Peter Erdelyi

Dr Peter Erdelyi

  • Principal Academic
  • Dorset House D142, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

Dr Péter Erdélyi is Principal Academic in the Department of Marketing, Strategy & Innovation at Bournemouth University Business School. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona, and an MA from the State University of New York at Binghamton (as Fulbright Scholar). He has extensive higher education teaching experience acquired in the USA, Taiwan, Slovakia, and the UK. Previously he held positions as Deputy Head of Department, Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Marketing, and roles as interim Head of Education & Professional Practice and Programme Leader for Master's programmes. He has also worked on various finance, technology, and marketing-related projects at or with several global corporations, including Goldman Sachs, Ford Motor Co., NIKE, and Intuit Inc., as well as with several micro-enterprises in e-commerce and entrepreneurial education. Péter has served as external examiner or external panel member at postgraduate and executive programme validation events in the UK and internationally.

Research

I am interested in the social study of markets, innovation, and technology. For my PhD, I used actor-network theory (ANT) to study entrepreneurs' valuation practices and the market mechanisms involved in the emergence of e-commerce. More broadly speaking, I am interested in the relationships between innovation, entrepreneurship, technology, and the contemporary market economy. I draw on the work of Joseph Schumpeter, Martin Heidegger, and Bruno Latour for my conceptual and methodological toolbox. I am inspired by the continuities and tensions between Heidegger and Latour when it comes to the role of technology in modernity. I have supervised doctoral students in the areas of entrepreneurship, small business management, and collaboration, in both developed and developing country contexts. So far I have supervised 3 PhD students to completion, who have gone on to be successfully employed as university lecturers or researchers. I am also an internal and external PhD examiner. I welcome inquiries from prospective PhD applicants interested in conducting qualitative research in the above areas.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Quality education

"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"

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Decent work and economic growth

"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all"

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Journal Articles

  • Ngugi, I.K., Johnsen, R.E. and Erdélyi, P., 2010. Relational capabilities for value co-creation and innovation in SMEs. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 17, 260-278.

Books

  • Latour, B., Harman, G. and Erdélyi, P., 2011. The Prince and the Wolf: Latour and Harman at the LSE. Winchester, England and Washington DC, USA: Zero Books.

Chapters

  • Lugosi, P. and Erdélyi, P., 2009. From marketing to market practices: Assembling the ruin bars of Budapest. In: Fyall, A., Kozak, M., Andreu, L., Gnoth, J. and Lebe, S.S., eds. Marketing Innovations for Sustainable Destinations: Operations, Interactions, Experiences.. Oxford: Goodfellows Publishers, 299-310.

Conferences

  • Erdelyi, P., 2023. The Generosity of Bruno Latour: Reflections on Education, Research Methods, and a Bit of Philosophy. In: We Have always Been Hybrids: Celebrating and Remembering Bruno Latour. Symposium 1-2 June 2023 Kingston University London.
  • Erdelyi, P. and Whitley, E.A., 2020. Schumpeter's Methodological Pragmatism and its Consequences for Entrepreneurship Theory. In: European Academy of Management (EURAM) 4-6 December 2020 Dublin, Ireland.
  • Erdelyi, P. and Whitley, E.A., 2019. Schumpeterian entrepreneurship as dual mediation between markets and between heterogeneous resources. In: 10th International Research Meeting in Business and Management (IRMBAM) 8-10 July 2019 IPAG Business School, Nice, France.
  • Erdelyi, P. and Whitley, E.A., 2016. Following entrepreneurs to markets: What entrepreneurship theory and market studies can learn from each other. In: Im)Possible Markets: 4th Interdisciplinary Market Studies Workshop 8-10 June 2016 University of St Andrews, Scotland.
  • Erdélyi, P. and Whitley, E.A., 2015. Dragons’ Den style contests as market devices: Constructing entrepreneurial markets for e-commerce in Southern England. In: Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) 11-14 November 2015 Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • Erdélyi, P. and Whitley, E.A., 2015. Implementing the knowledge-based economy: Market devices as policy instruments. In: UACES CRN workshop on 'The politics of knowledge: Europe and beyond' 16-17 July 2015 Robinson College, University of Cambridge.
  • Okwilagwe, O., Apostolakis, C. and Erdélyi, P., 2015. Necessity or Opportunity? Public Private Partnerships for Local Regeneration in Nigeria. In: European Academy of Management Conference 17 June-20 July 2015 Warsaw, Poland.
  • Okwilagwe, O., Apostolakis, C. and Erdélyi, P., 2014. Facilitating Collaboration Processes in Partnership Working in Nigeria. In: British Academy of Management Conference 9-11 September 2014 Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  • Ngugi, I.K., Johnsen, R.E., Erdélyi, P. and Eng, T.-Y., 2010. Supporting sustainability in customer-supplier relationships: Barriers for SMEs in the UK organic food industry. In: IPSERA Workshop on Sustainable Purchasing & Supply Management 16-17 September 2010 Saint Nazaire, France.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2010. The Matter of Entrepreneurial Learning: A Literature Review. In: International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC) 2010 3-6 June 2010 Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Lugosi, P. and Erdélyi, P., 2009. From Marketing to Market Practices: Assembling the Ruin Bars of Budapest. In: Advances in Tourism Marketing Conference 2009 6-9 September 2009 Bournemouth University, England. , 299-310 Oxford: Goodfellows Publishers.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2009. The Qualification of E-Commerce Services: A Case Study of Entrepreneurial Learning in the Technological Economy. In: Quadrangular Conference in Technology, Organizations and Society 2009 1-3 June 2009 University of Cambridge.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2009. The Qualification of E-Commerce Services. In: 5th Social Study of ICT Open Research Forum (SSIT-ORF) 21-22 April 2009 ISIG, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2009. Actor-Network Theory and the Technological Economy. In: Business and Society Research Group Seminar 9 March 2009 Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Cambridge.
  • Erdélyi, P. and Lugosi, P., 2009. From Marketing to Market Practices: Assembling the Ruin Bars of Budapest. In: Centre for Research in Management Seminar 25 February 2009 The Business School, Bournemouth University.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2009. Framing, Qualification, and Reflexivity: Reporting from the Field. In: Information Systems Research Seminar 10 February 2009 ISIG, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2009. The Qualification of e-Commerce Business Services for Small Firms. In: Goldsmiths Winter Workshop in Economic Sociology 13-15 January 2009 Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2008. Organising Competence and ICT Artefacts: A Multi-Case Study of Small E-Commerce Firms in the South of England. In: Flows, Doings, Edges II: Anatomies of a Relational Research Process 3 October 2008 Open University, Milton Keynes.
  • Ngugi, I.K., Johnsen, R.E. and Erdélyi, P., 2008. Relationship and Network Approach to Innovation and Capabilities Building in Small and Medium-Sized UK Organic Food and Drink Suppliers: A Literature Review. In: 24th IMP Conference 4-6 September 2008 Uppsala University, Sweden.
  • Erdélyi, P. and Whitley, E.A., 2008. A Break from the Routine: Studying Strategising Practices at a Small E-Commerce Retailer with Actor-Network Theory. In: Strategy as Practice – Stability and Change in Strategizing Routines: 24th EGOS Colloquium 10-12 July 2008 Vrije University, Amsterdam.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2008. Organising Performance in E-Commerce Firms: A Multi-Case Study of Small Retailers in the South of England. In: The Fourth Social Study of ICT Open Research Forum (SSIT-ORF4) 23-24 April 2008 ISIG, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2008. Designs on E-Communications: Assembling Knowledge Networks. In: E-Communications, South West Design Programme, Business Link 18 March 2008 The Business School, Bournemouth University.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2008. The Thing in Mid-Assembly: Reflections on Developing a Doctoral Research Project. In: Information Systems Research Seminar 26 February 2008 ISIG, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2008. Organising Competence and e-Commerce Adoption: A Multi-Case Study of Small e-Tailers in the South of England. In: Strategy as Practice Symposium 20-22 February 2008 Lancaster University Management School, England.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2007. A Multi-Case Study of Organising, Strategising and ICTs in e-Tailing SMEs in the UK. In: Releasing Research – Enterprise Potential: Finale Event 18 July 2007 Bournemouth University, England.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2007. Organizing Competences: The Role of ICTs in Strategy Formation in SMEs. In: The Third Social Study of ICT Open Research Forum (SSIT-ORF) 21-22 March 2007 ISIG, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2006. Surviving Startup Pilot Project. In: The 6th Seville Transnational Meeting of the Atlantic Net Project 27-28 November 2006 Seville, Spain.
  • Erdélyi, P., 2006. Surviving Startup Pilot Project – INTERREG IIIB Atlantic Net. In: INTERREG IIIB Atlantic Net Workshop 15 November 2006 Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland.

Internet Publications

Theses

  • Erdelyi, P., 2015. Constructing entrepreneurial markets for innovations: the emergence of e-commerce entrepreneurship in the south of England. PhD Thesis. London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Management.

PhD Students

  • Isaac Ngugi. "Value Co-Creation between SME Suppliers and Large Customers in the UK Organic Food Sector" - completed in 2011 [Fully-funded PhD studentship]
  • Osikhuemhe Okwilagwe. "Collaboration processes in partnership working: local regeneration in Nigeria" - completed in 2017 [Vice-Chancellor's PhD Scholarship]
  • Tim Ford. "The role of co-production in strategy formation: A study of business support for small enterprises in Dorset" - completed in 2018

Profile of Teaching PG

  • "Global Strategic Management" - MSc International Management
  • "Suppy Chains, Networks and Markets" - MSc International Management
  • Dissertation supervision - MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
  • "Business Model Innovation" - MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

External Responsibilities

  • University College Cork (UCC) - Irish Management Institute (IMI), External Examiner (2020-)
  • Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University - MSc International Business dual degree, Periodic Collaborative Programme Review, External Panel Member (2019)
  • University College Cork (UCC) - Irish Management Institute (IMI) - Professional Diploma in Strategy and Innovation, External Assessor (2019)

Internal Responsibilities

  • Member, Faculty Research Degree Committee
  • Member, Faculty Academic Standards and Education Committee (FASEC)
  • AOL Lead, AACSB Assurance of Learning Steering Group
  • Faculty Member, The Business School's Industry Advisory Board
  • Head of Education & Professional Practice, Department of Marketing, Strategy & Innovation; Department of People & Organisations
  • Framework Leader, Postgraduate Management Framework

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

  • Journal of Cultural Economy, Anonymous peer review, 10 Jul 2017
  • Review of Managerial Science, Anonymous peer review, 06 Jun 2017
  • Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Anonymous peer review, 12 Dec 2016
  • Industrial marketing management, Anonymous peer review, 21 Feb 2011
  • Space and Culture, Anonymous peer review, 11 Nov 2008
  • Information Systems Journal, Anonymous peer review, 09 Nov 2008

Qualifications

  • PhD in Information Systems (London School of Economics and Political Science, 2015)
  • PG Cert in Research Degree Supervision (Bournemouth University, 2008)
  • MBA in General Management, (IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, 1999)
  • MA in English (State University of New York at Binghamton, 1995)
  • Mgr in Teacher's Certificate, English & Hungarian (Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia, 1992)

Honours

  • Winner of Best Paper Award (with Péter Lugosi) (Advances in Tourism Marketing Conference, 2009)
  • AECI Scholarship for postgraduate study in Spain (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID), 1998)
  • Fulbright Scholarship for postgraduate study in the United States (United States Department of State, 1992)

Memberships

  • British Academy of Management (BAM), Member,
  • European Academy of Management (EURAM), Member,
  • European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS), Member,
  • Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), Member,
  • Politics of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation Standing Group, ECPR, Member,
  • Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Member,