Biography
Professor Michael Morley holds the Chair in Management at the Kemmy Business School where he has been a faculty member for over 25 years. He teaches management on undergraduate programmes and international and cross-cultural management on MSc and Executive MBA programmes. He also mentors a cohort of doctoral candidates pursuing programmes of research on expatriate management, psychological contracts, global careers and new forms of organising, several of whom are scholarship holders. Previously, he held various leadership roles including Head of the Department of Management & Marketing, Head of the Department of Personnel & Employment Relations, Assistant Dean of Research and Director of the Graduate Centre of Business. In addition, he has led several curriculum initiatives at the School including the establishment of the Master of Science in Work and Organisation Psychology and the Master of Science in International Management and Global Business and he served as Course Director for the latter programme. In conjunction with his collaborators, he has authored 15 books and edited an additional 16 which have been published by, among others, Routledge, Butterworth-Heinemann and Palgrave Macmillan. He has served as guest-editor on 23 journal special issues. His more than 115 published peer reviewed journal articles have appeared in outlets such as Journal of International Business Studies, Human Relations, Personnel Psychology, British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Research, Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Group & Organization Management, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of World Business, International Business Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management and the Journal of Managerial Psychology. He has received several best paper awards and been presented with the University's Research Excellence Award on three separate occasions (1999; 2006; 2010). In 2013, he was elected to Fellowship of the Irish Academy of Management for his contributions to the discipline and to the Academy.
He is Co-Editor of European Management Review, the journal of the European Academy of Management. He had previously served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Managerial Psychology from 2007 to 2012 and Co-Editor of the Irish Journal of Management from 2001-2006. He is, or has been, a Member of the Editorial Board of 20 international journals including the Journal of International Business Studies, British Journal of Management, Business Research Quarterly, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Cross Cultural & Strategic Management, the International Journal of Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Review, International Studies of Management & Organization, Leadership & Organization Development Journal and the International Journal of Emerging Markets.
He was elected to serve as the 2007-2010 Chair of the Irish Academy of Management and the 2012-2014 President of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management.
Research Interests
International, Comparative and Cross Cultural Management; Expatriate Assignments, Global Mobility and Intercultural Competence; Person-Environment Fit, Psychological Contracts and Trust Dynamics.
Teaching Interests
MG4031: Management (BBS)
MG6002:International Management (MBA)
MG6021: Cross-cultural Management (MSc)
Professional Activities
Association
- 2012 President 2012-2014, International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM)
- 2007 Chair 2007-2010, Irish Academy of Management
Publications
Book
Human Resource Management in Ireland (4th Edition)
Gunnigle, P., Heraty, N. & Morley, M.
Human Resource Management in Ireland (3rd Edition)
Gunnigle, P; Heraty, N; Morley, M
Principles of Organisational Behaviour: An Irish Text (2nd Edition)
Morley, M; Moore, S; Heraty, N; Linehan, M; McCurtain, S
Human Resource Management in Ireland (2nd Edition)
Gunnigle, P; Heraty, N; Morley, M
Strategic Management in Ireland
Morley, M; Heraty, N
Principles of Organisational Behaviour: An Irish Text
Morley, M; Moore, S; Heraty, N; Gunnigle, P
Personnel and Human Resource Management: Theory & Practice in Ireland
Gunnigle, P; Heraty, N; Morley, M
Human Resource Management in Irish Organisations: Practice in Perspective
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M; Clifford, N; Turner, T
Book Chapter
Developments in Human Resource Management in Central and Eastern Europe in Comparative Perspective
Morley, M.J., Poór, J., Heraty, N., Alas, R. & Pocztowski, A.
International Human Resource Management: Contemporary Human Resource Issues in Europe
Training, Development and Organisational Learning'
Lavelle, J; McDonnell, A; Morley, MJ; Collings, DG
Human Resource Practices in Multinational Companies in Ireland : A Contemporary Analysis
HRD in Multinationals: The Global/Local Mix
Tregaskis, O; Heraty, N; Morley, M
International Human Resource Management: From Cross-Cultural Management to Managing a Diverse Workforce: The International Library of Essays in Business and Management
Introduction
Morley, MJ; Gunnigle, P; Collings, DG
Global Industrial Relations
Accommodating Global Capitalism: Industrial Relations in American MNCs in Ireland
Gunnigle, P; Collings, D; Morley, M
Multinationals, Institutions and the Construction of Transnational Practices: Convergence and Diversity in the Global Economy
Introduction: International Human Resource Management and International Assignments
Morley, M; Heraty, N; Collings, D
International Human Resource Management and International Assignments, London: Palgrave Macmillan
Issues in the Management of Industrial Relations in International Firms
O'Hagan, E; Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
International Human Resource Management: A Critical Text
American Multinational Subsidiaries in Ireland: Changing the Nature of Employment Relations
Collings, D; Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
The New World of Work: Labour Markets and Contemporary Ireland, Dublin: The Liffey Press
The UK and Ireland: Traditions and Transitions in Human Resource Management
Atterbury, S; Brewster, C; Communal, C; Cross, C; Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
Human Resource Management in Europe: Evidence of Convergence
Human Resource Management in International Enterprises: Evidence on the Subsidiaries of American Multinationals in Europe
Morley, M; Heraty, N; Gunnigle, P; Cleveland, J; Murphy, K
Success in Human Resource Management: Global and Local Perspectives
Die Personalpolitik amerikanischer multinationaler Unternehmen in Irland
Gunnigle, P; Collings, D; Morley, M
Personalpolitik amerikanischer multinationaler Unternehmen in Europa
Pluralist in theory, unitarist in practice: Industrial relations management in Irish Greenfield sites
Gunnigle, P; MacCurtain, S; Morley, M
Ensuring Human Rights in Employment: Proceedings of the 53rd Meeting Industrial Relaitons Research Association
Management in Ireland
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
International Encyclopaedia of Business and Management
Management in the Irish Republic
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
Management in Europe
Communication, Consultation and the HRM Debate
Mayrhofer, W; Brewster, C; Morley, M; Gunnigle, P
New Challenges for European Human Resource Management
The Strategic Management Process
Morley, M; Heraty, N
Strategic Management in Ireland
Evaluating Change in European Industrial Relations
Morley, M; Brewster, C; Gunnigle, P; Mayrhofer, W
New Challenges for European Human Resource Management
Ireland: A Two Tier Structure
Garavan, T; Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
Managing Academic Staff in Changing University Systems: International Trends and Comparisons
Management in the Irish Republic
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
Regional Encyclopedia of Business and Management: Management in Europe
Personnel Management in Ireland
Foley, K; Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
Readings in Contemporary Employment Relations
Recruitment & Selection Practices in Ireland
Heraty, N; Morley, M
Human Resource Management Strategies: Policy and Practice
Strategic Integration and the Management of Industrial Relations in Greenfield Sites
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
Experiencing Human Resource Management
Compensation and Benefits
Morley, M; Gunnigle, P
Human Resource Management in Irish Organisations: Practice in Perspective
Flexible Working Patterns
Clifford, N; Crowley, M; Morley, M; Gunnigle, P
Human Resource Management in Irish Organisations: Practice in Perspective
Training and Development
Heraty, N; Morley, M
Human Resource Management in Irish Organisations: Practice in Perspective
Human Resource Management in Ireland: An Overview
Clifford, N; Turner, T; Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
Human Resource Management in Irish Organisations: Practice in Perspective
Analysis and Review: Implications for Human Resource Management in Ireland
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M; Clifford, N; Turner, T
Human Resource Management in Irish Organisations: Practice in Perspective
Employee Relations
Gunnigle, P; Clifford, N; Morley, M
Human Resource Management in Irish Organisations: Practice in Perspective
Changing Patterns in Industrial Relations: Differentiation and Convergence
Brewster, C; Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
International Management Yearbook, Geneva: World Management Council
Management in Ireland
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
International Encyclopaedia of Business and Management: Volume 3
Taking the Lead: An Investigation into the Process of Top Management Team Pioneering
Moore, S; Morley, M; Min Fong, C; Flood, P; Smith, K; O'Regan, P
Strategy and General Management: An Irish Reader
Human Resource Management in Ireland
Foley, K; Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
Human Resource Management in Western Europe
Employee Relations in Ireland: An Organisational Level Perspective
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M; Turner, T
Continuity and Change in Irish Employee Relations
Trends in flexible working patterns in Ireland
Morley, M; Gunnigle, P
Continuity and Change in Irish Employee Relations
Trends and Developments in the Organisation of the Employment Relationship
Heraty, N; Morley, M; Turner, T
Continuity and Change in Irish Employee Relations
A review of organisational reward practices
Gunnigle, P; Foley, K; Morley, M
Continuity and Change in Irish Employee Relations,
European Industrial Relations: Change and Continuity
Brewster, C; Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
Policy and Practice in European Human Resource Management
A Review of Organisational Reward Practices
Gunnigle, P; Foley, K; Morley, M
Continuity and Change in Irish Employee Relations
Employee Relations and Human Resource Management: Some Recent Developments
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M; Turner, T
Continuity and Change in Irish Employee Relations
Changing Patterns in Industrial Relations: Differentiation and Convergence
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M; Brewster, C
Developments in European Human Resource Management
Edited Book
Global Industrial Relations
Exploring the Mosaic, Developing the Discipline: Proceedings of the 7th Conference on International Human Resource Management
The John Lovett Lectures: A Decade of Developments in Human Resource Management
Continuity and Change in Irish Employee Relations
Other Publication
The Work-Family Interface
Heraty, N; Morley, M; Cleveland, J.
Journal of Managerial Psychology
The Work-Family Dyad: Multi-Level Perspectives
Heraty, N; Morley, M; Cleveland, J
Journal of Managerial Psychology
New directions in the Human Resource Management Function
Morley, MJ; Gunnigle, P; O'Sullivan, M; Collings, DG
Personnel Review
DOI: 10.1108/00483480610702683
International Assignments and Global Careers
Morley, M; Heraty, N.
Thunderbird International Business Review
Human Resource Management, Employee Relations and the Labour Market
Morley, M.;Gunnigle, P.;Mayrhofer, W.
International Journal of Manpower
Human Resource Development and Workplace Learning: Emerging Theoretical Perspectives and Organisational Practices
Garavan, T; Morley, M.;Gunnigle, P.;Mcguire, D.
Journal of European Industrial Training
Human Resource Management, Employee Relations and the Labour Market
Gunnigle, P.; Morley, M.;Kelly, J.
Employee Relations
Human Resource Development: Sectoral and Intervention Level Evidence of Human Capital Accumulation
Morley, M.; Gunnigle, P.; Heraty, N.; Garavan, T.
Journal of European Industrial Training
Researching Human Resource Development in Organisations
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M; Garavan, T.
Journal of European Industrial Training
Diversity and Innovation: Management research in Ireland at the Start of the New Millennium
Gunnigle, P.; Morley, M.; Monks, K.; Walsh, J.
Irish Business and Administrative Research
Human Resource Development: A Stakeholder Perspective
Garavan, T.; Costine, P.; Heraty, N.; Morley, M.
Journal of European Industrial Training
Peer Reviewed Journal
Modes of integration of human resource management practices in multinationals
Belizón, M.J., Morley, M. J. & Gunnigle, P.
Personnel Review
DOI: 10.1108/PR-09-2014-0207
Determinants of central control and subsidiary autonomy in HRM: the case of foreign-owned multinational companies in Spain'
Belizon, M.J.,Gunnigle, P. & Morley, M
Human Resource Management Journal
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2012.00204.x
Dimensionalising the Architecture of Organisational-led Learning: A Framework for Collective Practice
Heraty, N.;Morley, M
Advances In Developing Human Resources
The work-family dyad: multi-level perspectives
Heraty, N; Morley, MJ; Cleveland, JN
Journal Of Managerial Psychology
DOI: 10.1108/02683940810884496
Composing the top management team in the international subsidiary: Qualitative evidence on international staffing in US MNCs in the Republic of Ireland
Collings, DG; Morley, MJ; Gunnigle, P
Journal Of World Business
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2007.11.008
Between Boston and Berlin: American MNCs and the shifting contours of industrial relations in Ireland
Collings, DG; Gunnigle, P; Morley, MJ
International Journal Of Human Resource Management
DOI: 10.1080/09585190701799812
Complexities and challenges in the work-family interface
Heraty, N; Morley, MJ; Cleveland, JN
Journal Of Managerial Psychology
DOI: 10.1108/02683940810861347
Employment relations in subsidiaries of U.S. based multinationals: Ireland as a host country
Gunnigle, P; Collings, DG; Morley, MJ
Perspectives On Work
New Directions in the Roles and Responsibilities of the HRM Function
Morley, M; Gunnigle,P; O'Sullivan,M; Collings, D
Personnel Review
Exploring the Dynamics of Industrial Relations in US Multinationals: Evidence from the Republic of Ireland
Gunnigle, P; Collings, D; Morley, M
Industrial Relations Journal
International Assignments and Global Careers
Morley, M; Heraty, N
Thunderbird International Business Review
Management Development in Ireland: The New Organisational Wealth?
Heraty, N; Morley, M
Journal Of Management Development
US Multinationals and Human Resource Management in Ireland: Towards a Qualitative Research Agenda
Gunnigle, P; Collings, D; Morley, M; McAvinue, C; O'Callaghan, A; Shore, D
Irish Journal Of Management
Labour Market Developments and Flexible Work Practices: Introduction
Morley, MJ; Gunnigle, P; Mayrhofer, W
International Journal Of Manpower
The Impact of Contemporary Labour Market Developments on Employee Relations and HRM
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M; Kelly, J
Employee Relations
Human Resource Development and Workplace Learning: Emerging Theoretical Perspectives and Organisational Practices
Garavan, T; Morley, M; Gunnigle, P; McGuire, D
Journal Of European Industrial Training
Doing Business in The Republic of Ireland
Gunnigle, P; Heraty, N; Morley, M
Thunderbird International Business Review
Localization in Human Resource Management: Comparing American and European Multinational Corporations
Gunnigle, P; Murphy, K; Cleveland, J; Heraty, N; Morley, M
Advances In International Management
HRD in Multinationals: The Global/Local Mix
Tregaskis, O; Heraty, N; Morley, M
Human Resource Management Journal
DOI: DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2001.tb00037.x
Pluralist in Theory, Unitarist in Practice: Industrial Relations Management in Greenfield Sites
Gunnigle, P; MacCurtain, S; Morley M
Personnel Review
Dismantling Pluralism: Employee Relations in Irish Greenfield Sites
Gunnigle, P; McCurtin, S; Morley, M
Personnel Review
U.S. Multinationals and Human Resource Management: Evidence on HR Practices in European SubsidiarieS
Cleveland, J; Gunnigle, P; Heraty, N; Morley, M; Murphy, K
Irish Business And Administrative Research
Contemporary HRD research, A triarchy of theoretical perspectives and their prescriptions for HRD
Garavan, T.N., Gunnigle, P. & Morley, M.
Journal Of European Industrial Training
Human Resource Development in Ireland: Organizational Level Evidence
Heraty, N; Morley, M
Journal Of European Industrial Training
The Application of the Structure Of Intellect Programme: A Manufacturing Facility Experiment
Heraty, N; Morley, M
Journal Of Managerial Psychology
Diversity and Innovation: Management Research in Ireland at the start of a new millennium
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M; Monks, K; Walsh, JS
Irish Business And Administrative Research
Vocational Education and Training in the Republic of Ireland: Institutional Reform and Policy Developments since the 1960s
Heraty, N; Morley, M; McCarthy, A
J. Vocational Education & Training
Constructing the Reward Package: The Extent and Composition of Change in Wage and Non Wage Increases in Ireland
Morley, M; Gunnigle, P; Heraty, N
International Journal Of Employment Studies
Employment flexibility and industrial arrangements at organisation level: A comparison of five European countries
Gunnigle, P; Turner, T; Morley, M
Employee Relations
In Search of Good Fit: Policy and Practice in Recruitment and Selection in Ireland
Morley, M; Heraty, N
Journal Of Management Development
Managing human resources in a post-command economy: personnel administration or strategic HRM
Garavan, T; Morley, M; Heraty, N; Lucewicz, J; Suchodolski, A
Personnel Review
DOI: 10.1108/00483489810210606
National Learning Environments in Perspective: Convergence or Divergence?
Heraty, N; Morley, M
Journal Of European Industrial Training
Training and Development in the Irish Context: Responding to the Competitiveness Agenda?
Heraty, N; Morley, M
Journal Of European Industrial Training
Employment Flexibility and Industrial Relations: A Comparative Analysis
Gunnigle, P; Turner, T; Morley, M
Employee Relations
Actors in the HRD Process: An Exploratory Study
Garavan, TN; Morley, M; Heraty, N
International Studies Of Management And Organisation
Strategic Integration and Industrial Relations: The Impact of Managerial Styles
Gunnigle, P; Turner, T; Morley, M
Employee Relations
Actors in the Human Resource Development Process: An Exploratory Study
Garavan, T; Heraty, N; Morley, M
International Studies Of Management And Organisation
Part-time Work in Europe
Clifford, N; Morley, M; Gunnigle, P; Crowley, M
Employee Relations
Challenging collectivist traditions: Individualism and the management of industrial relations in greenfield sites
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M; Turner, T
Economic And Social Review
Top management teams and pioneering: A resource-based view
Flood P.C., Fong C.-M., Smith K.G., O'Regan P., Moore S., Morley M.
International Journal Of Human Resource Management
Evaluating change in European industrial relations: Research evidence on trends at organizational level
Morley M., Brewster C., Gunnigle P., Mayrhofer W.
International Journal Of Human Resource Management
Line Managers and Human Resource Development.
Morley, M; Heraty, N
Journal Of European Industrial Training
A Review of Issues in Conducting Organisational Level Research with Reference to the Learning Organisation
Heraty, N; Morley, M
International Journal Of The Learning Organisation
Human Resource Development: A Stakeholder Perspective
Garavan, T; Costine, P; Heraty, N; Morley, M (Guest Eds )
Journal Of European Industrial Training
Human Resource Development in Ireland: Position, Practices & Power
Heraty, N; Morley, M
Administration
The Flexibilisation of Working Practices in Ireland: Gradual Incrementalism or Radical Path Breaking Developments?
Morley, M; Gunnigle, P; Heraty, N
Administration
Financial Rewards and Company Ownership: An Examination of Reward Practices in the Republic of Ireland.
Foley, K; Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
The International Executive
Trade Union Representation at Organisational Level: The UK and the Republic of Ireland in the European Context.
Brewster, C; Morley, M; Gunnigle, P
Review of Employment Topics
Something Old, Something New: A Perspective on Industrial Relations in the Republic of Ireland.
Gunnigle, P; Morley, M
Review of Employment Topics