Dr Adele Smith-Auchmuty
Biography
Adele is a Lecturer in Management and Programme Director of the MSc Business Management within the School of Business at Maynooth University. Before joining Maynooth University, she was the Registrar at Galway Business School and an Associate Lecturer at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She earned her PhD from the Cairnes School of Business & Economics at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Previously, she completed an MSc in International Business at the University of Ulster.
Her research explores born global companies with a particular focus on networks in evolving industries such as the animation industry. In her recent research, she analyses the domestic horizontal network membership of accelerated international firms. She has published her research in the Journal of Management Inquiry, International Marketing Review and the European Journal of International Management and presented at both national and international conferences. She is a member of the international entrepreneurship scholars network.
Adele’s teaching experience includes undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education programs in International Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Leadership and Management and Organisational Psychology. She has designed, developed and facilitated creative programmes in online and blended delivery domains. Adele is currently an External Examiner at the National College of Ireland.
Beyond academia, she has been the founder and Managing Director of a successful retail business for the past 16 years.
Research Interests
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Born Globals / Accelerated Internationalisation
- Network Relationships
- International Business Management
- Dynamic Capabilities
- Industry and Academia Collaboration
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Smith-Auchmuty, A.; O'Connor, E. (2023) '“Bringing It All Back Home”: Capital Utilization of Irish Repatriates in the Irish SME Animation Industry' In: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Migration in International Business. United Kingdom : Palgrave MacMillan. [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Smith, A. & Ryan, P. A. Evers, N. (2014) 'Inside born globals’ international network: A microscopic study of the Irish digital animation sector' In: Handbook on International Alliance and Network Research. USA : Edward Elgar. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nyiawung, J; Smith-Auchmuty, A; Piabuo, S. (2024) 'Work and Employment Practices in an Intriguing Sub-Saharan Context: Unpacking Salient Endogenous Traits'. Journal of Management Inquiry, . [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Ryan P.; Evers N.; Smith A.; Andersson S. (2019) 'Local horizontal network membership for accelerated global market reach'. International Marketing Review, 36 (1):6-30. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
| 2012 | Smith, A. & Ryan, P. A. Collings, D. (2012) 'Born Global Networks: The Role of Connectors'. European Journal of International Management, . [DOI] [Full-Text] |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Smith-Auchmuty, A. and O'Connor, E. (2024) The Impact of Capital Mobilisation on New Business Start-Ups British Academy of Management, Trent, UK, | |
| 2023 | Smith-Auchmuty, A. and O'Connor, E. (2023) Captial Exchange in Creative Industries British Academy of Management, Sussex, UK, | |
| 2023 | Smith-Auchmuty, A.; O'Connor, E. (2023) EURAM The Role of Founders in the International Capital Exchange Process Trinity Business School, Dublin, Ireland, | |
| 2018 | Smith-Auchmuty (2018) Management and Organisational Behaviour Teaching Society Reaching the Millennial Learner in a Large Class Maynooth University, | |
| 2017 | Smith, A., Ryan, P., & Evers, N. (2017) McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference Network Sketch of a Horizontal Network | |
| 2017 | Smith, A., Ryan, P., Evers, N., & Andersson, S. (2017) Entrepreneurship Future 2017 Cartoon Network: Rapid Internationalisation for Born Global Members of a Community of Practice | |
| 2016 | Smith, A., Ryan, P., Evers, N. & Andersson, S. (2016) Irish Academy of Management The Black Box of Irish Animators | |
| 2015 | Smith, A., Ryan, P., & Evers, N. (2015) Irish Academy of Management Conference Inside the Born Globals’ International Network: A Microscopic Examination [Full-Text] | |
| 2014 | Smith, A. & Ryan, P. (2014) AIB-UK Conference Bridging the Gap between Born Globals and Internationalisation | |
| 2014 | Smith, A. & Ryan, P (2014) McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference Innovative Entrepreneurs: Born Global Founders | |
| 2013 | Smith, A. and Ryan, P. (2013) 1st International Workshop The Evolution of Knowledge in International Entrepreneurship The Internationalisation of Entrepreneurs within the Indigenous Irish ‘Born Global’ Digital Animation Sector | |
| 2011 | Smith, A. and Ryan, P. (2011) McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference Born Global Networks: The Role of Connectors [Full-Text] | |
| 2011 | Smith, A. and Ryan, P. (2011) Irish Academy of Management Conference Born Global Networks [Full-Text] | |
| 2009 | Smith, A. and Ryan, P. (2009) Business-Excellence Ro Conference International Entrepreneurship and ‘Born Globals | |
| 2009 | Smith, A. and Ryan, P. (2009) Irish Academy of Management Conference An Investigation of International Entrepreneurship and Born Globals |
Blog
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Smith-Auchmuty, A & Delahunt, A (2022) Will cinemas and streaming services be able to co-exist?. Dublin: [Blog] [Link] |
Media
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Smith-Auchmuty, A (2023) Changing time: Where have all the cinemas gone in Cork city?. Ireland: [Media] [Link] |
Teaching Interests
- International Business,
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship,
- Strategic Management,
- Leadership and Management
- Organisational Psychology.