About the contributors

Dr Ashley Bamberg holds a BSc degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from Colorado State University and both an MSc degree in Work and Organisational Behaviour and a PhD degree in Work and Employment Studies from the University of Limerick. She has conducted research on a number of topics relevant to organisational behaviour, including employee perceptions of HR practices and generational differences in work values. She is an expert on generations, work values, and age diversity and lectures in the Department of Work and Employment Studies at the University of Limerick.

Dr Clodagh Butler graduated with a BA in Psychology and an MSc in Health Psychology from NUI, Galway. She moved her studies to the University of Limerick and undertook an MSc in Sport Performance. She received the Kemmy Business Schools Dean scholarship to undertake her PhD in Occupational Health Psychology. Her research interests relate to occupational well-being within high-performance/high-stress environments that focuses on stress, resilience, coping, self-regulation and well-being. Currently, she is lecturing in UL and working on applied research projects within sport, business and psychometrics. She is an accredited psychologist with Sport Ireland Institute and a member of PSI.

Dr Vivienne Byers is a Researcher with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Adjunct Research Fellow in Health Policy at Technological University Dublin. Her research interests and academic publications are in the areas of professional communication and development, distributed healthcare leadership and person-centred practice, as well as health policy implementation. She has been involved in academia for over two decades in research, lecturing as well as management. She has a background in communications development, having practised as a Speech and Language Therapist for many years. She has extensive experience working in both health services and academia in Ireland, Canada and the UK.

Dr Colette Darcy is Dean of the School of Business at the National College of Ireland and a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management. She is a former Government of Ireland Scholar and was awarded the European Foundation for Management Development / Emerald Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award for her research examining employee fairness perceptions and claiming behaviour. Colette is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick. Prior to returning to academia Colette worked in management consultancy and is an honorary fellow of the Recruitment Federation of Ireland. Colette has published her work in a number of international peer reviewed journals including Human Resource Management and the International Journal of Human Resource Management. Her main research interests include talent management, human resource development, work–life balance and organisational justice.

Dr Michelle Hammond is an Assistant Professor of Management at Oakland University (OU) in Rochester, Michigan. She earned her PhD in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Penn State University. She was the Program Director of the MSc in Work and Organisational Psychology/Behaviour at the University of Limerick, Ireland until joining OU in 2017. Through her research, she seeks to understand the process of leadership development across multiple domains of life. Her work also focuses on understanding the influence of leadership on employee well-being at work, including factors such as meaningful work, work–life balance, and creativity and innovation.

Lindsay Harrison has a professional background in speech and language therapy and a strong interest in communication, at both an interpersonal and systems level. She is currently studying for a PhD within the healthcare business domain with Technological University Dublin. Her research focuses on the education of healthcare professionals to collaborate with the persons in their care, as part of an effort to incorporate the patient perspective into healthcare systems. Lindsay additionally works as a communications consultant with a digital health company that is developing technical solutions in the field of speech and language therapy.

Dr Jennifer Hennessy is a lecturer in Human Resource Management at the School of Business, Waterford Institute of Technology. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies and Information Technology and an Occupational Psychometric Testing Course Level 1 (BPS accredited). Her areas of interests include person–organisation fit, career management, work-life interaction strategies and employee engagement. Prior to this she was employed as a human resource management generalist in a multinational high technology organisation where part of her role involved managing a redundancy and career development outreach programme.

Dr Gráinne Kelly is a Lecturer at Queen’s University Management School with expertise in the areas of management and international management. Gráinne is interested in individual perspectives on work and organisational change, particularly the health and well-being implications of new types of work arrangements in the globalised digital economy. She has been a lead researcher on a project with the Irish Centre for Manufacturing Research on employees’ experience of tacit knowledge management practices. She has engaged in research on employees’ experience of work within knowledge intensive firms and multinational organisations, particularly in the pharmaceutical, ICT and financial service sectors. Gráinne is a reviewer for theInternational Journal of Human Resource Management and Personnel Review. She is an External Examiner with Carlow Institute of Technology.

Dr T.J. McCabe is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the National College of Ireland and visiting Lecturer at the University of Hebei, China. TJ leads a number of postgraduate and undergraduate modules, including Strategic and International Human Resource Management, Employee Relations, Human Resource Development and Research Methods. TJ’s research interests extend to Nursing professionals, Human Resource Management issues in the health sector, Graduate Employability, International HRM and National Culture. TJ has presented this work at national and international conferences. He co-chaired the HRM track for the 14th Annual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management. He has published papers in numerous academic journals. TJ received the Best Paper Award, for the Healthcare and Public Sector Management Track, Irish Academy of Management: McCabe, T.J. and Sambrook, S. (2011), A Discourse Analysis of Managerialism and Trust among NHS Nurses and Nurse Managers, 14th Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference, National College of Ireland, Dublin.

Dr Jean McCarthy is a Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at the University of Limerick. She lectures in the areas of Organisational Behaviour, Workplace Learning & Development and Research Methods within the Department of Work & Employment Studies. She has extensive experience in teaching and supervision at undergraduate, postgraduate, executive, and post-experience levels, as well as working with community-based and youth-reach education and training programmes. Beyond her core interests in multi-level teaching, learning and development, Jean’s focus of scholarly research centres on understanding organisational attitudes and behaviour which promote a more inclusive and sustainable workplace.

Dr Ciarán McFadden is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland. He is the Programme Leader for the Global Online MBA and the BA Human Resource Management with Organisational Psychology (Top-Up). He is a former Government of Ireland Scholar and a former Fulbright Scholar. He has presented his research at many academic conferences and published in books and journals such as theInternational Journal of Human Resource Management, HumanResource Development Review, and the International Journal of Manpower. His research interests include workplace diversity and inclusion, human resource development, and employment relations.

Dr Caroline Murphy is a Lecturer in Employment Relations and Director of the BA in HRM at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. She lectures in Employment Relations, Human Resource Analytics, and Human Resource Management. She has worked on a variety of research projects including: The Impact of Technology on Workers in the Finance Sector (2019), Pathways to Better Jobs in the Early Years Childhood Care and Education Sector (2020), Gender Equality in Decision-Making (funded by the European Commission), A Study of Zero Hours Work in Ireland (funded by the DJEI) and Reconciling Employment and Elder Care Together (2016, funded by the Irish Research Council). Her current research interests include precarious employment, female labour market participation, formal and informal care work and employee representation. She has published in Economic and IndustrialDemocracy, Industrial Relations Journal,International Journal of Human Resource Management,Journal of Industrial Relations, Personnel Review, and Irish Journal of Management.

Dr Deirdre O’Shea is Senior Lecturer in work and organisational psychology at the University of Limerick, Ireland. She is a chartered psychologist and Fellow of the Psychological Society of Ireland. Deirdre received her PhD from Dublin City University in 2011, awarded with no amendments. Her research focuses on self-regulation, work motivation, and well-being with a particular focus on psychological resource-based interventions. She has published her research in top academic journals and received the 2017 European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology best paper award. Her research has been supported by grants from the Irish Research Council, the Health Research Board and the European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, among others.

Dr Maeve O’Sullivan lecturers in human resource management and leadership at University College Cork. Her research interests include the effective management of older workers, multi-level implications of part-time and precarious employment, gender equality, and diversity and inclusion in organisations. Previously, Maeve held management and consultancy roles in both public and private sector organisations in Ireland, the UK, and at the European Commission in Brussels. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals including the Irish Journal of Management. In addition to providing policy briefings for think-tanks Maeve is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a registered psychometric tester with the British Psychological Society and a French speaker.

Jill Pearson is a Chartered Work & Organisational Psychologist who has been lecturing in the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick for over 20 years. She was the inaugural Programme Director of the MSc in Work & Organisational Psychology/Behaviour and has recently returned to that role. Prior to joining UL, Jill taught at the London Business School and the London School of Economics. She has also worked as a Consultant to a number of multinationals and as an HR Practitioner in both the private and public sectors. Her teaching has included topics such as organisational behaviour, employee well-being, careers, and research methods. Jill received her MSc in Industrial Relations & Personnel Management from the London School of Economics and her BA (Honours) in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Her current research focus is in the areas of careers and career success.

Dr Lorraine Ryan is a Lecturer in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. Lorraine holds a BBS, 2002, MBS, 2003, and PhD, 2010, and is a former Government of Ireland Scholar. She has published widely in leading international journals includingEconomic and Industrial Democracy,European Journal of Industrial Relations,International Journal of Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations Journal as well as authoring and co-authoring numerous book chapters and research reports. Her research focuses on precarious work, conflict, workers’ attitudes to democracy and the impact of technology on the future of work.

Dr Nuala Ryan is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Management and Marketing at the Kemmy Business School in the University of Limerick. Her areas of focus include Strategic Management, Leadership and Organisational Behaviour. She has been a lecturer at the University College Cork, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin, the National College of Ireland, NUI Galway and currently in the University of Limerick. Prior to becoming a full-time lecturer Dr Ryan has worked in industry where her main responsibilities included HR Business Management, Organisational Development, Team Development and Learning Organisation Management. This experience has led to a wide range of teaching, research and publication interests in the broad area of leadership development, strategic management and general organisational behaviour. She is currently carrying out research in the healthcare sector in the area of Leadership and Strategic Management.

Dr Ultan Sherman lectures in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at Cork University Business School in University College Cork. His research interests lie broadly in the relationship between work and psychology with specific focus on the psychological contract. His research has been published in leading international journals such asHuman Resource Management Journal,Group & Organization Management,International Journal of Human Resource Management and European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology. Ultan is a Chartered Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland and has worked with leading organisations on a variety of organisational behaviour issues.

Dr Missie Smith earned her B.S. and M.S. from Mississippi State University in 2010 and 2012, respectively. She earned her PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2018. Dr Smith researches the impact of technology on users’ perception, performance, and behaviours.

Paolo Yaranon is Dean’s PhD Scholar from the Department of Work and Employment Studies, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. He received his MSc in Work and Organisational Psychology in 2018. Currently in his third year of PhD studies, his research lies within the field of workplace incivility and its impact on employee well-being and organisational outcomes. He is a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Register of Qualifications in Test Use (RQTU) and the Kemmy Business School Equality & Diversity Committee.