.

Professor Pawan Budhwar

Pawan Budhwar

Associate Dean Research

Work & Organisational Psychology Group

Education

  • 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

Background

  • 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
  • Caucuses 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 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.

Selected Publications

Books

  • Varma, A. and Budhwar, P. (2012) (Eds.) Managing Human Resources in Asia-Pacific. Routledge: London (Forthcoming).
  • Sparrow, P. R., Brewster, C., Budhwar, P. and De Cieri, H. (2012) Globalizing Human Resource Management. London: Routledge (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

  • Davis, A., Parkes, C and Budhwar, P. (2013) Introduction to the Special Issue, International Journal of Human Resource Management (Forthcoming).

  • Theodorakopoulos, N. and Budhwar, P. (2013) Introduction to the Special Issue on Diversity and Inclusion in Different Work Settings: Emerging Patterns, Challenges, Implications, and Research Agenda, Human Resource Management (Forthcoming).

  • Varma, A., Pichler, S., Budhwar, P. and Kupferer, (2012) An Investigation of Expatriate-Local Interaction in China. Journal of Managerial Psychology (Forthcoming).

  • Jain, H., Budhwar, P., Varma, A., and Venkata Ratnam, C.S. (2012) Introduction to Special Issue on Human Resource Management in the New Economy in India. International Journal of Human Resource Management (Forthcoming).

  • Shipton, H., Crawshaw, J., and Budhwar, P. (2012) Introduction to the Special Issue, Thunderbird International Business Review (Forthcoming).

  • Theodorakopoulos, N., Patel, C. and Budhwar, P. (2012) Introduction to the Special Issue, European Journal of International Management (Forthcoming).

  • Budhwar, P. (2012) Management of Human Resources in Foreign Firms Operating in India: The Role of HR in Country-Specific Headquarters. International Journal of Human Resource Management (Forthcoming).

  • Katou, A. and Budhwar, P. (2012) The Link between HRM Policies, Psychological Contract Fulfilment and Organizational Performance: The Case of the Greek Services Sector. Thunderbird International Business Review (Forthcoming).

  • Smith, P.B.,Torres, C., Leong, C-H., Budhwar, P., Achoui, M. and Lebedeva,N. (2011) 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 (Forthcoming).

  • Patel, C., Budhwar, P. and Varma, A. (2011) 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 (In Press).

  • Budhwar, P. and Varma, A. (2011) Future of HR Management in India. Organizational Dynamics (In Press).

  • Varma, A. and Budhwar, P. (2011) International Human Resource Management in the Indian Context. Journal of World Business (In Press).

  • 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: Transfer of HRM policies and practices from headquarters of multinational companies to Indian subsidiaries, Expatriation, HRM and firm's performance, and Work processes in Indian call centres.

Grants

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

Science Bridge Grant to investigate Bio-energy: Technology and Business Solutions for the UK and India, 2009-2012 (£1.5 mn in total with School of Engineering at Aston University. Aston Business School’s share - Prasanta Dey and Pawan Budhwar = £117,000 approximately with FEC).

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

£100,826 ESRC grant (RES-000-22-1876) to examine HR and Internal Marketing issues in Indian Call Centres (2006-08, with Neeru Malhotra).

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

Teaching

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