I am a Reader in Human Resource Management (HRM), and the Head of HRM Research Centre in the School of Business and Technology, University of Gloucestershire. I am also an Academic Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
My research interests lie in the areas of strategic HRM, international and comparative HRM, institutions, and organisational performance. I have authored/co-authored/edited two books and over 50 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles in these areas including leading management and HR journals such as Human Resource Management, British Journal of Management, European Management Review, Management International Review, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and the International Journal of Human Resource Management. I also serve on the editorial boards of a number of academic journals, including the international Journal of Human Resource Management and Management Decision.
2013 – Brunel University London – Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence
2011 – HRM&PD International Conferences, Singapore – Best paper award
British Academy of Management
Academic Conferences International (ACI)
Academic Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (AFCIPD)
Strategic HRM, international and comparative HRM, institutions, organisational performance, knowledge management, emerging markets.