Dr Jean Cushen

Deputy Head of School (Accreditation) Associate Professor
Biography
Research Interests
Peer Reviewed Journals
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2016 | 'Financialization and value: why labour and the labour process still matter'
Cushen J.;Thompson P. (2016) 'Financialization and value: why labour and the labour process still matter'. Work, Employment and Society, 30 (2):352-365 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2013 | 'Financialization in the workplace: Hegemonic narratives, performative interventions and the angry knowledge worker'
Cushen, J (2013) 'Financialization in the workplace: Hegemonic narratives, performative interventions and the angry knowledge worker'. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 38 :314-331 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2012 | 'Doing the right thing? HRM and the angry knowledge worker'
Cushen, J;Thompson, P (2012) 'Doing the right thing? HRM and the angry knowledge worker'. New Technology, Work and Employment, 27 :79-92 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | 'Branding Employees'
Cushen, J. (2009) 'Branding Employees'. Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, 6 (1/2):102-114 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2005 | 'The Irish National Report'
Cushen, J., O’ Cinneide, S and O’ Gabhan, F. (2005) 'The Irish National Report'. The International Journal of Social Quality, 5 (2):151-175 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
Book Chapters
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2021 | 'The Future of Transversal Competencies in Higher Education Assessment'
Cushen, J and Durkin, L (2021) 'The Future of Transversal Competencies in Higher Education Assessment' In: Ramlall, S., Cross, T. and Love, M (eds). Handbook of Research on Future of Work and Education: Implications for Curriculum Delivery and Work Design. USA: IGI Global. [Details] |
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2020 | 'Essay forum: Labor in financialization: Value logics and labor: Collateral damage or central focus?'
Thompson P.;Cushen J. (2020) 'Essay forum: Labor in financialization: Value logics and labor: Collateral damage or central focus?' In: Philip Mader, Daniel Mertens & Natascha van der Zwan (eds). The Routledge International Handbook Of Financialization. London: Routledge. [Details] |
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2020 | 'Financing the future of work: who pays'
Cushen, J. (2020) 'Financing the future of work: who pays' In: Wilkinson, A and Barry, M (eds). The Future of Work and Employment. London: Edward Elgar. [Details] |
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2019 | 'Value logics and labour: collateral damage or central focus?'
Thompson, P. and Cushen, J. (2019) 'Value logics and labour: collateral damage or central focus?' In: Mader, P., Mertens, D. and van der Zwan, N (eds). The Routledge International Handbook of Financialization. London: Routledge. [Details] |
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2019 | 'Applying Scientific Management to modern employment relations and HRM'
Cullinane, N. and Cushen, J. (2019) 'Applying Scientific Management to modern employment relations and HRM' In: Townsend, K., Cafferkey, K., McDermott, A.M. and Dundon, T (eds). Elgar Introduction to Theories of Human Resources and Employment Relations. London: Edward Elger. [Details] |
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2014 | 'Broken promises: Why Strategic HRM does not always work'
Cushen, J. and Harney, B. (2014) 'Broken promises: Why Strategic HRM does not always work' In: Harney, B. and Monks, K (eds). Strategic HRM: Irish research and practice. Dublin: OpenPress. [Details] |
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2011 | 'The Trouble with Employer Branding'
Cushen, J. (2011) 'The Trouble with Employer Branding' In: Brannan, M. J., Parsons, E., & Priola, V (eds). Branded Lives: The Production and Consumption of Meaning at Work. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. [Details] |
Encyclopedia Entry
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2015 | Financialization and HRM.
Cushen, J. (2015) Financialization and HRM. Cheltenham: Encyclopedia Entry [Details] |
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2015 | The Knowledge Worker.
Cushen, J. (2015) The Knowledge Worker. Cheltenham: Encyclopedia Entry [Details] |
Books
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2009 | The Essential Guide to Reward and Recognition.
Empey, K., Cushen, J. and Byrne, L. (2009) The Essential Guide to Reward and Recognition. Dublin: Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation. [Details] |
Conference Publications
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2022 | A schema theory perspective on the psychological contracting processes of interns over time
Coogan, K. M., Crowley-Henry, M., Cushen, J. (2022) A schema theory perspective on the psychological contracting processes of interns over time Academy of Management Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.89 [DOI] [Details] |
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2014 | Financialization and The Core
Cushen, J. and Thompson, P. (2014) Financialization and The Core International Labour Process Conference Kings College, London, UK, [Details] |
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2011 | What’s your contribution? An exploration of the knowledge labour process
Cushen, J. (2011) What’s your contribution? An exploration of the knowledge labour process International Labour Process Conference University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, [Details] |
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2010 | Fear and cost cutting in a multi-national: Shareholders, budgets and the insecure knowledge worker
Cushen, J. (2010) Fear and cost cutting in a multi-national: Shareholders, budgets and the insecure knowledge worker International Labour Process Conference [Details] |
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2009 | Structures of control
Cushen, J. (2009) Structures of control International Labour Process Conference [Details] |
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2008 | An ethnography of shareholder capitalism, corporate culture and the employment experience
Cushen, J. (2008) An ethnography of shareholder capitalism, corporate culture and the employment experience International Labour Process Conference [Details] |
Conference Contributions
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2021 | Unpacking identity and capital evolution in career transitions across time and space.
Coogan, K., Crowley-Henry, M, Cushen, J. (2021) Unpacking identity and capital evolution in career transitions across time and space. [Oral Presentation], British Academy of Management, United Kingdom [Details] |
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2020 | The future graduate employee: Are they ready? Are we ready?.
Coogan, K., Crowley-Henry, M, Cushen, J. (2020) The future graduate employee: Are they ready? Are we ready?. [Poster Presentation], Chartered Institute for Personnel Development Applied Research Conference, Dublin, Ireland [Details] |
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2019 | Unpacking the transition from education to work.
Coogan, K., Crowley-Henry, M, Cushen, J. (2019) Unpacking the transition from education to work. [Oral Presentation], Irish Academy of Management, Dublin, Ireland [Details] |
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2021 | The case for taking a process perspective in career transition research.
Coogan, K., Crowley-Henry, M. and Cushen, J. (2021) The case for taking a process perspective in career transition research. [Oral Presentation], British Academy of Management, Manchester, UK (online) , 31-AUG-21 - 03-SEP-21 [Details] |
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2021 | Framing labours’ value to capital market stakeholders.
Cushen, J. (2021) Framing labours’ value to capital market stakeholders. [Oral Presentation], International Labour Process Conference, Greenwich [Details] |
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2018 | Confronting Disengagement.
Cushen, J. and Cullinane, N. (2018) Confronting Disengagement. [Oral Presentation], CIPD Applied Research Conference, Nottingham, U.K [Details] |
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2018 | Framing HRM Value in Annual Reports.
Cushen, J. and Freeney, Y. (2018) Framing HRM Value in Annual Reports. [International Refereed Conference], Work, Employment and Society Conference, Belfast, U.K [Details] |
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2017 | HRM Signals in Annual Reports.
Cushen, J. and Freeney, Y. (2017) HRM Signals in Annual Reports. [Oral Presentation], CIPD Applied Research Conference, Edinburgh [Details] |
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2014 | Financialization and The Core: Why Labour and the Labour Process still Matters.
Cushen, J and Thompson, P. (2014) Financialization and The Core: Why Labour and the Labour Process still Matters. [Oral Presentation], 32nd Industrial Relations in Europe Conference, Dublin, Ireland [Details] |
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2014 | Financialization and Labour Process Theory: Using LPT to Engage with and Explain Financialization.
Cushen, J. and Thompson, P. (2014) Financialization and Labour Process Theory: Using LPT to Engage with and Explain Financialization. [Oral Presentation], 26th Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, Chigago, USA [Details] |
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2013 | Financialization in the Workplace.
Cushen, J. (2013) Financialization in the Workplace. [Oral Presentation], International Working Party for Labour Market Segmentation, Trinity College, Dublin Ireland [Details] |
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2011 | 10th Conference of the European Sociological Association.
Cushen, J. and Thompson, P. (2011) 10th Conference of the European Sociological Association. [Oral Presentation], Financialization, HRM and the angry knowledge worker, Geneva, Switzerland [Details] |
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2011 | Financialization and the weakening knowledge employment relationship.
Cushen, J. (2011) Financialization and the weakening knowledge employment relationship. [Oral Presentation], 10th Conference of the European Sociological Association, Geneva, Switzerland [Details] |
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2011 | Doing it by the textbook? financialization, HRM and the angry, insecure high performer.
Cushen, J., and Thompson P. (2011) Doing it by the textbook? financialization, HRM and the angry, insecure high performer. [Oral Presentation], Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, Madrid [Details] |
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1999 | The impact of the EU on Irish labour policies and the impact of NAFTA on Ontario labour policies.
Cushen, J. (1999) The impact of the EU on Irish labour policies and the impact of NAFTA on Ontario labour policies. [Oral Presentation], Globalization and Public Policy, University of Toronoto, Toronto, Canada [Details] |
Published Reports
Year | Publication | |
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2022 | Workforce Survey 2022.
Clark Recruitment, Maynooth University, Grant Thornton, Kildare Chamber of Commere (2022) Workforce Survey 2022. Clark Recruitment, Kildare. [Details] |
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2021 | Workforce Survey 2021.
Clark Recruitment, Maynooth University, Grant Thornton, Kildare Chamber of Commere (2021) Workforce Survey 2021. Clark Recruitment, Kildare. [Details] |
Invited Lectures
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2018 | Working and Managing within Financialized Capitalism.
Cushen, J. (2018) Working and Managing within Financialized Capitalism. Invited Lectures [Details] |
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2017 | Employer Branding.
Cushen, J. (2017) Employer Branding. Dublin, Ireland: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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2014 | Organisation Effectiveness.
Cushen, J. (2014) Organisation Effectiveness. Invited Lectures [Details] |
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2014 | Financialization and The Core: Why Labour and the Labour Process still matters.
Cushen, J., Thompson, P. (2014) Financialization and The Core: Why Labour and the Labour Process still matters. Invited Lectures [Details] |
Invited papers
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2022 | 'The Future Worker'. Invited Presentation at AACA Ireland Business Leaders Forum panel on 'Post Covid Evolution of Working: The Where, When and How of future working'.
Cushen, J., Coogan, K. and Crowley-Henry, M. (2022) 'The Future Worker'. Invited Presentation at AACA Ireland Business Leaders Forum panel on 'Post Covid Evolution of Working: The Where, When and How of future working'. Invited papers [Details] |
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2004 | Rewarding the Rainmakers: Leveraging incentive design to foster sales force success.
Cushen, J. and Wright, L. (2004) Rewarding the Rainmakers: Leveraging incentive design to foster sales force success. Toronto: Invited papers [Details] |
Invited Seminars
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2020 | Fostering Resilience in an Agile World.
Jean Cushen (2020) Fostering Resilience in an Agile World. Invited Seminars [Details] |
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2013 | Financialization and Labour Process Theory.
Cushen, J. (2013) Financialization and Labour Process Theory. Invited Seminars [Details] |
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2018 | Working in the Financialized Organisation.
Cushen, J. (2018) Working in the Financialized Organisation. Invited Seminars [Details] |
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2017 | Organising and resisting work in the financialized workplace.
Cushen, J. (2017) Organising and resisting work in the financialized workplace. Invited Seminars [Details] |
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2013 | Financialization in the Workplace.
Cushen, J. (2013) Financialization in the Workplace. Invited Seminars [Details] |
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2011 | Critical Realism, Financialization and the Knowledge Workplace.
Cushen, J. (2011) Critical Realism, Financialization and the Knowledge Workplace. Invited Seminars [Details] |
Edited Journal Issue
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2022 | Building Sustainable Workplaces: What anthropology can teach us.
Cushen, J. and Curry, M. (2022) Building Sustainable Workplaces: What anthropology can teach us. USA: Edited Journal Issue [Details] |
Magazine Article
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2008 | Generation Why and the HR opportunity.
Cushen, J. (2008) Generation Why and the HR opportunity. Dublin: Magazine Article [Details] |
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2006 | Driving the Business through Performance Differentiation.
Byrne, L. and Cushen, J. (2006) Driving the Business through Performance Differentiation. Dublin: Magazine Article [Details] |
Newspaper Articles
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2022 | How did layoffs become the answer to every business problem?.
Cushen, Jean (2022) How did layoffs become the answer to every business problem?. Ireland: Newspaper Articles [Details] |
Radio Presentation
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2022 | 350 people expected to lose their jobs at Meta's Irish base.
Cushen, Jean (2022) 350 people expected to lose their jobs at Meta's Irish base. Ireland: Radio Presentation [Details] |
Magazine Article
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2003 | Maximising the value and motivational impact of your people cost.
Cushen, J. & Turriff, W. (2003) Maximising the value and motivational impact of your people cost. Dublin: Magazine Article [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2020 | 2020 Emerald Literati 'Outstanding Reviewer' Awards for Excellence | Emerald Group Publishing |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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Chartered Institution of Personnel and Development | Academic Member | 01-OCT-15 / |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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Faculty of Social Science Teaching and Learning Committee | School of Business Representative | / |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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Queens University Belfast | Lecturer HRM | 01-OCT-09 / 31-AUG-11 | |
Willis Towers Watson | Human Capital Consultant | 01-JUN-01 / 31-AUG-09 | |
Dublin City University | Lecturer HRM | 01-OCT-11 / 31-AUG-15 |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2010 | Trinity College Dublin | PhD | Sociology | |
1999 | Maynooth University | MA | MA European Social Policy Analysis / Public Policy and the Global Economy |
Consultancy
Client | Description | |
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Business in the Community Ireland |
Outreach Activities
Description | |
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Jean continues to work with www.clark.ie and Kildare Chamber of Commerce to produce a workforce survey of employers and employees along five counties on the M7 corridor. The 2022 workforce survey focuses on resourcing, skills and work arrangements of the participating companies. Link |
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I serve as a judge at the ‘BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition’, ‘Social and Behavioural’ category. This annual prestigious competition involves working to interview students, assess student entries, provide written student feedback and shortlist finalists. Link |
Reviews
Journal | Role | |
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Journal Of Management Studies | Reviewer | |
Geoforum | Reviewer | |
Environment And Planning A | Reviewer | |
Social Forces | Reviewer | |
Industrial Relations Journal | Reviewer | |
Economic And Industrial Democracy | Reviewer | |
Human Resource Management Journal (Uk) | Reviewer | |
Accounting And Business Research | Reviewer | |
British Journal Of Industrial Relations | Reviewer | |
New Technology, Work And Employment | Reviewer |
Other Activities
Description | |
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Prior external examiner with the National College of Ireland for their MA in Human Resource Management and the Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management. |