Dr Rebecca Mitchell

Biography

Dr Mitchell has won a number of prestigious awards. In 2008, she won the Academy of Management (Organizational Behavior Division) BEST PAPER (dissertation-based). She was also nominated and shortlisted for a NEWMAN AWARD, which is the ACADEMY'S HIGHEST HONOUR for a sole-authored paper based on a dissertation. In the same year she won the Irish Academy of Management BEST PAPER AWARD and in 2007 won the Asia Pacific Management Conference DISTINGUISHED PAPER AWARD. In 2007, Dr Mitchell was short-listed for the Best Student Paper in the Academy of Management, Management and Organizational Cognition Division. In 2009, Dr Mitchell won a COMPETITIVE FELLOWSHIP from the Centre for Institutional and Organisational Studies (University of Newcastle), based on her research contribution. While studying and working in University College Dublin, Dr Mitchell won numerous competitive academic awards including the Sir Charles Harvey Guinness IRISH MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE AWARD, the PROSPECTUS MEDAL, the DEANS LIST AWARD and a University College Dublin Teaching Fellowship.

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Sydney, 2008
• Graduate Certificate of Tertiary Teaching, University of Newcastle, 2008
• Master of Business Stud (Management Consultancy), University College, Dublin - Ireland, 2000
• Graduate Diploma of Psychology, University of Tasmania, 1989
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Tasmania, 1988

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Research

Research keywords

• Cross-functional, cross-cultural and interprofessional teams
• Innovation and knowledge creation
• Multinational Enterprise Management (Top Management Teams)
• Networks and clusters
• Teams and Teamworking
• Wine Industry Clusters

Research expertise

Research Areas of Expertise:

Teams and teamwork - particularly focusing on the role of diverse composition, team dynamics, team processes and leadership.

Healthcare teams and interprofessional collaboration.

Multinational organisations, top management teams and strategic change.

Industrial clusters - particularly focusing on wine industry clusters.

Research Methods:

Quantitative Methods including regression analysis, structural equation modelling.

Qualitative Methods including interviews and focus groups.

Collaboration

Dr Mitchell's primary research interests include:

Teams and Teamworking: Exploration of factors contributing to effectiveness and innovation in teams and teamworking. Particularly focused on the impact of diverse composition (multidisciplinary, cross-cultural and interprofessional teams), team climate and team dynamics.

Clusters: Investigation of industrial clusters, particularly knowledge flow and innovation in clusters. Investigation of intra- and extra-cluster dynamics with a focus on wine industry clusters.

Multinational Enterprise Management: Exploration of top management teams effects in subsidiaries and broader management influences on subsidiary success, particularly in emerging economies.

Languages

• English

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
159999	Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services Not Elsewhere Classified	40
150499	Commercial Services Not Elsewhere Classified	30
150311	Organisational Behaviour	30

Centres and Groups

Centre

• Research Institute - The Centre for Institutional and Organisational Studies

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Administrative

Administrative expertise

I convene, chair and/or work as a member of a number of University, Faculty and School committees and boards.

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Management
• Organisational Behaviour
• Organisational Change Management

Teaching expertise

I teach Management and Organisational Behaviour, and Managing Organisational Change. I have also taught in the areas of Corporate Strategy and Management Principles.