02 November, 2023

A very proud day for the Hincks Centre today, with the conferring of a PhD on Phaninee Naruetharadhol.

Supervised by Dr Helen McGuirk and Dr Aisling ConwayLenihan, the title of Phaninee’s thesis is: Implementing Open Innovation Practices in Thai SMES: The Mediating Roles of Green Management Practices towards the Open Eco-Innovation Mode.

Photo by Darragh Kane

Phaninee’s thesis revealed limited assessment of open innovation implementation as a factor influencing open innovation activities. Her research found that firms' open innovation practices are effectively facilitated by the valuable application of Open Innovation Implementation, and hence recommending a novel policy instrument, together with an accompanying evaluation methodology.

To this end, fostering and endorsing both Open Innovation Intermediaries and Open Eco Innovation Mode bestows a competitive edge upon small and medium enterprises engaging in open innovation endeavours, particularly within emerging markets like Thailand.

Congratulations and well done Phaninee from the Hincks Centre Team. 

If you are interested in PhD or Masters research in the broad areas of Entrepreneurship or Innovation, please contact us at HincksCentre@mtu.ie.

Helen McGuirk

Head, Hincks Centre for Entrepreneurship Excellence