Professor David Coghlan
Fellow Emeritus, Trinity Business School
Biography
David Coghlan is a Professor Emeritus and Fellow Emeritus at the Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He specializes in organization development and action research and is active in both communities internationally. He has published over 300 articles and book chapters. Recent books include: The Handbook of Research Methods in Organizational Change (Elgar 2023), Collaborative Inquiry for Organization Development and Change (Elgar, 2021), Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization (5th ed. Sage, 2019, Inside Organizations (Sage, 2016), Organizational Change and Strategy (Routledge, 2016), Collaborative Strategic Improvement through Network Action Learning (Edward Elgar, 2011). He is co-editor of the The Sage Encyclopedia of Action Research (2014) and of the 4 volume sets Fundamentals of Organization Development (Sage, 2010) and Action Research in Business & Management (Sage, 2016). He serves on the editorial advisory boards of: Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Action Research, Action Learning: Research and Practice, Systemic Practice and Action Research, Organization Development Review among others.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
D.P> Zandee & D Coghlan, Action research for impact in addressing the grand challenges,, Strategic Organization, 33, (1), 2025, p147 - 161
D. Coghlan. A.B. (Rami) Shani & J. Bartunek, Becoming a collaborative scholar: A metalogue., Journal of Management Inquiry,, 34, (1), 2025, p126 - 135
David Coghlan, Edgar H. Schein: The Artistry of a Reflexive Organizational Scholar Practitioner., Abingdon, Routledge, 2024, xi - 179pp
Coghlan, D., Brady, V.I., O"Leary, D.& Hynes, G., Exploring vulnerability and risk in an action researcb writing group: A cooperative inquiry., Educational Action Resesrch, 31, (1), 2024, p25 - 42
Action Research in, editor(s)P. Glăveanu , The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible, London, Springer , 2023, pp9 - 16, [D Coghlan]
Shani, A.B. Coghlan, D., Paine, J. W. & Canterino, F., Collaborative inquiry for change and changing : Advances in science- practice transformation., Journal of Applied Behavioral Science,, 59, (4), 2023, p541 - 555
Action research as the social science of change and changing. in, editor(s)D. Szabla, D. Coghlan, W. Pasmore & J.Y. Kim , The Handbook of Research Methods in Organizational Change , Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2023, pp19 - 46, [D. Coghlan]
D Coghlan, Contemplating the spiritualty of scholarship, Nursing Philosophy, 24, (1), 2023
D. Szabla, D. Coghlan, W. Pasmore & J.Y. Kim , The Handbook of Research Methods in Organizational Change , Cheltenham, K, Edward Elgsa, 2023, 2 - 537pp
Reflections on guiding doctorates on organizational change. in, editor(s)D. Szabla, D. Coghlan, W. Pasmore & J.Y. Kim , The Handbook of Research Methods in Organizational Change, Cheltenham UK, Edward Elgar, 2023, pp486 - 509, [D. Coghlan & J.Y. Kim.]
D Coghlan, Interiority in the work of Edgar H. Schein: A personal reflection , Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 59, (2), 2023, p191 - 196
D Coghlan, Developing the practice of scholarship: The case of insider action research. , Malaysian Journal of Action Research, , 1, (1), 2023, p4 - 10
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]
D. Coghlan, A.B Shani & P Coughlan, Coghlan, D. Shani, A.B. (Rami) & Coughlan, P. (2023). Enhancing the quality of project management through action research. , International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 16, (1), 2023, p9 - 21
Creating and building shared scholarship in organization development and change: A metalogue. 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, pp73 - 94, [D Coghlan]
D Coghlan, Developing interiority through insider inquiry: Enabling students' learning from organizational experiences., The International Journal of Management Education, 20, (3), 2022
Action research in hospitality and tourism research. in, editor(s)In F. Okumus, S.M. Rasoolimanesh & S. Jahani , Contemporary research methods in hospitality and tourism , Bingley, UK, Emerald, 2022, pp237 - 251, [D. O'Leary & D. Coghlan]
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
A.B. (Rami) Shani & D. Coghlan, Researching change and changing: Integrating collaboration and action through interiority. , Journal of Applied Behavioral Science , 57, (4), 2021, p478 - 483
Paul Coughlan & David Coghlan, What happens to P? Lessons from network action learning research, Action Learning: Research and Practice, 18, (2), 2021, p91 - 101
D. Coghlan, Fostering undergraduate research through insider inquiry: Exploiting student work experiences. , Management Teaching Review, 6, (1), 2021, p66 - 72
Abraham B (Rami) Shani & David Coghlan, Collaborative Inquiry for Organization Development and Change , Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar, 2021, i) - 120pp
Action research- for practitioners and researchers in, editor(s)J. Crossman & S. Bordia , Handbook of Qualitative Research Methodologies in Workplace Contexts , Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar, 2021, pp67 - 81, [M. Casey & D. Coghlan]
D. Coghlan & A.B.(Rami) Shani, Abductive reasoning as the integrating mechanism between first- second- and third person practice in action research., Systemic Practice & Action Research , 34, (4), 2021, p463 - 474
P. Coughlan, D.Coghlan, C./Rigg & D O'Leary, Coughlan, P., Coghlan, D., Rigg, C. & O'Leary, D. (2021). Exploring and exploiting the dynamics of networks in complex applied research projects: A reflection on learning in action. , British Journal of Management, 32, 2021, p1442 - 1455
D. Coghlan & R. Holian, Insider action research as leadership-as- practice: A methodological reflection for OD scholar-practitioners, Organization Development Review, 53, (5), 2021, p13 - 17
D. Coghlan & C.Rigg, Writing an account of practice as a process of theorising in action learning, Action Learning: Research & Practice, 18, (3), 2021, p250 - 256
D. Coghlan, Edgar Schein on change: Insights into the creation of a model , Journal of Applied Behavioral Science , 57, (1), 2021, p11 - 19
A.B. (Rami) Shani & D. Coghlan, Action research in business and management: A reflective review, Action Research, 19, (3), 2021, p518 - 541
C. Rigg, P., Coughlan, D O'Leary, & D. 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
D. Coghlan, Developing a spirituality of scholarship: A first person methodological approach. , Studies in Spirtuality, 30, 2020, p33 - 46
D.Coghlan, A.B. (Rami) Shani & P.C Dahm, Knowledge production in organization development: An interiority-based perspective. , Journal of Change Management, 20, (1), 2020, p81 - 98
A.B. Shani, D. Coghlan & B.N. Alexander, Rediscovering abductive reasoning in organization development and change research., Journal of Applied Behavioral Science , 56 , (1), 2020, p60 - 72
David Coghlan, Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization, 5th , London, SAGE, 2019, 218pp
A. Ystrom, S Ollila, M. Agogue, & D. Coghlan, The role of a learning approach in building an inter-organizational network aiming for collaborative innovation. , Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 55 , (1), 2019, p27 - 49
Brydon-Miller, M. & Coghlan, D. , First - second- and third-person values-based ethics in educational action research: Personal resonances, mutual regard and social responsibility. , Educational Action Research , 27, (2), 2019, p303 - 331
David Coghlan, Paul Coughlan, Abraham B. (Rami) Shani , Exploring Doctorateness in Insider Action Research, International Journal of Action Research, 15, (1), 2019, p47 - 61
Demystifying action research in, editor(s)O.Zuber-Skerritt & L. Wood , Action Learning an Action Research: Genres and Approaches, Bingley, Emerald Publlshing, 2019, pp83 - 96, [D. Coghlan]
D. Coghlan, P. Coughlan & A.B (Rami) Shani,, Exploring doctorateness in insider action research. , International Journal of Action Research,, 15, (1), 2019, p47 - 61
Toward a social science philosophy of organization development and change. in, D.A Noumair & A.B. (Rami) Shani , Research in organizational change and development, Vol 27,, Bingley, Emerald Publishing, 2019, pp1 - 29, [D. Coghlan, A.B. (Rami) Shani, & G.W. Hay ]
David Coghlan & Erik Lindhult, The status and future of action research: An interview with Professor David Coghlan. , Technology Innovation Management Review,, 9, (6), 2019, p42 - 49
David Coghlan & Abraham B. (Rami) Shani, Conducting Action Research for Business and Management Students, London, SAGE, 2018, 126 pagespp
David Coghlan, Edgar Schein at 90: A celebratory and exploratory metalogue. , Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 54, (4), 2018, p385 - 398
David Coghlan & Paul Coughlan, Yes we can: Towards assurance of learning by scholarly academics through a praxeology of the scholarship of teaching., Action Learning: Research & Practice, 15, (3), 2018, p210 - 223
M.R. Gearty & D. Coghlan, First - second- and third-person dynamics in learning history., Systemic Practice and Action Research, 31, (5 ), 2018, p463 - 478
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
M. Casey, D.O'Leary & D. Coghlan, Unpacking action research and implementation science: Implications for nursing. , Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74, (5 ), 2018, p1051 - 1058
Edgar H. Schein: The scholar practitioner as a clinical researcher. in, editor(s)D. Szabla, W. A. Pasmore, M. Barnes, & A. Gipson. , The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers, New York, PalgraveMacmillan, 2017, pp1147 - 1159, [D. Coghlan]
Insight and reflection as key to collaborative engagement in, editor(s)J.M. Bartunek and J. McKenzie , Academic practitioner research partnerships: Developments, complexities and opportunities. , Abingdon, Routledge, 2017, pp36 - 49, [D. Coghlan]
How might we learn about the philosophy of ODC research from 24 volumes of ROCD? An invitation to interiority. in, editor(s)A.B. (Rami) Shani & D. Noumair , Research in organizational change and development, Vol 25, Bingley, Emerald, 2017, pp335 - 361, [D. Coghlan]
O'Leary, D., Coughlan, P., Rigg, C. & Coghlan, D. ., Turning to case studies as a mechanism for learning in action learning. , Action Learning: Research & Practice, , 14, (1), 2017, p3 - 17
D. Coghlan & A.B. (Rami) Shani, Inquiring in the present tense: The dynamic mechanism of action research. , Journal of Change Management, 17 , (2), 2017, p121 - 137
Supporting sustainability through developing a learning network among traditional food producers: Applications of action learning. in, editor(s)R. Cagliano F. Caniato & C. Worley . , Organizing Supply Chain Processes for Sustainable Innovation in the Agri-Food Industry: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness , Abingdon OXON, Emerald, 2016, pp59 - 81, [Coughlan, P., Coghlan, D., O'Leary, D., Rigg, C. and Barrett, D.]
D. Coghlan, N.S. Rashford, J. Neiva de Figeuiredo, Organizational Change and Strategy: An Interlevel Dynamics Approach, 2nd , Abingdon, OXON, Routledge, 2016, 234pp
D. Coghlan & A,B, Shani (eds.) , Action Research in Business and Management, 4 volumes, London, Sage, 2016
Canterino, F., Shani A.B. (Rami), Coghlan, D. and Brunelli M. , Collaborative management research as a modality of action research: Learning from a merger-based study., Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 52, (2), 2016, p157 - 186
Rigg, C. & Coghlan, D. , Action learning and action research - Revisiting similarities, differences, complementarities and whether it matters., Action Learning: Research & Practice, 13, (3), 2016, p201 - 203
Action research in, editor(s)C.Karlsson , Research Methods for Operations Management, 2nd ed., Abingdon OXON, Routledge, 2016, pp233 - 267, [P. Coughlan & D. Coghlan]
D. Coghlan, Inside Organizations: Exploring Organizational Experiences, London, Sage, 2016, 108 pp
Forms of knowing: Developing the scholarship of practice in, editor(s)E. Cendon, A. Moerth & A. Pellert , Theorie und Praxis Verzahnen, Munster, Waxman, 2016, pp45 - 49, [D.Coghlan]
D.Coghlan, Retrieving the philosophy of practical knowing for action research. , International Journal of Action Research, , 12 , (1), 2016, 84 - 107
D. Coghlan, A.B. Shani & J, Roth, Institutionalizing insider action research initiatives in organizations: The role of learning mechanisms, Systemic Practice and Action Research, 29, 2016, p83 - 95
Sensemaking in collaborative management research; Insights from an Italian social cooperative in, editor(s)A.B. Shani & D, Noumair , Research in Organizational Change and Development, Vol 23, Bingley, Emerald, 2015, pp167 - 194, [L. Solari, D. Coghlan & A.B. Shani]
The dissertation: Contributing to practical knowing in, editor(s)L. Anderson, J. Gold, J. Stewart & R. Thorpe , A Guide to Professional Doctorates in Business and Management , London, Sage, 2015, pp167 - 181, [D. Coghlan & R. Holian]
Hynes, G., Kavanagh, F., Hogan, C., Ryan, K., Rogers, L., Brosnan, J., Coghlan, D., Understanding the challenges of palliative care in everyday clinical practice: an example from a COPD action research project, Nursing Inquiry, 2, (3), 2015, p249 - 260
Developing the practice of leading change through insider action research: A dynamic capability perspective in, editor(s)H.Bradbury , The Sage Handbook of Action Research, 3rd ed., London, Sage, 2015, pp47 - 54, [.D Coghlan & A.B. (Rami) Shani]
Developing the practice of leading change through insider action research: A dynamic capability perspective in, editor(s)H.Bradbury , The Sage Handbook of Action Research, 3rd ed., London, Sage, 2015, pp47 - 54, [.D Coghlan & A.B. (Rami) Shani]
Mirror, mirror: Action research takes a hard look at higher education. in, J. Kearney and M. Todhunter (eds.) , Lifelong Action Learning and Research: A Tribute to the Life and Pioneering Work of Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt., Rotterdam, Sense, 2015, pp11 - 20, [Brydon-Miller & D. Coghlan.]
Action research for HRD research in, editor(s)M. K.Saunders & P. Tosey , Handbook of Research Methods on Human Resource Development, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2015, pp141 - 154, [R. Holian & D. Coghlan]
How to conduct action research in healthcare settings in, editor(s)Michael Byrne , How to Conduct Research for Service Improvement: A Guidebook for Health and Social Care Professionals 2nd Edition, Dublin, Health Service Executive, 2015, pp97 - 105, [Hynes, G., Coghlan, D.]
Organization development: Action research for organizational change in, editor(s)H. Bradbury , The Sage Handbook of Action Research, 3rd ed., London, 2015, pp417 - 424, [D. Coghlan]
D. Coghlan & P. Coughlan, Effecting change and learning in networks through network action learning, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 51, (3), 2015, p375 - 400
Process consultation, D. Coghlan & M. Brydon -Miller, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp657 - 658, [D. Coghlan]
Clinical inquiry, D. Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp107 - 109, [D. Coghlan]
Giving Voice in a Multi-Voiced Environment: The Challenges of Palliative Care Policy Implementation in Acute Care in, editor(s)Keating, Mary McDermott, Aoife Montgomery, Kathleen , Patient-Centred Health Care: Achieving Co-ordination, Communication and Innovation, Basinstoke, Palgrave, 2014, pp133 - 144, [Hynes, Geralyn Coghlan, David McCarron, Mary]
A.B. (Rami) Shani & D. Coghlan, Collaborate with practitioners: An alternative perspective. A rejoiner to Kieser and Leiner (2012) , Journal of Management Inquiry, 23, (4), 2014, p433 - 437
A.B. (Rami) Shani & D. Coghlan, Action and collaboration between scholarship and practice: Core values of OD research, OD Practitioner, 46, (4), 2014, p35 - 38
Brydon-Miller, M. & Coghlan, D. , The big picture: Implications and imperatives for the action research community from the SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, Action Research, 12, (2), 2014, p224 - 233
Dissertation writing, D. Coghlan & M. Brydon Miller, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp280 - 283, [D. Coghlan &. P. Gaya]
Organization development, D. Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp575 - 578, [D. Coghlan]
Christian spirituality of action, D.Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sager, 2014, pp92 - 94, [D. Coghlan]
Insider action research, D. Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp443 - 445, [D. Coghlan]
D Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller, Sage Encyclopedia of Action Research , London, Sage, 2014, 863pp
D.Coghlan & T. Brannick, Doing Action Research in your Own Organization, 4th , London, Sage, 2014, 206 pagespp
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]
D. Coghlan, A.B. (Rami) Shani, J. Roth and R. Sloyan, Executive development through insider action research: Voices of insider action researchers, Journal of Management Development, 33, (10), 2014, p991 - 1003
Mode 1 and mode 2 methods of knowledge production, D. Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller, The Sage Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp541 - 543, [D. Coghlan]
Force field analysis, D. Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp361 - 363, [D. Coghlan]
Practical knowing, D. Coghlan & M. Brydon--Miller, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp636 - 637, [D. Coghlan]
Authenticity, D.Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London, Sage, 2014, pp68 - 70, [D. Coghlan]
D. Coghlan & A,B, (Rami) Shani, Creating action research quality in organization development: Rigorous, reflective and relevant, Systemic Practice & Action Research, 27, 2014, p523 - 536
Action research e collaborative management research. Piu di quanto sembra? in, editor(s)A.B. (Rami) Shani, M Guerci & S. Cirella , Collaborative Management Research: Teoria, Metodi, Esperienze, Milan, Rafaello Cortina, 2014, pp77 - 97, [A.B. (Rami) Shani, D. Coghlan & S. Cirella]
Messy, iterative groping in the swampy lowlands: The challenges of insider scholar-practitioner inquiry in, editor(s)A.B.(Rami) Shani, W.A. Pasmore, R.W. Woodman & D.A Noumair , Research in Organizational Change & Development, Vol. 21, Bingley, Emerald, 2013, pp121 - 147, [D. Coghlan]
D. Coghlan, Action learning research? Reflections from the colloquium at the Third International Conference on Action Learning , Action Learning: Research & Practice, 10, (1), 2013, p54 - 57
Organization development research interventions: Perspectives from action research and collaborative management research in, editor(s)S.Skipton, R.Lewis, A.M.Freedman & J.Passmore , The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Leadership, Change and Organizational Development, Chicester, UK, Wiley, 2013, pp443 - 460, [D. Coghlan & A.B. (Rami) Shani]
D.Coghlan, What will I do? Toward an existential ethics for first person action research practice, International Journal of Action Research, 9, (3), 2013, p333 - 352
Process consultation, E.H.Kessler, Encyclopedia of Management Theory, Vol. 2, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage, 2013, pp608 - 611, [D. Coghlan]
D. Coghlan, Action research as a scholarship of praxis: Toward a social science of common sense knowing, The Lonergan Review, 4, 2013, p181 - 194
R. Holian & D. Coghlan, Ethical issues and role duality in insider action research: Challenges for action research degree programmes, Systemic Practice & Action Research, 26, 2013, p399 - 418
D. Coghlan & A. Graham Cagney, 'Multisensory holistic immerson: A method of insider inquiry skills as a threshold concept , Journal of Learning Development in Higher Educaation, 5, 2013, p2 - 20
A.B. (Rami) Shani, D. Coghlan & S. Cirella , Action research and collaborative management research: More than meets the eye?, International Journal of Action Research, 8, (1), 2012, p45 - 67
D. Coghlan, From individual value judgments to collective action: Lonergan's wheel as a framework for developing ethical action, Theoforum, 43, 2012, p69 - 84
Implementing a new cancer control programme in Ireland: A case of sustainable large scale change? in, editor(s)S.A. Mohrman & A.B. (Rami) Shani , Organizing for Sustainable Healthcare, Bingley: UK, Emerald, 2012, pp199 - 226, [E. McAuliffe, T. O'Brien & D. Coghlan]
G.S. Hynes, D. Coghlan & M. McCarron, Developing practice in healthcare: The contribution of bildung to negotiating the tensions among practical, professional and organisational knowing, International Journal of Action Research, 8, (2), 2012, p159 - 184
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]
Implementing a new cancer control programme in Ireland: A case of sustainable large scale change? in, editor(s)S.A. Mohrman & A.B. (Rami) Shani , Organizing for Sustainable Healthcare, Bingley: UK, Emerald, 2012, pp199 - 226, [E. McAuliffe, T. O'Brien & D. Coghlan]
D. Coghlan, Understanding insight in the context of Q, Action Learning: Research & Practice, 9, (3), 2012, p247 - 258
G. Hynes, D. Coghlan & M. McCarron, Participation as a multi-voiced process: Action research in the acute hospital, Action Research, 10, (3), 2012, p293 - 312
Action Learning as praxis in learning and change. in, editor(s)A.B. (Rami) Shani, W.A.Pasmore & R. W.Woodman , Research in Organizational Change and Development, vol 20, Bingley: UK, Emerald, 2012, pp59 - 89, [D. Coghlan & C. Rigg]
Organization development and action research: then and now in, editor(s)D.M. Boje, B. Burnes & J. Hassard , The Routledge Companion to Organizational Change, Abingdon: OXON, Routledge, 2012, pp46 - 58, [D. Coghlan]
P.Coughlan & D.Coghlan, Collaborative Strategic Improvement through Network Action Learning: The Path to Sustainability, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2011, 201pp
D. Coghlan, Action Research: Exploring perspectives on a philosophy of practical knowing, Academy of Management Annals, V, (1), 2011, p53 - 87
Roberts, C. & Coghlan, D. , Concentric collaboration: A model of leadership development for healthcare organizations, Action Learning: Research & Practice, 8, (3), 2011, p231 - 252
D. Coghlan & P. Coughlan, Transforming networks through network action learning, OD Practitioner, 43, (2), 2011, p1 - 6
Practical knowing: The philosophy and methodology of action learning research in, editor(s)M. Pedler , Action Learning in Practice, 4th ed., Farnham, UK, Gower, 2011, pp357 - 367, [D. Coghlan]
Seekling common ground in the diversity and diffusion of action research and collaborative management research modalities: toward a general empirical method in, editor(s)W.A. Pasmore, A. B (Rami) Shani & R.W. Woodman , Research in Organizational Change and Development, Vo., 18, Bingley, UK, Emerald, 2010, pp149 - 181, [Coghlan, David]
D. Coghlan & P. Coughlan, Notes toward a philosophy of action learning research , Action Learning: Research & Practice, 7, (2), 2010, p193 - 203
D. Coghlan, Interiority as the cutting edge between theory and practice: A first person perspective, International Journal of Action Research, 6, (2-3), 2010, p288 - 307
David Coghlan & A.B. (Rami) Shani (eds.) , Fundamentals of Organization Development. 4 volumes, London, Sage, 2010, 426pp
David Coghlan & Teresa Brannick, Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization. , 3rd ed., London, Sage, 2010, 170 pagespp
D. Coghlan & A.B. (Rami) Shani, The Challenges of the Scholar-Practitioner: Introduction to the Special Issue, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 45, (1), 2009, p5 - 7
Graham, A. & Coghlan, D. , Creating the learning space for insider inquiry: Threshold concepts in observing organisations, Improving Student Learning through the Curriculum. , Improving Student Learning through the Curriculum. 16th International Symposium, Improving Student Learning, University of Durham, September 2008, edited by C. Rust , Vol. 16, Oxford Brookes University, 2009, pp220 - 232
D. Coghlan, Toward a Philosophy of Clinical Inquiry/Research, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 45, (1), 2009, p106 - 121
Creating value for scholars and practitioners: Lessons from organisation development through action research and the processual approach in, editor(s)B.Brogger & O. Eikeland , Turning to Practice with Action Research, Frankfurt am Main, Peter Lang, 2009, pp217 - 231, [D. Coghlan & A. McDermott]
Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, special issue "The Challenges of the Scholar Practitioner: A Special Issue in Honor of Edgar H. Schein", 45, 1, (2009), D. Coghlan & A.B. (Rami) Shani, [Guest eds.]
Module 3 Learning-in -Action in, editor(s)A.B. Shani, D. Chandler, J-F Coget & J. Lau , Behavior in Organizations: An Experiential Approach. 9th ed. , New York, McGraw-Hill, 2009, pp47 - 61, [David Coghlan]
Action Research in, editor(s)C. Karlsson , Researching Operations Management, New York/Abingdon, Routledge, 2009, pp236 - 264, [Paul Coughlan & David Coghlan]
P. Coughlan & D. Coghlan, Reconciling Market Requirements and Operations Resource: An Opportunity for Action Learning, Action Learning: Research and Practice, 6, (2), 2009, p109 - 119
A. McDermott, D. Coghlan & M. Keating, Research for Action and Research in Action: Processual and Action Research in Dialogue, Irish Journal of Management, 29, (1), 2008, p1 - 18
D. Coghlan & P. Coughlan, Exploiting the Reach to Explore the Richness in Inter-organizational Action Research , International Journal of Action Research , 4, (3), 2008, p291 - 313
D. Coghlan, Exploring Insight: The Role of Insight in a General Empirical Method in Action Research for Organization Change and Development, Revue Sciences de Gestion-Management Sciences-Ciencias de Gestion, 65, 2008, p343 - 355
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]
Collaborative Management Research through Communities of Inquiry in, editor(s)A.B.(Rami) Shani, S.A. Mohrman, W.A.Pasmore, B. Stymne & N. Adler , Handbook of Collabortive Management Research, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage, 2008, pp601 - 614, [David Coghlan & A.B. (Rami) Shani]
Ìnsider Action Research: The Dynamics of Developing New Capabilities in, editor(s)P. Reason & H. Bradbury , Handbook of Action Research, 2nd edition., London, Sage, 2008, pp643 - 655, [Coghlan, D. & Shani, A.B (Rami) ]
Coghlan, D. & Coughlan, P. , Action Learning and Action Research (ALAR): A Methodological Integration in an Inter-Organisational Setting , Systemic Practice and Action Research, 21, 2008, p97 - 104
David Coghlan, Authenticity as First Person Practice: An Exploration based on Bernard Lonergan, Action Research , 6, (3), 2008, p351 - 366
Coughlan, P. & Coghlan, D. , Codifying implementation guidelines for a collaborative improvement initiative, Action Learning: Research & Practice, 5, (1), 2008, p39 - 54
Researching spirituality: What action research can offer us in, editor(s)U. Agnew, B. Flanagan & G. Heylin , With Wisdom Seeking God: The Academic Study of Spirituality, Leuven, Peeters, 2008, pp211 - 218, [D. Coghlan]
Coghlan, D., Insider Action Research: Opportunities and Challenges, Management Research News, 30, (5), 2007, p335 - 343
David Coghlan, Insider Action Research Doctorates: Generating Actionable Knowledge, Higher Education, 54, 2007, p293 - 306
Action Research special issue "Insider Action Research", 5, 1, (2007), David Coghlan & Rosalie Holian , [Guest eds.]
Coghlan, D., Insider Action research: Opportunities and Challenges, Management Research News, 30, (5), 2007, p335 - 343
T. Brannick & D. Coghlan, Reflexivity in Management and Business Research: What do We Mean?, Irish Journal of Management, 27 , (2 ), 2007, p143 - 160
'Learning through Listening': Conversation for Change in a Health-Care Provider in, editor(s)D. Styvanek & E. McChrystal , Refining Familiar Constructs: Alternative Views in OB, HR and I/O, Charlotte, NC, Information Age Publishers, 2007, pp129 - 150, [D. Coghlan & C. Jacobs]
Brannick, T. & Coghlan, D. , In Defense of Being "Native": The Case for Insider Academic Research, Organizational Research Methods, 10, 2007, p59 - 74
David Coghlan & Paul Coughlan, 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
McDonagh, J. & Coghlan, D. , Information Technology and the Lure of Integrated Change: A Neglected Role for Organization Development, Public Administration Quarterly, 30, (1), 2006, p22 - 55
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.]
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. & Davis, K., Evaluating Practitioner Research, Revue Sciences de Gestion-Management Sciences-Ciencias de Gestion, 50, 2006, p19 - 30
D. Coghlan & M. Pedler, Action Learning Dissertations: Structure, Supervision and Examination, Action Learning: Research and Practice, 3, (2), 2006, p127 - 139
Raelin, J.A. & Coghlan, D. , Developing Managers as Learners and Researchers: Using Action Learning and Action Research, Journal of Management Education, 30, (5), 2006, p670 - 689
D. Coghlan, Towards a Science of Practice: Lonergan's Common Sense Knowing and Argyris' Action Science, Milltown Studies, 58, 2006, p100 - 120
Coghlan David, Action Research in the Academy: Why and Whither? Reflection on the Changing Nature of Research, Irish Journal of Management, 25, (2), 2005, p1 - 10
Collaborative Research across Borders and Boundaries: Action Research insights from the CO-IMPROVE Project in, editor(s)R. Woodman & W. Pasmore , Research In Organizational Change and Development, Vol. 15, Oxford, Elsevier, 2005, pp275 - 295, [D. Coghlan & P. Coughlan]
D. Coghlan & C. Jacobs, Building the Capacity for Learning and Change through Reflective Conversation, International Journal of Action Research, 1, (2), 2005, p243 - 262
Insider Action Research Projects: Implications for Practicing Managers in, editor(s)Cooke, B. & Woolfram Cox, J. , Fundamentals of Action Research, Vol. III, London, Sage, 2005, pp229 - 224, [David Coghlan]
Jacobs, C. & Coghlan, D. , Sound from Silence: On Listening in Organizational Learning, Human Relations, 58, (1), 2005, p115 - 138
Brannick, T & Coghlan, D. , To Know and to Do: Academics' and Practitioners' Approaches to Management Research , Irish Journal of Management, 26, (2), 2005, p1- - 22
David Coghlan & A.B. (Rami) Shani, Roles, Politics and Ethics in Action Research Design, Systemic Practice & Action Research, 18, (6), 2005, p533 - 546
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]
D. Coghlan & C. Jacobs, Lewin on Reeducation: Foundations for Action Research, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 41, (4), 2005, p444 - 457
Coghlan, D, Ignatian Spirituality as Transformational Social Science, Action Research, 3, (1), 2005, p89 - 107
David Coghlan & Teresa Brannick, Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization, 2nd edition. , London, Sage, 2005, 153pp
ÒD through Interlevel Dynamics in, editor(s)W. J. Rothwell & R. Sullivan , Practicing Organization Development, San Francisco, Pfeiffer, 2005, pp456 - 463, [David Coghlan]
Meehan, C. & Coghlan, D. , Developing Managers as Healing Agents: A Cooperative Inquiry Approach, , Systemic Practice and Action Research, , 17 , (5 ), 2004, p407 - 423
David Coghlan, Tony Dromgoole, Pat Joynt, Peter Sorensen, Managers Learning in Action, London, Routledge, 2004, 193pp
P. Coughlan, D. Coghlan, Action Learning: Towards a Framework in Inter-Organisational Settings, Action Learning: Research and Practice , 1, (1), 2004, p43 - 61
Coghlan, D. Coughlan, P. & Brennan, L., Organizing for Research and Action: Implementing Action Research Networks, Systemic Practice & Action Research , 17, (1), 2004, p37 - 49
D. Coghlan, P. Coughlan, Acquiring the Capacity for Operational Improvement: An Action Research Opportunity, Human Resource Planning, 26, (2), 2003, p30 - 38
Coughlan, P., Coghlan, D., Lombard, F., Brennan, L., McNichols, T & Nolan, Managing Collaborative Relationships in a Period of Discontinuity, International Journal of Operations & Production Management,, 23, (10), 2003, p1246 - 1259
David Coghlan, Eilish Mc Auliffe, Changing Healthcare Organisations, Dublin, Blackhall, 2003, 200pp
David Coghlan, Practitioner Research for Organizational Knowledge: Mechanistic- and Organistic-oriented Approaches to Insider Action Research', Management Learning, 34, (4), 2003, p451 - 463
A. Gardon, D. Coghlan, Reflections on Practice: A Conversation between an OD Practitioner and an OD Academic', OD Practitioner, 35, (4), 2003, p38 - 43
Paul Coughlan & David Coghlan, Action Research for Operations Management, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 22, (2), 2002, p220-240
David Coghlan, Inter-Organizational OD through Action Learning, OD Practitioner, 34, (1), 2002, p26-30
David Coghlan, 'Putting "Research" back into OD and Action Research: A Call to OD Practitioners', Organization Development Journal, 20, (1), 2002, p62-64
D. Coghlan, E. Mc Auliffe, A. Pathe, Internal Organisation Development and Change Agents in the Irish Health Boards: Current Practices and Issues, Administration, 50, (4), 2002, p81 - 101
David Coghlan, Interlevel Dynamics in Clinical Inquiry, Journal of Organizational Change Management, (2), 2002, p190-200
E. McAuliffe, D. Coghlan & A. Pathe, Organisation Development and Change Management in Irish Health Boards: Current Policy Practices, Administration, 50, (3), 2002, p43 - 62
Coughlan, P., Coghlan, D., Brennan, L., Lombard, F., McNichols, T & Nolan, R., Collaboration in high Technology Companies in Ireland: Three Case Studies, Irish Journal of Management, 23, (2), 2002, p19 - 29
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
David Coghlan, Interlevel Dynamics in Systemic Action Research, Systemic Practice and Action Research, 15, (4), 2002, p273 - 283
Developing Organizational Learning Capabilities through Interorganisational Action Learning in, editor(s)M.A. Rahim, R.T. Golembiewski & K.MacKenzie , Current Topics in Management, New Brunswick, NJ, Transaction, 2002, pp33-46 , [D. Coghlan & P. Coughlan]
P. Nolan, D. Coghlan, Confronting Long Term Unemployment through Social Entrepreneurship: An Action Research Study, Concepts and Transformation, 7, (3), 2002, p277 - 299
Research and Practice in IT-Related Change: The Case for Clinical Inquiry in, editor(s)R. Woodman & W.Pasmore , Research in Organizational Change and Development, Elsevier Science, 2001, pp195-211 , [D.Coghlan & J. McDonagh]
Organization Development Journal [Exploiting ICT-Based Capabilities - The Challenge of Integrated Change], 19, 1, (2001), Joe McDonagh and David Coghlan, [eds.]
The Art of Clinical Inquiry in Information Technology-related Organisational Research in, editor(s)P. Reason & H. Bradbury , Handbook of Action Research, London, Sage, 2001, pp372-378 , [J. McDonagh & D. Coghlan]
David Coghlan & Teresa Brannick, Doing Action Research in your Own Organization, London, Sage, 2001
McDonagh, J. and Coghlan, D., From the Editors: Exploiting ICT-Based Capabilities - The Challenge of Integrated Change, Organization Development Journal, (1), 2001, p3 - 8
Joe McDonagh & David Coghlan, Exploiting ICT-Based Capabilities - The Challenge of Integrated Change, Organization Development Journal, (1), 2001
David Coghlan, Insider Action Research Project: Implications for Practising Managers, Management Learning, 32, (1), 2001, p49-60
Coghlan, D. and McDonagh, J., Academic Formation and IT-Enabled Change - A Conspicuous Relationship?, Organization Development Journal, (1), 2001, p21-29
David Coghlan, The Interlevel Dynamics of Large System Change, Organization Development Journal, (1), 2000, p41-50
Edward McIlduff & David Coghlan, Understanding and Contending with Passive-Aggressive Behaviour in Teams and Organizations, Journal of Managerial Psychology, 15, (7), 2000, p716-736
Perceiving, Evaluating and Responding to Change: An Interlevel Approach in, editor(s)Robert T. Golembiewski , Handbook of Organizational Consultation, New York, Marcel Dekker, 2000, pp213-217 , [David Coghlan]
McDonagh, J. and Coghlan, D., Sustaining the Dilemma with IT Related Change: The Fortuitous Role of Academia, Journal of European Industrial Training, (5), 2000, p297-304
McDonagh, J. and Coghlan, D., Information Technology and the Lure of Integrated Change: A Neglected Role for Organization Development?, Public Administration Quarterly, 2000
David Coghlan, The Interlevel Dynamics of Systemic Learning and Change, Reflections, 2, (2), 2000, p67-74
David Coghlan, Interlevel Dynamics in Clinical Inquiry, Journal of Organizational Change Management, 13, (2), 2000, p190 - 200
McDonagh, J. and Coghlan, D., Can OD Help Solve the IT Dilemma? OD in IT Related Change., Organization Development Journal, 17, (4), 1999, p41-48
D. Coghlan & E. McIlduff, Facilitating Change in Organisations: Toward a Framework of Organization Development for Person-Centered Practitioners, Person-Centered Journal, (1), 1999, p48-58
David Coghlan, The Interlevel Dynamics of Information Technology, Journal of Information Technology, 13, 1998, p139-149
David Coghlan, The Process of Change through Inter-Levels Dynamics in a Large Group Intervention of a Religious Organisation, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 34, (1), 1998, p105-119
Organization Development in the Ashfield Youth Corps. in, editor(s)Robert T Golembiewski, & Jerry G. Stevenson , Cases and Applications in Non-Profit Management, Itasca, ILL., Peacock, 1998, pp123-132 , [D. Coghlan, & G. Donnelly-Cox]
D. Tuohy & D. Coghlan, Development in Schools: A Systems Approach Based on Organisational Levels, Educational Management & Administration, 25, (1), 1997, p65-77
Organizational Learning as a Dynamic Inter-level Process in, editor(s)M.A. Rahim, R.T. Golembiewski & L.E. Pate , Current Topics in Management, Greenwich, CT, JAI Press, 1997, pp27-44 , [David Coghlan]
David Coghlan, Grandmasters of Organization Development, Organization Development Journal, (2), 1997
Organization Development Journal [Grandmasters of Organization Development], 15, 2, (1997), David Coghlan, [eds.]
David Coghlan, Organization Development Journal, Special Issue, "Grandmasters of Organization Development", Organization Development Journal, Special Issue, "Grandmasters of Organization Development", (2), 1997
David Coghlan, Organization Development in Voluntary Organizations, Organization Development Journal, (3), 1996
Mapping the Progress of Change through Organizational Levels: the Example of a Religious Order in, editor(s)R. Woodman & W. Pasmore , Research in Organizational Change and Development, Vol. 9, Greenwich, CT, JAI Press, 1996, pp123-150 , [David Coghlan]
Organization Development Journal [Organization Development in Voluntary Organizations], 14, 3, (1996), David Coghlan, [eds.]
David Coghlan, Organization Development Journal,Special Issue "Organization Development in Voluntary Organizations", Organization Development Journal,Special Issue "Organization Development in Voluntary Organizations", (3), 1996
David Coghlan, Action Science and Organisational Research, Journal of Managerial Psychology, (6), 1995, p20 - 26
David Coghlan, Rediscovering Organizational Levels for OD Interventions, Organization Development Journal, (2), 1995, p19-27
D. Coghlan, & E. McIlduff, Process Consultation and The Person-Centered Approach: Schein and Rogers on the Helping Process, Organization Development Journal, (3), 1995, p45-56
David Coghlan, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Special Issue: Action Science and Organisational Research, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Special Issue: Action Science and Organisational Research, (6), 1995
David Coghlan, Journal of Managerial Psychology [Action Science and Organisational Research], 10, 6, 1995
David Coghlan, Organization Development through Inter-Level Dynamics, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, (3), 1994, p264-279
Rashford, N.S., & Coghlan, D., The Dynamics of Organizational Levels: A Change Framework for Managers and Consultants, Reading, MA, Addison-Wesley, 1994, 156pp
David Coghlan, Change as Re-education: Lewin Revisited, Organization Development Journal, (4), 1994, p8 - 8
David Coghlan, Research as a Process of Change: Action Science in Organisations, Irish Business & Administrative Research, 1994, p119-130
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
D. Coghlan , The humble inquirer. Edgar H. Schein, 1928-2023: A reflective appreciation, Action Research, 21, (3), 2023, p371 - 375
D. Coghlan & A.B.(Rami) Shani, Coghlan, D. & Shani, A.B. (Rami). (2021). Abductive reasoning as the integrating mechanism between first- second- and third person practice in action research. , Systemic Practice & Action Research , 34, (4), 2021, p463 - 474
David Coghlan, Another tree to hug: Contemporary OD action research. Organization Development Review, 51 (3), 2019: 19, Organization Development Review, , 51, (3), 2019, p19-
A.B. (Rami) Shani & D. Coghlan, Enhancing action, research and collaboration in organization development, Organization Development Journal, 36, (3), 2018, p37 - 43
David Coghlan, Retrieving action research as research in OD, Organization Development Journal, 35, (2), 2017, p11 - 16
Action Research as a Method of Praxis in, editor(s)Lawrence F. , Lonergan Workshop 20, Boston, Boston College, 2008, pp71 - 86, [David Coghlan]
David Coghlan, Towards a Spirituality of Academic Work: Lessons from Action Research , Human Development, 27, (2), 2006, p38 - 41
David Coghlan, Reflections on Interlevel Dynamics in Change and Strategy, OD Seasonings, 2, (3), 2006
McDonagh, J. and Coghlan, D., Exploring the Role of Academia in Nurturing IT-enabled Business Change, Proceedings of the Informing Science and IT Education Conference, Pori, Finland, June 24-27, 2003, Turku School of Economics and Business A, 2003, pp1201-1210
The Thoul Plant in, editor(s)R. Rosenfeld & D. Wilson , Managing Organizations: Text, Readings & Cases, London, McGraw-Hill, 1999, pp233-235 , [David Coghlan]
Integrating Organizational Dynamics through Organizational Levels in, editor(s)R. Rosenfeld & D. Wilson , Managing Organizations: Text, Readings & Cases, London, McGraw-Hill, 1999, pp320-326 , [David Coghlan]
Challenges of Educational Leadership: Meaning, Community and Excellence in, editor(s)J.M Feheney , Ideal to Action: The Inner Nature of a Catholic School Today, Dublin, Veritas, 1998, pp168-178 , [D. Tuohy & D. Coghlan]
Doing Action Science in Your Own Organisation. in, editor(s)Brannick, T. and Roche, W. , Business Research Methods ? Strategies, Techniques, and Sources, Dublin, Oak Tree Press, 1997, pp139-161 , [D. Coghlan & J. McDonagh]
David Coghlan, Renewing Apostolic Religious Life, Dublin, Columba Press, 1997
Change Processes in Catholic Religious Orders in, editor(s)F. Massarik , Advances in Organization Development, Norwood, NJ, Ablex, 1995, [David Coghlan]
Research Expertise
Description
Organisation development through action research Insider action research Action learningRecognition
Representations
Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Action Research
Organization Development Review
Systemic Practice & Action Research
Action Learning: Theory and Research
Revue Sciences de Gestion
Irish Journal of Management,
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Associate Editor - International, Organization Development Journal
Awards and Honours
FTCD
Memberships
Academy of Management