Dr Nick Quinn
- Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Programme Director-MBA (Management)
telephone:
+44 (0)141 330 4805
email:
Nick.Quinn@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
He/him/his
Room 224, Adam Smith Business School, 2 Discovery Place, Glasgow, G11 6EY
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1021-0602Biography
Nick is a Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and joined the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School in 2019 following a career in industry. Nick is the Director of the MBA and Executive Education.
He holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship and an MEd in Academic Practice from the University of Glasgow, and an MBA and MSc in Marketing from the University of Strathclyde. His undergraduate degree was in Economics. He is a Fellow of Research Excellence in Teaching (FRET) and Chartered Manager and Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow, Nick worked in a variety of roles, including as a director of a manufacturing business and as a management consultant in the areas of organisational development, culture and leadership. In this capacity, he has worked with hundreds of companies of all sizes and in all sectors throughout the UK and has also designed and delivered executive education programmes with a wide variety of organisations. Nick is also a director of Sustainable Thinking Scotland which grows fresh produce for foodbanks in the Bo’Ness area and manufactures and sells Biochar for agricultural purposes and water remediation.
Research interests
Nick is a member of the School's Entrepreneurship, Development and Political Economy research cluster
Areas of expertise:
- Entrepreneurship
- Management and Professional education and learning - Particularly active comparative feedback, compression and experiential learning to enhance the development of transferable skills and employability
- Business support networks and the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem, startup and innovation
Grants
Principal Investigator:ESRC IAA Accelerating Business Collaboration (£6k): Accelerating Employee Acceleration
Co-Investigator - Accelerate EEE EIT Digital Award - €1.2 million
KTP with Multiverse Group Ltd and Innovate £113,071
Teaching
- Entrepreneurship and Consultancy, startup and innovation
- Professional Entrepreneurial Practice (MGT5068) for final year B.Eng and M.Eng students in Engineering - Semester 2
- Entrepreneurial Ventures, Management and Growth (MGT4019) for Junior and Senior Honours UG - Semester One
- Integrating Business and Management in Practice (MGT 4091) Senior Honours UG - Semester Two (Capstone course)
Professional activities & recognition
Professional & learned societies
- 2020: Fellow, Chartered Management Institute
Additional information
Fellow of Research Excellence in Teaching (FRET)
Chartered Manager (CMgr) Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI)
