Biography

Dr Adele Smith-Auchmuty is an Assistant Professor at Maynooth University. Before joining Maynooth University, she was the Registrar at Galway Business School and an Associate Lecturer at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She earned her PhD from the Cairnes School of Business & Economics at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Her research explores born global companies with a particular focus on networks in evolving industries such as the animation industry. In her recent research, she analyses the domestic horizontal network membership of accelerated international firms. She has published her research in the International Marketing Review and European Journal of International Management and presented at both National and International conferences. Beyond academia, she is the founder and Managing Director of a successful retail business for the past 17 years.