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Professor John Geary BA, MA, DPhil
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Biography:
John Geary is Professor in Industrial Relations and Human Resources at UCD School of Business. He is a graduate of NUI Maynooth and obtained his D.Phil (Sociology) at the University of Oxford (Nuffield College). He is an Honorary Professor at the Marco Biagi Foundation, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia. John worked at Warwick Business School prior to coming to UCD. He was Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI), Florence in 2001-2002, and has been a visiting professor at the Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia (2008) and at the Research Centre for Equality, Social Organisation and Performance, Department of Economics, University of Oslo (2010). As well as teaching and researching industrial relations and human resource management, John is director of the Doctoral Reseach Programme at the UCD School of Business.
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Research Interests
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Books
| Roche, W. & Geary, J.; (2006) Partnership at Work: The Management of Radical Organizational Change. London: Routledge. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| John Geary and Anthony Murphy; (2011) 'The Reform of Public Sector Pay in Ireland under Social Pacts' In: Mirella Baglioni and Bernd Brandl (eds). Changing Labour Relations: Between Path Dependency and Global Trends. Frankfurt: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers. [Details] |
| Geary, J.; (2007) ''Employee voice in the Irish Workplace: Status and Prospect'' In: Richard Freeman, Peter Boxall and Peter Haynes (eds). What Workers Say: Employee Voice in the Anglo-American World. Ithaca:: Cornell University Press. [Details] |
| Geary, J.F. & Roche, W.K.; (2005) 'The Future of Employee Information and Consultation in Ireland' In: Storey, J (eds). Adding Value Through Information and Consultation. [Details] |
| Geary, J.F. & Roche, W.K.; (2005) 'Workplace Partnership and the Search for Dual Commitment' In: Martinez Lucio, M. & Stuart, M (eds). Partnership and Modernisation in Employment Relations. [Details] |
| Edwards, P., Geary, J. and Sisson, K ; (2004) ''Les Nouvelles Formes d'Organisation du Travail: Moyens de Transformation, d'Exploitation, ou de Controle?'' In: G. Murray J. Belanger, A. Giles and P.Lapointe (eds). L'Organisation de la Production et du Travail: Vers un Nouveau Modle?. Quebec: Presses de l'Universite Laval. [Details] |
| Roche, W.K. and Geary, J.F. ; (2004) 'Workplace Partnership and the Search for Dual Commitment' In: M. Stuart and M. Martinez-Lucio (eds). Partnership and Modernization in Employment Relations. London: Routledge. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary , J.F.; (2003) 'New Forms of Work Organization: Still Limited, Still Controlled, but Still Welcome?' In: Edwards, P (eds). Industrial Relations: Theory and Practice in Britain. [Details] | |||||||||
| Edwards, P.K, Geary, J.F. & Sisson, K.; (2002) 'New Forms of Work Organisation in the Workplace: Transformative, Exploitative, or Limited and Controlled?' In: Belanger, J., Giles, A., Lapointe. P & Murray, G (eds). Work and Employment Relations in the High-Performance Workplace. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F. & Roche W.K. and (2002) , in , Dublin: Blackhall Press.; (2002) 'Collaborative Production and the Irish Boom: Work Organisation, Partnership and Direct Involvement in Irish Workplaces' In: DArt, D. & Turner, T (eds). Irish Employment Relations in the New Economy. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F.; (1998) 'Managing Work Organisation: Moving Towards Task Participation' In: Monks,K., Roche, W. & Walsh, J (eds). Human Resource Strategies: Policy and Practice in Ireland. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F. & Roche W.; (1998) 'Negotiated Governance, Industrial Relations Regimes and European Integration' In: Larragy, J & ODonnell, R (eds). Negotiated Economic and Social Governance. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F. & Roche, W.; (1997) 'Multinationals and Industrial Relations Practices' In: Murphy, T. & Roche, W (eds). Irish Industrial Relations in Practice. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F. & Lalor, T. (1996) , in (eds.) , Dublin: Economic and Social Research Institute.; (1996) 'Industrial Relations: Collective Wage Negotiations' In: OConnell, P & Sexton, J (eds). The Irish Labour Market: Performance and Policy. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F. et al; (1996) 'Summary and Conclusions' In: Sexton, J. & OConnell, P (eds). The Irish Labour Market: Performance and Policy. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F. & Lalor, T.; (1996) 'Labour Market Legislation' In: OConnell, J. & Sexton, P (eds). The Irish Labour Market: Performance and Policy. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F.; (1995) 'World Class Manufacturing and the Implications for Industrial Relations' In: Gunningle, P. & W. Roche (eds). New Challenges to Irish Industrial Relations. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F.; (1995) 'Work Practices: The Structure of Work' In: Edwards, P (eds). Industrial Relations: Theory and Practice in Britain. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F.; (1994) 'Task Participation: Employees Participation Enabled or Constrained?' In: Sisson, K (eds). Personnel Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice in Britain. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F.; (1994) 'Total Quality Management: A New Form of Labour Management in Britain?' In: Ambrosini, M. & Saba, L (eds). Participation, Involvement and Company Performance in Great Britain. [Details] | |||||||||
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Peer Reviewed Journals
Geary, J. and Trif, A.; (2011) 'Workplace Partnership and the Balance of Advantage: A Critical Case Analysis'. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 49 (S1):44-69.  [Details] |
| Geary, J.; (2009) 'Il Sindacato Trae Effettivamente Vantaggio dall’Adozione di un Modello Partecipativo alla Gestione dell'Impresa'. Diritto delle Relazioni Industriali, 19 (1):109-125. [Details] |
| Geary, J.; (2008) 'Do Unions Benefit from Working in Partnership with Employers? Evidence from Ireland'. Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 47 (4):530-568. [Details] |
| Geary, J. & Roche, W.K.; (2003) 'Workplace Partnership and the Displaced Activist Thesis'. Industrial Relations Journal, 34 (1):32-51. [Details] |
| Roche, W.K. & Geary, J.; (2002) 'Advocates, Critics and Union Involvement in Workplace Partnership'. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 40 (4):659-688. [Details] |
| Geary, J.F. & Dobbins, T.; (2001) 'Teamworking: A New Dynamic in the Pursuit of Management Control'. Human Resource Management Journal, 11 (1):3-23. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J. and Roche, W.K. ; (2001) ''Multinationals and Human Resource Practices in Ireland: A Rejection of the 'New Conformance Thesis''. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 12 (1):1-19. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K. & Geary, J.F.; (2000) 'Collaborative Production and the Irish Boom: Work Organization, Partnership and Direct Involvement in Irish Workplaces'. Economic and Social Review, 31 (1 ):1-36. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F. & Roche, W.K.; (1999) 'Multinationals and Human Resource Practices in Ireland: A Rejection of the New Conformance Thesis'. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 12 (1):1-19. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F.; (1999) 'The New Workplace: Change at Work in Ireland'. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 10 (5):870-890. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F.; (1996) 'Working at Restructuring Work in Europe: The Case of Team Working'. Irish Business & Administrative Research, 17 :44-57. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J. & Roche W.K.; (1996) 'Multinational Companies in Ireland: Adapting to or Diverging from National Industrial Relations Practices and Traditions?'. Irish Business & Administrative Research, 17 :14-31. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F.; (1993) 'New Forms of Work Organisation and Employee Involvement in Two Case Study Sites: Plural, Mixed and Protean'. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 4 (4):511-534. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F.; (1993) 'Towards a New Industrial Relations?'. Industrial Law Journal, 22 (1):143-145. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F.; (1992) 'Pay, Control and Commitment: Linking Appraisal and Reward'. Human Resource Management Journal, 2 (4):36-54. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F.; (1992) 'Employment Flexibility and Human Resource Management: The Case of Three American Electronics Plants'. Work Employment and Society, 6 (2):251-270. [Details] | |||||||||
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Other Journals
| John Geary and Anthony Murphy; (2009) 'Cutting Public Sector Pay: An Alternative View' Industrial Relations News 40 :21-23. [Details] |
| John Geary; (2006) 'Employee Voice in Ireland' LRC Review 1 :19-22. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| John Geary (2012) In the Face of Economic (Dis)Integration: Union Responses on the Periphery Presentation to the Tenth Annual Conference in Commemoration of Prof. Marco Biagi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia [Details] |
| Roberta Aguzzoli and John Geary; (2011) An ¿Emerging¿ Challenge: A Brazilian MNC¿s Employment Practices in Canada Multinational Companies, Global Value Chains and Social Regulation, CRIMT, HEC Montréal, Canada, 6-8 June 2011 [Details] |
| Geary, J. and Trif, A. ; (2010) Workplace Partnership and Performance Related Pay: Unlikely Bed Fellows Irish Academy of Management [Details] |
| Geary, J. ; (2010) Wage Co-Ordination in Ireland¿s Public Sector: Recent Developments and Outcomes European Sociological Association Workshop on Perspectives for Industrial Relations in Europe, University of Parma [Details] |
| Geary, J.; (2010) Wage Setting, Labour Markets and the Politics of Industrial Relations Centre for Equality, Social Organisation and Performance Seminar Series,University of Oslo [Details] |
| John Geary and Anthony Murphy; (2009) Accounting for the Public-Private Sector Wage Differential in Ireland British Universities Industrial Relations Annual Conference, Cardiff University, 2-4 July 2009 [Details] | |||||||||
| John Geary and Auora Trif; (2009) The distribution of benefits from workplace partnership in Irish retail banking Irish Academy of Management [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J. & A. Trif ; (2008) Who gains from partnership? The distribution of benefits from workplace partnership in Irish retail banking International Labour Process Conference UCD, Ireland, , 18-MAR-08 - 20-MAR-08 [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J. ; (2007) Do Unions Benefit from Working in Partnership with Employers? The Present and Future of Irish Social Partnership Workshop. UCD School of Business [Details] | |||||||||
| John Geary; (2007) Workplace Social Partnership and the Consequences for Irish Unions Fifth International Conference in Commemoration of Marco Biagi, The Global Workplace0 , Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia [Details] | |||||||||
| John Geary; (2006) The EU Information and Consultation Directive: A Boost for Workplace Democracy in Ireland? The Impact of Recent EU Directives and National Policy Changes on Employee Representation in the Workplace, Leuven University, Belgium Leuven University, Belgium, [Details] | |||||||||
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Reports
| Geary, J.; (1999) New Forms of Work Organisation and Improved Labour Market Adaptability. Reports [Details] |
| Geary, J.; (1999) New Working Time Arrangements and Improved Labour Market Adaptability. Reports [Details] |
| Brannick, T., Geary, J., Roche, W., et al.; (1998) Partnership and Involvement in Irish Workplaces. Reports [Details] |
| Geary, J., Fitzgerald, J., O Connell, P., OMalley, E., Nolan, B. & Sexton, J.; (1997) The Irish Labour Market: Performance and Policy. Reports [Details] |
| Geary, J, Rees, C. & Sisson, K.; (1995) Direct participation in organisational change: the position of the social partners on direct participation in Britain. Reports [Details] |
| Geary, J.; (1995) Direct participation in Britain and Ireland: A review of the literature. Reports [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J & Sisson, K.; (1994) Europe: Direct participation in organisational change - introducing the EPOC project. Reports [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J. & Sisson, K.; (1994) Conceptualising direct participation in organisational change - the EPOC project. Reports [Details] | |||||||||
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Workshops
| Geary, J. & Roche, W.; (1996) Negotiated Governance, Industrial Relations Regimes and European Integration. Workshops [Details] |
| Geary, J.; (1992) Autonomous work groups and worker participation. Workshops [Details] |
Seminar
| Geary, J.; (1996) Surveying Employees in Future Workplace Industrial Relations Surveys. Seminar [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year: 2001. Title: Jean Monnet Fellow |
| Year: 1995. Title: President?s Research Award - University College Dublin |
| Year: 1988. Title: The Prendergast Award - University of Oxford |
| Year: 1987. Title: Travelling Studentship - National University of Ireland |
Associations
| Association: European Doctoral Association for Management and Business Administration (EDAMBA), Function/Role: Member |
| Association: International Industrial Relations Association, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: Industrial Relations in the European Community Network, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: British Universities Industrial Relations Association, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: Irish Association for Industrial Relations, Function/Role: Member |
| Association: Research Advisory Panel, National Centre for Research and Performance, Function/Role: Member | |||||||||
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Conference Contributions
| Geary, J.; (2005) Anticipating the Likely Implications of the Employee Information and Consultation Directive in Ireland. [International Refereed Conference], 8th European Congress of the International Society for Labour and social Security Law, September, 2005, University of Bologna, Italy , 01-JAN-05. |
| Geary, J. & Roche, W.K.; Advocates, Critics and Union Involvement in Workplace Partnership. [International Refereed Conference], Assessing Partnership: The Prospects For and Challenges of Modernisation, University of Leeds . |
| Geary, J.; A new voluntarism or trade union marginalisation? : The role of trade unions in the introduction of new work structures. [International Refereed Conference], Cardiff conference: Unions on the Brink? The future of the Trade Union Movement, Cardiff . |
| Geary, J.; (2000) Europen industrial relations regimes, labour market regulation, and competitive adjustment. [International Refereed Conference], Association Francophone de Gestion des Resources Humaines, 11th annual meeting, ESCP-EAP Paris , 16-NOV-00 - 17-NOV-00. |
| Geary, J.; (2000) Multinationals and Human Resource Practices in Ireland: Understanding the Country-of-Origin Effect. [International Refereed Conference], Association Francophone de Gestion des Resources Humaines, 11th annual meeting, ESCP-EAP Paris , 16-NOV-00 - 17-NOV-00. |
| Edwards, P., Geary, J. & Sisson, K.; (1997) Employee involvement in the workplace: transformative, exploitative, or limited and controlled?. [International Refereed Conference], Colloquium, Industrial Relations in the New Workplace: Research, Practice and Policy, University of Laval, Quebec, Canada , 18-SEP-97 - 20-SEP-97. | |||||||||
| Geary, J. & Sisson, K.; (1994) Europe: Direct participation in organisational change introducing the EPOC project. [International Refereed Conference], 4th European Regional Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association, Helsinki , 24-AUG-94 - 26-AUG-94. | |||||||||
| Geary, J. & Roche, W.; (1994) The attenuation of host-country effects? multinationals, industrial relations and collective in Ireland. [International Refereed Conference], IREC Network conference, Multinational companies and the Future of Collective Bargaining, Dublin , 15-JUL-94 - 17-JUL-94. | |||||||||
| Geary, J.; (1993) Total quality management: A new form of labour management in Britain?,. [International Refereed Conference], ENI/ISVET Conference on Partecipazione e Coinvolgimento in Gran Bretagna: Tendenze e Problemi delle Politichie del Personale, Rome , 16-JUN-93 - 17-JUN-93. | |||||||||
| Colling, T. & Geary, J.; (1992) Trade unions and the management of change in the workplace. [National Refereed Conference Paper], IREC Network Conference, Changing Systems of Workplace Representation in Europe, Dublin , 05-NOV-92 - 06-NOV-92. | |||||||||
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Other Activities
| Member, Scoping Group for Forum on the Workplace of the Future (Government of Ireland) |
| Contributor, Scoping Paper and Consultation Document for Forum on the Workplace of the Future (Government of Ireland) |
