Claire Gubbins
Dr.

Claire is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour & HRM at DCU, a past Fulbright scholar, Director of DCU's Executive MBA Programme, Associate Editor for Human Resource Development Quarterly (an SSCI listed journal), and a Fellow of the Centre for Evidence Based Management.
She is published in such journals as Organization Studies, Human Resource Management (US), Journal of Management Inquiry, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development Quarterly, Advances in Developing Human Resources, Human Resource Development Review, Journal of Knowledge Management and Journal of European Industrial Training, among others. She has also published 2 co-authored books: Learning and Development in Organisations: Strategy, Evidence & Practice with OakTree Press Publishing and Learning and Development Effectiveness in Organisations: An Integrated Systems-Informed Model of Effectiveness with Palgrave Macmillan.
Awards for her work include: a Fulbright Award, a Career Enhancement Award, US Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) finalist award for her dissertation; BEST paper runner-up for the Alan Moon Memorial prize at the International Conference on HRD Research & Practice; and Best paper in track at the Irish Academy of Management.
She received the DCU Presidents award for Excellence in Teaching (Assessment & feedback) in 2013 and was a nominee in 2011/2012/2015 and in 2018 in the Team Category for her role as MBA Director as nominated by the MBA participants.
She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD), the US Academy of Management, the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) and the University Forum for HRD (UFHRD).
She is on the Council of the Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) and the Irish Academy of Management (IAM). She is on the editorial board for the Journal of European Industrial Training.
Previously, Claire was a Fulbright Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University USA, a Senior Research Fellow on the Irish Centre for Manufacturing Research (ICMR) project on Tacit Knowledge Management, Learning and Systems, a Senior Research Fellow at the Enterprise Research Centre with the University of Limerick working in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin on the ICMR project on Training and Training Information Support. She was a Lecturer in Management and HRM at University College Cork and a Lecturer of HRM and Organisational Behaviour with the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick. She was awarded her Ph.D. from the University of Limerick; her research was at the interface of organisational behaviour and human resource development and focused on the influence of social networks on career, professional development and work outcomes. She is a former Government of Ireland Scholar, awarded the Government of Ireland Research Scholarship (IRCHSS) and the University of Limerick Registrars scholarship to conduct her PhD.
She is an experienced Consultant, Coach and Trainer to a range of industries in such areas as knowledge management through people and organisational systems, leadership assessment and development centres, human resource management skills, auditing training, training design, delivery and development programme evaluation. She is a facilitator on the Enterprise Ireland Management4Growth programme for SME's at DCU and on the INVEST NI Leadership Development programme for SME's.
She is published in such journals as Organization Studies, Human Resource Management (US), Journal of Management Inquiry, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development Quarterly, Advances in Developing Human Resources, Human Resource Development Review, Journal of Knowledge Management and Journal of European Industrial Training, among others. She has also published 2 co-authored books: Learning and Development in Organisations: Strategy, Evidence & Practice with OakTree Press Publishing and Learning and Development Effectiveness in Organisations: An Integrated Systems-Informed Model of Effectiveness with Palgrave Macmillan.
Awards for her work include: a Fulbright Award, a Career Enhancement Award, US Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) finalist award for her dissertation; BEST paper runner-up for the Alan Moon Memorial prize at the International Conference on HRD Research & Practice; and Best paper in track at the Irish Academy of Management.
She received the DCU Presidents award for Excellence in Teaching (Assessment & feedback) in 2013 and was a nominee in 2011/2012/2015 and in 2018 in the Team Category for her role as MBA Director as nominated by the MBA participants.
She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD), the US Academy of Management, the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) and the University Forum for HRD (UFHRD).
She is on the Council of the Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) and the Irish Academy of Management (IAM). She is on the editorial board for the Journal of European Industrial Training.
Previously, Claire was a Fulbright Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University USA, a Senior Research Fellow on the Irish Centre for Manufacturing Research (ICMR) project on Tacit Knowledge Management, Learning and Systems, a Senior Research Fellow at the Enterprise Research Centre with the University of Limerick working in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin on the ICMR project on Training and Training Information Support. She was a Lecturer in Management and HRM at University College Cork and a Lecturer of HRM and Organisational Behaviour with the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick. She was awarded her Ph.D. from the University of Limerick; her research was at the interface of organisational behaviour and human resource development and focused on the influence of social networks on career, professional development and work outcomes. She is a former Government of Ireland Scholar, awarded the Government of Ireland Research Scholarship (IRCHSS) and the University of Limerick Registrars scholarship to conduct her PhD.
She is an experienced Consultant, Coach and Trainer to a range of industries in such areas as knowledge management through people and organisational systems, leadership assessment and development centres, human resource management skills, auditing training, training design, delivery and development programme evaluation. She is a facilitator on the Enterprise Ireland Management4Growth programme for SME's at DCU and on the INVEST NI Leadership Development programme for SME's.
Other Journal
Conference Contribution
Conference Publication
Book Chapter
Editorial
Book
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | Garavan, T.N. O' Brien, F. Duggan, J. Gubbins, C. Lai, Y. Carbery, R. Heneghan, S. Lannon, R. Sheehan, M. Grant, K. (2020) Learning and Development Effectiveness in Organisations: An Integrated Systems-Informed Model of Effectiveness. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. Link | |
2020 | Garavan, T.N. Hogan, C. Cahir-O' Donnell, A. Gubbins, C. (2020) Learning and Development in Organisations: Strategy, Evidence and Practice. Dublin: OakTree Press. Link | |
2014 | Gubbins, C.;Korte, R.; (2014) Social capital theory and HRD: Debates, perspectives and opportunities. | |
2006 | Garavan, T.N.;Gubbins, C.;Hogan, C.;Woodlock, M.; (2006) Transitioning to a strategically aligned HRD function: The case of a health services organization. | |
2003 | Garavan, T.N.;McCarthy, A.;McMahon, J.;Gubbins, C.; (2003) Management development in micro and small firms in Ireland: Linking management development practices to firm size, strategic type, HRM orientation and owner-manager espoused values. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
Year | Publication | |
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2019 | Garavan,Thomas;Heneghan,Sinead;O' Brien,Fergal;Gubbins,Claire;Lai,Yanqing (2019) 'L&D Professionals in Organisations: much ambition, unfilled promise'. European Journal of Training and Development, 44 . | |
2019 | Dooley,Lawrence;Gubbins,Claire (2019) 'Inter-organisational Knowledge Networks: Synthesising dialectic tensions of university-industry knowledge discovery'. Journal of Knowledge Management, . | |
2019 | Gubbins,Claire (2019) 'L&D Professionals in Organisations: Much Ambition Unfulfilled Promises'. European Journal of Training and Development, . Link | |
2019 | Garavan,T.N.,Heneghan,S.,O'Brien, F.,Gubbins,Claire, (2019) 'L&D Professionals in Organisations: Much Ambition Unfulfilled Promises'. European Journal of Training and Development, . Link | |
2018 | Gubbins, C;Harney, B;van der Werff, L;Rousseau, DM (2018) 'Enhancing the trustworthiness and credibility of human resource development: Evidence-based management to the rescue?'. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 29 :193-202. | |
2018 | Gubbins,Claire;Harney,Brian;Van der Werff,Lisa;Rousseau,Denise (2018) 'Enhancing the trustworthiness and credibility of HRD&; Evidence-based management to the rescue?'. Human Resource Development Quarterly, . | |
2016 | Gubbins C.;Garavan T. (2016) 'Social Capital Effects on the Career and Development Outcomes of HR Professionals'. Human Resource Management, 55 (2):241-260. | |
2015 | Gubbins, C. Rousseau, D.M. (2015) 'Embracing Translational HRD Research for Evidence-Based Management: Let’s Talk About How to Bridge the Research-Practice Gap'. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 26 . | |
2015 | Claire Gubbins , Denise Rousseau (2015) 'Embracing translational HRD research for evidence-based management: let���s talk about how to bridge the research-practice gap'. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 26 :109-125. | |
2015 | Gubbins C.;Garavan T. (2015) 'Social capital effects on the career and development outcomes of HR professionals'. Human Resource Management, . | |
2015 | Gubbins, C.;Rousseau, D.M.; (2015) 'Embracing translational HRD research for evidence-based management: Let's talk about how to bridge the research-practice gap'. Human Resource Development Quarterly, . | |
2015 | Gubbins,Claire;Rousseau,Denise (2015) 'Embracing Translational HRD Research for Evidence-Based Management: Let's Talk About How to Bridge the Research-Practice Gap'. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 26 . | |
2015 | Gubbins,Claire;Garavan,Thomas (2015) 'Social Capital Effects on the Career and Developmental Activities of HR Professional'. Human Resource Management, . | |
2015 | Gubbins, C. & Garavan, T.N (2015) 'Social Capital Effects on the Career and Developmental Outcomes of HR Professionals'. Human Resource Management, online . | |
2014 | Gubbins,Claire;Dooley,Lawrence (2014) 'Understanding Innovation and Knowledge Management in Dynamic Networks'. Journal of Management Inquiry, . | |
2014 | Gubbins C.;Dooley L. (2014) 'Exploring Social Network Dynamics Driving Knowledge Management for Innovation'. Journal of Management Inquiry, 23 (2):162-185. | |
2014 | Gubbins, C. & Dooley, L. (2014) 'Exploring Social Network Dynamics Driving Knowledge Management for Innovation'. Journal of Management Inquiry, 23 . | |
2013 | Ellinger, A.D.;Anderson, V.;Gubbins, C.;Lynn Lunn, M.;Nimon, K.F.;Sheehan, M.;Werner, J.M.; (2013) 'The Generous Spirit of the Peer Review Process: Perspectives and Insights From the HRDQ Editorial Team on Providing High-Quality Reviews'. Human Resource Development Quarterly, . | |
2013 | Ellinger, A. Anderson, V. Gubbins, C. Lynn Lunn, M. Nimon, N.F. Sheehan, M. Werner, J. (2013) 'The Generous Spirit of the Peer Review Process: Perspectives and Insights From the HRDQ Editorial Team on Providing High-Quality Reviews'. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 24 . | |
2013 | Ellinger,Andrea;Anderson,Valerie;Gubbins,Claire;Lynn Lunn,Mary;Nimon,Kim (2013) 'The Generous Spirit of the Peer Review Process: Perspectives and Insights From the HRDQ Editorial Team on Providing High-Quality Reviews'. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 24 . | |
2012 | Gubbins,Claire;Corrigan,S;Garavan,TN;O'Connor,C;Leahy,D (2012) 'Evaluating a Tacit Knowledge Management Initiative: Its Business Value, ROI and Challenges'. European Journal of Training and Development, . | |
2012 | Gubbins C.;Corrigan S.;Garavan T.;O'Connor C.;Leahy D.;Long D.;Murphy E. (2012) 'Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: A case study'. European Journal of Training and Development, 36 (8):827-847. | |
2012 | Gubbins, C. Corrigan, S. Garavan, T.N. O' Connor, C. Leahy, D. Long, D. Murphy, E. (2012) 'Evaluating a Tacit Knowledge Management Initiative: its Business Value, ROI and Challenges'. European Journal of Training and Development, . | |
2010 | Gubbins,Claire;Maguire,D (2010) 'The Slow Death of Formal Learning: A Polemic'. Human Resource Development Review, . | |
2010 | McGuire, D. & Gubbins, C. (2010) 'The Slow Death of Formal Learning: A Polemic'. 9 . | |
2009 | Gubbins,Claire;Andriessen,D (2009) 'Metaphor Analysis as an Approach for Exploring Theoretical Concepts: The Case of Social Capital'. Organisation Studies, . | |
2009 | Gubbins,C;Garavan,T (2009) 'Understanding the HRD Role in MNC's - The Imperatives of Social Capital and Networking'. Human Resource Development Review, 8 . | |
2009 | Gubbins, C.;Garavan, T.N.; (2009) 'Understanding the HRD role in MNCs: The imperatives of social capital and networking'. Human Resource Development Review, . | |
2009 | Andriessen, D.;Gubbins, C.; (2009) 'Metaphor analysis as an approach for exploring theoretical concepts: The case of social capital'. Organization Studies, . | |
2009 | Gubbins, C.; (2009) 'Social Networks: An Introduction'. Journal of European Industrial Training, . | |
2009 | Andriessen, D. Gubbins, C. (2009) 'Metaphor Analysis as an approach for Exploring Theoretical Concepts; The Case of Social Capital'. ORGANISATION STUDIES, . | |
2009 | Gubbins,Claire (2009) 'A Review of Social Networks: An Introduction by Jeroen Bruggeman'. Journal of European Industrial Training, . | |
2009 | Gubbins, C. & Garavan, T.N. (2009) 'Understanding the HRD Role in MNC's: The Imperatives of Social Capital and Networking'. 8 . | |
2008 | Gubbins, C.;Maccurtain, S.; (2008) 'Understanding the Dynamics of Collective Learning: The Role of Trust and Social Capital'. Advances in Developing Human Resources, . | |
2008 | O' Donnell, D. Gubbins, C. Jorgenson, K. McGuire, D. & Garavan, T.N. (2008) 'Social Capital: Bringing Foucault and Habermas In'. 10 . | |
2008 | Gubbins, C. & MacCurtain, S. (2008) 'Understanding the Dynamics of Collective Learning:The Role of Trust and Social Capital'. 10 . | |
2008 | Garavan, T.N. Wilson, J. Cross, C. Carbery, R. Sieben, I de Grip, A. Strandberg, C. Gubbins, C. Shanahan, V. Hogan, C. McCracken, M. & Heaton, N. (2008) 'Mapping the context and practice of training, development and HRD in European Call Centres'. Journal of European Industrial Training, 32 . | |
2008 | Gubbins,C;MacCurtain,S (2008) 'Understanding the Dynamics of Collective Learning -The Role of Trust and Social Capital'. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 10 . | |
2008 | Gubbins,Claire;O'Donnell,D;Jorgenson,K;McGuire,D;Garavan,TN (2008) 'Social Capital: Bringing Foucault and Habermas In'. Advances in Developing Human Resources, . | |
2008 | Gubbins,Claire;Garavan,TN;Wilson,J;Cross,C;Carbery,R (2008) 'Mapping the Context and Practice of Training, Development and HRD in European Call Centres'. Journal of European Industrial Training, . | |
2007 | Oâdonnell, D.;Gubbins, C.;McGuire, D.;Jørgensen, K.M.;bo Henriksen, L.;Garavan, T.N.; (2007) 'Social Capital and HRD: Provocative Insights From Critical Management Studies'. Advances in Developing Human Resources, . | |
2007 | Storberg-Walker, J.;Gubbins, C.; (2007) 'Social Networks as a Conceptual and Empirical Tool to Understand and âDoâ HRD'. Advances in Developing Human Resources, . | |
2007 | Gubbins,Claire;Storberg-Walker,J (2007) 'Social Networks to Understand and Do HRD'. Advances in Developing Human Resources, . | |
2007 | Gubbins,Claire;Storberg-Walker,J (2007) 'Introducing Social Networks as a Theoritical and Empirical Tool to Understand and Do HRD'. Advances in Developing Human Resources, . | |
2007 | Storberg-Walker, J, & Gubbins, C. (eds.) (2007) 'Social Networks to Understand and Do HRD:Special Issue'. 9 . | |
2007 | Storberg-Walker, J. & Gubbins, C. (2007) 'Introducing Social Networks as a Theoretical and Empirical Tool to Understand and Do HRD'. 9 . | |
2006 | Gubbins,Claire;Garavan,TN;Hogan,C;Woodlock,M (2006) 'An Examination of a Public Sector HRD Fund'. Irish Journal Of Management, . | |
2006 | Gubbins, C. Garavan, T.N. Hogan, C. & Woodlock, M. (2006) 'An Examination of a Public Sector HRD Function'. Irish Journal Of Management, . | |
2005 | Gubbins,C. & Garavan, T.N. (2005) 'Studying HRD Practitioners: A Social Capital Model'. 4 . | |
2005 | Gubbins,Claire;Garavan,TN (2005) 'Studying HRD Practitioners: A Social Capital Model'. Human Resource Development Review, . |
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Honors and Awards
Research Interests
Research interests are in the area of informal learning, knowledge sharing, tacit knowledge, social networks, social networks and trust, evidence based decision making, learning and development, learning and development in new world of work (remote, online, working from home), social networks and relationships in new world of work (remote, online, working from home). Anyone interested in pursuing a PhD in this area should get in touch.