Dr Johanna Clancy
Lecturer in Business Enterprise; School Lead on the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management (PRME)
Johanna's work focuses on social enterprise development and civic engagement, and the interface between the region and the university in this regard. Her research interests also include the area of responsible management education. Johanna teaches primarily in the areas of (social) entrepreneurship and responsible management. She teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and designs and delivers modules with innovative teaching methods.
Experiential learning and interactive classes form the core of Johanna’s pedagogical approach, and she integrates industry and community involvement in her modules.
Johanna leads on the School's commitment to the UN Principles for Responsible Management (PRME), a United Nations-supported initiative founded in 2007 that aims to raise the profile of sustainability in business classrooms through Seven Principles focused on serving society and safeguarding our planet.
Winner of the 2023 College Awards for Teaching Excellence.
PRME’s global mission is to transform management education and develop the responsible decision-makers of tomorrow to advance sustainable development.
Johanna's work contributes to these SDGs
Johanna has also acted as faculty advisor to the student-led entrepreneurship society Enactus. An organisation with a long-standing commitment to using entrepreneurial action as a catalyst for progress, the Enactus name was chosen by abbreviating the core principles “Entrepreneurial Action Us”.
Key Target: 12.6 Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and sustainability reporting
In 2021 Johanna won a President's Award for Societal Impact.
In 2023, the Department of Rural and Community Development, with remit for national social enterprise development, awarded funding to Dr Johanna Clancy (Principal Investigator), Dr Veronica McCauley and Dr Paul Flynn (both of the School of Education) to evaluate the impact of the Social Enterprise pilot module. The objective of this ongoing study is to measure and showcase social enterprise impact, thus giving credibility to the programme’s impact, support its necessary funding, and highlight the essential role of government.
In 2023, the project was a nominee in the 8th Annual Civil Service Excellence and Innovation Awards “Excellence Through Collaboration” category.
Teaching
Innovation, Creativity & Enterprise (ICE) The process highlights current thinking and practice with respect to innovation and creativity regarding social enterprise and social business. Enabling students to engage in problem-solving for the public good in a project-based setting.
Focused on Targets: 4.4 Increase the number of people with relevant skills for financial success, 4.7 Education for sustainable development and global citizenship; 8.6 Promote youth employment, education and training
MSc Sustainability Leadership Participants learn to value the importance of preserving relationships with communities, employees and the environment, thereby ensuring responsible business models. Through a holistic consideration of environmental, economic and social resources, students will develop the expertise to lead organisations through the transition towards a sustainable planet and society.
Focused on Targets: 4.7 Education for sustainable development and global citizenship; 8.4 Improve resource efficiency in consumption and production; 9.1 Develop sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructures; 11.A Strong national and regional development planning; 17.17 Encourage effective partnerships
Engagement
Johanna is an active advisor and volunteer in the local business and social enterprise ecosystem, and is currently non-executive director of SCCUL Enterprises having served five years as Chairperson. She has been successful in attracting national and EU funding as part of this role. Initiatives include Bizmentors®, which is a mentoring programme for business owners and start-up/emerging businesses, social enterprises and community groups. It aims to provide free access to business expertise and wisdom to people in businesses, social enterprises and community groups who may otherwise have difficulty accessing such expertise.
Direct impact SDG Targets
1.4 - Equal rights to ownership, basic services, technology and economic resources
1.5 - Build resilience to environmental, economic and social disasters
3.4 - Reduce mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health
4.4 - Increase the number of people with relevant skills for financial success
4.5 - Eliminate all discrimination in education
4.7 - Education for sustainable development and global citizenship
5.5 - Ensure full participation in leadership and decision-making
5.A - Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership and financial services
8.1 - Sustainable economic growth
8.2 - Diversify, innovate and upgrade for economic productivity
8.3 - Promote policies to support job creation and growing enterprises
8.4 - Improve resource efficiency in consumption and production
8.6 - Promote youth employment, education and training
8.8 - Protect labour rights and promote safe working environments
9.1 - Develop sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructures
9.2 - Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization
9.3 - Increase access to financial services and markets
10.1 - Reduce income inequalities
10.2 - Promote universal social, economic and political inclusion
10.3 - Ensure equal opportunities and end discrimination
10.4 - Adopt fiscal and social policies that promotes equality
11.A - Strong national and regional development planning
12.6 - Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and sustainability reporting
12.8 - Promote universal understanding of sustainable lifestyles
16.7 - Ensure responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making
16.8 - Strengthen the participation in global governance
17.6 - Knowledge sharing and cooperation for access to science, technology and innovation
17.15 - Respect national leadership to implement policies for the sustainable development goals
17.16 - Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development
17.17 - Encourage effective partnerships
Indirect SDG Targets
1.1 - Eradicate extreme poverty
1.2 - Reduce poverty by at least 50%
1.A - Mobilize resources to implement policies to end poverty
8.5 - Full employment and decent work with equal pay
12.2 - Sustainable management and use of natural resource
Johanna's engagement work includes outreach programmes and partnerships with non-profit organisations such as Hygiene Hub and COPE Galway.
Research
Featured Publications
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References |
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Conroy, K. M., Collings, D. G., Clancy, J. (2019). Sowing the seeds of subsidiary influence: Social navigating and political maneuvering of subsidiary actors. Global Strategy Journal, 9(4), 502-526. |
9.5; 4.4; 16.1; 8.3 |
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Ryan, P., Giblin, M., Andersson, U. and 1 more (...) (2018). Subsidiary knowledge creation in co-evolving contexts. International Business Review, 27(5), 915-932. |
9.5; 8.1, 8.3; 17.6; 4.4 |