Professor William Roche
B.Soc.Sc., M.Soc.Sc., D.Phil. (Oxon), FCIPD

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Room N305, Department of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin.

+ 353 (0) 1 7168854

Research interests: Change in work and employment, Workplace partnership, Social Partnership and the politics of industrial relations, Union growth and decline



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Research projects:

PRTLI_HPWS: "High Performance Work Systems in Ireland" (Participant) Details>>

Publications, presentations etc.:

Journal articles:

Geary, J.F. and Roche, W.K. "Workplace Partnership and the Displaced Activist Thesis." Industrial Relations Journal, 2003, 34(1), pp. 32-51.

Roche, W.K. and Cradden, T. "Neo-Corporatism and Social Partnership," M. a. M. Adshead, eds, Public Administration and Public Policy in Ireland: Theory and Methods. London: Routledge, 2003, 69-87.

Roche, W.K. "Whither Partnership in the Public Sector." Administrations, 2002, 50(3), pp. 3-26.

Roche, W.K. and Geary, J. "Advocates, Critics and Union Involvement in Workplace Partnership: Irish Airports." British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2002, 40(4), pp. 659-88.

Book chapters:

Roche, WK., and Geary, J., 'The Future of Information and Consultation in Ireland' In J. Storey ed. The Future of Information and Consultation, London: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2005

Conference papers/presentations:

Roche, B. Human Resource Management & Business Programme Fas Excellence Through People Networking Day Oral Presentation National

Roche, B. "Social Partnership and the Eu and Social Partnership in Ireland," University of Malta and Fredrich Ebert Foundation, 5th December 2003.

Roche, B., & Geary, J., 'The Future of Information and Consultation' Training Course for Employment Lawyers Dublin, November 2005

Roche, B., "Partnership in Irish Airports". Presentation at the University of Malta, 4th December 2003

Roche, B., 'The Changing Landscape of Industrial Relations in Ireland' Labour Relations Commission and Labour Relations Agency of Northern Ireland Dublin, November 2005

Roche, W. K., 'Making Sense of Change in Irish Employment Relations' Lecture in Queen's University Belfast, 11th February 2005