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Nola Hewitt-Dundas is Professor of Innovation Management and Policy at Queen's University Belfast, UK and a Senior Research Associate with the UK Enterprise Research Centre. She is a UK Thought Leader with the Economic and Social Research Council and Innovate UK on the development of social science and enterprise policy and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Academy on Technology and Innovation Assessment. In the past few years she has contributed as an advisor to the NI Minister for Finance and Personnel on public sector reform. In Queen’s Management School Nola is currently Director of Research and a member of the Senior Management Team.
Her research interests include the dynamics of innovation ecosystems in an international context, innovation, technology transfer and networks with an emphasis on small and medium enterprises, business strategy and technology adoption. She has led and contributed to a wide range of public sector projects for organisations such as DETI, Forfas, Scottish Enterprise, NESTA London, EU and the World Bank. Her research has been financially supported by various organisations including the Economic and Social Research Council, UK, the Royal Irish Academy and the Higher Education Authority, Ireland. Outputs from this research has been published in leading international journals including Research Policy, Technovation, Small Business Economics, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, International Small Business Journal, Regional Studies and the Journal of Technology Transfer.
Nola has experience of teaching at undergraduate, postgraduate and executive levels. This has included International Business and Multi National Enterprises, Managing Innovation, Science and Innovation Policy, Entrepreneurship, Regional Economics, Creativity and Entrepreneurship.
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USO imprinting and market entry timing: Exploring the influence of university ecosystems
Messina, L. M., Miller, K. & Hewitt-Dundas, N., 06 May 2020, In : IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does learning from prior collaboration help firms to overcome the ‘two-worlds’ paradox in university-business collaboration?
Hewitt-Dundas, N., Gkypali, A. & Roper, S., 18 Feb 2019, In : Research Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender diversity in R&D teams and its impact on firm openness
Messina, L., Chapman, G. & Hewitt-Dundas, N., 2019, Gender, Science and Innovation: New Perspectives. Edward ElgarResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Network centrality and open innovation: A social network analysis of an SME manufacturing cluster
Judith Woods, Brendan Galbraith & Hewitt-Dundas, N., 18 Sep 2019, In : IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pre-foundation imprinting as a determinant of post-foundation early market entry: examining the role of external support during USO creation
Messina, L. M., Miller, K. & Hewitt-Dundas, N., 15 Nov 2019, Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Proceedings.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Prizes
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Best Conference Paper Award and Best Track Award (Entrepreneurship and Innovation), Irish Academy of Management, NUI Maynooth
Hewitt-Dundas, Nola (Recipient), Sep 2012
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Best Scientific Paper Award, University Industry Interaction Network Conference (UIIN), Amsterdam
Hewitt-Dundas, Nola (Recipient), 03 Jun 2016
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Deaprtment of Education for Northern Ireland Research Scholarship
Hewitt-Dundas, Nola (Recipient), 1991
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DRUID Society: Shortlisted (1 of 4) for Best Conference Paper, Copenhagan
Hewitt-Dundas, Nola (Recipient), Jun 2011
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Elected Council Member, European Regional Science Association: BIS
Hewitt-Dundas, Nola (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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OECD-KDI Workshop on Innovation diffusion across regions and firms
Nola Hewitt-Dundas (Advisor)
13 Dec 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Global Entrepreneurship Week
Nola Hewitt-Dundas (Advisor)
12 Nov 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Boosting innovation through research commercialization and knowledge exchange
Nola Hewitt-Dundas (Advisor)
06 Nov 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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UK Research and Innovation (External organisation)
Nola Hewitt-Dundas (Advisor)
01 Aug 2018 → 30 Nov 2018Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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ESRC Festival of Social Science: Can Applied Economics Improve our World?
Nola Hewitt-Dundas (Advisor)
09 Nov 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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