Dr Seamus O'Brien
Director of Cornwall Business School
Seamus' research focuses strongly in the area of entrepreneurship and small business management and he has published widely in this area. Through collaborative research relationships, he is currently investigating factors contributing to adaptation and resilience among micro, small and medium enterprises. He has been an invited speaker, columnist, advisor and champion of entrepreneurship for small businesses.
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Article
Duarte Alonso, Abel, Bressan, Alessandro, Kiat Kok, Seng and O'Brien, Seamus  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2021) Filling up the sustainability glass: wineries’ initiatives towards sustainable wine tourism. Tourism Recreation Research, online. pp. 1-15. ISSN 0250-8281 Item availability may be restricted. |
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| Kah, S, O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340, Kok, S and Gallagher, E (2020) Entrepreneurial Motivations, Opportunities, and Challenges: An International Perspective. Journal of African Business, 1. pp. 1-21. ISSN 1522-8916 Item availability may be restricted. |
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| Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, S and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2020) Brexit, the wine sector and organisational resilience: an exploratory study of Spanish Wineries. Review of International Business and Strategy, 30. ISSN 2059-6014 |
| Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, S, O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 and Geneste, L (2020) Understanding entrepreneurial deviance through social learning and entrepreneurial action theory: an empirical study. European Business Review, 32. ISSN 0955-534X |
| Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, S and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2020) Understanding the Impact of Family Firms Through Social Capital Theory: A South American Perspective. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 41. ISSN 1058-0476 |
| Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, S and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2019) Sustainable wine tourism development through the lens of dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurial action: an exploratory four-region perspective. Tourism Recreation Research, 45. ISSN 0250-8281 |
| Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, SK, O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 and O'Shea, M (2019) The significance of grassroots and inclusive innovation in harnessing social entrepreneurship and urban regeneration. European Business Review, 32. ISSN 0955-534X |
| Lawless, A, Panya, F, O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 and Kok, S (2019) Talk-about Talent: Underlying Philosophies on Talent in Thai SMEs. Human Resource Development International, 22 (5). pp. 553-572. ISSN 1367-8868 |
| Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, S, Sakellarios, N and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2019) Micro enterprises, self-efficacy and knowledge acquisition: evidence from Greece and Spain. Journal of Knowledge Management, 23 (3). pp. 419-438. ISSN 1367-3270 |
| Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, SK and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2019) “Profit is not a dirty word”: Social entrepreneurship and community development”. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 11. ISSN 1942-0676 |
| Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, S and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2019) Uncertainty and adaptation in the context of Brexit: An entrepreneurial action and dynamic capabilities approach. European Business Review, 31. ISSN 0955-534X Item not available from this repository. |
| Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, S and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2018) Understanding approaches to innovation through the dynamic capabilities lens: A multi-country study of the wine industry. International Journal of Innovation Management, 1. ISSN 1363-9196 |
| Alonso, AD, O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 and Kok, S (2018) Innovation, dynamic capabilities and family firms operating in an emerging economy. Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development, 11 (3). pp. 221-242. ISSN 1549-9324 Item not available from this repository. |
| Alonso, AD, Alexander, N and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2018) Collaboration and the Emerging Craft Brewing Industry: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, 12. pp. 1-22. ISSN 1528-6940 Item not available from this repository. |
| Alonso, AD, Kok, S and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2018) Sustainable culinary tourism and Cevicherías: a stakeholder and social practice approach. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26 (5). pp. 812-831. ISSN 1747-7646 |
| Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, S and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2018) ‘We are only scratching the surface’ – a resource-based and dynamic capabilities approach in the context of culinary tourism development. Tourism Recreation Research. pp. 1-16. ISSN 0250-8281 |
| Duarte Alonso, A, Sakellarios, N, Alexander, N and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2018) Strengths, innovation, and opportunities in a burgeoning industry: an exploratory study. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 30 (2). pp. 276-296. ISSN 1355-5855 |
| Duarte Alonso, A, Alexander, N and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2018) Networking, collaboration, and home brewing: An exploratory study. Loisir et Societe, 41 (1). pp. 130-153. ISSN 0705-3436 |
| Alexander, N, Duarte Alonso, A and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2018) ‘Every brew is a challenge and every glass of a good beer is an achievement’: home brewing and serious leisure. Leisure/ Loisir, 42 (1). pp. 93-113. ISSN 1492-7713 |
| Alonso, AD, Sakellarios, N, Alexander, N and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2018) Corporate social responsibility in a burgeoning industry: a stakeholder analysis. Journal of Strategy and Management, 11 (1). pp. 112-130. ISSN 1755-425X Item not available from this repository. |
| Duarte Alonso, A and O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2017) Family firms’ management decision to export/not to export: A resource-based view. Journal of Advances in Management Research, 14 (3). pp. 270-287. ISSN 0972-7981 |
| O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 (2015) Innovation and its Drivers in SMEs. Change Management: An International Journal, 14 (3-4). ISSN 2327-798X |
Report or Working Paper
| Bermingham, R (2020) Life beyond COVID-19: What are experts concerned about? Technical Report. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST). |
Conference or Workshop Item
| O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 and Giorgioni, G (2019) FDI in rural Unitary Authorities: the case of the North-West of England. In: Rural SMEs, 2019, Liverpool. |
| O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 and Giorgioni, G (2014) Successful rural SMEs – which catalysts work? In: http://conference.bam.ac.uk/BAM2014/htdocs/conferencepapers.php?tracknam..., Portsmouth. Item not available from this repository. |
| O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340 and Giorgioni, G (2014) What makes a successful Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) in a rural location. In: University of Liverpool Doctoral Conference, Liverpool. Item not available from this repository. |
Other
| O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340, Kok, S and Duarte Alonso, A (2019) Rawhide Custom - Carving a niche market through customisation, personalised detail, and social media. UNSPECIFIED. |
| O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340, Kok, S and Duarte Alonso, A (2019) Will we still be saying “Cheers” after Brexit? UNSPECIFIED. |
| O'Brien, Seamus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8221-0340, Kok, S and Duarte Alonso, A (2018) Tasting success with gin: adapting to changing trends. Liverpool Chamber. |