Professor Emma Parry

FBAM, Academic FCIPD

Professor of Human Resource Management and Group Head (Changing World of Work)

Changing World of Work

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Email: emma.parry@cranfield.ac.uk
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Background

Professor Parry joined Cranfield University in 2002 as a Research Fellow within the Human Resource Research Centre. She has a PhD from Cranfield and an MSc in Applied (Occupational) Psychology, also from Cranfield.

Professor Parry is the author of Managing People in a Contemporary Context (Routledge) and editor of six other books.

Current activities

Professor Parry is Head of the Changing World of Work Group. She is a recognised expert in Human Resource Management (HRM) and plays a leading role in a number of global research projects in this area. These include Cranet, a worldwide network of over 40 business schools that conducts comparative HRM research, and 5C, a global research project involving around 30 academic institutions, examining cultural and age differences in attitudes towards careers.

Professor Parry’s research interests relate to the impact of the changing external context on managing people. In particular, she undertakes research on the influence of technological advancement, age demographics and generational diversity, and national context. Professor Parry has also undertaken a large number of research projects in relation to human capability within defence.

Professor Parry is Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Human Resource Management (IJHRM). She is also the Series Editor for the book series The Changing Context of Managing People (Emerald). She is also currently President of the Executive DBA Council (EDBAC), and an elected member of the British Academy of Management (BAM) Council.

Professor Parry is a Fellow of the British Academy of Management and an Honorary Fellow for the Institute for Employment Studies, as well as a Visiting Research Fellow at Westminster Business School. She is also an Academic Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Professor Parry teaches on graduate and executive programmes in the areas of Human Resource Management, Talent Management, Organisational Behaviour and Research Methods.

Clients

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

Home Office

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation

Forces in Mind Trust

Department for International Development (DFID)

Articles In Journals

Conference Papers

Renshaw P, Dickmann M, Parry E, (2019) The value of International Assignments through the lens of real-options-reasoning. In: EURAM Conference (LISBON), Lisbon, 26-29 June 2019.
Renshaw P St J, Robinson J, Parry E, Saunders MNK, (2018) Standing in the shoes of giants: teaching research philosophy. In: British Academy of Management (BAM) Annual Conference 2018, University of the West of England, 4-6 September 2018.
Renshaw P, Parry E & Dickmann M (2018) The Value of International Assignments as Microfoundations of Dynamic Capabilities. In: EURAM Annual Conference, Reykjavik, 19-23 June 2018.
Battista V & Parry E (2018) The impact of technological advancement on the future of work and the role of Human Resources: an evidence-based investigation.. In: British Academy of Management, Bristol, 4-6 September 2018.
Battista V & Parry E (2018) Impact of emerging technologies on work and the role of human resource management. In: 7th International e-HRM Conference, Milan, 29-30 November 2018.
Renshaw P St J, Dickmann M & Parry E (2017) The Organisational Value of International Assignments – A Systematic Literature Review. In: EURAM 2017: 17th European Academy of Management Annual Conference - Making Knowledge Work, Glasgow, Scotland, 21-24 June 2017.
Renshaw PStJ, Dickmann M & Parry E (2017) The organizational value of international assignments: A systematic literature review. In: EURAM 2017: 17th European Academy of Management Annual Conference - Making Knowledge Work, Glasgow, Scotland, 21-24 June 2017.
Battista V & Parry E (2017) Enhancing Employees Performance through Quantified Self Technologies: The Social and the Technical System within Organisations. In: British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2017, Warwick, 5-7 September 2017.
Kelliher C & Parry E (2014) Exploring emotional reactions to ongoing organizational change in the UK public sector. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2014, Philadelphia, PA. 74th, 1-5 August 2014.
Gascoigne C, Parry E & Buchanan DA (2013) Extreme work, normal jobs? How long hours, work intensification, workaholism and occupational identity discourses discourage socially sustainable jobs. In: Critical Management Studies Conference, Manchester, 10 July 2013.
Parry E & Kelliher C (2011) Contemporary perspectives on people management in the voluntary sector. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2011**, San Antonio, TX, 12-16 August 2011.
Denyer D, Buchanan D, Parry E & Osbourne J (2011) My job is 'wicked': the pressures and demands of middle management in the UK NHS. In: British Academy of Management Annual Conference 2011, Birmingham, 13-15 September 2011.
Parry E & Urwin P (2010) Generational differences in work values: A review of the evidence. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2010**, Montreal, 6-10 August 2010.
Parry E, Kelliher & C (2010) Shaping HRM in the voluntary sector: the influence of government. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2010, Montreal, 6 August 2010.
Unite J, Parry E, Briscoe JP & Chudzikowski K (2010) International conceptualisations of career success in early and late career. In: Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology Annual Conference, Atlanta, 7 April 2010.
Unite J, Parry E, Chudzikowski K & Las Heras M (2010) Generational differences across national contexts. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2010**, Montreal, 6-10 August 2010.
Marler J, Parry E & Lepak D (2009) HRM in different national contexts: Strategic trigger or strategic choice. In: 2009 Academy of Management annual meeting: green management matters, Chicago, IL, 7 August 2009.
Kelliher C & Parry E (2009) HRM in the UK voluntary sector: exploring the influence of government as a purchaser of services. In: International Labour Process Conference, Edinburgh, 6 April 2009.
Marler J, Parry E & Lepak D (2009) HRM or SHRM: Which comes first?. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2009**, Chicago, IL, 7-11 August 2009.
Parry E, Anderson D & Stavrou E (2008) Flexible working through the configurational approach: The role of firm system and societal clusters. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2008, Anaheim, 8 August 2008.
Parry E, Dickmann M & Morley M (2008) North American firms and their HR agenda in liberal and coordinated market economies. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2008, Anaheim, 8 August 2008.
Ollier-Malaterre A, McNamara T, Castsouphes M & Parry E (2008) Employers-of-Choice in Countries-of-Choice: Mind the Gap. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2008, Anaheim, 8 August 2008.
Marler J & Parry E (2008) Which comes first: E-HRM or SHRM?. In: HRIS Workshop, Barcelona.
Parry E & Tyson S (2008) Can technology transform HR processes? The case of UK recruitment. In: Second European Academic Workshop on eHRM, Aix-en-Provence.
Parry E & Kelliher C (2008) Human resource management in the UK voluntary sector: Coping with increased resourcing challenge. In: Outsourcing to the voluntary sector: The Employment Implications - Colloquium, Glasgow.
Tyson S & Parry E (2008) The need for analysis at the sectoral level in HRM research: Theoretical and methodological implications. In: British Academy of Management HR Conference, Kingston-upon-Thames.
Parry E & Tyson S (2007) Technology in human resource management: a means to change the HR function?. In: 9th Conference on International Human Resource Management, Tallinn.
Stavrou E, Parry E & Anderson D (2007) Flexible working arrangements through the lens of the Configurational Approach: The role of firm system, societal clusters and organizational antecedents. In: Dutch HRM Network Conference, Tilburg.
Gooderham P, Parry E & Ringdal K (2007) The impact of bundles of strategic human resource management practices on performance of European firms. In: International Human Resource Management, Tallinn.
Tyson S & Parry E (2006) Recruitment difficulties and methods for professional, technical and managerial positions at a time of full employment in the UK. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta.
Parry E & Tyson S (2006) Organisations' strategies for approaching age discrimination at work. In: BAM HR Division Conference, London.
Parry E (2006) The attitudes of HR managers towards older and younger workers: is age discrimination still a problem?. In: ACREW/KCL Conference, Prato.
Parry E (2006) Factors affecting the elimination of age discrimination in the workplace. In: ACREW/KCL Conference, Prato.
Parry E (2006) The UK Recruitment Confidence Index. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta.
Parry E & Wilson H (2006) Online recruitment within the UK: a model of the factors affecting its adoption. In: 1st European Academic Workshop on eHRM, Twente.
Parry E & Tyson S (2006) The impact of technological systems on the HR role: Does the use of technology enable the HR function to become a strategic business partner?. In: 1st European Academic Workshop on eHRM, Twente.
Parry E & Wilson H (2005) Internet recruitment. In: British Academy of Management Conference, Oxford.
Parry E & Wilson H (2005) An inductively derived conceptual model of online recruitment adoption. In: International HRM Conference, Cairns.
Croucher R, Gooderham P & Parry E (2005) Strategic HRM or Unionisation? Their influence on management communication: Britain and Denmark. In: 8th Conference on Human Resource Management, Cairns.
Parry E & Wilson H (2005) Factors affecting the adoption of internet recruitment: An inductive study. In: British Academy of Management Conference, Oxford.
Parry E (2004) The effect of assessor team composition on assessment centre decision making. In: British Psychological Society - Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference, Stratford upon Avon, 1 April 1990.
Mills T, Parry E & Tyson S (2003) A network HR strategy for the alcohol and drug treatment sector in London. In: 7th Conference on International Human Resource Management, Limerick, 4 June 2003.
Parry E, Kelliher C, Mills T & Tyson S (2003) Voluntary and public sector HRM practices in drug treatment provision. In: Dutch HRM Network Conference, University of Twente, 4 November 2003.
Parry E, Kelliher C, Mills T & Tyson S (2003) Voluntary and public HRM practices in drug and alcohol treatment provision: a comparative analysis. In: 7th Conference on International Human Resource Management, Limerick, 4 June 2003.

Books

Briscoe J, Dickmann M, Hall DT, Mayrhofer W, Parry E (eds), (2023) Understanding careers around the globe: Stories and sourcebook, Edgar Elgar Publishing.
Mayrhofer W, Briscoe J, Dickmann M, Hall DT & Parry E (2023) Chapter 2: One, two, many ways – a hands-on guide to how to navigate this book. In: Understanding careers around the globe: Stories and sourcebook, Edgar Elgar Publishing, p. 9-13.
Mayrhofer W, Briscoe J, Dickmann M, Hall DT & Parry E (2023) Chapter 1: Careers: what they are and how to look at them. In: Understanding careers around the globe: Stories and sourcebook, Edgar Elgar Publishing, p. 2-8.
Dickmann M, Parry E & Chudzikowski K (2023) Chapter 15: Careers in turbulent environments: the impact of ‘Brexit’ on career motivations and behaviour in the United Kingdom. In: Understanding careers around the globe: Stories and sourcebook, Edgar Elgar Publishing, p. 131-141.
Briscoe JP, Dickmann M, Hall DT, Parry E & Mayrhofer W (2021) Chapter 3: The 5C Group: developing and sustaining a cross-cultural team. In: Handbook of Research Methods in Careers, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, p. 55-72.
Dickmann M, Parry E & Keshavjee N. (2020) Localization of staff in a hostile context: an exploratory investigation in Afghanistan. In: Danger and Risk as Challenges for HRM: How to Manage People in Hostile Environments, London and New York: Routledge, p. 179-207.
Briscoe JP, Dickmann M & Parry E. (2019) Careers across countries. In: The Routledge Companion of Career Studies, London: Routledge Taylor Francis, p. i-434.
Dickmann M & Parry E (2019) Migration: Managing Macro Talent Management at the Country and City Level. In: Macro Talent Management, Abingdon: Routledge, p. 173-192.
Dickmann M & Parry E (2018) Migrations: Managing macro talent management at the country and city level. In: Macro Talent Management in Emerging and Emergent Markets, London: Routledge, p. i-236.
Lazarova M, Mayrhofer W, Briscoe J, Dickmann M, Hall DT & Parry E. (2018) Comparative Career Studies: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Results. In: Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management 2nd Edition, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 257-282, ed. 2nd.
Briscoe J, Dickmann M, Hall DT, Parry E & Mayrhofer W. Smale A. (2018) Career Success in Different Countries: Reflections on the 5C Project. In: The Management of Global Careers: Exploring the Rise of International Work, Palgrave Macmillan, p. i-348.
(2016) The Palgrave Handbook of Age Diversity and Work.
Alcover C, Topa G, Parry E, Fraccaroli F, Depolo M (eds), (2015) Bridge Employment: A Research Handbook, Oxford: Routledge.
Parry E, Dickmann M, Unite J, Shen Y & Briscoe J (2015) Careers in Emerging Markets. In: Handbook of Human Resource Management in Emerging Markets, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, p. 244-270.
Parry E (eds), (2014) Generational Diversity at Work: New Research Perspectives, Routledge.
(2014) Global Trends in Human Resource Management.
Parry E & Tyson S (2013) Managing People in a Contemporary Context. Oxford: Routledge.
McNamara T, Ollier-Malaterre A, Parry E & Pitt Catsouphes M (2011) Assessing quality of employment: Considering age composition of the workforce and country context. In: Different Perspectives on Work Changes. Papers from the Second International Workshop on Work and Intervention Practices. Lapointe A, Vaudreuil F (ed.), Pul (Presses de l'Université Laval).
Parry E & Olivias-Lujan M (2011) Drivers of the adoption of online recruitment: An analysis using diffusion of innovation theory. In: Electronic HRM in Theory and Practice. Bonarouk T, Ruel H, Looise J (ed.), Emerald Group Publishing.
Parry E & Kelliher C (2011) Shaping HRM in the Voluntary Sector: The influence of Government. In: Voluntary Organisations and Public Service Delivery. Cunningham I and James P (ed.), Routledge, p. 73-87.
Parry E & Dickmann M (2011) Careers in the United Kingdom. In: Careers around the world: individual and contextual perspectives. Briscoe JP, Hall DT, Mayrhofer W (ed.), Abingdon: Routledge, p. 341-354.
Parry E, Dickmann M & Morley M (2011) North American MNCS and their HR policies in liberal and coordinated market economies.. In: International Human Resource Management: Policy and Practice. Lazarova, M., Morley, M., and Tyson, S. (ed.), Abingdon: Routledge, p. 30-46.
Parry E & Urwin P (2010) The impact of generational diversity on people management. In: Managing an Age Diverse Workforce. Parry E, Tyson S (ed.), Palgrave Macmillan.
Parry E, Tyson S (eds), (2010) Managing an Age Diverse Workforce, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Bown-Wilson D & Parry E (2009) What's age got to do with it?. In: Research in careers Vol 1: Maintaining Focus, Energy and Options over the lifespan. Sullivan S, Baugh G (ed.), Information Age Publishing.
Bown-Wilson D & Parry E (2009) Career Plateauing in Older Workers: Contextual and Psychological Drivers. In: Maintaining Focus, Energy and Options over the Career. Sullivan S, Baugh G (ed.), Information Age Publishing.
Parry E (2008) The business case for HR Information Systems: The benefits of using technology in Human Resource Management. In: Encyclopedia of Human Resources Information Systems: Challenges in e-HRM, Idea Group.
Parry E (2008) The benefits of using technology in Human Resource Management. In: The Encyclopaedia of Human Resource Information Systems: Challenges in e-HRM.. Torres-Coronas T, Arias-Oliva M (ed.), London: IGI Global, p. 110-116.
Parry E & Tyson S (2007) Technology and HRM: The means to become a strategic business partner?. In: Human Resource Management: A Critical Text. Storey J (ed.), London: Cengage Learning, p. 235-250, ed. 3rd.