Caroline Murphy


Contact Details

Associate Professor of Employment Relations
Kemmy Business School
University of Limerick
Ireland
T: +353-61-233669
E: Caroline.Murphy@ul.ie
 
researcher

Biography

Dr. Caroline Murphy is Associate Professor of Employment Relations, and Director of the MSc in HRM at the  Department of Work and Employment Studies at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. She is also an Associate Research Fellow at the ESRC funded DIGIT centre for digital futures at work. Caroline is a former Industrial Relations Research Trust and Irish Research Council funded research scholar. She completed her PhD in 2011 in the area trade union organising and collective representation in the workplace. She also holds a Masters in International Tourism from the University of Limerick. She lectures in Employment Relations, HR Analytics, Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour. Caroline has extensive experience in teaching at undergraduate, post-graduate and post experience levels, and in the delivery of courses to specific industry groups. She has also consultancy experience in performance management and competency framework development. She has worked on a variety of research projects including: Union Organising in Ireland (2008-2010 funded by the Industrial Relations Research Trust, Trinity College Dublin),  A Study of Workplace Bullying in Ireland (2011-2012, funded by the INMO), Gender Equality in Decision-Making (2014-2016, funded by the European Commission), A Study of Zero Hours Work in Ireland (2015, funded by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation) and Reconciling Employment and elderCare Together (2016, funded by the Irish Council). On Call in Industrialised Economies (the International Labour Organisation, 2018), The Impact of Technology on Worker (Financial Services Union, 2019-21), HR Practices in Ireland (CIPD, 2017-2022),and Digitalisation and Work Design (2022)

Her current research interests include job quality and precarious employment, female labour market participation, formal and informal care work, employee representation, and the impact of techology on work.                      

 
 

Research Interests

Job Quality and Precarious Work
HR Analytics
Gender Equality in the labour market
Formal and informal care work
Employee representation and voice               
Trade union organising                            
                              
 

Books

  Year Publication
2019 Zero Hours and On-call Work in Anglo-Saxon Countries.
O’Sullivan, M., Lavelle, J. MacMahon, J., Ryan, L., Murphy, C., Turner, T. & Gunnigle, P. (2019) Zero Hours and On-call Work in Anglo-Saxon Countries. Singapore: Springer. [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2021 'Legislation: A Double-Edged Sword in Union Resistance to Zero-Hours Work - The Case of Ireland'
MacMahon, J;Ryan, L;O'Sullivan, M;Lavelle, J;Murphy, C;O'Brien, M;Turner, T;Gunnigle, P (2021) 'Legislation: A Double-Edged Sword in Union Resistance to Zero-Hours Work - The Case of Ireland' In: WORKING IN THE CONTEXT OF AUSTERITY. BRISTOL: BRISTOL UNIV PR. [Details]
2021 'Legislation: A Double-Edged Sword in Union Resistance to Zero Hours Work – the Case of Ireland'
Mac Mahon, J., Ryan, L., O’Sullivan, M., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M., Turner, T. and Gunnigle, P. (2021) 'Legislation: A Double-Edged Sword in Union Resistance to Zero Hours Work – the Case of Ireland' In: Donna Baines and Ian Cunningham (eds). Working in the Context of Austerity: Challenges and Struggles. Bristol: Bristol University Press. [Details]
2019 'Zero Hours Work in Ireland'
3. Murphy, C., Lavelle, T., Turner, T., Ryan, L., McMahon, J., O’Sullivan, M., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2019) 'Zero Hours Work in Ireland' In: O’Sullivan, M., Lavelle, J., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Murphy, C., Turner, T. and Gunnigle, P (eds). Zero Hours and On-call Work in Anglo-Saxon Countries. Singapore: Springer. [Details]
2017 'Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland’'
McMahon, J., O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2017) 'Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland’' In: The New Foundations of Labour Law. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Publishing. [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland’'
McMahon, J., O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P (2017) 'Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland’' In: The New Foundations of Labour law. Frankfurt, germany: Peter Lang. [Details]
2017 'Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland’'
McMahon, J., O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P (2017) 'Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland’' In: The New Foundations of Labour law. Frankfurt, Germany: Peter Lang. [Details]
2016 'Gender, Age and Labour market Experiences'
Murphy, C and Cross, C (2016) 'Gender, Age and Labour market Experiences' In: A Handbook of Age Diversity in the Workplace, Palgrave Publishing, UK. UK: Palgrave. [Details]
2020 'Resistance, mischief and misbehavior@ The Jad-Gin Co.(JGC)'
Murphy, C., Ryan, L., & Dundon, T. (2020) 'Resistance, mischief and misbehavior@ The Jad-Gin Co.(JGC)' In: Case Studies in Work, Employment and Human Resource Management. UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. [Details]
2019 'Conflict and Mobilisation Theory'
Ryan, L., Murphy, C., Troy, D. (2019) 'Conflict and Mobilisation Theory' In: Introduction to Theories of Human Resources and Employment Relations. Boston: Elgar Publishing. [Details]
2019 'Zero Hours Work in Ireland'
Murphy, C., Lavelle, J., Turner, T., Ryan, L., McMahon, J., O'Sullivan, M., O'Brien, M., Gunnigle, P. (2019) 'Zero Hours Work in Ireland' In: O’Sullivan, M., Lavelle, J., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Murphy, C., Turner, T., Gunnigle, P (eds). Zero Hours and On-call Work in Anglo-Saxon Countries. Singapore: Springer. [Details]
2019 'Social mobilization theory in HR and employment relations'
Ryan, L., Murphy, C. and Troy, D. (2019) 'Social mobilization theory in HR and employment relations' In: Townsend, K., Cafferkey, K., Dundon, T. and McDermott, A (eds). Elgar Introduction to Theories of Human Resources and Employment Relations. Boston: Elgar Publishing. [Details]
2019 'Zero Hours Work in Ireland'
Murphy, C., Lavelle, J., Turner, T., Ryan, L., McMahon, J., O’Sullivan, M., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2019) 'Zero Hours Work in Ireland' In: O'Sullivan, M., Lavelle, J., MacMahon, J., Ryan, L., Murphy, C., Turner, T. and Gunnigle, P (eds). Zero Hours and On-Call Work in Anglo-Saxon Countries. London: Springer. [Details]
2016 '‘Gender, Age and Labour Market Experiences’'
Murphy, C. and Cross, C. (2016) '‘Gender, Age and Labour Market Experiences’' In: A Handbook of Age Diversity and Work. London: Palgrave Macmillian. [Details]
2017 'Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland’'
McMahon, J., O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2017) (2017) 'Zero Hours Work and the Role of the Law in Ireland’' In: The New Foundations of Labour Law. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Publishing. [Details]
2018 'Human Resource Analytics'
Murphy, C. and McCarthy, J. (2018) 'Human Resource Analytics' In: Human Resource Management. London: Palgrave. [Details]
2013 'Workplace Activists in Union Organising Campaigns: A Critical Resource?'
Murphy, C and Turner, T (2013) 'Workplace Activists in Union Organising Campaigns: A Critical Resource?' In: Are trade unions still relevant?: Union recognition 100 years on. Dublin: Orpen Press. [Details]
2016 'Tripartite responses to the precarious employment of young workers in Europe'
Murphy, C and Simms, M (2016) 'Tripartite responses to the precarious employment of young workers in Europe' In: A Handbook of Age Diversity in the Workplace. UK: Pagrave Publishing. [Details]
2016 'Groups and Teams in the Workplace'
Cross, C and Murphy,C (2016) 'Groups and Teams in the Workplace' In: Organisational Behaviour: An Introduction. UK: Palgrave. [Details]
2016 'Organisational Culture'
McCarthy, J and Murphy C (2016) 'Organisational Culture' In: Organisational Behaviour. UK: Palgrave. [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
2019 Zero Hours Work in AngloSaxon Countries
O'Sullivan, M., Lavelle, J., MacMahon, J., Murphy, C., Ryan,L (Ed.). (2019) Zero Hours Work in AngloSaxon Countries London: Springer. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2023 'CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH REGULATING ZERO HOURS WORK'
Lavelle J.;McMahon J.;Murphy C.;Ryan L.;O¿sullivan M.;O¿brien M.;Gunnigle P.;Turner T. (2023) 'CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH REGULATING ZERO HOURS WORK'. Tackling Precarious Work: Toward Sustainable Livelihoods, :384-409 [DOI] [Details]
2023 '‘Prenuptial Agreements: A Solution for Irish Family Farms?'
Curtin, M,. Woods, U., Cross, C. and Murphy, C. (2023) '‘Prenuptial Agreements: A Solution for Irish Family Farms?'. Irish Journal Of Family Law, 26(1) :3-13 [Details]
2023 'Employment stability and decent work: Trends, characteristics and determinants in a liberal market economy'
Murphy C.;Turner T. (2023) 'Employment stability and decent work: Trends, characteristics and determinants in a liberal market economy'. Journal Of Industrial Relations, [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Providing income certainty for carers? Care, labour market participation and support for a universal basic income in Europe'
Murphy C.;Turner T. (2023) 'Providing income certainty for carers? Care, labour market participation and support for a universal basic income in Europe'. International Journal Of Care And Caring, 7 (3):460-478 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'A world of unstable jobs is far from the empirical trends displayed in the Irish labour market in the 21st century'
Murphy C.;Turner T. (2023) 'A world of unstable jobs is far from the empirical trends displayed in the Irish labour market in the 21st century'. Journal Of Industrial Relations, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Gender Balance on State Boards in Ireland: To the Forefront of Progress or Concealing the Status Quo?'
Berkery, E, Murphy, C , Cross, C (2022) 'Gender Balance on State Boards in Ireland: To the Forefront of Progress or Concealing the Status Quo?'. Social Politics, jxac045 [DOI] [Details]
2022 '¿Getting stuck in¿: body work and physical capital in non-traditional occupations'
Murphy C.;O'Meara A. (2022) '¿Getting stuck in¿: body work and physical capital in non-traditional occupations'. Employee Relations, 44 (7):113-128 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Facilitating the employment of people with mental health difficulties in Ireland'
Tighe, M;Murphy, C (2021) 'Facilitating the employment of people with mental health difficulties in Ireland'. Irish Management Journal, 40 :13-26 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Employer-led flexibility, working time uncertainty, and trade union responses: The case of academics, teachers and school secretaries in Ireland'
O'Sullivan, M;Lavelle, J;Turner, T;McMahon, J;Murphy, C;Ryan, L;Gunnigle, P (2021) 'Employer-led flexibility, working time uncertainty, and trade union responses: The case of academics, teachers and school secretaries in Ireland'. Journal Of Industrial Relations, 63 :49-72 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Blurred lines: work, eldercare and HRM'
Murphy, C and Cross, C. (2021) 'Blurred lines: work, eldercare and HRM'. International Journal Of Human Resource Management, 32 (7) [Details]
2021 'Running to stand still? Two decades of trade union activity in the Irish long-term care sector'
Murphy, C. and O'Sullivan, M. (2021) 'Running to stand still? Two decades of trade union activity in the Irish long-term care sector'. Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 '"It's Not Us, It's You!": Extending Managerial Control through Coercion and Internalisation in the Context of Workplace Bullying amongst Nurses in Ireland'
McMahon, J;O'Sullivan, M;MacCurtain, S;Murphy, C;Ryan, L (2021) '"It's Not Us, It's You!": Extending Managerial Control through Coercion and Internalisation in the Context of Workplace Bullying amongst Nurses in Ireland'. Societies, 11 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Running to stand still? Two decades of trade union activity in the Irish long-term care sector'
Murphy, C;O'Sullivan, M (2021) 'Running to stand still? Two decades of trade union activity in the Irish long-term care sector'. Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 27 :383-397 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Exploring the ripple effect of 'Always On' digital work culture in secondary education settings'
Murphy C.;Marcus-Quinn A.;Hourigan T. (2021) 'Exploring the ripple effect of 'Always On' digital work culture in secondary education settings'. Handbook For Online Learning Contexts: Digital, Mobile And Open: Policy And Practice, :339-353 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Speaking up or staying silent in bullying situations: the significance of management control'
McMahon, J., O'Sullivan, M., Murphy, C., Ryan, L., MacCurtain, S. (2018) 'Speaking up or staying silent in bullying situations: the significance of management control'. Industrial Relations Journal, 49 (5-6):473-491 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'To Stand Up or Step Back, Exploring the Responses of Employees Who Observe Workplace Bullying'
MacCurtain, S, Murphy, C, MacMahon, J and O’Sullivan, M. (2018) 'To Stand Up or Step Back, Exploring the Responses of Employees Who Observe Workplace Bullying'. Nursing inquiry, 25 (1) [Details]
2018 'Speaking up or staying silent in bullying situations: the significance of management control'
MacMahon, J;O'Sullivan, M;Murphy, C;Ryan, L;MacCurtain, S (2018) 'Speaking up or staying silent in bullying situations: the significance of management control'. Journal Of Industrial Relations, 49 :473-491 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Occupations, age and gender: Men and women’s earnings in the Irish labour market'
Turner, T., Cross, C. and Murphy, C. (2017) 'Occupations, age and gender: Men and women’s earnings in the Irish labour market'. Economic And Industrial Democracy, [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Formal and informal long term care work: policy conflict in a liberal welfare state'
Murphy, C and Turner, T (2017) 'Formal and informal long term care work: policy conflict in a liberal welfare state'. International Journal Of Sociology And Social Policy, 17 (2) [Details]
2017 'The Unintended Consequences of Role Modelling in Organisations'
Cross, C, Linehan, M and Murphy C (2017) 'The Unintended Consequences of Role Modelling in Organisations'. Personnel Review, 46 (1):86-99 [Details]
2017 'The role of the state in shaping zero hours work in an atypical liberal market economy'
O’Sullivan, M., Turner,T., Lavelle, J., MacMahon, J., Murphy, C., Ryan, L. & Gunnigle, P. (2017) 'The role of the state in shaping zero hours work in an atypical liberal market economy'. Economic And Industrial Democracy, :1-20 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2016 'Fear and Leadership in Union Organizing Campaigns: An Examination of Workplace Activist Behavior'
Murphy, C (2016) 'Fear and Leadership in Union Organizing Campaigns: An Examination of Workplace Activist Behavior'. Sage Open, 6 [DOI] [Details]
2021 '‘“It’s not us, it’s you!”: Extending managerial control through coercion and internalization in the context of workplace bullying amongst nurses in Ireland’'
McMahon, J., O'Sullivan, M, MacCurtain, S., Murphy, C. and Ryan, L. (2021) '‘“It’s not us, it’s you!”: Extending managerial control through coercion and internalization in the context of workplace bullying amongst nurses in Ireland’'. Societies, 11 (2):55-73 [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'Employer-led flexibility, working time uncertainty, and trade union responses: The case of academics, teachers and school secretaries in Ireland'
O'Sullivan, M., Lavelle, J., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Murphy, C. ., Ryan, L., Gunnigle, P. (2021) 'Employer-led flexibility, working time uncertainty, and trade union responses: The case of academics, teachers and school secretaries in Ireland'. Journal Of Industrial Relations, 63 (1):49-72 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Tipping the Scales for Labour in Ireland? Collective Bargaining and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015'
Murphy C.;Turner T. (2020) 'Tipping the Scales for Labour in Ireland? Collective Bargaining and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015'. Industrial Law Journal, 49 (1):113-134 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'The role of the state in shaping zero hours work in an atypical liberal market economy'
O¿Sullivan M.;Turner T.;Lavelle J.;MacMahon J.;Murphy C.;Ryan L.;Gunnigle P.;O¿Brien M. (2020) 'The role of the state in shaping zero hours work in an atypical liberal market economy'. Economic And Industrial Democracy, 41 (3):652-671 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'Occupations, age and gender: Men and women¿s earnings in the Irish labour market'
Turner T.;Cross C.;Murphy C. (2020) 'Occupations, age and gender: Men and women¿s earnings in the Irish labour market'. Economic And Industrial Democracy, 41 (2):276-295 [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Trade Union Responses to zero hours work in Ireland'
Murphy, C., Turner, T., O'Sullivan, M., MacMahon, J., Lavelle, J., Ryan, L., Gunnigle, P., & O'Brien, (2019) 'Trade Union Responses to zero hours work in Ireland'. Industrial Relations Journal, [Details]
2019 'Tipping the Scales for Labour in Ireland? Collective Bargaining and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015'
Murphy, C., Turner, T. (2019) 'Tipping the Scales for Labour in Ireland? Collective Bargaining and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015'. Industrial Law Journal, [Details]
2019 'Trade Union Responses to zero hours work in Ireland'
Murphy C.;Turner T.;O'Sullivan M.;MacMahon J.;Lavelle J.;Ryan L.;Gunnigle P.;O'Brien M. (2019) 'Trade Union Responses to zero hours work in Ireland'. Journal Of Industrial Relations, 50 (5-6):468-485 [DOI] [Details]
2019 'The Same But Different: Regulating Zero Hours Work in Two Liberal Market Economies'
Ryan, L., MacMahon, J., O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M., and Gunnigle, P. (2019) 'The Same But Different: Regulating Zero Hours Work in Two Liberal Market Economies'. Irish Journal Of Management, 38 (1):3-15 [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Defining and Regulating Zero Hours Work: Lessons from a Liberal Market Economy'
Ryan, L. MacMahon, J., Lavelle, J., O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2019) 'Defining and Regulating Zero Hours Work: Lessons from a Liberal Market Economy'. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 9 (5) [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'Blurred Lines: Work-life balance, Eldercare and HRM'
Murphy, C. and Cross, C. (2018) 'Blurred Lines: Work-life balance, Eldercare and HRM'. International Journal Of Human Resource Management, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'Speaking up or staying silent in bullying situations: the significance of management control'
MacMahon, J;O'Sullivan, M;Murphy, C;Ryan, L;MacCurtain, S (2018) 'Speaking up or staying silent in bullying situations: the significance of management control'. Industrial Relations Journal, 49 :473-491 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'To stand back or step in? Exploring the responses of employees who observe workplace bullying'
MacCurtain, S,Murphy, C,O'Sullivan, M,MacMahon, J,Turner, T (2018) 'To stand back or step in? Exploring the responses of employees who observe workplace bullying'. Nursing inquiry, 25 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Speaking up or Staying Silent in bullying situations: the significance of managerial control'
MacMahon J, O'Sullivan M, Murphy C, Ryan L and MacCurtain S (2018) 'Speaking up or Staying Silent in bullying situations: the significance of managerial control'. Industrial Relations Journal, 49 (5-6):473-510 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'The unintended consequences of role-modelling behaviour in female career progression'
Cross, C,Linehan, M,Murphy, C (2017) 'The unintended consequences of role-modelling behaviour in female career progression'. Personnel Review, 46 :86-99 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Formal and informal long term care work: policy conflict in a liberal welfare state'
Murphy, C,Turner, T (2017) 'Formal and informal long term care work: policy conflict in a liberal welfare state'. International Journal Of Sociology And Social Policy, 37 :134-147 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Occupations, age and gender: Men and women’s earnings in the Irish labour market'
Turner, T., Cross, C., & Murphy, C (2017) 'Occupations, age and gender: Men and women’s earnings in the Irish labour market'. Economic And Industrial Democracy, [Details]
2016 'Organising precarious workers: Can a public campaign overcome weak grassroots mobilisation at workplace level?'
Murphy, C,Turner, T (2016) 'Organising precarious workers: Can a public campaign overcome weak grassroots mobilisation at workplace level?'. Journal Of Industrial Relations, 58 :589-607 [DOI] [Details]
2020 ''The Role of the State in Shaping Zero Hours Work in an Atypical Liberal Market Economy''
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., Lavelle, J., MacMahon, J., Ryan, L., Murphy, C., Gunnigle, P. and O’Brien, M. (2020) ''The Role of the State in Shaping Zero Hours Work in an Atypical Liberal Market Economy''. Economic And Industrial Democracy, 41 (3):652-671 [ULIR Link] [Details]
2014 'Organising non‐standard workers: union recruitment in the Irish care sector'
Murphy, C and Turner, T (2014) 'Organising non‐standard workers: union recruitment in the Irish care sector'. Industrial Relations Journal, 45 (5):373-388 [Details]
2016 'Fear and Leadership in Union Organizing Campaigns'
Murphy, C (2016) 'Fear and Leadership in Union Organizing Campaigns'. Journal Of Workplace Rights, 6 (1) [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
2023 Economic and Social History Society of Ireland Conference
Curtin, M,. Murphy, C., Woods, U. and Cross, C. (2023) The Legacy of History: Females and Irish Farm Ownership Economic and Social History Society of Ireland Conference [Details]
2022 Irish Academy of Management Conference
Curtin, M,. Woods, U., Cross, C. and Murphy, C. (2022) Towards an end to Patriarchy: farming, females and the law Irish Academy of Management Conference [Details]
2022 Irish Academy of Management Conference
Curtin, M,. Woods, U., Cross, C. and Murphy, C. (2022) 'My tractor doesn't know if there is a man or a woman turning the key in the ignition' : investigating gender equality in farm ownership in Ireland Irish Academy of Management Conference [Details]
2021 EURAM Early Career Colloquium
Harnett, C., Cross, C. and Murphy, C (2021) Business owners as job creators: Exploring associations between gender and job quality EURAM Early Career Colloquium [Details]
2019 ILO Conference on Regulating Decent Work 7-10 July 2019
O'Sullivan, M. McMahon, J., (presenting) Lavelle j., Murphy C., Ryan, L and Dundon T (2019) Technology and Financial services Workers ILO Conference on Regulating Decent Work 7-10 July 2019 [Details]
2019 37th International Labour Process Conference, 24-26 April, University of Vienna, 2019
Ryan, L., O'Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O'Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2019) Grey zones of work: Do national labour force surveys capture the complexities of contemporary work arrangements? 37th International Labour Process Conference, 24-26 April, University of Vienna, 2019 [Details]
2018 Labour Employment Relations Association Conference
Ryan, L., O’Sullivan, M., Lavelle, J., and Murphy, C. (2018) Zero hours work in Ireland Labour Employment Relations Association Conference [Details]
2018 CRIMT - Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work
McMahon, J. O’Sullivan, M., Ryan, L., Turner, T. Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P (2018) Zero Hours Regulation, Intersectionality and the Erosion of the SER: The Case of Ireland CRIMT - Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work [Details]
2018 CRIMT international Conference: What Kind of Work for the Future: Disruption, Experimentation and Re regulation
MacMahon J. O'Sullivan M, Ryan L, Lavelle, J Murphy C, O'Brien M and Gunnigle P (2018) Zero hours regulation, intersectionality and the erosion of the SER The case of Ireland CRIMT international Conference: What Kind of Work for the Future: Disruption, Experimentation and Re regulation [Details]
2017 3rd Global Conference of International Human Resource Management
Ryan, L., McMahon, J., O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P (2017) Zero Hours Work: A Comparison of Two Liberal Market Economies 3rd Global Conference of International Human Resource Management [Details]
2016 Fifth International Conference on Precarious Work and Vulnerable Workers
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2016) Zero Hours Work in Ireland Fifth International Conference on Precarious Work and Vulnerable Workers [Details]
2016 British Universities Industrial Relations Association Conference
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2016) Zero Hours Work in Ireland: Prevalence, Outcomes and Possible Public Policy Responses British Universities Industrial Relations Association Conference [Details]
2016 ReMarkLab Conference: New Foundations of Labour Law in the Globalised Market Economy?
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2016) Zero Hours Work in Ireland: Prevalence, Drivers and the Role of the Law ReMarkLab Conference: New Foundations of Labour Law in the Globalised Market Economy? [Details]
2016 British Universities Industrial Relations Association Conference
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P (2016) Zero Hours Work in Ireland: Prevalence, Outcomes and Possible Public Policy Responses British Universities Industrial Relations Association Conference [Details]
2016 19th Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O'Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2016) Zero Hours Work in Ireland: Prevalence, Outcomes and Possible Public Policy Responses 19th Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference [Details]
2016 New Foundations of Labour Law in the Globalised Market Economy?
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O'Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P (2016) Zero Hours Work in Ireland: Prevalence, Drivers and the Role of the Law New Foundations of Labour Law in the Globalised Market Economy? [Details]
2016 19th Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O'Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2016) Zero Hours Work in Ireland: Prevalence, Outcomes and Possible Public Policy Responses 19th Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference [Details]
2016 ReMarkLab Conference: New Foundations of Labour Law in the Globalised Market Economy?
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2016) Zero Hours Work in Ireland: Prevalence, Drivers and the Role of the Law ReMarkLab Conference: New Foundations of Labour Law in the Globalised Market Economy? [Details]
2016 4th NERI Labour Market Conference
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. and Gunnigle, P. (2016) Zero Hours Work in Ireland 4th NERI Labour Market Conference [Details]
2014 9th International Conference on Workplace Bullying and Harassment
MacMahon, J, Ryan, L., McCurtain, S., O’Sullivan, M. and Murphy, C. (2014) Fear, Futility & Silence: Why Employees do not Utilise Anti-Bullying Procedures at Work 9th International Conference on Workplace Bullying and Harassment [Details]
2013 16th Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference
MacMahon, J, Ryan, L., McCurtain, S., O’Sullivan, M. and Murphy, C. (2013) Dignity at Work Procedures: Not worth the Paper They are Written on? 16th Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
2017 Defining and Measuring Precarious Work,
Ryan, L., MacMahon, J., O'Sullivan, M. and Murphy, C. (2017) ‘If and When’ Contracts in Ireland: Zero Hours Work and Methodological Issues. [Invited Oral Presentation], Defining and Measuring Precarious Work, Oslo Fafo Institute [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
2023 Employee Experiences of Technological Surveillance in Financial Services.
O’Sullivan, M., McMahon, J., Murphy, C., Ryan, L. and Lavelle, J. (2023) Employee Experiences of Technological Surveillance in Financial Services. Financial Services Union, Dublin. [Details]
2022 Employee Experiences of Remote Work in Financial Services.
O’Sullivan, M., McMahon, J., Murphy, C., Ryan, L. and Lavelle, J. (2022) Employee Experiences of Remote Work in Financial Services. Financial Services Union, Dublin. [Details]
2021 The annual HR Practices survey Ireland.
Cross, C, Murphy, C. and MacMahon, J. (2021) The annual HR Practices survey Ireland. CIPD, Ireland. [Details]
2020 HR Practices in Ireland.
Murphy, C., MacMahon, J, and Cross C (2020) HR Practices in Ireland. CIPD, Dublin. [Details]
2020 Pathways to Better Prospects: Delivering Proper Terms and Conditions for the Early Years Workforce in Ireland.
O’Sullivan, M., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J. and Murphy, C. (2020) Pathways to Better Prospects: Delivering Proper Terms and Conditions for the Early Years Workforce in Ireland. Early Childhood Ireland, Dublin. [Details]
2018 HR Practices in Ireland.
Cross, C., Murphy, C and MacMahon, J (2018) HR Practices in Ireland. CIPD, London. [Details]
2018 On-call work in industrialized countries.
O'Sullivan, M., Lavelle, J., MacMahon, J., ., Ryan,L, Murphy, C (2018) On-call work in industrialized countries. International Labour Organisation, Geneva. [Details]
2015 A Study on the Prevalence of Zero Hour Contracts among Irish Employers and the Impact on Employees.
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., MacMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., Gunnigle, P and O’Brien, M (2015) A Study on the Prevalence of Zero Hour Contracts among Irish Employers and the Impact on Employees. University of Limerick, Ireland. [Details]
2015 The prevalence of zero hour contracts among Irish employers and their impact on employees.
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., McMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., O’Brien, M. & Gunnigle, P. (2015) The prevalence of zero hour contracts among Irish employers and their impact on employees. Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Employment, Government Publications Dublin. [DOI] [Details]
2019 The annual CIPD HR Practices in Ireland Survey.
Cross, C., Murphy, C. and MacMahon, J. . (2019) The annual CIPD HR Practices in Ireland Survey. CIPD, Dublin. [Details]
2019 Technology, Work & Skills. The impact of technology on employees.
O'Sullivan, M., MacMahon, J., Murphy, C. ., Lavell, J., Ryan, L. (2019) Technology, Work & Skills. The impact of technology on employees. FSU, Dublin. [Details]
2018 On-call work in industrialized countries.
O'Sullivan, M., Lavelle, J., MacMahon, J., Ryan, L, Murphy, C. and O’Brien, M. (2018) On-call work in industrialized countries. International Labour Organisation, Geneva. [Details]
2018 The Female ISEQ Board Report: Time for Change.
Cross, C., Murphy, C. and Ocana, T. (2018) The Female ISEQ Board Report: Time for Change. Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. [Details]
2018 The annual CIPD HR Practices survey.
Cross, C., Murphy, C. and MacMahon, J. . (2018) The annual CIPD HR Practices survey. CIPD, Dublin. [Details]
2015 A Study on the Prevalence of Zero Hour Contracts among Irish Employers and the Impact on Employees.
O’Sullivan, M., Turner, T., MacMahon, J., Ryan, L., Lavelle, J., Murphy, C., Gunnigle, P and O’Brien, M (2015) A Study on the Prevalence of Zero Hour Contracts among Irish Employers and the Impact on Employees. University of Limerick, Ireland. [Details]
2012 Workplace Bullying Among Nurses in Ireland.
McMahon, J, MacCurtain, S, O’Sullivan, M, Murphy, C and Turner T ( (2012) Workplace Bullying Among Nurses in Ireland. Irish Nurses and Midwives Trade Union, Dublin. [Details]
2016 Tailoring Organisational Practices to achieve Gender Equality: A Best Practice Guide.
Cross, C, Murphy, C., Connolly, M., Foy, T., Vinnecombe, S., Humbert, A.L., Anderson, D., McGann, K., Browne, J., McDermott., U., and Fraser, E. (2016) Tailoring Organisational Practices to achieve Gender Equality: A Best Practice Guide. GEM, Ireland. [Details]

Book Review

  Year Publication
2020 Precarious work: Research in the sociology of work, vol. 31.
Murphy, C (2020) Precarious work: Research in the sociology of work, vol. 31. LONDON: Book Review [DOI] [Details]

Media

  Year Publication
2023 What Irish farming needs: young, female, more diverse farmers.
Curtin, M, and Murphy, C. (2023) What Irish farming needs: young, female, more diverse farmers. Media [DOI] [Details]
2020 RTE Brainstorming: Is Resilience a good thing for employees?.
Murphy C and MacMahon J (2020) RTE Brainstorming: Is Resilience a good thing for employees?. Media [Details]

Online Multimedia

  Year Publication
2020 Why quality as well as quantity matters with post-Covid jobs, RTE Brainstorm.
Harnett, C., Cross, C. and Murphy, C. (2020) Why quality as well as quantity matters with post-Covid jobs, RTE Brainstorm. Online Multimedia [Details]
2019 Why Job Quality needs to be on the Employment Agenda.
Harnett, C., Cross, C. and Murphy, C. (2019) Why Job Quality needs to be on the Employment Agenda. Online Multimedia [Details]

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Athena Swan Accreditation Committee 2017 /
KBS Internationalisation International Exchange Coordinator 2016 / 2018
Work, Knowledge and Employment Research Stream Seminar Series Coordinator 2015 / 2018
Director of Reconciling Employment and Eldercare Together Research Network Director 2016 /

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2009 Industrial Relations Research Trust Research Scholar Award Industrial Relations Research Trust, Trinity College Dublin
2016 Faculty Teaching Development Award Kemmy Business School

Teaching Interests

   

Main teaching areas: Employment Relations, Human Resource Analytics, Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour.   

Main Postgraduates Teaching Modules:

PM6901 People and Behaviour in Projects (online)  

PM6151 Professional Skills Laboratory

PM6111 People and Behaviour in Projects

PM6101 Organisational Behaviour,

Main Undergraduate Teaching Modules:

PM4407 HR Analytics

PM4604 Employment Relations

PM4914 Human Resource Management

PM4603  Employment Relations for Non Business Students

PM4018 Human Resource Management Practice 

PM4954 Human Resource Development


Extensive experience in teaching at undergraduate, post-graduate and post experience levels within the University. Furthermore, she has engaged in teaching on community based skills development projects, specifically aimed at the long term unemployed, training programmes aimed at low skill groups, Skillvec (up-skilling for health sector workers) and RED (Return to education courses funded by labour market activation schemes).

 Caroline also has experience of developing and delivering courses to specific industry groups (e.g healthcare, manufacturing and tourism) which has provided her with adept expertise in unearthing employers’ needs with regard to the levels and types of skills required in industry. 

Curriculum Development

2015 Developed the GEM training programme for use in leadership development programmes (EU funded project)

2016 developed the first HR Analytics Module for the BBS major option

2017 developed the Managing Performance module for the Msc in Work and Orgnanisational Psychology

                    

Modules Taught

  Term (ID)) Title Link Subject
2017/8 Employment Relations Theory and Contemporary Developments PM4604
2018 Human Resource Analytics PM4077
2014/15 Organisational Behaviour PM6101
2014/15 Human Resource Management PM4915
2014/15 Employment Relations PM4925
2014/15 People and Behaviour in Projects PM6901
2014/15 Professional Skills Laboratory PM6151