Patrick Gunnigle

Biography

Professor Patrick (Paddy) Gunnigle is a graduate of University College Dublin (B.Comm, 1977; MBS, 1978) and Cranfield School of Management (PhD, 1995), and Fellow of the Irish Academy of Management. He has authored, co-authored or edited 21 books and over 150 refereed journal papers and book chapters. His research has been published by leading journals in the field such as the Journal of International Business Studies, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Journal of World Business and British Journal of Management.

A former Fulbright Scholar and Marie Curie Exchange Scholar, Paddy is member of the editorial boards of several leading journals. His research interests include international business/multinational companies, Employment Relations and Human Resource management (HRM). 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).

He has held various managerial roles in academia and previously worked as a senior executive in the semi-state sector in Ireland. He also lectured for some years in Zambia.