Assistant Professor in HRM and Research (Room 2.13)

01 449 8550

thomas.mccabe@ncirl.ie

Degree Qualification

• Ph.D Management of Employee Relations in National Health Service Organisations
• Postgraduate Diploma in Social Research Skills
• Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Business Studies 

Biography

• Dr. T.J. McCabe specialises in Human Resource Management, Employee Relations, Human Resource Development, Applied aspects of People Management and Research Methods. He holds a Ph.D in Employee Relations and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Research Methods from the University of Plymouth, Devon and a BA Hons in Business Studies from the University of Stirling. He is a strong and knowledgeable commentator on Strategic Human Resource Management and Employee Relations. He has a particular interest in health and the public sector and has conducted extensive research examining the unique human resource management issues in the health sector in Ireland, the U.K. and Europe. Prior to working at the National College of Ireland T.J. has worked as a Research Officer for the Department of Public Health, a Vocational Specialist for Bronx Comprehensive Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services in New York and an Academic Assistant for the Open University in Scotland. 
  
  T.J. has worked with a wide range of learners – including executives – and he creates an exciting and engaging learning environment. As well as teaching, he has published several papers in both academic and practitioner journals. He has provided comment for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, The Sunday Times and The Irish Independent. He has also been a guest on Newstalk. 

Research Interests 

• Strategic/Human Resource Management
• Industrial and Employee Relations
• Health Service and Public Sector Management
• Employee Trust and Commitment
• Workplace issues and trends
• Business and Social Research Methods

Modules Taught

• Human Resource Management
• Research Methods Modules

Research Publications 

Special Awards

• Best Paper Award, Healthcare and Public Sector Management Track, Irish Academy of Management: McCabe, Thomas J. and Sambrook, Sally (2011) "A Discourse Analysis of Managerialism and Trust amongst NHS Nurses and Nurse Managers". In: Irish Academy of Management Conference, 31st August - 2nd September 2011, National College of Ireland, Dublin.

Published International Journal Articles

• Hameed, Zahid, Garavan, Thomas, N., Naeem, Rana Muhammad, Burhan, Muhammad, Moin, Muhammad Farrukh and McCabe, Thomas, J. (2023) "Subjective well-being, COVID-19 and financial strain following job loss: stretching the role of human resource management to focus on human sustainability beyond the workplace". Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 62. ISSN 1744-7941
• McCabe, Thomas, J., Garavan, Thomas, N., Carbery, Ronan, Greeley, Sarah and Song, Haiyan (2023) "Chinese students entrepreneurial career anchors, self-cultivation and the role of in-group collectivist values and gender: a conservation of resources perspective". Human Resource Development International. ISSN 1367-8868
• McCabe, Thomas, J., Sheehan, Maura and Garavan, Thomas, N. (2018) "Workplace bullying and employee outcomes: a moderated mediated model". International Journal of Human Resource Management. ISSN 1466-4399. DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1406390
• McCabe, Thomas J. and Sambrook, Sally (2014) "The antecedents, attributes and consequences of trust among nurses and nurse managers: A concept analysis". International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51 (5). pp. 815-827. ISSN 0020-7489.
• Darcy, Colette, Hill, Jimmy, McCabe, Thomas J. and McGovern, Philip (2014) "A consideration of organisational sustainability in the SME context : A resource-based view and composite model". European Journal of Training and Development, 38 (5). pp. 398-414. ISSN 2046-9012.
• McCabe, Thomas J. and Sambrook, Sally (2013) "Psychological contracts and commitment amongst nurses and nurse managers: A discourse analysis". International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50 (7). pp. 954-967. ISSN 0020-7489.
• McCabe, Thomas, J. and Garavan, Thomas, N. (2008) "A study of the drivers of commitment among nurses: The salience of training development and career issues". Journal of European Industrial Training, 32 (7). pp. 528-568. ISSN 0309-0590.
• McCabe, Thomas J. (2007) “The future of Health Service Reform in Ireland: Building Trust and Commitment amongst Professional groups in the Irish Health Service”. LRC Review: The Journal of the Labour Relations Commission (8). pp 7-11.
• McCabe, Thomas J. (2006) "Recent Changes in Irish Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management". People Focus, 4 (3).
• McCabe, Thomas J. (2006) "Culture Clash – New Management versus Professional Groups: The Challenge of Managing Professional Groups". People Focus, 4 (2).
• McCabe, Thomas J. (2005) "Health Service ‘Contract’ Culture: The Long-term Implications for Trust and Commitment Amongst Nursing Staff". People Focus, 3 (1).
• McCabe, Thomas J. (2005) "New Health Service Management and Employee Commitment: The Long-term Implications for Commitment Amongst Nursing Staff". People Focus, 3 (2).
• Cotter, Suzanne, Ryan, Fiona, Hegarty, Heather, McCabe, Thomas J. and Keane, Elizabeth (2003) "Immunisation: The Views of Parents and Health Care Professionals". Eurosurveillance, 8 (6). ISSN 1560-7917.
• McCabe, Thomas J. and Garavan, Thomas N. "A Study of Commitment Amongst Professional Nursing Staff and Management in National Health Service Organisations: A Florence Nightingale perspective of the new NHS". European Journal of Training and Development. ISSN 2046-9012. (In Press).

Book Chapters

• McCabe, Thomas, J. and Darcy, Colette (2022) "Motivation and Rewards". In: Organisational Behaviour: An Introduction. Red Globe Press, UK, pp. 92-116. ISBN 9781352012477.
• McCabe, Thomas J. (2015) "Graduate Employability". In: Human Resource Development: A Concise Introduction. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp. 231-249. ISBN 9781137360090.

Conference Papers

• Darcy, Colette, Garavan, Tom, O'Brien, Fergal, Buckley, Joan, Matthews-Smith, Gerri and McCabe, TJ (2023) "Full-year abroad exchange programmes and future graduate global employability: the roles of acculturation motivation, self-efficacy, and cross-cultural adjustment". In: 23rd University Forum for Human Resource Development Conference, 7th-9th June 2023, Dublin, Ireland.
• McCabe, Thomas, J., Carbery, Ronan, Song, Haiyan and McCracken, Martin (2018) "A study of career anchors, occupational and job preferences amongst undergraduates in China". In: 21st Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference, 3rd-5th September 2018, University College Cork, Cork.
• McCabe, Thomas, J. and Carbery, Ronan (2016) "The Role of Ignation Pedagogy in Graduate Employability". In: 19th Annual Colleagues in Jesuit Business Education Conference, 7th-10th July 2016, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York, USA. 
• McCabe, Thomas J. and Sheehan, Maura (2013) "Human Resource Development (HRD) related issues amongst Migrant Nurses living and working in the Republic of Ireland". In: University Forum for Human Resource Development Conference 2013: HRD in Turbulent Seas - Continued Global Economic Uncertainty: Challenges and Opportunities, 5th-7th June 2013 Brighton Business School, University of Brighton.
• Darcy, Colette, McGovern, Philip and McCabe, Thomas J. (2012) "Organisational Sustainability and the SME: An Examination of Irish Owner/Managers' Attitudes". In: Irish Academy of Management Conference, 6th-7th September 2012 National University of Ireland Maynooth.
• McCabe, Thomas J. (2007) “A Study of Commitment amongst Professional Nursing Staff”. In: 10th Annual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management, 3rd-5th September 2007 Queens University Belfast.
• McCabe, Thomas J.  (2007) “A Study of Trust amongst Professional Nursing Staff and Management in NHS Organisations: Implications of Trust for Human Resource Development”. In: Eighth International Conference in HRD Research and Practice, 27th-29th June 2007 Oxford.
• McCabe, Thomas J. (2006) "A Study of Trust Amongst Professional Nursing Staff and Management in National Health Service Organisations". In: Ninth Annual Conference of Irish Academy of Management, 6th-8th September 2006 University College Cork.
• McCabe, Thomas J. (2001) "Tobacco Control Amongst Southern Health Board Staff". In: Health Services Research Group Conference, 2001 University College Cork, Cork..
• McCabe, Thomas J. (1998) "Employee Trust and Commitment in National Health Service Organisations". In: Third International Conference, Strategic Issues in Health Care Management, 2nd-4th April 1998 St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

Monographs

• Cotter, Suzanne, Ryan, Fiona, Hegarty, Heather, McCabe, Thomas J. and Keane, Elizabeth (2002) "Immunisation: the views of parents and health professionals in Ireland". Project Report, Southern Health Board.
• McCabe, Thomas J. (2001) "Tobacco Control Amongst Southern Health Board Staff". Project Report. Southern Health Board, Cork.

Thesis

• McCabe, Thomas J. (2000) "A study of trust and commitment amongst nursing staff within NHS organisations". Doctoral thesis, University of Plymouth.