Dr Gillian Barrett
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Programme Director
Management & Marketing
University College Cork
Cork University Business School
Biography
Gillian Barrett (MSc, PhD) is a College Lecturer in Management and Entrepreneurship at Cork University Business School (CUBS), University College Cork (UCC) since 2016. She completed her PhD in 2017 entitled “ Open innovation adoption in global high-tech SME firms: a qualitative multiple case study ” and her core research interests lie at the intersection of open innovation, global high-tech SMEs and entrepreneurial founders. Other research interests include entrepreneurial education and business model innovation. She is actively publishing and disseminating her research.
Prior to academia, she worked for fifteen years' in industry in a variety of senior management and leadership roles primarily in innovation and technology management. During this time, she worked with Ireland's largest retailer and wholesaler and managed many strategically important projects in Ireland, UK and Spain.
Grants and Honours
- 25/10/2019 - President's Award for Excellence in Teaching (Team), University College Cork
- 01/01/2014 - Marion McAneney Graduate Research Award, Intertrade Ireland
Research Domains
- Innovation Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Open Innovation
- Entrepreneurship Education
Thesis
- 2019 - LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATION, University College Cork (Thesis Co-Supervisor)
- 2022 - Individual Antecedents of Participation in Leadership Development Activities: Toward a Model of Role Identity, University College Cork (Thesis Co-Supervisor)
Publications
Journal article
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2021 | BARRETT, G., BOGUE, J., DOOLEY, L. (2021). Open innovation within high-tech SMEs: A study of the entrepreneurial founder's influence on open innovation practices. Technovation, 103. doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2021.102232. Details |
| 2022 | BARRETT, G., TSEKOURAS, G. (2022). A tango with a gorilla: An exploration of the microfoundations of open innovation partnerships between young innovative companies and multi-national enterprises. Technovation, 117. doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102561. Details |
| 2022 | BARRETT, G., TSEKOURAS, G. (2022). A tango with a gorilla: An exploration of the microfoundations of open innovation partnerships between young innovative companies and multi-national enterprises. Technovation. doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102561. Details |
| 2022 | DOOLEY, L., BARRETT, G., O’SULLIVAN, D. (2022). SME OPEN INNOVATION: DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE SIMILAR ACROSS THE R&D INTENSITY SPECTRUM. International Journal of Innovation Management, 26 (8). doi:10.1142/S1363919622500608. Details |
Book chapter
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2021 | BARRETT, G., DOOLEY, L. (2021). Open Innovation Strategy of an Early-Stage SME. Managing Collaborative R&D Projects (pp. 85-99). Springer Publishing. Details |
| 2021 | BARRETT, G., DOOLEY, L. (2021). Open Innovation Strategy of an Early-Stage SME. In Fernandes, G., Dooley, L., O'Sullivan, D., Rolstadås, A. (Eds.), Managing Collaborative R&D Projects. Contributions to Management Science. (pp. 85-99). Springer Publishing. Details |
Dissertation
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2017 | BARRETT, G. (2017). Open Innovation adoption in global high-tech SME firms: a qualitative multiple case study. |
Online resource
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2015 | BARRETT, G. (2015). “Are the open innovation practices of born global SMEs leveraging their explorative and exploitative potential?”. |
Other
| Year | Publication |
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| 2020 | BARRETT, G., FITZGERALD, C. (2020). Frank and Honest: a future sustainable business model? The Case Centre. |