Edel Walshe
B.Comm & MBS (Marketing)

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Room 239, First Floor, J. E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business & Public Policy , NUI Galway

+ 353 (0) 91 492896

Edel Walshe completed a Master of Business Studies in marketing at NUI, Galway in September 2001 which involved the submission of a minor dissertation examining the opportunities for electronic service delivery. This was preceded by the award of a B.Comm degree, specialising in marketing and human resource management, also at NUI, Galway. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. exploring the role of trust in inter-firm R&D collaborations in the Irish software and medical device sectors and participating in the Knowledge Intensive Services Activities (KISA) project which is an initiative of the OECD working party on innovation and technology policy and involves cross-country research in different sectors.

Research projects:

PRTLI_INDU: "Industry Clustering and Regional Competitive Advantage" (Participant) Details>>

OECDKISA: "Knowledge Intensive Service Activities in Ireland" (Participant) Details>>

Publications, presentations etc.:

Journal articles:

Ryan, P., Giblin, M., & Walshe, E., "From subcontracted R&D to joint collaboration: the role of trust in facilitating this process" International journal of Innovation and Technology Management, vol. 1, no. 2 pp. 205-231 2004

Reports, monographs, working papers etc:

Martinez-Solano, L. Giblin, M. and Walshe, E. "Knowledge -Intensive Service Activities in the Irish Software Industry." 2003.

Martinez-Solano, L., Giblin, M., Walshe, E., 'KISAs in the Irish Software industry: country report for the OECD KISA project 2002-2005' OECD Report, March 2005

Martinez-Solano, L.; Giblin, M. and Walshe, E. "Kisa's Oecd Project Step 3: Irish Software Industry," OECD KISA Meeting. Paris, 2003.

Conference papers/presentations:

Giblin, M., Ryan, P., & Walshe, E., "From vertical R&D outsourcing to joint collaboration: the role of trust in facilitating this process" IAM Conference 2003 - Management Theories and Practices in the 21st Century: Time for Reflection?, 2nd-3rd September 2003, Smurfit Business School, UCD.

Giblin, M., Walshe, E., & Martinez-Solano, L., The role of knowledge intensive business service activities in the innovative capability of the Irish software sector IAM Conference 2004 (September) Oral Conference Presentation National

Martinez-Solano, L., Giblin, M., Walshe, E.,"KISAs OECD Project Step 3: Irish Software Industry", Presentation at the OECD KISA meeting, Paris, December 7th - 8th 2003

Ryan, P. and Walshe, E. "Horizontal Research Collaborations: The Role of Trust in Facilitating Cooperation," Irish Academy of Management Conference 2003 - Management Theories and Practices in the 21st Century: Time for Reflection:. Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin, 2003.

Walshe, E., 'Collaborative R&D Relationships' MBS in Corporate Strategy guest lecture, October 2005

Walshe, E., 'Trust Within and Between Organisations' EIASM 3rd Workshop, October 2005

Walshe, E., Giblin, M., Ryan, P., 'R&D Outsourcing: a growth strategy for the SME as a vendor company' EUNIP 2004 Conference, December 2004