Tim Ford

Dr Tim Ford is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at Bournemouth University's Faculty of Management. His research focuses on co-production in business support systems for small enterprises, particularly in Dorset. He holds a PhD in Management (2018) from Bournemouth University and an MSc in Management of Technology (1998) from the University of Plymouth.

Key affiliation: Executive Business Centre EB401. Professional membership: Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (2020-).

Research interests include strategy formation, organizational learning, and economic recovery programs. Recent work includes evaluating the BCP Bounce Back Challenge Fund (2022) and exploring small enterprise support frameworks. Earlier contributions examined union learning representatives' roles in workforce development agendas.

Publications span conferences like IRMBAM (2018) and the British Academy of Management (2005), with a PhD thesis emphasizing co-production's role in strategic decision-making for SMEs.