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Research Interests
Paddy's main research interests lie in the domain of industrial relations, international human resource management and international business. His empirical work in recent years has largely focused on employment practice and location strategies of multinational enterprises (MNEs), while his interests also include trade union membership and recognition, management strategies in industrial relations, and the role of HRM specialists. His research has attracted financial support from the European Union's Framework 7 programme, the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Irish Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) and he has collaborated in competitively funded research programmes involving international scholars in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Spain, the UK and the US.
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate: Human Resource Management; Industrial RelationsPost-graduate: International Human Resource Management; Comparative Employment Relations
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Ph.D., Cranfield University
Award Date: 1 Jan 1995
Bachelor, M.B.S., University College Dublin
Award Date: 1 Jan 1978
Bachelor, B.Com., University College Dublin
Award Date: 1 Jan 1977
External positions
Fulbright Scholar & Visiting Professor of Management, College of Business Administration, San Diego Stat
1 Jun 1996 → …
Professor of Business Studies and Director, Employment Relat, College of Business, University of Limerick
1 Jan 1996 → …
Senior Lecturer in Personnel Management and Industrial Rela, College of Business, University of Limerick
1 Sept 1994 → …
Senior Lecturer, College of Business, University of Limerick
1 Sept 1992 → …
Lecturer in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, College of Business, University of Limerick
1 Sept 1988 → …
Programme Director - Management Studies; Senior Lecturer in, Evelyn Hone College of Arts, Business and Technolo
1 Sept 1986 → …
Lecturer in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations, National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick,
1 Jan 1983 → …
Manager, Personnel/Industrial Relations Services., Shannon Development Company, Shannon
1 Jan 1980 → …
Teaching Assistant & Assistant Lecturer, Personnel Managemen, National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick,
1 Jan 1978 → …
part time tutor in industrial relations, University College Dublin
1 Jan 1977 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Exploring host and home country effects on industrial relations in Chinese multinational enterprises – Evidence from Ireland
Wang, Y., Lavelle, J. & Gunnigle, P., Jun 2025, In: European Journal of Industrial Relations. 31, 2, p. z161-185Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Performance Management
McDonnell, A., Gunnigle, P. & Murphy, K. R., 1 Jan 2025, Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach, Third Edition. Taylor and Francis, p. 264-284 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Subtle but deadly? union avoidance through “double breasting” among multinational companies
Gunnigle, P., Lavelle, J. & McDonnell, A., 2025, In: Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations. 44, p. 51-73 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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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., 2024, Tackling Precarious Work: Toward Sustainable Livelihoods. Taylor and Francis, p. 384-409 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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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., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Industrial Relations. 63, 1, p. 49-72 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (External organisation)
Gunnigle, P. (Member)
1981Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (External organisation)
Gunnigle, P. (Fellow)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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Irish Association for Industrial Relations (External organisation)
Gunnigle, P. (Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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Irish Academy of Management (External organisation)
Gunnigle, P. (Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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International Industrial Relations Association (External organisation)
Gunnigle, P. (Member)
1900Activity: Membership › Membership of council
Prizes
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Junior Chamber of Commerce of Ireland, National Award Winner
Gunnigle, P. (Recipient), 1995
Prize: Honorary award
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Marie Curie International Research Exchange Scholar
Gunnigle, P. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Honorary award
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Most downloaded articles Award (2005), Emerald Publishing
Gunnigle, P. (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Honorary award
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