Gerry McGivern is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour in the International Centre for Governance and Public Management at Warwick Business School. His research focuses on professionals; understanding the nature of their knowledge and practice, identities, and how they are affected by systems of regulation and organisation within public services. Gerry has previously worked for Price Waterhouse, Ovum PLC, in HR consultancy, and at Royal Holloway, University of London, and King’s College London. He holds a PhD in organisational behaviour from Imperial College Business School.

Research income:

NIHR SDO (2009-2012) £416, 398: Co-Investigator - Increasing the Motivation and Ability of Health Care Managers to Access and Use Management Research.

ESRC Public Services Programme (2008-9), £64,883: Principal Investigator - The Visible & Invisible Performance Effects of Transparency in Professional Regulation.

Selected publications:

McGivern, G. & Fischer, M. (2012) ‘Reactivity and Reactions to Regulartory Transparency in Medicine, Psychotherapy and Counselling’. Social Science & Medicine, 74 (3) 286-96.

Ferlie, E., McGivern, G. & Fitzgerald, L. (2012) ‘A New Mode of Organising in Health Care? UK Cancer Services and Governmentality’. Social Science & Medicine, 74 (3) 340-7.

Ferlie, E., McGivern, G., Fitzgerald, L., Dopson, S. & Bennett, C. (2011) 'Public Policy Networks and 'Wicked Problems': A Nascent Solution?' Public Administration, 89 (2), 307-324.

McGivern, G., Nasir, L. & Thomas, P. (2010) ‘(Re)Organising & ‘Liberating’ Primary Care’ (Editorial). London Journal of Primary Care. 2:1-2.

McGivern, G. & Dopson, S. (2010) ‘Inter-Epistemic Power & Transforming Knowledge Objects in a Biomedical Network’. Organization Studies, 31 (12), 1-20.

McGivern, G. & Fischer, M. (2010) ‘Medical Regulation, spectacular transparency & the blame business’ Journal of Healthcare Organization and Management, 24 (6) 597-610.

Gillard, S., Turner, K., Lovell, K., Clark, T., Addicott, R., McGivern, G. & Ferlie, E. (2010) ‘Staying Native: Co-production in Mental Health Services Research’. Int’l Journal of Public Sector Management, 23 (6) 567-577. (Received Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011).

Ferlie, E. McGivern, G. & Morales, A. (2010) ‘Developing a Public Interest School of Management’ British Journal of Management, 21 (S1), S60-70.

McGivern, G. (2009) ‘Networking to Improve End of Life Care’. London Journal of Primary Care, 2, 113-7.

McGivern, G., Lambrianou, A., Ferlie, E. & Cowie, M. (2009) ‘Enacting Evidence into Clinical Practice: The Case of Coronary Heart Disease.’ Public Money & Management, 29 (5) 307-312.

McGivern, G. (2008) ‘Healthcare Organisation and Systems: That’s Interesting!’ (Editorial) London Journal of Primary care. 2: 66.

McGivern, G. Fischer, M. Ferlie, E. & Exworthy, M. (2009) ‘Statutory Regulation & the Future of Professional Practice in Psychotherapy & Counselling: Evidence from the Field’. Dept of Management, King’s College London.

Ferlie, E. Fitzgerald, L., McGivern, G., Dopson, S. & Exworthy, M. (2009) ‘Networks in Healthcare’. Report to the NIHR SDO by Dept of Management, King’s College London.  

McGivern, G. & Ferlie, E. 2007, ‘Playing Tick Box Games: Interrelating Defences in Professional Appraisal’, Human Relations, 60 (9) 1361-1385.

Addicott, R., McGivern, G. & Ferlie, E. (2007) ‘The Distortion of Managerial Technique: The Case of UK Cancer Networks.’ British Journal of Management, 18 (1) 93-105.

Addicott, R. McGivern, G. & Ferlie, E. (2006) ‘Networks, Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management: The Case of NHS Cancer Networks.’ Public Money & Management, 26 (2) 87-94

Fitzgerald, L., Lilley, C., Ferlie, E., Addicott, R., McGivern, G. & Buchanan, D. (2006) Managing Change & Role Enactment in the Professionalized Organization Report to the NHS R & D (NCC SDO Programme) by the Department of HRM, De Monfort University, Leicester, & the School of Management, Royal Holloway, University of London.

Ferlie, E. & McGivern, G. (2003) ‘Relationships between Health Care Organisations: A critical overview of the literature & a research agenda.’ Report for the National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery & Organisation by the CPSO, Imperial College London.