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Professor Bill Roche BSocSC, MSocSC, DPhil.,MCIPD
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Biography:
| Bill Roche is Professor of Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the School of Business, University College Dublin and Honorary Professor at the School of Management, Queen's University Belfast. He is a graduate of UCD and was awarded his doctorate by the University of Oxford, where he was Heyworth Memorial Prize Research Fellow of Nuffield College. He has held visiting professorships at the University of South Australia, Adelaide and at the University of Melbourne. He was a Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence. He is a members of the editorial boards of leading journals, including The British Journal of Industrial Relations; Industrial Relations; Human Resource Management Journal and Labour and Industry. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He was the first Dean of the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, where he was also Director of Research and Head of the doctoral programme. He has published extensively in the world's leading international peer-reviewed journals in his field and is the author and editor of numerous books. His most recent books are Human resources in the Recession: Managing and Representing People at Work in Ireland, (with Paul Teague, Anne Coughlan and Majela Fahy), Dublin: Government Publications 2011 Managing Workplace Conflict in Ireland (with Deborah Hahn and Paul Teague), Dublin: Government Publications, 2009 and Partnership at Work: The Quest for Radical Organizational Change, (with John Geary), Oxford: Routledge, 2006. He has presented the Lovett Memorial Lecture at the University of Limerick, contributed to the Thomas Davis Lecture series on RTE Radio and presented the 2008 Countess Markievicz Memorial Lecture at Trinity College, Dublin. He has led or contributed to significant strategic reviews undertaken by such bodies as the Labour Relations Commission, The National Economic and Social Council, the National Centre for Partnership and Performance and IBEC. He has served on the Councils of the Economic and Social Research Institute and of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance and on numerous boards in UCD. He is a regular contributor to TV, radio and newspaper coverage of human resource and industrial relations themes. In 2010 he was elected to a Fellowship of the Irish Academy of Management (the highest award the Academy can confer on a member) in recognition of his contribution to research and teaching in his field. |
Research Interests
| Human resource management in the recession Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practices and conflict management Change in work and employment HRM in multinationals Trends in HRM Workplace partnership Social Partnership and the politics of industrial relations Union growth and decline |
Books
| Roche, w.K., Teague, P., Coughlan, A. and Fahy, M.; (2011) Human Resources in the Recession: Managing and Representing People at Work in Ireland. Dublin: Government Publications. [Details] |
| Hahn, D., Roche, W.K. and Teague, P.; (2010) Managing Workplace Conflict in Ireland. Dublin: Government Publications. [Details] |
| Roche, W.K. and Geary, J.F. ; (2006) Partnership at Work: The Quest for Radical Organizational Change. London: Routledge. [Details] |
| Roche, W.K., Monks, K. and Walsh, J. eds., ; (1998) Human Resource Strategies. Dublin: Oak Tree Press. [Details] |
| Murphy, T.V. and Roche, W.K. (eds.); (1997) Irish Industrial Relations in Practice. *: Oak Tree Press. [Details] |
| Roche, W.K. and Brannick, T.; (1997) Business Research Methods: Strategies, Techniques and Sources . Dublin: Oak Tree Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Fynes, B., Morrissey, T., Roche, W.K., Whelan, B.J. and Williams, J. eds,; (1996) Flexible Working Lives. Dublin: Oak Tree Press. [Details] | |||||||||
| Gunnigle, P. and Roche, W.K eds., ; (1995) New Challenges to Irish Industrial Relations. Dublin: Labour Relations Commission. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hinrichs, K., Roche, W.K. and Sirianni, C. eds., ; (1991) Working Hours in Transition: The Political Economy of Working Time in Industrial Nations. Boston: Temple University Press. [Details] | |||||||||
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Book Chapters
| Roche, W.K; (2008) ''The Trend of Unionization in Ireland Since the Mid 1990s'' In: The State of the Unions. Dublin: Liffey Press. [Details] |
| Geary, J. & Roche, W.K.; (2005) ''The Future of Employee Information and Consultation in Ireland'' In: Storey, J (eds). Adding Value Through Information and Consultation. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
| Roche, W.K. and Cradden, T.; (2003) ''Neo-Corporatism and Social Partnership'' In: M. Adshead & M. Millar (eds). Public Policy in Ireland: Theory and Methods. London: Routledge. [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] |
| Roche, W.K. and Ashmore, J.; (2002) ''Irish Trade Unions in the 1990s: Testing the Limits of Social Partnership'' In: Changing Prospects for Trade Unionism. London and Sydney: Continuum. [Details] |
| Roche, W.K; (2002) ''Testing Alternative Models of Human Resource Policy Effects on Union Recognition in the Republic of Ireland'' In: Irish Employment Relations in the New Economy. Dublin: Blackhall. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K; (2002) ''Collaborative Production and the Irish Boom'' In: Irish Employment relations in the New Economy. Dublin: Blackhall. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K.; (2000) ''Ireland: Profile and Tables' In: The Societies of Europe: Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. London: Macmillan. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K, Fyens, B. and Morrissey, T.; (1998) ''UnTour d'Horizon International'' In: Le Partage du Travail. Paris: Desclee de Brouver. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K and Geary J.; (1998) 'Negotiated Governance, Industrial Relations Regimes and European Integration' In: Negotiaited Economic and Social Governance and European Integration. Brussels: European Commission. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J.F., and W. K. Roche; (2005) ''Anticipating the Likely Implications of the EU Employee Information and Consultation Directive in Ireland'' In: J. Storey (eds). Adding Value Through Information and Consultation. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K. and Turner, T.; (1998) ''Human Resource Management and Industrial relations: Substitution, Dualism and Partnership'' In: Human Resource Strategies. Dublin: Oak Tree Press. [Details] | |||||||||
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Peer Reviewed Journals
| Teague, P. and Roche, W.K.; (2012) ''The Diffusion of Alternative Dispute Resolution Practices in Ireland''. Economic and Industrial Democracy, . [Details] |
| Roche W.K. and Teague, P.; (2011) ''The Growing Importance of Workplace ADR''. International Journal of Human Resource Management, . [Details] |
| Teague, P. and Roche, W.K.; (2011) ''Line Managers and the Management of Workplace Conflict: Evidence from Ireland''. Human Resource Management Journal, . [Details] |
| Roche, W. K. and Teague, P.; (2011) ''Human Resource Management and ADR Practices in Ireland''. International Journal of Human Resource Management, . [Details] |
| William K Roche; (2011) ''The Breakdown of Social Partnership''. Administration, 59 (1):23-37. [Details] |
| Roche, W.K. ; (2011) ''Firms and Innovative Conflict Management Systems''. British Journal of Industrial Relations, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W; (2009) 'Who gains from workplace partnership?'. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 20 :1-33. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K.; (2009) 'Social Partnership: from Lemass to Cowen'. Economic and Social Review, 40 (2):183-205. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Dwod, J. and Roche W.K.; (2009) 'Partnership Structures and Agendas and Managers' Assessments of Stakeholder Outcomes '. Industrial Relations Journal, 40 (1):17-39. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K. ; (2007) 'Social Partnership in Ireland and New Social Pacts'. Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 46 (3):395-425. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K. ; (2007) 'Social Partnership and Workplace Regimes in Ireland'. Industrial Relations Journal, 38 (3):188-209. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K.; (2007) 'Developments in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management in Ireland'. Quarterly Economic Commentary, Spring :62-77. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.; (2006) 'The Changing Industrial Relations Landscape in the Republic of Ireland'. ADMINISTRATION, 54 (2):86-96. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, J. and Roche, W.K. ; (2003) ''Workplace Partnership and the Displaced Activist Thesis''. Industrial Relations Journal, 34 (1):32-51. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K. and Geary, J.; (2002) ''Advocates, Critics and Union Involvement in Workplace Partnership: Irish Airports'''. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 40 (4). [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K. ; (2002) ''Whither Partnership in the Public Sector?''. Administration, 50 (3):3-26. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K. ; (2001) ''The Individualisation of Irish Industrial Relations?''. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 39 (2):183-206. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K. ; (2001) ''Accounting for the Trend in Trade Union Recognition in Ireland''. Industrial Relations Journal, 21 (1):37-54. [Details] | |||||||||
| Geary, JF; Roche, WK; ; (2001) 'Multinationals and human resource practices in Ireland: a rejection of the 'new conformance thesis''. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 12 (1):109-127. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K; (2000) ''The End of new Industrial relations?''. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 6 (3). [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, WK, Geary, JF, ; (2000) 'Collaborative production and the Irish boom: Work organisation, partnership and direct involvement in Irish workplaces'. Economic and Social Review, 31 (1):1-36. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K. ; (1999) ''In Search of Commitment-Oriented Human resource management Practices and the Conditions Which Sustain Them''. Journal of Management Studies, 36 (5):653-678. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K; (1998) ''Between regime fragmentation and Realignment: Irish Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management in the 1990s''. Industrial Relations Journal, 29 :112-125. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W.K.; (1998) ''Public Service Reform and Human Resource Management''. Administration, Journal of the Ipa, 46 (2):3-24. [Details] | |||||||||
| Roche, W. K., Fynes, B, & Morrissey, T.; (1996) 'Working Time and Employment: A Review of International Evidence'. International Labour Review, 135 (2):129-157. [Details] | |||||||||
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Other Journals
| Roche, W.K.; (2011) ''HR's Recession'' People Management . [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Roche W.K.; (2010) The breakdown of Social Partnership Industrial Relations News Conference [Details] |
| Roche W.K. and Teague, P. ; (2009) Firms and innovative Conflict Management Systems in Ireland Irish Academy of Management, Galway 2009 [Details] |
| KellyQuinn, M; Tierney, D; Roche, W; Bracken, JJ; ; (1996) BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT-PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY Distribution and abundance of trout populations in moorland and afforested upland nursery streams in County Wicklow , pp.127-139 [Details] |
| Roche, W.K.; (2006) Critical Issues in Irish Industrial Relations: An Overview of a Changing Landscape The IRN Big Issues Conference Dublin, , 09-MAR-06 [Details] |
| Roche, W.K.; (2006) Social Partnership and Workplace Regimes in Ireland British Universities' Industrial Relations Association Annual Conference Galway, , 28-JUN-06 - 30-JUN-06 [Details] |
Conference Contributions
| Roche, W.K.; Critical Issues in Irish Industrial Relations: An Overview of a Changing Landscape. [International Refereed Conference], The IRN Big Issues Conference, Dublin . |
| Roche, W.K.; (2006) Social Partnership and Workplace Regimes in Ireland. [International Refereed Conference], British Universities' Industrial Relations Association Annual Conference, Galway , 28-JUN-06 - 30-JUN-06. |
| Roche, W.K.; The Changing Industrial Relations Landscape in the Republic of Ireland. [International Refereed Conference], Presentation to Conference in Association with the Meeting of the Boards of the Labour Relations Commission and the Labour Relations Agency of Northern Ireland, Dublin . |
Teaching Interests
| Employment Relations in Ireland (MBS) Critical Issues in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management (BBS) Human Resource Management (MBA) Research Methods (MComm and PhD) |
