Conor’s research expertise and interests are broadly at the intersection of science-industry-policy interactions and more specifically, focus on innovation and R&D processes related to technology strategy and academic entrepreneurship. Conor supervises (and is open to further supervision of) Masters and PhD students in the areas of strategy, innovation and University-Industry interactions.
Conor is Head of Programme for Otago Business School’s Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and former Director of the Master of Entrepreneurship. Conor teaches strategic management, innovation and entrepreneurship to undergraduate, postgraduate and executive students. Outside of academia, Conor is a trained innovation practitioner with expertise in the Strategyser tools and methodologies for facilitating and coaching discovery sprints, business model innovation and managing innovation portfolios.
Publications
O'Kane, C. (2018). Technology transfer executives' backwards integration: An examination of interactions between university technology transfer executives and principal investigators. Technovation, 76-77, 64-77. doi: 10.1016/j.technovation.2016.08.001
Journal - Research Article
Zhang, J. A., Edgar, F., Geare, A., & O'Kane, C. (2016). The interactive effects of entrepreneurial orientation and capability-based HRM on firm performance: The mediating role of innovation ambidexterity. Industrial Marketing Management, 59, 131-143. doi: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2016.02.018
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, J. A., Mangematin, V., O'Kane, C., & O'Reilly, P. (2016). At the frontiers of scientific advancement: The factors that influence scientists to become or choose to become publicly funded principal investigators. Journal of Technology Transfer, 41, 778-797. doi: 10.1007/s10961-015-9400-4
Journal - Research Article
O'Kane, C., Mangematin, V., Geoghegan, W., & Fitzgerald, C. (2015). University technology transfer offices: The search for identity to build legitimacy. Research Policy, 44(2), 421-437. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.08.003
Journal - Research Article
O'Kane, C., Cunningham, J., Mangematin, V., & O'Reilly, P. (2015). Underpinning strategic behaviours and posture of principal investigators in transition/uncertain environments. Long Range Planning, 48(3), 200-214. doi: 10.1016/j.lrp.2013.08.008
Journal - Research Article
Geoghegan, W., O'Kane, C., & Fitzgerald, C. (2015). Technology transfer offices as a nexus within the triple helix: The progression of the university's role. International Journal of Technology Management, 68(3/4), 255-277. doi: 10.1504/IJTM.2015.069660
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, J. A., O'Reilly, P., Dolan, B., O'Kane, C., & Mangematin, V. (2016). Publicly funded principal investigators allocation of time for public sector entrepreneurship activities. Economia e Politica Industriale, 43(4), 383-408. doi: 10.1007/s40812-016-0054-5
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, J. A., O'Reilly, P., O'Kane, C., & Mangematin, V. (2015). Managerial challenges of publicly funded principle investigators. International Journal of Technology Management, 68(3/4), 176-202. doi: 10.1504/IJTM.2015.069669
Journal - Research Article
O'Kane, C., & Cunningham, J. (2014). Turnaround leadership core tensions during the company turnaround process. European Management Journal, 32(6), 963-980. doi: 10.1016/j.emj.2014.04.004
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, J., O'Reilly, P., O'Kane, C., & Mangematin, V. (2014). The inhibiting factors that principal investigators experience in leading publicly funded research. Journal of Technology Transfer, 39(1), 93-110. doi: 10.1007/s10961-012-9269-4
Journal - Research Article
O'Kane, C., & Cunningham, J. (2012). Leadership changes and approaches during company turnaround. International Studies of Management & Organization, 42(4), 52-85. doi: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825420403
Journal - Research Article
Lawton, T., Rajwani, T., & O'Kane, C. (2011). Strategic reorientation and business turnaround: The case of global legacy airlines. Journal of Strategy & Management, 4(3), 215-237. doi: 10.1108/17554251111152252
Journal - Research Article
O'Kane, C. (2009). Top management leadership in the turnaround process (PhD). National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. 368p.
Awarded Doctoral Degree
O'Kane, C. (2006). Management styles of a newly appointed leader in a turnaround context. Irish Journal of Management, 27(1), 111-144.
Journal - Research Other
O'Kane, C., Davenport, S., & Ruckstuhl, K. (2016). Research scientists’ role transitions and capacity development: A focus on New Zealand’s science for technological innovation challenge. Proceedings of the 30th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference: Innovating for Sustainable and Just Futures. Retrieved from http://anzam2016.com/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Hamid, H., Everett, A., & O'Kane, C. (2015, December). Ethnic migrant entrepreneurs: Different countries of origin, different challenges? Verbal presentation at the 29th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference: Management for Peak Performance, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Maniam, R., Everett, A., O'Kane, C., & Biggemann, S. (2015, December). University student business start-up and growth through student programmes. Verbal presentation at the 29th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference: Management for Peak Performance, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Zhang, J., Edgar, F., Geare, A., & O'Kane, C. (2014, December). Entrepreneurial orientation, HRM practices, innovation ambidexterity, environmental dynamism and innovation performance. Verbal presentation at the Strategic Management Society Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cunningham, J., O'Reilly, P., O'Kane, C., & Mangematin, V. (2013, May). Publicly funded principal investigators stakeholder management and managerial challenges. Verbal presentation at the University-Industry Interaction Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Kane, C., Fitzgerald, C., & Geoghegan, W. (2013, May). The legitimacy of university technology transfer offices: An international perspective. Verbal presentation at the University-Industry Interaction Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Fitzgerald, C., Cunningham, J. A., & O'Kane, C. (2012, August). Setting strategic direction in technology transfer offices. Verbal presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting: The Informal Economy, Boston, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Kane, C., Geoghegan, W., & Fitzgerald, C. (2012). The entrepreneurial university: An international analysis of university technology transfer offices and their stakeholders. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference: Managing for Volatility and Instability. [CD-ROM] [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
O'Kane, C. (2011, November-December). Persistence and flexibility of publicly funded principal investigators. Verbal presentation at the 4th Innovation Symposium Managing Innovation for Sustained Productivity (ISPIM): Creating Advantage and Resilience, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Kane, C., Cunningham, J. A., O'Reilly, P., & Maciocha, A. (2011, August). Strategic categorizations of the principal investigator in publicly funded research projects. Verbal presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: West meets East: Enlightening, Balancing, and Transcending, San Antonio, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Kane, C., Cunningham, J., O'Reilly, P., & Managematin, V. (2011, December). Persistence and flexibility of publicly funded principal investigators in science, engineering and technology. Verbal presentation at the 25th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference: The Future of Work and Organisations, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Kane, C., & Cunningham, J. (2010, September). Leadership changes during the turnaround process. Verbal presentation at the British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference: Management Research in a Changing Climate, Sheffield, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cunningham, J., O'Reilly, P., Mangematin, V., O'Kane, C., & Maciocha, A. (2010, November). Project formation, motivations, roles and challenges of principal investigators of publicly funded research. Verbal presentation at the Technology Transfer Society (T2S) Annual Conference, Washington, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Kane, C., & Cunningham, J. (2010, September). Leadership changes in the turnaround process. Verbal presentation at the Strategic Management Society (SMS) 30th International Conference: Strategic Management at the Crossroads, Rome, Italy.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Kane, C., & Cunningham, J. A. (2010, August). Top management leadership in the turnaround process. Verbal presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting: Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion in Management Practice and Research, Montreal, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Kane, C., & Cunningham, J. (2010, March). Top management leadership in the turnaround process. Verbal presentation at the Workshop on Top Management teams and Business Strategy Research: Responses and Adaptability in Turbulent Times, Valencia, Spain.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Kane, C., & Cunningham, J. A. (2007, August). Management styles of a newly appointed leader in a turnaround context. Verbal presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting: Doing Well by Doing Good, Philadelphia, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
O'Kane, C., & Cunningham, J. (2006, October-November). Strategizing in a turnaround context: The case of Dairygold Ireland. Verbal presentation at the Strategic Management Society 26th Annual International Conference: Strategy and Governance in a World of Institutional Change, Vienna, Austria.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Hamid, H. A., O'Kane, C., & Everett, A. M. (2017). Technology-based nascent entrepreneurship and ethnic migrants: Exploring the influence of cultural distance through the forms of capital model. In J. A. Cunningham & C. O'Kane (Eds.), Technology-based nascent entrepreneurship: Implications for economic policymaking. (pp. 119-145). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-59594-2
Chapter in Book - Research
Cunningham, J. A., & O'Kane, C. (Eds.). (2017). Technology-based nascent entrepreneurship: Implications for economic policymaking. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 312p. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-59594-2
Edited Book - Research
Cunningham, J. A., & O'Kane, C. (2017). Technology-based nascent entrepreneurship: Some implications for economic policy making and makers. In J. A. Cunningham & C. O'Kane (Eds.), Technology-based nascent entrepreneurship: Implications for economic policymaking. (pp. 1-17). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-59594-2
Chapter in Book - Research
O'Kane, C., Zhang, J. A., Cunningham, J. A., & O'Reilly, P. (2017). What factors inhibit publicly funded principal investigators’ commercialization activities? Small Enterprise Research, 24(3), 215-232. doi: 10.1080/13215906.2017.1396558
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, J. A., Menter, M., & O'Kane, C. (2018). Value creation in the quadruple helix: A micro level conceptual model of principal investigators as value creators. R & D Management, 48(1), 136-147. doi: 10.1111/radm.12310
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