Vice President Academic Affairs & Research (Room 2.19)

01 449 8520

jimmy.hill@ncirl.ie

Key Responsibilities at NCI

• Academic affairs; student affairs; quality; research; strategic leadership; School of Business; learning and teaching.

Education

• B.Ed. (Celtic and English);
• BA (Hons) Business Studies;
• PG Dip in Marketing;
• MA Marketing (Distinction);
• Dip. Marketing; 
• Dip. Market Research Society;
• Cert. in Entrepreneurship (University of Cambridge and Harvard);
• Cert. in Entrepreneurship Development (MIT);
• Ph.D

Academic Experience

• Lecturer University of Ulster;
• Senior Lecturer University of Ulster;
• Visiting Professor, University of Notre Dame;
• Director of Northern Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship (NICENT);
• Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Liverpool;
• Dean School of Business, National College of Ireland;
• Vice President Academic Affairs and Research, National College of Ireland;
• Former Global Chair of the AMA Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface SIG;
• Former Chair of the UK Science Enterprise Challenge;
• Former Director of the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Leadership, University of Liverpool;
• Head of Division, Marketing and International Business, University of Liverpool.

Industrial Experience

• 10 years in the retail industry. Largely in fresh foods and agri-food.

Research Interests

• Entrepreneurship;
• Entrepreneurial Life-cycles;
• Entrepreneurial competencies;
• Entrepreneurial Leadership;
• Entrepreneurial Marketing.

Recent Funding

• EU Funding for innovation, €120,000;
• €11million in other funding bids.

Professional Body Membership

• IAM
• AMA

Research Publications

Published International Journal Articles

• Darcy, Colette, Hill, Jimmy, McCabe, Thomas J. and McGovern, Philip (2014) "A consideration of organisational sustainability in the SME context : A resource-based view and composite model". European Journal of Training and Development, 38 (5). pp. 398-414. ISSN 2046-9012.
• Darcy, Colette and Hill, Jimmy (2013) "Guest Editorial". Irish Journal of Management, 32 (2). pp 1-4. ISSN 1649-248X.
• Darcy, Colette, McCarthy, Alma, Hill, Jimmy and Grady, Geraldine (2012) "Work-life balance: One size fits all? An exploratory analysis of the differential effects of career stage". European Management Journal, 30 (2). pp. 111-120. ISSN 0263-2373.
• Hill, Jimmy and Scott, Terri (2004) "A consideration of the roles of business intelligence and e-business in management and marketing decision making in knowledge-based and high-tech start-ups". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 7 (1). pp. 48-57. ISSN 1352-2752.
• Hill, Jimmy, Nancarrow, Clive and Wright, Len Tiu (2002) "Lifecycles and crisis points in SMEs: a case approach". Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 20 (6). pp. 361-369. ISSN 0263-4503.
• Hill, Jimmy (2001) "Special Issue: Marketing Research: Spanning the Millennium". Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 19 (4). ISSN 0263-4503. (Editor of this issue).
• Hill, Jimmy (2001) "A multidimensional study of the key determinants of effective SME marketing activity: Part 2". International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, 7 (6). pp. 211-235. ISSN 1355-2554.
• Hill, Jimmy (2001) "A multidimensional study of the key determinants of effective SME marketing activity: Part 1". International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, 7 (5). pp. 171-204. ISSN 1355-2554.
• Hill, Jimmy and Wright, Len Tiu (2001) "A qualitative research agenda for small to medium-sized enterprises". Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 19 (6). pp. 432-443. ISSN 0263-4503.
• Hill, Jimmy and Wright, Len Tiu (2000) "Defining the Scope of Entrepreneurial Marketing: A Qualitative Approach". Journal of Enterprising Culture (jec), 8 (1). pp. 23-46. ISSN 0218-4958.
• Hill, Jimmy (2000) "Special Issue on Qualitative Marketing Research in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 3 (3). ISSN 1352-2752. (Co-editor of this issue).
• Hill, Jimmy, McGowan, Pauric and White-McGloin, H. (1999) "Industrial Buyer-Supplier Relationships: A Perspective from Both Sides of the Dyad in the Clothing Industry". The Journal of the Textile Institute, 90 (1). pp. 71-82. ISSN 1754-2340.
• Hill, Jimmy and McGowan, Pauric (1999) "Small business and enterprise development: questions about research methodology". International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, 5 (1). pp. 5-18. ISSN 1355-2554.
• Hill, Jimmy (1999) "Special Issue on Qualitative Marketing Research in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 2 (2). ISSN 1352-2752. (Guest Editor of this issue).
• Hill, Jimmy and McGowan, Pauric (1999) "A qualitative approach to developing small firm marketing planning competencies". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 2 (3). pp. 167-175. ISSN 1352-2752.
• Hill, Jimmy, McGowan, Pauric and Drummond, Paula (1999) "The development and application of a qualitative approach to researching networks of small firm entrepreneurs". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 2 (2). pp. 71-81. ISSN 1352-2752.
• Hill, Jimmy, McGowan, Pauric and Maclaran, Pauline (1998) "Developing marketing planning skills: combining theory and practice". Journal of Marketing Practice: Applied Marketing Science, 4 (3). pp. 69-84. ISSN 1355-2538.
• Maclaran, Pauline, McGowan, Pauric and Hill, Jimmy (1997) "Marketing Education for Small Firm Entrepreneurs: A Work-based Approach". Marked Education Review, 7 (3). pp. 39-45. ISSN 1052-8008.
• Carson, David, McGowan, Pauric and Hill, Jimmy (1996) "Effective Marketing Education for SME Executives". Marketing Education Review, 6 (2). pp. 59-70. ISSN 1052-8008.
• Hill, Jimmy and McGowan, Pauric (1996) "Marketing Development through Networking: A Competency Based Approach for Small Firm Entrepreneurs". Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 3 (3). pp. 148-156. ISSN 1462-6004.

Book Chapters

• Hill, Jimmy and Scott, Terri (2002) "The Role of Business Intelligence in Marketing Decision-Making in Knowledge-Based and High Tech Start-Ups". In: Business Intelligence and E-Marketing, Proceedings of the IBM Workshop, 6th December 2001. De Montfort University, UK, pp. 80-82. ISBN 185721336X.
• Hill, Jimmy and McGowan, Pauric (2001) "Developing a Competency in Contact Networking in Entrepreneurially Owner-Management Small Firms: A Revised Model". In: Research at the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface. University of Illinois, Chicago, pp. 109-123.
• Hill, Jimmy and Wright, Len Tiu (1999) "Defining the Scope of Entrepreneurial Marketing". In: Proceedings of the 9th ENDEC World Conference on International Entrepreneurship: 15th-18th August 1999, Singapore. Nanyang Technological University, The Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Singapore. ISBN 9789810416430.
• Hill, Jimmy and McGowan, Pauric (1998) "Small Business and Enterprise Development: Questions about Research Methodology". In: Proceedings of the Marketing and Entrepreneurship Interface Symposia 1996-1998. Nene University College, Northampton.
• Hill, Jimmy, McGowan, Pauric and Maclaran, Pauline (1998) "Work-Based Learning for Developing Enterprises: An Evaluation and Case Study". In: Proceedings of the Marketing and Entrepreneurship Interface Symposia 1996-1998. Nene University College, Northampton.
• Hill, Jimmy, Shaw, Edward and Carson, David (1995) "Investigating Entrepreneurial Marketing Management Competencies". In: Making Marketing Work: Proceedings of the 1995 Annual Conference. University of Bradford, Bradford, pp. 724-733. ISBN 1851431314.
• Hill, Jimmy, Carson, David and McGowan, Pauric (1994) "Effective Marketing Training Provision for SME Executives". In: Research at the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface. University of Illinois, Chicago, pp. 137-149. ISBN 088405806X.
• Hill, Jimmy (1994) "Entrepreneurial Influences on Marketing Planning Activity: An Industry Specific Study in a Regional Economy". In: Research at the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface. University of Illinois, Chicago, pp. 29-49. ISBN 088405806X.
• Hill, Jimmy, McGowan, Pauric and Carson, David (1994) "In Pursuit of Entrepreneurial Marketing Management Competencies". In: Research at the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface. University of Illinois, Chicago, pp. 76-79. ISBN 088405806X.
• Hill, Jimmy and Fallis, A. (1994) "An Investigation of the Scope and Nature of Marketing Management Competencies for Entrepreneurial Decision Making in Small Firms". In: Research at the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface. University of Illinois, Chicago, pp. 137-156. ISBN 088405806X.
• Hill, Jimmy and Campbell, P. (1993) "Understanding Marketing Management Competencies for Entrepreneurs". In: Marketing: Unity in Diversity, Proceedings of the 1994 Marketing Education Group Annual Conference. University of Ulster, pp. 507-508. ISBN 1859230016.
• Hill, Jimmy and Carson, David (1992) "Marketing Education for Entrepreneurs". In: Enterprising in partnership with environment : Proceedings : 37th World Conference of the International Council for Small Business on Small business and entrepreneurship development. World Conference of the ICSB, pp. 606-632.
• Hill, Jimmy and Carson, David (1992) "Using Delphi as a Means of Marketing Technology Transfer in an Industry Specific Circumstance". In: Marketing in the New Europe and Beyond - Proceedings of the Marketing Education Group 1992 Annual Conference. University of Salford, pp. 255-256. ISBN 0951910507.
• Hill, Jimmy and Carson, David (1991) "An Analysis of Marketing Planning Activity in the Horticultural Sector with Relevance to Technology Transfer: Evidence from SME's in a Regional Economy". In: Proceedings of RENT V. Vaxjo University, Sweden, pp. 23-54.
• Hill, Jimmy and Stanfield, P. (1991) "Building Key Customer Relationships - A Regional Perspective and Some Empirical Evidence".  In: Preparing for the New Millennium, Vol. 2. Marketing Education Group, London. pp. 527-546. ISBN 0902810022.

Books

• Carson, David, Cromie, Stanley, McGowan, Pauric and Hill, Jimmy (1995) "Marketing and entrepreneurship in SMEs : An innovative approach". Pearson Education, Harlow. ISBN 9780131509702.

Conference Papers

• Darcy, Colette and Hill, Jimmy (2012) "The Changing Nature of Personal Contact Networking with Respect to Marketing Planning Decision-Making in Entrepreneurially Owner-Managed Small Firms: A Reconceptualisation". In: 15th Irish Academy of Management Conference, 6th-7th September 2012 National University of Ireland Maynooth.
• Darcy, Colette and Hill, Jimmy (2012) "The Critical Role of HRM in Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Firms". In: Irish Academy of Management Conference, 6th-7th September 2012 National University of Ireland Maynooth.
• Darcy, Colette and Hill, Jimmy (2012) "The Changing Dynamic of Personal Contact Networking in Entrepreneurial SMEs: A Marketing Planning Perspective". In: American Marketing Association Marketing/Entrepreneurship Symposium, August 2012 Chicago ILL.
• Darcy, Colette and Hill, Jimmy (2012) "Understanding the Influence of Gender on Entrepreneurial Styles in SMEs". In: 11th IFSAM World Congress, 26th-29th June 2012 University of Limerick, Ireland.
• Darcy, Colette, Hill, Jimmy and McArdle, E. (2010) "Competency Based Interviews - Improving Perceptions of Fairness Amongst Stakeholders: A Case Study Approach". In: Irish Academy of Management Conference, 1st-3rd September 2010 Institute of Technology Cork, Ireland.
• Hill, Jimmy and Chaita, M (2008) "An Evaluation of How Entrepreneurial Firms use Breakthrough Innovation to Develop New Markets". In: UIC Symposium at the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface, June 2008 University of Orebro, Sweden.
• Hill, Jimmy and Hookham, C. (2008) "An Evaluation of the Impact of Entrepreneurial Leadership on the Evolution of Marketing in Entrepreneurial SMEs". In: UIC Symposium at the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface, June 2008 University of Orebro, Sweden.
• Hill, Jimmy and Hookham, C. (2008) "Using Web-based Support Tools to Strengthen the Marketing Entrepreneurship Interface". In: UIC Symposium at the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface, June 2008 University of Orebro, Sweden.
• Hill, Jimmy (2008) "Personal Contact networks: an overview and application". In: Henry Stewart Talks: Getting the Most Out of Qualitative Research, May 2008.
• Hill, Jimmy, Patterson, Anthony and Hodgson, Julia (2006) "From McDonaldization to MacDonnellisation: Internationalism and the Entrepreneurial Irish Pub". In: McGill Entrepreneurship Conference Series, 2006 Montreal, Canada.
• Hill, Jimmy, Wright, D. and Shehabuddeen, N. (2006) "Practical Methodologies for Managing and Increasing Innovation in an SME Environment". In: International Conference on Small Business, 8th West Lake International Conference, October 2006 Hangzhou, China.
• Hill, Jimmy and Patterson, Anthony (2006) "Interpreting the Entrepreneurial Interview: Using Semiotic Analysis and Structuralism to Enrich Understanding of Complex Entrepreneurial Texts". In: Chicago Research Symposium on Marketing and Entrepreneurship, August 2006 University of Illinois, Chicago.
• Hill, Jimmy, Antonacopoulou, Elena and Patterson, Anthony (2006) "Reflecting on Entrepreneurial Teaching Practices that Make a Difference: Developing Theory from Pedagogical Scholarship". In: Chicago Research Symposium on Marketing and Entrepreneurship, August 2006 University of Illinois, Chicago.
• Hill, Jimmy and Wright, Len Tiu (2002) "Understanding Lifecycle Crises in SMEs". In: UIC AMA Marketing/Entrepreneurship Symposium, 2002 University of Illinois, Chicago.
• Hill, Jimmy and McGowan, Pauric (1999) "Creating High Growth Firms: A Critical Look at the Theory and Practice in Marketing Theory and Applications". In: AMA Winter Educators' Conference, Winter Meeting 1999.
• Hill, Jimmy (1996) "Understanding Marketing Management Decision Making Competencies for Small Firms: A Research Methodology". In: Marketing Education Group Annual Conference, July 1996 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
• Hill, Jimmy, McGowan, Pauric and Fitzsimons, P. (1996) "Marketing Planning in Entrepreneurial Small Firms". In: The Small Business and Enterprise Development Conference, March 1996 University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
• Hill, Jimmy (1996) "Understanding Marketing Management Decision Making Competencies for Small Firms: A Research Methodology". In: Marketing Education Group/American Marketing Association Special Interest Group Symposium, January 1996 University of Huddersfield Business School, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, England.
• Hill, Jimmy and McGowan, Pauric (1995) "Marketing Decision Making Competencies for Entrepreneurial Small Firms". In: Small Business and Enterprise Development Conference, April 1995 University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
• Hill, Jimmy and McGowan, Pauric (1995) "Networking for Enterprise Development: A Competency Approach". In: Small Business and Enterprise Development Conference, April 1995 University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.