I am the Knowledge Services Lead for the Strategy Enterprise and Innovation (SEI) subject group in the Faculty of Business and Law. I am also a Reader in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship and fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
I have understaken collaborative work with a number of organisations within the public and private sectors. In particular I have extensive experience working on Knowledge Transfer Partnership projects.
I have written over 15 refereed journal articles published in highly ranked journals, related to innovation management and new product development. I have also published articles related to Marketing and Sales Management.
<91ÈÕº«AV>Biography91ÈÕº«AV>In 2013 I completed my PhD examining the management of packaging within new product development in the fast moving consumer goods industry. I am currently superising a number of PhD projects in areas linked to my research interests, which include, new product development, product innovation, process innovation and packaging.
<91ÈÕº«AV>Research interests91ÈÕº«AV>My current research is primarily in the arena of innovation management and new product development, in particular I am exploring innovation within low and medium technology industries and the food industry.
- Product and process innovation
- Packaging development and innovation
- Sustainable product development and eco-innovation
- The fuzzy front end of innovation
- Developing products for the elderly
I teach on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes related to business and management, and I am particularly heavily involved in teaching on the MSc in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship. I currently coordinate a Masters unit on Managing New Product Development.
<91ÈÕº«AV>Media availability91ÈÕº«AV>I am happy to take calls and emails from the media on my research, and am aware of the needs to respond to journalists in a timely manner. Please contact me directly on chris.simms@port.ac.uk
2024
Cinar, E., Demircioglu, M. A., Simms, C., Suchitwarasan, C.
27 Jun 2024, In: The Journal of Technology Transfer
Frishammar, J., Simms, C.
1 Apr 2024, In: Research Policy. 53, 3, 20p., 104937
Acik, A. C., Cinar, E., Demircioglu, M. A., Simms, C.
1 Mar 2024, In: Research Policy. 53, 2, 14p., 104915
Ozcan, S., Reim, W., Simms, C., Stornelli, A.
1 Feb 2024, In: Technovation. 130, 16p., 102925
2023
Cinar, E., Kim, J. Y., Simms, C., Suchitwarasan, C.
30 Nov 2023, In: Australian Journal of Public Administration, 22p.
Ozcan, S., Simms, C., Stornelli, A.
26 Oct 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Edblad, R., Essén, A., Frishammar, J., Hardebro, V., Simms, C.
1 Aug 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 70, 8, p. 2903-2919, 17p., 8
Simms, C., Thomas, L.
1 Jul 2023, In: Technovation. 125, 17p., 102750
Frishammar, J., Simms, C., Thomas, L.
1 May 2023, In: International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management. 20, 3, 2350016
Adomako, S., Nguyen, H. T. T., Simms, C., Vazquez-Brust, D. A.
5 Jan 2023, In: British Journal of Management. 34, 1, p. 299-320, 22p.