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Biographical Details:

Claire is a social scientist with eleven years extensive research, teaching & supervision experience in human resource management, organisational behaviour, research methods and healthcare management. She received her PhD from the University of Limerick in 2004 and prior to that, completed her Bachelor of Commerce degree at NUI Galway in 1999. She has been instrumental in obtaining Euro405,000 in research funding as principal investigator, joint project director and collaborator. She has extensive research experience using quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method approaches. She has supervised one PhD and two Masters students to completion. She has taught a variety of subjects at numerous third level institutions, profit-making organisations and charities, at all levels from undergraduate to executive education and PhD level. Claire has published extensively and her academic papers have had 151 citations to date.

Research Interests:

Health services management, absenteeism, presenteeism, positive psychological capital, leadership, multidisciplinary teamworking

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Flinn, F & Armstrong, C. 2011. Junior Doctor's Extended Work Hours and the Effects on Their Performance: The Irish Case. International Journal For Quality In Healthcare, 23, 2, pp210-217.
• Guthrie, J, Flood, PC, Liu, W, Mac Curtain, S, Armstrong, C. 2011. Big hat, no cattle? The relationship between use of high performance work systems and managerial perceptions of HR departments. International Journal Of Human Resource Management, 22, 8, pp1672-1685.
• Armstrong, C, Flood, PC, Guthrie, JP, Liu, W, MacCurtain, S, Mkamwa, T.. 2010. Beyond High Performance Work Systems: The Impact of Including Diversity and Equality Management on Firm Performance. Human Resource Management, 49, 6, pp977-999.
• Berkery, E, Tiernan, S, Armstrong, C. 2009. High Performance Work Systems in the Intellectual Disability Care Sector in Ireland; An Exploratory Study at Organisational Level. International Business Research, 2, 2, pp16-28.
• Cross, C. & Armstrong, C. 2008. Understanding the Role of Networks in Collective Learning Processes: The Experiences of Women, Advances in Developing Human Resources. Advances In Developing Human Resources, 10, 4, pp600-613.
• Moore, S, Armstrong, C, Pearson, J. 2008. Lecture absenteeism among students in higher education: a valuable route to understanding student motivation. Journal Of Higher Education Policy And Management, 30, 1, pp15-24.
• Shipton, H, Armstrong, C, Dawson, J, West, M.. 2008. The impact of leadership and quality climate on hospital performance. International Journal For Quality In Healthcare, 20, 6, pp439-445.
• McGuire, D, Cross, C, Murphy (Armstrong), C,. 2007. The Branding of Human Resource Development: A Media Perspective. Advances In Developing Human Resources, 9, 1, pp58-71.
• Murphy (Armstrong), C, Cross, C, McGuire, D. 2006. The motivation of nurses to participate in continuing professional education in Ireland. European Journal Of Training And Development, 30, 5, pp365-384.
• Murphy (Armstrong), C, Ramamoorthy, N, Flood, P, MacCurtain, S,. 2006. Do Individualism/Collectivism Orientations (I/C) Moderate the Relationship Between Justice Perceptions and Employee Attitudes? An Empirical Test of Irish Blue Collar Employees, Management Revue, 17(3): 328-343. Management Revue, 17, 3, pp328-343.
• Garavan, TN, Murphy (Armstrong), C,. 2001. The co-operative education process and organisational socialisation: a qualitative study of student perceptions of its effectiveness. Education And Training, 43, 6, pp281-302.

Selected Books

• De Burca, S, Armstrong, C, Brosnan, P,. Community Mental Health Teams: Determinants of Effectiveness in an Irish Context, Health Systems Research Centre, 2011.

Selected Chapters

• Armstrong, C, O¿ Connell, K, Gunnigle, P,. 2006. Human Resources Management in the Irish Hospitality Industry.