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Biography

Tony Dundon is Professor of HRM and Employment Relations, Department of Work & Employment Studies in the Kemmy Business School. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD); former Chief Examiner for the CIPD; and was Editor-in-Chief of the Human Resource Management Journal (HRMJ). He is Visiting Professor at the Work & Equalities Institute, The University of Manchester; Honorary Visiting Professor at St Andrews University Management School, Scotland, and previously Head of Management at NUI Galway. His research has been published in journals such as: Human Relations, Organizational Research Methods, British Journal of Management, Work Employment & Society, International Journal of HRM (among other). Recent books include: HRM: Texts & Cases (6e, Sage, 2021); Handbook of Research on Employee Voice, 2e (2020, Edward Elgar);Case Studies in Work, Employment and Human Resource Management (2020); A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Employment Relations (2017, Sage); Routledge Companion of Employment Relations (2018).

A selection of media/press commentary from Professor Dundon include: ‘A new fair work agenda for Ireland post-Covid' (Irish Times); ‘Automation and the Myth of the End of Work' (The Conversation); ‘Strikes are a natural consequence of a market environment' (Irish Times); ‘Why talent management became a business obsession' (RTÉ Brainstorm); 'What's the point of a business school' (Irish Times); and policy briefings on ‘Gig-Work'; ‘Artificial Intelligence and Robotics'; ‘Irish trade union resilience amidst austerity'.


Research Interests

Tony's research interests include aspects of employment regulation and work equalities: employee voice; worker silence; trade union organisation; gig-economy work; technology and digital work platforms; HRM & organisational performance; labour migration.




Professional Activities

Award

  • 2017 - Literati Paper Award (with M Heffernan)
  • 2016 - Best Conference Thematic Paper (with B Harney)
  • 2016 - Teresa Brannick Award (with B Harney)
  • 2010 - President's Award for Teaching and Learning Excellence
  • 2006 - Literati Paper Award (with M. Marchington, A. Wilkinson, P. Ackers)
  • 2006 - Best Conference Paper
  • 1998 - Research Excellence Literati Award (with D Eva)

Committee

  • 2013 Irish Government Apprenticeship Commission , Member of Government Commission (Republic of Ireland) to review and revise occupations and skills for apprenticeship training and qualifications
  • 2004 Irish Academy of Management (IAM) ,
  • 2003 Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA),
  • 2003 Irish Association for Industrial Relations ,

Association

  • 2013 Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS)
  • 2003 Member, Irish Association for Industrial Relations
  • 2001 Member, Irish Academy of Management (IAM)
  • 2000 Member, British Academy of Management (BAM)
  • 1999 Member, Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA)
  • 1997 Member, British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA)
  • 1997 Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

Other

  • Honorary Visiting Professor: University of St Andrews Management School, Scotland
  • Visiting Research Fellow: Queensland University of Technology Business School, Australia (March-April 2016)
  • Visiting Research Fellow: Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University Business School, Australia (Jan-Feb 2016)
  • Visiting Research Scholar: Toulouse Business School, France (April – June 2010)
  • International Visiting Research Fellow: University of Sydney, Australia (Dec 2008 - April 2009)
  • Visiting Research Fellow: Bowater School of Management, Deakin University, Melbourne (Jan 2005-April 2006)
  • Visiting Professor: Work & Equalities Institute (WEI), Alliance Manchester Business School, UK

Publications

Books

2021

Contemporary Human Resource Management: Text and Cases (6th Edition)
Wilkinson, A. Dundon, T. Redman, T
(2021) Contemporary Human Resource Management: Text and Cases (6th Edition)
Wilkinson, Dundon, Redman(Ed.) London : Sage

2020

Case Studies in Work, Employment and Human Resource Management
Dundon, T and Wilkinson, A
(2020) Case Studies in Work, Employment and Human Resource Management
Dundon, T and Wilkinson, A(Ed.) Cheltenham : Edward Elgar
DOI: n/a

2020

Handbook of Research on Employee Voice
Wilkinson, A., Donaghey, J., Dundon, T. & Freeman, RB
(2020) Handbook of Research on Employee Voice
London : Edward Elgar

2019

Elgar Introduction to Theories of Human Resources and Employment Relations
Keith Townsend, Kenneth Cafferkey, Aoife M. McDermott & Tony Dundon (Eds)
(2019) Elgar Introduction to Theories of Human Resources and Employment Relations
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar

2018

Routledge Companion of Employment Relations
Adrian Wilkinson, Tony Dundon, Jimmy Donaghey & Alex Covin (Eds)
(2018) Routledge Companion of Employment Relations
London : Routledge

2017

A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Employment Relations
Tony Dundon, Niall Cullinane & Adrian Wilkinson
(2017) A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Employment Relations
London : Sage

Peer Reviewed Journals

2021

New Trajectories in Worker Voice: Integrating and Applying Contemporary Challenges in the Organization of Work
Wilkinson A.;Knoll M.;Mowbray P.K.;Dundon T.
(2021) New Trajectories in Worker Voice: Integrating and Applying Contemporary Challenges in the Organization of Work
In British Journal Of Management;
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12528
[ULIR]

2021

‘Zones of contention’ in industrial relations: Framing pluralism as praxis
Dobbins T.;Hughes E.;Dundon T.
(2021) ‘Zones of contention’ in industrial relations: Framing pluralism as praxis
In Journal Of Industrial Relations; pp. 149-176
DOI: 10.1177/0022185620957700
[ULIR]

2021

Forming Effective Employee Information and Consultation: A Five-Stage Trust and Justice Process
Kougiannou N.;Dundon T.;Wilkinson A.
(2021) Forming Effective Employee Information and Consultation: A Five-Stage Trust and Justice Process
In British Journal Of Management; pp. 200-218
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12382
[ULIR]

2020

Employer silencing in a context of voice regulations: Case studies of non-compliance
Hickland E, Cullinane N, Dobbins T, Dundon T, Donaghey J
(2020) Employer silencing in a context of voice regulations: Case studies of non-compliance
In Human Resource Management Journal;
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.1228516
[ULIR]

2019

The fracturing of work and employment relations
Tony Dundon
(2019) The fracturing of work and employment relations
In Labour & Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work; pp. 6-18
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2018.1537047
[ULIR]

2018

Towards an integration of employee voice and silence
Nechanska E.;Hughes E.;Dundon T.
(2018) Towards an integration of employee voice and silence
In Human Resource Management Review;
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2018.11.002
[ULIR]

2018

The (potential) demise of HRM
Tony Dundon & Anthony Rafferty
(2018) The (potential) demise of HRM
In Human Resource Management Journal; pp. 337-391
DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12195
[ULIR]

2018

Employee voice mechanisms for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender expatriation: the role of Employee-Resource Groups (ERGs) and allies
McNulty Y.;McPhail R.;Inversi C.;Dundon T.;Nechanska E.
(2018) Employee voice mechanisms for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender expatriation: the role of Employee-Resource Groups (ERGs) and allies
In International Journal Of Human Resource Management; pp. 829-856
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1376221
[ULIR]

2016

The shifting contours of collective bargaining in the manufacturing sector in the Republic of Ireland: Government, employer and union responses since the economic crisis
Hickland E.;Dundon T.
(2016) The shifting contours of collective bargaining in the manufacturing sector in the Republic of Ireland: Government, employer and union responses since the economic crisis
In European Journal Of Industrial Relations; pp. 235-249
DOI: 10.1177/0959680116643208
[ULIR]

2015

Militant partnership: a radical pluralist analysis of workforce dialectics
Dundon T.;Dobbins T.
(2015) Militant partnership: a radical pluralist analysis of workforce dialectics
In Work Employment And Society; pp. 912-931
DOI: 10.1177/0950017014559961
[ULIR]

2015

Double-breasting employee voice: An assessment of motives, arrangements and durability
Dundon T.;Cullinane N.;Donaghey J.;Dobbins T.;Wilkinson A.;Hickland E.
(2015) Double-breasting employee voice: An assessment of motives, arrangements and durability
In Human Relations; pp. 489-513
DOI: 10.1177/0018726714531997
[ULIR]

2014

Unitarism and employer resistance to trade unionism
Cullinane N.;Dundon T.
(2014) Unitarism and employer resistance to trade unionism
In International Journal Of Human Resource Management; pp. 2573-2590
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2012.667428
[ULIR]

2012

Participatory action research with and within community activist groups: Capturing the collective experience of Ireland's Community and Voluntary Pillar in social partnership
Carney G.;Dundon T.;Léime A.
(2012) Participatory action research with and within community activist groups: Capturing the collective experience of Ireland's Community and Voluntary Pillar in social partnership
In Action Research; pp. 313-330
DOI: 10.1177/1476750312451279
[ULIR]

2011

Reconceptualising employee silence: Problems and prognosis
Donaghey J.;Cullinane N.;Dundon T.;Wilkinson A.
(2011) Reconceptualising employee silence: Problems and prognosis
In Work Employment And Society; pp. 51-67
DOI: 10.1177/0950017010389239
[ULIR]

2010

Interviewing reluctant respondents: Strikes, henchmen, and gaelic games
Dundon T.;Ryan P.
(2010) Interviewing reluctant respondents: Strikes, henchmen, and gaelic games
In Organizational Research Methods; pp. 562-581
DOI: 10.1177/1094428109335571
[ULIR]

2007

Bitten by the celtic tiger: Immigrant workers and industrial relations in the New 'Glocalized' Ireland
Dundon T.;Gonzlez-Prez M.;McDonough T.
(2007) Bitten by the celtic tiger: Immigrant workers and industrial relations in the New 'Glocalized' Ireland
In Economic And Industrial Democracy; pp. 501-522
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X07082122
[ULIR]

2006

The psychological contract: A critical review
Cullinane N.;Dundon T.
(2006) The psychological contract: A critical review
In International Journal Of Management Reviews; pp. 113-129
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2006.00123.x
[ULIR]

2004

The meanings and purpose of employee voice
Dundon T.;Wilkinson A.;Marchington M.;Ackers P.
(2004) The meanings and purpose of employee voice
In International Journal Of Human Resource Management; pp. 1149-1170
DOI: 10.1080/095851904100016773359
[ULIR]

Newspaper Articless

2021

Now is the time for Ireland to consider a fair-work agenda
Caroline Murphy & Tony Dundon
(2021) Now is the time for Ireland to consider a fair-work agenda
Dublin : Irish Times

2019

Just when you thought it was safe to sign a zero hours contract
MacMahon J and Dundon T
(2019) Just when you thought it was safe to sign a zero hours contract
Dublin : Irish Times