Fergal Gerard O'Brien

Dr. Fergal O'Brien is a Professor in Finance and Assistant Dean of Postgraduate Studies at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. He also serves as Course Director for the MSc in Business Analytics. He holds a PhD from Lancaster University (2007) and an MBS thesis that received the Guinness Irish Management Institute Sir Charles Harvey Award (1999).

His research integrates finance with behavioral and organizational studies, focusing on:

• Equity market dynamics (option returns, asset pricing, sentiment analysis)
• Risk modeling (skewness/kurtosis in asset returns)
• Interdisciplinary applications (tacit knowledge, horse racing analytics)
• Sustainability and leadership psychology

Recent publications explore management theory adaptations, ethical leadership in service industries, and green HRM practices, reflecting a trend toward organizational behavior and sustainability.

Awards:

• Edward Cahill Memorial Prize (1999)
• Guinness Irish Management Institute Sir Charles Harvey Award (1999)

He leads projects in tacit knowledge research and ASSK Knowledge Analytics, though specific labs/teams are undisclosed.