Lecturer (Room 2.27)

01 449 8648

caitriona.hughes@ncirl.ie

Key Responsibilities at NCI

• Assistant Professor in HRM, Learning and Development, Talent Development, Change Management and Reward Management and other related topics.
• Programme Director of the Masters in HRM (full-time).

Education

• BA (Hons) in Business (DCU)
• MBS in Human Resource Strategies (DCU)
• Ph.D (University of Limerick)

Academic Experience

• Lecturing in National College of Ireland since 2006.

Industrial Experience

• Held a number of HR roles both as Manager and previous role as Head of HR.

Research Interests

• Human Resources, Learning and Development, Change Management.

Professional Body Membership

• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Research Publications 

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

• Sheerin, Corina, Hughes, Caitriona and Garavan, Thomas (2020) "Gendered practices and tacit knowledge sharing in organizations: a structuration perspective". Human Resource Development International. ISSN 1469-8374. DOI: 10.1080/13678868.2020.1769402
• Sheerin, Corina and Hughes, Caitriona (2018) "Gender-segregated labour spaces and social capital – does context matter?" European Journal of Training and Development. ISSN 2046-9012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-07-2017-0058
• Hughes, Caitriona and Sheerin, Corina (2016) "Reflections on the Relationship Between Mentoring, Female Development and Career Progression: Investment Management Versus Human Resource Management". International Journal of HRD Practice, Policy & Research, 1 (2). pp. 41-54. ISSN 2397-4583.

Conference Papers

• Sheerin, Corina and Hughes, Caitriona (2017) "Gender Segregated Labour Spaces and Social Capital - Does Context Matter?" In: 18th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice across Europe, 7th-9th June 2017, Universidade Europeia, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Hughes, Caitriona and Sheerin, Corina (2016) "Reflections of the relationship between Mentoring and Gender: Investment Management versus Human Resource Management". In: 17th International Conference on Human Resource Development and Practice across Europe, 9th-10th June 2016, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK. 
• Beere, Rosalind, Darcy, Colette and Hughes, Caitriona (2007) "Strategic HRM - An Overlooked Source of Potential Competitive Advantage in the Aggressive Franchise Sector". In: Irish Academy of Management Conference, 3rd-5th September 2007 Queen's University, Belfast Ireland.

Thesis

• Hughes, Caitriona (2014) "Understanding the HR Manager Role in Organisations: Prescriptions, Expectations and Behaviours". Doctoral thesis, University of Limerick.