Dr. Fergal Gerard O'Brien
Biography
Dr. Fergal O'Brien is a Professor in Finance and Assistant Dean of Postgraduate Studies at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. He completed his PhD 'An Empirical Investigation of FTSE 100 ESX and S&P 500 SPX Equity Index Option Returns' at Lancaster University in 2007. Dr. O'Brien's MBS thesis was awarded the Guinness Irish Management Institute Sir Charles Harvey Award in 1999. Dr. O'Brien is the Course Director for the MSc in Business Analytics at the Kemmy Business School. Dr. O'Brien is undertaking research primarily in the areas of finance, risk, process improvements in financial services and knowledge management. He is also involved in a tacit knowledge research project and ASSK Knowledge Analytics.Research Interests
Option Returns; Asset Pricing Models; Sentiment in Equity Markets; Skewness and Kurtosis in Asset Returns; Returns to Horse Racing Bets; Tacit KnowledgeProfessional Activities
Award
- 1999 - Guinness Irish Management Institute SirCharles Harvey Award
- - Edward Cahill Memorial Prize
Peer Reviewed Journals
The antecedents of leadership development practices in SMEs: The influence of HRM strategy and practice
Garavan, T,Watson, S,Carbery, R,O'Brien, F (2016) The antecedents of leadership development practices in SMEs: The influence of HRM strategy and practice. International Small Business Journal :870-890
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Leadership Development and Organizational Success
Garavan, T,O'Brien, F,Watson, S,Kraiger, K,Passmore, J,DosSantos, NR,Malvezzi, S (2015) Leadership Development and Organizational Success. Wiley Blackwell Handbook Of The Psychology Of Training, Development, And Performance Improvement :354-397
Read moreThe Impact of Arts-Based Leadership Development on Leader Mind-Set: A Field Experiment
Garavan, TN,McGarry, A,Watson, S,D'Annunzio-Green, N,O'Brien, F (2015) The Impact of Arts-Based Leadership Development on Leader Mind-Set: A Field Experiment. Advances In Developing Human Resources :391-407
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Knowledge management in small and medium-sized enterprises: navigating informality and resource constraints
Garavan, T,O'Brien, F,Murphy, E,Ortenblad, A (2014) Knowledge management in small and medium-sized enterprises: navigating informality and resource constraints. Handbook Of Research On Knowledge Management: Adaptation And Context :189-207
Read moreOn the complexity of knowledge management given the tacitness of knowledge in organizations
Garavan, T,O'Brien, F,Murphy, E,Ortenblad, A (2014) On the complexity of knowledge management given the tacitness of knowledge in organizations. Handbook Of Research On Knowledge Management: Adaptation And Context :391-405
Read moreThe use of Manager Self-Service (MSS) HR portals in MNCs: the influence of attitudinal, normative, behavioural and national cultural factors
Garavan, TN,O'Brien, F (2013) The use of Manager Self-Service (MSS) HR portals in MNCs: the influence of attitudinal, normative, behavioural and national cultural factors. European Journal Of International Management :393-412
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The The Role of Human Capital in Explaining the Cross-Sectional Variation of FTSE 100 Stock Returns
O'Brien, F; Carr, M (2008) The The Role of Human Capital in Explaining the Cross-Sectional Variation of FTSE 100 Stock Returns. Irish Accounting Review :13-27
Read moreAn Empirical Investigation of Option Returns: Overpricing and the Role of Higher Systematic Moments
O'Brien, F; Shackleton, M (2005) An Empirical Investigation of Option Returns: Overpricing and the Role of Higher Systematic Moments. Derivatives Use, Trading And Regulation :304-330
Read morePredicting Hotel Managers Turnover Cognitions.
Carbery, R; Garavan, TN; O'Brien, F; McDonnell, J (2003) Predicting Hotel Managers Turnover Cognitions.. Journal Of Managerial Psychology :649-679
Read moreThe Non-Constancy of the Black-Scholes Variance Parameter: A Generalised Method of Moments Investigation
O'Brien, F (2002) The Non-Constancy of the Black-Scholes Variance Parameter: A Generalised Method of Moments Investigation. Accounting, Finance and Governance Review :73-96
Read moreAn Investigation into the Relationship Between Safety Climate and Safety Behaviours in Irish Organisations
Garavan, TN; O'Brien, F (2001) An Investigation into the Relationship Between Safety Climate and Safety Behaviours in Irish Organisations. The Irish Journal Of Management :141-170
Read moreThe Predictors of Safety Climate: A Cross-Sectional Study
Garavan, TN; O'Brien, F (2001) The Predictors of Safety Climate: A Cross-Sectional Study. Irish Journal Of Business & Administrative Research (Ib :46-57
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Book Chapters
Within- and Between- CoP Knowledge Sharing in Knowledge-Intensive Firms
Garavan, TN; Carbery, R.; O'Brien, F.;Whelan, K. (2011) Within- and Between- CoP Knowledge Sharing in Knowledge-Intensive Firms. Hershey, PA : IGI Global Handbook of Research on Communities of Practice for Organizational Management and Networking: Methodologies for Competitive Advantage :337-362
Read moreJob Characteristics, Organisational Culture and Safety Management
Garavan, TN; O'Brien, F (2002) Job Characteristics, Organisational Culture and Safety Management. The Irish Safety and Health Handbook, Second Edition.
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Other Journals
Conference Publications
Global Business and Finance Research Conference
Shaw, F; O'Brien, F; Murphy, F (2014) Global Business and Finance Research Conference.
Read moreThe 26th Irish Accounting and Finance Association
Shaw, F; Murphy, F; O'Brien, F; (2013) The 26th Irish Accounting and Finance Association.
Read moreUK Academy of Information Systems International Conference
P Buckley, F O'Brien, F McGrath (2013) UK Academy of Information Systems International Conference.
Read moreThe Intention to use E-Audit Technology: An Integration of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
Murtagh, S,Garavan, T,O'Brien, F,Gasco, M (2012) The Intention to use E-Audit Technology: An Integration of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Proceedings Of The 12th European Conference On Egovernment, Vols 1 And 2 :522-528
Read moreThe 24th Irish Accounting and Finance Association
Shaw, F; O'Brien, F; Murphy, F (2011) The 24th Irish Accounting and Finance Association.
Read more3rd International Conference on Numerical Methods for Finance
Garvey, J; O'Brien, F; Gallagher, L; Murphy, F (2011) 3rd International Conference on Numerical Methods for Finance.
Read moreResearch in International Business and Finance Symposium
Shaw, F; Murphy, F; O'Brien, F (2011) Research in International Business and Finance Symposium.
Read more19th Irish Accounting and Finance Annual Conference
Carr, M. and O'Brien, F. (2006) 19th Irish Accounting and Finance Annual Conference. :*-*
Read more18th Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference
Buckley, A. and O'Brien, F. (2005) 18th Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference. :*-*
Read more17th Irish Accounting and Finance Annual Conference
O Brien, F. and Shackleton, M. (2004) 17th Irish Accounting and Finance Annual Conference. :*-*
Read more7th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference
O Brien, F. and Shackleton, M. (2004) 7th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference. :*-*
Read more17th Irish Economic Association Conference
Murphy, B., O Brien, F. and Cummins, M. (2003) 17th Irish Economic Association Conference. :*-*
Read more5th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference
Garavan, T.N., O Brien, F. and Carbery, R. (2002) 5th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference. :*-*
Read more5th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference
Garavan, T.N., O Brien, F. and Maher P. (2002) 5th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference. :*-*
Read more5th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference
Garavan, T.N. and O Brien, F. (2002) 5th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference. :*-*
Read moreThe Irish Academy of Management Conference
Garavan, T.N., O'Brien, F. and Carbery, R. (2002) The Irish Academy of Management Conference. :*-*
Read moreThe Irish Academy of Management Conference
Garavan, T.N., O'Brien, F., Maher, P. (2002) The Irish Academy of Management Conference. :*-*
Read moreBritish Accounting Association Annual Conference
O Brien, F. and Grapenfelt, C. (2002) British Accounting Association Annual Conference. :*-*
Read moreThe Irish Academy of Management Conference
Garavan, T.N. and O'Brien, F. (2002) The Irish Academy of Management Conference. :*-*
Read more14th Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference
O Brien, F. (2001) 14th Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference. :*-*
Read moreAnnual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management September
Garavan, T.N. (with O¿Brien, F) (2000) Annual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management September. :*-*
Read moreIrish Academy of Management
Garavan, T.N. and O'Brien, F. (2000) Irish Academy of Management. :*-*
Read more13th Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference
O Brien, F. (2000) 13th Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference. :*-*
Read more14th Irish Economics Association Annual Conference
O Brien, F. (2000) 14th Irish Economics Association Annual Conference. :*-*
Read more3rd Irish Academy of Management Conference
Garavan, T.N. and O Brien, F. (2000) 3rd Irish Academy of Management Conference. :*-*
Read moreUniversity of Limerick College of Business Annual Research Conference
O Brien, F. (1998) University of Limerick College of Business Annual Research Conference. :*-*
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Published Reports
Editorials
Book Reviews
Other Publications
An Examination of European Firms' Derivatives Usage: The Importance of Model Selection
Carroll, A; O'Brien, F; Ryan, J (2015) An Examination of European Firms' Derivatives Usage: The Importance of Model Selection.
Read morePredicting hotel managers' turnover cognitions
Carbery R., Garavan T.N., O'Brien F., McDonnell J. (2003) Predicting hotel managers' turnover cognitions. Journal Of Managerial Psychology :649-679
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