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Dr Kate Kenny MBS, PhD.
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Biography:
| Kate Kenny is a Lecturer in Political Science and Sociology at NUI Galway and a member of the Work, Society and Governance research cluster and Gender ARC. She is a Research Fellow at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School, and held an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship there from 2007-08. |
Research Interests
I research culture and identity in work and organizations. Over the last ten years, I have studied construction sector work,and non-profit organizations in international development. I am currently researching banking and finance organizations in relation to these topics.
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Research Projects
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Project: MILLENNIUM FUND 2010 EXPLORING ORG ORGANISATIONAL IDENTITY KATE KENNY ( RM1014) Role: ROLE_DESC Description: DESCRIPTION Start/End Dates: 01-JAN-11 / 01-JAN-13 |
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Project: Whistleblowing and Power in Organizations ( 0000) Role: PI Description: Pilot research project Start/End Dates: 01-SEP-09 / 01-SEP-10 |
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Project: ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship ( 0001) Role: PI Description: Subjectivity in UK Non Profit Organisations: Insights from an in-depth Participant Observation study Start/End Dates: 01-JAN-07 / 01-JAN-08 |
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Project: ERASMUS Staff Mobility grant; University of Manchester ( 0000) Role: Principle Description: Start/End Dates: 21-NOV-11 / 25-NOV-11 |
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Project: Grant-in-Aid of Publication ( na) Role: Principle Description: Kenny, K., Willmott, H. & Whittle, A. (2011). Understanding Identity and Organizations. Sage: London. Start/End Dates: 01-FEB-10 / 28-FEB-10 |
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Project: Phd research ( NA) Role: Principle Description: Funding awards received Start/End Dates: 01-FEB-04 / 31-MAY-06 |
Books
| Kenny, K., Willmott, H. & Whittle, A. (2011) Studying Identity and Organizations. Sage: London. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Kenny, K. (2012) ''The performative surprise’: parody, documentary and critique' In: Rhodes, C. and Lilly, S (eds). Organizations and Popular Culture: Information, Representation and Transformation. London: Routledge. [Details] |
| Kenny, K., Bell, E. (2011) 'Representing the Successful Managerial Body' In: Jeanes, E. Knights, D. and Yancey Martin, P. (eds.) Handbook of Gender, Work and Organization. Blackwell/Wiley. [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2010) 'Project Tyne: Using an Extranet for Construction' In: Case for analysis in Daft, R, Murphy, J. and Willmott, H. (Eds), Organization Theory and Design, Cengage Learning: London. [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2008) 'Arrive Bearing Gifts’: Postcolonial Insights for Development Management' In: S. Dar and B. Cooke (Eds), The New Development Management: Critiquing the Dual Modernization. Zed Books: London. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Kenny, K. and Scriver, S. (2012) 'Dangerously Empty? Hegemony and the construction of the Irish Entrepreneur'. Organization, . [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2012) ''Someone big and important’: Recognition and affect in an international development workplace'. Organization Studies, . [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Kenny, K., Euchler, G. (2012) ''Some Good Clean Fun’: Humour, Control and Subversion in an Advertising Agency'. Gender, Work And Organization, . [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Kenny, K., Muhr, SL, & Olaison, L (2011) 'The effect of affect: Desire and politics in modern organizations (Editorial)'. Ephemera: Theory and Politics in organization, 11 (3):235-242. [Details] |
| Kenny, K., Power, A. (2011) 'When Care is left to roam: Carers' Experiences of Grassroots Nonprofit Services in Ireland'. Health and Place, 17 (2):422-429. [Details] |
| Kenny, K.M. (2010) 'Beyond ourselves: Passion and the dark side of identification in an ethical organization'. Human Relations, 63 :857-873. [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2010) 'Frames of war: when is life grievable? (invited review essay)'. Journal Of Power, 3 (3):459-466. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2009) 'The performative surprise: parody, documentary and critique'. Culture and Organization, 15 (2). [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2009) 'Heeding the Stains: Lacan and Organizational Change'. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 22 (2). [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2008) 'Aesthetics and emotion in an organisational ethnography'. International Journal of Work, Organization and Emotion, . [ARAN Link] [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Kenny, K. (2012) Whistleblowing in financial organizations: towards an identity work perspective Discourse and Organization Vrije University, Amsterdam, , 18-JUL-12 - 20-JUL-12 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2011) Industrial Schools and identification: Revisiting the total institution Identities and Critical Management Studies stream at the 7th International Critical Management Studies Conference, Naples, Italy , 11-JUL-11 [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2011) Industrial Schools, Self and Total Institutions 27th EGOS Colloquim, Gotenberg, Sweden , 07-JUL-11 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2011) Industrial Schools as Total Institutions: Affect and the self Affect, subjectivity and social order/disorder?The fourth conference of the Psychosocial Studies Network, University of Brighton, UK , 10-JUN-11 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2009) Recognition and Workplace Identification 6th International Critical Management Studies Conference, University of Warwick , 13-JUL-09 [Details] |
| Kenny, K., Bell, E. (2009) Spilling Over? Self help career books for women managers 6th International Critical Management Studies Conference, University of Warwick , 13-JUL-09 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2009) Passionate attachments at work European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS), ESADE, Barcelona , 02-JUL-09 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2008) We are Unique: Constructing Identification at Work Plenary Paper for Identity Work and Organizations stream. European Group for Organization Studies Vrije University, Amsterdam, , 10-JUL-08 - 07-DEC-08 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2008) Knowing and Saving: Organizational Identification and Postcolonial Theory Organization and Management Theory stream. 68th Academy of Management Annual Meeting Anaheim, California, U.S, , 07-AUG-08 - 08-AUG-08 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2008) Swapping Truths? Lacan and Organizational Change Management Pre-conference workshop: Psychoanalysis and/ in Organizations. 68th Academy of Management Annual Meeting Anaheim, California, U.S, , 07-AUG-08 - 08-SEP-08 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2007) Autonomy and Tacit Cruelties: Judith Butler's Politics of Identification Signs of the Future: 25th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, , 01-JUL-07 - 07-APR-07 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2007) Stains in the Carpet: Judith Butler, Lacan and Workplace Identification 5th International Critical Management Studies Conference Manchester Business School, UK, , 11-JUL-07 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2007) Autonomy in a UK Workplace. Gender, Work and Organization 5th International Interdisciplinary Conference Keele University, Staffordshire, UK, , 27-JUN-07 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2007) What Travels under Clarity: The Undoing of Autonomy in a UK Workplace Eight Essex Graduate Conference in Political Theory Department of Government, University of Essex, UK, , 21-JUN-07 [Details] |
| Euchler, G., Kenny, K. (2006) Some Good Clean Fun: Humor in an Online Advertising Agency 66th Academy of Management Annual Meeting Atlanta, Georgia, U.S, , 11-AUG-06 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2006) Managerial Identity Processes in a UK Nonprofit Organization Managing Identities in Complex Organizations: An International Workshop University of Lund, Sweden, , 11-MAY-06 - 05-DEC-06 [Details] |
| Kelly, S. (2004) Project Webs and New Modes of Organizing in the Construction Sector: Insights from an In-depth Comparative Case Study Academy of Management Annual Meeting; Awarded OCIS Division Best Interactive Paper. Nominated for All-Academy Dexter Award for Best International Paper. Included in Best Paper Proceedings New Orleans, U.S, , 06-AUG-04 - 08-NOV-04 [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2004) Power/ Knowledge and Identity in ICT for Development Initiatives CIRN 2004: Sustainability and Community Technology Conference Monash Centre, Prato, Italy, , 29-SEP-04 - 10-JAN-04 [Details] |
| Kenny, K., Kelly, S. (2003) Constructing the Networked Organisation: Technological Attempts to Transform Collaborative Practices in the Construction Sector Irish Academy of Management Conference, Smurfit School of Business University College Dublin, Ireland, , 02-SEP-03 - 09-MAR-03 [Details] |
Book Review
| Kenny, K. (2012) Review of Vallas et al., 'The Sociology of Work: Structures and Inequalities'. Gender, Work and Organization. Book Review [Details] |
| Kenny, K. (2011) Review of Alvesson et al., 'The Oxford Handbook of Critical Management Studies', Critical Social Policy 31(3). Book Review [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year: 2011. Title: Best Paper in stream, European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS) conference |
| Year: 2006. Title: Best paper proceedings, Academy of Management Annual Meeting |
| Year: 2004. Title: Organizational Communication & Information Systems (OCIS) Division Best Interactive Paper, Academy of Management Annual Meeting |
Associations
| Association: Academy of Management, Function/Role: member |
| Association: European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS), Function/Role: member |
Conference Contributions
| -- (2004) --. [Chaired Session], LIST OF INVITED SEMINARS / CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION, -- , 01-JUN-04 - 30-JUN-12. |
| Fotaki, M., Kenny, K. and Visholm, S. (2013) (2013) Montreal. [Co-chaired Session], European Group of Organization Studies Conference, Montreal, Canada , 18-JUL-13 - 20-JUL-13. |
| Kenny, Kate (2004) Cambridge. [Conference Organising Committee Member], 4th International Critical Management Studies Conference, Cambridge, UK , 07-JUN-04 - 10-JUN-05. |
| Kenny, K. (2012) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], ‘Whistleblowing in financial sector organizations.’, NUI Maynooth , 09-FEB-12 - 09-FEB-12. |
| Kenny, K. (2012) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], ‘Whistleblowing in financial sector organizations.’, Newcastle University , 22-FEB-12 - 22-FEB-12. |
| Kenny, K. (2011) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], ‘The Impossible Object?: Email Jokes and Gender Identities in a Creative Industry Organization.’, University of Limerick , 07-MAR-11 - 07-MAR-11. |
| Kenny, K. (2011) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], ‘Passion & the Dark Side of Identification in an Ethical Organization.’, DCU Link Seminar , 15-FEB-11 - 15-FEB-11. |
| Kenny, K. (2011) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], ‘Whistleblowing: Business Ethics, Sustainability and Competitive Advantage.’, Manchester University MBA programme , 09-NOV-11 - 09-NOV-11. |
| Kenny, K. (2011) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], ‘Whistleblowing: public and personal duty.’, Manchester University BMan programme , 22-NOV-11 - 22-NOV-11. |
| kenny, K. (2011) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], Beyond ourselves: Passion and the dark side of identification in an ethical organization.’, Manchester University Business School , 24-NOV-11 - 24-NOV-11. |
| Kenny, K. (2010) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Chaired Session], ‘Aesthetics and Emotion in an Organizational Ethnography’, University of Exeter , 14-APR-10 - 14-APR-10. |
| Kenny, K. (2009) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], ‘Passionate Attachments at Work.’, St Andrews University , 12-FEB-09 - 12-FEB-09. |
| Kenny, K. (2009) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Chaired Session], Junior Faculty Talk for PhD students at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge , 12-MAR-09 - 12-MAR-09. |
| Kenny, K. (2009) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], Gender, sexuality and psychoanalysis workshop: ‘Stains in the carpet: Lacan and workplace identification’, Bradford University , 28-APR-09 - 28-APR-09. |
| Kenny, K. (2009) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Chaired Session], ‘A Maasai Herdsman with a PDA?: Institutional Myths and Decoupling in the Provision of Technology to Rural Kenya.’, Imperial College, London , 08-SEP-09 - 08-SEP-09. |
| Kenny, K. (2009) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Chaired Session], ‘Passionate Attachments at Work.’, Cardiff University Business School , 04-MAR-09 - 04-MAR-09. |
| Kenny, K. (2008) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Chaired Session], Critical Perspectives on Development Management Workshop: ‘Postcolonial Insights for Development Management.’, Lancaster University , 25-APR-08 - 25-APR-08. |
| Kenny, K. (2008) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Chaired Session], Judge Business School: ‘It’s All about Me: Maverick Identification.’, University of Cambridge , 08-MAY-08 - 08-MAY-08. |
| Kenny, K. (2007) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], OTREG Organization Theory Research Network: ‘A Global Solution to a Global Problem?’, Imperial College London , 02-NOV-07 - 02-NOV-07. |
| Kenny, K. (2007) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Chaired Session], Discourse Theory and Organization Network: ‘Embrace The Terms That Injure: Recognition and Workplace Identification in the Development Sector.’, Warwick Business School , 09-JUL-07 - 09-JUL-07. |
| Kenny, K. (2007) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], ‘The Performative Surprise: Parody, Documentary and Activism.’, Huston School of Film and Digital Media, NUI Galway , 27-MAR-07 - 27-MAR-07. |
| Kenny, K. (2006) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Chaired Session], Darwin College Humanities and Social Sciences Seminar Series,‘Management and Multiple Identities.’, Cambridge University , 31-JAN-06 - 31-JAN-06. |
| Kenny, K. (2006) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], ‘UK Non Profit Organizations: Insights from An In-depth Participant Observation Study.’, Cambridge University Realist Workshop , 08-MAY-06 - 08-MAY-06. |
| Kenny, K. (2006) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Chaired Session], Guest Lecture to MPhil in Management Research Programme, ‘Ethnographic Methodologies in Management Studies.’, Cambridge University , 09-NOV-06 - 09-NOV-06. |
| Kenny, K. (2004) Invited Seminar Presentation. [Other], Judge Business School Theory Seminar,: ‘Clifford Geertz’s Interpretation of Cultures.’, Cambridge University , 28-APR-04 - 28-APR-04. |
Committees
| Committee : Committee for 4th International Critical Management Studies Conference, Cambridge. |
| Committee : Judge Business School Information Systems Forum Seminar Series. Ten seminars from visiting and local academics were hosted. |
| Committee : Lacan and Organization Studies. Seminar at Judge Business School, Cambridge University, inviting participants from UK and overseas. |
| Committee : Authenticity in Contemporary Organizations. Workshop at Judge Business School, Cambridge University, inviting participants from UK and overseas. |
| Committee : Organized Professional Development Workshop: Teaching in the Age of Web 2.0. Workshop at Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, California |
| Committee : Human Resources and Organization Subject Group’s Seminar Series, Judge Business School, Cambridge University |
| Committee : Organizational Theory Reading Group, Judge Business School, Cambridge University |
| Committee : Organizational Theory Reading Group, Judge Business School, Cambridge University. |
| Committee : Discourse Theory and Organization Research Network. This group of leading academics investigate the relevance of theories of power and hegemony for understanding issues of organization, capital and resistance. |
| Committee : Cambridge University Engineering Subject Group Committee |
| Committee : Judge Business School Graduate Teaching Committee |
| Committee : Represented School of Political Science and Sociology at University Open Day (24th April) and Graduate Studies Fair (3rd February). |
| Committee : Presented to potential Phd students at Masters in Social Work programme, NUI Galway |
| Committee : Gender, Work and New Economies research group at NUI, Galway. |
| Committee : r. Niamh Reilly in preparing submission to University Research Fund for proposed Gender Cluster at NUI Galway/ Uni. of Limerick |
| Committee : First Organization Theory workshop on ‘Gender, Sexuality and Work Organizations’ at School of Political Science and Sociology |
| Committee : The international conference ‘Free Work’, in association with University of Essex and ephemera: theory and politics in organization (peer-review journal) |
| Committee : Gender ARC workshop on Successful Funding applications (in collaboration with UL) |
| Committee : Seminar on Gender and Academic Work at NUI Galway |
| Committee : Second Organization Theory workshop at NUI Galway |
| Committee : http://www.criticalmangement.org : a resource website for critical management studies |
| Committee : School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway. |
| Committee : School of Political Science and Sociology’s IRCHSS student PhD proposals |
| Committee : Judging panel- ISSP The Irish Social Sciences Platform (ISSP) Phd colloqium |
| Committee : Gender, Work and New Economies (sub theme of Gender ARC) |
| Committee : Criticalmanagement website |
| Committee : Work Society and Governance Research Group |
| Committee : IBSSPP Self assessment team |
Employment
| Employer: University of Cambridge Position: Phd student, Judge Business School |
| Employer: University of Cambridge Position: ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
| Employer: University of Cambridge Position: University Lecturer, Judge Business School |
| Employer: NUI Galway Position: Lecturer |
Education
| Year 2007 Institution: University of Cambridge, Judge Business School Qualification: Phd Subject: Management Studies |
| Year 2002 Institution: UCD Qualification: Master of Business Studies Subject: Business Studies |
| Year 1998 Institution: NUI Galway Qualification: BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING Subject: Civil Engineering |
Community Engagement
| 2011- present: Member of Transparency International Ireland's expert advisory |
| 2nd July 2008. Seminar on 'Working Together' to OFCOM Executive Education group |
Reviews
| Organization Studies: Reviewer. |
| Human Resource Management: Reviewer. |
| Culture And Organization: Reviewer. |
| Journal Of Power: Reviewer. |
| Irish Journal Of Sociology: Reviewer. |
| Human Relations: Reviewer. |
| Journal Of Management Studies: Reviewer. |
| Organization: Reviewer. |
| Gender Work And Organisation: Reviewer. |
Other Activities
| 12-1999 HTML and Microsoft Access. Synergy Network, Sligo, Ireland |
| 02-2000 Speed Typing, Microsoft Word and Excel. ICS Skills Programme, Computer Based Training, Sligo, Ireland |
| 01-2003 Blackboard for Lecturing. University College Dublin IT Training Course |
| 10-2003 Endnote bibliographic software. Cambridge University IT Training course |
| 05-2005 Atlas (Qualitative data analysis software). Self training programme |
| 10-2004 Writing for Academic Publication. Judge Business School course |
| 06-2005 Supervision and Small Group Teaching. Cambridge University’s Staff Development Office |
| 09-2005 DragonSoft (Voice Recognition software). Self training programme |
| 05-2006 Presentation for Conferences. Cambridge University’s Staff Development Office |
| 07-2007 JMS-SAMS Authors and Reviewers Workshop. Critical Management Studies Conference (CMS5), on 10th July 2007. |
| 07-2008 EGOS Workshop on the Art of Academic Reviewing. European Group for Organization Studies Conference, on 9th July 2008. |
| 03-2010 Supervising Phd Students. Held at NUI Galway, on 12th March |
| 09-2009 NUI Galway’s CELT: Blackboard online teaching resource. Training course for Blackboard software (half-day) |
| 12-2009 NUI Galway’s CELT: Course Evaluation Process. Obtained official course evaluation through CELT for SP405 (using student focus groups). |
| Manuscript Reviewer Pearson Education, 2008 |
Teaching Interests
TeachingSP159: Concepts and Practices in Politics & Sociology |
Recent Postgraduates
| Supervising Phd students: Kai Sievers, University of Bradford and Deirdre Lee (DERI, NUI Galway) On Graduate Research Committee for Phd students: Jessica Ozan, Jackie O’Toole and Aura Lounasmaa Supervised Masters in Social Work students: Ultan Gallagher 2011/12 Arleen McSharry 2010/11 Supervised MPhil in Gender and Globalization Aoife Murphy 2010/11 |
Internal Collaborators
| I am currently co-authoring with the following people:
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External Collaborators
I am currently co-authoring with the following people:
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