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Biography

Dr. Ultan Sherman (C.Psychol., Ps.S.I) lectures in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management. 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 as Group & Organization Management and International Journal of Human Resource Management.  Before joining UCC, Ultan completed a Ph.D in the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick. He was a postdoctoral researcher in Dublin City University working on a 'tacit knowledge' project for the Irish Centre for Manufacturing Research. He also held a lecturing position in Maynooth University. A Chartered Psychologist with The Psychological Society of Ireland, Ultan has worked with major MNC's in the areas of employee development, selection and team dynamics. He is the Co-Chair of the 21st Irish Academy of Management Conference, hosted in CUBS in September 2018.‍

Research Interests

My research interests lie at the intersection between psychology and work. Specifically, I have two main interests. First, the psychological contract, an increasingly prominent issue for organisations. Second, knowledge circulation in organisations and the individual factors that influence it. I am also interested in organisational socialisation and personality theory.‍

Publications

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	'Workforce Planning & Talent Management' Sherman, U.P. (2018) 'Workforce Planning & Talent Management' In: R. Carbery & C.Cross (eds). Human Resource Management: A Concise Introduction. London: Palgrave. [Details]
	(2016)	'Work- Related Attitudes and Values' Sherman, U.P. (2016) 'Work- Related Attitudes and Values' In: Organisational Behaviour: A Concise Introduction. London: Palgrave. [Details]

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	'Organizational Inputs to the Formation of the Expatriate Psychological Contract: Towards an Episodic Understanding' Sherman, U; Morley, MJ (2016) 'Organizational Inputs to the Formation of the Expatriate Psychological Contract: Towards an Episodic Understanding'. International Journal of Human Resource Management, [Details]
	(2015)	'On the formation of the psychological contract: A schema theory perspective' Sherman, U. P.; Morley, M. J. (2015) 'On the formation of the psychological contract: A schema theory perspective'. Group & Organization Management, 40 (2):160-192 [Details]

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Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	UFHRD: International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice MacKenzie, C., Carbery, R., O'Brien, E., Sherman, U. and Linehan, C. (2017) Masking the Cracks: Above, Behind, and Beneath the Perceived Diversity & Inclusion Issues at a large US MNC UFHRD: International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice Lisbon, , 07-JUN-17 - 09-JUN-17 [Details]
	(2016)	European Academy of Management Annual Conference Sherman, U (2016) Accessing the Psychological Contract using Repertory Grid European Academy of Management Annual Conference Paris, [Details]
	(2015)	University Forum for Human Resource Development Sherman, U.P. (2015) The antecedents to knowledge exchange in organisations: a psychological contract perspective University Forum for Human Resource Development [Details]
	(2010)	Irish Academy of Management Sherman, U; Morley, MJ (2010) The Psychological Contract Formation Process Irish Academy of Management [Details]
	(2012)	Irish Academy of Management Sherman, U; Morley, MJ (2012) Psychological Contract Formation: A Schema Theory Analysis Irish Academy of Management [Details]

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Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2012)	Tacit Knowledge Processes and Influencers Audit Report: Case Company 5. Gubbins, C.; Kelly, G. Sherman, U (2012) Tacit Knowledge Processes and Influencers Audit Report: Case Company 5. Irish Centre for Manufacturing Research, Kildare. [Details]

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Magazine article

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Organisational and Individual inputs to Knowledge Exchange: Published in Training & Development. Sherman, U.P. (2016) Organisational and Individual inputs to Knowledge Exchange: Published in Training & Development. Magazine article [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Irish Academy of Management	Member	01-SEP-10 /
	The Psychological Society of Ireland	Registered Psychologist	01-SEP-08 /
	University Forum for Human Resource Development	International association for researchers in Human Resource Development	01-SEP-14 /

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2008	Registrar Doctorate Scholarship	University of Limerick
	2016	Outstanding Paper	Group & Organization Management

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	Business School Task Force on new website	Advisor	2015 /
	Business School Task Force on Student Engagement	Advisor	2014 /
	UFHRD Conference 2015	Organising Committee	2014 /

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Dublin City University	Postdoctoral Reseacher	14-MAY-12 / 13-JUL-12
	National University of Ireland Maynooth	Lecturer in Management	01-SEP-12 / 01-AUG-14

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2013	University of Limerick	Ph.D.	Organisational Psychology
	2016	University College Cork	Certificate in Teaching & Learning	Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
	2006	University College Cork	BA	Applied Psychology
	2008	British Psychological Society	Certificate	Level A & Level B in Psychological Testing
	2008	University of Limerick	MSc	Human Resource Management

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Consultancy

	Client	Description
	MNC's in Ireland	Worked as a psychologist on a number of different projects including: Employee Development, Team Dynamics, Work-Life Balance and Recruitment & Selection

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Outreach Activities

	Description
	Deliver free 1:1 career development to job seekers throughout the year.

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Journal Activities

	Journal	Role	To / From
	Group & Organization Management	Referee	01-OCT-14 -
	Human Resource Management Journal	Referee	01-DEC-16 -
	European Journal Of Training And Development	Referee	01-DEC-14 -

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Other Activities

	Description
	Trainer in Psychometric Testing at Level A & Level B on a number of different programmes in Dublin City University, University of Limerick and University College Dublin
	Conference Chair, 21st Irish Academy of Management Conference, September 2018
	December 2015: Guest Speaker at Irish Institute of Training & Development 'Guru Series'
	Guest Speaker at the Donegal County Childcare Committee Conference in May 2014

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

I teach a number of modules in the Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management fields at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Modules include:

MG2001: People & Organisation
MG6305: People & Organisations
MG6020: Changing, Leading & Developing Organisations

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Current Postgraduate Students

	Student	Degree Type
	Duggan James Michael	Doctoral Degree

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Modules Taught

	Term (ID))	Title	Link	Subject
	2019	People and Organisations	MG6305	People and Organisations
	2019	People and Organisation	MG2001	People and Organisation
	2019	Changing, Leading and Developing Organisations	MG6020	Changing, Leading and Developing Organisations

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Research Information

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Internal Collaborators

	Name	Institute	Country
	Dr. Ronan Carbery	University College Cork	IRELAND
	Dr. Elaine O Brien	University College Cork	IRELAND
	Prof. Anthony McDonnell	University College Cork	IRELAND
	Dr. David McKevitt	University College Cork	IRELAND
	Dr. Cliodhna MacKenzie	University College Cork	IRELAND

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External Collaborators

	Name	Organisation / Institute	Country
	Prof. Michael Morley	University of Limerick	IRELAND