Kathy Monks
Biographic Data
| ID | 341517 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathy Monks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathy |
| FAMILY NAME | Monks |
| SIGNATURE | MONKS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dublin City University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6102-5250 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Paradoxical tensions as catalysts
The paradox of innovation in civil service contexts lies in the simultaneous need for both innovation and risk avoidance within government operations. Our qualitative study, involving 125 Irish civil servants, explores employee-driven innovation (EDI) through a paradox lens to unveil four continua of opposing forces: stability vs. change; bureaucracy vs. flexibility; hierarchical control vs. individual empowerment; and siloization vs. integration…
Is ability-job fit important for work engagement? Evidence from the Irish civil service
Few studies of work engagement have been undertaken within a civil service context. This study draws on data from an employee survey of the Irish civil service to explore the relationship between perceptions of ability-job fit and engagement and whether this relationship is mediated by meaningful work. It also examines whether the relationship between perceived ability-job fit and meaningful work is moderated by prosocial impact. The hypotheses f…
Voicing job satisfaction and dissatisfaction through Twitter
This article adopts a work orientations perspective to consider how, through the medium of Twitter, employees voice the things they love and hate about their jobs. Using 817,235 tweets posted by 650,958 users in the calendar year 2014, the findings provide new insights into both employee voice and job satisfaction/dissatisfaction as well as an enhanced understanding of the employment relationship. First, the findings indicate that Twitter, in its…
Knowledge work
Knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs) have been the subject of growing interest from researchers. However, investigations into the comparative experiences of men and women in KIFs remain sparse, and little is known about women's participation in the processes of innovation and knowledge exchange and combination that are core features of KIFs. The article reports on the findings of a study in the UK and Ireland involving 498 male and female knowledge w…
Management education
Young Asian Males
Young Asian Males: social exclusion and social injustice in British professional football
Knowledge work
Knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs) have been the subject of growing interest from researchers. However, investigations into the comparative experiences of men and women in KIFs remain sparse, and little is known about women's participation in the processes of innovation and knowledge exchange and combination that are core features of KIFs. The article reports on the findings of a study in the UK and Ireland involving 498 male and female knowledge w…
Voicing job satisfaction and dissatisfaction through Twitter
This article adopts a work orientations perspective to consider how, through the medium of Twitter, employees voice the things they love and hate about their jobs. Using 817,235 tweets posted by 650,958 users in the calendar year 2014, the findings provide new insights into both employee voice and job satisfaction/dissatisfaction as well as an enhanced understanding of the employment relationship. First, the findings indicate that Twitter, in its…
Young Asian Males
Young Asian Males: social exclusion and social injustice in British professional football
Management education
Knowledge work
Knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs) have been the subject of growing interest from researchers. However, investigations into the comparative experiences of men and women in KIFs remain sparse, and little is known about women's participation in the processes of innovation and knowledge exchange and combination that are core features of KIFs. The article reports on the findings of a study in the UK and Ireland involving 498 male and female knowledge w…
Voicing job satisfaction and dissatisfaction through Twitter
This article adopts a work orientations perspective to consider how, through the medium of Twitter, employees voice the things they love and hate about their jobs. Using 817,235 tweets posted by 650,958 users in the calendar year 2014, the findings provide new insights into both employee voice and job satisfaction/dissatisfaction as well as an enhanced understanding of the employment relationship. First, the findings indicate that Twitter, in its…
Is ability-job fit important for work engagement? Evidence from the Irish civil service
Few studies of work engagement have been undertaken within a civil service context. This study draws on data from an employee survey of the Irish civil service to explore the relationship between perceptions of ability-job fit and engagement and whether this relationship is mediated by meaningful work. It also examines whether the relationship between perceived ability-job fit and meaningful work is moderated by prosocial impact. The hypotheses f…
Paradoxical tensions as catalysts
The paradox of innovation in civil service contexts lies in the simultaneous need for both innovation and risk avoidance within government operations. Our qualitative study, involving 125 Irish civil servants, explores employee-driven innovation (EDI) through a paradox lens to unveil four continua of opposing forces: stability vs. change; bureaucracy vs. flexibility; hierarchical control vs. individual empowerment; and siloization vs. integration…
Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Irish (2 works) · Public relations (2 works)