Biography

Anthony is Professor of Management at the Cork University Business School (CUBS), University College Cork, Ireland. Prior to joining UCC in November 2016, Anthony was Head of the Management Group, Director of the Centre for Irish Business and Economic Performance and Reader in Management at Queen's University Belfast. Anthony has also previously worked at the University of South Australia, University of Newcastle (Australia) and University of Limerick.

Anthony is currently the (Co) Editor-in-Chief of Human Resource Management Journal (HRMJ), ranked a 4 in the ABS journal list, and Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the University of South Australia (UniSA).

Anthony sits on the editorial advisory boards of the Journal of World Business, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Employee Relations: the International Journal, and the Irish Journal of Management. He has guest edited a number of journal special issues (Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, International Journal of Manpower) and his research has been published in leading international journals such as the Journal of World Business, Human Resource Management (US), Human Relations, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Management International Review and Human Resource Management Journal. 

Please contact me if you are interested in collaborating or pursuing doctoral research within my areas of interest and expertise (see Research Interests for details).

Research Interests

My research is currently centred in two areas: First, my scholarship is in the area of international management with a particular emphasis on human resource management. My research focuses on the HR practices of MNCs in different host environments with a strong feature being analysing variation and similarity in the behaviour of these organisations across countries and industries. Second, I am actively researching and playing a development role in the emerging research field of talent management. A key interest has been on examining whether talent management is a discrete strategic management activity or more akin to a fad. 

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2016) 'Beyond managerial and leadership elites: ‘key group’ identification and differential reward architectures in multinational companies’'
Anthony McDonnell, Patrick Gunnigle, Jonathan Lavelle & Ryan Lamare (2016) 'Beyond managerial and leadership elites: ‘key group’ identification and differential reward architectures in multinational companies’'. International Journal of Human Resource Management, [Details]
(2015) 'Multinational companies and industrial relations: a research agenda for the 21st century'
Tim Bartram, Brendan Boyle, Pauline Stanton, John Burgess & Anthony McDonnell (2015) 'Multinational companies and industrial relations: a research agenda for the 21st century'. Journal of Industrial Relations, 57 (2):127-145 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'Similarity or Variation? Employee Representation and Consultation. Approaches Amongst Liberal Market Economy Multinationals'
Anthony McDonnell, Brendan Boyle, Tim Bartram, Pauline Stanton & John Burgess (2015) 'Similarity or Variation? Employee Representation and Consultation. Approaches Amongst Liberal Market Economy Multinationals'. Relations industrielles/Industrial Relations, 70 (4):645-670 [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2014) 'New technology and new workplaces: call centre careers – a growing reality?'
Zeenobiyah Hannif, Julia Connell, Anthony McDonnell & John Burgess (2014) 'New technology and new workplaces: call centre careers – a growing reality?'. Labour & Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, 24 (1):55-68 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]
(2014) 'Having a “say”: forms of voice in Australian call centres'
Anthony McDonnell, Julia Connell, Zeenobiyah Hannif & John Burgess (2014) 'Having a “say”: forms of voice in Australian call centres'. Employee Relations: the International Journal, 36 (3):214-234 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'An analysis of the talent management challenges in a post-communist country: the case of Poland'
Skuza, A;Scullion, H;McDonnell, A (2013) 'An analysis of the talent management challenges in a post-communist country: the case of Poland'. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24 :453-470 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'The impact of union presence and strategic human resource management on employee voice in multinational enterprises in Australia'
Sablok, G;Bartram, T;Stanton, P;Burgess, J;McDonnell, A (2013) 'The impact of union presence and strategic human resource management on employee voice in multinational enterprises in Australia'. Industrial Relations, 55 :621-639 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Teams in call centres: does size make a difference?'
Zeenobiyah Hannif, Anthony McDonnell, Julia Connell & John Burgess (2013) 'Teams in call centres: does size make a difference?'. Labour & Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, 23 (2):121-136 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Human resource practices in the multinational company: A test of system, societal and dominance effect'
Paul K. Edwards, Rocío Sánchez-Mangas, Olga Tregaskis, Christian Lévesque, Anthony McDonnell & Javier Quintanilla (2013) 'Human resource practices in the multinational company: A test of system, societal and dominance effect'. Ilr Review, 66 (3):588-617 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Exploring the impact of institutional and organizational factors on the reaction of MNCs to the global financial crisis'
Boyle, B;McDonnell, A (2013) 'Exploring the impact of institutional and organizational factors on the reaction of MNCs to the global financial crisis'. Asia Pacific Business Review, 19 :247-265 [DOI] [Details]
(2012) 'Talent in China: exploring the issues faced by Australian multinational enterprises'
Jane Menzies & Anthony McDonnell (2012) 'Talent in China: exploring the issues faced by Australian multinational enterprises'. International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management, 3 (2):107-124 [Details]
(2012) 'The determinants of financial participation schemes within multinational companies in Ireland'
Lavelle, J;Turner, T;Gunnigle, P;McDonnell, A (2012) 'The determinants of financial participation schemes within multinational companies in Ireland'. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23 :1590-1610 [DOI] [Details]
(2012) 'Managing knowledge in internationalizing universities through foreign assignments'
Brendan Boyle, Anthony McDonnell, Rebecca Mitchell & Stephen Nicholas (2012) 'Managing knowledge in internationalizing universities through foreign assignments'. International Journal of Educational Management, 26 (3):303-312 [DOI] [Details]
(2012) 'Higher education in flight: a new direction for international assignments research'
McDonnell, A;Boyle, B (2012) 'Higher education in flight: a new direction for international assignments research'. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23 :4342-4358 [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'Methodology and research on the human resource practices of multinational enterprises in Australia'
Anthony McDonnell, Helen Russell, Gitika Sablok, Pauline Stanton, John Burgess & Tim Bartram (2011) 'Methodology and research on the human resource practices of multinational enterprises in Australia'. Australian Bulletin of Labour, 37 (2):230-245 [Details]
(2011) 'Sutil pero mortal? Las multinacionles evitan la accion syndical a traves del ‘double breasting'
Patrick Gunnigle, Jonathan Lavelle & Anthony McDonnell (2011) 'Sutil pero mortal? Las multinacionles evitan la accion syndical a traves del ‘double breasting'. Revista de Trabajo, 7 (9):69-85 [Details]
(2010) 'Subtle but deadly - union avoidance through ‘double breasting’ among multinational companies'
Patrick Gunnigle, Jonathan Lavelle & Anthony McDonnell (2010) 'Subtle but deadly - union avoidance through ‘double breasting’ among multinational companies'. Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations, 16 :51-74 [DOI] [Details]
(2010) 'SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: OUTWARD STAFFING FLOWS FROM MULTINATIONAL SUBSIDIARIES'
Collings, DG;Mcdonnell, A;Gunnigle, P;Lavelle, J (2010) 'SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE: OUTWARD STAFFING FLOWS FROM MULTINATIONAL SUBSIDIARIES'. Human Resource Management Journal, 49 :575-598 [DOI] [Details]
(2010) 'Working time flexibilities: a paradox in call centres?'
Zeenobiyah Hannif, Anthony McDonnell, Julia Connell & John Burgess (2010) 'Working time flexibilities: a paradox in call centres?'. Australian Bulletin of Labour, 36 (2):178-193 [Details]
(2009) 'Global talent management: the law of the few'
David Collings, Anthony McDonnell & Hugh Scullion (2009) 'Global talent management: the law of the few'. Poznan University of Economics Review, 9 (2):5-18 [Details]
(2008) 'Outward foreign direct investment and human capital development: A small country perspective'
Anthony McDonnell (2008) 'Outward foreign direct investment and human capital development: A small country perspective'. Journal Of European Industrial Training, 32 (6):452-471 [DOI] [Details]
(2007) 'Management research on multinational corporations: A methodological critique'
Anthony McDonnell, Jonathan Lavelle, Patrick Gunnigle & David Collings (2007) 'Management research on multinational corporations: A methodological critique'. Economic and Social Review, 38 (2):235-258 [Details]
(2016) 'Delineating human resource management practice in domestic and foreign-owned multinational enterprises in Australia'
McDonnell, A;Boyle, B;Stanton, P;Bartram, T;Burgess, J (2016) 'Delineating human resource management practice in domestic and foreign-owned multinational enterprises in Australia'. Asia Pacific Journal Of Human Resources, 54 :165-187 [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'Why Are Some Subsidiaries of Multinationals the Source of Novel Practices while Others Are Not? National, Corporate and Functional Influences'
Edwards, T;Sanchez-Mangas, R;Belanger, J;McDonnell, A (2015) 'Why Are Some Subsidiaries of Multinationals the Source of Novel Practices while Others Are Not? National, Corporate and Functional Influences'. British Journal of Management, 26 :146-162 [DOI] [Details]
(2014) 'Human Resource Management in Multinational Enterprises: Evidence From a Late Industrializing Economy'
McDonnell, A;Lavelle, J;Gunnigle, P (2014) 'Human Resource Management in Multinational Enterprises: Evidence From a Late Industrializing Economy'. Management International Review, 54 :361-380 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Voices from higher up the ladder: exploring the team leader role in call centres'
McDonnell, A;Connell, J;Hannif, Z;Burgess, J (2013) 'Voices from higher up the ladder: exploring the team leader role in call centres'. New Technology Work And Employment, 28 :145-159 [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'Multinational enterprises in Australia: Two decades of international human resource management research reviewed'
McDonnell, A;Stanton, P;Burgess, J (2011) 'Multinational enterprises in Australia: Two decades of international human resource management research reviewed'. Asia Pacific Journal Of Human Resources, 49 :9-35 [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'Global talent management: exploring talent identification in the multinational enterprise'
McDonnell, A;Hickey, C;Gunnigle, P (2011) 'Global talent management: exploring talent identification in the multinational enterprise'. European Journal Of International Management, 5 :174-193 [Details]
(2011) 'Still Fighting the War for Talent''? Bridging the Science Versus Practice Gap'
McDonnell, A (2011) 'Still Fighting the War for Talent''? Bridging the Science Versus Practice Gap'. Journal Of Business And Psychology, 26 :169-173 [DOI] [Details]
(2010) 'Developing tomorrow's leaders-Evidence of global talent management in multinational enterprises'
McDonnell, A;Lamare, R;Gunnigle, P;Lavelle, J (2010) 'Developing tomorrow's leaders-Evidence of global talent management in multinational enterprises'. Journal of World Business, 45 :150-160 [DOI] [Details]
(2010) 'Patterning employee voice in multinational companies'
Lavelle, J;Gunnigle, P;McDonnell, A (2010) 'Patterning employee voice in multinational companies'. Human Relations, 63 :395-418 [DOI] [Details]
(2010) 'Learning transfer in multinational companies: explaining inter-organisation variation'
McDonnell, A;Gunnigle, P;Lavelle, J (2010) 'Learning transfer in multinational companies: explaining inter-organisation variation'. Human Resource Management Journal, 20 :23-43 [DOI] [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2017) 'Human capital flows and talent management in Asia'
Anthony McDonnell & Ying Guo (2017) 'Human capital flows and talent management in Asia' In: Routledge Handbook of Asian HRM. London & New York: Routledge. [Details]
(2013) 'Multinational Companies and Trade Union Recognition in Ireland'
Ryan Lamare, Jonathan Lavelle, Patrick Gunnigle & Anthony McDonnell (2013) 'Multinational Companies and Trade Union Recognition in Ireland' In: Are Trade Unions still Relevant? Union Recognition 100 Years On. Dublin: Orpen Press. [Details]
(2013) 'Managing international talent in a highly decentralised multinational enterprise'
Anthony McDonnell & Hugh Scullion (2013) 'Managing international talent in a highly decentralised multinational enterprise' In: Case studies in global management: strategy innovation and people management. Sydney: Tilde Publishing. [Details]
(2011) 'The identification and evaluation of talent in MNEs'
Anthony McDonnell & David Collings (2011) 'The identification and evaluation of talent in MNEs' In: Global talent management. London and New York: Routledge. [Details]
(2011) 'Managing performance in the 21st century: challenges and issues'
Julia Connell & Anthony McDonnell (2011) 'Managing performance in the 21st century: challenges and issues' In: People development: An inside view: Developing individuals, managers and organisations. Sydney: Tilde Publishing. [Details]
(2009) 'Performance Management'
Anthony McDonnell & Patrick Gunnigle (2009) 'Performance Management' In: Human resource management: A critical introduction. London and New York: Routledge. [Details]
(2008) 'Unions on the edge? Industrial relations in multinational companies'
Jonathan Lavelle, Patrick Gunnigle & Anthony McDonnell (2008) 'Unions on the edge? Industrial relations in multinational companies' In: The State of Our Unions. Dublin: Liffey Press. [Details]
(2016) 'Encyclopedia of HRM'
Anthony McDonnell (2016) 'Encyclopedia of HRM' In: Talent Management. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. [Details]
(2015) 'Types of international assignees’'
David Collings, Anthony McDonnell & Amy McCarter (2015) 'Types of international assignees’' In: Companion to international human resource management. New York & London: Routledge. [Details]
(2015) 'Talent management in the emerging markets'
Agnieszka Skuza, Anthony McDonnell & Hugh Scullion (2015) 'Talent management in the emerging markets' In: Handbook of human resource management in emerging markets. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details]
(2015) 'Talent management: current understanding and what we still need to know’'
Anthony McDonnell (2015) 'Talent management: current understanding and what we still need to know’' In: Handbook on Managing Managers. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. [Details]
(2014) ''Competitive Strategy in a Changing Global Education Industry'
Brendan Boyle, Rebecca Mitchell, Stephen Nicholas & Anthony McDonnell (2014) ''Competitive Strategy in a Changing Global Education Industry' In: Research on the Impact of Global Economic Integration and Information Networking on Sustainable Corporate Development. Nanjing: Nanjing University Press. [Details]
(2014) 'Pay and performance management in multinational companies in Ireland’'
Patrick Gunnigle, Thomas Turner, Jonathan Lavelle & Anthony McDonnell (2014) 'Pay and performance management in multinational companies in Ireland’' In: Strategic HRM: Research and Practice in Ireland. Dublin: Orpen Press. [Details]
(2014) 'International Human Resource Management'
Jonathan Lavelle, Patrick Gunnigle & Anthony McDonnell (2014) 'International Human Resource Management' In: Strategic HRM: Research and Practice in Ireland. Dublin: Orpen Press. [Details]
(2013) 'Managing human resources in large international firms'
Anthony McDonnell, Jonathan Lavelle & Hugh Scullion (2013) 'Managing human resources in large international firms' In: How HR can drive growth. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details]
(2012) 'Self-initiated expatriate adjustment: a neglected terrain'
Anthony McDonnell & Hugh Scullion (2012) 'Self-initiated expatriate adjustment: a neglected terrain' In: Managing talent of self-initiated expatriates: A neglected source of global talent flow. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
(2009) Human resource practices in multinational companies in Ireland: A contemporary analysis
Jonathan Lavelle, Anthony McDonnell & Patrick Gunnigle (Ed.). (2009) Human resource practices in multinational companies in Ireland: A contemporary analysis Dublin: Government Publications Office. [Details]

Editorship

  Year Publication
(2013) The impact of the global financial crisis on managing employees.
McDonnell, A;Burgess, J (2013) The impact of the global financial crisis on managing employees. BINGLEY: Editorship [DOI] [Details]
(2012) Guest editors' note: Talent management in the Asia Pacific.
McDonnell, A;Collings, DG;Burgess, J (2012) Guest editors' note: Talent management in the Asia Pacific. HOBOKEN: Editorship [DOI] [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2009 Best paper (overall) at the 10th International Human Resource Management Conference International Human Resource Management Conference
2009 Highly Commended Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2009 for Journal of European Industrial Training Journal Emerald Literati Network Awards
2013 University of South Australia Business School Early Career Researcher Award University of South Australia Business School
2009 Best paper (joint) at the Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations/Labor and Employment Relations Association, 61st Labor and Employment Relations Association Conference LERA
2011 Best Paper Stream (Strategic Management) Award at the Irish Academy of Management Conference Irish Academy of Management
2013 Best paper (overall) at the 26th Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand Conference Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand
2012 Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Early Career Researcher Award Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
2014 Best Paper Award at Employee Relations: the International Journal, Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2015 for: ‘Having a “say”: forms of voice in Australian call centres’ Emerald Literati Network Awards
2010 Best Paper Stream (Organisations, Teams & Networking) Award at the Pacific and Employment Relations Association (PERA) Conference Pacific and Employment Relations Association
2004 University of Limerick ‘Advanced Scholar’ University of Limerick

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Chartered Member (MCIPD) /
Academy of Management Member /

Journal Activities

  Journal Role To / From
Human Resource Development Quarterly Referee -
Human Resource Management Journal Editor -
Personnel Review Referee -
Human Resource Management Referee -
Irish Journal Of Management Member of Editorial Board -
Human Resource Development Review Referee -
Human Resource Management Journal Member of Editorial Board -
International Journal Of Human Resource Management Member of Editorial Board -
International Journal Of Management Reviews Referee -
Journal Of World Business Member of Editorial Board -

Other Activities

  Description

Invited Research Grant Assessor/Reviewer

Australian Research Council 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2016 – Discovery Project Grants Scheme

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grants Scheme 2014

National Research Foundation of Korea – Global Research Network Program 2014

Australian Research Council 2013 & 2014 – Linkage Project Grants Scheme

Australian Research Council 2012 – Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Australian Research Council 2011 – Future Fellowship Scheme

External Examiner Roles (Programme Level)

Sept 2015 to Current: External Examiner (MSc HRM Board of Examiners), Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia

Sept 2015 to Current: External Examiner (HRM/Employment Relations Modules), Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick

Sept 2014 to Current: External Examiner (HRM/Employment Relations Modules), Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland

Sept 2013 to Jan 2016     External Examiner (Human Resource Management Subject Board), Royal Docks Business School, University of East London