Jean Cushen

Biography

Jean is a lecturer within the Business School of Maynooth University (MU) and a member of the MU ‘Political Economy of Work’ research cluster. Jean's research explores the contemporary employment experience focusing on financialization, the labour process and human resource management (HRM). Jean has published on these topics in top ranked international journals including ‘Accounting, Organizations and Society’ and ‘Work Employment and Society’. Jean has also contributed to HRM related publications including HRM encyclopaedias and textbooks, CIPD and IBEC publications. Jean teaches in the areas of HRM, Management, Employee Relations and Business and Society. Jean is an academic member of the CIPD, an external examiner for the National College of Ireland and is on the judging panel of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. Before joining MU, Jean worked as a lecturer in Dublin City University (DCU) and Queens University Belfast. In her first year in DCU Jean was awarded the 'President's Award for Excellence in Teaching'. She completed her PhD in 2010 in Trinity College Dublin with a scholarship from the IRCHSS. Prior to entering academic life Jean worked for several years as a ‘Human Capital Consultant’ for the global professional services company Willis Towers Watson; then Watson Wyatt. During this time Jean worked both in Dublin and Toronto and advised organisations on the design and implementation of a range of HRM techniques.

Research Interest

Financialization, the labour process and human resource management (HRM)