UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School: Dr Paul McGrath

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Dr Paul McGrath BA, MBS, PhD.

Contact Details

Title	Lecturer
Address	School of Business Ucd Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School University College Dublin Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock Co. Dublin
Telephone:	+353 1 7168840
Email:	ei.dcu@htargcm.luap

Biography:

Research Interests

History in organisational studies
Practice perspectives on organisational learning
Organisational Identity
Public sector restructuring

Book Chapters

McGrath, P. & Houlihan, M.; (1998) 'Conceptualising Telework: Modern or Post-modern' In: Jackson, P. & van der Wielen, J (eds). Teleworking: International Perspectives. From Telecommuting to the Virtual Organisation. [Details]

McGrath, P. & Geaney, C.; (1998) 'Managing Organisational Change' In: Roche, W., Monks, K. & Walsh, J (eds). Human Resource Strategies: Policy and Practice in Ireland. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

McGrath, P.; (2007) ''Knowledge Management in Monastic Communities of the Medieval Irish Celtic Church''. Journal of Management History, 13 (2):211-233. [Details]

McGrath, P.; (2005) 'Thinking differently about knowledge intensive firms: Lessons from Medieval Irish Monasticism'. Organization, 12 (4):549-566. [Details]

McGrath, P.; (2002) 'Early Medieval Irish Monastic Communities: A Premodern Model with Post-modern Resonances'. Culture and Organisation, 8 (3):195-208. [Details]

McGrath, P.; (1993) 'Organisational decline in the public service'. Administration, 41 (4):362-384. [Details]

Conference Publications

McGrath, P, Marshall, D. and Reid C.; (2006) Organisational identity and its management in a call centre environment EGOS Bergin, Norway, [Details]

McGrath, P.; (2005) Managing Knowledge Work Medieval Style: The Monks of the Early Medieval Irish Celtic Church Academy of Management Hawaii, USA, [Details]

Conference Contributions

McGrath, P, Marshall, D. and Reid C.; Organisational identity and its management in a call centre environment. [International Refereed Conference], EGOS, Bergen, Norway .

McGrath, P.; (1999) Knowledge-Intensive Firms: Configuration or Community? Lessons from Early Irish Monasticism. [International Refereed Conference], Organizational Learning Conference, Lancaster University , 01-JUN-99.

McGrath, P., Grampp, C & Houlihan, M.; (2002) Navigating knowledge A case study on the impact of GPS in a Dublin taxi firm. [International Refereed Conference], 3rd European Conference On Organisational Knowledge, Learning And Capabilities, Athens, Greece , 01-APR-02.

McGrath, P., Grampp. C. & Houlihan, M.; (2004) When the Social gets in the Way: The Dismantling of Communities of Practice in a Dublin Taxi Firm. [International Refereed Conference], American Academy of Management, New Orleans , 01-JAN-04.

McGrath, P.; (2003) Wellness Through Community: The (Re)Emergence and Treatment of Community within Organisational Studies. [International Refereed Conference], 21st Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. Organizational wellness: mens sana in corporate sano?, University of Cambridge, UK , 09-JUL-03 - 12-JUL-03.

McGrath, P., Grampp, C. & Houlihan, M.; (2003) The Technological Strangulation of Non-Canonical Communities of Practice: the Impact of GPS in a Dublin taxi firm. [International Refereed Conference], 5th International Conference on Organisational Learning And Knowledge, Lancaster University, UK , 01-MAY-03.
McGrath, P ; (2007) 'Who am I Today? Multiple Organisational Identities in a Third Party Call Centre Work Environment. [Non Refereed Paper/Abstract Presented at Conference], First Information Systems Workshop on Global Sourcing Services, Information and Knowledge, france , 01-JAN-07.
McGrath, P with C. Grampp and M. Houlihan; (2002) Who's Driving Now? GPS Technology And The Restructuring Of Taxi Work. [Non Refereed Paper/Abstract Presented at Conference], 20th Annual International Labour Process Conference, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland , 01-APR-02.
McGrath, P. ; (2005) Managing Knowledge Work Medieval-Style: The Monks of the Early Medieval Irish Celtic Church. [Non Refereed Paper/Abstract Presented at Conference], Academy of Management Annula Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, , 05-AUG-05 - 10-AUG-05.
McGrath, P. and Gallagher, A; (2006) Decentralisation or Relocation? What's in a Name?'. [Non Refereed Paper/Abstract Presented at Conference], Irish Academy of Management, Cork , 01-SEP-06.
McGrath, P.; (2001) Designed for Violence: The Provisional IRA. [National Refereed Conference Paper], SCOS XIX, Organization(s), Institutions and Violence, Dublin , 30-JUN-01 - 04-JUL-01.
McGrath, P.; (2000) Ancient Knowledge-Based Organisations: The Case of Early Medieval Irish Monastic Communities. [International Refereed Conference], Conference Knowledge Management: Concepts and Controversies, University of Warwick , 10-FEB-00 - 11-FEB-00.
McGrath, P. & Robertson, M.; (2000) Baseball or Basketball? The Nature of Project Working within Knowledge-Intensive Firms. [International Refereed Conference], British Academy of Management, Edinburgh , 13-SEP-00 - 15-SEP-00.
McGrath, P.; (2000) Premodern Knowledge-Intensive Firms: The Case of Early Irish Monasticism. [International Refereed Conference], 18th SCOS Conference, Organization and Culture: Premodern Legacies for the Post Modern World, Athens , 05-JUL-00 - 09-JUL-00.
McGrath, P.; (1998) How to Design a Good Fad: A Critical Consideration of the Use of Universal Management Panacea in the Search For Sustainable Competitive Advantage: The Case of the Coaching Metaphor. [National Refereed Conference Paper], Inaugural Conference of the Irish Academy of Management, University College Galway, Galway , 10-SEP-98 - 11-SEP-98.
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Teaching Interests

Organization Theory, Organization Behaviour, Knowledge Management, Change Management - undergrad and postgrad.

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