Contact Professor Michael Dickmann
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- Email: m.dickmann@cranfield.ac.uk
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Background
Michael has several years of work experience with major consultancies and companies. He has a first class honours degree in Economics from London University and an MSc in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from LSE. Michael has conducted a variety of consulting and research assignments with cutting edge multinational organisations mostly from the financial, automotive, telecommunications, chemical, electrical engineering and electronics industries. He has also consulted humanitarian agencies, government and the United Nations. He has worked in his native Germany, Australia, the USA, Colombia, Spain and Britain and speaks English and Spanish fluently.
Current activities
Michael lectures in the areas of international and strategic HRM. Michael's research focuses on human resource strategies, structures and processes of multinational organisations, international mobility and global careers. Michael is the author / co-editor of several books on International Human Resource Management, Global Mobility and Careers and he is the Senior Editor-in-Chief of The International Journal of Human Resource Management. He regularly publishes in journals such as Human Resource Management, Journal of World Business, Human Resource Management Journal, Organisation Studies, Human Resource Management Review, British Journal of Management, The International Journal of Human Resource Management and others.
Clients
Professional Services - PricewaterhouseCoopers, T-Three Consultants, Gemini Consulting
Industry - Oracle, Siemens, Henkel, Hexagon Metrology, GKN, Philips, Skoda, Pepsi, Iberdrola, Tesa
Finance - HSBC, PBZ, Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank
Government & Not for Profit - United Nations (WFP), WorldVision, People in Aid, Government of Singapore (MoM)
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Goštautaitė B, Kim N, Steindórsdóttir BD, Parry E, Dello Russo S, .... (2025). Age and career resilience through the lens of life course theory: examining individual mechanisms and macro‐level context across 28 countries. Human Resource Management Journal, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)
- Cooke FL, Dickmann M & Parry E. (2024). Developing organizations’ dynamic capabilities and employee mental health in the face of heightened geopolitical tensions, polarized societies and grand societal challenges. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 35(5)
- Mello R, Suutari V & Dickmann M. (2024). Exploring the determinants of career success after expatriation: a focus on job fit, career adaptability, and expatriate type. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 35(16)
- Andresen M, Bosak J, Hall DT, Van Der Heijden B, Gostautaite B, .... (2024). Career Outcomes and Diversity: New Scholarship and Directions. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2024(1)
- Renshaw PSJ, Parry E & Dickmann M. (2024). Exploring the organizational value of international assignments: home versus host. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)
- Cooke FL, Dickmann M & Parry E. (2023). Building a sustainable ecosystem of human resource management research: reflections and suggestions. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 34(3)
- Jooss S, Collings DG, McMackin J & Dickmann M. (2023). A skills-matching perspective on talent management: developing strategic agility. Human Resource Management, 63(1)
- Andresen M, Suutari V, Muhr SL, Barzantny C & Dickmann M. (2023). Careers of self-initiated expatriates: exploring the impact of context. Career Development International, 28(4)
- Sanders K, Fisher SL & Dickmann M. (2023). Understanding HRM financial value from obtaining more star performers: introduction on a paper and commentary collection. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 34(13)
- Mello R, Suutari V & Dickmann M. (2023). Career success of expatriates: the impacts of career capital, expatriate type, career type and career stage. Career Development International, 28(4)
- Andresen M, Apospori E, Gunz H, Cotton R, Hall DT, .... (2023). Individuals' career perceptions in different institutionalized contexts: a comparative study of career actors in liberal, coordinated, hierarchical and mediterranean market economies. Human Resource Management Journal, 34(4)
- Mello R, Erro-Garces A, Dickmann M & Brewster C. (2023). A potential paradigm shift in global mobility? the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Business Review, 34(1)
- Allen RA, Dickmann M, Priscott T & White GRT. (2023). Exploring positive and negative intersectionality effects: an employment study of neurodiverse UK military veterans. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 36(5)
- Oleškevičiūtė E, Dickmann M, Andresen M & Parry E. (2022). The international transfer of individual career capital: Exploring and developing a model of the underlying factors. Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research, 10(3)
- Cooke FL, Dickmann M & Parry E. (2022). Building sustainable societies through human-centred human resource management: emerging issues and research opportunities. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 33(1)
- Mello R, Suutari V & Dickmann M. (2022). Taking stock of expatriates’ career success after international assignments: a review and future research agenda. Human Resource Management Review, 33(1)
- Adisa TA, Antonacopoulou E, Beauregard TA, Dickmann M & Adekoya OD. (2022). Exploring the impact of Covid-19 on employees’ boundary management and work-life balance. British Journal of Management, 33(4)
- Kimber D, Guesalaga R & Dickmann M. (2022). Are your international salespeople culturally intelligent? The influence of cultural intelligence on adaptive selling behavior with B2B customers. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 37(4)
- Dickmann M, Barzantny C, Andresen M, Anger S, Al-Ariss A, .... (2022). Global mobility of employees: creating an audit tool to support good practice. The Project Repository Journal, 14(1)
- Dickmann M & Andresen M. (2022). Global Mobility of Employees: understanding societal, organisational and individual patterns. The Project Repository Journal, 13(1)
- Koleša I, Burger A & Dickmann M. (2022). The effects of institutions on emerging market firms’ international assignment location decisions. Economic and Business Review, 24(1)
- Renshaw PSJ, Dickmann M & Parry E. (2021). The value of international assignments through the lens of real-options-reasoning. Journal of Business Research, 151(November)
- Selmer J, Dickmann M, Froese FJ, Lauring J, Reiche BS, .... (2021). The potential of virtual global mobility: implications for practice and future research. Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research, 10(1)
- Lazarova M, Dimitrova M, Dickmann M, Brewster C & Cerdin J-L. (2021). Career satisfaction of expatriates in humanitarian inter-governmental organizations. Journal of World Business, 56(4)
- Andresen M, Lazarova M, Apospori E, Cotton R, Bosak J, .... (2021). Does international work experience pay off? The relationship between international work experience, employability and career success: A 30-country, multi-industry study. Human Resource Management Journal, 32(3)
- Mello R, Suutari V, Escobar-Borruel I, Biswas TS & Dickmann M. (2021). The future of global mobility. Asian Journal of Management Cases
- Cooke FL, Dickmann M & Parry E. (2020). Important issues in human resource management: introduction to the 2020 review issue. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 31(1)
- Cooke FL, Dickmann M & Parry E. (2020). IJHRM after 30 years: taking stock in times of COVID-19 and looking towards the future of HR research. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(1)
- Renshaw PSJ, Parry E & Dickmann M. (2020). The organizational value of international assignments – the relational underpinning. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(1)
- Renshaw PSJ, Parry E & Dickmann M. (2020). International assignments – extending an organizational value framework. Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research, 8(2)
- Mayrhofer W, Smale A, Briscoe J, Dickmann M & Parry E. (2020). Laying the foundations of international careers research. Human Resource Management Journal, 30(3)
- Dello Russo S, Parry E, Bosak J, Andresen M, Apospori E, .... (2020). Still feeling employable with growing age? Exploring the moderating effects of developmental HR practices and country-level unemployment rates in the age–employability relationship. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 31(9)
- Andresen M, Lazarova MB, Apospori E, Cotton R & Dickmann M. (2020). Relationship Between International Mobility, Employability, and Career Success: A 30 Country Study. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020(1)
- Andresen M, Apospori E, Gunz H, Suzanne PA, Taniguchi M, .... (2019). Careers in context: An international study of career goals as mesostructure between societies’ career-related human potential and proactive career behavior. Human Resource Management Journal, 30(3)
- Parry E, Dickmann M, Cooke FL & Lepak D. (2019). Introduction: Review issue. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(1)
- Bader B, Schuster T & Dickmann M. (2019). Managing people in hostile environments: lessons learned and new grounds in HR research. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(20)
- Smale A, Bagdadli S, Cotton R, Dello Russo S, Dickmann M, .... (2018). Proactive career behaviors and subjective career success: the moderating role of national culture. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 40(1)
- Cleaver J, Dickmann M, Parry E, Dowling P & Smith P. (2018). A tribute to Professor David Lepak. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(1)
- Lepak D, Dickmann M & Parry E. (2018). Introduction: Review Issue. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(1)
- Dickmann M, Parry E & Keshavjee N. (2017). Localization of staff in a hostile context: An exploratory investigation in Afghanistan. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(11)
- Suutari V, Brewster C, Mäkelä L, Dickmann M & Tornikoski C. (2017). The effect of international work experience on the career success of expatriates: a comparison of assigned and self-initiated expatriates. Human Resource Management, 57(1)
- Dickmann M & Watson AH. (2017). “I might be shot at!” exploring the drivers to work in hostile environments using an intelligent careers perspective. Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research, 5(4)
- Dickmann M. (2017). Expatriate Management. Expatriate Management: Transatlantic Dialogues
- Dickmann M & Piacentini A. (2017). Programme management and compliance: the backbone of a successful Global Mobility Function?.
- Dickmann M & Piacentini A. (2017). How does age affect global mobility?.
- Dickmann M & Marsh V. (2017). Data mastery: A key global mobility challenge.
- Dickmann M & Hughes H. (2017). The Ingredients for Corporate Success?.
- Dickmann M & Piacentini A. (2017). The new normal of global mobility - flexibility, diversity & data mastery.
- Dickmann M & Piacentini A. (2017). Opinion: Rewarding mobility.
- Mayrhofer W, Briscoe JP, Hall DT, Dickmann M, Dries N, .... (2016). Career success across the globe: Insights from the 5C project. Organizational Dynamics, 45(3)
- Dickmann M, Suutari V, Brewster C, Mäkelä L, Tanskanen J, .... (2016). The career competencies of self-initiated and assigned expatriates: assessing the development of career capital over time. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(16)
- Dickmann M & Cerdin J-L. (2016). Exploring the development and transfer of career capital in an international governmental organization. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(15)
- Haslberger A & Dickmann M. (2016). The correspondence model of cross-cultural adjustment: exploring exchange relationships. Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research, 4(3)
- Mäkelä L, Suutari V, Brewster C, Dickmann M & Tornikoski C. (2016). The Impact of Career Capital on Expatriates' Perceived Marketability. Thunderbird International Business Review, 58(1)
- Dickmann M & Hughes H. (2016). Reward Package Design: How are multinational corporations weathering the storm?.
- Bader B, Schuster T & Dickmann M. (2015). Special issue ofInternational Journal of Human Resource Management: Danger and risk as challenges for HRM: how to manage people in hostile environments. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26(11)
- Brewster C, Dickmann M, Suutari V, Tornikoski C & Mäkelä L. (2015). "Will you still love me tomorrow? International assignments, career capital and marketability.". Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1)
- Bader B, Schuster T & Dickmann M. (2015). Special issue ofInternational Journal of Human Resource Management: Danger and risk as challenges for HRM: how to manage people in hostile environments. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26(15)
- Dickmann M, Oetzel J, Oh CH & Schuster T. (2015). Just Another Type of "Country Risk"? International Business in Hostile Environments. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1)
- Andresen M, Bergdolt F, Margenfeld J & Dickmann M. (2014). Addressing international mobility confusion - developing definitions and differentiations for self-initiated and assigned expatriates as well as migrants. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(16)
- Dickmann M & Cerdin J-L. (2014). Boundaryless career drivers - exploring macro-contextual factors in location decisions. Journal of Global Mobility, 2(1)
- Baruch Y, Dickmann M, Altman Y & Bournois F. (2013). Exploring international work: types and dimensions of global careers. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24(12)
- Point S & Dickmann M. (2012). Branding international careers: An analysis of multinational corporations’ official wording. European Management Journal, 30(1)
- Doherty N & Dickmann M. (2012). Measuring the return on investment in international assignments: an action research approach. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(16)
- Dickmann M. (2012). Why do they come to London? Exploring the motivations of expatriates to work in the British capital. Journal of Management Development, 31(8)
- Dickmann M. (2012). Values and Career Success: New Research and Implications for Organizations. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2012(1)
- Doherty N, Dickmann M & Mills T. (2011). Exploring the motives of company-backed and self-initiated expatriates. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(3)
- Doherty N, Dickmann M & Mills T. (2010). Mobility attitudes and behaviours among young Europeans. Career Development International, 15(4)
- Dickmann M & Mills T. (2009). The importance of intelligent career and location considerations. Personnel Review, 39(1)
- Doherty N & Dickmann M. (2009). Exposing the Symbolic Capital of International Assignments. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 20(2)
- Dickmann M, Müller‐Camen M & Kelliher C. (2008). Exploring standardisation and knowledge networking processes in transnational human resource management. Personnel Review, 38(1)
- Parry E, Dickmann M & Morley M. (2008). North American MNCs and their HR policies in liberal and co-ordinated market economies. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 19(11)
- Richter A, Dickmann M & Graubner M. (2008). Patterns of human resource management in consulting firms. Personnel Review, 37(2)
- Dickmann M & Müller-Camen M. (2006). A typology of international human resource management strategies and processes. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 17(4)
- Dickmann M & Tyson S. (2005). Outsourcing payroll: beyond transaction‐cost economics. Personnel Review, 34(4)
- Dickmann M & Harris H. (2005). Developing Career Capital for Global Careers: The Role of International Assignments. Journal of World Business, 40(4)
- Harris H & Dickmann M. (2004). Editorial. Journal of Management Development, 23(9)
- Dickmann M. (2003). Implementing German HRM abroad: desired, feasible, successful?. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 14(2)
- Point S, Dickmann M & Audouard J. Explorer la mobilité internationale à travers le discours des grandes entreprises1. Management international, 16(4)