Elaine Farndale, PhD, FCIPD, AHEA

International HRM Research, Teaching & Consultancy

Dr Elaine Farndale is Visiting Lecturer at the department of Labour Studies and Employment Relations at Penn State University in the USA, and (part-time) Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Resource Studies at Tilburg University in the Netherlands (www.uvt.nl/people/farndale).

Elaine is a graduate of the University of Hull (French and Modern Dutch Studies), Kingston University (Personnel Management) and Cranfield School of Management (PhD in HRM) in the UK. Elaine’s PhD explored the intra-organisational power of the human resources department in universities. She has worked previously as an HR specialist in HRM for several years.

In 1998, Elaine joined Cranfield School of Management as a Research Officer in the Research Centre for European Human Resource Management, headed by Professor Chris Brewster. Her main role was as researcher in the CRANET international comparative HRM research project.

In 2004, after completing her PhD she joined Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands where she was the lead researcher on the international HR Excellence project: The Global HR Research Alliance. This project was aimed at establishing the practices and mechanisms which generate/improve HRM effectiveness in multinational companies. The research project was sponsored by the Sanyo Corporation, and involved in-depth case-studies among selected multinational companies in Asia, USA, UK and mainland Europe, along with a global web-based survey.

In 2006, Elaine took up her position as Assistant Professor in Tilburg University, working with Professor Jaap Paauwe. Elaine is responsible for the International HRM module on the Masters in Human Resource Studies. She is also involved in numerous research projects, publications and executive development activities. Elaine was the organiser of the 2007 5^th International Conference Dutch HRM Network held at Tilburg University (www.hrm-network.nl).

From 2004-2009, Elaine also worked in a research capacity with Professor Veronica Hope-Hailey and colleagues in the Change Management Consortium, based at Cass Business School in the UK (www.cass.city.ac.uk/cllc/cmc).

In 2009, Elaine joined the Labor Studies and Employee Relations group at Penn State University, and is working with Professor Paul Clark, responsible for running IHRM modules on both bachelor and professional Masters programmes.

Elaine’s specialist areas of interest and research include:

- international and comparative HRM;

- the power, professionalism and roles of the HR department;

- HRM and firm performance;

- change management and HRM;

- eHRM and new HR delivery mechanisms;

- and organisational justice, trust, commitment and engagement.

Elaine has presented numerous papers at international conferences and has published articles and chapters in both the practitioner and academic press. Elaine has also been a tutor on various Bachelors, Masters, MBA and executive training courses focusing primarily on International HRM.

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed journal articles

Farndale, E., Paauwe, J., Morris, S. S., Stahl, G. K., Stiles, P., Trevor, J., & Wright, P. M. (in press). Context-bound configurations of corporate HR functions in multinational corporations around the globe. HRM journal. (ISI impact factor 2007: 0.642)

Farndale, E., Van Ruiten, J., Hope-Hailey, V. & Kelliher, C. (in press). The role of organizational justice and trust in high commitment performance management. Personnel Review. (ISI impact factor 2007: 0.597)

Farndale, E., Scullion H., & Sparrow, P. (in press). The role of the corporate HR function in Global Talent Management. Journal of World Business. (ISI impact factor 2007: 0.690)

Farndale, E. (in press). What is really driving differences and similarities in HRM across national boundaries in Europe? European Journal of International Management.

Morris, S. S., Wright, P. M., Trevor, J., Stiles, P., Stahl, G. K., Snell, S. A., Paauwe, J., & Farndale, E. (in press). Global Challenges to Replicating HR: The Role of People, Processes, and Systems. Human Resource Management.

Farndale, E & Paauwe, J. 2007. Uncovering competitive and institutional drivers of HRM practices in multinational corporations. Human Resource Management Journal, 17(4): 355-375.

Farndale, E & Brewster, C. 2005. In search of legitimacy: personnel management associations worldwide. Human Resource Management Journal, 15(3): 33-48.

Hope-Hailey, V, Farndale, E & Truss, C. 2005. The HR department’s role in organizational performance. Human Resource Management Journal, 15(3): 49-66.

Farndale, E. 2005. A European analysis of HR department professionalism through strategic involvement. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 16 (5): 660-675.

Jackson, S, Farndale, E & Kakabadse, A. 2003. Executive Development: Meeting the Needs of Top Teams and Boards. Journal of Management Development, 22 (3): 185-265.

Dutch language:

Paauwe, J. and Farndale, E. (in press). De HR-functie in internationale ondernemingen: de bijdrage aan een high performance theorie. [The HR function in international firms: contribution to a high performance theory.] Tijdscrhift voor HRM.

Paauwe, J. and Farndale, E. 2008. De Nederlandse HR-Functie voor het voetlicht. Een vergelijking tussen Nederlandse en Amerikaanse/Britse HR-rollen. [The Dutch HR function under the spotlight. A comparison of Dutch and American/British HR roles.] Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie, 82 (7-8): 345-356.

Paauwe, J and Farndale, E. 2007. HR shared service centers in Nederland. Ervaringen, verwachtingen en lessen voor de toekomst. [HR shared service centres in the Netherlands. Experiences, expectations, and lessons for the future.], Tijdschrift voor HRM, 10 (3): 7-31.

Paauwe, J and Farndale, E. 2006. Vakbonden en ondernemingsraden staan innovatie in de weg. [Trade unions and works councils hinder innovation.] Zeggenschap. Tijdschrift over Arbeidsverhoudingen, 17 (1): 6-7.

Book chapters

Boselie, P., Farndale, E. and Paauwe, J. (in press). Comparative performance management. Handbook of Research in Comparative Human Resource Management. Editors C Brewster and W Mayrhofer . UK: Edward Elgar.

Hope-Hailey, V., Farndale, E. and Kelliher, C. (in press). Trust in turbulent times: the human cost of transformation and the consequences for intra-organizational trust. Organizational Trust: A Cultural Perspective. Editors M Saunders, D Skinner, G Dietz, N Gillespie and R J Lewicki. UK: Cambridge University Press.

Farndale, E and Paauwe, J. 2008. Restructuring the HR function: HR shared service centres in the Netherlands. Technology, Outsourcing and HR Transformation. Editors Martin, G., Reddington, M. & Alexander, H. UK: Butterworth Heinemann.

Paauwe, J and E Farndale. 2006. International HRM and performance. Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management. Editors G K Stahl I Björkman, 91-112. UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Paauwe, J, E Farndale and R Williams. 2005. Web-based organizing in traditional brick-and-mortar companies: the impact on HR. E-Human Resources Management. In E-Human Resources Management: Managing the Knowledge People. Editors Torres-Coronas T and M Arias-Oliva, 1-30. Hershey, USA: Idea Group Inc.

Other articles

Stahl, G K, Björkman, I, Farndale, E, Morris, S, Paauwe, J, Stiles, P, Trevor, J and Wright, P. (2007). Global talent management: how leading multinationals build and sustain their talent pipelines. INSEAD Working Paper Series, France, 2007/34/OB.

Farndale, E and Paauwe, J. 2005. The role of corporate HR functions in MNCs: the interplay between corporate, regional/national and plant level. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations: http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intlvf/12/.

Farndale, E. 2002. EU Flexibility in the Future? 2002. Flexible Working Practices, issue 108: 5-6.

Brewster, C, C Communal, E Farndale, A Hegewisch, G Johnson and J van Ommeren. 2001. The HR Healthcheck. Benchmarking HRM practice across the UK and Europe. London: Financial Times/Prentice Hall.

Atterbury, S, R Croucher and E Farndale. 2001. Training to be Flexible in Europe. t magazine, Nov issue: 23-26.

Farndale, E. 2001. Telemanaging Teleworkers. Flexible Working Practices, issue 85: 2-4.

Farndale, E. 2000. Technology: HR function’s role? Flexible Working Practices, issue 68: 6-8.

C Brewster, E Farndale and J Whittaker. 2000. Skills, Knowledge and Professional Standards. Worldlink, vol 10, no. 3: 4-5.

Farndale, E, C Brewster and J Whittaker. 2000. Global HR Competencies and Professional Standards. PersonalführungPlus, 1: 16-21.

Farndale, E. 1999. A decade of flexible pay and benefits. Flexible Working Practices, issue 48: 4-5.

Farndale, E. 1999. Caring Employment. Flexible Working Practices, issue 42: 2-4.

Farndale, E and C Brewster. 1999. Regionalism in HRM. Professional Journal of HRM, issue 15.

Research projects

- “Employee engagement: A study of the link between performance management and employee engagement in multinational corporations in developed and developing economies.” E Farndale, M van Veldoven, V Hope-Hailey, C Kelliher. Sponsored by the SHRM Foundation, USA. To start October 2008.

- “HR Governance”, J Paauwe, E Farndale & P Boselie. Sponsored by ING and Fortis, 2007-8.

- “The Dutch HR function in perspective”, J Paauwe & E Farndale. Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2005 / Tilburg University, 2006.

- “Global Human Resource Research Alliance”, J Paauwe & E Farndale. Sponsored by the Sanyo Corporation, 2004-6.

- “Change Management Consortium”, V Hope-Hailey, J Balogun, C Kelliher, E Farndale, C Clarke, University of Bath/Cass Business school, 2005-ongoing.

- “E*KnowNet: a European research arena on intangibles”, UK partner of EU-funded project, Cranfield School of Management, 2000-2003.

- “Development Needs and Practices for Top Teams and Boards”, A Kakabadse, E Farndale & S Jackson, research report for Careers Research Forum, Cranfield School of Management, 2002.

- “BT Vision 100”, A Kakabadse, E Farndale, S Jackson, J Jaina & J Petrovic, research project for BT, Cranfield School of Management, 2002.

- “An Employer of Choice”, National Academy of Public Administration, Center for Human Resources Management, contributor to research report for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Cranfield School of Management, 2001.

- “HR Competencies and Professional Standards”, C Brewster, E Farndale & J van Ommeren, research report for the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA), Cranfield School of Management, 2000.

- “Cranet Survey 1999: Executive Report”, C Brewster, C Communal, E Farndale, A Hegewisch, and J van Ommeren. Cranfield School of Management, 2000.

- “Human Resource Management Policies and Practices in the United Nations Family of Organisations and Related Agencies. A comparative analysis with European Government Institutions.” C Brewster, J van Ommeren, G Adam and E Farndale, research report for the United Nations, Cranfield School of Management, 1999.

Conference papers

Farndale, E., Scullion, H., & Sparrow, P. 2009. Global talent management symposium. Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, USA, 10-11 August.

Farndale, E., & Murrer, I. 2009. Job resources as antecedents of employee engagement: a cross-national investigation. Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, USA, 10-11 August.

Farndale, E., Scullion, H., & Sparrow, P. 2009. The role of the corporate HR function in global talent management. 10th International Human Resource Management Conference, New Mexico, USA, 21-24 June.

Biron, M., Farndale, E., & Paauwe, J. 2009. Performance measurement to performance management: Lessons from world-leading firms. VII International Workshop on Human Resource Management, Murcia, Spain, 21-22 May.

Farndale, E., Hope-Hailey, V. & Kelliher, C. 2008. High commitment performance management. Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, USA, 11-13 August.

Farndale, E., Suijkerbuijk, S., Hope-Hailey, V., & Kelliher, C. 2008. Organizational justice as a mediator between LMX and organizational outcomes in the public sector. Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, USA, 11-13 August.

Farndale, E., & Paauwe, J. 2008. The HR function in international organizations: contribution to a high performance theory. Global HRM 2008, Turku, Finland, 27-29 August.

Farndale, E., & Paauwe, J. 2008. Context-bound modeling of the role of corporate HR functions in MNCs. Global HRM 2008, Turku, Finland, 27-29 August.

Farndale, E. 2008. What is really driving HRM convergence or divergence across national boundaries in Europe? CRANET HR Conference 2008, Pecs, Hungary, 13-14 June.

Farndale, E, Van Ruiten, J, Hope-Hailey, V, & Kelliher, C. 2008. The influence of employee voice on organizational commitment in times of organizational change: an exchange perspective. 8^th EURAM Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 14-16 May.

Hope-Hailey, V, Farndale, E, & Kelliher, C. 2007. Achieving fairness: a broader perspective on the HRM and performance debate. 5^th Dutch HRM Network Conference, Tilburg, The Netherlands, 9-10 November.

Farndale, E, Poutsma, E, & Brewster, C. 2007. Changing Dualities: Institutional Frameworks and HRM practices in Multinationals and Domestic Firms in European Countries. 5^th Dutch HRM Network Conference, Tilburg, The Netherlands, 9-10 November.

Kelliher, C, Farndale, E, & Hope-Hailey, V. 2007. A lean response to modernizing the public sector? IIRA Europe, Manchester, UK, 3-7 September.

Farndale, E, Paauwe, J, Wright, P & Stiles, P. 2007. The multi-dimensional challenges and opportunities of undertaking international HRM research. Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, 4 August.

Kelliher, C, Farndale, E, Hope-Hailey, V & Clarke, C. 2007. Going global, feeling small: an examination of managers’ reactions to globalisation in a multi-national organization. Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, 6-8 August.

Farndale, E, Brewster, C & Poutsma, E. 2007. Co-ordinated vs. liberal market HRM: the impact of institutionalisation on multinational firms. 9^th International Human Resource Management Conference, Estonian Business School, Tallinn, Estonia, 12-15 June.

Farndale, E & Paauwe, J. 2007. The HR function in perspective: comparing the Dutch experience with American/UK models. 6^th International Workshop on HRM, University of Cadiz, Spain, 17-18 May.

Farndale, E & Paauwe, J. 2006. HR Shared Service Centres in the Netherlands: restructuring the HRM function. First European Academic Workshop for eHRM, University of Twente, The Netherlands, 25-6 October.

Farndale, E & Paauwe, J. 2006. Best practice versus best fit HRM: within and across MNC comparisons. HR Study Group, 14th IIRA World Conference, Lima, Peru, 14 September.

Farndale, E & Paauwe, J. 2006. Drivers of variation in HR practices in MNCs. 14th IIRA World Conference, Lima, Peru, 11-14 September.

Farndale, E, Hope-Hailey V & Kelliher, C. 2006. Opening the Black Box in HRM and Firm Performance: Trust as a Mediator of Employee Commitment. Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, USA, 14-16 August.

Farndale, E & Paauwe, J. 2006. Context-bound modelling of the role of corporate HR functions in MNCs. Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, USA, 14-16 August.

Farndale, E & Paauwe, J. 2005. HRM practices and firm performance in multinational settings. Dutch HRM Network Conference, Twente, The Netherlands, 4-5 November.

Farndale, E, Hope-Hailey, V & Kelliher, C. 2005. The linkage between HRM and firm performance: employee-level empirics. Dutch HRM Network Conference, Twente, The Netherlands, 4-5 November.

Hope-Hailey, V, Kelliher, C, Farndale, E & Moore, C. 2005. Going global, feeling small: the impact of globalizing upon a national subunit’s managerial identity and culture. 21^st EGOS Colloquium, Berlin, Germany, 1-2 July.

Farndale, E & Brewster, C. 2005. In search of legitimacy: national professional associations and the professionalism of HR practitioners. ACREW, Melbourne, Australia, 24-25 June.

Farndale, E & Paauwe, J. 2005. The strategic role of corporate HR functions in MNCs. 5th International Workshop on HRM, Seville University, Spain, 19-21 May.

Farndale, E. 2004. Information systems and Personnel department power: an institutional perspective. Academy of Management, New Orleans, USA, 9-11 August.

Farndale, E & Hope-Hailey, V. 2004. Personnel department power: sealed in an institutional vacuum? EGOS, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1-3 July.

Farndale, E. 2003. Personnel department professionalism in Higher Education in the UK. HRM Network NL Conference, University of Twente, The Netherlands, 7-8 November.

Farndale, E. 2003. Institutionalisation and HR department power in Higher Education. 7th Conference on International Human Resource Management, University of Limerick, Ireland, 4-6 June.

Farndale, E. 2002. HR departments: contributing to professionalism? ANZAM/IFSAM, Gold Coast, Australia, 10-13 July.

Farndale, E. 2002. Sourcing departmental power: the case of HR and the impact of IS. EGOS, Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 July.

Farndale, E. 2001. The intra-organisational power of the human resources department: the impact of information systems. HRM Network NL Conference, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 15 November.

Farndale, E. 2001. Improving Leadership and Management Skills in Universities. Universities Personnel Administrators Conference, Exeter, UK, 11-14 September.

Farndale, E & C Brewster. 2001. International Professionalisation of HR. Academy of Management, Washington, USA, 6-8 August.

Farndale, E. 2001. A Global Model of HR Competencies. CIPD Professional Standards Conference, Keele, UK, 2-4 July.

Farndale, E. 2001. HR professionalism: UK/European comparisons. Global HRM Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 20-22 June.

Farndale, E & C. Brewster. 2000. The Professionalisation of HR through Global Standards. AGRH 11^th Annual Conference, Paris, France, 16-17 November.

Farndale, E. 2000. The Impact of National Context on the IT-related Activities of the HR Function. British Academy of Management, Edinburgh, UK, 13-15 September.

Whittaker, J, C Brewster & E Farndale. 2000. Global Trends and Perspectives of HR Competencies and Professional Standards. 8th World Congress of Human Resource Management, Paris, France, 28-30 May.

Reviewer for academic journals

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management (USA)

Human Resource Management Journal

Personnel Review

Journal of World Business

Journal of Management Studies

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