Professor Paul Sparrow
EmeritusCurrent Research
HR Strategy
Global resourcing and talent management.
Global human resource management,
Research Grants
The Centre for Performance-led HR, November 2006-July 2016 attracted over £2 million industrial funding: £1.2 million 2006-2011 through the efforts of Professors Cary Cooper and Paul Sparrow, Dr. Anthony Hesketh and Martin Hird and a further £0.8 million attracted for 2011-2016 by Professor Paul Sparrow.
Lottery Research Fund, 2009- 2011, £322,000. A collaborative bid with Working Families and Lancaster University Management Schooled with LUMS involvement led by Caroline Gattrell, and involving Cary Cooper and Paul Sparrow. The research investigated and documented the barriers which prevent working fathers’ greater engagement as parents.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development £30,000 (with Chris Brewster, Henley Management College) Globalizing Human Resource Management: 2007-2008
Department of Health Policy Research Unit £250,000. Improving health through human resource management. 2004-2007.Part of team with Paula Hyde, Mick Marchington, Bonnie Sibbald, Ruth Boaden, Claire Harris and Penny Cortvriend of MBS.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, £12,000. International recruitment, selection and assessment. 2005-2006. The research examined the impact of four contexts on internationalisation of HR processes at firm-level.
Customer Management Leadership Group, £15,000. Creating and sustaining a customer service based culture. 2004- 2005. Funded study to review the literature on the service-profit chain, employee engagement, role of coaching and selection for customer service
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, £110,000. 2000-2002. Collaborative bid with Professor Chris Brewster and Dr. Hilary Harris of Cranfield University for a two year project to look at the role and contribution of International HR professionals.
Rolls-Royce Aerospace, £120,000. July 2000- December 2002. Collaborative bid with Professor Chris Clegg and Dr. Kamal Birdi of Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield to assist Rolls-Royce in the implementation of its new vision for how the design process should work.
European Regional Development Fund, £311,000. November 1998- June 2000. Collaborative award in a bid with Professors Cathy Cassell and Bob Hanscombe of SUMS, Chris Clegg of IWP and Keith Ridgway of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for a study on 'Promoting innovation in products and processes'.
European Regional Development Fund, £190,000. June 2000 – June 2001. Collaborative award as above to extend the work of the Innovation Advisory Service for a year.
Institute of Personnel and Development, £10,000. July 1998 – February 1999. Produced a guide on International recruitment, selection and assessment with case studies and involves firms such as British Airways, British Petroleum, Cadbury Schweppes, Courtaulds Textiles, Diageo, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Cable and Wireless, British Telecom, Kelloggs, Unilever, S.W.I.F.T., Zeneca and EMI Music.
ESRC, £5,000. January 1996 – December 1996. Research Seminar Series award with Professor Mick Marchington of UMIST and Ann McGoldrick of Manchester Metropolitan University in 1996 for a series on ‘Human resource management in crisis?’.
Profile
Paul Sparrow is Emeritus Professor of International Human Resource Management at Lancaster University Management School and was Director of the Centre for Performance-led HR from 2006 to 2016.
In 2022 he was awarded the British Academy of Management's Richard Whipp Lifetime Achievement Award for the course of his. career within the Business and Management field, nominated for his important and internationally recognised body of work on HR strategy, global resourcing and talent management, which has influenced HR practice around the world.
In 2016 he was awarded the USA’s Society for HRM Michael R. Losey Award for lifetime achievement in human resource research and research contributions that impact the HR management field.
Before retiring from academia, he was regularly voted amongst the Most Influential HR Thinkers by Human Resources magazine, listed from 2008-2012 and 2014-16.
His research interests include cross-cultural and international HRM, HR strategy and the employment relationship. His latest books are on: International Human Resource Management 5th Edition. Globalizing HRM, Strategic Talent Management; Do We Need HR?; International HRM; Contemporary HR Issues in Europe; and Human Resource Management, Innovation and Performance.
He was senior editor of the Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance and was a former Editor of the Journal of Organizational and Occupational Psychology. He has served as an Editorial Board Member for Human Resource Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, British Journal of Management, Human Resource Management Review, Cross-Cultural Management: An International Journal. International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, European Management Review and Career Development International.
He has been associated with the Centre for Global Work and Employment, Rutgers University, was an Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Employment Studies, Advisory Board member for Talent Management Institute, ESCP Europe, Berlin, International Steering Group Member for the Aalto University School of Business Human Capital Project, and was a Research Advisor on the CIPD/UKCES/CMI/IIP/CMI Valuing your Talent research and engagement programme.
Before joining Lancaster University he worked as a Research Fellow at Aston University, Senior Research Fellow at Warwick University, Consultant/Principal Consultant at PA Consulting Group, Reader/Professor at Sheffield University and whilst at Manchester Business School he took up the Ford Chair from 2002-2004 and was Director, Executive Education 2002-2005.
External Roles
Visiting Scholar Centre for Global Work and Employment, Rutgers University, October 2015 to date
Honorary Fellow, Institute for Employment Studies, October 2015 to date
Advisory Board member for Talent Management Institute, ESCP Europe, Berlin, October 2015 to date.
Research Advisor on the CIPD/UKCES/CMI/IIP/CMI Valuing your Talent research and engagement programme, October 2015 to date.
International Steering Group Member for the Aalto University School of BusinessHuman Capital Project on “Influence without authority: Examining the organizational influence of Human Resource professionals” funded by the Academy of Finland, 2014-2016.
Co-Series Editor for Routledge Global Human Resource Management books with Professors Schuler, Jackson and formerly Poole, 2002 to date.
External Assessor University for a leading Scottish University post-REF performance of Business and Management UoA, 2015
Expert Panel Advisor on Office of Manpower Economics research project on “A review of the evidence on the impact, effectiveness and value for money of performance-related pay in the public sector”, 2014. OME is the independent secretariat to seven Pay Review Bodies and the Police Boards that makes recommendations for the pay of the armed forces, doctors and dentists, the National Health Service (NHS), the prison service, school teachers, the senior Civil Service and the police, impacting on 2.5 million workers, or around 40% of public sector staff in the UK.
Delphi Panel Member for the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) research project on “The Future of Work: Jobs and Skills in 2030”, exploring the future of work and how jobs, and the skills needed in the workplace, will change by 2030. 2013.
Invited member to the Guru Steering Group for the Department for Business Innovation and Skills Employee Engagement Task Force - part of the second MacLeod Review, 2011 to date.
Member of the Guru Group for the UK Government’s Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s (BERR) Macleod Review on Employee Engagement , 2009 – 2010.
Member of the Scientific Steering Board for the Research Project Future of Working World 2030 Europe. Technische Universitat Darmstadt, 2011-12.
Founding and Senior Editor of the Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance. 2014 to date.
Journal Editorial Board Member: Human Resource Management, 2009–to date; British Journal of Management, 1999-to date;, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2013 – to date; International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, 2008-to date; Cross-Cultural Management: An International Journal, 2007-to date;; European Management Review, 2003-to date; Career Development International, 2003-to date; People Management, 2009-2012; Journal of World Business (formerly Columbia Journal of World Business). 1997-98.
Editor of Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 1998-2003. (Associate Editor1994- 98). SSCI rating of journal doubled during editorship. 2003 ISI Journal citation reports Impact factor 1.308.
Visiting Faculty: ALBA, Athens, Greece 2003-2014; German Graduate School of Management and Law, 2013; Reykjavik University School of Business. Iceland 2012; Hong Kong Business School, 1995, 1996.
International Visiting Scholar, Dublin City University, 2011
Visiting International Fellow, Cornell University. USA, Industrial and Labor Relations School 2006-2007
Advisory Board for People Management from 2009-2012
Editorial Advisory Board for Kogan Page, from 2010 to date
Advisory Panel Member for the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Shaping the Future research programme 2008-2011.
Member of the Guru Group for the UK Government’s Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s (BERR) Macleod Review on Employee Engagement, 2009 – 2010; part of the Engage for Success Movement, 2011 to date.
Expert Advisory Panel member to the UK Government’s Sector Skills Development Agency 2004-2008.
Specialist Advisor to UK Research Assessment Exercise Sub-Panel I36 - Business & Management, 2008
External Assessor for Monash University Research Quality Exercise preparation for the Research Quality Framework assessment, 2008
Elected Member of US Academy of Management HR Division Executive Committee, ChaIr of International Human Resource Management Committee, HR Division, US Academy of Management, 2005-2008.
Research Associate of ESRC Centre for Organisation and Innovation, Institute of Work Psychology, 1999–2006
External Examiner at London Business School, 2005-2009; Birkbeck College, University of London1997-2000; Leeds University, 1997-99
Director and Council Member, Society for the Advancement of Management Studies, 2001-2008
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Psychology, MSc Applied Psychology, PhD
Current Teaching
GUEST MBA, MSc AND RESEARCH PROGRAMME LECTURES
Paul has been a guest lecturer at a number of international institutions.
EXECUTIVE TEACHING
Paul has taught on executive programmes for many organisations
Research Interests
Through the Centre for Performance-led HR, his research focused on eight areas of research: the nature of strategic competence; HR leadership and boardroom engagement; performance drivers, such as customer service; business model change; the employee engagement-performance link; changing ways in which talent is managed; evaluating and benchmarking the ways in which people improve the capital of an organisation; and future HR trajectories.
His latest book Globalizing Human Resource Management just released by Routledge is available at: https://www.routledge.com/Globalizing-Human-Resource-Management-2nd-Edition/Sparrow-Brewster-Chung/p/book/9781138950696 His book Do We Need HR? Repositioning People Management for Success is available at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Do-We-Need-Repositioning-Management/dp/1137002328/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418239669&sr=1-1&keywords=do+we+need+hr+sparrow There is a new edition of his CIPD Textbook on International Human Resource Management available at: http://shop.cipd.co.uk/shop/bookshop/international-human-resource-management-3 There is also a new edition of Contemporary Human Resource Issues in Europe available at: https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138776036Professional Role
Paul was Director, Centre for Performance-led HR from 2006-16, a partnership between Lancaster University Management School and major corporations. The Centre was nominated as a Times Higher Education Awards Finalist in 2009 under the Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative, and was described in June 2011 by the Financial Times as "... an innovative research centre where academics and executives jointly set the agenda" that has "pioneered a new way to interact with business". It was featured in a research spotlight by the US accreditation body AACSB International's Research and Scholarship Center.
The talent management journey: does building bridges take you to useful destinations?
Invited talk
79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
4th Global Conference on International HRM
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The expanding domain of psychological contract research and the quest for differentiation
Invited talk
Macro talent management: foundations for a developing field
Invited talk
3rd HR Division International Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
3rd HR Division International Conference, Dublin
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Routledge (Publisher)
Editorial activity
Dealing with the challenges of macro talent management
Invited talk
Changing HR Models
Invited talk
Scientific Committee for the 3rd HR Division International Conference, Academy of Management (Event)
Publication peer-review
Nurturing Human Capital in the 4th Industrial Revolution
Invited talk
Nurturing human capital in the 4th industrial revolution
Invited talk
The Death of Strategic HRM & Business Partnering: Failure to Deliver, or Wrong?
Invited talk
The death of strategic HRM and business partnering: failure to deliver or wrong?
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CIPD Applied Research Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
21st century HRM
Invited talk
Human Asset Summit
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
HR analytics and the future of HR.
Invited talk
Academy of Management Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Health Services People Strategy HSE Annual HR Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Designing HRM for collaborative service delivery.
Invited talk
British Academy of Management HR Special Interest Group
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Is talent management a bridge field?
Invited talk
HR Square Masterclass
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Do we need HR? HR Square Masterclass
Invited talk
Sussex Future of Work Research Hub
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The future of work: emerging challenges and research agendas.
Invited talk
Rutgers University Society for HRM Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The continued evolution of HRM: seeing HRM in Context.
Invited talk
Liverpool John Moores University HRM Symposium
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
The continued evolution of HRM: seeing HRM in Context.
Invited talk
Human Resource Management Review (Journal)
Editorial activity
BRQ Business Research Quarterly (Journal)
Editorial activity
Kings College London (External organisation)
Membership of board
CIPD (External organisation)
Membership of board
Research Advisory Group (External organisation)
Membership of board
CIPD Academic Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
CIPD Academic Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Culture and engagement.
Invited talk
Customer Management Leadership Group, Manchester
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
CIPD (External organisation)
Membership of board
Dutch HRM Network
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Dutch HRM Network
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Dutch HRM Network
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
ESCP, Berlin
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
How Should We Think About The Future Of The Talent Management Function?
Invited talk
LloydMasters Organisational Risk Network, London
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
HR Beyond the Organisation: Risk, Governance & Capability
Invited talk
Rutgers State Univ, Rutgers State University (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
Talent Management Institute, ESCP Europe, Berlin (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
University of Lucerne
Visiting an external academic institution
US Academy of Management, Vancouver
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
US Academy of Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Institute for Employment Studies (External organisation)
Other Membership
CIPD Future of the Profession Network, London
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Changing HR Operating Models
Invited talk
30th European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Workshop on Strategic Human Resource Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
30th European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Workshop on Strategic Human Resource Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Teneo Conference, Barcelona
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Laying out the performance challenges facing HR.
Invited talk
18th KPMG HR Symposium, Athens
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Do we need HR? Components of a new model
Invited talk
National Institute of Health Research Clinical Research Network Strategic Leadership Summit
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Working beyond your organization for strategic partnership success.
Invited talk
Irish Management Institute
Visiting an external academic institution
Talent Management Institute, ESCP Europe, Berlin (External organisation)
Membership of board
Scottish University
Visiting an external academic institution
Spanish Academy of Management, Reus
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
HR and performance
Invited talk
The changing role of HR.
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The changing role of HR.
Invited talk
The changing role of HR.
Invited talk
Delivering excellent HR beyond your organisation: what really makes the difference for partnership success?
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Delivering excellent HR beyond your organisation: what really makes the difference for partnership success?
Invited talk
How should we value talent management? Implications for the intellectual boundaries of the field
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
2nd European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Workshop on Talent Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Strategic talent management today and tomorrow
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Strategic talent management today and tomorrow.
Invited talk
British Academy of Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
British Academy of Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
ALBA Graduate School of Business
Visiting an external academic institution
University of Zurich
Visiting an external academic institution
Asking the tougher questions about employee engagement
Invited talk
Developments in Global talent management: setting the research agendas.
Invited talk
Jim Quick
Hosting an academic visitor
Managing HR delivery beyond the organization
Invited talk
Managing HR in times of uncertainty and ambiguity
Invited talk
Performance-led HR, Thyssen-Krupps Conference
Invited talk
How HR can succeed.
Invited talk
The Work Foundation
Visiting an external academic institution
Managing HR delivery beyond the organisation.
Invited talk
Delivering performance-led HR.
Invited talk
Aalto University School of Business
Visiting an external academic institution
Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance (Journal)
Editorial activity
Office of Manpower
Business Engagement
Finland Academy (External organisation)
Membership of board
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Visiting an external academic institution
UK Commission for Employment and Skills (External organisation)
Other Membership
Jim Quick
Hosting an academic visitor
Chartered Psychologist (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
CIPD (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
The British Psychological Society (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
British Academy of Management (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
British Institute of Management (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
ESRC seminar series: Organizational innovation, people management and sustained performance: towards a multi-level framework for medium-sized businesses
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The International Journal of Human Resource Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance (Journal)
Editorial activity
German Graduate School of Management & Law, Heilbronn
Visiting an external academic institution
Advanced Laboratory of Business Administration, Athens, Greece
Visiting an external academic institution
The International Journal of Human Resource Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) (External organisation)
Member of Advisory Panel For Social Community and Cultural Engagement
Summit on Globalization of Human Capital (SGHC)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Icelandic HR Directors Association (FLORA)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
New perspectives on Leadership Conference
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
US Academy of Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
US Academy of Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
World Congress of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Strategic HR Network
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Employee Engagement Organisational Performance and Individual Wellbeing Exploring the Evidence Developing the Theory
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
1st European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management Workshop on Talent Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Welsh Government HR Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Irish Management Institute
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
University of Glasgow Research Seminar Series
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Reykjavik University School of Business. Iceland
Visiting an external academic institution
Chartered Institute of Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
European HR Summit, Quadriga Hochschule
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
HR Outsourcing Summit Europe
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
JSB Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
CIPD Conference on Performance Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Employee Engagement and Reward
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
PriceWaterhouseCooper 2011 Human Capital Summer Academy
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) Global HR Masterclass
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
CIPD NW OD Special Interest Group
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
International HR Leaders Summit 2011, Transforming HR into a Strategic Business Partner
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
HRC Academy HR International Meeting
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Federal Authority for Government Human Resources International Human Resources Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Dublin City University Business School
Visiting an external academic institution
Cross Culture Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Technische Universitat Darmstadt (External organisation)
Membership of board
Employee Engagement Task Force (External organisation)
Other Membership
Department for Business Innovation and Skills Employee Engagement Task Force (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Scientific Steering Board (External organisation)
Membership of board
Emerald Literati Network (Journal)
Publication peer-review
CIPD Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Silta Oy HR Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
British Sociological Association Work, Employment and Society Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Nestle Senior Human Resources Development Programme
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
11th International Human Resource Management Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
11th International Human Resource Management Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
11th International Human Resource Management Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
11th International Human Resource Management Conference
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11th International Human Resource Management Conference
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11th International Human Resource Management Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
11th International Human Resource Management Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Raising the Bar Nestle UK HR Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
CIPD HR Leaders Network
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
National Univeristy of Ireland
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
British Academy of Management Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
US Academy of Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Eversheds Summer School
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
10th International HRM Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Human Resource Management Journal (Journal)
Editorial activity
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reforms (External organisation)
Other Membership
Irish Management Institute
Visiting an external academic institution
Human Resource Management Journal (Journal)
Editorial activity
People Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s (BERR) (External organisation)
Membership of network
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s (BERR) (External organisation)
Membership of network
CIPD International Forum
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Infohrm Annual Conference on Workforce Analytics and Reporting
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
4th People Management Executive Seminar
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
1st International HRM Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
2nd Middle East Talent Management Forum
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
14th Human Resource Summit
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
HRM, Knowledge processes and organizational Performance Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
CIPD Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
British Academy of Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
British Academy of Management
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Performance-based HR Summer School
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Association of International Business Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Institute of Work Psychology
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Royal Mail Annual HR Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Royal Mail Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
CBI Senior Executive Dinner
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Economists 2nd Annual Talent Management Forum
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
The Economist 2nd Annual Talent Management Forum: Unlocking the potential in the global organisation
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Association of British Psychologists Annual
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Association of British Psychologists Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Employee Benefits HR Show
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Employee Benefits HR Conference
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HR Transformation Summit
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
World Federation of Personnel Management Associations conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
World Federation of Personnel Management Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Innovation and Knowledge Research Centre
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
British Psychological Society, Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
City College, Thessaloniki, Greece (External organisation)
Membership of board
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (External organisation)
Other Membership
UK Research Assessment Exercise (External organisation)
Other Membership
Monash University (External organisation)
Other Membership
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (External organisation)
Member of Advisory Panel
Monash University
Visiting an external academic institution
City College, Thessaloniki, Greece (External organisation)
Membership of committee
International Journal of Cross Cultural Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Centre for Strategic People Management, City College (External organisation)
Membership of board
Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal (Journal)
Editorial activity
Cornell Univ
Visiting an external academic institution
Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal (Journal)
Editorial activity
Cornell University
Visiting an external academic institution
US Academy of Management (External organisation)
Membership of committee
London Business School
Visiting an external academic institution
UK Government Sector Skills Development Agency (External organisation)
Other Membership
UK Government Sector Skills Development Agency (External organisation)
Member of Advisory Panel
European Management Review (Journal)
Editorial activity
Career Development International (Journal)
Editorial activity
European Management Review (Journal)
Editorial activity
Career Development International (Journal)
Editorial activity
Routledge (Publisher)
Editorial activity
Routledge (Publisher)
Editorial activity
British Journal of Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
British Journal of Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Journal of World Business (Journal)
Editorial activity
Times Higher Education Awards Finalist
Other distinction
Emerald Literati Network 2011 Award for Excellence
Prize (including medals and awards)
Top 10 Most Influential HR Thinkers by Human Resources magazine in 2014
National/international honour
2016 Michael R. Losey Human Resource Lifetime Research Award
Prize (including medals and awards)
UK's Most Influential People by HR Practitioners
Prize (including medals and awards)
2022 British Academy of Management Richard Whipp Lifetime Achievement Award
Prize (including medals and awards)
- People, Work and Organisation