Margaret Heffernan
Dr
Margaret Heffernan (BBS, MBS, MCIPD, PhD) is Associate Professor in HRM at Dublin City University Business School and Chair of Irish Academy of Management. Her primary research area is decent and sustainable work with a focus on employee experiences of SHRM, sustainable careers, compassion at work, return to work after illness and psycho-social risks at work.
She is Principal Investigator and Co-PI on several EU funded projects worth over €1.5m. Her current projects include TRUE Europe with partners in Sweden, Romania, Serbia, Lithuania and Slovakia. This project explores the mechanisms and outcomes of trust in industrial relations across different sectors and countries. She is also PI on IncreMe(n)tal Increasing Metalworkers' Representatives' Awareness and Skills on Mental Health Protection & Promotion in the Workplace. The project aims to increase awareness of emerging psychosocial risks at work and the strategic role of social dialogue and collective bargaining initiatives in protecting and promoting workers' mental health.
She was previously involved in a 6 country EU project REWIR: Negotiating return to work in the age of demographic change through industrial relations which explored the role of key social partners at EU, national, sector and company level in supporting works in returning to work with a chronic illness (2022).
Margaret has presented at numerous academic and professional conferences and published book chapters and academic journal articles in such journals as Human Resource Management Journal, Human Resource Management Review and International Journal of Human Resource Management. Margaret is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Human Resource Management and the Irish Journal of Management and is also a member of the Editorial Review Board for Employee Relations.
She was awarded the Advance HE Senior Teaching Fellowship award in 2021 for teaching excellence. She was programme director of the MSc in Strategic Learning and Development programme developed in collaboration with L&DI (2022-2024) and MSc in Human Resource Management (2007-20214). She led CIPD accrediations for HR programmes from 2009-2015.
Prior to joining DCU, she lectured at University of Galway and worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Limerick. Margaret is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.
Book
Book Chapter
Peer Reviewed Journal
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| 2019 | Cafferkey, K.; Heffernan, M.; Harney, B.; Dundon, T.; Townsend, K. (2019) 'Perceptions of HRM system strength and affective commitment: the role of human relations and internal process climate'. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Heffernan, M; Rochford, E (2017) 'Psychological contract breach and turnover intention: the moderating effects of social status and local ties'. Irish Journal Of Management, 36 :99-115. [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Heffernan, M.; Harney, B.; Cafferkey, K.; Dundon, T. (2016) 'Exploring the HRM-performance relationship: the role of creativity climate and strategy'. Employee Relations, 38 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Heffernan, M.; Dundon, T. (2016) 'Cross-level effects of high-performance work systems (HPWS) and employee well-being: The mediating effect of organisational justice'. Human Resource Management Journal, 26 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2013 | McDermott, A., Heffernan, M. and Beynon, M. (2013) 'When the nature of employment matters in the employment relationship: a cluster analysis of psychological contracts and organizational commitment in the nonprofit sector'. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24 :1490-1518. | |
| 2012 | Beynon, M., Heffernan, M. and McDermott, A. (2012) 'A Comparison of Clustering Techniques for Management Research: Psychological Contracts and their relationship with Job Satisfaction Facets'. INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS IN ACCOUNTING FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT, 19 :247-273. | |
| 2003 | O Donnell, D., Porter, G., McGuire, D., Garavan, T. and Heffernan, M. (2003) 'Creating intellectual capital: a Habermasian community of practice introduction'. Journal of European Industrial Training, 27 :80-88. | |
| 2001 | O Regan, O Donnell, D. and Heffernan, M. (2001) 'Recognition and management of intellectual resources: preliminary evidence from indigenous Irish high-technology firms'. Journal of European Industrial Training, 25 :109-115. | |
| 2000 | Heffernan, M. (2000) 'An exploration of the relationships between the adoption of managerial competencies, organisational characteristics, human resource sophistication and performance in Irish organisations'. Journal of European Industrial Training, 24 :128-136. | |
| 2022 | Heffernan, M.; Cafferkey, K.; Harney, B.; Townsend, K.; Dundon, T. (2022) 'HRM system strength and employee well-being: the role of internal process and open systems'. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 60 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Konkel, Marta; Heffernan, Margaret (2022) 'How job insecurity affects emotional exhaustion? A study of job insecurity rumination and psychological capital during COVID-19'. IRISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, . [DOI] | |
| 2021 | McMackin, J.; Heffernan, M. (2021) 'Agile for HR: Fine in practice, but will it work in theory?'. Human Resource Management Review, 31 . [Link] [DOI] |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2019 | Heffernan, M., Cafferkey, K., Harney, B., Dundon, T. (2019) 33rd Annual AIRAANZ conference Bringing outside back in: HRM system strength, affective commitment and the dual moderating role of open systems climate Australia, | |
| 2019 | Harney, B., Heffernan, M., Cafferkey, K., Dundon, T. (2019) 3rd HR Division International Conference 2019 Bringing outside back in: HRM system strength, affective commitment and the dual moderating role of open systems climate | |
| 2018 | Heffernan, M., Harney, B., Cafferkey, K., Dundon, T. (2018) Irish Academy of Management Conference In your eyes: Unpacking employee perceptions of HRM system strength | |
| 2018 | Heffernan, M and Calleja, L. (2018) Irish Academy of Management Public Service Motivation and commitment in the Maltese Public Service: The impact of Career Growth Opportunities and P-O Fit | |
| 2017 | Heffernan, M. and Parrott, C. (2017) Irish Academy of Management Towards an understanding of change readiness: the role of person-organisation fit, perceived organisational support and psychological capital | |
| 2016 | Heffernan, M., Cafferkey, K., Harney, B., Dundon, T. (2016) Irish Academy of Management Perceived HRM system strength and affective commitment: The mediating role of Human Relations Climate | |
| 2015 | Heffernan, M.Dundon, T. (2015) 17th International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) Congress The role of front line managers in employee voice: A social exchange perspective Cape Town, 07/09/2015- 11/09/2015 | |
| 2014 | Heffernan, M.Rochford, E. (2014) 17th Irish Academy of Management Conference The psychological contract and turnover intention: The moderating effects of social status and local ties Limerick, 02/09/2014- 04/09/2014 | |
| 2013 | Heffernan, M. (2013) Irish Academy of Management Conference Employee Voice and Employee Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Leader Member Exchange Waterford, 02/09/2013- 04/09/2013 | |
| 2012 | Heffernan, M and Dundon, T. (2012) 16th International Labor and Employment Relations (ILERA) World Congress Researching Employee Reactions to High Performance Work Systems in the Service Sector: The Role of Organisational Justice Theory Philadelphia, USA, 02/07/2012- 05/07/2012 [Link] | |
| 2011 | Beynon, M., Heffernan, M. and McDermott, A. (2011) British Academy of Management Conference Expositing Psychological Contract Types and their Relationship with Job Satisfaction: a cluster analyses based investigation Aston University, Birmingham, 13/09/2011- 15/09/2011 | |
| 2011 | Bonner, S.Heffernan, M. (2011) Irish Academy of Management Conference Line managers’ attitudes and behaviours towards work-life balance: a case study investigation into the implementation of work-life balance programmes in a semi state company Dublin, 01/09/2011- 02/09/2011 | |
| 2010 | Kinahan. M. and Heffernan, M. (2010) Irish Academy of Management Conference Investigating the Role Of Emotional Labour And Dispositional Affect On Employee Outcomes: A Study Of Special Need Assistants Experiences Cork, 02/09/2010- 03/09/2010 | |
| 2010 | Beynon, M., Heffernan, M. and McDermott, A. and O' Reilly, N. (2010) Irish Academy of Management Conference Investigating the Psychological Contract and its Relationship with Organizational Commitment in the Non-Profit Sector: A Factor Analysis and Fuzzy Clustering based Approach Cork, 02/09/2010- 03/08/2010 | |
| 2009 | Cullinane, S.J. and Heffernan, M. (2009) Irish Academy of Management Managing change towards lean manufacturing: A multinational pharmaceutical case study Galway, 03/09/2009- 04/09/2009 | |
| 2009 | Harney,B; Heffernan,M; Dundon,T; Cafferkey,K (2009) Academy of Management Conference Exploring the Relationship between HRM, Creativity Climate and Organisational Performance: Evidence from Ireland USA, | |
| 2008 | Heffernan, M.O Reilly, N. (2008) Irish Academy of Management Conference Psychological contract violation in non-profit organisations Dublin, 03/09/2008- 05/09/2008 | |
| 2007 | Heffernan, M.Cafferky, K.Harney, B. Dundon, T. (2007) 9th International Human Resource Management Conference Exploring the relationship between HRM, creativity and organisational performance: evidence from Ireland Tallinn, Estonia, 12/06/2007- 15/06/2007 | |
| 2004 | Heffernan, M. (2004) Irish Academy of Management Conference High Performance Work Systems and Employee Outcomes Trinity College, Dublin, 02/09/2004- 03/09/2004 | |
| 2004 | Heffernan, M.Dundon, T. (2004) IIRA HRM Working Group, 7th European Regional Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA) High Performance Work Systems and Employee Outcomes – An Organisational Justice Perspective Lisbon, Portugal, 07/09/2004- 11/09/2004 | |
| 2002 | P, P,B, B,M, M,L, L (2002) Employability: The New Moral Contract? Proceedings of the Irish Academy of Management | |
| 2002 | Flood, P.Halpin, B.Heffernan, M.Lynch, L. (2002) Irish Academy of Management Conference Employability – The New Moral Contract? Waterford Institue of Technology, Ireland, 04/09/2002- 06/09/2002 | |
| 2002 | O’Donnell, D.Porter, G.McGuire, D.Garavan, T.N. Heffernan, M. (2002) 3rd European Conference on HRD Research and Practice: Creativity and Innovation in Learning Creating intellectual capital in a Habermasian community of practice Edinburgh, Scotland, 25/01/2002- 26/01/2002 | |
| 2001 | Heffernan, M.O'Donnell, D.McCann, A (2001) Academy of Management Conference Making strategy in the digital phenomenological now Derry, 05/09/2001- 07/09/2001 | |
| 2000 | O'Regan, P.O'Donnell, D.Heffernan, M. (2000) Irish Academy of Management Conference Intellectual Capital Creation and Measurement: Evidence from Indigenous Irish software sector Dublin, 07/09/2000- 08/09/2000 | |
| 1999 | Heffernan, M. (1999) Irish Academy of Management Conference An exploration of the relationships between the adoption of managerial competencies, organisational characteristics, HR sophistication and performance in Ireland University of Limerick, Limerick, 03/09/1999- 05/09/1999 |