Staff profile

I’m a social scientist trying to do useful research, mostly at the intersection of human enterprise, social issues and natural environments. With a focus on engaged scholarship, I explore 1. How individuals and communities use entrepreneurial practices to overcome challenging circumstances and create better futures and 2. the idea of impact-in-process, to bring research impact into the core of social science research.

My work has been published in leading management journals, such as Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, California Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Academy of Management Discoveries and Academy of Management Perspectives; in innovation studies journals such as Research Policy and Technological Forecasting and Social Change; as well as in regional and environmental studies outlets, e.g., Business Strategy and the Environment, Organization & Environment, and Regional Studies. I have also published several reports on research impact, social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and at-risk groups, impact investing, and enterprise and rural development. My research has also been referenced in popular and specialised media such as Fast Company, Shareable, The Conversation, The European Business Review, The Telegraph, The Network for Business Sustainability and America Economia.

At Durham, I'm the Co-Director of the Durham Enterprise Centre (Business School) and the Centre for Social justice and Community Action (Sociology). Outside of Durham, I am the co-founder of Mind Your Business & the Social Science Enterprise Lab, serve as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Business Venturing Insights and hold visiting positions at IE Business School in Spain and Universidad del Desarrollo in Chile.

• Social & sustainable entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship in the periphery
• Research impact

Journal Article

• Muñoz, P., Farny, S., Kibler, E., & Salmivaara, V. (2024). How Founders Harness Tensions in Hybrid Venture Development. Business & Society, 63(8), 1842-1886. https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503241255483
• 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
• Morales-Raya, M., & Muñoz, P. (2024). Varieties of Time in Business Sustainability Research: An Integrative Review and Research Agenda. Organization and Environment, 37(2), 257-297. https://doi.org/10.1177/10860266231210610
• Newbery, R., McKague, K., Muñoz, P., & Kimmitt, J. (2024). Reconceptualizing Franchisee Performance: A Configurational Approach in a Base‐of‐the‐Pyramid Context. British Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12826
• Muñoz, P., & Gamble, E. (2024). When given two choices, take both! Social impact assessment in social entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2024.2349207
• Muñoz, P., & Hernández, M. (2024). Human-animal mutualism in regenerative entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 36(5-6), 577-606. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2024.2305648
• 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
• Muñoz-Roman, P., Braun, S., Chowdhury, F., Barton, M., Jayne-Little, N., Komes, J., Rowland, J., Sykes, K., Smith, J., Talbot-Jones, C., & Taggart, A. (2023). The Deterioration of Self-Worth in Entrepreneurship. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 20, Article e00430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2023.e00430
• Muñoz, P., & Dimov, D. (2023). Facing the future through entrepreneurship theory: A prospective inquiry framework. Journal of Business Venturing, 38(4), Article 106303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2023.106303
• Chen, S., Sharma, G., & Muñoz, P. (2023). In pursuit of impact: From research questions to problem formulation in entrepreneurship research. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 47(2), 232-264. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587221111736
• Gamble, E., Muñoz, P., & Fox, K. (2023). Is it time to clean up US tax-exempt nonprofit reporting?. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 14(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/sampj-09-2021-0373
• Muñoz, P., Kibler, E., Mandakovic, V., & Amorós, J. E. (2022). Local entrepreneurial ecosystems as configural narratives: A new way of seeing and evaluating antecedents and outcomes. Research Policy, 51(9), Article 104065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.104065
• 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
• Hernández, M., & Muñoz, P. (2022). Reformists, Decouplists, and Activists: A Typology of Ecocentric Management. Organization and Environment, 35(2), 282-306. https://doi.org/10.1177/1086026621993204
• Muñoz, P., Gamble, E., & Beer, H. (2022). Impact measurement in an emerging social sector: Four novel approaches. Academy of Management Discoveries, 9(2), 298-330. https://doi.org/10.5465/amd.2020.0044
• Gamble, E., & Muñoz, P. (2022). When tax-exempt nonprofits detract value from society. Academy of Management Perspectives, 36(1), 50-92. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2018.0027
• Muñoz, P., & Dimov, D. (2022). A translational framework for entrepreneurship research. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 19, Article e00361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2022.e00361
• Barton, M., & Muñoz, P. (2022). The magical language of un-realistic venture ideas in social entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 35(1 - 2), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2022.2158492
• Muñoz, P., & Branzei, O. (2021). Regenerative Organizations: Introduction to the Special Issue. Organization and Environment, 34(4), 507-516. https://doi.org/10.1177/10860266211055740
• Gamble, E., & Muñoz, P. (2021). How Tax Incentives Slow Down Positive Change in Social Impact Ecosystems and What Can We Do About It. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 16, Article e00284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2021.e00284
• Kibler, E., & Muñoz, P. (2020). What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Community? Commentary. Academy of Management Discoveries, 6(4), 721-725. https://doi.org/10.5465/amd.2019.0247
• Muñoz, P., Cacciotti, G., & Ucbasaran, D. (2020). Failing and exiting in social and commercial entrepreneurship: The role of situated cognition. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 14, Article e00196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2020.e00196
• Muñoz, P., Naudé, W., Williams, N., Williams, T., & Frías, R. (2020). Reorienting entrepreneurial support infrastructure to tackle a social crisis: A rapid response. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 14, Article e00181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2020.e00181
• 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
• Wainwright, L., & Muñoz, P. (2020). Restorative entrepreneuring: A new cross- disciplinary agenda to support at-risk social groups. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 13, Article e00165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2020.e00165
• Pollack, J. M., Muñoz, P., & Dimov, D. (2020). JBVI on its 5th birthday: Reflections on place and journey. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 13, Article e00152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2019.e00152
• Kibler, E., & Munoz, P. (2020). Social entrepreneurship in context and as practice. Regional Studies, 54(9), 1317-1319. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2020.1758447
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Van gelderen, M., Kibler, E., Kautonen, T., Munoz, P., & Wincent, J. (2019). Mindfulness and Taking Action to Start a New Business. Journal of Small Business Management, 57(sup2), 489-506. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12499
• 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
• Kimmitt, J., & Munoz, P. (2018). Sensemaking the `social' in social entrepreneurship. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242618789230
• Munoz, P., & Cohen, B. (2018). A Compass for Navigating Sharing Economy Business Models. California Management Review, 61(1), 114-147. https://doi.org/10.1177/0008125618795490
• Munoz, P., & Cohen, B. (2018). Sustainable Entrepreneurship Research: Taking Stock and looking ahead. Business Strategy and the Environment, 27(3), 300-322. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2000
• Munoz, P., Cacciotti, G., & Cohen, B. (2018). The double-edged sword of purpose-driven behavior in sustainable venturing. Journal of Business Venturing, 33(2, SI), 149-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2017.12.005
• Munoz, P., & Cohen, B. (2018). Entrepreneurial Narratives in Sustainable Venturing: Beyond People, Profit, and Planet. Journal of Small Business Management, 56(1), 154-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12395
• Munoz, P. (2018). A cognitive map of sustainable decision-making in entrepreneurship: A configurational approach. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 24(3), 787-813. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-03-2017-0110
• Munoz, P., Janssen, F., Nicolopoulou, K., & Hockerts, K. (2018). Advancing sustainable entrepreneurship through substantive research. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 24(2), 322-332. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-03-2018-427
• 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
• Munoz, P., & Cohen, B. (2017). Mapping out the sharing economy: A configurational approach to sharing business modeling. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 125, 21-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.03.035
• Kimmitt, J., & Munoz, P. (2017). Entrepreneurship and financial inclusion through the lens of instrumental freedoms. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242617700699
• Cohen, B., & Munoz, P. (2017). Entering Conscious Consumer Markets: Towards a new generation of sustainability strategies. California Management Review, 59(4), 23-48. https://doi.org/10.1177/0008125617722792
• Muñoz, P., & Cohen, B. (2017). Towards a social-ecological understanding of sustainable venturing. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 7, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2016.12.001
• Munoz, P., & Kibler, E. (2016). Institutional complexity and social entrepreneurship: A fuzzy-set approach. Journal of Business Research, 69(4, SI), 1314-1318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.098
• Munoz, P., & Cohen, B. (2016). The Making of the Urban Entrepreneur. California Management Review, 59(1, SI), 71-91. https://doi.org/10.1177/0008125616683953
• Cohen, B., & Munoz, P. (2016). Sharing cities and sustainable consumption and production: towards an integrated framework. Journal of Cleaner Production, 134(A, SI), 87-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.133
• Cohen, B., & Munoz, P. (2015). Toward a Theory of Purpose-Driven Urban Entrepreneurship. https://doi.org/10.1177/1086026615600883
• Munoz, P., & Dimov, D. (2015). The call of the whole in understanding the development of sustainable ventures. Journal of Business Venturing, 30(4), 632-654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2014.07.012
• Kibler, E., Fink, M., Lang, R., & Muñoz, P. (2015). Place attachment and social legitimacy: Revisiting the sustainable entrepreneurship journey. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 3, 24-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2015.04.001
• Little, C., Felzensztein, C., Gimmon, E., & Munoz, P. (2015). The business management of the Chilean salmon farming industry. Marine Policy, 54, 108-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2014.12.020
• Rodrigo, P., Munoz, P., & Wright, A. (2015). Transitions dynamics in context: key factors and alternative paths in the sustainable development of nations. Journal of Cleaner Production, 94, 221-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.057
• Muñoz, P. (2013). The Distinctive Importance of Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Current opinion in creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.11565/cuocient.v2i1.26

Report

• Elbrink, S., & Munoz, P. A Spotlight on the North East Creative Industry. Social Science Enterprise Lab
• Muñoz, P., & Dimov, D. (2023). Social venturing in the social sciences. [No known commissioning body]
• Muñoz, P., & Hargreaves, C. (2021). Stories of Regeneration: A New Breed of Sustainable Entrepreneurs. [No known commissioning body]