BOOKS

1. Cooney, T.M. and Hill, S. (Editors) (2002) - "New Venture Creation in Ireland" - Oak Tree Press, Cork
2. Cooney, T.M. (Editor) (2004)  - "Irish Cases in Entrepreneurship" - Blackhall Publishing, Dublin
3. Cooney, T.M. and Rickie A. Moore (Editors) (2007) - "European Cases in Entrepreneurship" - Blackhall Publishing, Dublin
4. Cooney, T.M. (2010) - "Fast-Growth Firms and Entrepreneurial Teams" - Lambert Academic Publishing
5. Cooney, T.M. (2010) - "Entrepreneurship Cases: Looking Beyond Commercial" - Lambert Academic Publishing

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

1. Lordan, M. and Cooney, T.M. (2002) - "Finding the Business Idea" - From "New Venture Creation in Ireland" (Editor - T.M. Cooney) - Oak Tree Press, Cork
2. Cooney, T.M. - "Entrepreneurship in Different Contexts" (2002) - From "New Venture Creation in Ireland" (Editor - T.M. Cooney) - Oak Tree Press, Cork
3. Elliot,C.; Weller, P. and Cooney, T.M. (2003) - “The Small Business Service's Research Agenda on Female Entrepreneurship” - From “ARPENT Vol. 1 (Editor - D. Watkins) - EFMD, Brussels
4. Cooney, T. M., Heinonen, J. and Hytti, U. (2008) - A Comparative Analysis of Innovation Policy between Ireland and Finland - From “Work in Progress" (Editors - P. Malinen and K. Paasio) - Turku School of Economics
5. Cooney, T.M. (2009) - “Understanding Fast-Growth Firms Founded by Entrepreneurial Teams Through Structure and Strategy” - From “The Management of Small and Medium Enterprises” (Editors - S. Kraus and L. Schjoedt) - Routledge, UK

CASE STUDIES WRITTEN

1. General Records (2004) - "Irish Cases in Entrepreneurship"
2. Heylen bvba (2006) - EU Project
3. De Boerinn (2006) - EU Project
4. Guardian Angel (2006) - "Irish Cases in Entrepreneurship, Vol. 2"
5. Daft.ie (2006) - "Ernst and Young - Irish Entrepreneurs"
6. South Hill Enterprises (2007) - "European Cases in Entrepreneurship"
7. Echinades Fish Farm (2007) - EU Project
8. EcoServe (2007) - EU Project
9. Digicel Foundation (2007) - "Ernst and Young - Irish Entrepreneurs, Vol. 2"
10. Supreme Seafoods (2009) - Irish Business Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1
11. David Lysaght (2010) - EU Project
12. GJ Belfrost (2010) - EU Project
13. Albrechtson Holding AB (2010) - EU Project

CASE WRITING WORKSHOPS PRESENTED

1. RENT Conference, Copenhagen, November 26th 2004
2. RENT Conference, Naples, November 18th 2005
3. FinPin Seminar, Turku, September 18th 2008
4. INTRE Workshop, Dublin, October 10th 2009
5. RENT Conference, Covilha, November 20th 2008
6. EM Lyon Workshop, Lyon, December 2nd 2008
7. EFMD Conference, Barcelona, February 27th 2009
8. ICSB Conference, Seoul, June 23rd 2009
9. Online Webinar, Internet, October 21st 2009
10. USASBE Conference, Nashville, January 15th 2010
11. PODIM Conference, Maribor, April 15th 2010
12. ACE Initiative, Dublin, April 23rd 2010
13. Nordic Conference on Small Business Research, Kolding, May 19th 2010
14. ICSB Conference, Cincinnati, June 25th 2010

GUEST EDITOR OF JOURNALS

1. ECSB Inter-RENT Online Journal (2004)
2. International Small Business Journal (July 2005)
3. Irish Journal of Management (November 2007)
4. Journal of Enterprising Communities (June 2008)
5. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (forthcoming 2011)

MEMBER OF JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDS

1. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
2. Education and Training
3. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing
4. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN REFEREED JOURNALS

1. Cooney, T.M., and O'Connor, A. (1996) - Perceived Barriers to Innovation in SMEs - Irish Marketing Review, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp 87-97
2. Cooney, T.M. and Malinen, P. (November 2004) - Firm Growth As a Research Issue - ECSB Online Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp 4-16
3. Cooney, T.M. (2005) - What is an Entrepreneurial Team? (Guest Editorial) - International Small Business Journal, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp 226-235
4. O'Gorman, W. and Cooney, T.M. (2007) - An Anthology of Enterprise Policy in Ireland - Irish Journal of Management, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp 1-28
5. Cooney, T.M. (2008) - Celtic Tiger Found in Education Jungle (Research Note) - Education and Training, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp 64-66
6. Cooney, T.M. (2008) - Why is Community Entrepreneurship Worth Debating? (Guest Editorial) - Journal of Enterprising Communities, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp 97-99
7. Cooney, T.M. (2008) - Entrepreneurs with Disabilities - Profile of a Forgotten Minority - Irish Business Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 119-129
8. Cooney, T.M. (2009) - Entrepreneurial Teams: Comparing US and Irish High-Growth Software Firms Through Structure and Strategy - Management Research News, Vol. 32, No. 6, pp 580-591
9. Cooney, T.M. (2009) - Developing Entrepreneurship Programmes for Female Members of the Irish Traveller Community - International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp 134-147
10. Cooney, T.M. and Mumby-Croft, R. (2009) - Supreme Seafoods - Irish Business Journal, Vol.5, Iss.1, pp 5-12
11. Cooney, T.M., Silver, J.A.K., and Radcliffe, A. (2009) - Supporting value creation by reducing cultural distance as a barrier to exporting - Int. J. Entrepreneurial Venturing, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp.205-219
12. Heinonen, J.; Hytti, U. and Cooney, T.M. (2010) - The Context Matters: Understanding the Evolution of Finnish and Irish Entrepreneurship Policies - Management Research Review, forthcoming 
13. Cooney, T.M. and Sebestova, J. (2010) - FDI as an Economic Growth Strategy in the Czech Republic: Lessons from Ireland - Irish Business Journal, forthcoming

REPORTS/RESEARCH PAPERS

1. Cooney, T.M. and Murray, T. (2008) - Graduate Entrepreneurship in Ireland - National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship, Birmingham (UK)
2. Cooney, T.M. and Kidney, E. (2008) - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy in Ireland - Enterprise Ireland, Dublin
3. Cooney, T.M. and Flynn, A. (2008) - Mapping Ethnic Entrepreneurship in Ireland - Enterprise Ireland, Dublin
4. Cooney, T.M. and Flynn, A. (2009) - Growth Orientated Firms in Donegal - Donegal CEB, Donegal
5. Cooney, T.M (2009) - What Entrepreneurship Skills Are Important to Innovation in SMEs and How Should They be Promoted Through Policy? - OECD, Paris

CONFERENCE SPEECHES

1. The SBS Research Strategy: What Is In It For You? - 23rd ISBA Conference  - Aberdeen, November 16th 2000
2. Structures and Strategies for Fast-Growth Firms - 3rd Annual IBA Cross Border Conference - Newry, October 3rd 2001
3. Sucess is A Choice - 21st IMTA Conference - Tralee, May 8th 2003
4. Debunking the Myths of Entrepreneurship - START BioConnect Conference - Dublin, November 12th 2003
5. Enterprise Education in Ireland - Enterprise Development Forum - Waterford, May 6th 2004
6. Entrepreneurship and Bio-Technology - BioBiz Conference - Dublin, December 1st 2004
7. Graduate Entrepreneurship in Ireland - International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference - York, September 12th 2006
8. Understanding Entrepreneurship - CEBs Assistant CEOs Conference - Sligo, September 21st 2006
9. Entrepreneurship and Social Inclusion - Entrepreneurship Sans Frontieres - Prague, November 15th 2007
10. Debunking the Myths of Entrepreneurship - Donegal Enterprise Week - March 10th 2008
11. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy in Ireland - IPREG Seminar - Brussels, April 17th 2008
12. SME Policy in the European Union - Dell Summit - Wicklow, October 30th 2008
13. Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland - Spirit of Enterprise Forum - Dungarvan, December 5th 2008
14. Educating for Entrepreneurship: A European Perspective - HEA Conference - Dublin, February 17th 2009
15. Growth Orientated Firms in Donegal - Donegal Enterprise Week - Letterkenny, March 27th 2009
16. Financing in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy - ECSB/IPREG Seminar - Brussels, April 27th 2009
17. Social Entrepreneurship and the Student - European Commission Conference - Prague, May 14th 2009
18. European Models of Entrepreneurship - Richard Cantillon Summer School - Ballyheigue, July 17th 2009
19. Entrepreneurship and Minority Communities  (Keynote Speaker) - SEAANZ Conference - Wellington, September 2nd 2009 
20. Entrepreneurship Policy and Ireland - Ministry for Economic Development - Wellington, September 3rd 2009 
21. Traveller Enterprise and Employment: The IME Experience - Traveller Enterprise and Employment Forum - Dublin, October 1st 2009
22. Why a Partnership Approach Between Academia and Industry Makes Sense for Both Parties (Keynote Speaker) - FinPin Conference, Joensuu, April 27th 2010

REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. Cooney, T.M. - "Designing Training Programmes for Social Economy Groups Across Cultures" - 15th Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference 1995 - London, April 9 - 12.
2. Cooney, T.M. and O'Connor, A. - "Overcoming Perceived Barriers to Innovation in Excellent SMEs" - 25th European Small Business Seminar 1995 - Limmassol, Cyprus, September 20 - 22.
3. Cooney, T.M. and O'Connor, A. - "Perceived Barriers to Innovation in Irish SMEs" - 1st Entrepreneurship Research Network Ireland 1995 - UCD, Dublin, November 3 - 4.
4. Cooney, T.M. and O'Connor, A. - "Government Agencies: Their Role in Promoting Growth Through Innovation to SMEs" - 16th Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference 1996 - Seattle, March 21 - 23.
5. Ui Ghallachoir, K.; Wolfe, R. and Cooney, T.M. - A Gap Analysis of Infrastructural Support to Entrepreneurs in Biotechnology" - 16th Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference 1996 - Seattle, March 21 - 23.
6. Cooney, T.M. and O'Connor, A. - "Stimulating Innovation in SMEs" - 25th European Marketing Academy 1996 - Budapest, May 14 - 17.
7. Cooney, T.M. and O'Connor, A. - "A Survey of Percieved Barriers to Innovation Across Countries" - 26th European Small Business Seminar 1996 - Vassa, September 11 - 13.
8. Bannon, L. and Cooney, T.M. - Accessing Seed Funding: "Lessons from a Small Modern Economy" - 2nd Entrepreneurship Research Network Ireland 1996 - Belfast, November 7 - 9.
9. Cooney, T.M. and Bygrave, W.D. - "The Evolution of Structure and Strategy in Fast-Growth Frims Founded by Entrepreneurial Teams" - 17th Entrepreneurship Research Conference 1997 - Babson, April 16 - 19.
10. Cooney, T.M. and Bygrave, W.D. - "Fast-Growth Firms in the Software Development Industry Founded by Entrepreneurial Teams: Examining Their Evolutionery Process" - 7th Global Entrepreneurship Research Conference 1997, Montreal, June 4 - 6.
11. Cooney, T.M. and O'Connor, A. - "Facing the Challenge - Towards a Better Understanding of Barriers to Innovation in Irish, Swedish, Finnish and Belgian SMEs" - 27th European Small Business Seminar 1997 - Rhodes, September 17-19.
12. Cooney, T.M. and O'Driscoll, A. - "Fast-Growth Firms in the US Software Industry" - 3rd Entrepreneurship Research Network Ireland 1997 - Belfast, November 19 - 21.
13. Cooney, T.M. - "Fast-Growth Firms Founded by Entrepreneurial Teams" - RENT XI 1997, Mannheim, November 27 - 28
14. Cooney, T.M. - "Fast-Growth Firms in the US Software Development Industry: Are Entrepreneurial Teams The Route to Success?" - 18th Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference 1998 - Gent, May 21-23
15. Cooney, T.M. - "What Structures and Strategies Do Fast-Growth Firms in the Irish Software Industry Utilise?" - 1st Irish Academy of Management Conference, 1998 - Galway, September 10 - 11
16. Cooney, T.M. and O'Connor, A. - "Barriers to Innovation in Irish Manufacturing SMEs - 28th European Small Business Seminar 1998 - Vienna, September 16-18
17. Cooney, T.M. - "Success Factors of Fast-Growth Firms in the US Software Development Industry" - 28th European Small Business Seminar 1998 - Vienna, September 16-18
18. Cooney, T.M. and O'Driscoll, A. - "High-Growth Firms in the Software Industry: Comparing Ireland with America Through Structure, Strategy, and Entrepreneurial Teams" - 19th Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference 1999 - Columbia, U.S., May 12-14
19. Cooney, T.M. - "What Is The Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Teams, Structure and Strategy In Fast-Growth Firms" - 44th International Council for Small Business Conference 1999 - Naples, June 20-23
20. Cooney, T.M. and O'Connor, A. - "Fast-Growth Firms Founded by Entrepreneurial Teams - Is the Combination of Structure and Strategy the Key to Success?" - 29th European Small Business Seminar 1999 - Lisbon, September 15-17
21. Cooney, T.M. - "Team Ireland v. Team America - the Software Industry" - RENT XIII 1999 - London, November 24 - 26
22. Cooney, T.M - "New Venture Creation Case: The Benefits For Non-Entrepreneurship Students" - 10th IntEnt Conference 2000 - Tampere, July 10-12
23. Cooney, T.M. and O'Neill, M. - "Trends in SME Statistics: The Implications for Policy Makers and Researchers" - 11th Small Business and Enterprise Development Conference 2001 - Leicester, March 29-30
24. Cooney, T.M.; Atherton, A.M. and Richardson, P.A. - "Is Our Understanding of Entrepreneurship Contingent Upon the Context in Which It Occurs?" - 21st Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference 2001 - Jonkoping, Sweden, June 14-16
25. Elliott, C.; Weller, P. and Cooney, T.M. - Mapping Female Entrepreneurship - 31st European Small Business Seminar 2001 - Dublin, September 12-14
26. Atherton, A. and Cooney, T.M.- How does the person and process in entrepreneurship alter with different firm contexts? - RENT XV 2001- Turku, November 22-23
27. Cooney, T.M. - Putting Entrepreneurship in Context - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2002 - Waterford, Sept. 5 - 6
28. Cooney, T.M. - The Application of ICT in Irish SMEs - 32nd EISB Conference 2002 - Nice, Sept. 8 - 10
29. Cooney, T.M. - Success is a Choice: Structures and Strategies of Fast-Growth Firms - RENT XVI 2002, Barcelona, November 21 - 22
30. Cooney, T.M. and Bourke, A. - "Identifying Gaps Between Possibilities and Practice of ICT in SMEs" - 48th International Council for Small Business Conference 2003 - Belfast, June 16 - 18.
31. Cooney, T.M. - "ICT in SMEs: How Effectively is it Being Employed?" - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2003 - Dublin, September 2 - 3.
32. Moran, M.T. and Cooney, T.M. - "To What Extent Can the Impact of Enterprise Education be Truly Evaluated by State Enterprise Development Agencies" - RENT XVII 2003 - Lodz, November 19 - 21.
33. Owusuansah, W.; Cooney, T.M. and Urquhart, J. - "How Innovative is the Public Sector" - RENT XVII 2003 - Lodz, November 19 - 21.
34. Cooney, T. M. and Kuopusjarvi, P. - "Enterprise Education in Europe: Finding Appropriate Methods for Evaluating Programmes" - 49th International Council for Small Business Conference 2004 - Johannesburg, June 20 - 23.
35. Cooney, T.M.; Urquhart, J. and Owusu-Ansah, W.A. - Engendering Innovation in the Public Sector - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2004 - Dublin, September 2 - 3.
36. Moran, M.T. and Cooney, T.M. - An Evaluation of Start Your Own Business Programmes: How Effective Are They In Enterprise Creation and What Are Their Long Term Benefits? - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2004 - Dublin, September 2 - 3.
37. Plunkett, B. and Cooney, T.M. - Irish SME's Failure to Engage in the Strategy Process: The Impact on New Venture Growth - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2005 - Galway, September 8 - 9.
38. Cooney, T.M. - Entrepreneurs with Disabilities: Profile of a Forgotten Minority - EFMD 36th EISB Conference 2006 - Southampton, September 6 - 8
39. Laurincikova, L. and Cooney, T.M. - Profiling Home-Based Businesses: An Irish Perspective - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2006 - Cork, September 7 - 8.
40. Plunkett, B. and Cooney, T.M. - Strategy: Exploring the Complex Theory of Everyday Practice - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2006 - Cork, September 7 - 8.
41. Laurincikova, L. and Cooney, T.M. - Profiling Grey Entrepreneurs: An Irish Perspective - 20th RENT Conference 2006 - Brussels, November 22 - 24
42. Ratcliffe, A. and Cooney, T.M. - Passport to Trade: Connecting Europe’s SMEs from East to West? - ISPIM Conference 2007 - Warsaw, June 17 -20
43. Ratcliffe, A. and Cooney, T.M. - Does Understanding National Business Cultures Help Build Regional Development?  - ESRA Conference 2007 - Paris, August 29 - September 2
44. Singh, S. and Cooney, T.M. - Mapping Ethnic Entrepreneurship in Ireland - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2007 - Belfast, September 4 - 5.
45. Laurincikova, L. and Cooney, T.M. - Walking on Fire: A New Approach to Ethnic Entrepreneurship Training - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2007 - Belfast, September 4 - 5.
46. Cooney, T.M. and Ratcliffe, A. - Passport to Trade: Facilitating Business Between Europe’s SMEs - EFMD 37th EISB Conference 2007 - Ljubljana, September 12 - 14
47. Heinonen, J.; Hytti, U. and Cooney, T.M. - Similar Outcomes, Different Approaches: A Comparison of Finnish and Irish Entrepreneurship Policies - Nordic Conference on Small Business Research 2008 - Tallinn, May 21 - 23
48. Cooney, T.M. - Entrepreneurship for Prisoners: An Alternative to Reoffending - Nordic Conference on Small Business Research 2008 - Tallinn, May 21 - 23
49. Kidney, E. and Cooney, T.M. - Is There a Difference in Entrepreneurial Behaviour Between the Gay and Heterosexual Communities? - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2008 - Dublin, September 3 - 4.
50. Cooney, T.M. - Developing Entrepreneurship Programmes for Female Members of the Irish Traveller Community - Diana Conference 2008 - Belfast, November 4
51. Kidney, E. and Cooney, T.M. - Ghettos: a Potential Solution for Gay Entrepreneurs? - 31st ISBE Conference 2008 - Belfast, November 4 - 7
52. Cooney, T. M., Heinonen, J. and Hytti, U. - Ireland and Finland: Shared Histories But Different Approaches to Innovation Policy 2009 - 54th International Council for Small Business Conference - Seoul, June 21 - 24.
53. Heinonen, J., Hytti, U. and Cooney, T. M. - The Context Matters: Understanding the Evolution of the Finnish and Irish Entrepreneurship Policies - Academy of Management 2009 - Chicago, August 7-11.
54. Kidney, E. and Cooney, T.M. - How Do Gay Entrepreneurs Differ? - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2009 - Galway, September 2 - 4.
55. Walsh, L. and Cooney, T.M. - The Journey Towards Becoming an Entrepreneur: A Qualitative Study of Entrepreneurial Capital Development by Nascent Immigrant Entrepreneurs - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2009 - Galway, September 2 - 4.
56. Cooney, T.M.; Palin, G. and Benson, C. - Combining Experiential Education and Entrepreneurship to Attack Social Issues: Perspectives from America and Ireland - 55th International Council for Small Business Conference 2010 - Cincinnati, June 25 - 27.
57. Kabir, M. and Cooney, T.M. - Self-Employment and Empowerment: Why Career Options for Disabled People Need to be Reimagined  - Irish Academy of Management Conference 2009 - Cork, September 1 - 3.
58. Cooney, T.M. - Reducing Recidivism Through Entrepreneurship Programmes for Prisoners - 24th RENT Conference 2010 - Maastricht, November 17-19.

FUNDING FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS:

• 1995 - EU FORCE Program - Training Program for Strategic Management in SMEs.
• 1996 - EU LEONARDO Program - Training Program for Quality Management.
• 1997 - Barriers to Innovation in SMEs - initiated and led four country study with a survey of 1300 firms (Ireland, Belgium, Finland, Sweden).
• 1997 - EU TACIS Program - Visited and worked with two Universities in Siberia (Irkutsk State Academy of Economics, and East Siberian State University of Technology).
• 2002 - EU Leonardo Program - Vocational Enterprise Education and Training
• 2003 - TERS Project (DIT) - Entrepreneurship in Different Contexts
• 2005 - EU Leonardo Project - Passport to Trade
• 2005 - TERS Project (DIT) - Minority Entrepreneurship
• 2006 - EU Socrates Project - Joint European Masters in Enterprise
• 2006 - NCGE (UK) - Graduate Entrepreneurship
• 2006 - IPREG (European Network) - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy
• 2008 - Enterprise Ireland - Mapping Ethnic Entrepreneurship in Ireland
• 2008 - Donegal CEB - Growth Orientated Businesses
• 2009 - EU Grundtvig Project - Entrepreneurship for Social Inclusion Trainers
• 2009 - EU CIP Project - European Entrepreneurship Cases
• 2010 - IPREG (European Network) - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy

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