Colin Mason

12.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
198 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Colin Mason is a scholar working on Accounting, Management of Technology and Innovation and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Mason has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Accounting, 74 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 47 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Colin Mason's work include Private Equity and Venture Capital (94 papers), Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (74 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (44 papers). Colin Mason is often cited by papers focused on Private Equity and Venture Capital (94 papers), Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (74 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (44 papers). Colin Mason collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Colin Mason's co-authors include Richard Harrison, Ross Brown, Sara Carter, Tiago Botelho, Stephen Tagg, Norin Arshed, Suzanne Mawson, P. E. Lloyd, Steven Pinch and Mark Dibben and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

In The Last Decade

Colin Mason

189 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Colin Mason 4.6k 4.4k 2.7k 1.3k 1.1k 198 8.5k
Richard Harrison 4.0k 0.9× 5.2k 1.2× 2.0k 0.7× 1.7k 1.4× 2.1k 2.0× 210 9.4k
David Storey 2.7k 0.6× 4.3k 1.0× 4.2k 1.6× 1.3k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 173 8.4k
Peter G. Klein 2.0k 0.4× 2.1k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.7× 1.1k 1.0× 189 6.6k
Saul Estrin 4.3k 0.9× 2.5k 0.6× 3.8k 1.4× 5.0k 4.0× 1.7k 1.5× 255 11.3k
Erik E. Lehmann 1.9k 0.4× 3.2k 0.7× 2.9k 1.1× 1.8k 1.4× 651 0.6× 137 6.4k
Lowell W. Busenitz 4.6k 1.0× 7.7k 1.7× 1.9k 0.7× 2.7k 2.2× 3.5k 3.3× 68 11.5k
Timothy B. Folta 2.5k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 2.3k 0.9× 2.1k 1.6× 1.1k 1.0× 57 6.0k
Arnold C. Cooper 3.7k 0.8× 6.0k 1.4× 3.3k 1.3× 2.3k 1.9× 2.5k 2.4× 55 9.2k
Mark Casson 3.5k 0.8× 2.4k 0.5× 3.1k 1.2× 7.0k 5.6× 2.1k 2.0× 185 11.5k
Robert D. Hisrich 2.4k 0.5× 5.3k 1.2× 1.5k 0.6× 2.3k 1.8× 3.0k 2.8× 133 8.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Colin Mason

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Mason

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Mason

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Botelho, Tiago & Colin Mason. (2024). ‘All for one and one for all?’ Business angel groups as collective action. International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship. 42(8). 945–965.
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Mason, Colin, et al.. (2024). Failure’s virtues: the seeding of an emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem in a peripheral region. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. 37(3-4). 375–391. 1 indexed citations
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Reuschke, Darja, Colin Mason, & Stephen Syrett. (2021). Digital futures of small businesses and entrepreneurial opportunity. Futures. 128. 102714–102714. 34 indexed citations
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Spigel, Ben, Fumi Kitagawa, & Colin Mason. (2020). A manifesto for researching entrepreneurial ecosystems. Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit. 35(5). 482–495. 58 indexed citations
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Harrison, Richard & Colin Mason. (2019). Venture Capital 20 years on: reflections on the evolution of a field. Venture Capital. 21(1). 1–34. 33 indexed citations
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Brown, Ross, Colin Mason, & Suzanne Mawson. (2014). Increasing 'The Vital 6 Percent': Designing Effective Public Policy to Support High Growth Firms. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 25(6 Suppl 1). 41S–42S. 16 indexed citations
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Brown, Ross, et al.. (2012). The growth dynamics of technology-based firms in Scotland. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 36(1). 56–65. 5 indexed citations
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Mason, Colin. (2010). Home-based business: challenging their Cinderella status. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 7 indexed citations
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Smith, Donald J., Richard Harrison, & Colin Mason. (2010). Experience, heuristics and learning: the angel investment process. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 30(2). 3. 17 indexed citations
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Mason, Colin & Ross Brown. (2010). High Growth Firms in Scotland. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 33(3-4). 49–58. 27 indexed citations
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Harrison, Richard, Colin Mason, & Paul Robson. (2010). Determinants of long-distance investing by business angels in the UK. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. 22(2). 113–137. 72 indexed citations
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Ismail, Kamariah, et al.. (2008). The Actors Involved and the Decision-Making Process Used In the Exploitation of University Patents. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 3(2). 165–192. 6 indexed citations
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Mason, Colin. (2006). Venture capital and the small business. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 2 indexed citations
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Harrison, Richard & Colin Mason. (2006). After the Exit: Acquisitions, Entrepreneurial Recycling and Regional Economic Development. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Mason, Colin. (2004). Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Western Canada: From Family Businesses to Multinationals. British Journal of Canadian Studies. 17(1). 126. 10 indexed citations
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Harrison, Richard, Colin Mason, & Paul Robson. (2003). Determinants of Long-Distance Investing by Business Angels. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations
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Mason, Colin, et al.. (2000). Investing in technology ventures: what do business angels look for at the initial screening stage?. 11(10). 1125–8. 16 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Paul D., et al.. (1998). Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 1998: proceedings of the 18th annual entrepreneurship research conference. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 9 indexed citations
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Deakins, David, Peter Jennings, & Colin Mason. (1997). Small firms: entrepreneurship in the nineties. 29 indexed citations
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Mason, Colin, et al.. (1994). Informal Venture Capital in the UK. SSRN Electronic Journal. 31 indexed citations

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