I am a member of the Centre for Innovation, Technology & Organisation (CITO). CITO is home to a multi-disciplinary research community that is broadly concerned with understanding the role played by information, knowledge and information and communication technologies (ICT) in organisational processes, both within and between business corporations and broader social institutions. More specifically, a key focus of the Centre's research activities is on understanding the dynamics of ICT-enabled organisational change, and on developing approaches and implications for the management of IS innovation.

The research activities of CITO are focused on understanding the relationship between innovation, technology and organisation, and the associated policy and management implications. Our approach is guided by the assumption that a sophisticated understanding of information and technology, and their role in the constitution of social and organisational life, should be based on an appreciation of how such artefacts come to be embedded within broader institutional (organisational, cultural, economic, political) contexts. As such, our research work is concerned with in-depth empirical studies of information systems implementation and use that are especially attentive to the underlying social relations within which such systems are embedded. We are committed to developing appropriate theoretical perspectives for illuminating such processes by drawing from a variety of intellectual traditions, including philosophy, sociology, political science, psychology, economics and organisation theory. The emphasis is on the pragmatic use of theory to make tangible and insightful contributions to management practice.

Researchers at CITO (Centre for Innovation, Technology & Organisation) in the UCD School of Business secured EU research funding as part of an international consortium studying the development and use of inter-organisational information systems linking public administrations and business organisations. The ITAIDE Research Programme (Information Technology for Adoption and Intelligent Design of E-Government) is a multi year, multi-million euro Integrated Project funded by the European Commission Information Society and Media Directorate-General under the Sixth Framework Programme Information Society Technologies (IST).

I am a member of the ISM Group at Warwick Business School. I have also taken part in research under the IKON group at Warwick Business School.

My teaching philosophy: Learning is (at least partially) a social construction manifest in interaction and developed over periods of reflection. My position is that true learning is both a personal and a collaborative process, my teaching therefore focuses on enabling learning through action, for example by collaboratively engaging in the acts of constructing artefacts (such as texts) for others to see or use. 

Principles and aspirations: My general goals in designing and delivering the modules I teach are informed by the aims of the UCD Business School articulated in the review proposal "Building on tradition and embracing the future" (2009). Each graduate should be able to "demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the historical, contemporary and emerging issues" relevant to the area. They should show they have developed their own understanding of the subject matter by considering what data or evidence is relevant, assessing the evidence, applying theory, critiquing, synthesising new understanding or theory if needed, judging approaches to application or use and then reassessing and reflecting on the process. Furthermore, I aim to emphasise opportunities to engage with society in areas impacted by the subject matter in order to contribute to the wider development and to also learn about current issues.

Notes on current modules: MIS40690 is available as an elective for CEMS MIM students from 16/Jan to 12/May 2012 (link). See module information below.