- Date(s)
- April 23, 2026
- Location
- QBS Student Hub, Education Flexible Training (01.019)
- Time
- 13:00 - 15:00
QUEEN’S BUSINESS SCHOOL INFORMATION TECHNOOGY, ANALYTICS & OPERATIONS (ITAO) SEMINAR SERIES
Thursday 23rd April
1pm
“Organising for transdisciplinary research”
Trinity College Dublin
Abstract
Over the past two years or so, working with two colleagues in Trinity, we have written a book titled "How to Organise for Transdisciplinary Research: Transformative Action and Knowledge Co-Production". It will be published by Edward Elgar in July 2026. The presentation is based upon this work. The book includes eight international case accounts of transdisciplinary research written by researchers active in management, organisational and environmental studies, engineering, international development and healthcare. These accounts of environmental, social purpose and economic interventions form the basis for a collective contribution to understanding philosophical and practical considerations (like funding, team building and planning) associated with organising for transdisciplinary research.
Bio
Paul Coughlan is retired Professor in Operations Management at the Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and is a Fellow Emeritus of the College. He has engineering and MBA degrees from University College Cork, and a PhD from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Before joining the faculty at Trinity, he held faculty positions at University College Cork and London Business School. His research interests include collaborative strategic improvement of operations through network action learning and action research. He has contributed actively to funded research projects exploring environmental sustainability of water use and distribution, manufacturing improvement, and innovation in food production. His co-researchers are in different domains and in practice, both nationally and internationally. His co-authored books include Collaborative Strategic Improvement through Network Action Learning (Elgar, 2011), Injecting Creative Thinking into Healthcare (CRC Press, 2023), and How to Organise for Transdisciplinary Research: Transformative Action and Knowledge Co-Production (Elgar, 2026, forthcoming).
QBS Student Hub, Education Flexible Training (01.019)
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