Professor Kenneth Anthony Cafferkey
- Professor
- Programme Leader - Master of Human Resource Management
Biography
Dr Kenneth Cafferkey is a Professor at Sunway University Business School, Malaysia and is the Programme Leader of the Executive MBA. He received his PhD in High Performance Work Systems from the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG). Kenneth previously was attached with Taylor's University and Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prior to this, Kenneth held postdoctoral positions at Dublin City University (DCU) and University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland. Kenneth teaches and researches in the areas of High Performance Work Systems, HRM System Strength and Human Capital.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- PhD in High Performance Work Systems (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010)
- M.B.S. in Corporate Strategy and HRM (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2003)
- B. Comm. majoring in HRM (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2002)
Research Interests
- High Performance Work Systems
- Line Managers
- HRM System Strength
- Human Capital
Teaching Areas
- Human Resource Management
Courses Taught
- Talent Management and Mobility
Notable Publications
Cafferkey, K., Dundon, T., Winterton, J. & Townsend, K. ‘Different strokes for different folks: The relationship between human resources and employee attitudes and behaviours among different employee groups’, Journal of Organisation Effectiveness, People and Performance, 1-19.
McDermott, A., Conway, E., Bosak, J., Cafferkey, K. & Flood, P.C. ‘Performance management in context: formative cross-functional performance monitoring for improvement and the mediating role of relational coordination in hospitals. ’ The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(3), 436-456.
Cafferkey, K., Townsend, K. & Kandar Khan, S. ( ) ‘Front Line Managers and Employee Outcomes: The Role of Interactional Justice and Supportive Culture’, The International Journal of Employment Studies. 27 (1), 7-33.
Townsend, K., McDermott, A., Cafferkey, K., & Dundon, T. ‘Theories used in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management’ in Townsend, K., Cafferkey, K., Dundon, T. & Mc Dermott, A. (eds) The Edward Elgar Introduction to Theories of HRM and Employee Relations, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, forthcoming.
Winterton, J. & Cafferkey, K. ‘Revisiting Human Capital Theory’, in Townsend, K., Cafferkey, K., Dundon, T. & McDermott, A. (eds) The Edward Elgar Introduction to Theories of HRM and Employee Relations, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, forthcoming.
Townsend, K., Cafferkey, K., Dundon, T. & Mc Dermott, A. (eds) The Edward Elgar Introduction to Theories of HRM and Employee Relations, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, forthcoming September .
Kellner, A., Cafferkey, K. & Townsend, K. ‘Ability, Motivation and Opportunity Theory: A Formula for Employee Performance?’ in Townsend, K., Cafferkey, K., Dundon, T. & McDermott, A. (eds) The Edward Elgar Introduction to Theories of HRM and Employee Relations, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, forthcoming.
Cafferkey, K. ‘Access, Involvement and Interference: encounters and experiences of case studies’, in Keith Townsend and Mark Saunders (eds) How to keep your research project on track, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Cafferkey, K., Heffernan, M., Harney, B., Dundon, T. & Townsend, K. ‘Perceptions of HRM system strength and affective commitment: The role of human relations and internal process climate’ The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(21), 3026-3048.
Cafferkey, K., Harney, B., Dundon T. & Edgar, F. ‘Unravelling the foci of employee commitment’ Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, 4(1): 2-17.
Heffernan, M., Harney, B., Cafferkey, K. & Dundon, T. ‘Exploring the HRM-performance relationship: the role of creativity climate and strategy’ Employee Relations, 38(3): 438-462.
Cafferkey, K. & Dundon, T. ‘Explaining the Black Box: HPWS and Organisational Climate’, Personnel Review, 44(5): 666-688.
