Serge Basini

Dr. Serge Basini is a senior lecturer in Behavioural Science in Technological University Dublin. He is a registered qualified psychometrist (RQTU) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the European Federation of Psychologists Association for Work and Organizational assessment (EFPA). In addition to extensive teaching experience nationally and visiting professorships internationally, he supervises research at undergraduate to doctoral level.

He is co-chair of the IPA Irish Doctoral colloquium and conference committee member of European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies. He has served as external examiner to Dublin City University, National College of Ireland, the Irish Management Institute, the Marketing Institute of Ireland, IPA, University of Corvinus, Hungary and VSE Prague. He has published and presented nationally and internationally on topics such as the meaning of working, absenteeism management, flexibility in the Irish labour market, parent-child purchase relationships & pester power, and enhancing quality in qualitative research. In the last 25 years he has worked with companies such as VHI, IAA, Musgrave Group, DAA, ICOS on their management development programmes. Away from work, he is a keen road and mountain cyclist, advanced scuba diver, guitarist, golfer and holds a black belt in taekwondo.

Academic Publications

*Conference Proceedings/Papers *

• 2023 Oliveira, E., Basini, S., & Cooney, T. How can feminist phenomenology inform Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis research into the lived (embodied) experiences of women entrepreneurs. World Conference on Qualitative Research (WCQR). Portugal, January.
• 2022 Oliveira, E., Basini, S., & Cooney, T. Framing A Novel Inquiry into The Lived Experiences of Women Entrepreneurs Through Feminist Phenomenology. 2022 Diana International Research Conference. Dublin.
• 2022 Ganly, P., Basini, S., O'Donoghue, A. (2022, September 1-3). Advancing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis as a novel methodological tool in deepening insights and amplifying the voices of Women Mentees in Leadership Development Programmes in Irish Higher Education Institutions [Conference Paper]. RISE2022 (Re-imagining Higher Education through Equity, Inclusion and Sustainability), Sozopol, Bulgaria.
• 2021 Basini, S., & Kossykowska, J. (2021, June 7-9). Evaluating the contribution of qualitative research methods. IMISCOE 18th Annual Conference, “Crossing borders, connecting cultures”, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
• 2021 Oliveira, E., Basini, S., & Cooney, T. (2021). How can feminist phenomenology inform a gender perspective on embodied entrepreneurial leadership? RENT Conference – University of Turku. 18th Nov 2021
• 2020 Building Management Capability. COVID-19 Enterprise Response Forum Building Management Capability. Report of Technological University Dublin.
• 2020 Basini, S. Rigor & Transparency in IPA research. European Conference on Research Methods. June 2020, Portugal
• 2019 Basini, S. Keynote address: Quality in Qualitative Research. 2nd Irish Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Colloquium, Dublin
• 2019 Basini, S., Garavan, T. & Cross, C. Re-Instantiating Absenteeism through Managerial Narratives. 19th Congress of European Work & Organisational Psychology, Turin
• 2018 Basini, S. Keynote address: Inaugural Irish Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Colloquium
• 2018 Basini, S. Paradigm Development in Organisational Science: IPA & absenteeism. Inaugural Irish Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Colloquium.
• 2017 Basini, S. Garavan, T. & Cross, C. Paradigm development in Organisational Science. ECRM.
• Teaching and Supervision
• 30 years’ experience teaching, research and supervising UG & PG research
• Currently 3x PhD students, Multiple MSc, MBA, PG Dip.
• 2007 to present, Visiting Professor of International Management with ‘Glade’, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Rep.
• Research Interests for Potential Research Students
• Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis,
• Absenteeism,
• Female Entrepreneurship and Feminist Phenomenology,
• Mentoring and Leadership Development,
• Migration generational experience,
• AR/VR in Cancer Patient Care
• Psychometric Assessment in Leadership development
• Developing Hardiness in Entrepreneurs
• Areas of Professional Expertise
• 2022 Personality & Competency Factors Certification HUCAMA.
• 2022 Ability Factors Certification HUCAMA.
• 2022 The Entrepreneurial Edge Certification. MHS Assessments.
• 2022 The Hardiness Resilience Gauge Certification. MHS Assessments.
• 2016 PhD. A Phenomenological Exploration of Employee Absence, University of Limerick.
• 2013 European Federation of Psychologists Association: Organizational Assessment License.
• 2012 Membership of the Register of Qualifications in Test Use. British Psychological Society.
• 2012 Occupational Test User, Ability & Personality Licences.
• 2012 NEO (Neuroticism, Extroversion Openness) Personality Assessment Licence.
• 2012 EQi and EQi360 - Emotional Quotient Personality Assessment Licences
• 2006 Higher Cert. Training and Continuing Education. NUI, Maynooth.
• 1996 Member of the Marketing Institute of Ireland, the Marketing Institute of Ireland
• 1992 M.B.S. Work and Organisational Psychology, Dublin City University.
• Committee and Panel Membership

Journal Peer Reviewer

• 2017 – Present European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology
• 2017 - Present Human Resource Management Journal
• 2016 – Present European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies.
• 2016 – Present European Journal of Business Research Methodology.
• 2016 – Present European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• 2012 – Present Young Consumers.
• 2011 – Present Irish Journal of Management.

Conference Involment

• 2016 – Present Committee member, Annual European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies (ECRM).
• 2018 Co-Chair & Keynote, Inaugural (Annual) Irish Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Colloquium. November, Dublin.

Grants/Funding

• 2022 GROWThub Bursary: Enhancing Entrepreneurial competency and Hardiness
• 2021 Government of Ireland, Irish Research Council Scholarship with PhD student Trish Ganly
• 2020 Fiorsraigh with PhD student Ediclera Olivera

Quality Enhancement Roles

• 2020 - 2023 Academic Council, Academic Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee
• 2019 Chair of Critical Literacy Rubric Development Group
• 2019 Licence to Supervise, TU Dublin.
• 2015–2016 School of Marketing, School Review Steering Group
• 2016 AMBA Accreditation
• 2013-Present Ex officio Member of College Board, College of Business
• 2003-Present Chair of Subgroup Annual Monitoring Group (Q5 Review Group). College of Business Board.
• 2003-2013 Member of College Board, College of Business (Elected Staff Representative)
• 2003-2013 Member of Academic Council (Elected Staff Representative)
• 2010-2012 Member of Academic Council Sub Committees