Lawrence Dooley (M. Comm., Ph.D., MA (T&L)) is a Professor of Innovation Management and Head of Department at Cork University Business School's Management & Marketing department, University College Cork (UCC). He joined UCC in 2004 and prior to this was based at the Centre for Enterprise Management in the University of Dundee, Scotland (2000-2004) and National University of Ireland, Galway (1997-2000). He undertook his doctoral thesis entitled 'Systems Innovation Management' at the National University of Ireland, Galway. His core research interests focus on organisational innovation and issues related to inter-enterprise collaboration, knowledge exchange and ecosystem value creation. He has published widely across his career, actively liaising with industry and funding agencies through applied research projects, consultancy and research master classes. Since 2013, he has held the position of Associate Editor for the R&D Management journal and is an active journal reviewer for other journals in the innovation field.

Professor Dooley's research lies within the three interrelated areas.

1) Management of organisational innovation: The focus of this research is on the processes and structures that organisations utilise to achieve innovations and question how effective management can enhance their ability to innovate successfully. The research examines both the explorative and exploitative phases of the innovation process.

2) University-Industry collaboration: The focus of this research centres on interaction between university and industrial entities as part of the Entrepreneurial University paradigm. Research strives to identifying exemplars of university-industry collaboration at the discovery science stage of the innovation process and examining why and how the stakeholders achieve co-operation and mutual benefit.

3) SME development networks: The focus of this research examines what are the innovation routines underpinning SME competitive advantage and how collaborative interaction and knowledge exchange can be leveraged by the sector to counteract their resource constraints. A key aspect of this research questions why specific networks develop within regions and how they can best be sustained.

Professor Dooley co-ordinates and delivers undergraduate and postgraduate modules in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship and enterprise management. Below is a list of modules delivered for academic year 2025/26:

BU2001: Professional Practice (UG Yr 2)- 220 students

MG2007: Enterprise Planning & Processes (UG Yr 2)- 300 students

BU3001/3002: Transferrable Skills module (UG Yr 3)- 210 students

MG3012: Enterprise & Innovation (UG Yr 3)- 40 students

MG4051: Innovation Management & NPD (UG Yr 4)- 30 students

BU4000: Strategy Capstone (UG Yr 4)- 220 students