Researcher's Biography
Profile
Name: Sarah Foley
Position: Postgraduate Research Student
Qualifications: Bachelor of Business Studies (Honours), WIT
Email: sfoley@wit.ie
Biography
Sarah successfully completed a four-year full-time degree courses in business studies specialising in management and was conferred with a Bachelor of Business Studies (Honours) from Waterford Institute of Technology in 2008. Concurrent with her studies Sarah has built up experience in management positions in the retail industry.
Currently, Sarah is in her first year of a Masters by research with the RIKON research group, under the co-supervision of Dr. Patrick Lynch and Dr. Mary T. Holden. This is a full time course, which is funded by Institutes of Technology Ireland.
Research Interests
Sarah’s current research interests are in User Involvement in New Product Development, and in Relational Research Methodologies.
Research Project:
The title of Sarah’s research project is: 'Users as Co-Inventors: A Model for Involving Users in the Early Stages of New Product Development.' Sarah Foley
Other Works:
Foley, S Lynch, P., and Holden, M. T. (2009), ' Toward a Model for Managing User involvement in Predevelopment Activities', In: Proceedings of the 12th Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland, September 2nd – 4th.