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Biography

Professor Ronan Carbery is Director of the Executive MBA programme at Cork University Business School, UCC where he lectures and researches in a variety of Human Resource Management subjects. He previously worked in the University of Limerick where he was awarded the University Teaching Excellence award. His research interests include gig work, algorithmic management and learning and development . His research has been published in outlets such as Human Resource Management Journal, Human Resource Management (US), Journal of Managerial Psychology, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, and International Small Business Journal. Ronan has co-edited a number of leading international textbooks with Bloomsbury and Palgrave Macmillan including Organisational Behaviour (2022), Human Resource Management (2019), and Human Resource Development: A Concise Introduction (2015). Ronan was awarded UCC Research Supervisor of the Year in 2022 and the College of Business and Law Researcher of Year award (mid-career) in 2021.

Research Interests

The focus of my research to date has been on the application of various theoretical perspectives and models from the fields of Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, and Organisation Behaviour, to understand training and development, learning, career development and leadership development processes in organisations and the particular contribution of human resources to the strategic success of the organisation. For prospective PhD students, please contact me by email to discuss potential research topics.

Teaching Activities

I lecture in a variety of Human Resource Management and Human Resource Development modules at post-graduate and undergraduate levels.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

PhD Supervision

  • Available for PhD supervision

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