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Publications :: Dr. Alma McCarthy

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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Garavan, T. & McCarthy, A. (2008) "Conceptualising learning at the collective level in organisations". Advances in Developing Human Resources, 10(4).

McCarthy, A. and Garavan, T. (2008) Guest Editorship of Special Issue: Collective Learning Processes and Human Resource Development. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 10.

McCarthy, A. and Garavan, T. (2007) "Team Learning and Metacognition: Implications for Human Resource Development". Advances in Developing Human Resources, 10.

Darcy, C. and McCarthy, A. (2007) "Work-Family Conflict: An Examination of the Differential Effects of a Dependent Child's Age on Working Parents". Journal of European Industrial Training, 31, 530-549.

Grady, G. and McCarthy, A. (2007) "Work-Life Integration: Experiences of Mid-Career Working Mothers". Journal of Managerial Psychology.

McCarthy, A. and Garavan, T. (2007) "Understanding Acceptance of Multisource Feedback for Management Development". Personnel Review, 36, 903-917.

Books

Grady, G., McCarthy, A., Darcy, C. and Kirrane, M. (2008) "Work-Life Balance Policies and Initiatives in Irish Organisations: A Best Practice Management Guide", Cork, Oak Tree Press.

Book Chapters

Cleveland, J., McCarthy, A. and Buffington, J. (2008) "Work and family concerns and practices: A cross-national and cultural comparison of Ireland and the United States". IN STONE, D., STONE-ROMERO, G. & SALAS, E. (Eds.) Cross Cultural Issues in Human Resources Practices. Lawrence Erlbaum Publishing.

Garavan, T. and McCarthy, A. (2007) "Multi-source feedback and management development: Managers discourse on context and development intentions". IN HILL, R. & STEWART, J. (Eds.) Management Development: Perspectives from Research and Practice, London: Routledge.

Research Reports and Policy Documents

McCarthy, A., Grady, G. and Dooley, G. (2011), "Leadership in the Irish Civil Service: A 360º Review of Senior Management Capability", Centre for Innovation and Structural Change, NUI Galway. (Download Report)

Dundon, T., McCarthy, A. and Cafferkey, K. (2007) "Management Consulting in Europe: Entry Level Competences". Report of Work Package 2 for EU Leonardo Consult in Europe project.

Conference Papers

McCarthy, A., Cleveland, J. and Hunter, S. (2008) "Cascading Effects of HR and Line Manager Attitudes on Employee Work-life Balance", Paper presented at the Multi-stakeholder Perspectives on Work-life Well-being Symposium, Academy of Management. Anaheim, CA.

Darcy, C., McCarthy, A. and Grady, G. (2008) "Extending the Work-Life Balance Debate: An Investigation of Older Workers Perceptions". Presented at the Irish Academy of Management (IAM) Conference. Dublin City University.

McCarthy, A. and Garavan, T. (2008) "Researching HRD: Moving Towards a Collective Unit of Analysis". 9th International Conference on Human Resource Development Across Europe. Lille.

McCarthy, A., Darcy, C. and Grady, G. (2007) "Work-Life Balance Policy and Practice in Organisations: Modelling the Role of the Line Manager". Paper presented at the European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference. Paris.

Dundon, T., McCarthy, A. and Cafferkey, K. (2007) "An investigation of the competences required by Consulting Firms: A European Study". Presented at the Consult in Europe conference. NUI, Galway.

McCarthy, A., Darcy, C. and Grady, G. (2007) "Work Life Balance in Organisations: Investigating the Role of the Line Manager". Paper presented at the 9th International Human Resource Management Conference. Tallinn.

Grady, G. and McCarthy, A. (2007) "Work-Life Integration: Experiences of Mid-Career Professional Working Mothers". Irish Academy of Management (IAM) Conference. Queens University, Belfast.

McCarthy, A., Cleveland, J. and Jones, A. (2007) "An Investigation of the Role of Co-Worker Support in Managing Work and Family". Invited paper presented at the Social Support, Leadership, and Work-Family Outcomes track of the 22nd Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference. New York.

Other

McCarthy, A. and Grady, G. (2007) "The Balancing Act – Recent Work-Life Balance Research Findings in Ireland". People Focus.

Whitaker Institute for Innovation and Societal Change
J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics
NUI Galway
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