Dr Adele Smith-Auchmuty

    School of Business

    Assistant Professor

    School of Business Building
    335
    (01) 474 6549

    Biography

    Dr Adele Smith-Auchmuty lectures in International Business, Management and Corporate Entrepreneurship. 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. Beyond academia, she has been the founder and Managing Director of a successful retail business for the past 16 years. 

    Research Interests

    Adele’s research interests include
    - 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
    2023 Smith-Auchmuty, A.; O'Connor, E. (2023) EURAM The Role of Founders in the International Capital Exchange Process Trinity Business School, Dublin, Ireland,
    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]
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    Teaching Interests

    Adele’s teaching interests lie within the fields of
     - International Business,
     - Innovation and Entrepreneurship,
     - Strategic Management,
     - Leadership and Management 
     - Organisational Psychology.