Louise Tierney

Louise is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship. She spent many years working in the private sector, in a variety of roles. In early 2000 she set up a company called The Archaeology Company - which specialised in archaeological and heritage management projects throughout Ireland. This company undertook a number of EU funded projects, particularly in relation to large-scale infrastructure projects. The company worked for a wide range of international engineering consortiums. As a result, Louise was made a Business Ambassador of Ireland, and an EU Accredited Female Entrepreneurship Mentor.

Louise was awarded her PhD in three years (part time) from DCUBS; and won the Jose Marinos International Award for her research. Her interests include the application of a philosophical approach to entrepreneurship, the deconstruction of the dominant paradigm "opportunity theory", and the development of a practice theory of entrepreneurship.

Louise is currently developing a practice-based approach to entrepreneurship teaching - which includes an existential pedagogic approach, developed from Heidegger. She enjoys inter-disciplinary research, has also recently been involved in a consortium for a research institute, thematically based around Food Security in the UAE. She is currently a practice-editor for the Journal of Economics and Administrative Science.

Education

• Dublin City University Business School - PhD, Entrepreneurship 2007 - 2011
• University of Wales - BA, Archaeology 1997 - 2000
• University of Wales - MA, Archaeology 1997 - 1999