Na Fu
Associate Professor, Trinity Business School
Biography
Dr. Na Fu is an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management at Trinity Business School. She achieved her PhD from Dublin City University.
Na's primary research interest is focused on strategic human resource management issues relevant to organisational growth and development. She has led a number of research projects in both the private and public sectors. Within the private sector, she is interested in the strategic HRM of the professional service firm (PSF). PSFs such as accounting, consulting and law firms, are regarded as knowledge-intensive firms in which knowledge creation, exchange and combination is critical to innovation. Within the public sector, Na has conducted projects with large public sector organisations investigating how employees' experience of organisational HRM practices influences their attitudes and behaviours. Her secondary research interest is focused on the Statistical Modelling Techniques that can be used to mine large datasets (e.g. Structural Equation Modelling-SEM, Multi-level Modelling, Moderation SEM, Moderated Mediation etc.). In this regard, she has been invited to work with people on a broad range of management topics.
Na's research has been published in leading journals, including Journal of Management, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Journal , Human Relations and Journal of Business Research among others. Her research has been recognised national and internationally via winning multiple prestigious awards from the Academy of Management (largest professional association for management and organisation scholars), Emerald, the Labor and Employment Relations Association, Irish Research Council, International Human Resource Development Conference and Irish Academy of Management. Currently, Na is on the editorial board of Human Resource Management Journal, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Employee Relations and Journal of Organisational Effectiveness: People and Performance (JOE). She holds visiting positions at Said Business School, Oxford University and Copenhagen Business School.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Fu, N., Bosak, J., Flood, P.C., & Ma, Q. , Chinese and Irish Professional Service Firms Compared: Linking HPWS, Organizational Coordination, and Firm Performance , Journal of Business Research, 95, 2019, p266 - 276
Keating, S., Fu, N., & Crowley-Henry, M. , Developing a strong HRM system: The role of line managers, Annals of Social Sciences & Management studies , 2, (5), 2019, p1 - 14
O'Brien, D., Sharkeyscott, P., Andersson, U., Ambos, T., & Fu, N. , The Micro-Foundations of Subsidiary Initiatives: How Subsidiary-Manager Activities Unlock Entrepreneurship, Global Strategy Journal , 9, (1), 2019, p66 - 91
Fu, N., Flood, P., Rousseau, D., & Morris, T. , Linking HRM to Knowledge Exchange and Combination: Examining a Linkage Model of Actual, Perceived HRM, KEC and Employee Outcomes, the 3rd Academy of Management HR Division International Conference, Dublin/Ireland, 9 to 11 January 2019, 2019
Fu, N., Flood, P.C., Rousseau, D., & Morris, T. , Line Managers as Paradox Navigators in HRM Implementation: Balancing Consistency and Individual Responsiveness , Journal of Management, 2019
Conway, E., Monks, K., Fu, N., Alfes, K., &Truss, K., Reimagining alienation within a relational framework: evidence from the public sector in Ireland and the UK, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2019
Alfes, K., Shantz, A., Bailey, C., Conway, E., Monks, K., & Fu, N., Perceived HR system strength and employee reactions toward change: Revisiting HR's remit as change agent, Human Resource Management, 2019
Fu, N., Revisiting How HRM Influences Employee Intention to Leave: Linking both Actual and Perceived HRM to Psychological Contract Fulfilment, the 3rd Academy of Management HR Division International Conference, Dublin/Ireland, 9 to 11 January 2019, 2019
O'Brien, D. Sharkey-Scott, P., Andersson, U., & Fu, N., The Microfoundations of Strategy Implementation Success in Multinational Subsidiaries, the 38th SMS Annual Conference, Paris/France, 22-25 September 2018, 2018
Ferrandez, A., Fu, N., & Flood, P., Generations at Work: Exploring the Generation Difference in Job Crafting, the Academy of Management 2018 Annual Meeting, Chicago, 10-14 August 2018, 2018
Fu, N., A Linkage Model of Implemented HRM, Experienced HRM, Psychological Contract Fulfilment and Employee Intention to Leave, Annual Irish Academy of Management (IAM) Conference, Cork University Business School/Ireland, 3-5 September 2018, 2018
Fu, N., Flood, P., Rousseau, D., & Morris, T. , Knowledge exchange and combination: The impact of actual and perceived HRM, the Academy of Management 2018 Annual Meeting, Chicago, edited by 10-14August,2018 , 2018
Harney, B., Fu, N., & Freeney, Y., Balancing Tensions: Buffering the Impact of Organisational Restructuring and Downsizing on Employee Well-being, Human Resource Management Journal, 28, (2), 2018, p235 - 254
Conway, E., Monks, K., & Fu, N. , Understanding the role of leadership in voice and silence behaviours, the 21st Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference, University College Cork, Cork/Ireland, September 3-5, 2018
Donovan, P. & Fu, N., Bridging Research and Practice: Exploring the Key Factors for Training Transfer among Practitioner, the Academy of Management 2018 Annual Meeting, Chicago, 10-14 August 2018, 2018
Fu, N., Flood, P., Morris, T., & Rousseau, D., When is Client Input More Helpful in Consulting Projects? Exploring the Role of Team Bonding Capital, the SSE/SAÏD Business School Conference on Professional Service Firms, Stockholm, Sweden, 9-11 July, 2017, 2017
Conway, E., Monks, K., & Fu, N., Linking psychological empowerment to alienation through the mechanisms of skill utilisation and empowering leadership, The 20th Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference 2017, 30/8-1/9,2017, 2017
Fu, N., Flood, P.C., Bosak, J., Rousseau, D.M., Morris, T., O'Regan, P., High-Performance Work Systems in Professional Service Firms: Examining the Practices-Resources-Uses-Performance Linkage, Human Resource Management, 56, (2), 2017, p329-352
Conway, E., Monks, K., Fu, N., Katie, B., Kelly, G., & Hannon, E. , Enhancing Knowledge Exchange and Combination through HR practices: Reflexivity as a translation process, Human Resource Management Journal, 26, (3), 2016, p304 - 320
Fu, N. & Ma, Q., Cross-cultural Examination of Relational Model of High Performance Work Systems in Professional Service Firms, The 76th Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim/California, August 5-9, 2016, 2016
Fu, N., Ma, Q., Bosak, J., & Flood, P, Exploring the impact of intellectual capital on organizational ambidexterity in Chinese and Irish Professional Service Firms, Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, 3, (2), 2016, p94 - 144
Fu, N., Flood, P., Morris, T. & Rousseau, D., Helping Others Leads to Lower Performance? Global Consulting Teams' Reflexivity Matters, Oxford PSF Conference: "Professional Service Firms and Globalisation" , Oxford, UK , 10-12 July 2016, 2016
Fu, N., Ma, Q., Flood, P.C., Bosak, J., Liu, Y., Zhang, Y., When East meets West: Comparing the utilization of high-performance work systems in Chinese and Irish professional service firms, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 54, (1), 2016, p8-31
Fu, N., Flood, P. & Morris, T. , Organizational ambidexterity strategy and firm performance: The moderating role of organizational capital', Journal of Professions and Organization, 3, 2016, p1 - 16
Fu, N., Flood, P., Morris, T. & Rousseau, D., When Resources Leads to High Performance: Exploring the Role of Clients, The 19th Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 31 Aug - 2 Sep 2016, 2016
Conway, E., Fu, N., Monks, K., Alfes, K., & Truss, K. , Demands or resources? The relationship between HR practices, employee engagement, and emotional exhaustion within a hybrid model of employment relations, Human Resource Management, 55, (5), 2016, p901 - 917
Fu, N., Flood, P. Rousseau, D. & Morris, T., Promoting Engagement: Exploring the Role of Team Reflexivity and EBM in Global Consulting Teams, The 76th Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim/California, August 5-9, 2016, 2016
Conway, E., Fu, N., Monks, K., Truss, B., & Alfes, K., Engaging with disengagement: Alienation in the public sector in the UK and Ireland, The 19th Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 31 Aug - 2 Sep 2016, 2016
Fu, N., Flood, P.C., Bosak, J., O'Regan, P., & Morris, T. , How do high performance work systems influence organizational innovation in professional service firms?, Employee Relations, 37, (2), 2015, p209 - 231
Keating, S., Fu, N., & Crowley-Henry, M., How to implement a high performance model: A multi-level case study of an Irish knowledge intensive firm, The 75th Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver/Canada, 7-11, August 2015, 2015
Fu, N., The role of relational resources in the knowledge management capability and innovation of professional service firms, Human Relations, 68, (5), 2015, p731 - 764
Fu, N., Flood, P. & Morris, T. , Fostering Consultants' Innovation: Exploring the Role of Line Managers, The 75th Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver/Canada, 7-11, August 2015, 2015
Fallon-Byrne, L., Harney, B., & Fu, N., HRM, creativity and innovation outcomes: From black boxes to white spaces, he 2015 European Academy of Management Conference,, Warsaw/Poland, 17-20 June 2015, 2015
Harney, B., Fu, N., & Freeney, Y., Examining the Impact of Recession on Employee Well-being: A Moderated Mediation Model based on Job Demands and Resources Theory, The 17th EAWOP Congress, Oslo/Norway, 20 - 23 May 2015, 2015
Fu, N., Ma, Q., Bosak, J., & Flood, P. , Exploring the relationships between HPWS, organizational ambidexterity and firm performance in Chinese professional service firms, Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management, 6, (1), 2015, p52 - 70
Donovan, P. & Fu, N., Transfer of Training as Measured by Return on Investment, The 16th International Human Resource Development Conference, Cork, Ireland, 3-5 June 2015, 2015
Fu, N., Flood, P., Bosak, J., Ma, Q., Liu, Y., & Zhang, Y. , Exploring the indirect link between HPWS and firm performance in professional service firms: Organizational coordination as a mediator, The 1st Academy of Management (US) HR Division International Conference, Beijing, China, 15-16 June, 2014, 2014
Fu, N., Flood, P., Bosak, J., Ma, Q., Liu, Y., & Zhang, Y., Exploring the link between HPWS and organizational ambidexterity in Chinese and Irish professional service firms, The 1st Academy of Management (US) HR Division International Conference, Beijing, China, 15-16 June, 2014, 2014
Fu, N., Conway, E., Monks, K. Alfes, K. & Truss, K., Leader-Member Exchange and Alienation in a Policing Context: The Mediating Roles of Voice and Silence, The 17th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference, Limerick/Ireland, 3-5 September 2014, 2014
Conway, E., Fu, N., Monks, K. Alfes, K. & Truss, K., Discovering the Reduced Negative Impact of Work Intensification on Employee Wellbeing among Public Sector Workers: A Demands-Resources and Relational Perspective, British Academy of Management Annual Conference, Belfast/UK, 9-11 September, 2014, 2014
Lennon, M., Kirrane, M., & Fu, N., Support from Management and Readiness to Change: Mediating role of Psychological Capitall, British Academy of Management Annual Conference, Belfast/UK, 9-11 September, 2014, 2014
Fu, N., Flood, P., Bosak, J., Rousseau, D., Morris, T., & O'Regan, P., longitudinal study of indirect performance impact of high performance work systems in professional service firms: Examining practices-resources-uses-performance linkage modell, The 74th Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, 1-5 August 2014, 2014
Fu, N., Flood, P., Bosak, J., Ma, Q., Liu, Y., & Zhang, Y., Exploring the impact of intellectual capital on organizational ambidexterity in Chinese and Irish Professional Service Firms, The 1st Academy of Management (US) HR Division International Conference, Beijing, China, 15-16 June, 2014, 2014
Fu, N., Flood, P., & Morris, T., Organizational ambidexterity strategy and firm performance: Moderating role of intellectual capitall, The 1st Academy of Management (US) HR Division International Conference, Beijing, China, 15-16 June, 2014, 2014
Fallon-Byrne, L., Harney, B., Cafferkey, K., & Fu, N.., Enabling innovation through dynamic capabilities: an employee perspective, The 28th Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) Annual Conference, Melbourne/Australia, 5-8 February, 2014, 2014
Harney, B., Fu, N., & Freeney, Y., Examining the Impact of Recession on Employee Wellbeing: A Moderated Mediation Model based on Job Demands and Resources Theory, The 1st Academy of Management (US) HR Division International Conference, Beijing, China, 15-16 June, 2014, 2014
Fu, N. & Morris, T., Organizational Ambidexterity and Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Organizational Capital, Best Paper Proceedings of the 74th Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, 1-5 August 2014, 2014, pp1138 - 1143
Fu, N., O'Donoghue, A., Kilroy, S., & Flood, P., What is More Important from Leaders: Support, Care or Enactment of HR Practices?, The 8th Biennial International Conference of the Dutch HRM Network: "H" versus "R" in HRM, Leuven/Belgium, 14-15 November 2013, 2013
Fu, N., Flood, P., Bosak, J., Ma, Q., Liu, Y., & Zhang, Y., When West Meets East: Comparing the Use of High Performance Work System between Irish and Chinese Professional Service Firms, Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business: Confronting Contemporary Business Challenges through Management Innovation, Estoril, Cascais, Portugal, 23-24 September,2013, edited by Demetris Vrontis, Yaakov Weber, and Evangelos Tsoukatosp , (ISBN: 978-9963-711-1), EuroMed Press, 2013, pp2620 - 2623
Fu, N., Exploring the Impact of HPWS in Professional Service Firms: A Practices-Resources-Uses-Performance Approach, Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 65, (3), 2013, p240 - 257
Fu, N., & Flood, P., Understanding the HRM-performance link in professional service firms: a multi-level perspective, Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business: Confronting Contemporary Business Challenges through Management Innovation, Estoril, Cascais, Portugal, 23-24 September,2013, edited by Demetris Vrontis, Yaakov Weber, and Evangelos Tsoukatosp , (ISBN: 978-9963-711-1), EuroMed Press, 2013, pp984 - 992
Fu, N., Flood, P.C., Bosak, J., Morris, T. & O'Regan, P. , Exploring the Performance Effect of High Performance Work System on Service Supply Chain in Professional Service Firms, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 18, (3), 2013, p292 - 307
Conway, E., Fu, N., Monks, K., Truss, K., & Alfes, K. , Understanding commitment to change: An employee-centered perspective, The 16th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference 2013 (IAM), Waterford/Ireland, 3-4 September 2013, 2013
Fallon-Byrne, L., Harney, B., & Fu, N. , Explicating Dynamic Capabilities for Innovation: An employee perspective, The 16th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference 2013 (IAM), Waterford/Ireland, 3-4 September 2013, 2013
Zhao, X., Fu, N. & Schalk, M, Linking psychological contract violation to consumer complaint behaviors: what matters?, Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business: Confronting Contemporary Business Challenges through Management Innovation, Estoril, Cascais, Portugal, 23-24 September,2013, edited by Demetris Vrontis, Yaakov Weber, and Evangelos Tsoukatosp , (ISBN: 978-9963-711-1), EuroMed Press, 2013, pp2879 - 2881
Fu, N., Flood, P.C., Bosak, J., Rousseau, D., Morris, T., & O'Regan, P. , A Longitudinal Study of How HPWS Works in Professional Service Firms: Examining the Practices-Resources-Uses-Performance Linkages, The 11th World Congress of International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM),, Limerick/Ireland, 26-29 June 2012, 2012
Conway, E., Fu, N., Monks, K., Truss, K., & Alfes, K., Linking HR to Work Intensification and Exhaustion in the Public Sector: A Moderated-Mediation Modell, Academy of Management 2012 Conference (AOM), Massachusetts/US, 3-7 August 2012, 2012
Conway, E., Fu, N., Monks, K., Truss, K., & Alfes, K, Exploring the Impact of Front Line Managers' Implementation of HR Practices on Employees' Attitudes to Change: Evidence from Irish Public Service Workers, The 11th World Congress of International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM),, Limerick/Ireland, 26-29 June 2012, 2012
Conway, E., Fu, N., Monks, K., Truss, K., & Alfes, K., Linking Empowering Leadership, Social Climate and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Irish Public Sector', The 15th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference 2012 (IAM), Maynooth/Ireland, 5-7 September 2012, 2012
Fu, N., Flood, P.C., Bosak, J., O'Regan, P., & Morris, T., Exploring the Performance Effect of High Performance Work System on Service Supply Chain in Professional Service Firms', The 15th Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference 2012 (IAM), Maynooth/Ireland, 5-7 September 2012, 2012
Fu, N., An Exploration of Relational Routines, Relational Coordination, Knowledge Management and Innovation in Professional Service Firms, Academy of Management 2012 Conference (AOM), Massachusetts/US, 3-7 August 2012, 2012
Conway, E., Fu, N., Monks, K., Truss, K., & Alfes, K., Feeling good or bad: Exploring the impact of front line managers' support on employees' attitudes, The 5th International Seminar on Positive Occupational Health Psychology, Dublin/Ireland, 7-8 June 2012, 2012
Conway, E., Fu, N., Monks, K., Truss, K., & Alfes, K., Doing More with Less: Exploring the Effects of HR Practices on Emotional Exhaustion in the Public Service', British Academy Management Conference 2012 Conference,, Cardiff/United Kingdom, 11-13 September 2012, 2012
Conway, E., Fu, N., Monks, K., Truss, K., & Alfes, K., Managing under Pressure: Optimising Work Outcomes for Employees and Managers during Difficult Economic Times, The 7th Biennial International Conference of the Dutch HRM network "Evidence based HRM", Groningen/The Netherlands, 10-11 November 2011, 2011
Fu, N., Flood, P.C., Bosak, J., O'Regan, P., & Morris, T., High Performance Work Systems and Innovation in PSFs: Evidence from the Irish Accounting Industry, Novak Druce Annual PSF Conference 2011, Oxford/United Kingdom, 3-5 July 2011, 2011
Fu, N., Flood, P.C., Bosak, J., Rousseau, D., Morris, T., & O'Regan, P., How Human Capital Impacts Professional Service Firm Performance Stronger? An Exploration of the Impact of HPWS, Social and Organizational Capitall, The 3rd European Academy of Management (EURAM) Early Career Colloquium "Managing Expectations" , Dublin City University, Ireland, 23- 25, November2011, 2011
Fu, N., Flood, P.C., Bosak, J., Morris, T., & O'Regan, P. , How HPWS Works in Professional Service Firms: Examining the Practices-Resources-Uses-Performance Linkages', Academy of Management Conference (AOM), Texas/USA, 12-16 August 2011, 2011
Ramamoorthy, N., Flood, P., Fu, N., Armstrong, C., MacCurtain, S., Mkamwa, T., & Liu, W. , Organizational Human Resource Management Philosophy and Firm Performance: The Role of Knowledge Stock and Knowledge, The 7th Biennial International Conference of the Dutch HRM network "Evidence based HRM", Groningen/The Netherlands, 10-11 November 2011, 2011
Fu, N., Bosak, J., & Morris, T, Exploring the Performance Impact of High Performance Work Systems in Professional Service Firms: A Practices-Resources-Uses Approach, Academy of Management Conference (AOM), Montreal/Canada, 5-11 August 2010, 2010
Fu, N., Flood, P., Bosak, J., & Morris, T, An Empirical Study on How High Performance Work Systems Operate in Professional Service Firms, Presented at Doctoral Colloquium, Dublin/Ireland, 9-10 November 2010, 2010
Feng, B, Jiang, Z-Z., Fan, Z-P., & Fu, N., A method for member selection of cross-functional teams using the individual and collaborative performances, European Journal of Operational Research, 203, (3), 2010, p652 - 661
Fan, Z-P., Feng, B., Jiang, Z-Z., & Fu, N. , A method for member selection of R&D teams using the individual and collaborative information, Expert Systems with Applications, 36, (4), 2009, p8313 - 8323
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
SHRM in Knowledge Intensive Firms in, editor(s)Harney, B. and Monks, K. , Strategic HRM: Irish Research and Practice, Dublin, Open Press, 2014, pp175 - 190, [Monks, K., Conway, E., Kelly, G., & Fu, N. ]
Fu, N., High Performance Work Systems in Professional Service Firms: A Practices-Resources-Uses-Performance Approach, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, 2012
Research Expertise
Recognition
Representations
Editorial Board Member for international leading journals including Journal of Management Studies, Human Resource Management Journal, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Professions and Organization, Employee Relations, Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. Translation Editor: The International Journal of Management and Business. Article Editor for SAGE Open.
Council Member for the Irish Academy of Management
Ad-hoc reviewer for international journals including Human Resource Management, Journal of Management Studies, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Personnel Review, Management Organization and Review, Journal of Business Research, Human Relations, Employee Relations: An International Journal, Organization Management Journal, Public Administration and European Journal of Training and Development
Research Lead, Abrivia/Trinity College Dublin Annual Salary Survey
Research Panel Member "The Future of HR in Ireland: HR Manager Annual Survey" collaboration with the Great Place to Work/Ireland
Judge for the Irish Family Business Awards
Awards and Honours
Research Excellence Award by Trinity Business School
Teaching Excellence Award by Trinity Business School
Best Paper Award in the Leadership and Organizational Behaviour track in the Irish Academy of Management Conference
Research Excellence Award by Trinity Business School
Teaching Fellowship Award by Maynooth University
Carolyn Dexter Award Nominee for Best International Paper at the Academy of Management Conference
Finalist for the Alan Moon Memorial Prize at the International Human Resource Development Conference
Research Proposal Runner Award from Emerald/IACMR Chinese Management Research
Winner of the Thomson South-Western Outstanding Research-Based Paper on Management Consulting at the Academy of Management Conference
Best Paper Nominee at the International Conference of the HR Division
Leadership Award - Dragon 100 Young Chinese Leaders
Best Paper Award in the Innovation, Enterprise and Small Business Management track at the Irish Academy of Management Conference
Best Paper Award in the Leadership and Organisational Behaviour track at the Irish Academy of Management Conference
Post-doctoral Fellowship (2 years) by the Irish Research Council
Winner of the Honourable Mention Award in the Labor and Employment Relations Association 2012 Thomas A. Kochan and Stephen R. Sleigh Best Dissertation Awards Competition
William H. Newman Award (Sole authored paper award) Nominee at the Academy of Management Conference
Research Proposal Runner Award from Emerald/IACMR Chinese Management Research
Winner of the Highly Commended Award from the Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Fund
Winner of the Bentley College & HEC School of Management Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award at the Academy of Management Conference
Memberships
Academic Fellow of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Academy of Management (AOM)
Evidence-based Management (EBM)
Irish Academy of Management (IAM)
International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR)
Relational Coordination Research Collaborative (RCRC)