F. 2022. Shareholder networks of university spinoff companies: firm development and regional characteristics. Studies in Higher Education 47(10), pp. 2101-2116. (10.1080/03075079.2022.2122662)
- Johnston, A. and Prokop, D. 2021. Peripherality and University collaboration: Evidence from rural SMEs in the UK. Journal of Rural Studies 88, pp. 298-306. (10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.08.014)
- Prokop, D. 2021. University entrepreneurial ecosystems and spinoff companies: configurations, developments and outcomes. Technovation 107, article number: 102286. (10.1016/j.technovation.2021.102286)
- Huggins, R., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2020. Universities and open innovation: the determinants of network centrality. Journal of Technology Transfer 45, pp. 718-757. (10.1007/s10961-019-09720-5)
- Huggins, R., Izushi, H. and Prokop, D. 2019. Regional advantage and the geography of networks: Explaining global-local knowledge sourcing patterns. Papers in Regional Science 98(4), pp. 1567-1584. (10.1111/pirs.12423)
- Prokop, D., Huggins, R. and Bristow, G. 2019. The survival of academic spinoff companies: An empircal study of key determinants. International Small Business Journal 37(5), pp. 502-535. (10.1177/0266242619833540)
- Huggins, R., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2017. Entrepreneurship and the determinants of firm survival within regions: human capital, growth motivation and locational conditions. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 29(3-4), pp. 357-389. (10.1080/08985626.2016.1271830)
- Huggins, R. and Prokop, D. 2017. Network structure and regional innovation: a study of university-industry ties. Urban Studies 54(4), pp. 931-952. (10.1177/0042098016630521)
- Huggins, R., Izushi, H., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2015. Network evolution and the spatiotemporal dynamics of knowledge sourcing. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 27(7-8), pp. 474-499. (10.1080/08985626.2015.1070538)
- Huggins, R., Izushi, H., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2014. Regional evolution and waves of growth: A knowledge-based perspective. Expert Systems with Applications 41, pp. 5573-5586. (10.1016/j.eswa.2014.02.008)
- Huggins, R., Prokop, D., Steffenson, R., Johnston, A. and Clifton, N. 2014. The engagement of entrepreneurial firms with universities: network formation, innovation and resilience. Journal of General Management 40(1), pp. 23-51. (10.1177/030630701404000103)
Book sections
- Huggins, R., Kitagawa, F., Prokop, D., Theodoraki, C. and Thompson, P. 2024. Introduction. In: Huggins, R. et al. eds. Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Cities and Regions: Emergence, Evolution and Future.. Oxford University Press, pp. 1-30.
Books
- Prokop, D. 2024. University entrepreneurial ecosystems: Spinouts, networks and geography.. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. (10.4337/9781803924755)
- Huggins, R., Izushi, H., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2014. The global competitiveness of regions. Regions and Cities. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9780203799130)
Monographs
- Huggins, R., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2023. UK Competitive Index 2023: Is the UK economy levelling-up? August 2023. UKCI.
- Huggins, R., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2021. UK Competitive Index 2021 : Local, urban and regional competitiveness in a pandemic. Cardiff University and Nottingham Business School.
- Huggins, R., Thompson, P. and Prokop, D. 2019. UK Competitiveness Index 2019. Project Report. Cardiff University School of Geography and Planning/Nottingham Business School.
Thesis
- Prokop, D. 2017. The determinants of University spinout formation and survival: The UK context of network, investment, and management team effects. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Research
My research interests are in regional economic development, specifically focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and networks. As such I study aspects of high technology entrepreneurship (e.g. academic spinoffs), small business sustainability, knowledge spillovers, and spatial configurations of networks of economic actors (e.g. entrepreneurial ecosystems). By exploring these areas I try to understand the uneven nature of economic development and what various economic actors do to overcome these spatial problems.
Teaching
Module leader for CP0387: Advanced Economic Geography.
Biography
Previous to this position I worked as a Lecturer in International Business at Sheffield Business School (2015-2018). I completed my ESRC-sponsored PhD (2017) at the School of Geography and Planning (Cardiff) on “The Determinants of University Spinout Formation and Survival: The UK Context of Network, Investment, and Management Team Effects”.
Committees and reviewing
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Advisor, EmpreSomos
Track Chair for International Entrepreneurship: ISBE
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the following areas:
- entrepreneurship (especially academic entrepreneurship/spinoffs)
- entrepreneurial ecosystems (studying their networks and/or spatial organisation and performance)
- innovation
- industrial organisation/economics (e.g. firm relocation. survival)
Methods: quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods.
Current supervision
Contact Details
ProkopD@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29208 79422
Glamorgan Building, Room 1.59, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA
+44 29208 79422
Glamorgan Building, Room 1.59, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA
Research themes
Specialisms
- Entrepreneurship
- Innovation
- social network analysis