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Brendan Galbraith

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  • PhD (Management), Ulster University, 2014

  • Msc Business Studies, University of Ulster, 2004

  • BA (Hons) Hospitality Management, Ulster University (First Class Honors), 2003

  • Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management, Operations Management, High-tech start-ups

  • Zayed University, College of Business, Abu Dhabi, UAE August 2017 – Current

  • Associate Professor (Entrepreneurship)

  • eMBA Postgraduate Coordinator – August 2021 - present

  • Ulster University, Department of Management and Leadership, Jordanstown Campus, Northern Ireland, 2013 – 2017.

  • Senior Lecturer [Associate Professor)

  • Ulster University, Department of Management and Leadership, Jordanstown Campus, Northern Ireland, 2008 – 2013.

  • Lecturer [Assistant Professor)

  • Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China, July-August 2019.

  • Visiting Professor - (taught summer course in Family Business Management)

  • University of California, Berkeley, Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, United States of America, June-August 2016.

  • Food and Beverage Manager, Rathsallagh Golf Club, Ireland

  • Outlets Manager, Kingston Plantation, Radisson Resort, Myrtle Beach, USA

  • External Board Member, 2030 Strategic Vision, Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), Abu Dhabi, UAE. May 2021.

  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA), 2016

  • Board Member of IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, 2016-2020

  • Vice-President (TACs and Education) of IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, 2018-2020.

  • Member of ‘Working Group for Business Engagement’ that has operational responsibility for securing the ABS (Association of Business Schools) Small Business Charter and maximizing development opportunities for the Ulster Business School, 2014-2017

  • Member of Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC) Affiliate Network, Harvard Business School, 2015 - present

  • Board Member of European Network of Living Labs 2008-2010

  • Messina, L., Miller, K., Galbraith, B. and Hewitt-Dundas, N. A recipe for USO success? (2021) Unravelling the micro-foundations of dynamic capability building to overcome critical junctures. Technology Forecasting and Social Change. [ABS 3]. In Press.

  • McAdam, R., Galbraith, B., McComb, S., Antony, J. and Sunder, M.J. (2021) Development of Sustainable Lean Patient Value in Healthcare: A Long-Term Condition Context. Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, 1-33. In Press. [ABS 2].

  • Galbraith, B., McAdam, R. and Cross, S. (2021) The Evolution of the Incubator: Past, Present and Future. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 68, 1, pp 265-271. [ABS 3].

  • Woods, J., Galbraith, B. and Hewitt-Dundas, N. (2019) Network Centrality and Open Innovation: A Social Network Analysis of an SME Manufacturing Cluster. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2019.2934765. [ABS 3].

  • McAdam, R., Bititci, O. and Galbraith, B. (2017) Technology alignment and business strategy: A performance measurement and Dynamic Capability perspective. International Journal of Production Research. 55 23 pp 7168-7186 [ABS 3].

  • Galbraith, B., McAdam, R., McKnight, J. and McGowan, T. (2017) Policy and practice alignment in the context of regional innovation programs for SMEs in peripheral regions. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. 29 7-8 pp 668-691 [ABS 3].

  • McAdam, R., Humphreys, P., Miller, K and Galbraith, B. (2017) Developing management capability within a horizontal supply chain in performance measurement deployment and evolution: A Dynamic Capabilities and Goal Theory perspective. Production Planning and Control. 28 6-8, pp 610-628 [ABS 3].

  • McAdam, R., Galbraith, B., Miller, K., Moffett, S. and McAdam, M. (2016) The role of Lean at the interface with between Operations Management and Applied Services within a large aerospace organization: a boundary spanning perspective. Production Planning and Control. 27 15 pp 1298-1311. [ABS 3].

  • Holzmann, T., Sailer, K., Galbraith, B. and Katzy, B. (2014) Matchmaking for open innovation – theoretical perspectives based on interaction, rather than transaction. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 26 6 pp 595-599. [ABS 2].

  • McAdam, R., Hazlet, S. A. and Galbraith, B. (2014) The Role of Performance Measurement Models in Multi-level Alignment: An Exploratory Case Analysis in the Utilities Sector. International Journal of Operations and Production Management. 34 9 pp 1153-1183. [ABS 4].

  • Nominated for Service Award at Zayed University, 2018.

  • Nominated (and shortlisted finalist) for Research Impact Award (with Prof. Rodney McAdam) for Promotion of Innovation Adoption in SMEs, Ulster University, March, 2017.

  • Judge (Business Panel), The Undergraduate Awards [the largest undergraduate competition in the world], July-September 2015 and 2016.

  • REF Impact Case Study “Promoting innovation adoption for high-tech SMEs” was selected “as one of the very best examples of impact in business schools in the UK” and cited as “an excellent example of impact in the area of business innovation and growth” In: The Impact of Business School Research: Economic and Social Benefits, Association of Business Schools, pp 27, March, 2015. ABS Impact Case Studies

  • Belfast Ambassador Award Winner, 2013. Award presented by Belfast City Council and Visit Belfast in recognition of securing two major international innovation and entrepreneurship conferences to Belfast. http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/News/News-26747.aspx

Zayed University inks alliance with Harvard Business School http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302674130

  • MGT 664 Global Business Strategy

  • MGT 660 Entrepreneurship