Roper, Stephen and Arvanitis, Spyros. (2012) From knowledge to added value : a comparative, panel-data analysis of the innovation value chain in Irish and Swiss manufacturing firms. Research Policy, Vol.41 (No.6). pp. 1093-1106. ISSN 0048-7333

Sena, Vania, Scott, Jonathan and Roper, Stephen. (2012) Gender, borrowing patterns and self-employment : some evidence for England. Small Business Economics, Vol.38 (No.4). pp. 467-480. ISSN 0921-898X

Mole, Kevin and Roper, Stephen (2012) The rational choice approach to entrepreneurship. In: Mole, Kevin and Ram, Monder, (eds.) Perspectives in Entrepreneurship: A Critical Approach. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.. ISBN 978-0-2302-4110-7

Hewitt-Dundas, Nola and Roper, Stephen. (2011) Creating advantage in peripheral regions : the role of publicly funded R&D centres. Research Policy, Vol.40 (No.6). pp. 832-841. ISSN 0048-7333

Roper, Stephen (2011) Review of SMEs in a globalised world : survival and growth strategies on Europe's geographical periphery, edited by Lenihan, H., Andreosso-O'Callaghan, B. and Hart, M. Economic Geography, Vol.87 (No.3). pp. 367-368. ISSN 00130095 (In Press)

Mole, Kevin, 1961-, Hart, Mark, Roper, Stephen and Saal, David S.. (2011) Broader or deeper? : exploring the most effective intervention profile for public small business support. Environment and Planning A, Vol.43 (No.1). pp. 87-105. ISSN 0308-518X

Woerter, Martin and Roper, Stephen. (2010) Openness and innovation-home and export demand effects on manufacturing innovation: panel data evidence for Ireland and Switzerland. Research Policy, Vol.39 (No.1). pp. 155-164. ISSN 0048-7333

Hewitt-Dundas, Nola and Roper, Stephen. (2010) Output additionality of public support for innovation: evidence for Irish manufacturing plants. European Planning Studies, Vol.18 (No.1 Sp. Iss. SI). pp. 107-122. ISSN 0965-4313

Roper, Stephen, Youtie, Jan, Shapira, Philip and Fernandez-Ribas, Andrea. (2010) Knowledge, capabilities and manufacturing innovation: a USA-Europe comparison. Regional Studies, Vol.44 (No.3). pp. 253-279. ISSN 0034-3404

Love, James H., Roper, Stephen and Hewitt-Dundas, Nola. (2010) Service innovation, embeddedness and business performance: evidence from Northern Ireland. Regional Studies, Vol.44 (No.8). pp. 983-1004. ISSN 0034-3404

Mole, Kevin, Roper, Stephen and Levy, Margi (2010) Small firm growth ambitions in the combined ASBS database: Using Ragin’s Qualitative Comparative Analysis. In: 33rd ISBE Conference 2010, London, England. Published in: Proceedings of the 33rd ISBE Conference 2010

Mole, Kevin, Roper, Stephen and Levy, Margi (2010) Small firm growth in the combined ASBS database: the impact of family business, women-leadership and BME leadership. In: 33rd ISBE Conference 2010, London, England. Published in: Proceedings of the 33rd ISBE Conference 2010

Roper, Stephen and Hewitt-Dundas, Nola (2010) Spillovers from university and company-based research centres. In: 2010 International Conference on Innovation, Management and Service, Singapore, Singapore, February 26-28, 2010. Published in: Proceedings of 2010 International Conference on Innovation, Management and Service pp. 273-277.

Mole, Kevin, Hart, Mark, Roper, Stephen and Saal, David S.. (2009) Assessing the effectiveness of business support services in England. Evidence from a theory-based evaluation. International Small Business Journal, Vol.27 (No.5). pp. 557-582. ISSN 0266-2426

Love, James H. and Roper, Stephen. (2009) Organizing the innovation process : complementarities in innovation networking. Industry and Innovation, Vol.16 (No.3). pp. 273-290. ISSN 1366-2716

Love, James H., Roper, Stephen and Du, Jun. (2009) Innovation, ownership and profitability. International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol.27 (No.3). pp. 424-434. ISSN 0167-7187

Roper, Stephen and Scott, Jonathan M.. (2009) Perceived financial barriers and the start-up decision: an econometric analysis of gender differences using GEM data. International Small Business Journal, Vol.27 (No.2). pp. 149-171. ISSN 0266-2426

Love, James H. and Roper, Stephen. (2009) Organizing innovation: complementarities between cross-functional teams. Technovation, Vol.29 (No.3). pp. 192-203. ISSN 0166-4972

Grimes, S. and Roper, Stephen (2009) Knowledge based competition: implications for sustainable development in rural Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. In: McDonagh, John and Varley, T. and Shortall, S., (eds.) A living countryside?: the politics of sustainable development in rural Ireland. Perspectives on Rural Policy and Planning, Part III: Information Technology, Tourism and Sustainability (Chapter 11). Farnham; Burlington: Ashgate, pp. 207-218. ISBN 978-0-7546-8908-9

Xia, Tianjiao and Roper, Stephen. (2009) Worlds Apart? A Comparison of the New Product Development Strategies of Biopharmaceutical Firms in Europe and the USA. Industry & Innovation, Vol.16 (No.6). pp. 593-612. ISSN 1366-2716

Xia, Tianjiao and Roper, Stephen (2008) From capability to connectivity-Absorptive capacity and exploratory alliances in biopharmaceutical firms: A US-Europe comparison. Technovation, Vol.28 (No.11). pp. 776-785. ISSN 0166-4972

Young, Beth, Hewitt-Dundas, Nola and Roper, Stephen. (2008) Intellectual Property management in publicly funded R&D centres - A comparison of university-based and company-based research centres. Technovation, Vol.28 (No.8). pp. 473-484. ISSN 0166-4972

Roper, Stephen, Du, Jun and Love, James H.. (2008) Modelling the innovation value chain. Research Policy, Vol.37 (No.6-7). pp. 961-977. ISSN 0048-7333

Mole, Kevin, Hart, Mark, Roper, Stephen and Saal, David (2008) Differential gains from Business Link support and advice: a treatment effects approach. In: 29th Annual Conference of the Institute-for-Small-Business-and-Entrepreneurship, Cardiff, Wales, Oct 31-Nov 02, 2006. Published in: Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol.26 (No.2). pp. 315-334.

Mole, Kevin, Hart, Mark, Roper, Stephen and Saal, David S. (2008) Assessing the effectiveness of business support services in England: evidence from a theory based evaluation. Working Paper. Coventry: Warwick Business School. Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. (CSME Working Paper Series.

Hart, M., Driffield, N., Roper, Stephen and Mole, Kevin (2008) Evaluation of regional selective assistance (RSA) and its successor, selective finance for investment in England (SFIE). United Kingdom: BERR (Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory reform). (BERR Occasional Paper, March 2008).

Hart, M., Driffield, N., Roper, Stephen and Mole, Kevin (2008) Evaluation of regional selective assistance (RSA) in Scotland 2000-2004. United Kingdom: Scottish Executive Social Research., March 2008).

Roper, Stephen and Hewitt-Dundas, Nola. (2008) Innovation persistence : survey and case-study evidence. Research Policy, Vol.37 (No.1). pp. 149-162. ISSN 0048-7333

Martin, Lynn M., Warren-Smith, Izzy, Scott, Jonathan M. and Roper, Stephen. (2008) Boards of directors and gender diversity in UK companies. Gender in Management: An International Journal, Vol.23 (No.3). pp. 194-208. ISSN 1754-2413

Roper, Stephen and Scott, J. (2008) Gender differentials in access to finance for business start-up in the UK an econometric analysis of GEM data. Working Paper. Aston Business School: Aston Academy for Research in Management..

O'Malley, E., Hewitt-Dundas, Nola and Roper, Stephen (2008) High growth and innovation with low R&D: Ireland. In: Edquist, C. and Hommen, L., (eds.) Small country innovation systems: globalization, change and policy in Asia and Europe. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. ISBN 978-1-84542-584-5

Hewitt-Dundas, Nola, Roper, Stephen and Love, J.. (2008) Higher Education research and development and knowledge transfer in Northern Ireland. Labour Market Bulletin, Vol.21 . pp. 127-132. ISSN 1351-4504

Hewitt-Dundas, Nola and Roper, Stephen. (2008) Ireland's Innovation Performance: 1991 to 2005. Quarterly Economic Commentary, Special Article (No.2 (Summer)). pp. 46-68. ISSN 0376-7191

Mole, Kevin F, Hart, Mark, Roper, Stephen and Saal, David S (2008) Making choices in business support: broader or deeper. In: ISBE Annual Conference 2008, Belfast, Ireland, 2008. Published in: Proceedings of the ISBE Annual Conference 2008