UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Dr Christian Walsh

Contact

Department: University Centre for Entrepreneurship

Email: christian.walsh@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3694781

Office: Rehua 601

Language: English

About

Research / Creative works

Networks

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Fields of Research

Entrepreneurship
Social Enterprise
Strategy as Practice
Emotion and cognition in strategy and entrepreneurship
Innovation
Design processes
Temporal aspects of strategy and entrepreneurship

Researcher Summary

I am interested in the range of cognitive-affective and temporal practices undertaken by entrepreneurs and strategists in a variety of settings including social enterprise. Particularly as it relates to creativity in business and its fit with innovation.
I also have an ongoing interest in the pedagogy of experiential education particularly as relates to entrepreneurship and innovation education.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Design: Design
Education: Educational Innovation ; Practice-based Research
Management, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, International Business and Other Business: Entrepreneurship ; Small Business Management ; Strategic Management ; Business Development ; Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility ; Knowledge Management

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Walsh C. (2023) Encouraging intelligent failure in an MBA class. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education 21(1): 37-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dsji.12273. (Journal Articles)

Walsh C. (2022) Promoting Curiosity, Creativity and Clarity in Management Education. In Brito SMDR (Ed.), Creativity http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102068. (Chapters)

Walsh C., Collins J. and Knott P. (2022) The four types of intuition managers need to know. Business Horizons 65(5): 697-708. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2021.12.003. (Journal Articles)

Walsh C., Knott P. and Collins J. (2022) Playing Chess or Painting Pictures? Unpacking Entrepreneurial Intuition. Journal of Small Business Strategy 32(2): 115-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.53703/001c.31082. (Journal Articles)

Walsh C. (2021) The project marketplace: A structured method for defining passion projects. Journal of Education for Business : 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08832323.2020.1862034. (Journal Articles)

Walsh C., Collins J. and Knott P. (2021) The Driving Mindsets of Innovation: Curiosity, Creativity and Clarity. Journal of Business Strategy http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JBS-08-2020-0176. (Journal Articles)

Walsh C., Knott P. and Collins J. (2020) Emotional energy and opportunity confidence. Journal of Business Venturing Insights 13 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2019.e00155. (Journal Articles)

Walsh C., Knott P. and Collins J. (2019) Navigating Strategic Opportunities: The Intimation Spiral. Minneapolis, USA: Strategic Management Society 39th Annual Conference, 19-22 Oct 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Walsh CA. (2018) The Role of Entrepreneurial Intuition in Making Sense of Strategic Opportunities. Christchurch. University of Canterbury. (Theses / Dissertations)

Walsh CA. and Knott P. (2018) Creative Action and Four Types of Entrepreneurial Confidence.. Birmingham, UK: Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), 7-8 Nov 2018. (Conference Contributions - Other)

Review and Refereeing

Journal of Small Business Strategy ( 2021 )

Key Methodologies

Qualitative research
Cognitive maps
Action research
Case studies
Ethnography