Professor Pawan Budhwar

PhD, MCIPD, FBAM, AcSS

Associate Dean Research

Work & Organisational Psychology Group

Phone:+44(0)121 204 3049
Email: p.s.budhwar@aston.ac.uk
Room: SW8012

Education and Qualifications

BA (Economics and Geography), University College, Rohtak, India 1984
MBA (Personnel Management and Marketing), M.D. University, Rohtak, India, 1986
MA (Industrial Sociology), M.D University, Rohtak, India, 1988
MPhil (Industrial Sociology), M.D. University, Rohtak, India 1990
PhD (Cross-National Comparative HRM), Manchester Business School, 1998
Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, 2011

Key Positions and Roles

1988 - 1993 Full-time Lecturer at Department of Business Administration, MD University Rohtak, India
1995 Tutor for Organisational Behaviour & Organisation Development & Statistics, Manchester Business School
1997 Lecturer, Cardiff Business School
2002 Senior Lecturer, Cardiff Business School
2002-2003 Programme Director, MSc HRM, Cardiff Business School
2003 Deputy Director, Asian Accounting Finance and Business Research Unit, Cardiff Business School
2003 Reader in Organisational Behaviour and HRM, Aston Business School
2004 Visiting Professor, ADHEC, France
2204 Track Chair, OB/HR, EURAM Conference, Munich, Germany
2004-2006 Associate Editor, International Journal of Organizational Analysis
2005-2007 Research Convenor, Work & Organisational Psychology Group, Aston Business School
2005 Visiting Professor, University of Trier, Germany
2006 Visiting Professor, Groupe ESC Toulouse Business School, France
2006 Professor of International HRM, Aston Business School
2006 Director, Aston Centre for Human Resources
2006 Associate Editor, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management
2006 Track Chair, OB/HR, 5th Asia Academy of Management Conference, Tokyo
2007-2010 Senior Associate Editor, British Journal of Management
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 Visiting Professor, University of Trier, Germany
2007 Track Chair, HR, 9th APROS Conference, New Delhi
2007 Director, Aston Indian Foundation for Applied Research, Aston University
2007 Fellow of The Higher Education Academy, UK
2007 - 2009 Head, Work & Organisational Psychology Group, Aston Business School
Advisor to Commonwealth Commission for Awards of Scholarship and Fellowships from October 2007 - Summer 2013
Co-Track Chair, HRM, 6th Asia Academy of Management Conference to be held from 14 - 16 December, Taipei, Taiwan
Caucus Chair for Academy of Management 2009 Meetings
Co-Founder and First President of Indian Academy of Management, 2009 - 2012
Conference Chair, 11th International HRM Conference, June 2010, Aston University
2010, 2011, 2012 Visiting Professor, MDI, India
Co-Chair, 25th Annual British Academy of Management Conference, September 2011, Aston University
Council Member of British Academy of Management 2011 - 2014.
HRM Track and SIG Co-chair, British Academy of Management (2010 - ).
Associate Editor Human Resource Management (August 2011 - ).
2012, Fellow, British Academy of Management
2012, Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences

Selected Publications

Books

Horwitz, F. and Budhwar, P. (2014) (Eds) Handbook of Human Resource Management in Emerging Markets. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Budhwar, P., Crawshaw, J., and Davis, A. (2013) (Eds) Human Resource Management: Strategic and International Perspectives. London: Sage.

Varma, A. and Budhwar, P. (2013) (Eds.) Managing Human Resources in Asia-Pacific. Routledge: London (Forthcoming).

Budhwar, P. and Varma, A. (2011) (Eds.) Doing Business in India. London: Routledge.

Budhwar, P., Schuler, R. and Sparrow, P. (2009) (Eds.) Major Works in International Human Resource Management. London: Sage (4 Volumes).

Budhwar, P. and Bhatnagar, J. (2009) The Changing Face of People Management in India. London: Routledge.

Varma, A., Budhwar, P. and DeNisi, A. (2008) (Eds.) Performance Management Systems around the Globe. London: Routledge.

Budhwar, P. and Mellahi, K. (2006) (Eds.) Managing Human Resources in the Middle East. Routledge: London.

Budhwar, P. and Debrah, Y. (2004) (Eds.) HRM in Developing Countries. London: Routledge (Paper Back Edition).

Budhwar, P. (2004) (Ed.) Managing Human Resources in Asia-Pacific. Routledge: London.

Budhwar, P. and Debrah, Y. (2001) (Eds.) HRM in Developing Countries. London: Routledge.

Budhwar, P. and Budhwar. L. (1999) Research Methods for Business Studies: Issues and Perspectives. New Dehli: Global Business Press.

Journal Articles

Thite, M., Budhwar, P. and Wilkinson, A. (2013) Global HR Roles and Factors Influencing their Development: Evidence from Emerging Indian IT Services Multinationals. Human Resource Management (Forthcoming).
Malek, M.A. and Budhwar, P. (2012) Cultural Intelligence as a Predictor of Expatriate Adjustment and Performance in Malaysia. Journal of World Business, 48: 222-231.

Shipton, H., Budhwar, P. and Crawshaw, J. (2012) HRM, Organisational Capacity for Change, and Performance: A Global Perspective. Thunderbird International Business Review, 54(6) 777-790.

Varma, A., Pichler, S., Budhwar, P. and Kupferer, (2012) An Investigation of Expatriate-Local Interaction in China. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 27(7): 753-768.

Budhwar, P. (2012) Management of Human Resources in Foreign Firms Operating in India: The Role of HR in Country-Specific Headquaters. International Journal of Human Resource Management 23(12, June): 2514-2531.

Katou, A. and Budhwar, P. (2012) The Link between HRM Policies, Psychological Contract Fulfilment and Organisational Performance: The Case of the Greek Services Sector. Thunderbird International Business Review, 54(6): 793-809.

Khatri, N., Ojha, A.K., Budhwar, P., Srinivasan, V. and Varma, A. (2012) Management Research in India: Current State and Future Directions. Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Management Review, 1-12.

Khatri, N., Templer, K.J. and Budhwar, P. (2012) Great (Transformational) Leadership = Chrisma + Vision. South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, 1(1): 38-62/

Varma, A. and Budhwar, P. (2012) International Human Resource Management in the Indian Context. Journal of World Business 47: 157-158.
Khatri, N., Templer, K.J. and Budhwar, P. (2012) Great (Transformational) Leadership = Chrisma + Vision. South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, 1(1): 38-62.
Patel, C., Budhwar, P. and Varma, A. (2012) Work Group Identification, Conscientiousness, Organisational Justice and Work Outcomes: Test of a Moderated Mediation Model within the Indian Call Centre Context. Journal of World Business, 47: 213-222.
Jain, H., Budhwar, P., Varma, A., and Venkata Ratnam, C.S. (2012) Human Resource Management in the New Economy in India. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(5): 1-5.
Theodorakopoulos, N., Patel, C. and Budhwar, P. (2012) Editorial: Knowledge Flows, Learning and Development in an International Context, European Journal of International Management, 6(1): 1-9.
Pichler, S., Varma, A., and Budhwar, P. (2012) Antecedents and Consequences of the Social Categorization of Expatriates in India. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(5): 915-927.
Smith, P.B.,Torres, C., Leong, C-H., Budhwar, P., Achoui, M. and Lebedeva,N. (2012) Are Indigenous Approaches to Achieving Influence in Business Organizations Distinctive? A Comparative Study of Guanxi, Wasta, Jeitinho, Svyazi, and Pulling Strings. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(2): 333-348.
Budhwar, P. and Varma, A. (2011) Emerging HR Management Trends in India and the Way Forward. Organizational Dynamics, 40: 317-325.
Woldu, H. and Budhwar, P. (2011) Cultural Value Orientations of the Former Communist Countries: A Gender-based Analysis. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(7): 1365-1386.
Varma, A., Budhwar, P. and Pichler, S. (2011) Chinese Host Country Nationals’ Willingness to Help Expatriates: The Role of Social Categorization. Thunderbird International Business Review, 53(3): 353-364.

Varma, A., Pichler, S. and Budhwar, P. (2011) The Relationship between Expatriate Job Level and Host Country National Categorization: An Investigation in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(1): 103–120.
Mellahi, K. and Budhwar, P. (2010) Islam and Human Resource Management. Personnel Review, 39(6): 685-691.
Adhikari, D., Budhwar, P. and Hirasawa, K. (2010) Changing Employment Relation Systems in Japan: Cases of Mitsubishi Corporation and Federation of Shinkin Banks. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 21(13): 2414-2437.
Katou, A., Budhwar, P., Woldu, H. and Al-Hamadi, A.B. (2010) Influence of Ethical Beliefs, National Culture and Institutions on Preferences for HRM in Oman. Personnel Review, 39(6): 728-745.
Bhatnagar, J., Budhwar, P., Saini, D. and Srivastava, P. (2010) Organizational Change and Development in India:A Case of Strategic Organizational Change and Transformation.Journal of Organizational Change Management, 23(5): 485-499.
Katou, A. and Budhwar, P. (2010) Testing Competing HRM-Performance Linkage Models: Evidence from the Greek Manufacturing Sector. The European Journal of International Management, 4(5): 464-487.
Budhwar, P. and Varma, A. (2010) Guest Editors’ Introduction: Emerging Patterns of HRM in the New Indian Economic Environment. Human Resource Management, 49(3): 343-351.
Le, J. K., Tissington, P.A. and Budhwar, P. (2010) To Move or Not to Move – A Question of Family? International Journal of Human Resource Management, 21(1-3): 17-45.
Mellahi, K., Budhwar, P. and Baibing, L. (2010) A Study of the Relationship between Exit, Voice, Loyalty and Neglect and Commitment in India. Human Relations, 63(3): 349-369.
Katou, A. and Budhwar, P. (2010) Causal Relationship between HRM Policies and Organisational Performance: Evidence from the Greek Manufacturing Sector. European Management Journal, 28: 25-39.
Budhwar, P., Varma, A., Katou, A. and Narayanan, D. (2009) The Role of HR in cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: The Case of Indian Pharmaceutical Firms. Multinational Business Review, 17(2): 89-110.
Budhwar, P., Varma, A., Malhotra, N. and Mukherjee, A. (2009) Insights into the Indian Call Centre Industry: Can Internal Marketing help tackle high employee turnover? Journal of Services Marketing, 23(5): 351-362.
Varma, A., Pichler, S., Budhwar, P. and Biswas, S. (2009) Chinese Host Country Nationals’ Willingness to Support Expatriates: The Role of Collectivism, Interpersonal Affect and Guanxi. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 9(2): 199-216.
Budhwar, P. and Debrah, Y. (2009) Future Research on Human Resource Management Systems in Asia. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 26: 197-218.
Hirst, G., Budhwar, P., Cooper, B. K., West, M. A., Long, C., Chongyuan, X. and Shipton, H. (2008) Cross Cultural Variations in Climate for Autonomy, Stress and Organizational Productivity Relationships: A Comparison of Chinese and UK Manufacturing Organizations. Journal of International Business Studies, 39: 1343-1358.
Saini, D. and Budhwar, P. (2008) Managing the Human Resource in Indian SMEs: The Role of Indigenous Realities in Organizational Working. Journal of World Business, 43: 417-434.
Katou, A. and Budhwar, P. (2008) The Effect of Business Strategies and HRM Policies on Organizational Performance: The Greek Experience. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 27(6): 40-57.
Bjorkman, I., Budhwar, P., Smale, A. and Sumelius, J. (2008) Human Resource Management in Foreign-Owned Subsidiaries: China versus India. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 19(5): 964-978.
Budhwar, P., Woldu, H. and Ogbonna, E. (2008) A Comparative Analysis of Cultural Value Orientations of Indians and Migrant Indians in the USA. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 8(1): 79-105.
Woldu, H. and Budhwar, P. (2011) Cultural Value Orientations of the Former Communist Countries: A Gender-based Analysis. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(7): 1365-1386.

Research

Projects being pursued: HRM Systems of Indian MNEs, Expatriate management, Counter productive work processes, HRM and performance, HRM in emerging markets with a focus on India.

Grants

KEEN Grant: 2013-2015 (£86,000) To Develop Assessment Tools to Demonstrate Financial and Social Impact of My Time CIC (Community Interest Company) Services (with Judy Scully and Jo Lyubovnikova – Aston University).

ESRC Grant: 2011 (£10,000) on ESRC Emerging Economies Review (with Sumon Bhaumik).

ESRC Seminar: 2011-13 (£13863) Organizational innovation, people management and sustained performance: towards a multi-level framework for medium-sized businesses (with Helen Shipton Aston Business School, Jenny Bimrose, Warwick University and Paul Sparrow, University of Lancaster.)

ESRC CASE Studentship: 2011-2014 (£75,000) Public Sector Organisational Redesign: Exploring Links between Organisational Redesign, Innovation, Human Resource Management and Service Delivery (with Judy Scully).

Science Bridge Grant: 2009-2012 (£117,000) To investigate Bio-energy: Technology and Business Solutions for the UK and India (with Prasanta Dey).

British Academy Conference Grant: 2010 (£17,300) To organize the 11th International HRM Conference at Aston Business School, 9-12 June 2010.

SHRM Foundation: 2008-2010 ($36,228) HRM Strategies & Practices Across Subsidiaries in Multinational Corporations from Emerging Markets: An Indian Perspective (with Mohan Thite and Adrian Wilkinson).

ESRC Grant: 2006-2008 (£100,826, RES-000-22-1876) HRM Systems,
Internal Marketing and Performance in Indian Call Centres (with Neeru Malhotra).

Teaching

Strategic Human Resource Management (MSc HRMB and MSc International Business).
Strategic HRM in a Global Context (MBA)