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Colm O'Gorman

PROF

COLM O’GORMAN is Professor of Entrepreneurship at Dublin City University Business School. He has been a visiting professor at Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland, NEOMA Business School, France, and ESADE Business School, Barcelona.

RESEARCH FOCUS: His research focuses on entrepreneurship, necessity entrepreneurship, innovation, and growth in new firms and in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, he has studied the growth strategies of SMEs, the nature of managerial work in high growth SMEs, mission statements in SMEs, and internationalisation processes in International New Ventures, and in SMEs. He has explored the emergence of high-tech firms in the context of cluster dynamics, including a study of the factors that led to the rapid emergence of the software industry in Ireland.

Recent work has explored the digital readiness of towns with colleagues in the Irish Institute for Digital Business (IIDB), at Dublin City University Business School; resilience in family businesses, with colleagues in the National Centre for Family Business, at Dublin City University Business School.

PUBLICATIONS: He has published extensively in leading, high impact, international peer-reviewed journals such as Academy of Management Review, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, European Planning Studies, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of World Business, International Marketing Review, Organisational Dynamics, R&D Management, Small Business Economics, and Venture Capital.

EU FUNDED RESEARCH. He is currently Management Committee member of EU COST Action - A European forum for revitalisation of marginalised mountain areas (CA21125). He has completed European Union funded research projects.

POLICY IMPACT: His research informs entrepreneurship policy and practice. He has co-authored the annual Irish Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report, which reports on the extent and nature of entrepreneurship in Ireland (as part of the largest international academic study of entrepreneurship). He advises on entrepreneurship and industrial development for policy makers and industrial development and enterprise promotion agencies.

TEACHING: His teaching is in the areas of Entrepreneurship. He has co-authored eight teaching cases studies on entrepreneurship published by the European Case Centre, including several award-winning cases, and ‘Enterprise in Action’, a textbook on entrepreneurship for Irish students.

MANGEMENT ROLES: He was Executive Dean (2 year interim role, 2021 to 2022, Associate Dean for Research (6 year term), and Director of the MBA programme at DCU Business School. He was formerly Department Chair (Management) (UCD School of Business). He has a PhD from Trinity College, a Masters of Business Studies (Enterprise Development) (UCD), and a B.Comm (UCD).

Peer Reviewed Journal

	Year	Publication
	2021	Philip O'Donnell;Colm O'Gorman;Eric Clinton (2021) 'Rethinking the 'Necessity' in Necessity Entrepreneurship'. Academy of Management Review, (45).
	2021	Kennedy, A.;O'Gorman, C.;Lee, K. (2021) 'Have your cake and eat it? Combining structure and agency in management research'. European Management Review, . [Link] [DOI]
	2021	Robbins, P.;O'Gorman, C.;Huff, A.S. (2021) 'The impact of team goal orientation in the fuzzy front end of the innovation process'. International Journal of Innovation Management, 25 . [Link] [DOI]
	2021	Robbins, P.;O’gorman, C.;Huff, A.;Moeslein, K. (2021) 'Multidexterity—a new metaphor for open innovation'. Journal Of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, And Complexity, 7 . [Link] [DOI]
	2019	Dowling M, O'Gorman C, Puncheva P, Vanwalleghem D. (2019) 'Trust and SME attitudes towards equity financing across Europe'. Journal of World Business, 54 (6). [DOI]
	2017	Kidney,Rachel;Harney,Brian;O'Gorman,Colm (2017) 'Building to grow or growing to build: Insights from Irish High-Growth SMEs (HGSMEs)'. Irish Journal Of Management, 36 .
	2017	O'Gorman,Colm;Curran,Declan (2017) 'Strategic transformations in large Irish-owned businesses'. Business History, 59 .
	2016	Curran D.;Lynn T.;O'Gorman C. (2016) 'The Role of Personal Factors in the Location Decision of Software Services Start-up Firms'. European Planning Studies, 24 (3):551-567. [DOI]
	2016	Curran D.;van Egeraat C.;O'Gorman C. (2016) 'Inherited competence and spin-off performance'. European Planning Studies, 24 (3):443-462. [DOI]
	2016	Robbins,Peter (2016) 'Innovation processes&; do they help or hinder new product development outcomes in Irish SMEs?'. Irish Journal Of Management, 35 (1). p .
	2016	Robbins,Peter;O'Gorman,Colm (2016) 'Innovation Processes: Do they help or hinder new product development outcomes in Irish SMEs?'. Irish Journal Of Management, 35 .
	2016	Curran,Declan;O'Gorman,Colm;van Egeraat,Chris (2016) ''Opportunistic' Spin-offs in the Aftermath of an Adverse Corporate Event'. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 23 .
	2016	Kelly,Edel;Heanue,Kevin;O'Gorman,Colm;BUCKLEY,Cathal (2016) 'High rates of regular soil testing by Irish dairy farmers but nationally soil fertility is declining: Factors influencing national and voluntary adoption'. International Journal of Agricultural Management, 4 .
	2015	O'Gorman, C (2015) 'The study of entrepreneurship in Ireland'. IRISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, 34 (1):7-21. [DOI]
	2015	Robbins, P. O'Gorman, C. (2015) 'Innovating the Innovation Process: An organisational experiment in Global Pharma pursuing radical innovation'. R&D MANAGEMENT, 45 :76-93. [DOI]
	2015	Robbins P.;O'Gorman C. (2015) 'Innovating the innovation process: An organisational experiment in global pharma pursuing radical innovation'. R and D Management, 45 (1):76-93. [DOI]
	2015	O'Gorman C.;Brophy M.;Clinton E. (2015) 'Teeling whiskey company: A tradition of family entrepreneurship and whiskey distilling'. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 16 (3):217-225. [DOI]
	2015	O'Gorman,Colm (2015) 'The Study of Entrepreneurship in Ireland'. Irish Journal Of Management, 34 .
	2015	O'Gorman,Colm;Brophy,M;Clinton,E (2015) 'Teeling Whiskey Company: A Tradition of Family Entrepreneurship and Whiskey'. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 16 .
	2013	Vanessa Diaz-Moriana , Colm O'Gorman (2013) 'Informal investors and the informal venture capital market in Ireland'. JOURNAL OF ASIAN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (ONLINE), 3 :630-643.
	2012	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 :237-261.
	2011	O'Gorman,C;Evers,N (2011) 'Improvised internationalization in new ventures: The role of prior knowledge and networks'. Entrepreneurship &Amp; Regional Development, 23 .
	2011	O'Gorman C.;Evers N. (2011) 'Network intermediaries in the internationalisation of new firms in peripheral regions'. International Marketing Review, 28 (4):340-364. [DOI]
	2008	Terjesen, S., O'Gorman, C. and Z. Acs (2008) 'Intermediated mode of internationalization: new software ventures in Ireland and India'. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 20 :89-109.
	2008	O'Gorman, C., Byrne, O., and D. Pandya (2008) 'How Scientists Commercialise New Knowledge via Entrepreneurship, The Journal of Technology Transfer'. 33 :23-43.
	2007	O'Shea,R;Allen,T;Morse,K;O'Gorman,C;Roche,F (2007) 'Delineating the anatomy of an entrepreneurial university: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology experience'. R&Amp;D Management, .
	2007	O'Gorman,C;Acz,Z;Terjesen,S;Szerb,C (2007) 'Could the Irish Miracle be Repeated in Hungary?'. Small Business Economics, 26 .
	2007	O'Gorman,C;Fitzsimons,P (2007) 'Entrepreneurial Activity in Ireland: Evidence from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor'. Irish Journal Of Management, 28 .
	2007	O'Gorman,C;Whelan,g (2007) 'The Schumpeterian and Universal Hero Myth in Stories of Irish Entrepreneurs'. Irish Journal Of Management, 28 .
	2006	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 :69-88.
	2005	O'Gorman, C, Bourke, S. and J. Murray (2005) 'The nature of managerial work in small growth-orientated businesses'. SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS (PRINT), 25 :1-16.
	2005	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 :38-58.
	2005	Begley, T., Delaney, E. and C. O'Gorman (2005) 'Ireland at a crossroads: Still a magnet for corporate investment?'. Organizational Dynamics, 34 :202-217.
	2004	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 :11-23.
	2004	O'Gorman, C. and M. Kautonen (2004) 'Policies to promote new knowledge-intensive industrial agglomerations'. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 16 :459-479.
	2004	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 :11-29.
	2003	O'Gorman, C. (2003) 'Stimulating high-tech entrepreneurship'. R&D MANAGEMENT, 33 :177-187.
	2001	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 :303-321.
	2001	O'Gorman, C. (2001) 'The sustainability of growth in small- and medium-sized enterprises, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research'. 7 :60-75.
	2000	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 :141-151.
	1999	O'Gorman, C. and R. Doran (1999) 'Mission statements in small- and medium-sized businesses'. Journal of Small Business Management, 37 :59-66.
	1994	J. Murray and C. O'Gorman (1994) 'Growth strategies for the smaller business'. STRATEGIC CHANGE, 3 :175-183.
	2020	al Ayyash,Sarah;McAdam,Maura;O'Gorman,Colm (2020) 'Towards a New Perspective on the Heterogeneity of Business Incubator-Incubation Definitions'. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, .

Book Chapter

	Year	Publication
	2014	O'Gorman, C Roche, F (2014) 'Fostering Cross-Campus Entrepreneurship – Building Technology Transfer within UCD to Create a Start-up Environment' In: Allen, T. O’Shea, R(Eds.). Building Technology Transfer within Research Universities: An Entrepreneurial Approach. : Cambridge University Press.
	2012	O'Gorman, C. (2012) 'The Role of the Entrepreneur in Determining Growth: A Longitudinal Analysis of a New Venture' In: Welter, F., Smallbone, D., and A. Van Gils(Eds.). Entrepreneurial Processes in a Challenging Economy, Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. UK : Edward Elgar.
	2011	Finn, D. and O'Gorman, C (2011) 'The Emergence of a Knowledge-Intensive Industry: A Study of the RFID Industry' In: Raposo, M., Smallbone, D., Balaton, K. and L Hortovanyi(Eds.). Entrepreneurship, Growth and Economic Development (Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research Series). : Edward Elgar.
	2009	O'Gorman, C. (2009) 'The financial requirements of early-stage entrepreneurs' In: Smallbone, D., Landström, H. and D. Jones-Evan(Eds.). Entrepreneurship and Growth in Local, Regional and National Economies, Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. : Edward Elgar.
	2007	Terjesen, S. and C. O'Gorman (2007) 'A gender analysis of the supply of, and demand for, new venture finance in Ireland' In: Landström, H., Raffa, M. and L. Iandoli(Eds.). Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Local Development Frontiers in European Research in 2005. : Edward Elgar.
	2006	O'Gorman, C. (2006) 'Strategy and the small business' In: Carter, S. and Jones-Evans, D(Eds.). Enterprise, and Small Business: Principles, Practice and Policy,2nd Edition. London : FT Prentice Hall.
	2004	Fitzsimons, P., Murray, S., O'Gorman, C. and F Roche (2004) 'Government Policies, Programs, and Entrepreneurship' In: Reynolds, P., Bygrave, W., and E. Autio(Eds.). GEM 2003 Global Report. : Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Babson College.
	2002	O'Gorman, C. (2002) 'Planning for Growth' In: Cooney, T. and S. Hill(Eds.). New Venture Creation in Ireland. Cork, Ireland : Oak Tree Press.
	2000	O'Gorman, C. (2000) 'Strategy and the Small Firm' In: Carter, S. and Jones-Evans, D(Eds.). Enterprise, and Small Business: Principles, Practice and Policy. London : FT Prentice Hall.
	1997	O'Gorman, C. (1997) 'Success Strategies in High Growth SMEs' In: Jones-Evans, D. and Klofsten, M(Eds.). Technology, Innovation and Enterprise- The European Experience. London : MacMillan.
	1995	O'Gorman, C. and Murray, J. (1995) 'Growth Strategies for the Smaller Business' In: Leavy, B. and Walsh, J(Eds.). Strategy and General Management: An Irish Reader. Dublin : Oak Tree Press.
	1994	O'Gorman, C. (1994) 'Going for Growth: Strategies of High Growth Small Businesses' In: Lambkin, M. and Meenaghan, T(Eds.). Perspectives on Marketing Management in Ireland. Dublin : Oak Tree Press.

Book

	Year	Publication
	2007	O'Gorman C and J Cunningham (2007) Enterprise in Action (3rd Edition). : Oak Tree Press.
	1997	E. O'Malley, O'Gorman, C. and J. Mooney (1997) The Indigenous Software Industry: An Application of Porter's Cluster Analysis,Research Paper Series, No.3. : National Economic & Social Council.

Other Journal

	Year	Publication
	2014	Fitzsimons, P. O'Gorman, C (2014) 'Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2013. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report. ' .
	2013	Fitzsimons, P. O'Gorman, C. (2013) 'Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2012. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report. ' .
	2012	Fitzsimons, P. O’Gorman, C. (2012) 'Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2011. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report' .
	2011	Fitzsimons, P. O’Gorman, C. (2011) 'Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2010. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report. ' .
	2009	Fitzsimons, P. O’Gorman, C (2009) 'Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2008. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report' .
	2008	Fitzsimons, P. O’Gorman, C. (2008) 'Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2007. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report' .
	2007	Fitzsimons, P. O’Gorman, C. (2007) 'Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2006. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report. ' .
	2006	Fitzsimons, P. O’Gorman, C. (2006) 'Entrepreneurship in Ireland in 2005. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: The Irish Annual Report' .

Conference Contribution

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	2014	Priyadarshini, A Gao, Y O'Gorman, C (2014) R&D Management Conference Adopting an open innovation paradigm: how managerial perceptions can limit the extent and nature of external collaborations across each stage of the innovation value chain Stuttgart, Germany, 03/06/2014-06/06/2014.
	2014	Robbins, P O'Gorman, C (2014) ISPIM How having an innovation strategy and process can improve NPD outcomes for Irish SME’s Dublin, Ireland, 09/06/2014-11/06/2014.
	2014	DeTienne, D Clinton, E O'Gorman, C Dowling, M (2014) Babson College Entrepreneurship research Conference DIFFERENT TYPES OF INNOVATION IN THE MICRO-FIRM: A TEST OF THE DETERMINANTS AND THE MODERATING EFFECT OF GENDER Ontario, Canada, 04/06/2014-07/06/2014.
	2011	O’Gorman, C. and D. Curran (2011) 5th GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) Research Conference The supply of ‘productive entrepreneurship’ in Ireland: 1960 to 2010; An analysis of established business owners in Ireland Cartagena de las Indias, Columbia, 06/10/2011-08/10/2011.
	2011	Robbins, P. and C. O'Gorman (2011) InterTradeIreland All-island Innovation Conference Organising for Radical Innovation . Team Leadership Really Matters Queen’s University, Belfast, 04/10/2011-05/10/2011.
	2011	Robbins, P. and O’Gorman, C. (2011) Irish Acaedmy of Management Organising for Radical Innovation: A Case Study of Teams and Team Leadership in a Large R&D Intensive Firm National College of Ireland, Dublin, 02/09/2011-03/09/2011.
	2011	O'Gorman, C. and N. Evers (2011) Academy of International Business (AIB) Network intermediaries in the internationalisation of new firms in peripheral regions Nagoya, Japan, 24/06/2011-28/06/2011.
	2011	Gorman, C. and D. Curran (2011) Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Entrepreneurial Activity and the Evolution of the Irish Biotech Sector Sheffield, UK, 09/11/2011-10/11/2011.
	2011	D. Curran, O’Gorman, C. and C van Egeraat (2011) Rent XXIII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management The role of new entrants in industry evolution: An application of Klepper’s theory to a high technology sector Bodo, Norway, 17/11/2011-18/11/2011.
	2011	O’Gorman, C. (2011) Irish Academy of Management The Study of Entrepreneurship in Ireland National College of Ireland, Dublin, 02/09/2011-03/09/2011.
	2011	O’Gorman, C. and D. Curran (2011) Rent XXIII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management A study of the supply of ‘productive entrepreneurship’ in Ireland: 1960 to 2008 Bodo, Norway, 17/11/2011-18/11/2011.
	2010	Evers, N and C O'Gorman (2010) 37th Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business (UK & Ireland Chapter) Network intermediaries in the internationalisation of new firms in peripheral regions Dublin, Ireland, 08/04/2010-10/04/2010.
	2010	Robbins, P. and C.O’Gorman (2010) R&D Management Conference “The right leader at the right time? A case study of New Product Development in GlaxoSmithKline” Manchester, UK, 30/06/2010-02/07/2010.
	2009	Finn, D and O’Gorman, C. (2009) Workshop on Entrepreneurial Activity and Regional Competitiveness, Orkestra, Basque Institute of Competitiveness, University of Deusto and The Max Planck Institute of Economics The Emergence of a Knowledge Intensive Industry: A Study of the RFID industry San Sebastain, Spain, 18/06/2009-19/06/2009.
	2009	Acs, Z., Brooksbank, D., O’Gorman, C., Pickernell, D., & S. Terjesen. (2009) Academy of Management Annual Conference August 2009 The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship: An Application to Foreign Direct Investment Chicago, IL., USA, 09/08/2009-11/08/2009.
	2009	OhObain, L. and O’Gorman, C. (2009) Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Higher order learning and the emergence of dynamic capabilities in SMEs Liverpool, UK, 03/11/2009-06/11/2009.
	2009	Finn, D and O’Gorman, C. (2009) Rent XXIII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management The emergence of a knowledge-intensive industry: A study of the RFID industry Budapest, Hungary, 17/11/2009-19/11/2009.
	2008	Evers, N. and O’Gorman, C. (2008) Irish Acaedmy of Management The role of a government support agency in the rapid internationalisation of new firms Dublin, 03/09/2008-05/09/2008.
	2008	Terjesen, S., O’Gorman, C. and Z. Acs (2008) Aacemy of Management Annual Conference Intermediated mode of internationalization: new software ventures in Ireland and India Anaheim, Calfornina, USA, 11/08/2008-13/08/2008.
	2008	Hogan, T. and O’Gorman, C. (2008) Irish Acaedmy of Management The new economy in Ireland: a study of the impact of the ICT producing sector in Ireland Dublin, 03/09/2008-05/09/2008.
	2008	Hogan, T. and O’Gorman, C. (2008) ISSP-08, Irish Irish Social Science Platform The new economy in Ireland: a study of the impact of the ICT producing sector in Ireland Dublin, 11/09/2008-12/09/2008.
	2007	O'Gorman, C., Pickernell, D., Acs, Z., and D. Brooksbank (2007) Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Empressa Applying the Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship to the Emergence of Knowledge-Based Entrepreneurship Madrid, Spain , 07/06/2007-09/06/2007.
	2007	Acs, Z., Brooksbank, D., O’Gorman, C., Pickernell, D., and S. Terjesen (2007) 3rd GEM Research Conference The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship and Foreign Direct Investment Georgre Mason University, Washington, DC, 01/10/2007-03/10/2007.
	2007	O'Gorman, C (2007) 52nd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference Organizing for commercialization activity and the emergence of a university based incubator in a public university Turku, Finland, 13/06/2007-15/06/2007.
	2006	Terjesen , S., O'Gorman, C. and Z. Acs (2006) 51st International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference Intermediated Internationalization: Born Local Software Start-ups in Ireland and India Melbourne, Australia, 19/06/2006-21/06/2006.
	2006	Evers, N. and C. O'Gorman (2006) Rent XX, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management The role of social and business ties in the internationalisation of three Irish aquacultural firms Brussels, 22/11/2006-24/11/2006.
	2006	Byrne, O., O'Gorman, C. and D. Pandya (2006) Irish Academy of Management The role of campus incubators in new firm creations Cork, 01/09/2006-01/09/2006.
	2005	Acs, Z., O'Gorman, C. Szerb, L. and S. Terjesen (2005) 2nd GEM Research Conference Could the Irish Miracle be Repeated in Hungary? Budapest, Hungary, 01/04/2005-01/04/2005.
	2005	O'Gorman, C and S. Terjesen (2005) Rent XIX, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Financing the Celtic Tigress Napoli, Italy, 16/11/2005-18/11/2005.
	2005	O'Gorman, C., Byrne, O. and Pandya, D. (2005) Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference Exploring the Benefits of Incubation: The entrepreneurs' Perspective Boston, 01/06/2005-01/06/2005.
	2004	O'Gorman, C. and S. Murray (2004) Irish Academy of Management Entrepreneurial Activity in OECD Countries: An Exploration of the Antecedent Conditions Trinity College, Dublin University, 01/09/2004-01/09/2004.
	2004	Byrne, O., O'Gorman, C. and D. Pandya (2004) Irish Academy of Management (IAM) Incubation Centre Services: Knowing Knowledge Companies Dublin, 01/09/2004-01/09/2004.
	2004	O'Gorman, C (2004) Rent XVII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Resource endowments of nascent entrepreneurs: A multiple country study Copenhagen, Denmark, 24/11/2004-25/11/2004.
	2004	O'Gorman, C and A. Autio (2004) First GEM Research Conference 'Entrepreneurship in Nations and Regions' Differences in entrepreneurial processes in different institutional contexts: A comparison of the US and EU economies Berlin, 01/04/2004-03/04/2004.
	2004	O'Gorman, C. (2004) Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Poster Session A parsimonious model of entrepreneurial activity in EU member states Stratclyde University, Glasgow, 03/06/2004-05/06/2004.
	2003	O'Gorman, C, U Hytti, J Cotton and C Stampfl (2003) International Council for Small Business (ICSB), 48th World Conference Can National Education Policies Meet the Call for More Entrepreneurs? Belfast, 16/06/2003-18/06/2003.
	2003	O'Gorman, C, H Frederick and P Arenius (2003) Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference Increasing the Supply of Entrepreneurship in Small High-growth Economies: A Comparative Analysis of Finland, Ireland and New Zealand Babson College, USA, 05/06/2003-07/06/2003.
	2003	O'Gorman, C and P Fitzsimons (2003) Research Series How Entrepreneurial is Ireland Dublin City University, 10/03/2003-10/03/2003.
	2003	Byrne, O., O'Gorman, C. and D Pandya (2003) Rent XVI, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management The Entrepreneurial Process in Terms of Information Flows: A Study of Firms Located in Busienss Incubators Lodz, Poland, 20/09/2003-21/09/2003.
	2002	O'Gorman, C and M Planellas (2002) Rent XVI, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management A Model of Ricardian Rent Creation in New Ventures Barcelona, 01/11/2002-01/11/2002.
	2002	O'Gorman, C (2002) Jonkoping International Business School Policies for New Prosperity: Stimulating New Agglomerations of Knowledge-Intensive Firms Jokoping, Sweden, 01/04/2002-01/04/2002.
	2002	O'Gorman, C (2002) ESADE Policies for New Prosperity: Stimulating New Agglomerations of Knowledge-Intensive Firms Barcelona, 01/02/2002-01/02/2002.
	2001	O'Gorman, C (2001) European Academy of Management, A European Perspective on the Study of Entrepreneurship Barcelona, Spain, 20/04/2001-21/04/2001.
	2001	O'Gorman, C (2001) European Small Business Seminar The Role of Public Policy in 'Seeding' New High Tech Enterprises in Dublin Dublin, 12/09/2001-14/09/2001.
	2001	O'Gorman, C with Z. Simsek, M. Lubatkin, J. Veiga, R. Dino, J Adams, P. Poutziouris and B. Murray (2001) Academy of Management, Annual Conference Top Management Team Cognitive Diversity,Team-Membership Exchange, and Firm Performance Washington, 01/08/2001-01/08/2001.
	2001	O'Gorman, C and M. Kautonen (2001) Technological Entrepreneurship in the Emerging Regions of the New Millennium, Sponsored by Journal of Business Venturing and Centre for Management of Innovation and Technopreneurship Policies for New Prosperity How Agglomerations of Knowledge Intensive Industries Emerge National University of Singapore, Singapore, 28/06/2001-01/07/2001.
	2001	O'Gorman, C (2001) Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Can Public Policy Interventions Stimulate High-Tech Venture Creation? University of Jonkoping, Sweden, 14/06/2001-16/06/2001.
	2000	O'Gorman, C and M.Kautonen (2000) Rent XIV, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Developing Clusters of SMEs in New Knowledge Intensive Industries: The Cases of Dublin, Ireland and Tampere, Finland Prague, Czech Republic, 01/11/2000-01/11/2000.
	2000	O'Gorman, C and S.Bourke (2000) Rent XV, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management The Nature of Managerial Work in Small Growth-Orientated Small Business Turku, Finland, 01/11/2000-01/11/2000.
	2000	O'Gorman, C (2000) International Workshop on 'Working Life in Micro Firms', European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Developing Clusters of SMEs in New Knowledge Intensive Industries: The Cases of Dublin, Ireland and Tampere, Finland (invited paper) Dublin, 01/09/2000-01/09/2000.
	2000	O'Gorman, C (2000) Research Seminar, University College Galway Regional Development Strategies for High Tech Industries Galway, 01/10/2000-01/10/2000.
	1999	O'Gorman, C (1999) Irish Academy of Management Conference Profiles of the Managerial and Structural Characteristics of New Ventures Limerick, Ireland, 01/09/1999-01/09/1999.
	1999	O'Gorman, C (1999) Babson College-Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Conference Coping with the 'Liability of Newness': Profiles of the Managerial and Structural Characteristics of New Ventures University of South Carolina, USA, 01/06/1999-01/06/1999.
	1999	O'Gorman, C (1999) Rent XIII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Profiles of the Managerial and Structural Characteristics of New Ventures London, 01/11/1999-01/11/1999.
	1998	O'Gorman, C and L. Kinsella (1998) Irish Academy of Management Conference Effective Small Business Management: The Case for Delegating Galway, Ireland, 01/09/1998-01/09/1998.
	1997	O'Gorman, C (1997) 20th National Small Firms Policy & Research Conference, The Institute of Small Business Affairs Entrepreneurial Behaviour: A Study of Entrepreneurs in the Irish Software Industry Belfast, 01/11/1997-01/11/1997.
	1997	O'Gorman, C, J. Gannon and D. Jones-Evans (1997) 2nd Conference on Management Research in Ireland Competition Between Cities? Innovations in the Cultural and Financial Industries in Dublin Dublin, 01/09/1997-01/09/1997.
	1997	O'Gorman, C and R. Doran (1997) Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, Eastern Academy of Management Mission Statements Revisited: A Study of Missions Statements in Irish Organisations Dublin, 01/09/1997-01/09/1997.
	1997	O'Gorman, C and M. Madden (1997) Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, Eastern Academy of Management Do Background Characteristics Influence Entrepreneurial Behaviour? A Comparison of the Background Characteristics of Entrepreneurs and Managers in the Irish Food Sector Dublin, Ireland, 01/09/1997-01/09/1997.
	1997	O'Gorman, C (1997) 2nd Conference on Management Research in Ireland The Development of an Indigenous High Tech Sector in Ireland: The Case of the Irish Software Sector Dublin, 01/09/1997-01/09/1997.
	1997	O'Gorman, C (1997) Rent XI, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management The Planning Behaviours of Entrepreneurs Mannheim, Germany, 01/11/1997-01/11/1997.
	1996	O'Gorman, C (1996) Entrepreneurship Research Network of Ireland The Perceptions of Entrepreneurs and Bankers of the Role of Planning in the New Venture Creation Process Belfast, 01/11/1996-01/11/1996.
	1995	O'Gorman, C (1995) Entrepreneurship Research Network of Ireland Success Strategies in High Growth Irish SMEs Dublin, 01/01/1995-01/01/1995.
	1993	O'Gorman, C and J. Murray (1993) Rent VII, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Strategies for High Growth in SMEs: A Study of the Strategic Attributes and the Growth Processes of High Growth Small and Medium Sized Companies Hungary, 01/11/1993-01/11/1993.
	1990	O'Gorman, C (1990) Strategies for Growth: Myths & Biases European Small Business Seminar Dublin, Ireland, 01/09/1990-01/09/1990.

Honors and Awards

	Date	Title	Awarding Body
		European Case Clearing House Competition
		Sir Charles Harvey/Irish Management Institute Award
		Literati Club Awards for Excellence
		Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching Award
		International Academy of Management Medal
		Elected to Dean’s Awards List
		European Case Clearing House

Research Interests

Recent work includes explored the digital readiness of towns with colleagues in the Irish Institute for Digital Business (IIDB), at Dublin City University Business School; and resilience in family businesses, with colleagues in the National Centre for Family Business, at Dublin City University Business School.

KEY WORDS: Necessity Entrepreneurship; SMEs; Small and medium sized enterprises; International New Ventures (INVs) ; Internationalisation; GEM; Digital Towns.