Academic Staff

Lecturer in the School of Global Business

Email: blathnaid.mcgeough@tudublin.ie 

Tel: +353 1 220 748

Qualifications  

• PhD in Corporate Social Responsibility - Solent Southampton University (2015)  

• MBA - Galway University (1988)  

• B.Comm - Galway University (1982)

Research Focus:  

• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  

• Global Corporate Citizenship  

• Sustainability Management  

• Strategic Management  

• Change Management  

Research Interests:  

• CSR, Business Ethics, Strategy in both profit and non-profit sectors  

• Civic Engagement in Higher Education  

• Change Management  

 

Supervision:  

PhD Supervision:  

• (Completed 2018) - "Corporate Social Responsibility through a wind turbine lens"  

• (Ongoing) - "Human supply chain continuum and public sector change management"  

• (Ongoing) - "Societal cost of multiple sclerosis and the impact of cannabis medication"  

 

Masters Supervision:  

• (Completed 2018) - "Civic Engagement in Higher Education in Ireland"  

• Minor Masters dissertations at TU Dublin  

 

Scholarship Underpinning the Programme  

Publications:  

• B. McGeough (2006) "Managing Poor Performers: The Ten Commandments," Accountancy of Ireland Journal, Vol 48, No. 6.  

• B. McGeough, R. Leith, F. McGeough (2019) "Civic Engagement in Higher Education in Ireland," All Ireland Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 14, No. 3.  

• B. McGeough, F. McGeough (2021) "Organisational Resilience in Action: The Experiences of Irish Charities During Covid-19," Carmichael Ireland, Autumn Edition.  

• Conference Papers:  

• 2016 "The Relationship Between Ethics and CSR," Irish Academy of Management, UCD Dublin.  

• 2016 "CSR as Strategy in Turbulent Times," British Academy of Management, Newcastle, UK.  

• 2016 "Inside the Manager’s Mind: The Link Between CSR and Strategy in Ireland," Irish Academy of Management, Galway University.  

• 2017 "Measuring the Return from CSR," British Academy of Management, Bristol, UK.  

• 2018 "CSR and the Strategy Connection," British Academy of Management, Birmingham, UK.  

 Industry and Profession, Civic and Community Engagement, Staff Development  

Professional Engagement:  

• Member of the stakeholder group for the National Corporate Social Responsibility Plan (2017-2020).  

Funding:  

• Awarded funding by TU Dublin Sustainability Department for a case study on "The Sustainability Story of KPMG" (Completed January 2024).