James A Cunningham
Biographic Data
| ID | 6512598 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James A Cunningham |
| GIVEN NAMES | James A |
| FAMILY NAME | Cunningham |
| SIGNATURE | CUNNINGHAM J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northumbria University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2708-166X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
What antecedent factors shape research impact understanding? An ecological study of principal investigators
A core role expectation of scientists in the principal investigator (PIs) role is to design and deliver research impact for the publicly funded projects that they lead. As such, PIs need to navigate different approaches to research impact as well as being responsive to various institutional, disciplinary, and stakeholder research impact expectations. While we have a growing understanding of how funders and universities enable research impact, les…
How scientists interpret and address funding criteria: Value creation and undesirable side effects
Scientists and funding bodies are interdependent actors involved in an ongoing two-way signalling interaction; however, we lack insight on the social mechanisms underpinning this interaction. To address this issue, we examine how successfully funded scientists interpret and address criteria set by the funding body to maximise their chances of funding success. We also consider the possible adverse side effects that can arise from scientists’ compe…
Traditional, virtual, and digital intermediaries in university-industry collaboration: Exploring institutional logics and bounded rationality
University-industry collaboration now extends beyond traditional intermediary structures and logics, enabled by more contemporary virtual networks and digital formats. This however poses new strategic and operational challenges for effective and responsive knowledge transfer. The purpose of this paper is to compare traditional models of knowledge transfer intermediaries in university-industry collaboration with emerging, virtual (network-based) a…
The organizational architecture of entrepreneurial universities across the stages of entrepreneurship: A conceptual framework
Entrepreneurial universities contribute directly and indirectly to supporting all stages of entrepreneurship. The challenge for entrepreneurial universities is how they can best support academic entrepreneurs through these stages of entrepreneurship. This has led to the creation of different and often ad hoc organizational units within an entrepreneurial university. The organizational challenge for entrepreneurial universities is the selection of…
Exploring the influence of innovativeness on the pace of internationalisation of university spin-outs: A born global perspective
To date, understanding and empirical investigation of the internationalisation processes of university spin-outs (USOs) have been limited. Few studies have explored the role of the specific characteristics of their core technology, in particular their innovativeness, as a determinant of their early internationalisation. This is also an issue which is under-explored within the general international business field. To address this gap, the purpose …
Making sense of the internet of things: A critical review of internet of things definitions between 2005 and 2019
Purpose This paper aims to study the evolution of definitions of internet of things (IoT) through time, critically assess the knowledge these definitions contain and facilitate sensemaking by providing those unfamiliar with IoT with a theoretical definition and an extended framework. Design/methodology/approach 164 articles published between 2005 and 2019 are collected using snowball sampling. Further, 100 unique definitions are identified in the…
Entrepreneurial ecosystems: A dynamic lifecycle model
The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has been used as a framework to explain entrepreneurial activities within regions and industrial sectors. Despite the usefulness of this approach, the concept is under-theorized, especially with regard to the evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems. The current literature is lacking a theoretical foundation that addresses the development and change of entrepreneurial ecosystems over time and does not cons…
What business schools do to support academic entrepreneurship: A systematic literature review and future research agenda
The literature on academic entrepreneurship within business schools is limited and fragmented. The purpose of this systematic literature review is to address this deficit and to identify what business schools do to support academic entrepreneurship and to outline a future research agenda. Based on our systematic literature review we identified three main themes that business schools do to support academic entrepreneurship namely: entrepreneurial …
Extending the university mission and business model: Influences and Implications
Over the past 20 years, universities have been faced with sustained change, driven by external factors. This has led to the evolution of the teaching and research mission and the creation and rise of the third mission. Such mission extension has led to the emergence of entrepreneurial universities which has seen a move from traditional research and teaching business models, to business models which incorporate a much wider range of activities, to…
How university-based principal investigators shape a hybrid role identity
Entrepreneurial ecosystems: Economic, technological, and societal impacts
Despite the overwhelming use of the metaphor ‘ecosystem’ in academia, industry, policy, and management, exact definitions of what ‘ecosystems’ really comprise are scarce and often inconsistent. Existing vague descriptions in the literature do not consider the boundaries of respective agglomerations, hence, they impede the evaluation of performance and outcome measures of respective ecosystems. This special issue is a first attempt to trace the ‘e…
Entrepreneurial ecosystem governance: A principal investigator-centered governance framework
Research on entrepreneurial ecosystems has largely taken a macro-perspective to better conceptualize and map the determinants and evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems, yet has neglected the micro-level interactions of various entrepreneurial ecosystem actors. Recent criticisms of entrepreneurial ecosystems have centered on the lack of explicit case and effect relationships, attribution, units of analysis, the different use of network definitio…
Community of Practice: A flexible construct for understanding SME networking roles in the Irish artisan cheese sector
Creative Economies in Peripheral Regions
National Innovation System of Ireland
This article deals with three elements of the Irish National Innovation System namely structures, performance and challenges. The paper begins by outlining the policy context and then focuses on technology trajectories and institutional structures and evolution. In focusing on outputs of the national innovation system key indicators are outlined as well as technology commercialisation initiatives. The paper concludes by outlining the strengths an…
Economic impact of entrepreneurial universities’ activities: An exploratory study of the United Kingdom
Extending the university mission and business model: Influences and Implications
Over the past 20 years, universities have been faced with sustained change, driven by external factors. This has led to the evolution of the teaching and research mission and the creation and rise of the third mission. Such mission extension has led to the emergence of entrepreneurial universities which has seen a move from traditional research and teaching business models, to business models which incorporate a much wider range of activities, to…
Community of Practice: A flexible construct for understanding SME networking roles in the Irish artisan cheese sector
National Innovation System of Ireland
This article deals with three elements of the Irish National Innovation System namely structures, performance and challenges. The paper begins by outlining the policy context and then focuses on technology trajectories and institutional structures and evolution. In focusing on outputs of the national innovation system key indicators are outlined as well as technology commercialisation initiatives. The paper concludes by outlining the strengths an…
Economic impact of entrepreneurial universities’ activities: An exploratory study of the United Kingdom
Creative Economies in Peripheral Regions
Community of Practice: A flexible construct for understanding SME networking roles in the Irish artisan cheese sector
Entrepreneurial ecosystems: Economic, technological, and societal impacts
Despite the overwhelming use of the metaphor ‘ecosystem’ in academia, industry, policy, and management, exact definitions of what ‘ecosystems’ really comprise are scarce and often inconsistent. Existing vague descriptions in the literature do not consider the boundaries of respective agglomerations, hence, they impede the evaluation of performance and outcome measures of respective ecosystems. This special issue is a first attempt to trace the ‘e…
Entrepreneurial ecosystem governance: A principal investigator-centered governance framework
Research on entrepreneurial ecosystems has largely taken a macro-perspective to better conceptualize and map the determinants and evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems, yet has neglected the micro-level interactions of various entrepreneurial ecosystem actors. Recent criticisms of entrepreneurial ecosystems have centered on the lack of explicit case and effect relationships, attribution, units of analysis, the different use of network definitio…
How university-based principal investigators shape a hybrid role identity
Making sense of the internet of things: A critical review of internet of things definitions between 2005 and 2019
Purpose This paper aims to study the evolution of definitions of internet of things (IoT) through time, critically assess the knowledge these definitions contain and facilitate sensemaking by providing those unfamiliar with IoT with a theoretical definition and an extended framework. Design/methodology/approach 164 articles published between 2005 and 2019 are collected using snowball sampling. Further, 100 unique definitions are identified in the…
Entrepreneurial ecosystems: A dynamic lifecycle model
The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has been used as a framework to explain entrepreneurial activities within regions and industrial sectors. Despite the usefulness of this approach, the concept is under-theorized, especially with regard to the evolution of entrepreneurial ecosystems. The current literature is lacking a theoretical foundation that addresses the development and change of entrepreneurial ecosystems over time and does not cons…
What business schools do to support academic entrepreneurship: A systematic literature review and future research agenda
The literature on academic entrepreneurship within business schools is limited and fragmented. The purpose of this systematic literature review is to address this deficit and to identify what business schools do to support academic entrepreneurship and to outline a future research agenda. Based on our systematic literature review we identified three main themes that business schools do to support academic entrepreneurship namely: entrepreneurial …
Extending the university mission and business model: Influences and Implications
Over the past 20 years, universities have been faced with sustained change, driven by external factors. This has led to the evolution of the teaching and research mission and the creation and rise of the third mission. Such mission extension has led to the emergence of entrepreneurial universities which has seen a move from traditional research and teaching business models, to business models which incorporate a much wider range of activities, to…
Traditional, virtual, and digital intermediaries in university-industry collaboration: Exploring institutional logics and bounded rationality
University-industry collaboration now extends beyond traditional intermediary structures and logics, enabled by more contemporary virtual networks and digital formats. This however poses new strategic and operational challenges for effective and responsive knowledge transfer. The purpose of this paper is to compare traditional models of knowledge transfer intermediaries in university-industry collaboration with emerging, virtual (network-based) a…
The organizational architecture of entrepreneurial universities across the stages of entrepreneurship: A conceptual framework
Entrepreneurial universities contribute directly and indirectly to supporting all stages of entrepreneurship. The challenge for entrepreneurial universities is how they can best support academic entrepreneurs through these stages of entrepreneurship. This has led to the creation of different and often ad hoc organizational units within an entrepreneurial university. The organizational challenge for entrepreneurial universities is the selection of…
Exploring the influence of innovativeness on the pace of internationalisation of university spin-outs: A born global perspective
To date, understanding and empirical investigation of the internationalisation processes of university spin-outs (USOs) have been limited. Few studies have explored the role of the specific characteristics of their core technology, in particular their innovativeness, as a determinant of their early internationalisation. This is also an issue which is under-explored within the general international business field. To address this gap, the purpose …
How scientists interpret and address funding criteria: Value creation and undesirable side effects
Scientists and funding bodies are interdependent actors involved in an ongoing two-way signalling interaction; however, we lack insight on the social mechanisms underpinning this interaction. To address this issue, we examine how successfully funded scientists interpret and address criteria set by the funding body to maximise their chances of funding success. We also consider the possible adverse side effects that can arise from scientists’ compe…
What antecedent factors shape research impact understanding? An ecological study of principal investigators
A core role expectation of scientists in the principal investigator (PIs) role is to design and deliver research impact for the publicly funded projects that they lead. As such, PIs need to navigate different approaches to research impact as well as being responsive to various institutional, disciplinary, and stakeholder research impact expectations. While we have a growing understanding of how funders and universities enable research impact, les…
Business (12 works) · Computer Science (10 works) · Economics (9 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Entrepreneurship (6 works) · Knowledge management (6 works) · Marketing (5 works) · Public relations (5 works)