Mrs Carole Parkes

Senior Lecturer

Work & Organisational Psychology Group

• Phone:+44(0)121 204 3195
• Email: c.l.parkes@aston.ac.uk
• Room: SW8016

Current & Recent Employment

• Co Director Social Responsibility & Sustainability, Aston University 2008 -
• Course Director MSc HRM, Aston University 2001 - 2008
• Head of Dept Principal Lecturer (HRM), University of Wolverhampton 1999 to 2001
• Senior Lecturer, University of Wolverhampton, 1989 to 1998
• Programme Leader roles for CIPD & BA European Business, University of Wolverhampton

My post at Aston Business School commenced on 1st September 2001. This has involved teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level, leading the MSc in Human Resource Management and Business, undertaking research and PhD studies. Since 2008, my role with Stuart Cooper as Co Director of Social Responsibility and Sustainability has involved taking the lead in the school on curriculum, organisation and research issues relating to SR & S.

Previous Professional Experience

1986 - 1989 Management Development Consultant, Dudley Health Authority

1985 - 1986 Commissioning Personnel Manager, Russells Hall Hospital

1983 - 1985 Personnel Manager, J. Sainsbury PLC

1982-1983 Assist District Personnel Manager, North Birmingham Health Authority

1978 - 1982 Assistant Personnel Officer, West Birmingham Health Authority

Other Responsibilities

Current

• CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel Development) National Marker (People Resourcing)
• BCBE (Birmingham Centre for Business Ethics) Education Committee
• CIGB (Churches Industrial Group Birmingham) Management Council

Previous

• External Examiner & Chair of External Examiners - Southampton Institute (CIPD related Programmes)
• External Examiner Staffordshire University (Undergraduate programmes)
• Professional Advisor International Correspondence School (ICS)
• School Govenor (& Vice Chair) St Peters C/E Schools Birmingham

Education

Qualifications

• current - PhD Creating the ethical organisation; the role of HRM
• Fellow HEA (Higher Education Academy)
• BPS Level A & B Psychometric Testing 2001
• MSc (Psychology) 1996
• Postgraduate Diploma in the Applications of Psychology 1992
• Member Institute of Training & Development 1990
• Fellow Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development * 1989
• Corporate Member C.I.P.D* 1985
• P.G.Certificate in Labour Law & Relations 1983
• Member (by examination) C.I.P.D. 1981
• Personnel Management and Training & Development Certificate in Personnel Practice 1979
• Institute of Health Service Management (Foundation) 1977 *(formerly the Institute of Personnel Management)

Teaching Interests

• Human Resource Management
• Business Ethics

Modules Taught

• BH3303 (UG) Contemporary Issues in HRM
• BHM305 (PG) Business Ethics and Responsibility
• BHM500 (PG) Skills for Human Resource Management
• BHM510 (PG) Strategic Human Resource Management & Performance

Teaching Awards

• Aston Excellence in Teaching Awards 2003 & 2004 in recognition of 'outstanding contributions to the development of learning and teaching'.

Research Interests

• Business Ethics /CSR
• Commitment & Justice
• Psychological Contract
• Strategic Human Resource Management

Research Papers

Articles in Refereed Academic Journals

2007

Parkes, C. L., Scully, J. W., West, M. A. & Dawson, J. F. (2007) "High commitment' strategies: it ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it". Employee Relations Journal, vol 29 Issue 4 (August).

2006

Woldu, H., Budhwar, P. and Parkes, C. (2006) A Cross-National Comparison of Cultural Value Orientations of Indian, Polish, Russian and American Employees. International Journal of Human Resource Management 17(6) pp. 1076-1094.

Wegge, J., Schmidt K-H., Parkes, C. & van Dick, R. (2006) 'Taking a sickie' Job Satisfaction and Job Involvement as Interactive Predictors of Absenteeism. Journal of Organisational & Occupational Psychology 197 (00), pp.1-14.

Shipton, H., West, M. A., Parkes, C. L., Dawson, J. F. & Patterson, M. G. (2006) When promoting positive feelings pays: Aggregate job satisfaction, work design features and innovation in manufacturing organisations. European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology. pp.1-27.

2004

Worrall, L., Parkes, C. L. & Cooper, C. (2004).  The Impact of Organizational Change on the Perceptions of UK Managers.  European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology, 13 (2), pp. 139-163.

Proceedings from Scholarly Meetings (Conferences)

2009

Parkes, C. L. 'Business Ethics and CSR - the role of Business Schools' WHERE IS BUSINESS ETHICS? Thirteenth European Business Ethics Network UK Conference, Bristol, UK 6-8 April 2009.

2008

Parkes, C. L. 'Carpe Diem - HRM led CSR' CIPD Centres Conferences East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham. 26 June 2008.

2007

Parkes, C. L. Human Rights for Human Resources: towards an ethical framework for employers in proceedings. European Association of Business in Society (EABIS) 6th Annual Colloquium, ESADE, Barcelona. 20 -21 September 2007.

2006

Parkes, C. L., Budhwar, P. & Al-Hamadi, A. B. Ethical Beliefs and HRM in Oman. In proceedings 21st Workshop on Strategic HRM, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM). Aston Business School, 30-31 March 2006.

2005

Parkes, C. L., Scully, J., Borrill, C., Dawson, J. & West, M. High Commitment Strategies: It ain't what you do; it's the way that you do it. In Proceedings EAWOP European Association of Work & Organizational Psychology. Istanbul, May 2005.

2004

Parkes E. & Parkes C. L. Downsizing in the Nuclear Industry. Do Lifetime Partnerships provide an ethical solution? A study of perceptions of Procedural Justice and Organisational Commitment within MGBG Magnox Generation. Real World, Real People.   In Proceedings International Conference on Teaching Applied and Professional Ethics in Higher Education Southlands College, University of Surrey Roehampton, 2-4th September.

Shipton, H., Parkes C. L., West, M. A. & Dawson, J.  Is a Happy Workforce the Key to Unlocking Organizational Innovation?  Considerations for Human Resource Management Practitioners.  Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) Professional Standards Conference, Keele University, June 2004.

2003

Shipton, H. & Parkes, C. L. Job Satisfaction and Innovation.  The Implications for HRM.  In Proceedings. In Proceedings EAWOP European Association of Work & Organisational Psychology. Lisbon 2003.

Articles in Professional Journals/Newspapers

2008

Parkes, C. L. (2008) 'Angel grants employees their wish for time off in return for high performance': new breed of incentives based on what staff really want from employers. Human Resource Management, International Digest, Vol. 16 No 4.

2005

Parkes C. Thrive through Corporate Social Responsibility- 'Business Means Morality'.  Birmingham Post, 16 August 2005.

2004

Shipton, H, West, M A, Parkes, C, Dawson, J (with Patterson, M) Is a happy workforce the key to unlocking organizational innovation?  People Management, September.

Books

2008