Contact Dr Roger Darby
- Email: r.darby@cranfield.ac.uk
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Background
An experienced academic with over 20 years' experience in higher and continuing education and with business, education and training expertise. Experience of line management, business development and major strategic and change programme management. Roger has worked throughout Europe, in East and S.E. Asia, Africa and the Middle East where he developed and led IHRM, executive management, strategy, leadership and change management programmes. He has a strong commercial awareness acquired in various business development and consulting roles, and a record of delivering results and business and service improvement, across a wide range of industries in the public, defence & security, private and voluntary sectors. He has continued to teach mainly at the postgraduate level and supervised and examined at MBA, MSc, MA and PhD levels. Throughout this time he has continued to publish widely and presented at international conferences on management and development related topics.
Managing HRM in the wider international defence and security environment. Inter-agency working and the use of collaborative learning. Knowledge Management in the Defence Sector.
Current activities
Course Director, MSc Defence & Security Management in partnership with the Indonesian Defence University (IDU).
Module Leader - Defence Management & Leadership.
Module Leader - HRM & Change Management.
Module Leader - Managing & Measuring Resources in the Security Sector.
Module Leader - Knowledge Management & HRM.
Module Leader - MDWSC including in: Central & East European Region ( Ukraine, Croatia, Romania, Armenia, Georgia, Kosovo); African States (Nigeria, Malawi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, South Africa); South East Asia Region (Indonesia, India, Nepal); Maghreb (Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Malta); Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia); South America (Brazil, Uruguay).
Clients
MoD, UK
Indonesia Department of Defence
United Nations
EU
The British Council
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Darby R. (2023). Public-sector talent management in Southeast Asian emerging economies: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 23(1)
- Ayad A, Darby R & Matthews R. (2021). Evaluation of ‘learning’ as a main thrust in transferor–transferee relationships: Small satellite technology transfer collaborative projects between developed and developing countries – The case of Algeria. International Journal of Technology Management & Sustainable Development, 20(2)
- Rupidara NS & Darby R. (2017). Institutional influences on HRM in the Asian business environment: the case of Indonesia. Journal of Asia Business Studies, 11(3)
- Darby R & Kirke C. (2016). The Development of a KIM Behavioural Framework to Support Science and Technology Knowledge Transfer in the UK Defence Sector. A Case Study Approach. Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, 15(03)
- Darby R. (2015). Leadership development in the Asia-Pacific region. Building capacity in the Indonesia defence environment. Journal of Management Development, 34(5)
- Darby R & Williamson C. (2012). Challenges to international human resource management: the management of employee risk in the humanitarian aid and security sectors. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 12(3)
- Darby R. (2012). Cyber Defence in Focus: Enemies Near and Far – or Just Behind the Firewall: The Case for Knowledge Management. Defence Studies, 12(4)
- Shen J & Darby R. (2006). Training and management development in Chinese multinational enterprises. Employee Relations, 28(4)
Conference Papers
- Darby R & Kirke CMSG. (2014). The development of a KIM behavioural framework to support knowledge transfer in the defence sector - a case study approach
- Darby R. (2012). Distributed Leadership in Inter-Agency Working: Learning from Collaboration in the Humanitarian Space
- Studdard NL & Darby R. (2011). Social entrepreneurship: managing strategic decisions in Social Entrepreneurial organisations
- Darby R. (2010). IHRM in states in transition: the provision of educational programmes in security co-operation. Triggering critical mass and the application of soft power
- Darby R. (2009). The provision of educational programmes in security cooperation: Is situational awareness key to success? Moving towards the third space
- Studdard N & Darby R. (2008). From social capital to human resource development: a cross cultural study of the role of HRM in innovation and entrepreneurship in high technology organisations
- Darby R. (2004). Training the Dragon: International Training and Management Development in Chinese Multinationals (MNEs)
- Darby R. (2004). Cross-Cultural Context in the Implementation of Knowledge Management: A cross-cultural case study analysis
Books
- Cleary LR & Darby R. (2021). Introduction In Cleary LR & Darby R (eds), Managing Security. Routledge.
- Cleary LR & Darby R. (2021). Chapter 15: managing security: continuity and change In Cleary LR & Darby R (eds), Managing security: concepts and challenges. Routledge.
- Darby R. (2021). Chapter 14: change management In Cleary LR & Darby R (eds), Managing security: concepts and challenges. Routledge.
- Darby R, Dodd L & Hilton J. (2021). Chapter 10: cyber security and knowledge management In Cleary LR & Darby R (eds), Managing security: concepts and challenges. Routledge.
- Darby R. (2021). Chapter 9: human resource management in the security sector In Cleary LR & Darby R (eds), Managing security: concepts and challenges. Routledge.
- Cleary LR & Darby R. (2021). Introduction In Managing Security. Taylor & Francis.
- Cleary LR & Darby R. (2021). Managing security In Managing Security. Routledge.
- Matthews R, Darby R & Cleary LR. (2016). Southeast Asia In Dorman AM, O’Brien T & Craig M (eds), Security Sector Horizon-Scanning 2016 - Southeast Asia. Cranfield University.
- Darby R. (2016). Indonesia In Dorman AM, O’Brien T & Craig M (eds), Security Sector Horizon-Scanning 2016 - Southeast Asia. Cranfield University.
- Darby R. (2010). Capacity building in the Indonesian defence sector: after success....failure? Adding value through educational support. In Indonesian Defence University Yearbook (1, 1). Tim Penulis.
- Alexandrou A & Darby R. (2006). Managing Defence in a Democracy In Cleary LR & McConville T (eds), Managing Defence in a Democracy. Routledge.
- Darby R. (1996). International human resource management: an act of remembrance? Supporting the expatriate manager. In Beardwell I(ed.), Contemporary Developments in Human Resource Management (1, 1). ESKA Editions.