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maximizing business value from IT investments, building an IT resource capa-
bility, and strengthening managerial strategic agency. He currently teaches in the
subject areas of strategic management, and strategy and leadership, at the Dublin
Institute of Technology.
Joe McDonagh is an associate professor of business at the School of Business,
Trinity College Dublin, where he also serves as the director of doctoral studies.
He holds a BSc degree in computer science and MA degree from the University
of Dublin, an MBS degree in strategic management and information systems from
the National University of Ireland, and a PhD degree in organization develop-
ment and change from the University of Warwick. He also holds FBCS and CITP
qualifications.
His research, teaching, and advisory work focus on the process of leading large-
scale change across complex systems of organizations, particularly change enabled
by modern technological systems. He has extensive international experience and
advises executive and technology leaders in governments and large corporations
on the effective integration of strategic, organizational, and technological change.
Some recent government assignments include Ireland, United Kingdom, United
States of America, and the United Nations, while corporate assignments include
large private sector organizations.
He is a regular conference speaker and contributor to the media while also
publishing widely on the dynamics of large-scale change. Research output has
appeared in a wide range of conference papers, topic chapters, journal articles, and
government reports. Specific journals include Administration, Communications of
the AIS, Irish Journal of Management, Organization Development Journal, Public
Administration Quarterly , and Strategic Change .
Prior to joining the Trinity College, he spent almost two decades in indus-
try in a number of management and consulting roles with Continental, Imperial
Chemical Industries, Philips, and Price Waterhouse.
In between researching, teaching, and consulting, he devotes himself to hiking,
biking, and fundraising for Dublin's homeless.
He lives in Dublin with his wife Majella and two sons Colin and Sean.
References
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Arvidsson, V., Holmstrom, J., & Lyytinen, K. (2014). Information systems use as strategy
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and use. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 23 , 45-61.
Bizzi, L., & Langley, A. (2012). Studying processes in and around networks. Industrial
Marketing Management, 41 , 224-234.
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