Cliodhna Mackenzie

Biography

Clíodhna MacKenzie Ph.D is a lecturer in the School of Management & Marketing at University College Cork, prior to that she lectured at the University of Limerick. She holds a degree in Business and Ph.D. from the University Limerick. She has previously worked for both US Multinational’s and global IT consulting firms. Clíodhna has international experience in the IT and Telecoms fields and has worked in the US, Singapore, & Thailand as well as many parts of Europe. Her academic research focuses on ‘dark side’ organizational behaviour such as organizational narcissism, leadership derailment, counterproductive work behavior, and organizational personality disorder’s [OPD’s]. Her research interests include risk-taking behaviour, corporate governance, ethics, corporate social responsibility, diversity & inclusion policies, human resource management/development, and leadership & organization development. She is also a member of University Forum for Human Resource Development (UFHRD) & Irish Academy of Management.

Research Interest

My research areas include organizational behaviour, human resource management & development, leadership development, dysfunctional individual & organizational behaviour, risk & risk taking, and theory development. Some of my more recent research focuses on extreme forms of ‘dark side’ organizational behaviour i.e. , and within global banking and financial institutions at the centre of the financial crisis. Other research areas include CSR, ethics, diversity & inclusion, organizational derailment, and the augmentation and development of theories associated with these research themes.For prospective Research Masters or Ph.D students, please contact me directly to discuss possible research topics.