Yixin Qiu

Dr Yixin Qiu serves as a Researcher at the Centre for Entrepreneurial Growth & Scaling within the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics at the University of Galway. Her work examines how interactions among actors and entities drive the development and scaling of entrepreneurial ventures through physical workplace dynamics and digital transformation.

Her core research domains include:

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation Systems
• Digital Transformation in Organizational Contexts
• Physical and Virtual Workplace Design
• Collaboration Mechanisms in Innovation
• Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Dynamics

Dr Qiu's scholarship appears in Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Review of Managerial Science, Business Horizons, and International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing. Her 2022 Academy of Management Best Paper Award recognized groundbreaking work on entrepreneurial ecosystems. While advising activities and grant details remain unspecified in available materials, her publication record demonstrates significant contributions to scaling innovative ventures through spatial and digital lenses.