Refereed Publications and Proceedings
- Farrell, Ellen, Carole Howorth and Mike Wright (2008). A review of sampling and definitional issues in informal venture capital research, Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Vol. 10, 4. p 331-353.
- Farrell, Ellen (2008). An industry review and analysis of informal venture capital. Proceeedings of the International Council for Small Business 2008, World Conference, Halifax, Canada, June 22 – 25, 2008.
- Farrell, Ellen (2007). Capital gains-free business angel investments produce significant increase in equity capital for entrepreneurs. The Workplace Review. May 2007 http://www.sobey.smu.ca/workplacereview/may2007/BusinessAngel_WPR6.pdf
- Farrell, Ellen and Carole Howorth (2005). Summary – Predicting investment success and re-investment behaviour in business angels, Frontiers in Entrepreneurship Research.
- Farrell, Ellen and Carole Howorth (2002). Biases and heuristics of novice and habitual business angels. Frontiers in Entrepreneurship Research, 2002, pp 381-392.
- Farrell, Ellen (2000). Summary - The role of habitual and novice angels in new firm incorporations. Frontiers in Entrepreneurship Research, 2000, p 272.
- Farrell, Ellen (1999). Does Representative Sampling Methodology Really Increase Angel Density? Proceedings of the 44th World Conference of the International Conference of Small Business, Italy.
- Farrell, Ellen (1997). Improving Sampling Procedures in Informal Investment Research: Towards a More Representative Angel. Proceedings 42 World Conference of the International Council on Small Business, San Francisco, June, 1997.
- Farrell, Ellen (1995). Creating Jobs Through Small Business: The Capital Market Dilemma and the East Coast Economy. Proceedings of the Atlantic Schools of Business, Sydney, 1995.
- Farrell, Ellen (1995). Green Acres Farmers Market. Entrepreneurship Business Case Studies. Nova Scotia: Atlantic Entrepreneurial Institute, 1995, pp. 53 - 64.
Refereed Conference Presentations
- Farrell, E. (2011). The Nature of the Upstream Value Chain for the Informal Venture Capital Industry. Business and Economics Society International. Split, Croatia July 6 -9, 2011.
- Farrell, E and MacDonald, G. (2009). Valuation practices of business angels: Beyond instinct and intuition. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Babson College, June 4 – 6, 2009, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.
- Farrell, Ellen (2007). Assessing Biases Associated with Business Angel Research: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of the Size and Direction of Variances Between Networked and Representatively Sampled Angels. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, June 7 – 9, 2007, Madrid, Spain.
- Farrell, Ellen (2006). Do Business Angels Learn (Or Are They Born That Way)? Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Kelly School of Business, Indiana State University, USA, June 8 – 10, 2006.
- Farrell, Ellen and Carole Howorth (2005). Predicting Performance and Habitual Behaviour of Business Angels, Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA, June 2005.
- Farrell, Ellen and Carole Howorth (2004). Information Asymmetry, the Appraisal Process and the Nature of Novice and Habitual Business Angels, Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Glasgow, UK, 2004.
- Farrell, Ellen and Carole Howorth (2003). Concerns Regarding Methodological and Sampling Issues in Business Angel Research, Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA, 2003.
- Farrell, Ellen and Carole Howorth (2001). Behavior, Cognition and Motivations of Habitual and Novice Angels in New Firm Incorporations, Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Jonkoping, Sweden, 2001.
- Farrell, Ellen (2000). The Role of Habitual and Novice Angels in New Firm Incorporations, Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Wellesley, Massachusetts: Babson College, 2000.
- Farrell, Ellen (1998). Informal venture capital activity in Atlantic Canada: High and low estimates still greater than expected. Atlantic Schools of Business Annual Conference, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. November 1998.
- Farrell, Ellen (1998). Informal venture capital activity in Atlantic Canada: Generating accurate estimates to understand industry growth. Canadian Council on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, Halifax. October 1998.
- Farrell, Ellen (1996). Canadian Support Policies for Innovations and New Technology in the Environmental Sector: A Regional Perspective. Canadian Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Annual Conference, Montreal, 1996.
- Farrell, Ellen (1993). Entrepreneurs and Would-be Entrepreneurs: Towards a Description of Values. Atlantic Schools of Business, St. John, NB, 1993.