Professor Paul Coughlan
Professor in Operations Mgmt, Trinity Business School
Biography
Paul Coughlan is Professor in Operations Management at the Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. Following an early career in engineering management he became a university lecturer and then a full-time doctoral student at the Business School of the University of Western Ontario (now the Ivey School). On graduation, he joined the faculty of the London Business School. From LBS he moved to join Trinity's (then) School of Business and has developed his research and teaching in operations management and new product development. At Trinity, in addition to his research and teaching he has held senior School and College administrative positions, including MBA Director, Director of Postgraduate Teaching & Learning, Director of Research, Course Co-Director at the TCD-UCD Innovation Academy, Director of Accreditation & Quality Assurance, and Co-Director of Faculty. Outside of Trinity College, he was President of the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) from 2003-09 and Conference Board Chair of the Innovation and Product Development Management Conference (IPDMC) from 2018-2022. His research interests include collaborative improvement of manufacturing, product development and energy recovery practices; action learning; and action research.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Paul Coughlan and David Coghlan, Reflecting on how action research enables theorising in operations management: a provocation to interiority, Production Planning & Control , 2024, p1 - 10
Katrin Dreyer"Gibney, Paul Coughlan, David Coghlan, Szu"Hsin Wu, Aisha Bello"Dambatta, Richard Dallison, Aonghus McNabola, Daniele Novara, Annum Rafique, Isabel Schestak, Jan Spriet, Nathan Walker, Prysor Williams, Responding to the UN sustainability goals in transdisciplinary partnership through network action learning, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2024, p1 - 32
Co-inquiring in a digital age: Enhancing the practice of strategy work in government organisations through action research. in, editor(s)B. Simeonova & R.D. Galliers , The Cambridge handbook of qualitative digital research, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2023, pp192 - 189, [J. McDonagh, D. Coghlan, P. Coughlan]
Henrik Saabye, Daryl John Powell, Paul Coughlan, Lean and action learning: towards an integrated theory?, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 43, (13), 2023, p128 - 151
Paul Coughlan, Roberta Bellini,Aisha Bello-Dambatta, Richard Dallison, Katrin Dreyer-Gibney, John Gallagher Ian Harris, Aonghus McNabola, Djordje Mitrovic, Madhu Murali, Daniele Novara, Sopan Patil, Alex Rigby, Panagiotis Ritsos, Isabel Schestak, Ajeet Singh, Nathan Walker, Prysor Williams, Researching Green Process Innovation Across Borders and Boundaries Through Collaborative Inquiry, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 59, (4), 2023, p556 - 584
Exploring the richness of action learning ` research to exploit network action learning: A journey in shared theorizing. in, editor(s)D.A Noumair, A.B (Rami) Shani & D.P. Zandee , Research in organizational change and development, Vol 30, Bingley, UK, Emerald, 2023, pp183 - 203, [D Coghlan & P. Coughlan]
Coghlan, D., Shani, A.B. (Rami), Coughlan, P., Enhancing the quality of project management through action research, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 2022, p1 - 13
Wu SH, Coughlan P, Coghlan D, McNabola A, Novara D., Developing green process innovation through network action learning, Creativity & Innovation Management, 31, 2022, p248 - 259
Nathan L. Walker, David Styles, Paul Coughlan, A. Prysor Williams, Cross-sector sustainability benchmarking of major utilities in the United Kingdom, Utilities Policy, 78, 2022, p1 - 8
Clare Rigg , Paul Coughlan , Denise O'Leary & David Coghlan, A practice perspective on knowledge, learning and innovation - insights from an EU network of small food producers, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 33, (7/8), 2021, p621 - 640
Oltra-Mestre MJ, Hargaden V, Coughlan P, Segura-García del Río B, Innovation in the Agri- Food sector: Exploiting opportunities for Industry 4.0., Creativity and Innovation Management, 30, 2021, p198 - 210
Dreyer-Gibney, K., Coghlan, D. & Coughlan, P, Power and Politics in New Service Development: An Insider Action Research Study, Systemic Practice and Action Research, June , 2021
Kemi Adeyeye, John Gallagher, Aonghus McNabola, Helena M. Ramos, Paul Coughlan, Socio-Technical Viability Framework for Micro Hydropower in Group Water-Energy Schemes, Energies, 14, (14), 2021, p4222
Paul Coughlan & David Coghlan, What happens to P? Lessons from network action learning research, Action Learning: Research and Practice, 18, (2), 2021, p91 - 101
Paul Coughlan, David Coghlan, Clare Rigg and Denise O'Leary, Exploring and Exploiting the Dynamics of Networks in Complex Applied Research Projects: A Reflection on Learning in Action, British Journal of Management, 32, 2021, p1440 - 1455
Daryl Powell & Paul Coughlan, Corporate Lean Programs: Practical Insights and Implications for Learning and Continuous Improvement, Procedia CIRP, 53rd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, Chicago, IL, USA, July 1-3 2020, edited by Robert X. Gao, Kornel Ehmann , 93, Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2020, pp820 - 825
Powell, D.J. & Coughlan, P., Rethinking Lean Supplier Development as a Learning System, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 40, (7/8), 2020, p921 - 943
Maria J. Oltra-Mestre, Paul Coughlan, Vincent Hargaden, Baldomero Segura-García del Río, Innovation in the agri-food sector: exploiting opportunities for Industry 4.0, 26th Innovation and Product Development Management Conference, Leicester, U.K. , June 9-11th 2019 , edited by Michael Saren , 2019, pp1-11
David Coghlan, Paul Coughlan, Abraham B. (Rami) Shani , Exploring Doctorateness in Insider Action Research, International Journal of Action Research, 15, (1), 2019, p47 - 61
Ana de Almeida Kumlien, Paul Coughlan, Katrin Dreyer-Gibney, Aonghus McNabola, Learning to innovate through action learning, collaborative prototyping and demonstration, 26th Innovation and Product Development Management Conference, Leicester, U.K. , June 9-11th 2019 , edited by Michael Saren , 2019, pp1-14
Paul Coughlan, Vincent Hargaden, Maria J. Oltra-Mestre, Managing proximity in a period of discontinuity: an opportunity for Industry 4.0, 26th EurOMA Conference , Helsinki, Finland, 15 - 19 June 2019, edited by Gyöngyi Kovács and Markku Kuula , 2019, pp1418 - 1427
Cristina Garcia-Palao, Maria J. Oltra-Mestre & Paul Coughlan, Improving teamworking competence through action learning. Experiences in operations management education, Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2019
David Coghlan and Paul Coughlan, Yes We Can: Towards Assurance of Learning by Scholarly Academics through a Praxeology of the Scholarship of Teaching, Action Learning: Research And Practice, 15, (3), 2018, p210 - 223
Gallagher J, Coughlan P, Williams AP, McNabola A., Innovating for low‐carbon energy through hydropower: Enabling a conservation charity's transition to a low‐carbon community, Creativity and Innovation Management, 27, 2018, p375 - 386
Mehmet Donmez Paul Coughlan, Marie Koulikoff-Souviron, Mirroring hypothesis in black-box governance: the interface between product and inter-organizational integration, Innovation & Product Development Management Conference 2018, Porto, Portugal, June 10-13 2018, 2018
Ana de Almeida Kumlien, Paul Coughlan, Aonghus McNabola, Prysor Williams, Demonstrating learning in action in the water and energy sector, Continuous Innovation Network Conference 2018, Dublin, Ireland, September 09-11 2018, 2018
Vincent Hargaden, Paul Coughlan, Olga Murdoch, Developing Lean and Agile Service Operations Processes in a University Environment, European Operations Management Association Conference 2018, Budapest, Hungary, 2018
Daryl Powell, Paul Coughlan, Network Action Learning for Lean Supply Chain Development - Revisiting the Phenomenon of Kyoryokukai, European Operations Management Association Conference 2018, Budapest, Hungary, 2018
Paul Coughlan, Vincent Hargaden, David Coghlan, Aida Idris and Pär Åhlström, The role of OM EDEN in building the EurOMA community, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 38, (8), 2018, p1664 - 1682
Aida Idris, Denise See and Paul Coughlan, Employee empowerment and job satisfaction in urban Malaysia: connecting the dots with context and organizational change management, Journal of Organizational Change Management, 31, (3), 2018, p697 - 711
Clare Rigg, Paul Coughlan, Denise O'Leary, David Coghlan, Organising for innovation - learning to collaborate across knowledge boundaries, EGOS 2018 , Tallinn, Estonia, July 5-7, 2018, 2018
Vanajah Siva, Paul Coughlan, Aonghus McNabola, Knowledge integration strategies within a smart specialization cluster: enabling sustainability in the water-energy nexus, European Operations Management Association Conference 2018, Budapest, Hungary, June 24-26 2018, 2018
Clare Rigg, David Coghlan, Paul Coughlan, Denise O'Leary, Action Learning in Networks, Organisational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities 2018, Liverpool, UK, April 26-27 2018, 2018
Vincent Hargaden, Olga Murdoch, Paul Coughlan, , Implementing lean in higher education service operations through action learning research. , 24th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Edinburgh, 02-05 July 2017, 2017
Power, C., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A. , Micro-Hydropower Energy Recovery at Waste Water Treatment Plants: Turbine Selection and Optimisation, Journal of Energy Engineering, 143, (1), 2017, p1-7
Siva, V., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A., Building collaboration within a smart specialisation cluster through action learning, 4th International EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum, Milan, Italy, 27-28 February, 2017
Denise O'Leary, Paul Coughlan, Clare Rigg, and David Coghlan, Turning to case studies as a mechanism for learning in action learning, Action Learning: Research And Practice, 14, (1), 2017, p3 - 17
Coughlan, P., Gallagher, J., Siva, V., Coghlan, D., McNabola, A., Developing integrated low-carbon and smart energy innovations in water and energy: creating a smart specialisation cluster, 24th Innovation and Product Development Management Conference, Reykjavic Iceland, 11-13 June, 2017
Corcoran, L., McNabola, A., Coughlan, P., Predicting and quantifying the effect of variations in long-term water demand on micro-hydropower energy recovery in water supply networks, Urban Water, 14, (7), 2017, p676 - 684
Power, C., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A. , A Parametric Experimental Investigation of the Operating Conditions of Gravitational Vortex Hydropower, Journal of Clean Energy Technologies, 4, (2), 2016, p112 - 119
Denise O'Leary, PaulCoughlan, Clare Rigg, David Coghlan, Turning to case studies as a mechanism for learning and evaluation in action learning. , 5th International Conference-Action Learning: Research and Practice, , Ashridge Business School, UK,, 21 - 23 March , 2016
Paul Coughlan, John Gallagher, David Styles, Aonghus McNabola,, Eco-Design For Energy Recovery Through Hydropower: Achieving A "Double Low-Carbon" Outcome In A Circular Economy., 23rd Innovation and Product Development Management Conference, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, June 12-14, , 2016
PaulCoughlan, Brian Fynes, Richard Keegan, Ann Ledwith, Improving lean capabilities: awareness and achievement, European Operations Management Association 23rd Annual Conference,, Trondheim, Norway, June 17- 22 , 2016
Paul Coughlan, Vincent Hargaden, David Coghlan, Pär Åhlström, Aida Idris. , Tracking the Academic Gene: Impacting the development of doctoral researchers in OM, European Operations Management Association 23rd Annual Conference,, Trondheim, Norway, , June 17- 22, 2016
Brady, J., Gallagher, J., Corcoran, L., Coughlan P., McNabola, A., Effects of Long-term Flow Variation on Micro-Hydropower Energy Production in Pressure Reducing Valves in Water Distribution Networks., Journal of Water Resource Planning and Management, 2016, p1-9
Supporting sustainability through developing a learning network among traditional food producers: applications of action learning in, editor(s)Raffaella Cagliano, Federico F.A. Caniato, Christopher G. Worley , Organizing Supply Chain Processes for Sustainable Innovation in the Agri-Food Industry, Bingley, UK, Emerald Group, 2016, pp59 - 81, [Paul Coughlan, David Coghlan, Denise O'Leary, Clare Rigg and Doireann Barrett]
Paul Coughlan, Domien Draaijer, Janet Godsell and Harry Boer, Operations and supply chain management - the role of academics and practitioners in the development of research and practice, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 36, (12), 2016, p1673 - 1695
Action Research in, editor(s)Christer Karlsson , Research Methods for Operations Management, Abingdon OXON, Routledge, 2016, pp233 - 267, [Paul Coughlan, David Coghlan]
Corcoran, L., McNabola, A., Coughlan P., The optimization of water distribution networks for combined hydropower energy recovery and leakage reduction, Journal of Water Resource Planning and Management, 2015, p1-8
International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 35 , 9, (2015), 1231 - 1362p, Brian Fynes , Paul Coughlan, [eds.]
PaulCoughlan, Brian Fynes, Richard Keegan, Ann Ledwith, Implementing lean through a tiered response: the Lean Business Offer, European Operations Management Association 22nd Annual Conference, Neuchâtel, Switzerland,, June 26- July 01, 2015
McNabola, A., Coughlan, P.,, Educating Engineering PhDs to be Innovative and Entrepreneurial: A Cross-disciplinary initiative. , SEFI 42nd Annual Conference,, University of Birmingham, UK, 15-20 September , 2014
Operations Management in, editor(s)D Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller , The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp572 - 573, [Paul Coughlan]
McNabola, A., Coughlan, P., Corcoran, L., Power, C., Williams. A.P., Harris, I., Gallagher, J., Styles D., Energy Recovery in the Water Industry using Micro-hydropower: An Opportunity to Improve Sustainability, Water Policy, 16, 2014, p168 - 183
McNabola, A., Brady, J., Williams, A.P., Coughlan, P., Improving Energy Efficiency in Water Infrastructure using Micro-hydropower Energy Recovery: Opportunities & Challenges, 2nd International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics, Aberdeen, UK, 19-21st August, edited by H, Tan , 2014, pp1-8
McNabola, A & Coughlan, P., Exploiting the Thesis Research: Educating Engineering PhD Students to Think and to Act Entrepreneurially, SEFI: 42nd Annual European Engineering Education Conference, Birmingham, UK, 15th-19th September, 2014, pp1-8
Paul Coughlan, David Coghlan, Denise O'Leary, Clare Rigg, , Facilitating collaborative process improvement through network action learning. , European Operations Management Association 21st Annual Conference,, Palermo, Sicily,, June 20-25 , 2014
Power, C., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A. , Development of an evaluation method for hydropower energy recovery in wastewater treatment plants: Case studies in Ireland and the UK, Sustainable Energy Technologies & Assessments, 7, 2014, p166 - 177
Katrin Dreyer- Gibney, PaulCoughlan, Changing emphases in serial New Service Development - the role of learning mechanisms., European Operations Management Association 21st Annual Conference,, Palermo, Sicily, June 20-25 , 2014
La collaborative research tra limiti e confini. Intuizioni sull'action research da un progetto di CO-IMPROVE in, editor(s)[A.B. (Rami) Shani, M. Guerci & S. Cirella] , Collaborative Management Research: Teoria, Metodi, Esperienze , Milan, Rafaello Cortina, 2014, pp213 - 234, [D. Coghlan & P. Coughlan]
New Product Development in, editor(s)D Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller , The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp552 - 554, [Paul Coughlan]
Patricia Maher & Paul Coughlan, , Affordance and total product design., 21st International Product Development Management Conference, , University of Limerick, Ireland, June 15-17, 2014
McNabola, A., Coughlan, P., Williams. A.P., Energy Recovery in the Water Industry: An Assessment of the Potential of Micro Hydropower, Water and Environment Journal, 28, 2014, p294 - 304
Corcoran, L., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A., Innovation and the Water Industry: Case studies of innovation, education and collaboration, TCD Journal of Postgraduate Research, 12, 2014, p8 - 23
Daniel Rogers & Paul Coughlan, Digital video as a pedagogical resource in doctoral education , International Journal of Research and Method in Education , 36, (3), 2013, p295 - 308
Corcoran, Lucy, Coughlan, Paul, McNabola, Aonghus, Energy recovery potential using micro hydropower in water supply networks in the UK and Ireland, Water Science & Technology: Water Supply , 13, (2), 2013, p552 - 560
Patricia Maher & Paul Coughlan, Design for integrity: a relational design challenge, 20th International Product Development Management Conference, Paris, France, June 24-25, edited by Albert David & Pascal Le Masson , EIASM, 2013, pp173 - 174
Brian Fynes & Paul Coughlan(ed.), 20th EurOMA Conference: Operations Management at the Heart of the Recovery, TCD and UCD, Dublin, June 07-12 2013, UCD & TCD Schools of Business, 2013, 179 p
Maria J. Oltra, M. Luisa Flor & Paul Coughlan, Design Of An Information E-Service From An Operations Management Perspective, 20th EurOMA Conference, Operations Management at the Heart of the Recovery, Dublin, Ireland, June 07-12, edited by B. Fynes & P. Coughlan , 2013, pp112 - 112
Coughlan P, Styles D, Gallagher J, Williams A.P, McNabola A., Operations improvement through energy recovery in water supply and treatment: assessing the potential for improved environmental sustainability, 20th EurOMA Conference, Operations Management at the Heart of the Recovery, Dublin, Ireland, 7th-12th June, edited by B. Fynes & P. Coughlan , 2013, pp121 - 121
McNabola, A., Coughlan P., Educating Engineering PhDs to be Innovative and Entrepreneurial: A Cross-disciplinary initiative, SEFI Annual Conference: Engineering Education Fast Forward , Leuven, Belgium, September 16-20, edited by Froyen, L. & Van Petegem, W. , 2013, pp174 - 174
Dreyer-Gibney, Katrin & Coughlan, Paul, New Service Development As A Complex Adaptive System: Extending the Concept to the Publicly Funded University, 20th EurOMA Conference, Operations Management at the Heart of the Recovery, Dublin, Ireland, June 07 -12 , edited by B. Fynes & P. Coughlan , 2013, pp90 - 90
Playschool for postgrads: faciliting creativity and innovation in doctoral education using digital resources in, The Digital Learning Revolution in Ireland: Case studies in practice from NDLR, Cambridge Scholars Press , 2013, pp165 - 179, [Daniel Rogers, Paul Coughlan, Ruth Kearney]
Corcoran, L., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A., Energy Recovery Potential within Water Supply Networks of Ireland using Micro-Hydropower Turbines: Analysis of Case Studies, The 9th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology, Yokohama, Japan, November 20-22 2012, 2012, pp1 - 7
Gespardi's dilemma: Building collaborative relationships in the extended manufacturing enterprise in, editor(s)D.D. Warrick & J. Mueller , Lessons in Leading Change, Oxford, UK, RossiSmith, 2012, pp203 - 209, [D. Coghlan & P. Coughlan]
Dreyer-Gibney, Katrin & Coughlan, Paul, New service development in the university sector:, 4th World P&OM annex 19th International EurOMA Annual, Amsterdam, July 01-05 2012, 2012
McNabola, A., Coughlan, P., Corcoran, L., Power C., Williams, A.P., Harris, I.M., Taylor R., Packwood, A., Energy Recovery in the Water & Waste Water Industry using Micro-Hydropower: A Review, IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, Naples, Italy, June 25-27 2012, edited by J.P.S Catalao , 2012, pp40 - 46
Power, C., McNabola, A. & Coughlan, P., The applicability of hydropower technology in wastewater treatment plants, International Water Association: World Congress on Water, Climate & Energy, Dublin, Ireland, May 13-18 2012, 2012
Corcoran, L., McNabola, A., & Coughlan P., Energy Recovery Potential of the Dublin Region Water Supply Network, International Water Association: World Congress on Water, Dublin, Ireland, May 13-18, 2012, pp1 - 8
Mehmet Donmez, Paul Coughlan, Marie Koulikoff-Souviron, Supplier integration and NPD in different development contexts: into the abyss, 19th International Product Development Management Conference, Manchester, U.K., June 19-19 2012, 2012
Mehmet Donmez, Marie Koulikoff-Souviron, Paul Coughlan , The influence of supplier integration on the performance of new product development: a critical review, 4th World P&OM annex 19th International EurOMA Annual, Amsterdam, July 01-05 2102, 2012
Patricia Maher, Paul Coughlan, Product integrity: transformational design for aesthetics , 19th International Product Development Management Conference, Manchester, UK, June 18-19 2012, 2012
Paul Coughlan, Case Teaching and Learning in Action, 4th World P&OM annex 19th International EurOMA Annual, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 01-05 2012, 2012
Paul Coughlan, Brian Fynes, Frank Wiengarten, Bastian Fränken , Process Capability - towards an empirical basis for support of lean operations, 18th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Cambridge, UK, July 04-05 2011, edited by Dr Jag Srai & Dr Matthias Holweg , 2011
Monica's mandate: Going for lead plant status in, editor(s)D.D. Warrick & J. Mueller , Lessons in Leadership: Learning from Real World Cases, Oxford, UK, RossiSmith, 2011, pp181 - 187, [P. Coughlan & D. Coghlan]
Mark Whelan, Paul Coughlan, Role of the principal investigator in the process of commercialising applied research from Irish universities , 18th International Product Development Management Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, June 5-7, 2011, edited by Erik Jan Hultink , 2011
Through the Garden of EDEN in, editor(s)Pär Åhlström , Executives and Technology: Essays in Honour of Christer Karlsson, Brussels, EIASM, 2011, pp127 - 141, [Paul Coughlan]
McNabola, A., Williams. A.P., Coughlan, P., The technical & economic feasibility of energy recovery in water supply networks, International Conference on Renewable Energy and Power Quality, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 13th - 15th April, edited by Perez-Donsion, M. , 2011, pp1-5
David Coghlan & Paul Coughlan, Transforming networks through network action learning, OD Practitioner, 43, (2), 2011, p1 - 6
Paul Coughlan & David Coghlan, Collaborative Strategic Improvement through Network Action Learning: The Path to Sustainability, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2011, 201pp
David Coghlan & Paul Coughlan, Notes toward a philosophy of action learning research , Action Learning: Research & Practice, 7, (2), 2010, p193 - 203
Paul Coughlan & Anne Graham, Embedding a Threshold Concept in Teaching and Learning of Product Development Management, Creativity and Innovation Management, 18, (3), 2009, p190 - 198
Action Research in, editor(s)Christer Karlsson , Researching Operations Management, New York / Abingdon, Routledge, 2009, pp236 - 264, [Paul Coughlan & David Coghlan]
Paul Coughlan & David Coghlan, Reconciling market requirements and operations resources: an opportunity for action learning, Action Learning: Research and Practice, 6, (2), 2009, p109 - 119
Paul Coughlan & Mary Ann Fergus , Defining the Path to Value Innovation, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 16, (3), 2009, p234 - 249
Collaborative Research in and by an Interorganizational Network in, editor(s)A.B. (Rami Shani, S.A. Mohrman, W.A. Pasmore, B. Stymne & N. Adler , Handbook of Collaborative Management Research, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage, 2008, pp443 - 460, [David Coghlan & Paul Coughlan]
Paul Coughlan & Anne Graham, Embedding Threshold Concepts in the Management of Product Development: From Theory to Teaching Principles to Learning Activities, 15th EIASM International Product Development Management Conference, Hamburg, Germany , June 29-July 01 2008, edited by Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt , Prof. Dr. Hans Koller & Prof. Dr. Thorsten Teichert , 2008
Paul Coughlan & David Coghlan, Codifying Implementation Guidelines for a Collaborative Improvement Initiative, Action Learning: Research and Practice , 5, (1), 2008, p39 - 54
Paul Coughlan, John Murray, Mary Lee Rhodes & Philip Keers, Straight-Through-Processing via Outsourcing: A Value Innovation In Financial Services, 15th EUROMA Annual Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands, June 15-18 2008, edited by Dirk Pieter Van Donk , 2008
David Coghlan & Paul Coughlan, Action Learning and Action Research (ALAR): A Methodological Integration in an Inter-Organizational Setting, Systemic Practice and Action Research , 21, (2), 2008, p97 - 104
Louis Brennan & Paul Coughlan, Site Role Trajectories and Ownership Change, 15th EUROMA Annual Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands, June 15-18 2008, edited by Dirk Pieter Van Donk , 2008
David Coghlan & Paul Coughlan, Exploiting the Reach to Explore the Richness in Inter-organizational Action Research , International Journal of Action Research, 4, (3), 2008, p291 - 313
Fergus Lyons, Ann Ledwith & Paul Coughlan, Before and after the Celtic Tiger - a longitudinal panel study of NPD success factors in Irish high-technology SMEs, 14th International Product Development Management Conference, Porto, Portugal, June 11-12 2007, edited by Antonio Fernandes , EIASM, 2007, pp741 - 752
Mark Whelan & Paul Coughlan, Licensing, spin-off behaviour and the university policy environment, 14th International Product Development Management Conference, Porto, Portugal, June 11-12 2007, edited by Antonio Fernandes , EIASM, 2007, pp1585 - 1596
R. Middel, D. Coghlan, P. Coughlan, L. Brennan, T. McNichols, Action research in collaborative improvement, International Journal of Technology Management, 33, (1), 2006, p67 - 91
Coghlan, D., Coughlan, P. , Designing and Implementing Collaborative Improvement in the Extended Manufacturing Enterprise: Action Learning and Action Research (ALAR) in CO-IMPROVE, The Learning Organization, 13 , (2), 2006, p152 - 165
Made In Ireland II - Benchmarking Irish SME Practice and Performance in, editor(s)Kepa Mendibil & Alina Shamsuddin , Moving Up the Value Chain, Vol. II, Glasgow, UK, University of Strathclyde, 2006, pp139 - 146, [Paul Coughlan, Louis Brennan, Sean O'Riordain, Jim Stewart, Alessandra Vecchi, Brian Fynes, Ann Ledwith, Richard Keegan, Evelyn Roche ]
Ann Ledwith, Paul Coughlan & John Bessant, Research Design Choices In Product Development Research: Replicating and Extending INTERPROD, 13th International Product Development Management Conference, Milan, Italy, June 12-13, 2006, edited by Roberto Verganti & Tommaso Buganza , 2, EIASM, 2006, pp775 - 788
Action Learning in inter-organizational sets in, editor(s)C. Rigg and S. Richards , Action Learning, Leadership and Organizational Development in Public Services, Abingdon, OXON, Routledge, 2006, pp181 - 191, [Coghlan D. and Coughlan, P.]
P. Coughlan, M.A. Fergus, Value innovation and company performance, EurOMA International Conference on Operations and Global Competitiveness, Budapest, Hungary, June 19-22 2005, edited by K. Demeter , 2, EurOMA, 2005, pp1035 - 1043
The application of action learning and action research in collaborative improvement within the extended manufacturing enterprise in, editor(s)H. Kotzab, S. Seuring, M.Muller, G. Reiner , Research Methodologies in Supply Chain Management, Heidelberg, Physica-Verlag, 2005, pp365 - 380, [R. Middel, L. Brennan, D. Coghlan, P. Coughlan]
A. Ledwith, P. Coughlan, Splendid isolation: does networking really increase new product success?, Creativity and Innovation Management, 14, (4), 2005, p366 - 373
Coughlan, P, Brady,M and Brennan, L, The Art and Science Challenges within the Management of Product Development, Creativity and Innovation Management, 14, (4), 2005, p331 - 333
M. Whelan, P. Coughlan, Towards a model for successful commercialisation of applied research, 12th International Product Development Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 13-14, 2005, edited by J. Christiansen , EIASM, 2005, pp1733 - 1748
Collaborative research across borders and boundaries: action research insights from the CO-IMPROVE project in, editor(s)R.W. Woodman & W.A. Pasmore , Research in Organizational Change and Development Vol. 15, New York, Elsevier, 2005, pp275 - 295, [D. Coghlan, P. Coughlan]
D. Coghlan, P. Coughlan, L. Brennan, Organizing for research and action: implementing action researcher networks, Systemic Practice and Action Research, 17, (1), 2004, p37 - 49
P. Coughlan, D. Coghlan, Action learning: towards a framework in inter-organisational settings, Action Learning: Research and Practice, 1, (1), 2004, p43 - 61
P. Coughlan, M. Brady & L. Brennan(ed.), 11th International Product Development Management Conference, Dublin, Ireland, June 2004, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, Brussels, Belgium, 2004
IS development for supply networks: a comparison of traditional, web-based and collaborative approaches in, editor(s)L.N. Van Wassenhove, A De Meyer, E. Yucesan, E.D. Gunes & L. Muyldermans , Operations Management as a Change Agent Vol. I, Fontainebleau, France, Insead, 2004, pp1075 - 1086, [R. Nolan, P. Coughlan, L. Brennan]
A. Ledwith & P.Coughlan, Splendid isolation - does networking really increase new product?, 11th International Product Development Management Conference, Dublin, Ireland, June 2004, edited by P. Coughlan, M. Brady & L. Brennan , European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, 2004, pp743 - 752
Variations on a theme: advanced implementation of the NALP action learning approach in the extended manufacturing enterprise in, editor(s)G. Spina, A. Vinelli, R. Cagliano, M. Kalchschmidt, P. Romano, F. Salvador , One world? One view of OM? Vol. III, Padova, Italy, SGE, 2003, pp757 - 766, [P. Coughlan, D. Coghlan, F. Lombard, L. Brennan, T. McNichols, R. Nolan]
D. Coghlan, P. Coughlan, Acquiring the capacity for operational improvement: an action research opportunity, Human Resource Planning, 26, (2), 2003, p30 - 38
Exploring the barriers to adoption of portals in collaborative improvement activities in, editor(s)G. Spina, A. Vinelli, R. Cagliano, M. Kalchschmidt, P. Romano & F. Salvador , One world? One view of OM? Vol. III, Padova, Italy, SGE, 2003, pp197 - 206, [R. Nolan, B. Sorensen, P. Coughlan, D. Coghlan, L. Brennan, F. Lombard & T. McNichols]
P. Coughlan, D. Hurley & L. Brennan, Developing process equipment for a disruptive technology: the case of the magnetic annealing furnace', 10 th International Product Development Management Conference, Brussels, Belgium, June, edited by C. Karlsson & T. Hustad , European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, 2003, pp205 - 214
P. Coughlan, D. Coghlan, F. Lombard,, L. Brennan, T. McNichols, R. Nolan, Managing collaborative relationships in a period of discontinuity, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 23, (10), 2003, p1246 - 1259
Innovation and performance in Irish manufacturing in, editor(s)G. Spina, A. Vinelli, R. Cagliano, M. Kalchschmidt, P. Romano, F. Salvador , One world? One view of OM? Vol. III, Padova, Italy, SGE, 2003, pp303 - 312, [L. Brennan, D. Crowe, P. Coughlan, T. Dromgoole]
P. Coughlan, D. Coghlan, L. Brennan, F. Lombard, T. McNichols, R. Nolan, Collaboration in high technology companies in Ireland: three case studies, The Irish Journal of Management, 23, (2), 2002, p19 - 29
Managing design: an operations management perspective in, editor(s)M. Bruce, J. Bessant , Design in Business: Strategic Innovation through Design, Harlow, England, Pearson Education, 2002, pp112 - 138, [P. Coughlan]
Developing organizational learning capabilities through inter-organisational action learning' in, editor(s)M. Afzalur Rahim, Robert T. Golembiewski and Kenneth D. MacKenzie , Current Topics in Management, Volume 7, New Brunswick, USA, Transaction Publishers, 2002, pp33 - 46, [D. Coghlan, P. Coughlan]
P. Coughlan, D. Coghlan, T. Dromgoole, D. Duff, R. Caffrey, K. Lynch, I. Rose, P. Stack, A. McGill, P. Sheridan, Effecting operational improvement through inter-organisational action learning, Integrated Manufacturing Systems, 13, (3), 2002, p131 - 140
P. Coughlan, D. Coghlan, L. Brennan, F. Lombard, T. McNichols, R. Nolan, Collaboration in high technology companies in Ireland: three case studies, The Irish Journal of Management, 23, (2), 2002, p19 - 29
Action learning in the extended manufacturing enterprise: towards an advanced implementation of the NALP approach' in, editor(s)R. Smeds , Continuous Innovation in Business Processes and Networks, Finland, Helsinki University of Technology, 2002, pp197 - 208, [P. Coughlan, D. Coghlan, L. Brennan, F. Lombard, T. McNichols, R. Nolan]
P. Coughlan, D. Coghlan, Action research for Operations Management, The International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 22, (2), 2002, p220 - 240
P. Coughlan & T. Dromgoole, Guest Editorial', Integrated Manufacturing Systems, The International Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 12, (2), 2001, p86
Managing collaborative relationships in a period of discontinuity: implications for high technology companies in Ireland in, editor(s)H. Boer, J. Christiansen , Operations Management and the New Economy, Copenhagen Business School and Aalborg University, Denmark, 2001, pp303 - 314, [P. Coughlan, L. Brennan, D. Coghlan, F. Lombard, T. McNichols, R. Nolan]
Integrated problem solving and sensemaking in product development in, editor(s)K. Blackmon, S. Brown, P. Cousins, A. Graves, C. Harland, R. Lamming, H. Maylor , What Really Matters in Operations Management, UK, University of Bath, 2001, pp685 - 694, [P. Coughlan, F. Lombard]
H. Boer, S. Caffyn, M. Corso, P. Coughlan, J. Gieskes, M. Magnusson, S. Pavesi & S. Ronchi, Knowledge and continuous innovation: the CIMA methodology, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 21, (4), 2001, p490 - 503
P. Coughlan, T. Dromgoole, D. Duff & A. Harbison, Continuous improvement through collaborative action learning, International Journal of Technology Management, 22, (4), 2001, p285 - 302
Multinational subsidiaries and manufacturing strategy - an interorganisational action learning network of subsidiaries in, editor(s)J.O. Riis, J. Johansen, A. Drejer , Strategic Manufacturing, Denmark, Aalborg University, Center for Industrial Production, 2001, pp137 - 144, [T. Dromgoole, D. Duff, L. Gorman, E. Delaney, P. Coughlan]
An action learning network of MNC subsidiaries in, editor(s)K. Blackmon, S. Brown, P. Cousins, A. Graves, C. Harland, R. Lamming, H. Maylor , What Really Matters in Operations Management, UK, University of Bath, 2001, pp241 - 247, [T. Dromgoole, L. Gorman, E. Delaney, P. Coughlan]
Competitive performance in Irish manufacturing: an empirical analysis in, editor(s)H. Boer, J. Christiansen , Operations Management and the New Economy, Denmark, Copenhagen Business School and Aalborg University, 2001, pp163 - 176, [L. Brennan, D. Crowe, P. Coughlan, T. Dromgoole]
P. Coughlan, T. Dromgoole, D. Duff, A. Harbison, Continuous improvement through collaborative action learning, International Journal of Technology Management, 22, (4/5), 2000
P. Coughlan & A. Harbison, Service in Ireland: a comparative study of practice and performance, Irish Business and Administrative Research, 19/20, (2), 1999, p37 - 54
Improving the utility of benchmarking data: the development of a report generation and feedback system in, editor(s)P. Coughlan, T. Dromgoole & J. Peppard , Operations Management: Future Issues and Competitive Responses, Dublin, University of Dublin, 1998, pp142-147. , [P. Coughlan & A. Harbison]
Looking Beyond the Individual: The Role of Resource-based Training and Learning in Teams in, editor(s)Bruscogliani, M. et al. , The during-the-job training method: a structured approach to training and learning during work, MIP, Milan, 1998, pp79 - 96, [Fellenz, Martin R. and Keating, Mary A. and Coughlan, Paul]
P. Coughlan, T. Dromgoole, D. Duff & A. Harbison, Continuous improvement through collaborative action learning in five Irish firms, paper presented to 2nd EurCINET Conference, Netherlands, Sep-98, University of Twente, 1998
P. Coughlan, M. Keating & M. Bergin, Towards an understanding of continuous improvement in manufacturing industry in Ireland, International Journal of Technology Management, (1), 1997, p139-145
The impact of world class manufacturing on industrial relations at company level in Ireland in, The Search for Competitiveness and Its Implications for Employment (Volume 4), Dublin, Oak Tree Press, 1997, pp135-158 , [M. Keating, P. Coughlan & F. Kilbride]
P. Coughlan & E. Brady, Evolution towards integrated product development in subsidiaries of multi-national enterprises, International Journal of Technology Management, (8-Jul), 1996, p733-747
P.Coughlan, M.Keating, R.Vail, S.Kratsch and D.Quade, Evaluating the movement to world class manufacturing in SME's, Proceedings of the 3rd EurOMA conference, UK, London Business School, 1996, pp139
V. Chiesa, P. Coughlan & C.A. Voss, Development of a Technical Innovation Audit, Journal of Product Innovation Management, 13, (2), 1996, p105-136
P. Coughlan & E. Brady, Self-assessment and benchmarking product development in five Irish firms: a case study in action research, Journal of Managerial Psychology, 10, (6), 1995, p41-47
C.A. Voss, V. Chiesa & P. Coughlan, Developing and testing benchmarking and self-assessment frameworks in manufacturing, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 14, (3), 1994, p83-100
Voss C.A., Chiesa V., and Coughlan P., Innovation, your move, self assessment guide and workbook, London, IDTI, 1993, 42pp
T.A.J. Nicholson & P.D. Coughlan, Exploring reality: the place of video in teaching Operations Management, Operations Management Review, (3&4), 1992
Engineering change and manufacturing engineering deployment in new product development in, editor(s)Susman, Gerald I. , Managing design for manufacturability, Oxford University Press, 1992, pp157 - 177, [P.D, Coughlan]
P.D. Coughlan, Seamless service: British Airways First Class chinaware, Design Management Journal, 3, (1), 1992
P.D. Coughlan & A.R. Wood, No more tangles: getting product designs right, Business Quarterly, 56, (4), 1992
P.D. Coughlan & A.R. Wood, Process positioning and manufacturing engineering deployment, International Journal of Technology Management, (4), 1991
P.D. Coughlan & A.R. Wood, Developing manufacturable new products, (1), 1991
Northern Telecom: The Gate Procedure in, editor(s)Ettlie, J.E., Stoll, H.W. , Managing the Design - Manufacturing Process, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1990, pp223-242 , [A.R. Wood & P.D. Coughlan]
Paul Coughlan, Vendor management: a focus on specifications, Purchasing Management, 1988, p33-41
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Katrin Dreyer"Gibney, Paul Coughlan, David Coghlan, Szu"Hsin Wu, Aisha Bello"Dambatta, Richard Dallison, Aonghus McNabola, Daniele Novara, Annum Rafique, Isabel Schestak, Jan Spriet, Nathan Walker, Prysor Williams, Responding to the UN sustainability goals in transdisciplinary partnership through network action learning, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2024, p1 - 32
Barry P. McMahon & Paul Coughlan, Injecting Creative Thinking into Healthcare: Bringing innovative practice to healthcare, Abingdon, CRC Press, 2023, 1 - 108pp
De Vries, J., Smith, R., Skopek, J., Coughlan, P., Arikan, G. & Byrne, M., WE VALUE YOUR OPINION OF QUALITY IN TRINITY, Appendix to ISER, Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Sept, 2021, p1 - 49
Paul Coughlan & David Coghlan (Case editors), 'The butcher, the baker & the cheesemaker: TRADEIT Case Study Book', IT Tralee, TRADEIT, 2016, - 10-11, 27-109
Paul Coughlan, Improving organisations and operations through European research funding: developing and sustaining networks, 20th EARMA Conference, Tallinn, Estonia, June 30-July 02, 2014, EARMA, 58-
Paul Coughlan, Interdisciplinarity in Management Research: Opportunities and Challenges , Irish Academy of Management: 2013 Research Colloquium, NUI Maynooth, Ireland, April 23, 2013
McNabola, A. & Coughlan, P., Energy recovery in the water industry using micro-hydropower, Water Ireland: implementing a national water utility, Ashbourne, Ireland, May 15, 2013, Water & Wastewater Treatment
J. Gallagher, A. P. Williams, D. Styles, I. Harris, P. Coughlan, C. Power, L. Corcoran, A. McNabola., The Hydro-BPT Project: Realising the True Potential for Energy Recovery in the Water Industry in Ireland & Wales, ENVIRON 2013, Galway Ireland, 30th Jan - 1st Feb, 2013
Paul Coughlan, Creative confidence and Action Research, 3rd Annual Action Research Colloquium: Action Research - Real World Research, Tralee, Ireland, June 20-21, 2013
Gallagher, J., Williams, A.P., Styles, D., Harris, I.M., Packwood, A.J., Coughlan, P., Power, C., Corcoran, L., McNabola, A., Energy Recovery in the Water Industry: A Technical, Economic and Commercial Feasibility Study in Ireland and Wales, SPI Water Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 3rd & 4th December, 2012
Paul Coughlan, Interdisciplinarity and the Role of the Innovation Academy in Doctoral Education, TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN JOURNAL OF POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, 10, 2011
Paul Coughlan, Louis Brennan, Seán Ó Ríordáin, Jim Stewart, Alessandra Vecchi, Brian Fynes, Ann Ledwith, Richard Keegan, Made in Ireland II - Practice and Performance in Irish SMEs: Have things changed?, Dublin, Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, 2006
Mary A. Keating, A Strategic Analysis of the Irish Food Industry : Implications for Human Resource Practice, Labour Relations Commission, 1998, 66pp
P. Coughlan, T. Dromgoole & J. Peppard, Operations Management: future issues and competitive responses, Dublin, School of Business Studies, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 1998
Martin Fellenz, Mary Keating & Paul Coughlan, Investigating Training and Learning in Organisations: A New Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychological Society of Ireland, Ennis, Co. Clare, Nov-97, 1997
Research Expertise
Description
Research Interests include: . Continuous improvement of manufacturing and product development practices . Inter-organisational collaboration . Action learning . Action research . Service innovation . Commercialisation of university researchProjects
- Title
- Recycling Energy Hidden in Existing Wastewater Treatment Systems: REHEATS
- Summary
- REHEATS addresses the problem of energy costs associated with the use of hot water in commercial food services or industrial food processing.
- Funding Agency
- Enterprise Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund
- Date From
- January 2023
- Date To
- July 2024
- Title
- Recovering Embedded Heat in Zambian Food Production
- Summary
- Reducing energy consumption and emissions in Zambian food processing using wastewater heat recovery
- Funding Agency
- SFI and Irish Aid
- Date From
- 01/02/2023
- Date To
- 31/07/2024
- Title
- Distributing our Water Resources: Utilising Integrated, Smart and low-Carbon Energy (Dŵr Uisce)
- Summary
- There is significant scope to improve the energy efficiency of the distribution of water resources in Ireland and Wales. The Dŵr Uisce project aims to quantify and demonstrate this scope using integrated smart and low-carbon technology. Our demonstration will be of an integrated approach, as no one technology can solve the water-energy challenge. It will be smart in order to optimise potential savings, and will be low-carbon by developing and deploying technologies with a quick carbon payback. The project will deliver improved efficiency of the water-energy nexus, benefitting two key stakeholders groups: water companies (suppliers) and water consumers (end-users).
- Funding Agency
- ERDF
- Date From
- September 01 2016
- Date To
- June 30 2023
- Title
- Reducing Energy Dependency in Atlantic Area Water Networks (REDAWN)
- Summary
- REDAWN will develop an institutional, social and technological environment to foster greater resource efficiency in water networks, including: . Completion of an energy recovery resource assessment in water networks in the Atlantic Area . Completion of an economic/environmental impact assessment of this technology on the region . Development of design guidelines and support tools for hydropower energy recovery in drinking water, waste water, irrigation and process industry sectors. . Development of policy and institutional support tools to increase the implementation of energy recovery projects . Quantification of the societal impacts of hydropower energy recovery in water networks . Widespread dissemination and promotion of energy efficiency in Atlantic Area water networks.
- Funding Agency
- ERDF
- Date From
- September 01 2017
- Date To
- August 31 2020
- Title
- TRADEIT: Traditional Food: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology
- Summary
- The TRADEIT project is a multidisciplinary, multi-sectorial collaborative project supporting a Network of Traditional Food SMEs and Food Researchers in the areas of Collaboration, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and Technology Transfer to increase the competitiveness and inter-regional advantage of Traditional Food Producing SMEs. This will be achieved through focused regional coordination and support activities and events facilitated by the establishment of nine Regional Traditional Food Knowledge and Technology Transfer Hubs. Each Hub will host a TRADEIT stakeholder sub-network (defined by region, language and/or food group), the members of which will benefit from a suite of knowledge and technology offerings over the course of the project. Food researchers from across Europe will be provided with the opportunity to attend the TRADEIT Entrepreneurial Summer School in which an entrepreneurial skillset will be developed to facilitate future R&D&I Enterprise and Commercialisation activities. The regional focus of the project will be further developed in the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda which will promote regional R&D&I for pan-European benefit. The TRADEIT project aligns with, and contributes to, the goals and objective of a number of EU Initiatives, Strategies and Policies including Europe 2020 the Innovation Union Flagship Initiative, Horizon 2020, Cohesion Policy in particular Smart Specialisation Innovating for Sustainable Growth: a Bio-economy for Europe and Food Law Regulation
- Funding Agency
- European Community
- Date From
- November 01 2013
- Date To
- October 31 2016
- Title
- Towards a More Sustainable System of Water Supply in Ireland and Wales: Exploring Opportunities for Hydropower in Break Pressure Tanks (Hydro-BPT)
- Summary
- This project will advance the sustainability of the process of water supply in Ireland and Wales by exploiting the potential for energy recovery that exists at Break Pressure Tanks (BPTs). Water supply is a core service on which civilised society depends and it involves considerable energy consumption and CO2 emissions (water treatment, pumping and monitoring). Treated water is commonly supplied from a central storage reservoir by gravity throughout a catchment and this water must be supplied within satisfactory pressure bands. When the pressure in water flow becomes too high a BPT is commonly installed in the network, whereby the pressure, kinetic & potential energy within the flow is dissipated to the atmosphere. This common feature of water supply networks presents an opportunity to recover this energy wastage by using micro-hydropower technology to transform it into electricity without interfering in the water supply service. The key objectives of this project comprise: 1. Determining the technical/economic feasibility of applying Hydro-BPTs to water infrastructure: using experimental models the energy recoverable from BPTs will be assessed/demonstrated 2. Determining the environmental impact of this new technology: assessments will be made in terms of the CO2 emissions saving, environmental impacts, life cycle analysis 3. A feasibility study for the application of Hydro-BPTs in existing Irish/Welsh BPTs: information on the existing BPTs will be gathered in a GIS database which will be used to demonstrate the untapped energy potential in water supply networks in Ireland/Wales 4. An exploration of the forms of collaboration among the key stakeholders and development of a business model: this section of the project will develop guidelines for the widespread implementation of this technology by industry
- Funding Agency
- INTERREG 4A 2007-2013
- Date From
- 2011
- Date To
- 2015
- Title
- Made in Ireland II - Benchmarking Irish SME Practice and Performance
- Summary
- The competitiveness of manufacturing SMEs remains an important issue for companies, for support agencies and for the Irish economy as a whole. The 2005-6 Global Competitiveness Report ranked Ireland 26th, having moved up 4 places since 2004. But is this ranking indicative of the current state of the competitiveness of Irish SMEs and how has this state changed since 2001? These questions are addressed in this study. Over the period 2003-2005, data were collected from a total of 144 manufacturing companies assisted by Enterprise Ireland. The study compares these data with the data collected in the period 1997-2000 from the 151 similar companies which formed the basis of the first Made in Ireland report.
- Funding Agency
- Enterprise Ireland
- Date From
- August 2005
- Date To
- September 2006
- Title
- Co-Improve: Collaborative Improvement for the Extended Manufacturing Enterprise
- Summary
- - To enable and enhance the capturing, storage, retrieval, transfer and dissemination of knowledge generated as part of ongoing collaborative efforts to improve new product development and order fulfilment performance of EMEs, as well as - implementation guidelines supporting the situational design, implementation and ongoing development of collaborative, EME-level improvement, using the business model and software system.
- Funding Agency
- EU
- Date From
- December 2000
- Date To
- December 2003
- Title
- Continuous Improvement and Innovation Management
- Summary
- - To explore how companies stimulate a process of continuous improvement of their product innovation capabilities by facilitating a diffuse and continuous flow of knowledge both within their organisations and with other organisations. - To explain this process in terms of barriers and enablers - To identify contingencies - To define effects on performance and capabilities - To suggest possible contingent actions by firms.
- Funding Agency
- EU
- Date From
- October 1997
- Date To
- October 1999
- Title
- National Action Learning Programme
- Summary
- To assist firms, through their managers and workforce to change, upgrade and become learning organisations.
- Funding Agency
- EU
- Date From
- June 1997
- Date To
- December 2001
Recognition
Awards and Honours
Fellowship of Trinity College Dublin
Honorary Member, Continuous Innovation Network
Honorary Fellow, European Operations Management Association
Provost's Teaching Award
Memberships
Conference Board Chair, Innovation & Product Development Management Conference
Local Organising Committee Co-Chair CINet Annual Conference
Local Organising Committee Co-Chair EurOMA Annual Conference
President: European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM)
Member: Conference Board of the Innovation & Product Development Management Conference
Member: Board of the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM)
Local Organising Committee Co-Chair EurOMA Annual Conference
Member: EurOMA Board
Member: EurOMA
Chartered Member: Engineers Ireland