Prof Paul Gooderham
| Name | Prof Paul Gooderham |
|---|---|
| Job title | Professor |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | Business School Research |
| Email address | p.gooderham@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6397-5823 |
| Contact category | Academic staff |
Biography
Biography Prior to joining NHH Norwegian School of Economics in 1994, I was an Associate Professor at NTNU - The Norwegian University of Science & Technology In 1997 I
was promoted to Professor of International Management. In 2022 I was awarded the NHH “Outstanding Researcher” award (awarded every fifth year). Having been connected to Middlesex University since 2011, on leaving NHH in 2022 I moved to a fractional appointment as Professor of Human Resource Management. I have co-authored three international text books on International Management (2003, 2014 & 2019). The most recent of these is: Gooderham, Paul N., Birgitte Grøgaard, and Kirsten Foss. Global Strategy and Management. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. My research has appeared in Journal of World Business, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of International Business Studies, Strategic Management Journal, Human Relations and Administrative Science Quarterly. My most recent publication is: Fenton-O, M., & Gooderham, P. (2025). Control of subsidiary HRM Policies by Multi-national Corporate Headquarters: The Role of Institutional Differences and Labor Unions. International Business Review, 34(1), 102323. A full list of my publications is available on Google Scholar.
Teaching I lead the hybrid DBA programme with its focus on “leadership of change projects” in the
candidate’s organization.
Education and qualifications
Grants
Prizes and Awards
Research outputs
Control of subsidiary HRM policies by multi-national corporate headquarters: the role of institutional differences and labor unions
Fenton-O'Creevy, M. and Gooderham, P. 2025. Control of subsidiary HRM policies by multi-national corporate headquarters: the role of institutional differences and labor unions. International Business Review. 34 (1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2024.102323Country-of-origin effect
Gooderham, P. 2024. Country-of-origin effect. in: Asmussen, C., Hashai, N. and Minbaeva, D. (ed.) Encyclopedia of International Strategic Management Cheltenham Edward Elgar Publishing . pp. 40-42Digital transformation of incumbent service firms: legacy removal strategies
Gooderham, P., Meyer, C., Stensaker, I., Elter, F., Madsen, A. and Pedersen, T. 2023. Digital transformation of incumbent service firms: legacy removal strategies. Beta: Scandinavian Journal of Business Research. 37 (1), pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.18261/beta.37.1.3Contextualizing AMO explanations of knowledge sharing in MNEs: the role of organizational and national culture
Gooderham, P., Pedersen, T., Sandvik, A., Dasí, À., Elter, F. and Hildrum, J. 2022. Contextualizing AMO explanations of knowledge sharing in MNEs: the role of organizational and national culture. Management International Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11575-022-00483-0Managing human resource management tensions in project-based organisations: evidence from Bangalore
Mathew, J., Srinavasan, V., Croucher, R. and Gooderham, P. 2023. Managing human resource management tensions in project-based organisations: evidence from Bangalore. Human Resource Management Journal. 33 (2), pp. 432-451. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12439The digital challenge for multinational mobile network operators. More marginalization or rejuvenation?
Gooderham, P., Elter, F., Pedersen, T. and Sandvik, A. 2022. The digital challenge for multinational mobile network operators. More marginalization or rejuvenation? Journal of International Management. 28 (4), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2022.100946'Americanization' and the drivers of the establishment and use of works councils in three post-socialist countries
Croucher, R., Gooderham, P. and Sandvik, A. 2022. 'Americanization' and the drivers of the establishment and use of works councils in three post-socialist countries. Human Resource Management Journal. 32 (2), pp. 430-448. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12408Institutional duality and human resource management practice in foreign subsidiaries of multinationals
Stavrou, E., Parry, E., Gooderham, P., Morley, M. and Lazarova, M. 2023. Institutional duality and human resource management practice in foreign subsidiaries of multinationals. Human Resource Management Journal. 33 (1), pp. 69-94. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12357Individual-level rewards and appraisal: the influence of context
Gooderham, P. and Mayrhofer, W. 2021. Individual-level rewards and appraisal: the influence of context. in: Parry, E., Morley, M. and Brewster, C. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Human Resource Management Oxford University Press (OUP). pp. 501-519Guest editorial [Special Issue: Do multinational enterprise contribute to, or reduce global inequality?]
Zhao, S., Gooderham, P., Papanastassiou, M. and Harzing, A. 2021. Guest editorial [Special Issue: Do multinational enterprise contribute to, or reduce global inequality?]. Critical Perspectives on International Business. 17 (1), pp. 2-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-03-2021-107Successful and unsuccessful radical transformation of multinational mobile telephony companies: the role of institutional context
Elter, F., Gooderham, P. and Stensaker, I. 2021. Successful and unsuccessful radical transformation of multinational mobile telephony companies: the role of institutional context. in: Verbeke, A., van Tulder, R., Rose, E. and Wei, Y. (ed.) The Multiple Dimensions of Institutional Complexity in International Business Research Vol: 15 Emerald Publishing Limited.Talent development as an alternative to orthodox career thinking: the Scandinavian case
Larsen, H., Stensaker, I., Gooderham, P. and Schramm-Nielsen, J. 2020. Talent development as an alternative to orthodox career thinking: the Scandinavian case. in: London, M. (ed.) Oxford Handbook of Lifelong Learning New York Oxford University Press (OUP).VUCA and the future of the global mobile telco industry
Dasí, À., Elter, F., Gooderham, P. and Pedersen, T. 2019. VUCA and the future of the global mobile telco industry. in: van Tulder, R., Verbeke, A. and Jankowska, B. (ed.) International Business in a VUCA World: The Changing Role of States and Firms Emerald Publishing Limited.Context and HRM: theory, evidence, and proposals
Mayrhofer, W., Gooderham, P. and Brewster, C. 2019. Context and HRM: theory, evidence, and proposals. International Studies of Management and Organization. 49 (4), pp. 355-371. https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2019.1646486Global strategy and management
Gooderham, P., Grøgaard, B. and Foss, K. 2019. Global strategy and management. Cheltenham Edward Elgar Publishing .A framework for comparative institutional research on HRM
Gooderham, P., Mayrhofer, W. and Brewster, C. 2019. A framework for comparative institutional research on HRM. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 30 (1), pp. 5-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2018.1521462The effect of organizational separation on individuals' knowledge sharing in MNCs
Dasí, À., Pedersen, T., Gooderham, P., Elter, F. and Hildrum, J. 2017. The effect of organizational separation on individuals' knowledge sharing in MNCs. Journal of World Business. 52 (3), pp. 431-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2017.01.008A multilevel analysis of the use of individual pay-for-performance systems
Gooderham, P., Fenton-O'Creevy, M., Croucher, R. and Brookes, M. 2018. A multilevel analysis of the use of individual pay-for-performance systems. Journal of Management. 44 (4), pp. 1479-1504. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206315610634Effective boundary spanners in IJVs experiencing performance downturn
Gooderham, P., Zhang, M. and Jordahl, A. 2015. Effective boundary spanners in IJVs experiencing performance downturn. in: Camillo, A. (ed.) Global Enterprise Management, Volume II: New Perspectives on Challenges and Future Developments New York Palgrave Macmillan.National and firm-level drivers of the devolution of HRM decision making to line managers
Gooderham, P., Morley, M., Parry, E. and Stavrou, E. 2015. National and firm-level drivers of the devolution of HRM decision making to line managers. Journal of International Business Studies. 46 (6), pp. 715-723. https://doi.org/10.1057/jibs.2015.5Improvisation: a legitimate strategy in the face of adversity
Best, S. and Gooderham, P. 2015. Improvisation: a legitimate strategy in the face of adversity. Small Enterprise Research. 22 (1), pp. 49-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/13215906.2015.1017871Designing global leadership development programmes that promote social capital and knowledge sharing
Stensaker, I. and Gooderham, P. 2015. Designing global leadership development programmes that promote social capital and knowledge sharing. European Journal of International Management. 9 (4), pp. 422-462. https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIM.2015.070229Functional-level transformation in multi-domestic MNCs: transforming local purchasing into globally integrated purchasing integrated purchasing
Elter, F., Gooderham, P. and Ulset, S. 2014. Functional-level transformation in multi-domestic MNCs: transforming local purchasing into globally integrated purchasing integrated purchasing. in: Orchestration of the Global Network Organization Emerald Publishing Limited.The labor market regimes of Denmark and Norway – one Nordic model?
Gooderham, P., Navrbjerg, S., Olsen, K. and Steen, C. 2015. The labor market regimes of Denmark and Norway – one Nordic model? Journal of Industrial Relations. 57 (2), pp. 166-186. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022185614534103Developing organizational social capital or prima donnas in MNEs? The role of global leadership development programs
Espedal, B., Gooderham, P. and Stensaker, I. 2013. Developing organizational social capital or prima donnas in MNEs? The role of global leadership development programs. Human Resource Management. 52 (4), pp. 607-625. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21544Case study: AngloAmerican and HIV/AIDS
Croucher, R. and Cotton, E. 2013. Case study: AngloAmerican and HIV/AIDS. in: Gooderham, P., Grogaard, B. and Nordhaug, O. (ed.) International Management: Theory and Practice Edward Elgar Publishing . pp. 341-360Institutional change and regional development in China: the case of commodity trading markets
Wang, J. and Gooderham, P. 2014. Institutional change and regional development in China: the case of commodity trading markets. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 32, pp. 471-490. https://doi.org/10.1068/c11254bA GUF’s relationship with a multinational company
Croucher, R. and Cotton, E. 2013. A GUF’s relationship with a multinational company. in: Gooderham, P., Grøgaard, B. and Nordhaug, O. (ed.) International management: theory and practice Cheltenham Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 341-360One European model of HRM? Cranet empirical contribution
Gooderham, P. and Nordhaug, O. 2011. One European model of HRM? Cranet empirical contribution. Human Resource Management Review. 21 (1), pp. 27-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2010.09.009Measuring competing explanations of human resource management practices through the Cranet survey: cultural versus institutional explanations
Brookes, M., Croucher, R., Fenton-O'Creevy, M. and Gooderham, P. 2011. Measuring competing explanations of human resource management practices through the Cranet survey: cultural versus institutional explanations. Human Resource Management Review. 21 (1), pp. 68-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2010.09.012Governance mechanisms for the promotion of social capital for knowledge transfer in multinational corporations
Gooderham, P., Minbaeva, D. and Pedersen, T. 2011. Governance mechanisms for the promotion of social capital for knowledge transfer in multinational corporations. Journal of management studies.. 48 (1), pp. 123-150. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00910.xHuman resource management in US subsidiaries in Europe and Australia: centralisation or autonomy?
Fenton-O'Creevy, M., Gooderham, P. and Nordhaug, O. 2008. Human resource management in US subsidiaries in Europe and Australia: centralisation or autonomy? Journal of International Business Studies. 39 (1), pp. 151-166. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400313Dynamic capabilities as antecedents of the scope of related diversification: the case of small firm accountancy practices
Døving, E. and Gooderham, P. 2008. Dynamic capabilities as antecedents of the scope of related diversification: the case of small firm accountancy practices. Strategic Management Journal. 29 (8), pp. 841-857. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.683The impact of bundles of strategic human resource management practices on the performance of European firms
Gooderham, P., Parry, E. and Ringdal, K. 2008. The impact of bundles of strategic human resource management practices on the performance of European firms. International Journal of Human Resource Management. 19 (11), pp. 2041-2056. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190802404296The influences on direct communication in British and Danish Firms: country, 'strategic HRM' or unionisation?
Croucher, R., Parry, E. and Gooderham, P. 2006. The influences on direct communication in British and Danish Firms: country, 'strategic HRM' or unionisation? European Journal of Industrial Relations. 12 (3), pp. 267-286. https://doi.org/10.1177/09596801060689132131
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