Mr Frank Conaty
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Biography:
| A lecturer in accountancy and finance at the J. E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Frank, is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. After fifteen years in professional practice, latterly as a partner in the international accountancy firm, KPMG, he held a number of senior positions in industry and finance before moving into academia. Currently engaged in research on performance measurement and management in the provision of public services through non-profit organisations, his particular interest is in the area of disability services. Frank is an affiliate at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at NUIG and a member of the performance management research cluster in the School. |
Research Interests
| Frank is currently undertaking a PhD (part time) at NUIG. The subject area of Frank’s research is performance management in the provision of public services. The particular focus of Frank’s research is on the challenges for performance in Hybrid service delivery environments in the provision of support services for people with disabilities. |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Conaty, F. J. (2012) 'Performance Management Challenges in Hybrid NPO/Public Sector Settings - An Irish Case'. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 61 (3).  [Details] |
Conference Paper
| Conaty, F. J. (2011) Non-Profit Organisations and Public Service Provision: The Performance Management Challenges of Hybrid Organisations, XV IRSPM Conference of the International Research Society for Public Management, Dublin, Ireland. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Conaty, F. J. (2011) Joined Up Planning and Performance Management: The Challenges for NPO's Providing Intellectual Disability Services, EIASM 8th International Wotkshop on The Challenges of Managing the Third Sector, Galway, Ireland. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Conaty, F. J. (2006) Slippier than the proverbial fish: A preliminary exploration of performance measurement in non-profit human service organisations, Irish Accounting and Finance Association, Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland. Conference Paper [Details] |
Associations
| Association: Chartered Accountants Ireland, Function/Role: Fellow |
Conference Contributions
| Conaty, F. J. (2011) The Performance Management Challenges of Complex Non-Profit (NPO)/Public Sector Hybrid Organisations. [International Refereed Conference], COST/NUIG/UL - International Workshop of Complex Systems, Galway, Ireland , 21-OCT-11 - 23-OCT-11. |
Outreach Activities
| Executive member of 'Hope 4 Disability' a disability advocacy and support organisation based in Galway, Ireland. |
| Member of the board of the National Parents & Siblings Alliance (NPSA) in Ireland. The NPSA is a national advocacy and suopport organisation for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism. |
| Accreditation liaison contact with Chartered Accountants Ireland |
Teaching Interests
| Auditing and Assurance Corporate Governance Management and Financial Accounting |
Internal Collaborators
| Affiliated faculty member of the 'Center for Disability Law & Policy' at National University of Ireland, Galway |