Biography
Dr Frank Crowley is a lecturer in Economics, Cork University Business School since 2007. Frank is Director of the Spatial and Regional Economics Research Centre at UCC, which won the UCC research team of the year award in 2020 and College of Business and Law research team of the year in 2019. He has a PhD from University of Groningen (under the supervision of Prof Philip McCann), MA (Economics), BA (Economics and Geography), Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Frank’s work is interdisciplinary in nature at the intersection of Economics, Geography and Management. He has published research articles in top international journals including Regional Studies, Urban Studies, Journal of Rural Studies, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, Transport Policy, Journal of Transport Geography, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Spatial Economic Analysis, Regional Studies Regional Science, International Journal of Innovation Management and many more. Currently, his research work includes examining sustainable urban development, innovation in offshore renewable energy, working from home transitions, automation, industrial structures, spatial economic resilience and family business innovation. Frank has over 15 years’ experience supervising students conducting empirical research. Frank is currently supervising PhD students that are examining a range of regional economic topics including commuting and sustainable cities, the burden of sprawl and city growth and competitiveness, automation, the economic and social burden of population loss and family business innovation. Frank lectures on economics, econometrics, innovation, sustainable urban and regional development, policy intervention and firm performance at undergraduate and postgraduate level in UCC. Frank won the UCC Presidents Award for Teaching and Learning in 2020/21 for embracing opportunity in crisis by implementing the framework of Universal design for learning (UDL) and transformative curriculum redesign during a pandemic.
Research Interests
Frank’s work is interdisciplinary in nature at the intersection of Economics, Geography and Management. Currently, his research work includes examining sustainable urban development, innovation in offshore renewable energy, working from home transitions, automation, industrial structures, spatial economic resilience and family business innovation. Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | 'The spatiotemporal dimension of population change in Ireland: visualisation of growth and shrinkage in Irish Electoral Divisions (1986–2016)' Josh O’Driscoll, David Meredith, Frank Crowley, Justin Doran, Mary O’Shaughnessy, Jesko Zimmermann (2022) 'The spatiotemporal dimension of population change in Ireland: visualisation of growth and shrinkage in Irish Electoral Divisions (1986–2016)'. Journal of Maps, [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Retail sprawl and CO2 emissions: Retail centres in Irish cities' Conor O'Driscoll, Frank Crowley, Justin Doran, Nóirín McCarthy (2022) 'Retail sprawl and CO2 emissions: Retail centres in Irish cities'. Journal of Transport Geography, 102 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Regional variations in automation job risk and labour market thickness to agricultural employment' Rijnks, Richard Henry; Crowley, Frank; Doran, Justin (2022) 'Regional variations in automation job risk and labour market thickness to agricultural employment'. Journal of Rural Studies, 91 :10-23 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Research and innovation and the role of competition in family owned and managed firms' Yuping Yin, Frank Crowley and Justin Doran, Jun Du, Mari O'Connor (2022) 'Research and innovation and the role of competition in family owned and managed firms'. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Do local start-ups and knowledge spillovers matter for firm-level R&D investment?' Frank Crowley, Declan Jordan (2022) 'Do local start-ups and knowledge spillovers matter for firm-level R&D investment?'. Urban Studies, 59 (5):1085-1102 [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'The vulnerability of European regional labour markets to job automation: the role of agglomeration externalities' Frank Crowley, Justin Doran, Philip McCann (2021) 'The vulnerability of European regional labour markets to job automation: the role of agglomeration externalities'. Regional Studies, 55 (10-11):1711-1723 [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'An analysis of management practices across firm ownership: the case of standalone domestic firms, domestic groups and multinational enterprises' Bourke, Jane; Crowley, Frank; Doran, Justin; McDonnell, Anthony (2021) 'An analysis of management practices across firm ownership: the case of standalone domestic firms, domestic groups and multinational enterprises'. International Journal of Innovation Management, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'The impact of labour market disruptions and transport choice on the environment during COVID-19' Frank Crowley, Hannah Daly, Justin Doran, Geraldine Ryan, Brian Caulfield (2021) 'The impact of labour market disruptions and transport choice on the environment during COVID-19'. Transport Policy, [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'COVID-19: How important is education for social distancing and remote work' Crowley, Frank; Doran, Justin; Ryan, Geraldine (2021) 'COVID-19: How important is education for social distancing and remote work'. Economic and Social Review, 5 (2):217-239 [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Tolerance, social capital, and life satisfaction: a multilevel model from transition countries in the European Union' Frank Crowley and Edel Walsh (2021) 'Tolerance, social capital, and life satisfaction: a multilevel model from transition countries in the European Union'. Review of Social Economy, [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'COVID‐19, occupational social distancing and remote working potential: An occupation, sector and regional perspective' Crowley, Frank; Doran, Justin (2020) 'COVID‐19, occupational social distancing and remote working potential: An occupation, sector and regional perspective'. Regional Science Policy And Practice, 12 (6):1211-1234 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'The demand for fee-paying secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland' Bradfield, Tracy; Crowley, Frank (2019) 'The demand for fee-paying secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland'. Irish Educational Studies, 38 (3):359-375 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'In-house or outsourcing skills: how best to manage for innovation?' Doran, Justin, Ryan, Geraldine, Bourke, Jane, Crowley, Frank (2019) 'In-house or outsourcing skills: how best to manage for innovation?'. International Journal of Innovation Management, 0 (0) [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Firm Innovation and Productivity in Europe: Evidence from Innovation Driven and Transition Driven Economies' Frank Crowley and Philip McCann (2018) 'Firm Innovation and Productivity in Europe: Evidence from Innovation Driven and Transition Driven Economies'. Journal of Applied Economics, 50 (11):1203-1221 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'The influence of the manager on firm innovation in emerging economies' Crowley, Frank; Bourke, Jane (2018) 'The influence of the manager on firm innovation in emerging economies'. International Journal of Innovation Management, 22 (3) [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2017) | 'Firm Subsidies in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia: is there Urban Bias?' Frank Crowley (2017) 'Firm Subsidies in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia: is there Urban Bias?'. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 4 (1):49-56 [Details] | |
| (2017) | 'Product and Service Innovation and Discontinuation in Manufacturing and Service Firms in Europe' Crowley, Frank (2017) 'Product and Service Innovation and Discontinuation in Manufacturing and Service Firms in Europe'. European Journal of Innovation Management, 20 (2):250-268 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'The Influence of Human Resource Management Systems on Innovation: Evidence from Irish Manufacturing and Service Firms' Crowley, Frank; Bourke, Jane (2016) 'The Influence of Human Resource Management Systems on Innovation: Evidence from Irish Manufacturing and Service Firms'. International Journal of Innovation Management, 20 (7) [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Does More Competition Increase Business-Level Innovation? Evidence from Domestically Focused Firms in Emerging Economies' Frank Crowley and Declan Jordan (2016) 'Does More Competition Increase Business-Level Innovation? Evidence from Domestically Focused Firms in Emerging Economies'. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Which organisational changes are most beneficial for firm innovation?' Jane Bourke and Frank Crowley (2016) 'Which organisational changes are most beneficial for firm innovation?'. Economics and Business Letters, 5 (4) [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'Innovation and Productivity in Irish Firms' Frank Crowley and Philip McCann (2015) 'Innovation and Productivity in Irish Firms'. Spatial Economic Analysis, 10 (2):181-204 [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'The Role of HRM and ICT Complementarities in Firm Innovation: Evidence from Transition Economies' Jane Bourke and Frank Crowley (2015) 'The Role of HRM and ICT Complementarities in Firm Innovation: Evidence from Transition Economies'. International Journal of Innovation Management, 19 (5) [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Participation, Expenditure and Regressivity in the Irish Lottery: Evidence from Irish Household Budget Survey 2004/2005' Frank Crowley, John Eakins and Declan Jordan (2012) 'Participation, Expenditure and Regressivity in the Irish Lottery: Evidence from Irish Household Budget Survey 2004/2005'. The Economic and Social Review, 42 (2):199-225 [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2008) | 'Irish National Lottery Sports Capital Grant Allocations 1999-2007: Natural Experiments on Political Influence' Considine, J., Crowley, F., Foley, S. and O’Connor, M. (2008) 'Irish National Lottery Sports Capital Grant Allocations 1999-2007: Natural Experiments on Political Influence'. Economic Affairs, 28 (3):38-44 [Details] |
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2015) | Empirical explorations of firm innovation, government intervention and firm performance in European countries. Frank Crowley (2015) Empirical explorations of firm innovation, government intervention and firm performance in European countries. Groningen, Netherlands: Thesis University of Groningen. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | 'The Regional Dimension of Subsidies, Innovation and Job Growth in European Firms' Crowley, Frank (2016) 'The Regional Dimension of Subsidies, Innovation and Job Growth in European Firms' In: Learning from implementation and evaluation of the EU Cohesion Policy: Lessons from a research-policy dialogue. RSA: RSA Research Network on Cohesion Policy. [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Irish National Lottery Sports Capital Grant Allocations 2003-2007' Considine, J., Crowley, F., Foley, S., O'Connor, M. & Ryan, G.; (2009) 'Irish National Lottery Sports Capital Grant Allocations 2003-2007' In: Issues in Public Economics, Public Goods, Public Policy and Taxation. Berlin: LIT. [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | College of Business and Law Research Excellence Award | College of Business and Law | |
| 2020 | College of Business and Law Research Impact Award | Cork University Business School | |
| 2020 | Presidents Award in Teaching and Learning | University College Cork | |
| 2020 | Research Team of the Year - Spatial and Regional Economic Research Centre | University College Cork | |
| 2019 | Research Team of the Year - Spatial and Regional Economic Research Centre | College of Business and Law | |
| 2012 | Best Presentation | Regional Science Association International - British and Irish Section | |
| 2013 | Best Paper | Regional Science Association International - British and Irish Section |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Frank has 16 years’ experience of teaching across a broad range of levels from first year undergraduate modules to final year undergraduate, postgraduate students, adult’s continuing education and executive education. He was awarded a Presidents Award for Teaching and Learning in 2021. He has taught in a variety of situations from large-class lecture (over 250 students in BA Economics) settings to smaller class settings in postgraduate classes, with international students and across many programmes. He is committed to teaching excellence and holds a Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate in Teaching and learning in Higher Education (TLHE). He is currently undertaking the Masters in Teaching and Learning. Frank has taught in Beijing, Zhengzhou and Shanghai, China (for UCC) to undergraduate students. Frank has played a prominent role in the planning, design and development of many programmes at UCC. Frank has research led teaching at the core of his teaching approach and he employs Gardners MI theory and Kegan’s constructive development theory of adult development in his modules.
Current Postgraduate Students
| Student | Degree Type | |
|---|---|---|
| O Driscoll Josh Anthony | Doctoral Degree | |
| Giltinan Vincent | Masters Degree by Research | |
| O Driscoll Conor | Doctoral Degree |