Dr Felicity Kelliher is a Senior Lecturer in Management Studies and a founder and senior researcher with the RIKON research group, School of Business, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland. A Fulbright scholar, Felicity studies small/ micro-firm learning networks and management capability development on a regional basis and has published in various international journals, including the Journal of Tourism Management, the Journal of Business Ethics and the Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Dr Leana Reinl is an Irish Research Council Fellow and a postdoctoral researcher with the RIKON research group, School of Business, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland. Leana's research focuses on small/ micro-firm learning; learning networks and evolving learning communities, she has published in international journals including the Journal of Tourism Management and the Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.