DCUBS

Research Interests:

Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Policy; High-Tech Entrepreneurship;Management of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises; Commercialisation of University Research; and High Growth Firms. In recent research projects I have explored the nature and extent of entrepreneurial activity in Ireland (the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor project) and strategy in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Acs, Z., Brooksbank, D., O¿Gorman, C., Pickernell, D., and S. Terjesen. 2012. The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship: An Application to Foreign Direct Investment. International Journal Of Entrepreneurship And Small Business, 15, 2, pp237-261.
• Evers, N and O'Gorman C. 2011. Improvised internationalization in new ventures: The role of prior knowledge and networks. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 23, 7-8, pp549-574.
• O'Gorman, C. and N. Evers. 2011. Network intermediaries in the internationalisation of new firms in peripheral regions. International Marketing Review, 28, 4, pp340-364.
• O'Gorman, C., Byrne, O., and D. Pandya. 2008. How Scientists Commercialise New Knowledge via Entrepreneurship, The Journal of Technology Transfer. 33, 1, pp23-43.
• Terjesen, S., O'Gorman, C. and Z. Acs. 2008. Intermediated mode of internationalization: new software ventures in Ireland and India. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 20, 1, pp89-109.
• Acs, Z., O'Gorman, C. Szerb, L. and S. Terjesen. 2007. Could the Irish Miracle be Repeated in Hungary?. Small Business Economics, 26,
• O'Gorman, C., and P. Fitzsimons. 2007. Entrepreneurial Activity in Ireland: Evidence from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Irish Journal Of Management, 28, 2
• O'Shea, R., Allen, T., O'Gorman, C. and F. Roche. 2007. Creating the Entrepreneurial University: The Case of MIT. R&d Management, 37, 1
• Whelan, G. and C. O'Gorman. 2007. The Schumpeterian and Universal Hero Myth in Stories of Irish Entrepreneurs. Irish Journal Of Management, 28, 2
• O'Gorman, C., and S. Terjesen. 2006. Financing the Celtic Tigress: Venture financing and informal investment in Ireland. Venture Capital - An International Journal Of Entrepreneurial Finance, 8, 1, pp69-88.
• Begley, T., Delaney, E. and C. O'Gorman. 2005. Ireland at a crossroads: Still a magnet for corporate investment?. Organizational Dynamics, 34, 3, pp202-217.
• Ihrig, M., Knyphausen-Aufseß, D., and C. O'Gorman. 2005. The knowledge-based approach to entrepreneurship: Linking the entrepreneurial process to the dynamic evolution of knowledge, International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies. 1, 1/2, pp38-58.
• O'Gorman, C, Bourke, S. and J. Murray. 2005. The nature of managerial work in small growth-orientated businesses. Small Business Economics, 25, 1, pp1-16.
• Hytti, U. and C. O'Gorman. 2004. What is 'enterprise education'? An analysis of the objectives and methods of enterprise education programmes in four European countries, Education & Training. 46, 1, pp11-23.
• O'Gorman, C. and M. Kautonen. 2004. Policies to promote new knowledge-intensive industrial agglomerations. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 16, 6, pp459-479.
• O'Shea, R., Allen, T., O'Gorman, C. and F. Roche. 2004. Universities and technology transfer: A systematic review of academic entrepreneurship research. Irish Journal Of Management, 25, 2, pp11-29.
• O'Gorman, C. 2003. Stimulating high-tech entrepreneurship. R&d Management, 33, 2, pp177-187.
• O'Gorman, C. 2001. The sustainability of growth in small- and medium-sized enterprises, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 7, 2, pp60-75.
• O'Malley, E. and C. O'Gorman. 2001. Competitive advantage in the Irish indigenous software industry and the role of inward foreign direct investment. European Planning Studies, 9, 3, pp303-321.
• O'Gorman, C. and L. McTiernan. 2000. Factors influencing the internationalisation choices of small and medium-sized enterprises: The case of the Irish hotel industry, Enterprise and Innovation Management Studies. 1, 3, pp141-151.
• O'Gorman, C. and R. Doran. 1999. Mission statements in small- and medium-sized businesses. Journal Of Small Business Management, 37, 4, pp59-66.
• J. Murray and C. O'Gorman. 1994. Growth strategies for the smaller business. Strategic Change, 3, 2, pp175-183.

Selected Books

• Fitzsimons, P and C O'Gorman. Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2010. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report, Dublin City University, 2011.
• Fitzsimons, P. and O¿Gorman, C. Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2008. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report, Dublin City University, 2009.
• Fitzsimons, P. and O¿Gorman, C. Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2007. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report, Dublin City University, 2008.
• Fitzsimons, P, O'Gorman, C. Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2006, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report, Enterprise Ireland, 2007.
• O'Gorman C and J Cunningham. Enterprise in Action (3rd Edition), Oak Tree Press, 2007.
• Fitzsimons, P. and O'Gorman, C. Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2005. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report, Enterprise Ireland, 2006.
• O'Gorman. C. and J. Cunningham. Enterprise in Action: An Introduction to Entrepreneurship in an Irish Context,(2nd Edition), Oak Tree Press, 2003.
• E. O'Malley, O'Gorman, C. and J. Mooney. The Indigenous Software Industry: An Application of Porter's Cluster Analysis,Research Paper Series, No.3, National Economic & Social Council, 1997.
• O'Gorman, C. and J. Cunningham. Enterprise in Action: An Introduction to Entrepreneurship in an Irish Context, Oak Tree Press, 1997.

Selected Chapters

• Professor Colm B O'Gorman. 2012. The Role of the Entrepreneur in Determining Growth: A Longitudinal Analysis of a New Venture¿. , pp47-67.
• Finn, D. and O'Gorman, C. 2011. The Emergence of a Knowledge-Intensive Industry: A Study of the RFID Industry. Entrepreneurship, Growth and Economic Development (Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research Series), pp235-261.
• O¿Gorman, C.. 2009. The financial requirements of early-stage entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship and Growth in Local, Regional and National Economies, Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research, pp126-138.
• Terjesen, S. and C. O'Gorman. 2007. A gender analysis of the supply of, and demand for, new venture finance in Ireland. Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Local Development Frontiers in European Research in 2005
• O'Gorman, C. 2006. Strategy and the small business. Enterprise, and Small Business: Principles, Practice and Policy,2nd Edition, pp406-422.
• Fitzsimons, P., Murray, S., O'Gorman, C. and F Roche. 2004. Government Policies, Programs, and Entrepreneurship. GEM 2003 Global Report, pp73-75.
• O'Gorman, C. 2002. Planning for Growth. New Venture Creation in Ireland, pp203-221.
• O'Gorman, C. 2000. Strategy and the Small Firm. Enterprise, and Small Business: Principles, Practice and Policy, pp179-208.
• O'Gorman, C. 1997. Success Strategies in High Growth SMEs. Technology, Innovation and Enterprise- The European Experience, pp179-208.
• O'Gorman, C. and Murray, J. 1995. Growth Strategies for the Smaller Business. Strategy and General Management: An Irish Reader, pp105-119.
• O'Gorman, C. 1994. Going for Growth: Strategies of High Growth Small Businesses. Perspectives on Marketing Management in Ireland, pp134-145.

Reviews

• O'Gorman, C. 2011. Lenihan, H., Andreosso-O'Callaghan, B. and M. Hart (2010) `SMEs in a Globalised World: Survival and Growth Strategies on Europe's Geographical Periphery¿ (Book). International Small Business Journal, 29, pp416-417.
• O'Gorman, C. 2007. Tsang, Denise (2006) `The Entrepreneurial Culture: Network Advantage Within Chinese and Irish Software Firms¿ (Book). International Small Business Journal, 25, pp333-334.

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• D. Curran, O¿Gorman, C. and C van Egeraat , The role of new entrants in industry evolution: An application of Klepper¿s theory to a high technology sector, Rent XXIII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, 17-NOV-11 - 18-NOV-11, Bodo, Norway
• O¿Gorman, C. and D. Curran , A study of the supply of `productive entrepreneurship¿ in Ireland: 1960 to 2008, Rent XXIII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, 17-NOV-11 - 18-NOV-11, Bodo, Norway
• Gorman, C. and D. Curran , Entrepreneurial Activity and the Evolution of the Irish Biotech Sector, Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ISBE), 09-NOV-11 - 10-NOV-11, Sheffield, UK
• O¿Gorman, C. and D. Curran , The supply of `productive entrepreneurship¿ in Ireland: 1960 to 2010; An analysis of established business owners in Ireland., 5th GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) Research Conference, 06-OCT-11 - 08-OCT-11, Cartagena de las Indias, Columbia
• Robbins, P. and C. O'Gorman , Organising for Radical Innovation . Team Leadership Really Matters, InterTradeIreland All-island Innovation Conference, 04-OCT-11 - 05-OCT-11, Queen¿s University, Belfast
• O¿Gorman, C., The Study of Entrepreneurship in Ireland, Irish Academy of Management , 02-SEP-11 - 03-SEP-11, National College of Ireland, Dublin
• Robbins, P. and O¿Gorman, C. , Organising for Radical Innovation: A Case Study of Teams and Team Leadership in a Large R&D Intensive Firm, Irish Acaedmy of Management, 02-SEP-11 - 03-SEP-11, National College of Ireland, Dublin
• O'Gorman, C. and N. Evers , Network intermediaries in the internationalisation of new firms in peripheral regions, Academy of International Business (AIB), 24-JUN-11 - 28-JUN-11, Nagoya, Japan
• Robbins, P. and C.O¿Gorman , ¿The right leader at the right time? A case study of New Product Development in GlaxoSmithKline¿, R&D Management Conference, 30-JUN-10 - 02-JUL-10, Manchester, UK
• Evers, N and C O'Gorman, Network intermediaries in the internationalisation of new firms in peripheral regions, 37th Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business (UK & Ireland Chapter), 08-APR-10 - 10-APR-10, Dublin, Ireland
• Finn, D and O¿Gorman, C. , The emergence of a knowledge-intensive industry: A study of the RFID industry , Rent XXIII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, 17-NOV-09 - 19-NOV-09, Budapest, Hungary
• OhObain, L. and O¿Gorman, C. , Higher order learning and the emergence of dynamic capabilities in SMEs, Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), 03-NOV-09 - 06-NOV-09, Liverpool, UK
• Acs, Z., Brooksbank, D., O¿Gorman, C., Pickernell, D., & S. Terjesen. , The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship: An Application to Foreign Direct Investment, Academy of Management Annual Conference August 2009., 09-AUG-09 - 11-AUG-09, Chicago, IL., USA
• Finn, D and O¿Gorman, C. , The Emergence of a Knowledge Intensive Industry: A Study of the RFID industry, Workshop on Entrepreneurial Activity and Regional Competitiveness, Orkestra, Basque Institute of Competitiveness, University of Deusto and The Max Planck Institute of Economics, 18-JUN-09 - 19-JUN-09, San Sebastain, Spain
• Hogan, T. and O¿Gorman, C. , The new economy in Ireland: a study of the impact of the ICT producing sector in Ireland, ISSP-08, Irish Irish Social Science Platform, 11-SEP-08 - 12-SEP-08, Dublin
• Hogan, T. and O¿Gorman, C., The new economy in Ireland: a study of the impact of the ICT producing sector in Ireland, Irish Acaedmy of Management, 03-SEP-08 - 05-SEP-08, Dublin
• Evers, N. and O¿Gorman, C., The role of a government support agency in the rapid internationalisation of new firms, Irish Acaedmy of Management, 03-SEP-08 - 05-SEP-08, Dublin
• Terjesen, S., O¿Gorman, C. and Z. Acs, Intermediated mode of internationalization: new software ventures in Ireland and India, Aacemy of Management Annual Conference , 11-AUG-08 - 13-AUG-08, Anaheim, Calfornina, USA
• Acs, Z., Brooksbank, D., O¿Gorman, C., Pickernell, D., and S. Terjesen, The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship and Foreign Direct Investment, In: Washington DC, 1-3 October 2007. ed.3rd GEM Research Conference, 01-OCT-07 - 03-OCT-07, Georgre Mason University, Washington, DC
• O'Gorman, C, Organizing for commercialization activity and the emergence of a university based incubator in a public university, 52nd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference , 13-JUN-07 - 15-JUN-07, Turku, Finland
• O'Gorman, C., Pickernell, D., Acs, Z., and D. Brooksbank, Applying the Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship to the Emergence of Knowledge-Based Entrepreneurship, Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Empressa, 07-JUN-07 - 09-JUN-07, Madrid, Spain
• Evers, N. and C. O'Gorman, The role of social and business ties in the internationalisation of three Irish aquacultural firms, Rent XX, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management , 22-NOV-06 - 24-NOV-06, Brussels
• Byrne, O., O'Gorman, C. and D. Pandya, The role of campus incubators in new firm creations, Irish Academy of Management, 01-SEP-06 - 01-SEP-06, Cork
• Terjesen , S., O'Gorman, C. and Z. Acs , Intermediated Internationalization: Born Local Software Start-ups in Ireland and India, 51st International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference , 19-JUN-06 - 21-JUN-06, Melbourne, Australia
• O'Gorman, C and S. Terjesen, Financing the Celtic Tigress, Rent XIX, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management , 16-NOV-05 - 18-NOV-05, Napoli, Italy
• O'Gorman, C., Byrne, O. and Pandya, D., Exploring the Benefits of Incubation: The entrepreneurs' Perspective, Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference , 01-JUN-05 - 01-JUN-05, Boston
• Acs, Z., O'Gorman, C. Szerb, L. and S. Terjesen, Could the Irish Miracle be Repeated in Hungary?, 2nd GEM Research Conference , 01-APR-05 - 01-APR-05, Budapest, Hungary
• O'Gorman, C, Resource endowments of nascent entrepreneurs: A multiple country study, Rent XVII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management , 24-NOV-04 - 25-NOV-04, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Byrne, O., O'Gorman, C. and D. Pandya, Incubation Centre Services: Knowing Knowledge Companies, Irish Academy of Management (IAM) , 01-SEP-04 - 01-SEP-04, Dublin
• O'Gorman, C. and S. Murray, Entrepreneurial Activity in OECD Countries: An Exploration of the Antecedent Conditions, Irish Academy of Management , 01-SEP-04 - 01-SEP-04, Trinity College, Dublin University
• O'Gorman, C., A parsimonious model of entrepreneurial activity in EU member states, Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Poster Session, 03-JUN-04 - 05-JUN-04, Stratclyde University, Glasgow
• O'Gorman, C and A. Autio, Differences in entrepreneurial processes in different institutional contexts: A comparison of the US and EU economies, First GEM Research Conference 'Entrepreneurship in Nations and Regions' , 01-APR-04 - 03-APR-04, Berlin
• Byrne, O., O'Gorman, C. and D Pandya, The Entrepreneurial Process in Terms of Information Flows: A Study of Firms Located in Busienss Incubators, Rent XVI, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management , 20-SEP-03 - 21-SEP-03, Lodz, Poland
• O'Gorman, C, U Hytti, J Cotton and C Stampfl, Can National Education Policies Meet the Call for More Entrepreneurs?, International Council for Small Business (ICSB), 48th World Conference, 16-JUN-03 - 18-JUN-03, Belfast
• O'Gorman, C, H Frederick and P Arenius , Increasing the Supply of Entrepreneurship in Small High-growth Economies: A Comparative Analysis of Finland, Ireland and New Zealand, Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference , 05-JUN-03 - 07-JUN-03, Babson College, USA
• O'Gorman, C and P Fitzsimons, How Entrepreneurial is Ireland, Research Series , 10-MAR-03 - 10-MAR-03, Dublin City University
• O'Gorman, C and M Planellas , A Model of Ricardian Rent Creation in New Ventures, Rent XVI, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, 01-NOV-02 - 01-NOV-02, Barcelona
• O'Gorman, C , Policies for New Prosperity: Stimulating New Agglomerations of Knowledge-Intensive Firms, Jonkoping International Business School , 01-APR-02 - 01-APR-02, Jokoping, Sweden
• O'Gorman, C, Policies for New Prosperity: Stimulating New Agglomerations of Knowledge-Intensive Firms, ESADE , 01-FEB-02 - 01-FEB-02, Barcelona
• O'Gorman, C, The Role of Public Policy in 'Seeding' New High Tech Enterprises in Dublin, European Small Business Seminar, 12-SEP-01 - 14-SEP-01, Dublin
• O'Gorman, C with Z. Simsek, M. Lubatkin, J. Veiga, R. Dino, J Adams, P. Poutziouris and B. Murray, Top Management Team Cognitive Diversity,Team-Membership Exchange, and Firm Performance, Academy of Management, Annual Conference , 01-AUG-01 - 01-AUG-01, Washington
• O'Gorman, C and M. Kautonen, Policies for New Prosperity How Agglomerations of Knowledge Intensive Industries Emerge, Technological Entrepreneurship in the Emerging Regions of the New Millennium, Sponsored by Journal of Business Venturing and Centre for Management of Innovation and Technopreneurship,, 28-JUN-01 - 01-JUL-01, National University of Singapore, Singapore
• O'Gorman, C, Can Public Policy Interventions Stimulate High-Tech Venture Creation?, Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference. , 14-JUN-01 - 16-JUN-01, University of Jonkoping, Sweden,
• O'Gorman, C, A European Perspective on the Study of Entrepreneurship, European Academy of Management, , 20-APR-01 - 21-APR-01, Barcelona, Spain
• O'Gorman, C and S.Bourke, The Nature of Managerial Work in Small Growth-Orientated Small Business, Rent XV, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, 01-NOV-00 - 01-NOV-00, Turku, Finland
• O'Gorman, C and M.Kautonen, Developing Clusters of SMEs in New Knowledge Intensive Industries: The Cases of Dublin, Ireland and Tampere, Finland, Rent XIV, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, 01-NOV-00 - 01-NOV-00, Prague, Czech Republic
• O'Gorman, C, Regional Development Strategies for High Tech Industries, Research Seminar, University College Galway, 01-OCT-00 - 01-OCT-00, Galway
• O'Gorman, C, Developing Clusters of SMEs in New Knowledge Intensive Industries: The Cases of Dublin, Ireland and Tampere, Finland (invited paper), International Workshop on 'Working Life in Micro Firms', European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions , 01-SEP-00 - 01-SEP-00, Dublin
• O'Gorman, C, Profiles of the Managerial and Structural Characteristics of New Ventures, Rent XIII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management , 01-NOV-99 - 01-NOV-99, London
• O'Gorman, C, Profiles of the Managerial and Structural Characteristics of New Ventures, Irish Academy of Management Conference,, 01-SEP-99 - 01-SEP-99, Limerick, Ireland
• O'Gorman, C, Coping with the 'Liability of Newness': Profiles of the Managerial and Structural Characteristics of New Ventures, Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference , 01-JUN-99 - 01-JUN-99, University of South Carolina, USA
• O'Gorman, C and L. Kinsella, Effective Small Business Management: The Case for Delegating, Irish Academy of Management Conference, 01-SEP-98 - 01-SEP-98, Galway, Ireland
• O'Gorman, C, Entrepreneurial Behaviour: A Study of Entrepreneurs in the Irish Software Industry, 20th National Small Firms Policy & Research Conference, The Institute of Small Business Affairs , 01-NOV-97 - 01-NOV-97, Belfast
• O'Gorman, C, The Planning Behaviours of Entrepreneurs, Rent XI, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management , 01-NOV-97 - 01-NOV-97, Mannheim, Germany
• O'Gorman, C and R. Doran, Mission Statements Revisited: A Study of Missions Statements in Irish Organisations, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, Eastern Academy of Management, 01-SEP-97 - 01-SEP-97, Dublin, 508 - 512
• O'Gorman, C and M. Madden, Do Background Characteristics Influence Entrepreneurial Behaviour? A Comparison of the Background Characteristics of Entrepreneurs and Managers in the Irish Food Sector, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, Eastern Academy of Management, 01-SEP-97 - 01-SEP-97, Dublin, Ireland, 409 - 413
• O'Gorman, C, The Development of an Indigenous High Tech Sector in Ireland: The Case of the Irish Software Sector, 2nd Conference on Management Research in Ireland, 01-SEP-97 - 01-SEP-97, Dublin
• O'Gorman, C, J. Gannon and D. Jones-Evans, Competition Between Cities? Innovations in the Cultural and Financial Industries in Dublin, 2nd Conference on Management Research in Ireland, 01-SEP-97 - 01-SEP-97, Dublin
• O'Gorman, C, The Perceptions of Entrepreneurs and Bankers of the Role of Planning in the New Venture Creation Process, Entrepreneurship Research Network of Ireland , 01-NOV-96 - 01-NOV-96, Belfast
• O'Gorman, C, Success Strategies in High Growth Irish SMEs, Entrepreneurship Research Network of Ireland, 01-JAN-95 - 01-JAN-95, Dublin
• O'Gorman, C and J. Murray, Strategies for High Growth in SMEs: A Study of the Strategic Attributes and the Growth Processes of High Growth Small and Medium Sized Companies, Rent VII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, 01-NOV-93 - 01-NOV-93, Hungary
• O'Gorman, C, European Small Business Seminar, Strategies for Growth: Myths & Biases, 01-SEP-90 - 01-SEP-90, Dublin, Ireland