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Dr Seamas Kelly BE, PhD
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Biography:
| Séamas Kelly is a Lecturer at UCD School of Business, University College Dublin, and former Director of the Centre for Innovation, Technology & Organisation (CITO). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from University College Cork, and a PhD in Management Studies/ Information Systems from the University of Cambridge. Séamas' primary research, teaching and consulting interests are in the area of ICT-enabled change processes (IS innovation), with a particular emphasis on the social/ organisational aspects of information systems implementation and use. Key themes, here, include change management and its politics, the role of ICT in facilitating novel modes of organising, and the relationship between knowledge, technology and organisation. |
Research Interests
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My primary research interests concern the relationship between knowledge, IT and processes of social organisation. In particular, I am interested in social and political perspectives on the management and use of IT in, and between, business corporations and broader social institutions. More specifically, the emphasis is on two key themes: understanding the extent to which new information and communication technologies (ICT) may facilitate innovative forms of organising; and approaches to managing IS innovation.
The former theme is concerned with developing a more sophisticated understanding of how ICT is implicated in processes of social and organisational transformation. In particular, I am interested in the ways in which ICT mediates our engagement with the world, and the extent to which it may facilitate new forms of knowing, collaborative interaction, and surveillance and control. The latter theme emphasises issues relating to the management of IS strategy, design, development, implementation and evaluation.
Key words: Knowledge and organisation; Information systems (IS) innovation; ICT-enabled forms of collaborative and virtual working; Change, technology and management; Social and political theory; Social practice.
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Book Chapters
| Kelly, Séamas,Noonan, Camilla; (2008) 'Risk, anxiety, and the production of comfort/ trust in the context of globalized modes of working: the case of an Ireland-India IS offshoring relationship' In: Outsourcing Global Services: Knowledge, Innovation and Social Capital. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
| Garnsey, Elizabeth; Kelly, Séamas; (1995) 'Structuration and enacted social systems' In: Critical Issues in Systems Theory and Practice. New York: Plenum. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Kelly, Séamas, Noonan, Camilla; (2008) 'Anxiety and psychological security in offshoring relationships: the role and development of trust as emotional commitment'. Journal of Information Technology, 23 (4). [Details] |
| Kelly, Séamas; Murnane, Sinéad; (2006) 'Academic performance appraisal and the organisation of knowledge in the 'research-intensive' university'. Irish Journal of Management, 27 (1):95-109. [Details] |
| Zwieg, Phil, Kaiser, Kate M., ,Beath, Cynthia M., ,Bullen, Christine, ,Gallagher, Kevin P., ,Goles, Tim, ,Howland, Joy, ,Simon, Judy C.,,Abbott, Pamela, ,Abraham, Thomas, ,Carmel, Erran, ,Evaristo, Roberto, ,Hawk, Stephen, ,Lacity, Mary, ,Gallivan, Michael, ,Kelly, Séamas, ,Mooney, John G., ,Ranganathan, C., ,Rottman, Joseph W., ,Ryan, Terry, ,Wion, Rick.; (2006) 'The information technology workforce: trends and implications 2005-2008'. MIS Quarterly Executive, 5 (2):47-54. [Details] |
| Kavanagh, D. & Kelly, S.; (2002) 'Sensemaking, safety, and situated communities in (con)temporary networks'. Journal of Business Research, 55 (7):583-594. [Details] |
| Kelly, Séamas,Jones, Matthew; (2001) 'Groupware and the social infrastructure of communication'. Communications of the ACM, 44 (12):77-79. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Kelly, Séamas; Noonan, Camilla; Ó Sé, Micheál; (2008) Collective sensemaking, power and relationship development in global software work: the anatomy of a crisis in an Ireland-India offshoring project The Second Information Systems Workshop on Global Sourcing: Services, Knowledge and Innovation Val d'Isere, France, [Details] |
| Kelly, Séamas; Noonan, Camilla; (2007) Understanding emergent modes of distributed organising: the case of global software work . In: Avram, Gabriela Abbott, Pamela Ågerfalk, Pär J. Bannon, Liam Dalberg, Vibeke Ehrlich, Kate eds. Workshop on The Challenges of Collaborative Work in Global Software Development, ECSCW '07 Limerick, Ireland, [Details] |
| Kelly, Séamas; Noonan, Camilla; Ó Sé, Micheál; (2007) Risk, anxiety and trust: the process of building the social infrastructure to support an IS offshoring relationship The First Information Systems Workshop on Global Sourcing: Services, Knowledge and Innovation Val d'Isere, France, [Details] |
vom Brocke, Jan; Buddendick, Christian; Kelly, Séamas; Ó Scolaí, Peadar; (2007) The design and evaluation of a clinical process mapping methodology (CPMM) to support information systems innovation in a healthcare context 20th Bled eConference (eMergence: Merging and Emerging Technologies, Processes, and Institutions) Bled, Slovenia,  [Details] |
| Kelly, Séamas; Noonan, Camilla; Ó Sé, Micheál; (2007) Producing comfort: risk, anxiety and trust in the development of an IS offshoring relationship 28th Annual International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) Montréal, Canada, [Details] |
| Kelly, Séamas; Jones, Matthew; (2006) Towards a distinctive ¿praxiological¿ perspective on ICT-enabled organisational innovation Second Organization Studies Summer Workshop on "Re-turn to Practice: Understanding Organization as It Happens" [Details] | |||||||||
| Wall, P. J.; Kelly, Séamas; (2006) Bringing open source software to the desktop: An in-depth study of the implementation and use of StarOffice Irish Academy of Management Conference Cork, Ireland, [Details] | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; Murnane, Sinéad; (2005) 'Measuring' knowledge in the research-intensive university: a critical perspective on academic performance evaluation in an Irish context Irish Academy of Management Conference [Details] | |||||||||
| Kelly, S. & Ní Chionnaith, K.; (2004) Project webs and new modes of organising in the construction sector: insights from an in-depth comparative case study Academy of Management Conference New Orleans, [Details] | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1995) Managing the implementation and use of Lotus Notes Research International Group World Conference Hamburg, Germany, [Details] | |||||||||
| Kelly, S.; (2003) From informating to digiscription: towards a social theory of information, IT and organisation 3rd International Critical Management Studies Conference Lancaster, UK, [Details] | |||||||||
| Kenny, K. & Kelly, S.; (2003) Constructing the network organisation: technological attempts to transform collaborative practices in the construction sector Irish Academy of Management Conference Dublin, Ireland, [Details] | |||||||||
| Kavanagh, D. & Kelly, S.; (1999) Organising space for sensemaking in industrial networks 15th Annual Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) Conference Dublin, Ireland, [Details] | |||||||||
| Mooney, J. G., Beath, C., Jarvenpaa, S., Magal, S. & Kelly; (1997) 'Electronic Commerce': Fad or fashion? Eastern Academy of Management Global Conference Dublin, Ireland, [Details] | |||||||||
| Jones, M., Ciborra, C., Nandhakumar, J., Kelly, S. & Walsham, G.; (1997) The relationship between the researcher and organisational actors in interpretive information systems research 5th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) Cork, Ireland, [Details] | |||||||||
| Mooney, J. G., Beath, C., Jarvenpaa, S., Magal, S. & Kelly, S.; (1997) 'Electronic Commerce': Pushing technology, or simply good business? 5th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) Cork, Ireland, [Details] | |||||||||
| Kelly, S.; (1995) The implementation and use of collaborative information technology: understanding and addressing the social and organisational issues 16th annual International Conference on Information Systems Doctoral Consortium Amsterdam, Holland, [Details] | |||||||||
| Kelly, S.; (1998) Information and communication technologies and the reconstitution of time-space relations Interpretive Political Social Analysis Conference Allihies, Ireland, [Details] | |||||||||
| Kelly, S. & Mooney, J.G.; (1998) Electronic commerce: a critical perspective Irish Marketing Teachers' Association (IMTA) Annual Conference Cork, Ireland, [Details] | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1996) The implementation and use of groupware at Blue Corp Conference on Information Technology in Local Government Institute of Local Government (INLOGOV), University of Birmingham, [Details] | |||||||||
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Honours and Awards
| Year: 1990. Title: College Scholar - UCC |
| Year: 1997. Title: Elan Corp Newman Scholarship |
| Year: 2003. Title: Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering |
| Year: 2004. Title: OCIS Interactive Paper Award |
| Year: 1993. Title: EPSRC Case PhD Research Scholarship |
| Year: 1995. Title: Ernst & Young Doctoral Fellowship |
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| Year: 1988. Title: College Scholar - UCC |
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| Year: 1989. Title: College Scholar - UCC |
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| Year: 2005. Title: Overall Best Paper Award, ICIS Conference |
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| Year: 2005. Title: Best Theme Paper (Knowledge Economy), Irish Academy of Management Conference 2005 |
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Conference Contributions
| *; Chair of MIS Track. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Irish Academy of Management Conference, 2006, Cork, Ireland . |
| Kelly, S. and Murnane, S.; 'Measuring' knowledge in the research-intensive university: a critical perspective on academic performance evaluation in an Irish context. [International Refereed Conference], Irish Academy of Management Conference, 2005, Galway, Ireland . |
| *; *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2006, * . |
| *; *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2005, * . |
| *; *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], IFIP 8.2, 2006, * . |
| *; *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], IFIP 8.6, 2006, * . | |||||||||
| *; *. [Conference Organising Committee Member], International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2005, * . | |||||||||
| *; New frontiers in the theorisation of ICT-mediated interaction? Exploring the implications of a situated learning epistemology. [International Refereed Conference], International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA . | |||||||||
| Kelly, S. and Jones, M.; Towards a distinctive 'praxiological' perspective on ICT-enabled organisational innovation. [Non Refereed Paper/Abstract Presented at Conference], Second Organization Studies Summer Workshop on Re-turn to Practice: Understanding Organization as It Happens, Mykonos, Greece . | |||||||||
| Wall, P. and Kelly, S.; Bringing open source software to the desktop: An in-depth study of the implementation and use of StarOffice. [International Refereed Conference], Irish Academy of Management Conference, 2006, Cork, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas,Jones, Matthew; (2007) Unpacking Notions of Practice: Experiences from Studies of Technology in Workplace Settings. [Published Abstract], Towards a distinctive âpraxiologicalâ perspective on technology and organisation, Cambridge . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas,Noonan, Camilla; (2007) Workshop on The Challenges of Collaborative Work in Global Software Development, ECSCW '07. [Published Abstract], Understanding emergent modes of distributed organising: the case of global software work, Limerick, Ireland . | |||||||||
| à ScolaÃ, Peadar,Kelly, Séamas,Buddendick, Christian,vom Brocke, Jan,Klein, Stefan; (2006) 11th Annual Health Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) Conference. [Published Abstract], Supporting IS innovation in a healthcare context using process modelling, Dublin, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas,Jones, Matthew; (2006) Second Organization Studies Summer Workshop on "Re-turn to Practice: Understanding Organization as It Happens". [Published Abstract], Towards a distinctive âpraxiologicalâ perspective on ICT-enabled organisational innovation, Mykonos, Greece . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (2006) Invited Seminar: Department of Management and Marketing, University College Cork. [Published Abstract], Re-conceptualising knowledge, communication and ICT: a situated practice perspective, Cork, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (2006) 11th Annual Health Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) Conference. [Published Abstract], Reflections on process modelling (PM) in use: Towards a mature application of PM techniques in clinical settings, Dublin, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (2006) Invited Seminar: Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. [Published Abstract], Against Information: Towards a More Embodied / Materialist Conception of Knowledge, Communication and ICT, Cambridge, UK . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas,Murnane, Sinéad; (2005) Irish Academy of Management Conference. [Published Abstract], 'Measuring' knowledge in the research-intensive university: a critical perspective on academic performance evaluation in an Irish context, Galway, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (2005) Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). [Published Abstract], New frontiers in the theorisation of ICT-mediated interaction? Exploring the implications of a situated learning epistemology, Las Vegas, USA . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (2005) Invited Seminar: Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. [Published Abstract], Exploring a praxiological perspective on IS and organisation, Manchester, UK . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas,Nà Chionnaith, Kate; (2004) Best Paper Proceedings: Academy of Management Conference. [Published Abstract], Project webs and new modes of organising in the construction sector: insights from an in-depth comparative case study, New Orleans . | |||||||||
| Mangan, Anita,Kelly, Séamas; (2004) Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). [Published Abstract], Reinforcing boundaries and undermining institutions: information systems and strategic change in the Irish Credit Union movement, Washington DC, USA . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (2004) Journal of AIS Theory Development Workshop. [Published Abstract], ICT and the mediation of organizational work: taking the materiality of information seriously, Washington DC, USA . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (2003) Invited Seminar: National University of Ireland, Galway. [Published Abstract], Information, IT and organisation: understanding the role of ICT in processes of social and organisational change, Galway, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Mangan, Anita,Kelly, Séamas; (2003) 11th Annual European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). [Published Abstract], IS and the integrated network organisation: a cautionary tale from the financial services sector, Naples, Italy . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (2003) 3rd International Critical Management Studies Conference. [Published Abstract], From informating to digiscription: towards a social theory of information, IT and organisation, Lancaster, UK . | |||||||||
| Kenny, Kate,Kelly, Séamas; (2003) Irish Academy of Management Conference. [Published Abstract], Constructing the network organisation: technological attempts to transform collaborative practices in the construction sector, Dublin, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Kavanagh, Donncha,Kelly, Séamas; (1999) 15th Annual Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) Conference. [Published Abstract], Organising space for sensemaking in industrial networks, Dublin, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas.; (1999) Workshop on "The Concept of Trust in Business Research". [Published Abstract], Problems with the concept of trust in organisation studies, University College Dublin, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas,Mooney, John G.; (1998) Irish Marketing Teachers' Association (IMTA) Annual Conference. [Published Abstract], Electronic commerce: a critical perspective, Cork, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1998) Interpretive Political Social Analysis Conference. [Published Abstract], Information and communication technologies and the reconstitution of time-space relations, Allihies, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Jones, Matthew,Ciborra, Claudio,Nandhakumar, Joe,Kelly, Séamas,Walsham, Geoff; (1997) 5th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). [Published Abstract], The relationship between the researcher and organisational actors in interpretive information systems research, Cork, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Mooney, John G.,Beath, Cynthia,Jarvenpaa, Sirkka,Magal, Simha,Kelly, Séamas; (1997) Eastern Academy of Management Global Conference. [Published Abstract], 'Electronic Commerce': Fad or fashion?, Dublin, Ireland . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1996) Invited Seminar: University of Southampton, Department of Management. [Published Abstract], Information and communication technologies and the reorganisation of time-space, Southampton . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1996) Conference on Information Technology in Local Government. [Published Abstract], The implementation and use of groupware at Blue Corp, Institute of Local Government (INLOGOV), University of Birmingham . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1996) Invited Seminar: University of Alberta, School of Business, Center for Research in Professional Services Firms. [Published Abstract], Groupware technology and the transformation of global professional service firms, Edmonton, Canada . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1996) Invited Lecture: British Computer Society (BCS), Computer Audit Special Interest Group Lecture Series. [Published Abstract], Groupware and the global organisation, London . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1996) Invited Lecture: Institute of Electrical Engineers, Management Division Lecture Series. [Published Abstract], Managing groupware implementation in the global organisation, Cambridge . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1996) Invited Seminar: Darwin College Humanities and Social Science Group. [Published Abstract], Cyberspace and cybertime: collaborative information technology and the changing role of time-space in the constitution of social systems, Cambridge . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1995) Lecture Series on the Anthropology of Economic Transformations in the 1990s. [Published Abstract], Information technology and the transformation of time and space, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1995) 16th annual International Conference on Information Systems Doctoral Consortium. [Published Abstract], The implementation and use of collaborative information technology: understanding and addressing the social and organisational issues, Amsterdam, Holland . | |||||||||
| Kelly, Séamas; (1995) Research International Group World Conference. [Published Abstract], Managing the implementation and use of Lotus Notes, Hamburg, Germany . | |||||||||
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Committees
| Committee : Faculty of Commerce Committee on Scholarships and Fees |
| Committee : School of Business, Strategic Planning Steering Committee |
| Committee : College of Business and Law, Joint Committee on Research and Doctoral Studies |
| Committee : Research Assessment Panel (RAP) of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance |
Education
| Year 1991 Institution: University College Cork Qualification: BE Subject: |
| Year 2005 Institution: University of Cambridge Qualification: PhD Subject: |
Other Activities
| Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction. |
| External Examiner, University of Limerick |
| Reviewer for Human Relations. |
| Reviewer for Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. |
| Reviewer for Journal of Information Technology. |
| Reviewer for International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction. | |||||||||
| Reviewer for Academy of Management Dexter Award. | |||||||||
| Reviewer for American Conference on Information Systems. | |||||||||
| Reviewer for Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) research awards. | |||||||||
| Reviewer for UCD Seed Funding Scheme. | |||||||||
| Principal Investigator (UCD) for ITAIDE EU research project | |||||||||
| Secretary (and former At-Large Director) of Irish Chapter of the Association for Information Systems | |||||||||
| Member of External Advisory Group for SFI funded socGSD research project at the University of Limerick | |||||||||
| Member of International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 8.2 (Information Systems and Organizations) | |||||||||
| Visiting lecturer, University of Muenster, Germany (May 2006) | |||||||||
| Invited Seminar, Judge Business School, Cambridge | |||||||||
| Invited Seminar, European Research Centre for Information Systems | |||||||||
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Teaching Interests
Recent Postgraduates
Current Postgraduate Students
| Sinéad Murnane, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Peadar Ó Scolaí, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Patrick Wall, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
| Simeon Vidolov, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
Modules Taught
| 200800 MIS40600 Management Information Systems: Health Information Systems Management |
| 200800 MIS30070 Management Information Systems: IT and Organisation |
| 200800 MIS40160 Management Information Systems: Information Systems & Organisations: Managing IS Implementation & Change |
| 200800 MIS40590 Management Information Systems: Social Theoretical Perspectives on ICT and Organisational Innovation |
