Dr Niall Connolly

Biography
Niall is an Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Niall is a Funded Investigator with CONNECT, the SCF Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications and an Associate Investigator with CONFIRM, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing.
Niall's research interests are in technology adoption, with a focus on enabling sustainable technology adoption in both private and public settings. The work covers strategic alignment of digital strategies with organisational goals, governance structures, business models, business model innovation, corporate venturing and climate for creativity.
Niall's is currently studying:
- How neutral host networks can be optimised for economics, access and carbon footprint;
- How "place based" manufacturing can be supported through technology - using garment manufacturing as a use case.;
- Developing digital capability within the manufacturing sector;
- Measurement and performance of innovation ecosystems.
Peer Reviewed Journal
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | Walsh G.S.; Cunningham J.A.; Mordue T.; McLeay F.; O’Kane C.; Connolly N. (2021) 'What business schools do to support academic entrepreneurship: a systematic literature review and future research agenda'. Studies in Higher Education, . [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2020 | Maccani G.; Connolly N.; McLoughlin S.; Puvvala A.; Karimikia H.; Donnellan B. (2020) 'An emerging typology of IT governance structural mechanisms in smart cities'. Government Information Quarterly, 37 (4). [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2016 | Gross, Nicole, Connolly, Niall, McNamara, Peter (2016) 'Scaling Up a Small Technology Firm: Business Model Innovation at HaylioMed'. Business Case Journal, 23 (2):33-50. [Full-Text] |
Conference Publication
Year | Publication | |
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2023 | T McLoughlin, S.; Puvvala, A.; Connolly. N.; Maccani, G. & Donnellan. B (2023) International Conference for Information Systems Embedding service Logic into Business Model Design: The Case of predictive Maintenance for Industry 4.0 | |
2021 | Walsh, G., Connolly, N., Guerrero, M., and Keane, L. (2021) R&D Management Conference Entrepreneurial Ambidexterity and Disruptive Innovation in a Large Incumbent Fortune 100 Firm Glasgow, UK, | |
2020 | Maccani G.; Connolly N.; Donnellan B. (2020) 27th European Conference on Information Systems - Information Systems for a Sharing Society, ECIS 2019 IT governance in smart cities: An exploratory case study of an European city authority [Full-Text] | |
2019 | Maccani,G., Connolly, N.& Donnellan, B (2019) Academy of Management Annual Conference Smart City IT Governance: A Dynamic Capability Perspective | |
2017 | Connolly, N., Maccani, G., Donnellan, B. (2017) International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) IT Governance in Smart Cities: a Conceptual Framework | |
2017 | Thornley, C; Carcary, M; Connolly, N; O' Duffy, M; Pierce, J (2017) PROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (ECKM 2017), VOLS 1 AND 2 Getting Better at Knowledge Management: Integrating Individual Skills and Organisational Capability [Full-Text] | |
2016 | Thornley C.; Carcary M.; Connolly N.; O'Duffy M.; Pierce J. (2016) Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM Developing a maturity model for knowledge management (KM) in the digital age [Full-Text] | |
2016 | Gross, N., Ryazanova, Connolly, N., and McNamara, P. (2016) R&D Management Conference Why can I not scale? – How cognitive frames influence/impair business model innovation Cambridge, UK, | |
2016 | Pétercsák R.; MaCcani G.; Donnellan B.; Helfert M.; Connolly N. (2016) 2016 International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2016 Enabling factors for smart cities: A case study [Full-Text] | |
2015 | Connolly, N; Gross, N. & McNamara (2015) Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Vancouver Tracing the business model: a bibliometric study on intellectual roots |
Conference Contribution
Published Report
Year | Publication | |
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2023 | Creamer, C., Connolly, N. & Donnellan, B. (2023) Towards a Smart Southern Region - Report 1: Smart Region Consultation. Southern Regional Assembly, . | |
2023 | Creamer, C., Connolly, N. & Donnellan, B. (2023) Towards a Smart Southern Region - Report 2: International Approaches to, and Good Practice in, the development of Smart Regions. Southern Regional Assembly, . | |
2023 | Connolly, N., Creamer, C. & Donnellan, B. (2023) Towards a Smart Southern Region - Report 3: Smart Region Maturity Framework for the Southern Region. Southern Regional Assembly, . | |
2021 | Creamer, C., Connolly, N and Rivera Fernandez , Z. (2021) Long-term Resilient and Sustainable Cities: A Scoping Paper. National Economic and Social Council (NESC), . [Link] |