Maura Mcadam
PROF
I am renowned internationally for my pioneering work in women’s entrepreneurship and family business. The interpretive foundation for my research is in critical entrepreneurship theory. I have made serious and lasting theoretical and methodological contributions because of my exploration of the influence of gender and diversity upon entrepreneurial behaviour spanning more than 20 years. From 2019-2022, I was lead PI in the GENRE project, a €1M EU project which examined gender equality in entrepreneurial ecosystems in four countries, Ireland, Israel, Norway, and Sweden. More recently, I have blazed a trail in women’s digital entrepreneurship and have gained particular recognition for my work in the Middle East (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Israel).
I have maintained a formidable publications profile which has amassed academic outputs of more than 60+ journal articles (including in FT Top 50 journals); 8 book chapters; 4 books; 100+ conference papers which have had significant impact in terms of academic metrics (6300 citations; h-index=33; i10-index=56). For the last three consecutive years I have been ranked amongst the top 2% of scientists in the world for research impact, (by Stanford University and published in Elsevier BV, which ranks scientists across the world, based on a composite citation index from the Scopus database). In 2023 I was awarded the Dublin City University President's Award for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | McAdam, M and Cunnigham, J. (2019) Entrepreneurial Behaviour. UK: Palgrave Macmillan. | |
| 2013 | McAdam (2013) Female Entrepreneurship. UK: Routledge. | |
| 2022 | McAdam, M. (2022) Women's Entrepreneurship. London: Routledge. [DOI] | |
| 2022 | (2022) Women Entrepreneurship. London: Routledge. |
Book Chapter
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harrison, R.T.; Leitch, C.M.; McAdam, M. (2024) 'Margins of intervention? Gender, Bourdieu and women’s regional entrepreneurial networks'. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Sumaya Hashim, Maura McAdam, Mattias Nordqvist (2024) 'An exploration of women entrepreneurs “doing context” in family business in the Gulf States'. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Downey, H., McAdam, M. and Crowley, C. (2024) 'Authenticity and Craft Entrepreneurship: The Interplay of Passion and Place'. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, . https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2024.2313549 | |
| 2024 | (2024) 'Everyday Prejudices: An Intersectional Exploration of the Experiences by Lesbian and Gay Entrepreneurs'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR & RESEARCH, . https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-12-2022-1114 | |
| 2023 | McAdam, M., Clinton, E., Hamilton, E., & Gartner, W. (2023) 'Learning in a Family Business Through Intermarriage: A Rhetorical History Perspective'. Family Business Review, . | |
| 2023 | Tlaiss, H.A. and McAdam, M (2023) 'Tlaiss, H.A. and McAdam, M., Muslim feminists and entrepreneurship at times and in contexts of crises'. Gender, Work and Organization, . | |
| 2023 | Brophy, M.; McAdam, M.; and Clinton, E. (2023) 'Vying for and Forgoing Visibility: Female Next Gen Leaders in Family Business with Male Successors'. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, . | |
| 2023 | Haya Al-Dajani, Nupur Pavan Bang, Rodrigo Basco, Andrea Calabrò, Jeremy Chi Yeung Cheng, Eric Clinton, Joshua J. Daspit, Alfredo De Massis, Allan Discua Cruz, Lucia Garcia-Lorenzo, William B. Gartner, Olivier Germain, Silvia Gherardi, Jenny Helin, Miguel Imas, Sarah Jack, Maura McAdam, Miruna Radu-Lefebvre, Paola Rovelli, Malin Tillmar, Mariateresa Torchia, Karen Verduijn, Friederike Welter (2023) 'A multi-voiced account of family entrepreneuring research: expanding the agenda of family entrepreneurship'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR & RESEARCH, . [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Kelly, G and McAdam, M (2022) 'Kelly, G. and McAdam, M., 2022. Women Entrepreneurs Negotiating Identities in Liminal Digital Spaces'. ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE, . [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Brush, C.,; Eddleston, K., Edelman, L.F., McAdam, M and Rossi, C. (2022) 'Catalyzing Change: Innovation in Women'. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, . | |
| 2022 | Kelly, G. and McAdam, M. (2022) 'Scaffolding liminality: The lived experience of women entrepreneurs in digital spaces'. Technovation, . | |
| 2022 | MacNeil, Heatherjean; Schoonmaker, Mary; McAdam, Maura (2022) 'Accelerating alienation: gender and self-efficacy in the accelerator context'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR & RESEARCH, 28 (8). [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Radu-Lefebvre, M., Ronteau, S., Lefebvre, V and McAdam, M. (2022) 'Entrepreneuring as emancipation in family business succession: a story of agony and ecstasy'. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, . | |
| 2022 | Vershinina, N., Phillips, N. and McAdam, M. (2022) 'Online communities and entrepreneuring mothers: practices of building, being and belonging'. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, . | |
| 2021 | Alrubaishi, D., McAdam, M. and Harrison, R. (2021) 'Culture, Islamic capital and the entrepreneurial behaviour of family firms in Saudi Arabia'. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, . | |
| 2021 | McAdam, M., Miller, K. and McAdam, R., (2021) 'A micro level investigation of stakeholder motives on university technology transfer business models'. Studies in Higher Education, 46 (5):951-964. | |
| 2021 | McAdam, M.; Brophy, M.; Harrison, R.T. (2021) 'Anointed or appointed? Father–daughter succession within the family business'. International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 39 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Tlaiss, H.A. and McAdam, M (2021) 'Islam, Arab Women's Entrepreneurship and the Construal of Success'. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, . | |
| 2021 | Xian, H.; Jiang, N.; McAdam, M. (2021) 'Negotiating the female successor–leader role within family business succession in China'. International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 39 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Alrubaishi, Dalal; McAdam, Maura; Harrison, Richard (2021) 'Culture, convention, and continuity: Islam and family firm ethical behavior'. BUSINESS ETHICS THE ENVIRONMENT & RESPONSIBILITY, 30 (2). [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Harrison, R., Leitch, C. and McAdam, M. (2020) 'Women's entrepreneurship as a gendered niche: the implications for regional development policy'. Journal of Economic Geography, . | |
| 2020 | McAdam, M., Crowley, C and Harrison, R. (2020) 'Digital girl: cyberfeminism and the emancipatory potential of digital entrepreneurship in emerging economies'. Small Business Economics, . | |
| 2020 | Clinton, E., McAdam, M., Gamble, J.R. and Brophy, M., (2020) 'Entrepreneurial learning: the transmitting and embedding of entrepreneurial behaviours within the transgenerational entrepreneurial family'. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, . | |
| 2020 | Tlaiss, H. and McAdam, M. (2020) 'Unexpected Lives: The Intersection of Islam and Arab Women’s Entrepreneurship'. Journal of Business Ethics, . | |
| 2020 | Alrubaishi, D., Alarifi, G. and McAdam, M. (2020) 'Innovation heterogeneity in family firms: Evidence from the date industry in Saudi Arabia'. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, . | |
| 2020 | Miller, K., McAdam, M., Spieth, P. and Brady, M., 2020. (2020) 'Business models big and small: Review of conceptualisations and constructs and future directions for SME business model research'. Journal of Business Research, . | |
| 2020 | Ayyash, S. A., McAdam M., and O'Gorman, C. (2020) 'Towards a New Perspective on the Heterogeneity of Business Incubator-Incubation Definitions'. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, . [DOI] | |
| 2020 | McAdam, M., Clinton, E and Dibrell, C. (2020) 'Navigation of the Paradoxical Landscape of the Family Business'. International Small Business Journal, 38 (3):139-153. | |
| 2020 | McAdam, M.; Clinton, E.; Dibrell, C. (2020) 'Navigation of the paradoxical landscape of the family business'. International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 38 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | McAdam, M., Crowley, C and Harrison, R. (2019) '“To boldly go where no [man] has gone before - Institutional voids and the development of women’s digital entrepreneurship'. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, . | |
| 2019 | Vershinina, A, Rodgers, P., McAdam, M and Clinton, E (2019) 'Transnational migrant entrepreneurship, gender and family business'. Global Networks, . [DOI] | |
| 2019 | McAdam, Harrison and Leitch (2019) 'Stories from the Field: Women’s Networking as Gender Capital in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems'. Small Business Economics, . | |
| 2018 | Crowley, C., McAdam, M., Hillard, R and Cunnigham, J. (2018) 'Community of Practice: A Flexible Construct to Identify SME Networking Roles in the Irish Agri-Farmhouse Cheese Sector Journal: Journal of Rural Studies'. Journal of Rural Studies, . | |
| 2018 | McAdam, M., and Debackere, K (2018) 'Beyond “Triple Helix” towards “Quadruple Helix” Models in Regional Innovation Systems: Implications for Theory and Practice'. R&D MANAGEMENT, . | |
| 2018 | Clinton, E., McAdam, M. and Gamble, J. (2018) 'Transgenerational entrepreneurial family firms: An examination of the business model construct''. Journal of Business Research, . | |
| 2018 | McAdam, M.; Miller, K.; McAdam, R. (2018) 'Understanding Quadruple Helix relationships of university technology commercialisation: a micro-level approach'. Studies in Higher Education, 43 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2017 | McAdam, M., Miller, K. and McAdam, R. (2017) 'University Business Models in Disequilibrium - Engaging industry and end users within university technology transfer processes'. R&D MANAGEMENT, . | |
| 2016 | McAdam, M; Miller, K; McAdam, R (2016) 'Situated regional university incubation: A multi-level stakeholder perspective'. Technovation, 50-51 :69-78. [DOI] | |
| 2016 | McAdam, Rodney; Galbraith, Brendan; Miller, Kristel; Moffett, Sandra; McAdam, Maura (2016) 'The role of Lean at the interface with between operations management and applied services within a large aerospace organisation: a boundary spanning perspective'. PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL, 27 (15). [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Marlow, S; McAdam, M (2015) 'Incubation or Induction? Gendered Identity Work in the Context of Technology Business Incubation'. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 39 :791-816. [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Harrison, R; Leitch, C; McAdam, M (2015) 'Breaking Glass: Toward a Gendered Analysis of Entrepreneurial Leadership'. Journal of Small Business Management, 53 :693-713. [DOI] | |
| 2015 | McAdam M.; McAdam R.; Dunn A.; McCall C. (2015) 'Regional Horizontal Networks within the SME Agri-Food Sector: An Innovation and Social Network Perspective'. Regional Studies, . [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Miller, K; McAdam, M; McAdam, R (2014) 'The changing university business model: a stakeholder perspective'. R and D Management, 44 :265-287. [DOI] | |
| 2014 | McAdam, M; McAdam, R; Dunn, A; McCall, C (2014) 'Development of small and medium-sized enterprise horizontal innovation networks: UK agri-food sector study'. International Small Business Journal, 32 :830-853. [DOI] | |
| 2013 | McAdam M.; Marlow S. (2013) 'A gendered critique of the copreneurial business partnership: Exploring the implications for entrepreneurial emancipation'. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 14 (3):151-163. [DOI] | |
| 2013 | Wynarczyk, P; Piperopoulos, P; McAdam, M (2013) 'Open innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises: An overview'. International Small Business Journal, 31 :240-255. [DOI] | |
| 2013 | Marlow S.; McAdam M. (2013) 'Gender and entrepreneurship: Advancing debate and challenging myths; exploring the mystery of the under-performing female entrepreneur'. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 19 (1):114-124. [DOI] | |
| 2012 | McAdam, R; Miller, K; McAdam, M; Teague, S (2012) 'The development of University Technology Transfer stakeholder relationships at a regional level: Lessons for the future'. Technovation, 32 :57-67. [DOI] | |
| 2012 | Battisti, M. and McAdam, M (2012) 'The Challenges of Social Capital Development within the University Science Incubator: the Case of the Graduate Entrepreneur'. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 13 (4):261-276. | |
| 2012 | Marlow, S; McAdam, M (2012) 'Analyzing the Influence of Gender Upon High-Technology Venturing Within the Context of Business Incubation'. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 36 :655-676. [DOI] | |
| 2011 | McAdam, M; Marlow, S (2011) 'Sense and sensibility: The role of business incubator client advisors in assisting high-technology entrepreneurs to make sense of investment readiness status'. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 23 :449-468. [DOI] | |
| 2010 | McAdam, M; McAdam, R; Galbraith, B; Miller, K (2010) 'An exploratory study of Principal Investigator roles in UK university Proof-of-Concept processes: an Absorptive Capacity perspective'. R and D Management, 40 :455-473. [DOI] | |
| 2009 | McAdam R., McAdam, M. and Brown, V. (2009) 'The evaluation of the Proof of Concept process and absorptive capacity of University’s technology transfer activities'. R&D MANAGEMENT, 39 (2):192-210. | |
| 2008 | McAdam, M. and Marlow, S. (2008) 'The University Incubator: Insights in the Entrepreneurial Process from a Network Perspective'. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, . | |
| 2008 | McAdam, M; McAdam, R (2008) 'High tech start-ups in University Science Park incubators: The relationship between the start-up's lifecycle progression and use of the incubator's resources'. Technovation, 28 :277-290. [DOI] | |
| 2007 | Mcadam, M; Marlow, S (2007) 'Building futures or stealing secrets? Entrepreneurial cooperation and conflict within business incubators'. International Small Business Journal, 25 :361-382. [DOI] | |
| 2006 | McAdam, M. and McAdam, R. (2006) 'The Networked Incubator: The Role and Operation of Entrepreneurial Networking with the University Science Park Incubator (USI)'. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, . |
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Research Interests
I am a nationally and internationally recognized scholar within the area of entrepreneurship having a particular expertise with regards to the influence of gender upon women’s entrepreneurship, high technology business incubation and family business. I was ranked amongst the top 2% of scientists in the world for research impact in 2021 and 2022 and in 2023 was awarded the Dublin City University President's Award for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
· Women's Entrepreneurship
· Women in Family Business
· Women's Digital Entrepreneurship
· Gender Inequality in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
· Women Entrepreneurship and traditional masculine industries
· Entrepreneurial Behaviour, gender and diverse contexts.