Don Webber

Professor Don Webber is a prominent academic at the University of Sheffield's Management School, leading the Entrepreneurship, Strategy and International Business department. His research focuses on productivity, economic growth, and the academic research ecosystem, with over 100 peer-reviewed articles and £2.3m in grants. He chairs the Managerial Economics subject group and advises PhD students on topics like productivity and health. Key publications include works on demand-driven productivity and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Education & Roles:

• PhD and academic qualifications in Economics and Higher Education
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Editorial roles in academic journals

Research Interests:

• Productivity measurement and macroeconomic drivers
• Regional economic disparities and resilience
• Health and education linkages
• Academic research collaboration dynamics

Grants & Impact:

• £2.3m in external funding for projects like 'Understanding productivity variations between England and Wales'
• Presentations at UN ILO, Central Bank of Nigeria, and Welsh Government

Supervision: Currently guiding doctoral researchers on topics like social enterprise failure and workplace discrimination impacts. Past supervisees include Laura Bennett (entrepreneurial ecosystems) and Alex Ricketts (disaster resilience).

Labs/Initiatives: Leads the Entrepreneurship, Strategy and International Business (ES&IB) research group, fostering interdisciplinary projects. Active in policy discussions on levelling-up agendas and economic growth.