Biography

Eimear is an Associate Professor of International Business and the Founder and Director of the Flexible Executive MBA Programme at Trinity Business School. She holds a Ph.D. in International Management from the University of Limerick, where her research focused on the cultural adaptation of internationally trained doctors in Ireland. Additionally, she earned a Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning from the University of Surrey, a Certificate in Mastering Online Teaching from the EFMD Online Teaching Academy, and most recently completed an Executive Programme in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy at MIT. Before joining Trinity Business School, Eimear held academic positions in the United Kingdom and the United States. She serves as a Co-Country Investigator for Ireland and the UK in the GLOBE Project 2020, a globally recognised study. Eimear hosts the podcast "Culture Shocked with Dr. Eimear Nolan," where she engages with industry leaders and academics on topics of cultural management. Additionally, she is the podcast co-ordinator and host of 'Meducation Unlocked: The Podcast Series' in the Management Education Development (MED) division of the Academy of Management (AOM). Her research interests include expatriate adjustment, cultural agility, management learning and education, AI, ethics, international human resource management, and healthcare. Eimear has secured several research grants, presented at international conferences, and published journal papers and book chapters. Her work has featured in newspaper articles, and she has given interviews on national radio and TV. Eimear has extensive experience developing and teaching a variety of courses in traditional, hybrid, and online formats and has received numerous teaching excellence awards.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Nolan & Morley, A test of the relationship between person-environment fit and cross-cultural adjustment among self-initiated expatriates, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25, (11), 2014, p1631 - 1649Journal Article, 2014, DOI
  • Rienties & Nolan, Understanding friendship and learning networks of international and host students using longitudinal Social Network Analysis, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 41, 2014, p165 - 180Journal Article, 2014, DOI
  • Rashid-Radha, Lockwood & Nolan, EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF CUSTOMER-TO-CUSTOMER INTERACTION ON SERVICE EXPERIENCES: A PILOT STUDY, Malaysian Management Journal , 19, 2015, p77 - 86Journal Article, 2015
  • Rashid, Lockwood & Nolan, The Impact of Guest's Culture on Service Experience Evaluation In The Context of Malaysian Backpacker Hostels, Journal of Education, Business and Hospitality Management, 2018Journal Article, 2018
  • Rashid-Radha, Jasmine & Lockwood, Andrew & Nolan-Davis, Eimear-Marie., The Influence of Guests' Social Interaction on the Hostel Experience: A Conceptual Framework, Sains Humanika, 8, (10), 2016, p73 - 76Journal Article, 2016
  • Nolan, 'Importance of making a good first impression at interviews', The Irish Times, 2019, -Broadcast, 2019, URL
  • Rashid Radha, Lockwood, van Achterbergh & Nolan, Using Critical Incident Technique (CIT) to Explore How Hostel Servicescape Design Influences Guest Interactions and Service Experience, CHME Annual Research Conference , University of Derby (Buxton) , 28-30 May 2014, 2014Poster, 2014
  • Nolan & Morley, Contractors On-call: Cross-cultural Adjustment, Person-Environment fit and Work Related Outcomes Among Internationally Trained Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working in Ireland, EURAM , Lisbon, 26-28th June 2019, 2019Conference Paper, 2019
  • Nolan & Morley, Understanding the relationship between cross-cultural adjustment and person environment fit theory, ICBMG 2016: 5th International Conference on Business, Management and Governance , San Francisco, USA, Oct 23-25th, 2016, 2016Conference Paper, 2016
  • Nolan & Rientes , Longitudinal analysis of social friendship and learning networks of international students , 20 th International EDiNEB Conference, London, UK, 5-8th June 2013, 2013Conference Paper, 2013
  • Texting in, editor(s)Eamon Maher, Eugene O'Brien and Brian Lucey , Recalling the Celtic Tiger, Peter Lang Publishing, Peter Lang Publishing, 2019, [Eimear Nolan]Book Chapter, 2019
  • McKie Heliot Rientes Nolan, 'Chinese students in UK 'report increased racism and discrimination'', Times Higher Education, 2020, -Broadcast, 2020, URL
  • Nolan, Brady, Heliot & Rienties, Once more on the rollercoaster: Loses and gains from the rapid shift to online delivery during Covid, Academy of Management Conference, Philadephia, August, 2021, pp1 - 6Conference Paper, 2021
  • Liang, Guoxin, Chen & Nolan , Improving firm performance via marketing analytics: a contingency model. , Journal of Business Research, 2022, pDOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.11Journal Article, 2022, URL
  • Nolan, Heliot & Rienties, Encouraging intercultural interaction by cultural specific learning design, Journal of Studies in International Education, 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI
  • Ciesli, Nolan, O'Hagan-Luff, & van Stel , Overconfidence among solo entrepreneurs: The role of national culture, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2023Journal Article, 2023, URL
  • Nolan, Liang, Brennan & Brady, The impact of cross culture management courses on students' cultural intelligence of students', Journal of International Business Education, 2022Journal Article, 2022, URL
  • Nolan, Eimear & Liang, Xiaoning, Determinants of Cross-Cultural Adjustment among Self-Initiate Expatriate Medical Doctors Working in Ireland, Journal of Global Mobility, 10, (3), 2022, p289 - 311Journal Article, 2022, URL
  • Nolan, Eimear, The cultural adjustment of self-initiated expatriate doctors working and living in a host culture, Cogent Business & Management, 2023Journal Article, 2023, URL
  • Nolan, Liang & Morley, Medicine without Borders? Person-Environment Fit, Work Adjustment and Work Related Outcomes among Self-Initiated Expatriate Doctors , EURAM 2022, 2022Conference Paper, 2022
  • Rashid-Radha, Lockwood & Nolan, The Influence of Guests Social Interaction on the Hostel Experience: A Conceptual Framework, Sains Humanika, 8, (4-2), 2016Journal Article, 2016
  • Atarah, Finotto, Nolan & van Stel, Entrepreneurship-as-emancipation: A process framework for female entrepreneurship, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2023, p1462 - 6004Journal Article, 2023, URL
  • Congregado, Andres, Nolan & Roman, Heterogeneity among digital platform self-employed workers. Evidence from Europe. , International Review of Entrepreneurship , 20, (1), 2022, p45 - 68Journal Article, 2022, URL
  • Ciesli; Nolan; O'Hagan-Luff, van Stel., Overconfidence among solo entrepreneurs: The role of national culture', Impact of culture on Entrepreneurial Dynamics, Avignon. France., 2020Conference Paper, 2020
  • Kidd & Nolan, Cultural Intelligence and Virtual Reality , Irish Academy of Management, Dublin, 2022Conference Paper, 2022
  • Nolan et al., GLOBE Project, AIB, Miami, 2022, 2022Conference Paper, 2022
  • Nolan et al., GLOBE 2020, Academy of Management (AOM) conference , Seattle, 2022Conference Paper, 2022, URL
  • Nolan, E., Rienties, B., Brady, M., & Heliot, Y., Adjustments to Pandemic Enforced Constraints: Insights from Postgraduate Students' and Educators' Transitions. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, , Transitions. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 1, (1), 2022, p1 - 11Journal Article, 2022, URL
  • Nolan, Eimear, The JGM BitBlog: We rely on you but know little about you!, 2023, -Miscellaneous, 2023
  • Nolan, Eimear; Rienties, Bart, Heilot, YingFei, Encouraging intercultural interaction by cultural specific learning design, EARLI 2023, Greece, Aug, 2023, 2023Meeting Abstract, 2023
  • The U-Curve Theory in, editor(s)Audra Mockaitis and Lena Zander , Elgar Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Management, Elgar, Elgar Publishing, 2024, [Eimear Nolan]Book Chapter, 2024
  • Culture Shock in, editor(s)Audra Mockaitis and Lena Zander , Elgar Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Management, Elgar, Elgar Publishing, 2024, [Eimear Nolan]Book Chapter, 2024
  • Motivational CQ in, editor(s)Audra Mockaitis and Lena Zander , Elgar Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Management, Elgar, Elgar Publishing, 2024, [Laura Kidd and Eimear Nolan]Book Chapter, 2024
  • Cognitive CQ in, editor(s)Audra Mockaitis and Lena Zander , Elgar Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Management, Elgar, Elgar Publishing, 2024, [Laura Kidd and Eimear Nolan]Book Chapter, 2024
  • MetaCognitive CQ in, Elgar Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural Management, Elgar, Elgar Publishing, 2024, [Laura Kidd and Eimear Nolan]Book Chapter, 2024
  • Nolan, 'Foreign doctors no longer want to work in Irish hospitals', Irish Times, 2018, -Broadcast, URL
  • Shamim Malekmian, 'Despite Ireland's Reliance on Non-EU Doctors, Some Face Difficulty Moving up the Medical Ladder', Dublin InQuirer, 2020, -Broadcast, URL
  • Nolan, 'We must not let fear of Covid-19 turn us against our Asian community', The Irish Times, The Irish Times, 2020, -Broadcast, URL
  • Nolan, 'Prime Time- Section on Migrant Doctors in Ireland ', RTE, 2021, -Broadcast
  • Nolan, 'Health Care shortages In Ireland ', Podcast, 2021, -Broadcast
  • Nolan, 'No Country for non-EU Doctors: Irish Medical Times', Irish Medical Times, Irish Medical Times, 2022, -Broadcast, URL
  • Shauna Bowers interview with Eimear Nolan , '10 things to consider about doing an MBA What you need to know about doing a business management degree', The Irish Times, Irish Times, 2022, -Broadcast, URL
  • Eimear Nolan, 'Dr Eimear Nolan, Business School, discuss her research on intercultural supports for internationally trained doctors coming to live and work in Ireland. ', RTE Drivetime Radio, 2023, -Broadcast, URL
  • Eimear Nolan, '95% of internationally trained doctors do not receive intercultural supports, finds Ireland study', Medical Xpress, 2023, -Broadcast, URL
  • Shauna Bowers, '`You acquire leadership skills, you acquire knowledge. Studying for an MBA demands significant investment of time and money, but it can open up possibilities and opportunities', Irish Times, 2023, -Broadcast, URL

Research Expertise

Eimear is a co-country investigator for the GLOBE 2020 Project which is a unique large-scale study of cultural practices, leadership ideals, on generalized and interpersonal trust in more than 160 countries in collaboration with more than 500 researchers. The GLOBE project is a leading affiliation with award-winning books, more than 400 academic and practice-oriented journal articles, a massive database and has been adopted by university scholars, diplomats and consulting agencies around the world. As part of GLOBE 2020, we have collected over 60,000+ survey responses from 142 countries which represents 96.04% of the world population. Eimear's research to date has aided policy development in the Irish Health Care sector relating to international doctors working in the country. She has published in the Irish Times and was interviewed on PrimeTime on this topic. This research has attracted and continues to attract significant media attention. Eimear's research on culture in education has appeared in the Irish Times, the Times Higher Education, and on podcasts. Her research was highlighted by Forbes Magazine: research on the impacts of COVID on Asian students studying abroad.

  • Title
    GLOBE Project 2020
    Summary
    The GLOBE 2020 research project is an extension of over 20 years of collaborative work conducted by the GLOBE research team. In the 1990s, the GLOBE (Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness) project examined the relationships among societal culture, leadership, and organizational practices in collaboration with more than 200 researchers from 62 societies. GLOBE has become one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of its kind in the social sciences. In this phase of GLOBE, called GLOBE 2020, we will build on the past two decades of findings and will focus on four important research questions: To what extent have the cultures of the countries in the original GLOBE study changed? And what are the major societal drivers of culture change? To answer this question, we have doubled the number of target countries, and we will use the original GLOBE instruments with a few additional questions to survey primarily middle managers. Of course there are many possible drivers of culture change but the independent variables below represent some of the larger 'buckets' of possible culture change drivers.
    Funding Agency
    6-year Insight Grant from the Social Science Human Research Council of Canada
  • Title
    GLOBE Project 2023
    Summary
    Insight Grant from the Social Science Human Research Council of Canada
    Date From
    Summer 2023
    Date To
    2028

Health services and systems, Social and economic geography, Commercial services, Social sciences, Education, Psychology and cognitive sciences, Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Philosophy, Ethics and Religion,

Recognition

  • GLOBE Protect 2020 Maverick CCI Award - selected in the top 10 of 476 researchers across the world 2022
  • Trinity Business School Teaching Award for Cross-Cultural Management MBA Module 2023
  • GLOBE Certificate of Excellence in Cross-Cultural Research for the United Kingdom 2021
  • Trinity Business School Teaching Award for UG Inter-Cultural Management Module 2020
  • Trinity Business School Teaching Award for UG Inter-Cultural Management Module 2022
  • Outstanding Service to MED Award AOM 2024
  • GLOBE Certificate of Excellence in Cross-Cultural Research for Ireland 2021
  • Trinity Business School Teaching Award for Strategic Human Resource Management MBA Module 2023
  • Trinity Business School Teaching Award for Cross-Cultural Management MBA Module 2021
  • Trinity Business School Teaching Award for Cross-Cultural Management MSc Module 2020
  • Trinity Business School Service Excellence Award 2021
  • EURAM is a European based community of engaged management scholars. to date
  • GLOBE Project 2020- Invited to be a co-country investigator for Ireland and the UK. The GLOBE project has become a leader with award-winning books, more than 400 academic and practice-oriented journal articles, a massive database, and GLOBE has been adopted by university scholars, diplomats and consulting agencies around the world. to date
  • EFMD -Founded in 1972, EFMD is a global, non-profit, membership-driven organisation dedicated to management development. It is recognised globally as an accreditation body for business schools, business school programmes, and corporate universities. to date
  • CIPD- A professional body for experts in people at work that aim to set professional standards for HR and people development, as well as driving positive change in the world of work. With hubs in the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Asia. to date
  • AOM- The Academy of Management (AOM) is a global community of management and organization scholars, students, and practitioners who are dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge. We believe that improving organizations through better management practices will lead to a brighter future for society on a global scale. to date
  • Eimear was invited to Leinster House to speak with TD Michael Harty about her research on Migrant doctors and how to overcome the inequality in relation to access to training for these doctors. 2019
  • As a direct result of Eimear's research on migrant doctors in Ireland, she was invited by the HSE and EY to sit on a panel aimed at recruitment reform of migrants doctors in Ireland. This instigated policy development and advice to governmental agencies around the issue of migrant doctors. Eimear subsequently developed at detailed questionnaire in May 2021 surrounding well-being of migrant doctors. 2019
  • Eimear is an editorial board member on the Journal of Business and Economic Studies, since 2018. 2018