Prof. Patrick C. Flood

Patrick C. Flood is Full Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Dublin City University. He received his PhD from the London School of Economics and completed post-doctoral work at London Business School. He has taught previously in Malta on the MSc in Work and Organizational Psychology run in conjunction with Knights College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a former Chevening Scholar, Fulbright scholar, EU HUMCAP Scholar, Erskine (NZ) and CRH Scholar. He holds both teaching and research excellence awards fromDublin City University and University of Limerick. He has served in Head of Department roles and as an Assistant Dean.

Faculty and visiting appointments include London Business School, University of Maryland, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Cambridge University, Rotterdam School of Management, Northeastern University, PRC and Capital University of Economics and Business. He has worked in Africa, Australia, China, Europe, UAE and USA on in company, executive and MBA programmes. He has been previously named at #8 in the HR Most Influential listing.

His research focuses on CEO leadership, high performance teams and organizational changeand his research programme has attracted some E2m in research funding. Author of over 100 research publications including journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Human Relations and Human Resource Management. Co-Editor of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Organizational Behaviour (2015, Blackwell), his 13books include Outsider Leadership (2019, Palgrave Macmillan), Change Lessons from the CEO(2013, Jossey Bass); Persuasive leadership: Lessons from the Arts (2010, Jossey Bass),Managing Strategy Implementation (2000, Blackwell) and Effective Top Teams (Blackhall, 2000).

He has consulted with over 30 organisations including Adidas, Astra Xeneca, Department of Trade and Industry, UK; DP World, Kendrion Gmbh; Hewlett Packard; Investnet; Intel; Pernod Ricard; Pirelli and many others. Currently he teaches on executive programmes at Cambridge Judge Business School, Frankfurt School of Management; Rotterdam School of Management.

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