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Dr. Catherine Faherty is an Assistant Professor of Enterprise at Dublin City University’s DCU Business School and co-founder/Associate Director of the National Centre for Family Business (NCFB). Her research focuses on trust dynamics, succession planning, and innovation in family-owned enterprises. A former Irish Research Council Postgraduate Scholar, she holds a doctoral degree from DCU under Prof. Eric Clinton, with visiting research fellowships at Northwestern University (USA) and the Kellogg Center for Family Enterprises. Her work has been recognized with the Frederic M. Jablin Doctoral Dissertation Award and listed as runner-up for the Grigor McClelland Award.
Her academic contributions include seminal studies on family firm resilience during crises, gender dynamics in family CEO roles, and the interplay between psychological capital and innovation. She has published in top-tier journals like Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice and International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, while actively promoting practitioner-oriented research to address real-world challenges in family businesses.
- Education: PhD in Enterprise (DCU), Postdoctoral Fellowships at Kellogg and Northwestern Universities
- Key Research Themes: Trust in TMTs, CSR in gendered contexts, crisis management, imprinting effects, and next-gen succession
- Affiliations: NCFB Core Staff, Irish Research Council Alumna
Dr. Faherty’s work bridges academic rigor with practical insights, influencing policy and business practices across Ireland and internationally. Her recent projects include large-scale studies on family business continuity during crises and the role of female leadership in shaping CSR strategies.
