Senior Lecturer

Email: serge.basini@tudublin.ie

Qualifications: PhD

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 INVOLVEMENT 

• 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