Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Stephen joined The Business School in 2010 to take up a new post as Professor of Human Resource Management. Initially graduating in chemistry, he worked on a range of scientific and technical projects in water treatment and manufacturing before completing postgraduate qualifications in management. After moving into the university sector he was awarded a Ph.D (Leicester) for research on the organizational commitment of professional employees. Before moving to Huddersfield he was Director of the full time MBA programme at the University of Hull. As Director of Research in The Business School, Stephen led our successful REF2014 submission before taking on a lead role for School accreditation. He is an Academic Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Employee performance in the workplace
- Nature of organisational commitment
- Employee behaviour in teams
- Team performance
- Talent management strategies
- Islamic values on management practice
Research Expertise and Interests
- Employee Performance
- Organisational Commitment
- Team Employee Behaviour
- Team Performance
- Talent Management
- Islamic Values on Management
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Research Output 1992 2018
Managing Talent: Understanding critical perspectives
Swailes, S. (ed.) & Adamsen, B. (ed.), 1 Oct 2018, Basingstoke: UK: Palgrave Macmillan UK. 218 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Critical perspective
Talent management
Employees
Public sector
Progression
Paralysing Rebellion: Figurations, Celebrity, and Power in Elite Talent Management
Lever, J. & Swailes, S., 12 Nov 2018, Managing Talent : Understanding Critical Perspectives. Adamsen, B. & Swailes, S. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, p. 35-51 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Talent management
Celebrity
Elites
Rebellion
Senior managers
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Talent management: Gestation, Birth, and Innovation Diffusion
Swailes, S., 11 Oct 2018, Managing Talent: Understanding Critical Perspectives. 1st ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Talent management
Innovation diffusion
Innovation
Memes
Celebrity
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Ballet for the Sun King: Power, Talent and Organisation
Lever, J. & Swailes, S., 23 Aug 2017, The Social Organisation of Marketing: A Figurational Approach to People, Organisations, and Markets. Connolly, J. & Dolan, P. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 143-169 27 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
management
VIP
popular culture
prosperity
dance
Talent management: Critical perspectives
Swailes, S., Handley, J. & Rivers, E., Apr 2017, Human Resource Management: A global and critical perspective. Syed, J. & Kramar, R. (eds.). 2 ed. Palgrave Macmillan UK, p. 279-297 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Talent management
Critical perspective
Institutional theory
Factors
Celebrity