Business School
DCU Business School - Melrona Kirrane
DCU Business School
Melrona Kirrane
| Academic and Professional Qualifications: | Registered Psychologist., C.Psychol., EAWOP, SIOP, FCIPD |
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| Biography: |
Melrona Kirrane began her studies in Psychology in UCD and followed this degree
with a Ph.D. from the School of Psychology at QUB. She undertook a further
undergraduate degree in HRM and is now in the final stages of a Masters in
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at UCD. Melrona has a keen interest in the use of psychometrics for a range of business purposes and advises companies in this regard. Melrona teaches on a wide range of Master and Doctoral level programmes within DCU as well as on the International MBA programmes at Lancaster University and Northeastern University, Boston. Currently, she is visiting lecturer on the International MBA programme at the University of Austria, teaching Change Management. Melrona is involved in a variety of research projects, including Organisational Silence and Team Creativity. She also supervises a range of Ph.D. projects in the areas of Leadership, Change Management and Team Performance. She welcomes proposals from students in these areas, as well as projects examining the influence of individual characteristics on the work environment. |
| Teaching Areas: | Melrona’s particular teaching expertise is in the areas of Organisational Change & Development, Team-building, Leadership & Decision-Making, and Personnel Selection |
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| Selected Publications: |
McCarthy, Grady, Darcy & Kirrane (2008): Work-Life Balance: Policies and Practices in Irish Organisations. Oak Tree Press
McCarthy, Grady, Darcy & Kirrane (2008): Cascading Influences of HR and Line Manager Attitudes on Employee Work-life Balance and Turnover Intentions. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Management, California, August 8th-13th. McCarthy, Grady, Darcy & Kirrane (2008): Multi-stakeholder Perspectives on Work-life Well-being. Academy of Management Symposium number 13394. California, August 8th-13th. O’Shea & Kirrane (2008) The transmission of work-related attitudes: A social learning analysis. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 23, 5, 524-557. Kirrane & Monks (forthcoming). Attitudes towards Managing the Work-Family Interface: The Role of Gender and Social Background. Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies |