Dr Linda Murphy

Biography

Linda Murphy (PhD, MSc, BA) began her career in her own family business in Cork at a young age. A graduate of University College Cork, she has a BA in European Studies and an MSc by Research (Commerce) from the National University of Ireland. After managing her own family business for a number of years, she joined University College Cork as a lecturer in Management in 2008, where she teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level. She has completed the Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in Teaching and Learning. Under the guidance of Professor Matti Koiranen, she registered with Jyväskylä for her doctoral studies in August, 2008. She partook in the double doctorate programme between Jyväskylä University and Hasselt University. She was granted sabbatical leave from University College Cork for six months in 2011 and went to Hasselt to progress her doctoral studies under Professor Frank Lambrechts. She was awarded a double doctorate degree from Jyvaskyla University and Hasselt University in January, 2014. She currently teaches on a number of undergraduate and postgraduate level management modules at University College Cork, including her own specialism, Family Business Management. She has directed the MSc in Management and Marketing and the Bachelor of Commerce degree. 

Research Interests

I am interested in continuity and sustainability of family businesses. My PhD, which I have published from, focused on careers of next generation family members, including career choices, knowledge and learning in family businesses and socioemotional wealth.

Affiliations

• Reviewer and Member, IFERA (/)
• External Examiner BA in Management Practice, National College of Ireland (/)

Modules

• Ownership, Management and Governance of Family Businesses

Languages

• Spanish : Reading=Fluent; Writing=Functional; Speaking=Fluent

Journal Activities

• Series Editor, Electronic Journal Of Family Business Studies (-)

Other Activities

• Reviewer for the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small BusinessExternal examiner for the BA in Management Practice, National College of Ireland.

Committees

• Represents the School of Management and Marketing, BComm Board of Studies (/)
• Semesterisation Representative for the School of Management and Marketing, Semesterisation Committee (/)

Education

• University College Cork , MSc, '' (2006)
• University College Cork , HDip, Management and Marketing (2002)
• University College Cork , BA, European Studies (1999)
• National University of Ireland , Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Education (2011)
• University of Jyvaskyla and Hasselt University , PHD, Business and Economics (2014)
• National University of Ireland , Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Edu, Teaching & Learning in Higher Education (2009)

Employment

• Lecturer in Management, Department of Management and Marketing, UCC (01-AUG-08 / 31-DEC-10)
• Part-Time Lecturer and Tutor, University College Cork (01-SEP-04 / 01-SEP-08)
• Research Assistant, John C. Kelleher Family Business Centre, UCC (01-SEP-05 / 01-SEP-08)
• Manager, The Fry (01-JAN-95 / 01-JAN-07)

Teaching Interests

• Currently teaches on a number of undergraduate and postgraduate modules in including Family Entrepreneurship, Governance, Ownership and Management of Family Businesses, Foundations of Mangement, Organisational Development & Change, Leadership, Strategy & Change.
• Interested in how the bridge between theory and practice can be enhanced in preparing our students for the working world.

Professional Achievements

Honours and Awards

• Department of Management and Marketing: Postgraduate Scholarship (2005)

Publications