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.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
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2016 | PhD | University of Liverpool |
2009 | PGCE | University of Stirling |
2002 | MSc (Economics) in Business and Management | University of Aberdeen |
2001 | BA Economics | University of Abertay Dundee |
Membership of external committees
Chartered Management Fellow - Chartered Management Institute (CMgr FCMI), Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA)Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
Research interests include areas of the enterprise, research into SME growth and success, business development and innovation.
Research Topics
- Entrepreneurship
- Innovation
- Social change
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Article
Duarte Alonso, Abel, Kok, Seng, Vu, Oanh Thi Kim and O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
Sakellarios, Nikolaos, alonso, Abel, Kiat, Seng, O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
Sakellarios, Nikolaos, Duarte Alonso, Abel, Kok, Seng Kiat, O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
Duarte Alonso, Abel, Bressan, Alessandro, Kiat Kok, Seng and O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
Kah, S, O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
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Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, SK, O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
Lawless, A, Panya, F, O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, S, Sakellarios, N and O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
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Alonso, AD, Alexander, N and O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
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Duarte Alonso, A, Kok, S and O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
Duarte Alonso, A, Sakellarios, N, Alexander, N and O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
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Alexander, N, Duarte Alonso, A and O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
Alonso, AD, Sakellarios, N, Alexander, N and O'Brien, Seamus ![]() |
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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
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Other
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Research Students
Current research students
- Enhancing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) access to financing by Malaysian Development Financial Institutions (DFIs).
- Resilience and coping behaviour among micro, small and medium enterprises in times of economic crisis: An exploratory case of Greece."
- An investigation of internal CSR practices of foreign and domestic companies within the oil sector in Nigeria as a developing economy
Previous student supervision
- Exploring success factors that are critical for micro, small and medium sized businesses in the North West of England: Does the size of the enterprise influence the criticality of the factor?
- Contextual influences on training heterogeneity in small businesses
- Investigating the linkage between competitive strategy and human resource management practices in Nigeria medium-sized enterprises
- Coaching practices within three Small Medium Enterprises in Thailand
- Entrepreneurial psychological factors: an investigation into individual differences in entrepreneurs
- An investigation into performance measurement in social enterprises in the UK
Number of research students supervised to completion
6Research degrees examined
6 PhDs
1 DBA
Teaching
Areas of teaching
- Entrepreneurship
Professional Engagement
Engagement with professional associations and societies
- Africa Oye 2018 - the aim of analysing some economic as well as social impacts, which will be useful for us for the Arts Council, City Council and other trusts and funds
- Turncoat Gin 2019 – Mentoring on the future direction of the company, authored Business Plan submitted for funds - Share structure/Crowd Funding and exporting
- Liverpool Chamber of Commerce Voice of Business Newsletter Developing a series of case studies and business development workshops to different hubs in the Liverpool and Sefton area