Pamela Sharkey Scott

PROF

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Professor of Strategy and International Business at Dublin City University, and Head of the Work, Psychology and Strategy group, Pamela completed her PhD and other degrees in Ireland and the UK, and is an accounting fellow (FCCA). Prior to her academic career, Pamela enjoyed a senior role in corporate banking, leading a team of expert risk analysts.  

Pamela's research interests centre on strategy and leadership in multinational corporations and her research is supported by a range of leading organisations.  Her work, and that of her PhD researchers, has received several nominations and awards, including from the world's leading conferences in business, the Strategic Management Society and Academy of Management Society.  Pamela's research with her international and local collaborators, is published in the world’s premier strategy and international journals, including Journal of International Business, Journal of World Business, Journal of Management Studies and MIT Sloan Management Review.

Pamela has delivered on strategy and international business modules across a range of executive education, masters and undergraduate programmes, for national and international university and government bodies. She serves on several national and international advisory boards.

Pamela has a blend of rich practical experience and a deep understanding of the behavioural, financial and strategic underpinnings of management and leadership as a scholar and practitioner. 

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2021 Tippmann, E.; Sharkey Scott, P.; Gantly, M. (2021) 'Driving remote innovation through conflict and collaboration Status'. MIT Sloan Management Review, . Link
2019 Scholten, Kirstin and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Fynes, Brian (2019) 'Building routines for non-routine events: supply chain resilience learning mechanisms and their antecedents'. .
2019 O'Brien, D\'onal and Sharkey Scott, Pamela and Andersson, Ulf and Ambos, Tina and Fu, Na (2019) 'The microfoundations of subsidiary initiatives: How subsidiary manager activities unlock entrepreneurship'. 9 (1):66-91.
2018 McQuillan, Deirdre and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Mangematin, Vincent (2018) 'From outsider to insider: how creative professional service firms internationalise'. .
2018 Browne, Sarah and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Mangematin, Vincent and Gibbons, Patrick (2018) 'Shaking up business models with creative strategies: when tried and true stops working'. .
2018 Tippmann, Esther and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Reilly, Marty and O’Brien, Donal (2018) 'Subsidiary coopetition competence: Navigating subsidiary evolution in the multinational corporation'. 53 (4):540-554.
2017 Tippmann, Esther and Sharkey Scott, Pamela and Parker, Andrew (2017) 'Boundary capabilities in MNCs: Knowledge transformation for creative solution development'. 54 (4):455-482.
2017 Mangematin, Vincent and Ravarini, Aurelio M and Scott, Pamela Sharkey (2017) 'Practitioner insights on business models and future directions'. .
2014 Reilly, Marty and Scott, P Sharkey (2014) 'Subsidiary driven innovation within shifting MNC structures: Identifying new challenges and research directions'. 34 (3):190-202.
2014 Scholten, Kirstin and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Fynes, Brian (2014) 'Mitigation processes--antecedents for building supply chain resilience'. .
2014 Tippmann, Esther and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Mangematin, Vincent (2014) 'Subsidiary managers’ knowledge mobilizations: Unpacking emergent knowledge flows'. 49 (3):431-443.
2014 De la Vega, Roberto and Sharkey-Scott, Pamela (2014) 'Exploring individual level antecedents of entrepreneurial orientation'. :843-862.
2014 Browne, Sarah and Sharkey-Scott, Pamela and Mangematin, Vincent and Lawlor, Katrina and Cuddihy, Laura (2014) 'Adapting a book to make a film: How strategy is adapted through professional practices of marketing middle managers'. 30 (9-10):949-973.
2014 Tippmann, Esther and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Mangematin, Vincent (2014) 'Stimulating knowledge search routines and architecture competences: The role of organizational context and middle management'. 47 (4):206-223.
2013 Canavan, Deirdre and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Mangematin, Vincent (2013) 'Creative professional service firms: aligning strategy and talent'. .
2013 Tippmann, Esther and Mangematin, Vincent and Scott, Pamela Sharkey (2013) 'The two faces of knowledge search: New solutions and capability development'. 34 (12):1869-1901.
2013 Nayback-Beebe, Ann M and Forsythe, Tanya and Funari, Tamara and Mayfield, Marie and Thoms Jr, William and Smith, Kimberly K and Bradstreet, Harry and Scott, Pamela (2013) 'Using evidence-based leadership initiatives to create a healthy nursing work environment'. 32 (4):166-173.
2013 O'BRIEN, D\'ONAL and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Gibbons, Pat (2013) 'Developing Strategy from the Middle: Subsidiary Strategy and the Role of the Subsidiary General Manager'. 32 (2).
2012 Canavan, Deirdre and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Mangematin, Vincent (2012) 'Aligning strategies for growth and talent management in creative professional service firms'. 33 :4-11.
2012 Tippmann, Esther and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Mangematin, Vincent (2012) 'Problem solving in MNCs: How local and global solutions are (and are not) created'. 43 (8):746-771.
2012 Reilly, Marty and Scott, Pamela and Mangematin, Vincent (2012) 'Alignment or independence? Multinational subsidiaries and parent relations'. .
2011 Scott, Pamela and Gibbons, Patrick T (2011) 'Emerging threats for MNC subsidiaries and the cycle of decline'. .
2010 Tatham, Peter and Pettit, Stephen and Scholten, Kirstin and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Fynes, Brian (2010) '(Le) agility in humanitarian aid (NGO) supply chains'. .
2010 Scott, Pamela and Gibbons, Patrick and Coughlan, Joseph (2010) 'Developing subsidiary contribution to the MNC—Subsidiary entrepreneurship and strategy creativity'. 16 (4):328-339.
2009 Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Gibbons, Patrick T (2009) 'How subsidiaries are battling to survive and grow'. .

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2018 O’Brien, D\'onal and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Andersson, Ulf (2018) 'Strategy creativity in multinational subsidiaries' In: : Springer.
2016 Reilly, Marty and Scott, Pamela Sharkey (2016) 'The ambidextrous subsidiary: Strategies for alignment, adaption and managing allegiances' In: : Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
2015 Piaskowska-Lewandowska, Dorota Anna and Tippmann, Esther and Ambos, Tina C and Sharkey Scott, Pamela (2015) 'Progressing the relational perspective on MNCs: Beyond headquarters-subsidiary relationships' In: : Emerald.
2015 Piaskowska, Dorota and Tippmann, Esther and Ambos, Tina C and Scott, Pamela Sharkey (2015) 'Progressing the relational perspective on MNCs: beyond headquarters-subsidiary relationships' In: : Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
2015 McQuillan, Deirdre and Scott, Pamela Sharkey (2015) 'Models of Internationalization: a business model approach to professional service firm internationalization' In: : Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
2011 Tippmann, Esther and Sharkey-Scott, Pamela and Mangematin, Vincent (2011) 'Subsidiaries as Learning Engines: Understanding Middle Managers’ Search for Knowledge as Micro-Foundation' In: : Palgrave Macmillan, London.
2011 O’Brien, D\'onal and Sharkey-Scott, Pamela and Gibbons, Pat (2011) 'From Federations to Global Factories: Assessing the Contribution of the Subsidiary Middle Manager in Today’s MNE' In: : Springer.

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2019 Reilly, Marty and Sharkey Scott, Pamela and Andersson, Ulf and others (2019) Strategic Management Society conference, Minneapolis, USA, 2019 Mandate Transition Capabilities: How Subsidiaries in The Multinational Enterprise Evolve from Competence Exploiting to Competence Creating Mandates
2016 Sharkey-Scott, Pamela and Reilly, Marty and Andersson, Ulf (2016) European International Business Academy (EIBA) conference in Vienna, 2016 Strategic Initiatives: Entrepreneurship and Strategy Development Working Together
2016 Guillotin, Bertrand and Mangematin, Vincent and Minto, Niall and Burton, Rich and Sharkey Scott, Pamela (2016) EFMD's Research Conference, Barcelona October Strategic Internationalization and Competitive Alignment
2015 Sharkey-Scott, Pamela and Browne, Sarah and Mangematin, Vincent (2015) Academy of Management Proceedings Middle Managers’ Divergent and Convergent Activities in Shaping Strategy
2014 Tippmann, Esther and Sharkey Scott, Pamela and Parker, Andrew (2014) Academy of Management Proceedings Boundary Capabilities in MNCs: The Role of Opportunity Formation in Creative Solution Development
2014 O'Brien, D\'onal and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Gibbons, Pat (2014) ICSB World Conference Proceedings Strategic Entrepreneurship in Multinational Subsidiaries
2014 McQuillan, Deirdre and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Mangematin, Vincent (2014) ICSB World Conference Proceedings Industry Boundary Perspectives and Opportunity Recognition within Creative Professional Service Firms
2013 Reilly, Marty and Sharkey Scott, Pamela and Mangematin, Vincent (2013) Academy of Management Proceedings Navigating in the Modern MNC: Identifying the Emergence of a Pilot Subsidiary Role
2013 Scholten, Kirstin and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Fynes, Brian (2013) 20th EurOMA Conference A triple vision--combining stakeholder views to develop a consolidated humanitarian SCM research agenda
2010 Scholten, Kirstin and Scott, Pamela Sharkey and Fynes, Brian (2010) European Operations Management Society, Porto, Portugal Strategic supply chain management in non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
2010 Reilly, Marty and Scott, Pamela Sharkey (2010) International Business Conference Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Dynamic capabilities, absorptive capacity and knowledge sharing: a research agenda into explicating the antecedent factors conducive to subsidiary bargaining power
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Current Postgraduate Students

Student Name Degree Supervision
Boateng ,Richard Nana PhD-track Supervisor