Professor of Management, School of Business and Social Sciences

01 449 8697

philip.mcgovern@ncirl.ie

Key Responsibilities at NCI

• Philip is a lecturer and researcher in Management studies and is currently Academic Director of the NCI MBA Programme.

Education

• Ph.D. (Management), University of Brighton.
• MBA, University of Brighton.
• Certificate in Training and Education, University College Galway.
• M.Sc. Management, Trinity College Dublin.
• Adv. Dip. in Administrative Management, Institute of Admin. Management.
• BBS (Hons.), University of North London.

Academic Experience

• Philip has extensive lecturing experience in DIT, Open University, ITT Dublin, UCD, University of Limerick and Poznan University of Economics, Poland.
• He has published widely and received a number of awards, in particular, for his text on 'Capability-building in SMEs through participation in a Learning Network'. His research interest include the impact of leadership styles on business performance and capability-building in SMEs.
• Philip has a European Test User Certificate (British Psychological Society) and he is also quality with the British Psychological Society to Levels A & B and is an accredited practitioner in EQ-I and EQ-360.
• Philip has accreditation in 'Leadership & Organisation Development' from the Judge Business School, Cambridge University, England and Harvard Kennedy School, USA.

Industrial Experience

• Philip has over twenty five years' experience working in both private and public sectors. His areas of expertise and consultancy are: Leadership and strategic management in organisations; Management of organisational change; Extensive knowledge of the learning needs and capability requirements of SMEs.

Professional Body Membership

• American Academy of Management
• British Psychological Society
• Irish Academy of Management
• Trinity College Business Alumni

Research Publications

Published International Journal Articles

• McGovern, Philip, Lambert, Jonathan and Verrecchia, Michael (2019) "Mobile Banking Adoption: An Exploration of The Behavioural Intention of Consumers in Ireland". Journal of Accounting and Finance, 19 (8). pp. 11-30. ISSN 2158-3625. DOI: 10.33423/jaf.v19i8.2614
• 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.
• Brennan, Michael, McGovern, Philip and McGowan, Pauric (2007) "Academic Entrepreneurship on the Island of Ireland: Re-Orientating Academia Within the Knowledge Economy". Irish Journal of Management, 28 (2). pp. 51-77. ISSN 1649-248X.
• McGovern, Philip (2006) "Learning Networks as an Aid to Developing Strategic Capability among SMEs: A Case Study from the Irish Polymer Industry". Journal Of Small Business Management, 44 (2). pp. 302-305. ISSN 1540-627X.

Book Chapters

• McGovern, Philip (2005) "Turner Print Group". In: Irish Cases in Entrepreneurship. Blackhall Publishing, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, pp. 52-72. ISBN 1842180878.

Books

• McGovern, Philip (2009) "Capability-building in SMEs by Participation in a Learning Network: Learning Resource Limitations are Critical Factors that Influence the Stability and Future Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)". VDM Publishing, Saarbrucken. ISBN 9783639166491.

Conference Papers

• Briggs, Shane, McGovern, Philip, Darcy, Colette and Lambert, Jonathan (2014) "Exploratory Assessment of Transformational Leadership and its Impact on Small Retail Outlets in the Republic of Ireland". In: British Academy of Management Conference 2014: The Role of the Business School in Supporting Economic and Social Development, 9th-11 September 2014 Belfast Waterfront, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• 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.
• Bane, Deirdre and McGovern, Philip (2011) "Government Intervention: Top Down or Bottom Up?" In: Irish Academy of Management Conference, 31 August - 2 September 2011, National College of Ireland, Dublin.