Dr Nicola Lynch
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Job title: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Business Economics
Email: n.lynch@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: +44 1332 591195
Room: N316
Recent publications
Borooah V., Dineen D., Lynch N. (Forthcoming) Health, Employment and the Quality of Life in Ireland, Irish Journal of Sociology (Forthcoming).
Borooah V., Dineen D., Lynch N. (2010) Which are the 'best' feeder schools in Ireland? Analysing school performance using student third level destination data, Irish Educational Studies, 29(2): 107-130.
Lynch N., Lenihan H., Hart M. (2009) Developing a Framework to Evaluate Business Networks: The Case of Ireland's Industry-led Networks Initiative, Policy Studies, 30(2): 163-180.
Borooah V., Dineen D., Lynch N. (2009) Language and Occupational Status: Linguistic Elitism in the Irish Labour Market, The Economic and Social Review, Winter: 435-460.
Conferences:
Lynch N., Lenihan H. (2011) Regional Business Networks and Their Impact on Small Firm Performance: The Case of Ireland. Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference, The 34th Annual ISBE Conference: Sustainable Futures: Enterprising Landscapes and Communities, Sheffield, November 09-10.
Lynch N., Lenihan H. (2011) Regional Business Networks: An insight into firm motivations, interfirm collaborations and impacts. The Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 40th Annual Conference, Cardiff, September 06-08.
Lynch N., Lenihan H., Hart M (2010) Evaluating the Impact of Business Networks on Small Firm Performance, Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference, The 33rd Annual ISBE Conference: Looking to the Future and Social Regeneration through Entrepreneurial Activity, London, November 03-04.
Lynch N., Lenihan H., Hart M (2010) Business Networks and Firm Performance, The Impact of Regional Network Initiatives in Ireland, The Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 39th Annual Conference, Glasgow, August 25-27.
Lynch N., Lenihan H. (2009) Evaluating the Impact of Business Training Networks: Evidence from Ireland, Regional Studies Association Conference: Understanding and Shaping Regions: Spatial, Social and Economic Futures, Leuven, Belgium, April 5-7th.
Borooah V., Dineen D., Lynch N. (2009) Linguistic Elitism and Gender in the Irish Labour Market: How much Advantage is there to Workers in Ireland Speaking Irish and being Male? Evidence from the 2006 Census, Public Policy, Governance & Sustainability Seminar, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick 22nd May.
Lynch N., Hart M., Lenihan H. (2007) Using a Logic Model to Evaluate Ireland's New and Innovative Industry-led Network Initiative, 10th European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP) Conference, University of Florence, Italy, September 10-12th.
Lynch N. (2007) Business Networking and the Logic Model: Program Planning and Evaluation, Shannon Consortium Conference, Absolute Hotel, Limerick, November 22nd.
Lynch N. (2007) The Development of a Logic Model to aid in the Evaluation of Business Networks in Ireland, Kemmy Business School Research Conference, University of Limerick, May 16th.
Faculty: Business, Computing and Law
School: Derby Business School
Subject Area: Economics and Business
Supporting the Faculty and School vision:
I believe in providing our students with a unique and invaluable learning experience, which is founded in the principles of respect, trust, and integrity. I believe in providing a learning environment where students can develop academically and personally as they progress through their studies here in the Business School.
Teaching responsibilities
I teach a number of undergraduate and postgraduate Economics modules. These include modules on the BA (Hons) Business Studies, BA (Hons) Business Management, BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance, CIMA, and MBA programmes.
Research interests
I am an applied economist who researches on public policy issues. More specifically, my research is concerned with a number of interrelated issues such as industrial/enterprise policy development, economic development policy and policy evaluation (from both ex-ante and ex-post perspectives). My current research and recent publications are focused on business networks. I am currently focused on the development of an ¬ex-post evaluation framework to estimate the impact of business network membership on participating firms' performance.
Recent Conferences
Lynch N., Lenihan H., Hart M (2010) Evaluating the Impact of Business Networks on Small Firm Performance, Institute for Small BUsiness and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference, The 33rd Annual ISBE Conference: Looking to the Future and Social Regeneration through Entrepreneurial Activity, London, November 03-04.
Lynch N., Lenihan H., Hart M (2010) Business Networks and Firm Performance, The Impact of Regional Network Initiatives in Ireland, The Regional Science Association International: British and Irish Section 39th Annual Conference, Glasgow, August 25-27.
Lynch N., Lenihan H. (2009) Evaluating the Impact of Business Training Networks: Evidence from Ireland, Regional Studies Association Conference: Understanding and Shaping Regions: Spatial, Social and Economic Futures, Leuven, Belgium, April 5-7th.
Lynch N., Hart M., Lenihan H. (2007) Using a Logic Model to Evaluate Ireland's New and Innovative Industry-led Network Initiative, 10th European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP) Conference, University of Florence, Italy, September 10-12th.
Borooah V., Dineen D., Lynch N. (2009) Linguistic Elitism and Gender in the Irish Labour Market: How much Advantage is there to Workers in Ireland Speaking Irish and being Male? Evidence from the 2006 Census, Public Policy, Governance & Sustainability Seminar, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick 22nd May.
Lynch N. (2007) Business Networking and the Logic Model: Program Planning and Evaluation, Shannon Consortium Conference, Absolute Hotel, Limerick, November 22nd.
Lynch N. (2007) The Development of a Logic Model to aid in the Evaluation of Business Networks in Ireland, Kemmy Business School Research Conference, University of Limerick, May 16th.
Additional Interests and Activities
I am passionate about brining research and teaching together and I am committed to providing our students with a high quality education. The research I undertake supports my teaching and allows for a research-led teaching environment where academic excellence is combined with a friendly student-centred learning experience.
Undergraduate qualifications
- BA in Economics and Irish, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Postgraduate qualifications
- HDip in Economic Science, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- MBS in Business Economics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Research qualifications
- PhD, Economics. Evaluating Business Networks: The Case of Ireland, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
