Aston Business School has a long tradition of research and practice in intercultural awareness training and development. Work in this area includes:
Professor Pawan Budhwar: Ex-patriot adjustment in HRM practices
Bjorkman, I. and Budhwar, P.S. (2007), ‘Human Resource Management and the performance of foreign firms operating in India’, Employee Relations, Vol.29 (6), pp.595-610.
Dr Yves Guillaume: Organisation and effectiveness of teams
Professor Helen Higson: Intercultural awareness training with staff and students
Professor Robin Martin: Learning from minorities
Professor Michael West: Creativity and innovation in groups
West, M.A. (2002), ‘Sparkling Fountains or Stagnant Ponds: An Integrative Model of Creativity and Innovation Implementation in Work Groups’, Applied Psychology, Vol.51 (3), pp.355-387.
One of Aston University's objectives is to produce the most employable graduates. Work in this area includes:
Professor Helen Higson: Reflective learning, employability
Dr Matthew Hall: Employability competencies
Nicola Bullivant: Work placements
This activity particularly takes place in the Operations and Information Management Group, where research is being linked with paractice on a daily basis. Work in this area includes:
Dr Gary Simpson: Use of computer aided learning packages & multimedia in Teaching/Learning
Dr Pavel Albores: Simulations
Ms Odette Hutchinson: Innovative approaches to Legal Education
Work in this area includes:
Dr Prashanta Dey and Dr William Ho: Measuring performance in HE
Professor Helen Higson: Attracting and fulfilling the needs of students from ethnic groups
Aston has always been at the forefront of encouraging access to HE from a range of under-represented groups. The University exceeds all the benchmarks on proportion of students from state schools and colleges, and participation from the Lowest Social Classes and Low Participation Neighbourhoods. Drop-out rate from our degree programmes is lower than the benchmark. Recent work in this area includes:
Ms Catherine Foster: Parental influence on study
Professor Helen Higson: Attracting and fulfilling the needs of students from ethnic groups
Further details of output in these areas can be found here.
