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Professor Pawan Budhwar

Pawan Budhwar

Associate Dean Research

Work & Organisational Psychology Group

Education

  • BA (Economics and Geography), University College, Rohtak, India 1984
  • M.B.A. (Personnel Management and Marketing), M.D. University, Rohtak, India, 1986
  • MA (Industrial Sociology), M.D University, Rohtak, India, 1988
  • M.Phil. (Industrial Sociology), M.D. University, Rohtak, India 1990
  • Ph.D. (Cross-National Comparative HRM), Manchester Business School, 1998

Background

  • 1988 Full-time Lecturer at Department of Business Administration, M.D. 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, Crdiff 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 Senior Associate Editor, British Journal of Management
  • 2007 Visiting Professor, University of Trier, Germany
  • 2007 Track Chair, HR, 9th APROS Conference, New Delhi
  • 2007 Director, Indian Foundation for Applied Business Research, Aston University
  • 2007 Fellow of The Higher Education Academy, UK
  • 2007 Head of Group, Work & Organisational Psychology Group, Aston Business School
  • Advisor to Commonwealth Commission for Awards of Scholarship and Fellowships from October 2007 - Summer 2010
  • Co-Track Chair, HRM for 6th Asia Academy of Management Conference to be held from 14-16 December, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Caucuses Chair for Academy of Management 2009 Meetings
  • Co-Coordinator, Indian Academy of Management
  • Conference Chair, 11th International HRM Conference to be held in June 2010, Aston University

Selected Publications

  • Bhatnagar, J., Budhwar, P., Saini, D. & Srivastava, P. (2010) Organizational Change and Development in India: The Case of Strategic HRD Audit and Transformation at NDPL. International Studies of Management and Organization.
  • Budhwar, P., Varma, A., Malhotra, N. & Mukherjee, A. (2010) Attrition in Indian BPOs: The Hidden Cost of Outsoucing. The Service Industries Journal.  
  • Sparrow, P. R., Brewster, C., Budhwar, P. & De Cieri, H. (2010) Globalizing Human Resource Management. London: Routledge (Forthcoming)
  • Budhwar, P. & Varma, A. (2010) (Eds.) Doing Business in India. London: Routledge (Forthcoming).
  • Katou, A. & Budhwar, P. (2010) Causal Relationship between HRM Policies and Organisational Performance: Evidence from the Greek Manufacturing Sector. European Management Journal.
  • Varma, A., Pichler, S. & Budhwar, P. (2010) The Relationship bewteen Expatriate Job Level and Host Country National Categorization: An Investigation in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Human Resource Management.
  • Mellahi, K., Budhwar, P. & Baibing, L. (2010) A Study of the Relationship between Exit, Voice, Loyalty and Neglect and Commitment in India. Human Relations
  • Katou, A & Budhwar, P. (2010) Testing Competing HRM-Performance Likage Models: Evidence from the Greek Manufacturing Sector. The European Journal of International Management, 4(2).
  • Adhikari, D., Budhwar, P. & Hirasawa, K. (2010) Changing Employment Relation Systems in Japan: Cases of Mitsubishi Corporation and Federation of Shinkin Banks. International Journal of Human Resource Management.
  • Budhwar, P. & Mellahi, K. (2010) Islam and Human Resource Management. Special Issue Guest Editor, Personnel Review.
  • Budhwar, P. & Varma, A. (2010) Emerging Patterns of HRM in the New Indian Economic Environment. Special Issue Guest Editors, Human Resource Management.
  • Varma, A. & Budhwar, P. (2010) International Human Resource Management in the Indian Context. Special Guest Editors, Journal of Business World.
  • Budhwar, P., Varma, A., Katou, A. & Narayanan, D. (2009) The Role of HR in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: The Case of Indian Pharmaceutical Firms. Multinational Business Review.
  • Budhwar, P. & Bhatnagar, J. (2009) Change Face of People Management in India. London: Routledge.  
  • Budhwar, P., Schuler, R. and Sparrow, P. (2009) (Eds.) Major Works in International Human Resource Management (4 Volumes). London: Sage.  
  • Mattiesen, J. K., Tissington, P. A. and Budhwar, P. (2009) To Move or Not to Move - A Question of Family? International Journal of Human Resource Management.
  • Varma, A., Pichler, S., Budhwar, P. & Biswas, S. (2008) Chinese Host Country Nationals' willingness to support expatriates: The Role of Collectivism, Interpersonal Affect and Guanxi. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management.
  • Budhwar, P. and Debrah, Y. (2008) Future Research on Human Resource Management Systems in Asia. Asia Pacific Journal of Management.
  • Hirst, G., Budhwar, P., Cooper, B. K., West, M. A., Long, C., Chen, X. & 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.
  • Bjorkman, I., Budhwar, P., Smale, A. & Sumelius, J. (2008) Human Resource Management in Foreign-Owned Subsidiaries: China versus India. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 19(5), pp. 964-978.
  • Katou, A. & Budhwar, P. (2008) The Effect of Business Strategies and HRM Policies on Organizational Performance: The Greek Experience. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 27(6), pp. 40-57.
  • Saini, D. & 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.
  • Varma, A., Budhwar, P. & DeNisi, A. (2008) (Eds.) Performance Management Systems around the Globe. London: Routledge.
  • Budhwar, P., Woldu, H. & 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), pp. 79-105.
  • Malhotra, N., Budhwar, P. & Prowse, P. (2007) Linking Rewards to Commitment: An Empirical Investigation of Four UK Call Centres. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18, pp. 2095-2127.
  • Budhwar, P. & Singh, V. (2007) Introduction: People Management in the Indian Sub-Continent. Employee Relations, 29(6), pp. 545-553.
  • Raman, S. R., Budhwar, P. & Balasubramanian, G. (2007) People Management Issues in Indian KPOs. Employee Relations, 29(6), pp. 696-710.
  • Bjorkman, I. & Budhwar, P. (2007) When in Rome...? Human Resource Management and the Performance of Foreign Firms Operating in India. Employee Relations, 29(6), pp. 595-610.
  • Al-Hamadi, A. B., Budhwar, P. & Shipton, H. (2007) Manageing Human Resources in the Sultanate of Oman. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18, pp. 100-113.
  • Baruch, Y., Budhwar, P. & Khatri, P. (2007) Brain Drain: The Inclination of International Students to Stay Abroad After Their Studies. Journal of Business World, 42, pp. 99-112.
  • Aycan, Z., Al-Hamadi, A. B., Davis, A. & Budhwar, P. (2007) Cultural Orientations and Preference for HRM Policies and Practices: The Case of Oman. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18, pp. 11-32.
  • Katou, A. & Budhwar, P. (2007) The Effect of Human Resource Management Policies on Organizational Performance in Greek Manufacturing Firms. Thunderbird International Business Review, 49 (1), pp. 1-36.
  • Budhwar, P. & Mellahi, K. (2007) Introduction: Human Resource Management in the Middle-East. Special Issue, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18, pp. 1-10.
  • Katou, A. & Budhwar, P. (2006) Human Resource Management Systems on Organizational Performance: A Test of Mediating Model in the Greek Manufacturing Context. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 17 (7), pp. 1223-1253.
  • Budhwar, P. & Mellahi, K. (Eds.) (2006) Managing Human Resources in the Middle East. Routledge: London.
  • Varma, A., Toh, S.M. & Budhwar, P. (2006) A New Perspective on the Female Expatriate Experience: The Role of Host Country National Categorization. Journal of World Business, 41, pp. 112-120.
  • Budhwar, P., Varma, A., Singh, V. & Dhar, R. (2006) HRM Systems of Indian Call Centres: An Exploratory Study. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 17 (5), pp. 881-897.
  • Budwar, P., Luthar, H. & Bhatnagar, J. (2006) Dynamics of HRM Systems in BPOs Operating in India. Journal of Labor Research. XXVII (3), pp. 339-360.
  • Woldu, H., Budhwar, P. & 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.
  • Baruch, Y. & Budwar, P. (2006) A Comparative Study of Career Management Practices in Britain and India. International Business Review, 15 (1), pp. 84-101.
  • Budhwar, P., Saini, D. and Bhatnagar, J. (2005) Women in Management in the New Economic Environment: The Case of India. Asia Pacific Business Review, 11 (2), 179-193.
  • Chandrakumara, A. and Budhwar, P. (2005) Doing Business in Sri Lanka. Thunderbird International Business Review, 47 (1), 95-120.
  • Budhwar, P. and Debrah, Y. (Eds.) (2004) HRM in Developing Countries. London: Routledge (Paper Back Edition).
  • Budhwar, P. (2004) (Ed.) Managing Human Resources in Asia-Pacific. Routledge: London.
  • Aryee, S., Chen, Z.X. and Budhwar, P. (2004) Exchange Fairness and Employee Performance: An Examination of the Relationship between Organizational Politics and Procedural Justice. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 94(1), 1-14.
  • Budhwar, P. and Boyne, G. (2004) Human Resource Management in the Indian Public and Private Sectors: An Empirical Comparison. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 15 (2), 346-370.
  • Budhwar, P. and Baruch, Y. (2003) Career Management Practices in India: An Empirical Study. International Journal of Manpower, 24 (6), 699-719.
  • Sitrous, S. and Budhwar, P. (2003) Doing Business in Indonesia. Thunderbird International Business Review, 45 (5), 587-609.
  • Budhwar, P. (2003) Employment Relations in India. Employee Relations, 25 (2), 132-148.
  • Budhwar, P. and Sparrow, P. (2002) Strategic HRM through the Cultural Looking Glass: Mapping Cognitions of British and Indian HRM Managers. Organization Studies. 23 (4), 599-638.
  • Budhwar, P. and Sparrow, P. (2002) An Integrative Framework for Determining Cross-National Human Resource Management Practices. Human Resource Management Review. 12 (3), 377-403.
  • Budhwar, P., Al-Yahmadi, S. and Debrah, Y. (2002) Human Resource Development in the Sultanate of Oman. International Journal of Training and Development, 6 (3), 198-215.
  • Aryee, S., Budhwar, P. and Chen, Z. X. (2002) Trust as a Mediator of the Relationship between Organizational Justice and Work Outcomes: Test of a Social Exchange Model. Journal of Organizational Behaviour, 23, 267-285.
  • Schuler, R. S., Budhwar, P. and Florkowski, G. W. (2002) International Human Resource Management: Review and Critique. International Journal of Management Reviews, 4 (1), 41-70.
  • Khatri, N. and Budhwar, P. (2002) A Study of Strategic HR Issues in an Asian Context. Personnel Review, 31 (2) 166 - 188.
  • Budhwar, P., Kaynak, E., Popof, A. and Pathak, R. D. (2002) Training Sales Representatives: Lessons from an Exploratory Study. Journal of International Selling and Sales Management, 8 (1), 33-49.
  • Budhwar, P. and Khatri, P. (2001) HRM in Context: The Applicability of HRM Models in India. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 1 (3), 333-356.
  • Budhwar, P. (2001) Doing Business in India. Thunderbird International Business Review. 43 (4), 549-568.
  • Budhwar, P. and Khatri, N. (2001) Comparative Human Resource Management in Britain and India: An Empirical Study. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 13 (5), 800-826.
  • Khatri, N., Budhwar, P. and Fern, C. T. (2001) Explaining Employee Turnover in an Asian Context. Human Resource Management Journal, 11 (1), 54-74.
  • Budhwar, P. and Debrah, Y. (2001) Rethinking Comparative and Cross National Human Resource Management Research. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 12 (3), 497-515.

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

£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 Perspectives of Organisations (1st /2nd year course).
  • International Human Resource Management (MSc HRMB and MSc International Business).
  • Strategic HRM and Performance (MSc HRMB, MSc Work Psychology and Business and MSc in Organisational Behaviour).
  • Strategic HRM in a Global Context (MBA)