Thomas J. McCabe

Institution: National College of Ireland

General Information

Phone Number	01 4498 550
e-mail	tmccabe@ncirl.ie
Webpage URL	For all course notes go to moodle.ncirl.ie
Affiliation to Research Centre
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

Position

Lecturer

Modules Taught

• Human Resource Management
• Research Methods Modules

Research Publications 

• McCabe, T.J. "Employee Trust and Commitment in National Health Service Organisations", Third International Conference, Strategic Issues in Health Care Management, St Andrews, Scotland, 1998.
• McCabe, T.J. "Tobacco Control Amongst Southern Health Board Staff", Health Services Research Group Conference, University College, Cork, 2001.
• McCabe, T.J. "Tobacco Control Amongst Southern Health Board Staff", Department of Public Health, Cork, 2001.
• McCabe, T.J., Cotter, S., Ryan, F., Hegarty, H., & Keane, E. "Immunisation: The Views of Parents and Health care Professionals", Euro Surveillance, Vol. 8, No. 6, June, 2003.
• McCabe, T.J. "Health Service ‘Contract’ Culture, The Long-term Implications for Trust and Commitment Amongst Nursing Staff", People Focus, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in Ireland, Vol. 3, No. 1, Summer, 2005.
• McCabe, T.J. "New Health Service Management and Employee Commitment, The Long-term Implications for Commitment Amongst Nursing Staff", People Focus, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in Ireland, Vol. 3, No. 2, Winter, 2005.
• McCabe, T.J., & Garvan, T.N. "A Study of Trust Amongst Professional Nursing Staff and Management in National Health Service Organisations", Ninth Annual Conference of Irish Academy of Management, University College, Cork, 2006.
• McCabe, T.J. "Culture Clash – New Management versus Professional Groups, The Challenge of Managing Professional Groups", People Focus, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in Ireland, Vol. 4, No. 2, Summer, 2006.
• McCabe, T.J. and Garavan, T.N., 2007, “A Study of Trust amongst Professional Nursing Staff and Management in NHS Organisations – Implications of Trust for Human Resource Development”, 8th International Conference in HRD Research and Practice, Oxford, 27-29 June 2007.
• McCabe, T.J. and Garavan, T.N., 2007, “A Study of Commitment amongst Professional Nursing Staff”, Tenth Annual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management, Queens University Belfast, 3rd - 5th September 2007.
• McCabe, T.J., “The future of Health Service Reform in Ireland, Trust and Commitment amongst Professional groups in the Irish Health Service”, LRC Review (Pending).
• McCabe, T.J., & Garvan, T.N. "A Study of Trust Amongst Professional Nursing Staff and Management in National Health Service Organisations", Employee Relations, (Pending).
• McCabe, T.J., & Garvan, T.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, (Pending).