Sarah Anne Mac Curtain

Senior Lecturer

 
researcher

Biography

Dr Sarah MacCurtain is Co-Director of the Strategic Healthcare Management Research Group. She received her PhD from Aston Business School in 2005. She teaches Organizational Behaviour at the University of Limerick and has been Course Director of the MSc in HRM. Continuing research interests in include top management teams, trust and organizational performance, bullying, employee stress and well being, organisational climate and innovation. 

She has co-authored publications inclusive of books, monographs, book chapters, journal articles and conference papers. Her books and monographs include High Performance Work Systems: The Economic Evidence (2005), National Centre for Partnership and PerformancePrinciples of Organisational Behaviour, An Irish Text, Gill and Macmillan, 2004; Managing Knowledge Based Organizations: Top Management Teams and Innovation (2002, Blackhall);Effective Top Management Teams: An International Perspective (2001,Blackhall). 

Her articles have been published in journals such as Management Revue, Personnel Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Industrial and labor Relations Review, Academy of Management Best paper proceedings and Irish Journal of Management.. 

Research Interests

Top management teams, leadership and innovation. Team and organisational learning

Books

  Year Publication
2009 Top management teams and organisational outcomes: Team composition, team dynamics and organsiational outcomes.
MacCurtain, S (2009) Top management teams and organisational outcomes: Team composition, team dynamics and organsiational outcomes. Berlin: Verlag Dr. Muller. [Details]
2004 Principles of Organisational Behavior: An Irish Text.
Morley, M; Moore, S; Heraty, N; Linehan, M; MacCurtain, S (2004) Principles of Organisational Behavior: An Irish Text. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. [Details]
2004 Principles of Organisational Behaviour.
Morley, M; Moore, S; Heraty, H; Linehan, M; MacCurtain, S (2004) Principles of Organisational Behaviour. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. [Details]
2001 Effective Top Management Teams.
Flood, P; MacCurtain, S; West, M (2001) Effective Top Management Teams. Dublin: Blackhall Publishing. [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2009 'Top Management teams and team working'
MacCurtain, S; West, MA (2009) 'Top Management teams and team working' In: Sage Handbook of Organizational Behaviour, Vol 2: Macro Approaches. London: Sage. [Details]
2009 'Bullying in Healthcare Organizations'
MacMahon, J; MacCurtain, S; O'Sullivan M (2009) 'Bullying in Healthcare Organizations' In: Culture and Climate in Health Care Organizations. uk: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
2001 'Pluralist in theory, unitarist in practice: Industrial relations management in Irish Greenfield sites'
Gunnigle, P; MacCurtain, S; Morley, M (2001) 'Pluralist in theory, unitarist in practice: Industrial relations management in Irish Greenfield sites' In: Ensuring Human Rights in Employment: Proceedings of the 53rd Meeting Industrial Relaitons Research Association. [Details]
2001 'Origins and consequences of emotions in organisational teams'
De Dreu, CK; West, M; Fischer, A; MacCurtain, S (2001) 'Origins and consequences of emotions in organisational teams' In: Emotions at Work. Chicester: Wiley & Sons. [Details]
2000 'Top Management Teams, Organisational Architecture and Performance: The Case of Asea Brown Boverii'
MacCurtain, S; Flood, P; O'Donnell, D (2000) 'Top Management Teams, Organisational Architecture and Performance: The Case of Asea Brown Boverii' In: Analysing Strategic Management. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2014 'Supporting Patients During Their Breast Cancer Journey: The Informational Role of Clinical Nurse Specialists Supporting Patients During Their Breast Cancer Journey: The Informational Role of Clinical Nurse Specialists'
Droog, E; Armstrong, C and MacCurtain, S (2014) 'Supporting Patients During Their Breast Cancer Journey: The Informational Role of Clinical Nurse Specialists Supporting Patients During Their Breast Cancer Journey: The Informational Role of Clinical Nurse Specialists'. Cancer nursing, [DOI] [Details]
2011 'Big hat, no cattle? The relationship between use of high-performance work systems and managerial perceptions of HR departments'
Guthrie, JP; Flood, PC; Liu, WC; MacCurtain, 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):1672-1685 [DOI] [Details]
2010 'The Top Management Team, Reflexivity, Knowledge Sharing and New Product Performance: A Study of the Irish Software Industry'
MacCurtain, S,Flood, PC,Ramamoorthy, N,West, MA,Dawson, JF (2010) 'The Top Management Team, Reflexivity, Knowledge Sharing and New Product Performance: A Study of the Irish Software Industry'. Creativity And Innovation Management, 19 :219-232 [DOI] [Details]
2010 'The Top Management Team, Reflexivity, Knowledge Sharing and New Product Performance: A Study of the Irish Software Industry'
MacCurtain, S; Flood, P; Ramamoorthy, N; West, M; Dawson, J (2010) 'The Top Management Team, Reflexivity, Knowledge Sharing and New Product Performance: A Study of the Irish Software Industry'. CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, 19 (3):219-232 [Details]
2010 'THE IMPACT OF DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY MANAGEMENT ON FIRM PERFORMANCE: BEYOND HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK SYSTEMS'
Armstrong, C; Flood, PC; Guthrie, JP; Liu, WC; Maccurtain, S; Mkamwa, T (2010) 'THE IMPACT OF DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY MANAGEMENT ON FIRM PERFORMANCE: BEYOND HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK SYSTEMS'. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 49 (6):977-998 [DOI] [Details]
2009 'Unions and the adoption of high performance work systems: Does employment security play a role?'
Liu W., Guthrie J.P., Flood P.C., Maccurtain S. (2009) 'Unions and the adoption of high performance work systems: Does employment security play a role?'. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 63 (1):109-127 [Details]
2009 'UNIONS AND THE ADOPTION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK SYSTEMS: DOES EMPLOYMENT SECURITY PLAY A ROLE?'
Liu, WC; Guthrie, JP; Flood, PC; MacCurtain, S (2009) 'UNIONS AND THE ADOPTION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK SYSTEMS: DOES EMPLOYMENT SECURITY PLAY A ROLE?'. INDUSTRIAL & LABOR RELATIONS REVIEW, 63 (1):109-127 [Details]
2009 'High performance work systems in Ireland: human resource and organizational outcomes'
Guthrie, J; Flood, P; Liu, W; MacCurtain, S (2009) 'High performance work systems in Ireland: human resource and organizational outcomes'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 20 (1):112-125 [DOI] [Details]
2008 'Healthcare quality improvements: The importance of strategic HRM in breast cancer care'
Droog, E; Armstrong, C; MacCurtain, S (2008) 'Healthcare quality improvements: The importance of strategic HRM in breast cancer care'. NAT. INST. OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH BULLETIN, 4 (4):99-101 [Details]
2008 'Trust as a Multidimensional Concept - perceptions of trust in middle and senior management in healthcare sector'
McMahon, J; MacCurtain, S (2008) 'Trust as a Multidimensional Concept - perceptions of trust in middle and senior management in healthcare sector'. NAT. INST. OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH BULLETIN, 4 [Details]
2008 'Organisational climates in healthcare - A framework to explain the combined impact of trust and task-related conflict'
MacCurtain, S; Armstrong, C (2008) 'Organisational climates in healthcare - A framework to explain the combined impact of trust and task-related conflict'. NAT. INST. OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH BULLETIN, 4 (3):71-73 [Details]
2008 'Understanding the relationship between trust and social capital: a focus on collective learning'
Gubbbins, C; MacCurtain, S (2008) 'Understanding the relationship between trust and social capital: a focus on collective learning'. ADVANCES IN DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCES, 10 (4):578-599 [Details]
2008 'Organisational climate in healthcare: A framework to explain the combined impact of trust and task conflict'
MacCurtain, S; Armstrong, C (2008) 'Organisational climate in healthcare: A framework to explain the combined impact of trust and task conflict'. NAT. INST. OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH BULLETIN, 4 (3):71-72 [Details]
2007 'Community Mental Health Teams: Determinants of Effectiveness'
Armstrong, C; deBurca, S; Flood, P; MacCurtain, S (2007) 'Community Mental Health Teams: Determinants of Effectiveness'. NAT. INST. OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH BULLETIN, 4 (1):85-86 [Details]
2007 'Community Mental Health Teams: Determinants of effectiveness'
Armstrong, C; deBurca, S; Flood, P; MacCurtain, S (2007) 'Community Mental Health Teams: Determinants of effectiveness'. NAT. INST. OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH BULLETIN, 4 (1):85-86 [Details]
2007 'The role of human capital philosophy in promoting firm innovativeness and performance: test of a causal model'
Selvarajan, TT; Ramamoorthy, N; Flood, PC; Guthrie, JP; MacCurtain, S; Liu, WC (2007) 'The role of human capital philosophy in promoting firm innovativeness and performance: test of a causal model'. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 18 (8):1456-1470 [DOI] [Details]
2006 'Organisational Justice Perceptions and Employee Attitudes among Irish Blue Collar Employees: An Empirical Test of the Main and Moderating Roles of Individualism/Collectivism'
Murphy, C; Ramamoorthy, N; Flood, P; MacCurtain, S (2006) 'Organisational Justice Perceptions and Employee Attitudes among Irish Blue Collar Employees: An Empirical Test of the Main and Moderating Roles of Individualism/Collectivism'. MANAGEMENT REVUE, 17 (3):328-344 [Details]
2006 'Do Individualism/Collectivism Orientations (I/C) Moderate the Relationship Between Justice Perceptions and Employee Attitudes? An Empirical Test of Irish Blue Collar Employees'
Murphy, C (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 [Details]
2005 'CEO Leadership, Top Team trust and the combination and exchange of information'
Farrell, JB; Flood, PC; MacCurtain, S; Hannigan, A; Dawson, J; West, M (2005) 'CEO Leadership, Top Team trust and the combination and exchange of information'. IRISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, 26 (1):22-40 [Details]
2005 'CEO Leadership, Top Management Team Trust and the Combination and Exchange of Information'
Farrell, J; Flood, P; MacCurtain, S; Hannigan, A; Dawson, J; West, M (2005) 'CEO Leadership, Top Management Team Trust and the Combination and Exchange of Information'. IRISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, 26 (1):22-40 [Details]
2001 'Pluralist in Theory, Unitarist in Practice: Industrial Relations Management in Greenfield Sites'
Gunnigle, P; MacCurtain, S; Morley M (2001) 'Pluralist in Theory, Unitarist in Practice: Industrial Relations Management in Greenfield Sites'. PERSONNEL REVIEW, 30 (3):263-279 [Details]
2001 'Dismantling pluralism - Industrial relations in Irish greenfield sites'
Gunnigle, P; MacCurtain, S; Morley, M (2001) 'Dismantling pluralism - Industrial relations in Irish greenfield sites'. PERSONNEL REVIEW, 30 (3):263-279 [DOI] [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
2001 'Team Leadership'
Flood, P; MacCurtain, S (2001) 'Team Leadership' Excellence Ireland, . [Details]
2001 'Peak Practice:Building High Performance Teams, '
MacCurtain, S; Flood, P; West, M (2001) 'Peak Practice:Building High Performance Teams, ' Decision, :25-27. [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
2009 Academy of Management
MacCurtain, S; Flood, P, Ramamoorty, N; West, M and Dawson, J (2009) The Top Management Team, trust, reflexivity, knowledge sharing and innovation Academy of Management , 08-AUG-09 - 12-AUG-09 [Details]
2007 9th International HRM Conference
Armstrong, C., Flood, P., Guthrie, J., Liu, W., MacCurtain, S. & Mkamwa, T. (2007) Valuing Diversity: The Impact of High Perfromance Management Practices on Firm-level Perfromance in Ireland 9th International HRM Conference , 12-JUN-07 - 15-JUN-07 [Details]
2007 Irish Academy of Management Conference
MacCurtain, S. and Armstrong C. (2007) Organisational climates in healthcare: a framework to explain the combined impact of trust and task-related conflict Irish Academy of Management Conference , 03-SEP-07 - 05-SEP-07 [Details]
2007 Academy of Management
MacCurtain, S; MacMahon, J.; Flood, P and Turner, T. (2007) Psychological Safety, trust and employee outcomes in the intellectual disability sector: A multi level Perspective Academy of Management , 14-AUG-07 - 17-AUG-07 [Details]
2005 4th International HRM Conference
C. Murphy, N Ramamoorthy, P. C. Flood and S. Mac Curtain (2005) Does Individualism/Collectivism (I/C) Moderate the Relationship between Justice Perceptions and Employee Attitudes? An Empirical Test of Irish Blue Collar Workers . In: * eds. 4th International HRM Conference , 04-NOV-05 - 05-NOV-05 , pp.*-* [Details]
2005 Institute of Public Administration Seminar on Partnership
MacCurtain, S (2005) The Changing Psychological Contract and Partnership . In: * eds. Institute of Public Administration Seminar on Partnership , 10-MAR-05 - 10-MAY-05 , pp.*-* [Details]
2005 8th Annual Conference, Irish Academy of Management Conference
P. C. Flood, J. Guthrie, W. Liu and S. Mac Curtain (2005) High Performance Work Systems in Ireland . In: * eds. 8th Annual Conference, Irish Academy of Management Conference , 07-SEP-05 - 09-SEP-05 , pp.*-* [Details]
2005 Dutch HRM Network Conference
Murphy, C., Ramamoorthy, N., Flood, P. & MacCurtain, S. (2005) Do Individualism/Collectivism Orientations (I/C) Moderate the Relationship Between Justice Perceptions and Employee Attitudes? An Empirical Test of Irish Blue Collar Employees . In: * eds. Dutch HRM Network Conference , 04-NOV-05 - 05-NOV-05 , pp.*-* [Details]
2005 XXV International Sunbelt Social Network Conference
Gubbins, M. C., MacCurtain, S. Garavan, T. N., (2005) Exploring the Role of Trust in Social Networks: A Focus on Top Management Teams and Organisational Learning . In: * eds. XXV International Sunbelt Social Network Conference , 16-FEB-05 - 20-FEB-05 , pp.*-* [Details]
2005 International HRM Conference Seville
MacCurtain, S., West M., Flood, P. and Dawson J. (2005) Top Team Trust, Innovative Climate and Organisational Learning . In: * eds. International HRM Conference Seville , 19-MAY-05 - 21-MAY-05 , pp.*-* [Details]
2004 Irish Academy of Management Conference
Farrell, J., Flood, P., MacCurtain, S., Hannigan, A., Dawson, J. and West, M. (2004) CEO Leadership, Top Management Trust and the Combination and Exchange of Information . In: * eds. Irish Academy of Management Conference , 19-SEP-04 - 21-SEP-04 , pp.*-* [Details]
2001 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION SERIES, PROCEEDINGS
Gunnigle, P; MacCurtain, S; Morley, M (2001) Pluralist in theory, unitarist in practice: Industrial relations management in Irish greenfield sites INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION SERIES, PROCEEDINGS , pp.309-316 [Details]
2001 Industrial Relations Research Association Conference
Gunnigle, P., MacCurtain, S. & Morley, M (2001) Pluralist in theory, unitarist in practice: Industrial relations in Irish greenfield sites . In: * eds. Industrial Relations Research Association Conference , 04-JAN-01 - 07-JAN-01 , pp.*-* [Details]
2000 3rd Irish Academy of Management Conference
Gunnigle, P., MacCurtain, S. & Morley, M (2000) Pluralist in Theory, Unitarist in Practice: Industrial Relations Management in Irish Greenfield Sites . In: * eds. 3rd Irish Academy of Management Conference , 07-SEP-00 - 30-DEC-99 , pp.*-* [Details]

Non Published Reports

  Year Publication
2008 New models of High Performance Work Systems: The business case for strategic HRM, Partnership and diversity and equality systems.
Flood, P; Guthrie, J; Liu, W; Armstrong, C; MacCurtain, S; Mkamwa, T ORegan, C (2008) New models of High Performance Work Systems: The business case for strategic HRM, Partnership and diversity and equality systems. Non Published Reports [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
letter of commendation in teaching

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Beta Gamma Sigma * 06-MAY-05 / 30-DEC-99
Academy of Management member 01-AUG-06 / 01-AUG-07

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Co Director Health Services Performance Research Group. 2007 /
Member Health Management Institute of Ireland . 2007 /
Fellow Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland 2007 /
The Academy of Management (US) 2006 /

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
1995 University of Limerick Master of Business Studies
2005 Aston University Ph.D.