Christine Cross
Academic
Professor Christine Cross lectures in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. Prior to joining UL she worked for a number of multinational organisations in both management and human resource management roles. Her research, consultancy and publication interests include the broad area of diversity, including women's labour force participation, the gender pay gap and the workforce experiences of immigrants.
She has published in leading international journals including Human Resource Management (US), Human Resource Management Journal, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Economic and Industrial Democracy, International Journal of Human Resource Management and European Societies Journal. Christine has been successful in securing funding for her research from a number of national and international bodies including the European Commission and Erasmus +. Most recently her research has focused on the role that human resource management processes play in attaining gender balance in senior decision-making roles. She has also co-edited five third level textbooks which are sold internationally. Christine has won a number of awards including the UL Excellence in Teaching Award and the Emerald/European Foundation for Management Development Outstanding Doctoral Research Award.
Her main research interests are in the area of diversity in the workplace. These include examining the reasons why there are so few women in senior management positions; investigating the work experiences of immigrants; and the impact of ageing in the workplace. Her interests have recently expanded to include the intersection of AI and bias in the management of people in the workplace.
In 2019 Christine successfully led the Kemmy Business School to becoming the first Business School in Ireland to achieve the Athena SWAN award, and one of only 6 across the UK and Ireland. She is also co-chair of the KBS Equality and Diversity Committee.
She is a regular contributor on issues related to gender in the workplace in outlets including the Irish Times, Sunday Business Post, RTE and Newstalk.