Activities per year
Personal profile
Research Focus
As a Professor of Practice in Management, I am interested in collaborating with businesses to both create innovative experiential educational experiences for our students and to support business development and growth through research and collaboration.
I am interested in Practice Led Research, in particular in knowledge transfer partnerships, supporting innovative business ventures and in developing business case studies to support practice informed teaching. Particular themes of interest are business transformations, operational innovation, data driven decision making and customer experience strategies.
I am the Director of Business Engagement for Queen's Management school, so if you are a business and would like to engage with the school, please reach out to me via email j.mccandless@qub.ac.uk or you can visit my office at Riddel Hall, Block 3, 0G.015.
My Current Teaching
- Consulting Projects (Module Coordinator)
- Developing as a Leader and Manager (Module Cordinator)
- Advanced Manufacturing Leadership programme (Tutor)
Workshops and Masterclasses:
- Communicating with impact
- Technology advancements in business
- Project delivery workshops
- Consultancy industry insights
Other areas of teaching include: Organisational Behaviour and Leadership, Business Projects and Contemporary Issues in Management
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Queen's Management School, I gained extensive experience in business consulting having worked for 3 international management consultancies in Dublin, Hong Kong and London. Consulting to business leaders and organisations on strategic operations topics.
For more details of my professional experience, please view my profile on LinkedIn.
Prizes
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The Case Centre, Case Writing Scholarship
Paulson, David (Recipient) & McCandless, Julie (Recipient), 12 Oct 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Queen's Partnership Award
McCandless, Julie (Recipient), 03 May 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Productivity levels in Ireland and Northern Ireland
David Jordan (Organiser), David Jordan (Speaker), John Turner (Contributor), Julie McCandless (Chair), Adele Bergin (Speaker), Seamus McGuinness (Contributor) & Alan Barrett (Contributor)
21 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Artificial Intelligence, Business, and Human Rights Business Breakfast
Laura Steele (Organiser) & Julie McCandless (Organiser)
24 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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MBA visit to Berlin - Group Co-Leader
David Paulson (Supervisor) & Julie McCandless (Supervisor)
28 May 2022 → 04 Jun 2022Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Business Engagement In and Beyond the Classroom
David Paulson (Invited speaker) & Julie McCandless (Invited speaker)
04 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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VIsit to Interface Ltd., Craigavon.
David Paulson (Participant) & Julie McCandless (Organiser)
24 Feb 2022Activity: Other activity types › Other