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Dr Daniel Prokop
Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography
School of Geography and Planning
- ProkopD@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 79422
- Glamorgan Building, Room 1.59, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Daniel is a Senior Lecturer in Economic Geography. His research interests are in regional economic development, specifically focusing on the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, and networks.
Publication
2023
- Prokop, D. 2023. The academic spinoff theory of the firm. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 24(4), pp. 233-243. (10.1177/14657503211066013)
- 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., Tabari, S. and Chen, W. 2023. Survival instincts of Chinese entrepreneurs in the UK: Adaptation or hibernation.. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
- 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)
- Huggins, R., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2023. UK Competitive Index 2023: Is the UK economy levelling-up? August 2023. UKCI.
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)
Erthyglau
- Prokop, D. 2023. The academic spinoff theory of the firm. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 24(4), pp. 233-243. (10.1177/14657503211066013)
- 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., Tabari, S. and Chen, W. 2023. Survival instincts of Chinese entrepreneurs in the UK: Adaptation or hibernation.. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
- 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)
Gosodiad
- 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.
Llyfrau
- Huggins, R., Izushi, H., Prokop, D. and Thompson, P. 2014. The global competitiveness of regions. Regions and Cities. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9780203799130)
Monograffau
- 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.
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.
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
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the following areas:
- entrepreneurship (from a spatial angle; especially academic entrepreneurship/spinoffs)
- entrepreneurial ecosystems (studying their networks and/or spatial organisation and performance)
- innovation (e.g. innovation activity of SMEs)
- industrial organisation/economics (e.g. firm relocation)
- and broader regional economic development topics (e.g. clusters)
Methods: quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods.
Current supervision
Muhammed Ali Yavuz
Research student