Research Profile

Stephen McCarthy

Biography

Dr. Stephen McCarthy is a Lecturer in Information Systems at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. His research centres on three areas: (i) shared understanding and control in systems development, (ii) the design of human-centred IT, and (iii) the 'dark sides' of technology use (e.g., smartphone addiction). Stephen has published articles in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Information Systems Journal, Internet Research, Information Technology & People, Computers in Human Behavior, and the Journal of Cleaner Production. He is also a recipient of the UCC President's Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and Researcher of the Year Award (Early Career) from the College of Business and Law.

Stephen serves as an Associate Editor for Communications of the Association for Information Systems, the Journal of Decision Systems, and as a Guest Editor for the Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. He has regularly presented and acted as an Associate Editor at premier conferences in the IS field including the International Conference on Information Systems, Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science, and European Conference on Information Systems. Stephen currently serves as a co-director of the MSc Business Analytics programme at Cork University Business School, UCC and is Treasurer of the Special Interest Group on Decision Support and Analytics (Association for Information Systems).

In terms of collaborations, Stephen has been involved in projects to the value of 1 million, working with organisations such as IBM, Laya Healthcare, the Health Service Executive (Ireland), the Danish Board of Technology, Missions Publiques (France), and Strategic Design Scenarios (Belgium). He continues to be involved in IS projects funded by the European Commission and has previously worked on Science Foundation Ireland, and Enterprise Ireland funded projects. Stephen is also a visiting academic at the University of Agder, Norway and a guest lecturer at Amsterdam UMC/Vrije University, Netherlands and University of Münster, Germany. He holds a PhD and Masters degree from the National University of Ireland, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

Research Interests

- Information systems
- Conceptual modelling
- Digital innovation
- Systems development
- Citizen participation

Research Grants

 ProjectFunding
Body
Start DateEnd DateAward
Implementing LEANBH Ambulatory Integrated Blood Pressure Monitoring in Maternity ServicesScience Foundation Ireland01-MAY-2031-DEC-20€118,877.00
Simple Hermeneutics-inspired Learning Analytics Model for Modules (SHLAM)UCC Strategic Research Fund23-FEB-23€29,940.00
TITAN - Citizen Coaching Against DisinformationHorizon 202030-NOV-2228-FEB-23€17,400.00
"We, the Internet" – A Global Citizens' DialogueIndustry Sponsor04-MAY-2030-NOV-20€5,000.00
Building Sustainable Digital Solutions through Student PartnershipsOther: Not Listed24-MAY-2124-MAY-22€2,000.00

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

 YearPublication
(2023)'Control enactment in context: Understanding the interaction of controlee and controller perceptions in inter-organisational project teams'
McCarthy, Stephen; O'Raghallaigh, Paidi; Li, Yuzhu; Adam, Frédéric (2023) 'Control enactment in context: Understanding the interaction of controlee and controller perceptions in inter-organisational project teams'. Information Systems Journal, [DOI] [Details]
(2023)'The dark side of digitalization and social media platform governance: a citizen engagement study'
McCarthy, Stephen; Rowan, Wendy; Mahony, Carolanne; Vergne, Antoine (2023) 'The dark side of digitalization and social media platform governance: a citizen engagement study'. Internet Research, [DOI] [Details]
(2022)'Open e-learning platforms and the design–reality gap: an affordance theory perspective'
McCarthy, Stephen; Rowan, Wendy; Kahma, Nina; Lynch, Laura; Titiana, Ertito (2022) 'Open e-learning platforms and the design–reality gap: an affordance theory perspective'. Information Technology and People, 35 (8):74-98 [DOI] [Details]
(2022)'Patient-held health IT adoption across the primary-secondary care interface: a Normalisation Process Theory perspective'
McCarthy, Stephen; Fitzgerald, Ciara; Sahm, Laura; Bradley, Colin; Walsh, Elaine K. (2022) 'Patient-held health IT adoption across the primary-secondary care interface: a Normalisation Process Theory perspective'. Health Systems, [DOI] [Details]
(2021)'Antecedents and consequences of problematic smartphone use: A systematic literature review of an emerging research area'
André Busch, Peter; McCarthy, Stephen (2021) 'Antecedents and consequences of problematic smartphone use: A systematic literature review of an emerging research area'. Computers In Human Behavior, [DOI] [Details]
(2021)'Shared and fragmented understandings in interorganizational IT project teams: An interpretive case study'
McCarthy, Stephen; O'Raghallaigh, Paidi; Fitzgerald, Ciara; Adam, Frédéric (2021) 'Shared and fragmented understandings in interorganizational IT project teams: An interpretive case study'. International Journal of Project Management, [DOI] [Details]
(2020)'Blended Stakeholder Participation for Responsible Information Systems Research'
McCarthy, Stephen; Rowan, Wendy; Lynch, Laura; Fitzgerald, Ciara (2020) 'Blended Stakeholder Participation for Responsible Information Systems Research'. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, [Full Text] [Details]
(2020)'Embedding the Pillars of Quality in Health Information Technology Solutions Using Integrated Patient Journey Mapping (IPJM): Case Study'
McCarthy S;O'Raghallaigh P;Woodworth S;Lim YY;Kenny LC;Adam F; (2020) 'Embedding the Pillars of Quality in Health Information Technology Solutions Using Integrated Patient Journey Mapping (IPJM): Case Study'. JMIR Human Factors, 7 (3) [DOI] [Details]
(2020)'World Café approach: exploring the future vision of oral anticoagulants for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in Ireland'
Murphy A;Brosnan S;McCarthy S;O'Raghallaigh P;Bradley C;Kirby A; (2020) 'World Café approach: exploring the future vision of oral anticoagulants for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in Ireland'. Bmj Open, 10 (9) [DOI] [Details]
(2019)'Compliance-Innovation: A Quality-Based Route to Sustainability'
Doyle, E., McGovern, D., McCarthy, S., & Perez-Alaniz, M. (2019) 'Compliance-Innovation: A Quality-Based Route to Sustainability'. Journal Of Cleaner Production, 210 :266-275 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)'The Patient-Held Active Record of Medication Status (PHARMS) study: a mixed-methods feasibility analysis'
Elaine K Walsh, Laura J Sahm, Colin P Bradley, Kieran Dalton, Kathleen O’Sullivan, Stephen McCarthy, Eimear Connolly, Ciara Fitzgerald, William H Smithson, David Kerins, Derina Byrne and Patricia M Kearney (2019) 'The Patient-Held Active Record of Medication Status (PHARMS) study: a mixed-methods feasibility analysis'. The British Journal of General Practice, 69 (682):345-355 [DOI] [Details]
(2018)'Social Complexity and Team Cohesion in Multiparty ISD Projects'
McCarthy, Stephen; O’Raghallaigh, Paidi; Fitzgerald, Ciara; Adam, Frédéric (2018) 'Social Complexity and Team Cohesion in Multiparty ISD Projects'. Journal of Decision Systems, :18-31 [Full Text] [Details]
(2018)'The PHARMS (Patient Held Active Record of Medication Status) feasibility study: a research proposal'
Walsh, Elaine and Sahm, Laura J and Kearney, Patricia M and Smithson, Henry and Kerins, David M and Ngwa, Chrys and Fitzgerald, Ciara and Mc Carthy, Stephen and Connolly, Eimear and Dalton, Kieran and others (2018) 'The PHARMS (Patient Held Active Record of Medication Status) feasibility study: a research proposal'. BMC Research Notes, 11 (1) [Full Text] [Details]
(2017)'OP 4 Learning to evaluate and manage antenatal blood pressure at home (LEANBH)'
Lim, Y. L; Garcia, M.; Cuneen, M; Thompson, G; Assem, H; Kenny, L.; Adam, Fred; Woodworth, S; McCarthy, Stephen (2017) 'OP 4 Learning to evaluate and manage antenatal blood pressure at home (LEANBH)'. Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal Of Women'S Cardiovascular Health, 9 [DOI] [Details]
(2016)'An integrated patient journey mapping tool for embedding quality in healthcare service reform'
McCarthy, Stephen and O’Raghallaigh, Paidi and Woodworth, Simon and Lim, Yoke Lin and Kenny, Louise C and Adam, Frederic (2016) 'An integrated patient journey mapping tool for embedding quality in healthcare service reform'. Journal of Decision Systems, :354-368 [Full Text] [Details]
(2016)'Fictional Prototyping for Digital Transformation'
O’Raghallaigh, Paidi and McCarthy, Stephen and Woodworth, Simon and Adam, Frederic (2016) 'Fictional Prototyping for Digital Transformation'. Cutter It Journal, 19 (11):1-7 [Details]
(2014)'Compliance--innovation: integrating quality and compliance knowledge and practice'
Doyle, Eleanor and McGovern, Damien and McCarthy, Stephen (2014) 'Compliance--innovation: integrating quality and compliance knowledge and practice'. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 25 (9-10):1156-1170 [Details]

Conference Publications

 YearPublication
(2023)IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS23)
McCarthy, Stephen; Ertiö, Titiana; Fitzgerald, Ciara; Kahma, Nina (2023) Sustainable Energy Behaviors through Green Information Systems: An Exploratory Study IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS23) [Details]
(2022)Proceedings from the 43rd International Conference on Information Systems
Stephen McCarthy, Hendrik Scholta, Geir Inge Hausvik, Peter André Busch, (2022) A Boundary Spanning Perspective of Practical Impact: The Case of IS Practitioner Doctorates Proceedings from the 43rd International Conference on Information Systems   [Details]
(2022)Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Greville, Mark; O'Raghallaigh, Paidi; McCarthy, Stephen (2022) A Triple Bottom-line Typology of Technical Debt: Supporting Decision- Making in Cross-Functional Teams Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences [DOI] [Details]
(2022)Proceedings of the Open Conference of the IFIP WG 8.3 Decision Support
Alrasheedi N.S.;Sammon D.;McCarthy S. (2022) Understanding the characteristics of workforce transformation in a digital transformation context Proceedings of the Open Conference of the IFIP WG 8.3 Decision Support [DOI] [Details]
(2021)Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Information Systems
McCarthy, Stephen; Rowan, Wendy; Ertiö, Titiana; Lynch, Laura; and Kahma, Nina (2021) Open E-Learning Platforms and the Design-Reality Gap: Exploring the Impact of User-Perceived Functional Affordances Proceedings of the 29th European Conference on Information Systems Marrakesh, Morocco/Virtual, , 14-JUN-21 - 16-JUN-22 [Full Text] [Details]
(2021)Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
McCarthy, Stephen; Mahony, Carolanne; Rowan, Wendy; Tran-Karcher, Huy; Potet, Manon (2021) The pragmatic school of thought in open science practice: A case study of multi-stakeholder participation in shaping the future of internet governance Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Kauai, Hawaii, USA, , 04-JAN-21 - 08-JAN-21 , pp.670-679 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2021)Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Stephen McCarthy, Paidi O'Raghallaigh, Ciara Fitzgerald, Frédéric Adam (2021) The Rise and Fall of Collective Identity: Understanding Antecedents and Inhibitors of Social Identification in Distributed Teams Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences [Details]
(2020)Proceedings of the 28th European Conference on Information Systems
McCarthy, Stephen; O'Raghallaigh, Paidi; Fitzgerald, Ciara; Adam, Frédéric (2020) Intergroup Participation in Distributed ISD: Reviving and Established Tradition for new Contexts Proceedings of the 28th European Conference on Information Systems [Full Text] [Details]
(2020)Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
McCarthy, Stephen; O'Raghallaigh, Paidi; Fitzgerald, Ciara; Adam, Frédéric (2020) Building Bridges, Burning Bridges: The Use of Boundary Objects in Agile Distributed ISD Teams Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Maui, Hawaii, , 07-JAN-20 - 10-JAN-20 , pp.512-521 [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)Proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Information Systems
McCarthy, Stephen; O'Raghallaigh, Paidi; Fitzgerald, Ciara; Adam, Frédéric (2019) Towards a Framework for Shared Understanding and Shared Commitment in Agile Distributed ISD Project Teams Proceedings of the 27th European Conference on Information Systems , 08-JUN-19 - 14-JUN-19 [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)Proceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
McCarthy, Stephen; O'Raghallaigh, Paidi; Fitzgerald, Ciara; Adam, Frédéric (2019) Distributed ISD Team Leadership and the Paradox of Cohesion and Conflict Proceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Hawaii, United States, , 08-JAN-19 - 11-JAN-19 , pp.590-599   [Full Text] [Details]
(2018)Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Information Systems
McCarthy, Stephen; O'Raghallaigh, Paidi; Fitzgerald, Ciara; Adam, Frédéric (2018) Theorising Antecedents of Cohesion and Conflict in Distributed ISD Project Teams Proceedings of the 39th International Conference on Information Systems , 13-DEC-18 - 16-DEC-18 , pp.1-17 [Full Text] [Details]
(2018)Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
McCarthy, Stephen and O'Raghallaigh, Paidi and Fitzgerald, Ciara and Adam, Frédéric (2018) Exploring the Nuances of 'Wickedness' in Information Systems Development Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Hawaii, United States, , pp.207-216 [Full Text] [Details]
(2018)Irish Academy of Management
McCarthy, Stephen and O’Raghallaigha, Paidi and Fitzgerald, Ciara and Adam, Frédéric (2018) Participatory Design: A Key Tool in the Arsenal of IT Management Irish Academy of Management [Details]
(2017)Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
McCarthy, Stephen; O’Raghallaigh, Paidi; Fitzgerald, Ciara; Adam, Frédéric (2017) A Sociomaterial Typology for Organizational ICT Practice Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Hawaii, United States, [Full Text] [Details]
(2017)Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems
O’Raghallaigh, Paidi; McCarthy, Stephen; Adam, Fred (2017) Sociomateriality: An Object-Inspired Proposal for IS Scholars Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems [Full Text] [Details]
(2017)Proceedings of the Pre-ECIS Workshop for Practitioner-Researchers
McCarthy, Stephen and O’Raghallaigh, Paidi and Fitzgerald, Ciara and Adam, Frédéric (2017) Illuminating the Nuances between 'Wicked Problems' and 'Wicked Practices': The Implications for Practitioner Researchers in Information Systems Development Proceedings of the Pre-ECIS Workshop for Practitioner-Researchers , pp.1-7 [Details]
(2017)OpenSym '17: Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Open Collaboration Companion
McCarthy, Stephen and O'Raghallaigh, Paidi and Fitzgerald, Ciara and Adam, Frédéric (2017) Impacts of Leadership Openness on the Success of Information System Development Research Projects OpenSym '17: Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Open Collaboration Companion , pp.1-8 [Details]
(2016)R\&D Management Conference, University of Cambridge, UK
Fitzgerald, Ciara and McCarthy, Stephen and Carton, Fergal and O'Connor, Yvonne and Lynch, Laura and Adam, Frederic (2016) Responsible Research and Innovation: Exploring A New Approach To Engaging The Citizen In Innovation Policy? R\&D Management Conference, University of Cambridge, UK [Details]
(2016)Proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.3 Open Conference on Decision Support
Fitzgerald, Ciara and McCarthy, Stephen and Carton, Fergal and Connor, Yvonne O and Lynch, Laura and Adam, Frederic (2016) Citizen participation in decision-making and the shaping of new technologies: can one make a difference? Proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.3 Open Conference on Decision Support , pp.248-260 [Details]
(2016)27th International Business Information Management Association Conference
O'Raghallaigh, Paidi and McCarthy, Stephen and Woodworth, Simon and Lim, Yoke Lin and Kenny, Louise C and Adam, Frederic (2016) IoT and the Emerging Role of Fictional Prototyping 27th International Business Information Management Association Conference , pp.1662-1669 [Details]
(2016)Proceedings of the Pre-ICIS Workshop on Design, Innovation, and Impact of Healthcare IT
McCarthy, Stephen and O’Raghallaigh, Paidi and Fitzgerald, Ciara and Adam, Fr\'ed\'eric (2016) The Participatory Design of HIT Solutions: A Case Study on Interdisciplinary Stakeholder Involvement Proceedings of the Pre-ICIS Workshop on Design, Innovation, and Impact of Healthcare IT , pp.1-6 [Details]
(2016)Proceedings of the JAIS Theory Development Workshop
O'Raghallaigh, Paidi and McCarthy, Stephen and Adam, Fr\'ed\'eric (2016) Doing Autoethnography in Information Systems: A Theory-Building Method Proceedings of the JAIS Theory Development Workshop [Details]
(2015)Proceedings from the 23rd European Conference on Information Systems
McCarthy, Stephen and O'Connor, Yvonne and Thompson, Matthew and O'Sullivan, Timothy and Ryan, Deirdre and O'Connor, Siobh\'an and Gallagher, Joe and Heavin, Ciara and O'Donoghue, John (2015) Wearable Vital Sign Sensors and Their Potential within Low and Middle Income Countries Proceedings from the 23rd European Conference on Information Systems [Details]
(2013)European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Conference
Doyle, Eleanor and McGovern, Damien and McCarthy, Stephen (2013) Compliance-Innovation: Supporting Regional Growth European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Conference [Details]

Books

 YearPublication
(2019)Ph.D. Thesis - Exploring the Factors which Affect Cohesion and Conflict in Distributed Information Systems Development Project Teams.
McCarthy (2019) Ph.D. Thesis - Exploring the Factors which Affect Cohesion and Conflict in Distributed Information Systems Development Project Teams. Cork, Ireland: University College Cork. [Details]

Professional Activities

Honours and Awards

 YearTitleAwarding Body
2023AIS Distinguished Member Association for Information Systems
2023UCC President's Award for Excellence in Teaching University College Cork
2022Researcher of the Year (Early Career) College of Business and Law, UCC
2022Outstanding Reviewer Award International Conference on Software Business
2021Research Excellence Publication Award Cork University Business School
2021Impact Case Study Award Cork University Business School
2020Best Paper Award Nomination - European Conference on Information Systems 2020 Association for Information Systems
2020Guest Lecturer - EU-funded ERASMUS+ Master programme ‘Public Sector Innovation and EGovernance (PIONEER)’ University of Münster, Germany
2019Scholarship: Visiting Scholar at the University of Agder Universitetet i Agder
2018College of Business and Law (CBL) Development Award University College Cork
2018Best Paper Award Nomination - International Conference on Information Systems 2018 Association for Information Systems

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