Dr Dylan Henderson
Senior Research Fellow, Welsh Economy Research Unit
- Email:
- hendersond3@cardiff.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 (0)29 2087 6928
- Location:
- T02, Adeilad Aberconwy, Rhodfa Colum, Cathays, Caerdydd, CF10 3EU
- Sylwebydd y cyfryngau
I am an experienced researcher specialising in enterprise, innovation and economic development policy and practice. My current research focuses on the economic benefits associated with business adoption and exploitation of digital technologies. I have published in a range of leading journals and policy publications, with studies undertaken for organisations such as the European Commission, Welsh Government, regional development agencies and universities across Europe. As a Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff Business School (Economics section) I am currently conducting research alongside the Welsh Government's programme of support for superfast broadband.
Education and qualifications
- PhD Regional Economic Development, 1999, Cardiff University (ESRC award)
- MSc Technical Change and Regional Development (Distinction), 1995, Cardiff University (SERC award)
- BA (Hons) Geography, 1993, Manchester University
Career overview
- 2016 - present: Cardiff Business School, Welsh Economic Research Unit
- 2005 - 2016: Senior consultant, CM International
- 1999 - 2005: Consultant, CM International
- 1994 -1995: Research assistant, Centre for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Cardiff University
Pwyllgorau ac adolygu
- 2016 - present: Cardiff Business School’s Shadow Management Board
2019
- Henderson, D. 2019. Institutional work in the maintenance of regional innovation policy instruments: Evidence from Wales. Regional Studies (10.1080/00343404.2019.1634251)
- Jones, C. and Henderson, D. 2019. Broadband and uneven spatial development: the case of Cardiff City-Region. Local Economy 34(3), pp. 228-247. (10.1177/0269094219841590)
- Henderson, D. and Roche, N. 2019. From consensus to conflict in the regional policy mix for broadband deployment: examining the role of informal coordination. Presented at: 29th European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS) 2018, Trento, Italy, 1-4 August 201829th European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS): "Towards a digital future: Turning technology into markets?". EconStor
- Henderson, D. 2019. Policy entrepreneurship in context: Understanding the role of institutions in the emergence of novel policy solutions for services innovation in Finland and Ireland. Science and Public Policy (10.1093/scipol/scz020)
- Henderson, D. 2019. Policy path dependency in a less developed region: The evolution of regional innovation policy in Wales (UK). Revista Galega de Economia 28(3), pp. 44-63.
2017
- Henderson, D. 2017. Assessing the impact of broadband use on the Welsh economy. Welsh Economic Review 25, pp. 28-36. (10.18573/j.2017.10196)
2002
- Morgan, K. J. and Henderson, D. 2002. Regions as laboratories: the rise of regional experimentalism in Europe. In: Innovation and Social Learning.. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 204-226.
2000
- Izushi, H. and Henderson, D. 2000. Designing learning networks in peripheral regions: comparison of two models. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 18(6), pp. 697-710. (10.1068/c10m)
- Henderson, D. 2000. EU Regional Innovation Strategies: Regional Experimentalism in Practice?. European Urban and Regional Studies 7(4), pp. 347-358. (10.1177/096977640000700404)
1999
- Henderson, D. and Thomas, M. 1999. Learning through strategy-making: the RTP in Wales. In: Morgan, K. J. and Nauwelaers, C. eds. Regional Innovation Strategies: The Challenge for Less-Favoured Regions.. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, pp. 80-95.
1998
- Henderson, D. 1998. Building interactive learning networks: lessons from the Welsh Medical Technology Forum. Regional Studies 32, pp. 783-787.
1997
- Morgan, K. J. and Henderson, D. 1997. The fallible servant: evaluating the Welsh Development Agency. In: Nationality and Planning in Scotland and Wales.. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, pp. 77-97.
Modern Business Enterprise (BS3561)
Primary research interests
- Economic development and impact analysis
- Innovation and technology policy
- Academic-industry linkages and knowledge transfer
- Innovation in services
Research projects
Recent Research
- Superfast Broadband Business Exploitation Research Project, WERU / Welsh Government
- Final evaluation of the Academic Expertise for Business programme, Welsh Government
- End of programme evaluation of the SMART Cymru RD& I programme, Welsh Government
- Evaluation of the impact of the KTP programme in Wales, Welsh Government
- The role and importance of design in non-design intensive businesses in Ireland, Department for Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, Ireland
- Review of innovation in services and business processes, Foráfs, Ireland
