Staff profile

I am an entrepreneurship scholar looking to better understand the role of entrepreneurship and small businesses in society and the economy. I am primarily interested in social entrepreneurship, poverty, social investment, microfinance and rural entrepreneurship regionally, nationally and internationally. In addition, I am the academic lead for Durham University Business School's Smart & Scale initiative which aims to support SMEs in the North East of England through rigorous research and new knowledge.

I am motivated by academic research that asks interesting questions but is also of practical value to businesses, policy-makers and students. I have published in journals such as Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development and International Small Business Journal among others. In addition, I have produced several policy reports on outcomes-based finance (Social Impact Bonds), social entrepreneurship and impact investing. 

Journal Article

• Relational entrepreneurial perseverance in extreme contexts
  Muñoz, P., Kimmitt, J., & Williams, N. (in press). Relational entrepreneurial perseverance in extreme contexts. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice,
• Balloon Latam: Initiating Sustainable Development in Rural Communities
  Muñoz, P., & Kimmitt, J. (online). Balloon Latam: Initiating Sustainable Development in Rural Communities. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529726732
• Ideological Evolution of Social Entrepreneurship: Insights from Chile 1960-2020
  Barton, M., Kimmitt, J., Poblete, C., & Muñoz, P. (in press). Ideological Evolution of Social Entrepreneurship: Insights from Chile 1960-2020. Business History,
• Entrepreneurship as a journey of resistance: Reimagining socio-cultural life in the periphery
  Muñoz, P., de Campos, J. G. F., Barki, E., & Kimmitt, J. (in press). Entrepreneurship as a journey of resistance: Reimagining socio-cultural life in the periphery. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development,
• The Process of Freedom in Entrepreneurship and Poverty
  Kimmitt, J. (2025). The Process of Freedom in Entrepreneurship and Poverty. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 24, Article e00550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2025.e00550
• Reconceptualizing Franchisee Performance: A Configurational Approach in a Base‐of‐the‐Pyramid Context
  Newbery, R., McKague, K., Muñoz, P., & Kimmitt, J. (2025). Reconceptualizing Franchisee Performance: A Configurational Approach in a Base‐of‐the‐Pyramid Context. British Journal of Management, 36(1), 17-33. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12826
• Outcomes-based contracts and the hidden turn to public value management
  Kimmitt, J., & Muñoz, P. (2024). Outcomes-based contracts and the hidden turn to public value management. Organization, 31(7), 1113-1135. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505084231196102
• Entrepreneurial Finance and Institutional Logics in an Emerging Economy
  Worakantak, J., Newbery, R., & Kimmitt, J. (2024). Entrepreneurial Finance and Institutional Logics in an Emerging Economy. International Small Business Journal, 42(7), 901-936. https://doi.org/10.1177/02662426241240136
• Place in entrepreneurial storytelling: A study of cultural entrepreneurship in a deprived context
  Kimmitt, J., Kibler, E., Schildt, H., & Oinas, P. (2024). Place in entrepreneurial storytelling: A study of cultural entrepreneurship in a deprived context. Journal of Management Studies, 61(3), 1036-1073. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12912
• Trans-contextual work: doing entrepreneurial contexts in the periphery
  Muñoz, P., Kimmitt, J., & Spigel, B. (2024). Trans-contextual work: doing entrepreneurial contexts in the periphery. Small Business Economics, 62(2), 607-628. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-023-00772-4
• Social impact bonds and public service reform: back to the future of New Public Management?
  French, M., Kimmitt, J., Wilson, R., Jamieson, D., & Lowe, T. (2023). Social impact bonds and public service reform: back to the future of New Public Management?. International Public Management Journal, 26(3), 376-395. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2022.2050859
• Outcomes-based Contracting and Public Management Reform: Lessons from a Decade of Experimentation
  FitzGerald, C., Fraser, A., Kimmitt, J., Knoll, L., & Williams, J. (2023). Outcomes-based Contracting and Public Management Reform: Lessons from a Decade of Experimentation. International Public Management Journal, 26(3), 329-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2023.2170504
• Social problem scale, public investment and social entrepreneurship action
  Kimmitt, J., Mandakovic, V., & Muñoz, P. (2022). Social problem scale, public investment and social entrepreneurship action. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 28(6), 1391-1413. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-07-2021-0556
• Conceptualising a social business blockchain: The coexistence of social and economic logics.
  Devine, A., Jabbar, A., Kimmitt, J., & Apostolidis, C. (2021). Conceptualising a social business blockchain: The coexistence of social and economic logics. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 172, Article 120997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120997
• The recursive interplay of capabilities and constraints amongst microfinance entrepreneurs
  Kimmitt, J., & Dimov, D. (2021). The recursive interplay of capabilities and constraints amongst microfinance entrepreneurs. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 27(3), https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-10-2018-0642
• The Failure of Hybrid Organizations: A Legitimation Perspective
  Siwale, J., Kimmitt, J., & Amankwah-Amoah, J. (2021). The Failure of Hybrid Organizations: A Legitimation Perspective. Management and Organization Review, 17(3), https://doi.org/10.1017/mor.2020.70
• Poverty and the varieties of entrepreneurship in the pursuit of prosperity
  Kimmitt, J., Munoz, P., & Newbery, R. (2020). Poverty and the varieties of entrepreneurship in the pursuit of prosperity. Journal of Business Venturing, 35(4), Article 105939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2019.05.003
• Data for outcome payments or information for care? A sociotechnical analysis of the management information system in the implementation of a social impact bond
  Jamieson, D., Wilson, R., Martin, M., Lowe, T., Kimmitt, J., Gibbon, J., & French, M. (2020). Data for outcome payments or information for care? A sociotechnical analysis of the management information system in the implementation of a social impact bond. Public Money & Management, 40(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2020.1714306
• Support for social entrepreneurs from disadvantaged areas navigating crisis: Insights from Brazil
  Barki, E., de Campos, J., Lenz, A., Kimmitt, J., Stephan, U., & Naigeborin, V. (2020). Support for social entrepreneurs from disadvantaged areas navigating crisis: Insights from Brazil. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 14, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2020.e00205
• Packs, Troops and Herds: Prosocial Cooperatives and Innovation in the New Normal
  Muñoz, P., Kimmitt, J., & Dimov, D. (2020). Packs, Troops and Herds: Prosocial Cooperatives and Innovation in the New Normal. Journal of Management Studies, 57(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12542
• Theme: Futures in social investment? Learning from the emerging policy and practice of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs)
  Wilson, R., Fraser, A., Kimmitt, J., Tan, S., McHugh, N., Lowe, T., Warner, M., Baines, S., & Carter, E. (2020). Theme: Futures in social investment? Learning from the emerging policy and practice of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs). Public Money & Management, 40(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2020.1714287
• Tackling the Big Questions in Social Impact Bond Research through Comparative Approaches
  FitzGerald, C., Fraser, A., & Kimmitt, J. (2020). Tackling the Big Questions in Social Impact Bond Research through Comparative Approaches. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 22(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2020.1726177
• Social mission as competitive advantage: A configurational analysis of the strategic conditions of social entrepreneurship
  Munoz, P., & Kimmitt, J. (2019). Social mission as competitive advantage: A configurational analysis of the strategic conditions of social entrepreneurship. Journal of Business Research, 101, 854-861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.11.044
• The institutional work of creating and implementing Social Impact Bonds
  Lowe, T., Kimmitt, J., Wilson, R., Martin, M., & Gibbon, J. (2019). The institutional work of creating and implementing Social Impact Bonds. Policy and Politics, 47(2), https://doi.org/10.1332/030557318x15333032765154
• Rural entrepreneurship in place: an integrated framework
  Munoz, P., & Kimmitt, J. (2019). Rural entrepreneurship in place: an integrated framework. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 31(9-10), 842-873. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2019.1609593
• A diagnostic framework for social impact bonds in emerging economies
  Muñoz, P., & Kimmitt, J. (2019). A diagnostic framework for social impact bonds in emerging economies. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 12, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2019.e00141
• The discourse of institutional change in the Zambian microfinance sector
  Siwale, J., & Kimmitt, J. (2019). The discourse of institutional change in the Zambian microfinance sector. Africa Journal of Management, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2018.1563463
• Living on the slopes: entrepreneurial preparedness in a context under continuous threat
  Munoz, P., Kimmitt, J., Kibler, E., & Farny, S. (2019). Living on the slopes: entrepreneurial preparedness in a context under continuous threat. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 31(5-6), 413-434. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2018.1541591
• Sensemaking the `social' in social entrepreneurship
  Kimmitt, J., & Munoz, P. (2018). Sensemaking the `social' in social entrepreneurship. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242618789230
• Entrepreneurship and the rest: The missing debate
  Muñoz, P., & Kimmitt, J. (2018). Entrepreneurship and the rest: The missing debate. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 9, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2018.03.003
• Entrepreneurship and financial inclusion through the lens of instrumental freedoms
  Kimmitt, J., & Munoz, P. (2017). Entrepreneurship and financial inclusion through the lens of instrumental freedoms. International Small Business Journal, 35(7, SI), 803-828. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242617700699
• An empirical investigation of the interplay between microcredit, institutional context, and entrepreneurial capabilities
  Kimmitt, J., Scarlata, M., & Dimov, D. (2016). An empirical investigation of the interplay between microcredit, institutional context, and entrepreneurial capabilities. Venture Capital, 18(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2016.1191127

Report

• Rural Entrepreneurship Framework for Local Economic and Communal Thriving
  Kimmitt, J., Munoz, P., & Frias, R. (2025). Rural Entrepreneurship Framework for Local Economic and Communal Thriving. National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise