Dr Mari O'Connor

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Mari O'Connor

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Economics
University College Cork
Cork University Business School

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Biography

Mari O' Connor is a lecturer in the Department of Economics and a research associate in the Spatial and Regional Economic Research Centre (SRERC) in UCC.  Mari is a graduate of UCC (Bcomm; MBS Business Economics) and completed her PhD at Queen's University Belfast.  Mari's research interests include patents, innovation, entrepreneurial opportunities, entrepreneurship, and regional economics.

  1. Publications
  2. Research Domains
  3. Thesis

Research Domains

  • Innovation
  • Patents  
  • Entrepreneurial opportunities
  • Entrepreneurship 
  • Regional Economics  
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Thesis

  • Who is most at risk to Industry 4.0 Automation in China? (Thesis Co-Supervisor)
  • To explore the relationship between entrepreneurship and enterprise performance in China (Thesis Co-Supervisor)
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Publications

Journal article

Year Publication
2018 DORAN, J., MCCARTHY, N., O'CONNOR, M., NSIAH, C. (2018). The role of entrepreneurship in stimulating economic growth in developed and developing countries. Cogent Economics & Finance. doi:10.1080/23322039.2018.1442093. Details
2017 DORAN, J., MCCARTHY, N., O'CONNOR, M. (2017). The employment--population nexus and implications for sustainable economic development: insights from Irish regions using a partial adjustment model. International Review of Applied Economics. doi:10.1080/02692171.2016.1263608. Details
2016 DORAN, J., MCCARTHY, N., O'CONNOR, M. (2016). Entrepreneurship and employment growth across European regions. Regional Studies, Regional Science. doi:10.1080/21681376.2015.1135406. Details
2019 DORAN, J., MCCARTHY, N., O'CONNOR, M. (2019). THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNAL KNOWLEDGE GENERATION AND EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE SOURCING FOR SME INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM IRELAND. International Journal of Innovation Management. doi:10.1142/S1363919619500695. Details
2021 CONNOR, M. O., DORAN, J., MCCARTHY, N. (2021). Cognitive proximity and innovation performance: are collaborators equal? European Journal of Innovation Management, 24 (3). doi:10.1108/EJIM-11-2019-0347. Details
2018 MCCARTHY, N., O'CONNOR, M., DORAN, J. (2018). Analysing National Innovation Capacity and its Importance for Competitiveness and Growth. International Journal of Competitiveness. doi:10.1504/IJC.2018.10012662. Details
2023 YIN, Y., CROWLEY, F., DORAN, J., DU, J., O'CONNOR, M. (2023). Research and innovation and the role of competition in family owned and managed firms. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 29 (1). doi:10.1108/IJEBR-12-2021-1031. Details

Report

Year Publication
2016 O' CONNOR, M. (2016). An Analysis of Public and Private Sector Earnings in Ireland 2008-2013.
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