Early Career Development Network Spring Event:
Navigating FASTIR Careers
The IAM Early Career Development Network (ECDN) aims to provide IAM members with a range of professional and career development activities across the key strands of academic posts (Teaching, Research & Service). It holds a somewhat different focus to the Annual Conference along with hosting an extended target audience and group of contributors. The objectives of the ECDN are to:
- Encourage collaborative debate and learning on research, teaching, learning and professional development.
- Attract and build a community of scholars and practitioners interested in independent research, teaching & professional development practices.
- Establish a forum for discussion and debate on in Irish and international context.
- Build the capacity, skills and networks of IAM members
- Encourage the sharing of good practices in teaching, research and service amongst the IAM community
ECDN Spring Event: Navigating FASTIR Careers, Queens University Belfast 04th March
This is the second IAM ECDN event and will focus on how early career scholars navigate the challenges of FASTIR careers that combine different foci of Funding-Academic Service-Teaching-Impact-Research. Through a series of plenary talks from leading Irish scholars as well as a dedicated CV building workshop and informal debate and discussion, attendees will have an opportunity to take time out to reflect on their careers and goals in a supportive and developmental context.
ECDN Plenary Spring Event Schedule
Event Details
This is an in-person only event held in Queen’s University Belfast on Friday March 4th 2022. Attendance is limited and free for IAM members.
11.30-12.30 Arrival and informal networking
12.30 Welcome Address and ECDN Launch
17.30 Close of event and informal networking
Speakers and Session Details
Professor Patrick McCole holds a Chair in Marketing and is Interim Head of Queen’s Management School at Queen’s University Belfast. He previously served on the School’s Senior Management Team as Director of Internationalisation for 5 years.
Patrick is also a visiting professor at Shanghai University of International Business and Economics. Before joining Queen’s, Patrick worked at the University of Otago and Dublin City University.
His research interests include the role of trust in online (re)purchasing behavior and consumer privacy-calculus decisions in the Internet of Things (IoT) era.
Patrick has secured approximately £1.5m in income to support his research from the British Academy, Economic and Social Research Council, Invest Northern Ireland as well as various Knowledge Transfer Projects (KTPs). Patrick has published in the European Journal of Information Systems, Information and Management, Journal of Business Research and MIS Quarterly, amongst others.
To date, Patrick has supervised four PhDs to completion in areas related to his main research interests. He also holds professional qualifications from the Higher Education Academy ((FHEA).
Professor Barbara Flood and Professor Peter McNamara will share their insights on how early career scholars might approach the multi-faceted and often challenging nature of academic careers highlighting their experiences of selecting early career academics and helping them to develop and progress so that the balance of different parts of the FASTIR career can be managed.
Biography – Professor Barbara Flood, DCU Business School
Barbara Flood is Full Professor of Accounting at DCU Business School. She completed a BA in Accounting and Finance at DCU, a Master of Accounting at UCD and her PhD at Loughborough University. She is also a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, having completed her professional training with KPMG.
Barbara’s principal research focuses on students’ learning experiences in higher education and in the professional accounting context. She has published in many international peer-reviewed journals including: Journal of Business Ethics; Accounting Forum; Accounting Education; Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. She is currently Joint Editor of Accounting Education and is a member of the Executive Committee of BAFA’s Accounting Education Special Interest Group. She was a joint recipient (with Prof. Alan Sangster and Prof. Greg Stoner) of the 2021 TLC Outstanding Accounting Education Research Award of the American Accounting Association.
Barbara maintains strong professional engagement. She is a member of the Audit Committee of the Department of Justice, was a member of the Public Interest Oversight Board of Deloitte Ireland for eight years, and she is on a number of external advisory groups.
She has held many leadership roles in DCU Business School over the years. She has been Head of Accounting (2007-2013), Deputy Dean of the Business School (2013-2019) and served as Acting Executive Dean for a 6-month period (2020-2021).
Biography – Professor Peter McNamara, School of Business, Maynooth University
Peter McNamara is the Head of the School of Business at Maynooth University. He is lucky enough to be part of a growing team from 17 countries. Collectively, they have generated over 150% growth in the student body, and moved into the top 20% of Business Schools in the world in terms of GRP Research Impact. Recruitment has been a joy of Peter’s career, having served on over 150 academic appointment boards (including Dean, Head of Department, Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Research Fellow boards), and 16 administrative panels. This experience has led to Peter’s firm belief that the success of a university is rooted in identifying the skills of people and supporting them in their career development journey. Their success is the success of a university.
Peter’s research focuses on two broad themes. First, the process and performance consequences of management and career decisions upon the performance of individuals and business schools. Second, the process and performance consequences of collaboration and innovation activities, with a particular focus on science settings. His research uses both quantitative and qualitative methods, with a particular focus on archival datasets. His research has been published in journals such as Journal of Management, Academy of Management Learning & Education, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Research Policy, amongst others. He has obtained competitive research funding from Enterprise Ireland, the IDA, and the HEA. This research has received awards from the Academy of Management, the Case Centre, and the European Academy of Management.
Peter teaches strategy at undergraduate, postgraduate and executive levels. He has worked as a faculty member in Maynooth University, University College Dublin, and the University of London. He has had visiting appointments at Fribourg University (Switzerland), University of Kent (UK), Case Western Reserve (USA), University of Amsterdam, and University of Pierre Mendes (France).
Associate Professor Na Fu will share her experiences of managing a thriving FASTIR career, highlighting the challenges and opportunities, sources of support, and making decisions about advancing on different aspects at different times.
Biography – Professor Na Fu, Trinity Business School
Dr Na Fu is an associate professor of human resource management at Trinity Business School, Fellow at Trinity College Dublin. She is a leading international scholar in the HRM field and has been highly influential in the areas of strategic HRM and professional service firms where she champions improved management practice and workplace wellbeing for employees.
Her work has received international acclaim via publications, research grants, multiple prestigious awards and nominations, and international collaborations. She has published her work in international leading journals, including Journal of Management, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Journal , Human Relations, Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of Business Research among others.
Dr Fu’s work has been recognised by primary national and international media outlets including RTE (Six O’Clock News), the Irish Times, and Global Voice. Dr. Fu is a respected and sought-after speaker, giving keynote talks at industry events, serving as a judge for industry awards, and publishing industry reports to inform policy makers.
Early Career CV Workshop
Participants are invited to bring along two hard copies of their CV (Curriculum Vitae) and will have an opportunity to discuss this one to one with a member of the ECDN Steering Group to see how to highlight aspects of the FASTIR career based on their experiences and achievements to date.
Steering Group Members
Anne is Chair of the ECDN Steering Group. She is Full Professor of Human Resource Management (HRM) at University College Dublin, College of Business (Ireland). She previously worked at Rotterdam School of Management, Eramsus University Rotterdam and Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam. Her primary research interests are HRM in online labor platforms, gig work and project-based organizations and her recent work draws on paradox theory and institutional theory. Her work is published in Human Resource Management Journal, Human Resource Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Journal of Applied Psychology, and International Journal of Project Management where she is former Associate Editor for HRM and OB and currently sits on the Strategic Advisory Board. She has contributed to scholarly handbooks including Oxford Handbook of Organizational Paradox, Cambridge Handbook of Organizational Project Management, and the Elgar Introduction to Theories of Human Resources and Employment Relations.
Grace is a Lecturer in Marketing at Queen’s Management School, Queen’s University Belfast. Her research interests are in the fields of market research, marketing strategy and capabilities, and SME marketing. Grace holds a PhD in Management from Queen’s University Belfast and was funded by Invest NI. Her thesis explores the role of market intelligence in the development and integration of small business marketing capabilities, with a focus on Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry. Grace also holds an MSc in Marketing and a BA(Hons) in History and is graduate of the University of Edinburgh and the University of Stirling.
James is an Assistant Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour at the School of Business, Maynooth University, Ireland. With a background in new media and technology, James’ research examines the automation of management practice, digitalisation at work, and the role of human resource management in the future workplace. Prior to joining Maynooth University, James completed his doctoral studies at Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland, where his thesis explored the role of algorithmic management in shaping the experiences of app-based gig workers. A previous Irish Research Council scholarship awardee, James’ research has been published in outlets such as Human Resource Management Journal and the International Journal of Human Resource Management.
Claire is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour & HRM. She is the Director of the DCU Graduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership programme for Teagasc. Previously Claire was a Fulbright Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University and visiting Professor in Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh. She is published in Human Resource Management (US), Organization Studies, Journal of Management Inquiry, Human Resource Management Journal, Human Resource Development Quarterly, Advances in Developing Human Resources, Human Resource Development Review and Journal of European Industrial Training and she is co-author of two books. Claire’s research interests centre around the domain of learning and development. She has over 20 years experience consulting with industry nationally and internationally. She serves on the council of the Irish Institute of Training & Development (IITD) and the Irish Academy of Management (IAM) and is a Fellow of the Centre for Evidence Based Management (CEBMa).
Jonathan is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Work and Employment Studies, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. He is a former IRCHSS Post-doctoral fellow, IRCHSS Government of Ireland Scholar and Marie Curie Scholar and has previously held the University of Limerick Alumni Scholarship and the Kemmy Business School Registrar’s Scholarship. His main research interests are in international and comparative employment relations, with a particular interest in issues such as trade union recognition and avoidance, employee voice and precarious employment. He has published articles in leading international journals including the Journal of International Business, Human Relations, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Journal, British Journal of Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, European Journal of Industrial Relations, Journal of World Business and Economic and Industrial Democracy.
Dónal is a lecturer and researcher in Strategic Management and Global Strategy in Technological University Dublin. His research focuses on strategic management in international firms and specifically on the strategic activities of individual managers. He has been published in both the Global Strategy Journal and the Journal of World Business along with numerous book chapters and conference papers. He has received awards at both national and international conferences including the Hood and Young Prize for most original PhD work at the Academy of International Business UK & Ireland conference. Prior to assuming his current role Dr. O’Brien held the position of Assistant Professor in Management in Dublin City University where he received the President’s Award for Innovation in Teaching. In his current role he places a major emphasis on bringing the findings of his research into the classroom and engaging in innovative teaching approaches through simulations and case study teaching at undergraduate, postgraduate and executive levels. This pedagogical approach challenges the students to engage both inside and outside the classroom and to evaluate the latest developments in theory with a strong focus on their practical implications.