Profile
Dr Samar Baddar Al-Husan, Programme Leader - MA International Human Resource Management Programme
Previous Employment
- Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University, UK and Dubai.
- Marketing executive for the Cyprus Times in Cyprus.
- Presenter and TV producer for Jordan Television and BRT Cyprus.
Education
- PhD in International Human Resource Management from Middlesex University, UK in 2004.
- Post graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCert HE) from Middlesex University, UK in 2002
- Masters in Business Administration (MBA0 from Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus in 1992.
Teaching Interests
International Business Environment, Comparative Human Resource Management, International Human Resource Management, Human Side of Management and Organisational Behaviour, International & Cross Cultural Marketing, and Cross-Cultural Management.
Research Interests
- Multinational Companies' (MNCs') Strategies and Policies
- Transfer of practices across borders
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Cross-cultural management
- Key account management
- Human resource management in developing countries
- Knowledge management
- Change management
Publications
Academic Peer-Reviewed Journals and Conferences
- Baddar Al-Husan, F. and
James, P. (2009). ‘Multinationals and the Process of Post-Entry HRM
Reform: Evidence from Three Jordanian Case Studies’, European Management
Journal, 27, pp. 142-154.
- Baddar Al-Husan, F.,
Brennan, R. & James, P. (2009). ‘Transferring Western HRM
Practices to Developing Countries: The Case of a Privatized Utility in Jordan’,
Personnel Review, 38 (2), pp. 104-123.
- Baddar Al-Husan, F. &
Brennan, R. (2009). ‘Strategic Account Management in an Emerging Economy:
A Case Study Approach’, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing,
24(8): 611-620.
- Baddar Al-Husan, F. &
James, P. (2007). ‘Multinational HRM in Privatized Jordanian Enterprises:
An Exploration of the Influence of Political Contingencies’, Thunderbird
International Business Review, 49(6), pp. 637-653.
- Baddar Al-Husan, F. & James, P. (2003).
‘Cultural Control and Multinationals: The Case of Privatized Jordanian
Companies’, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 14(7), pp. 1284-1295.
Conference Papers
- Baddar Al-Husan, F. & Perkins, S. (2010). ‘Accounting for people
in international acquisitions: Implications for IHRM functional practice’. The
11th International Human Resource Management Conference, Aston
Business School,
Birmingham, UK,
9-12 June.
- Baddar Al-Husan, F. & Brennan, R. (2006). ‘Key Account Management in
Developing Countries’, Academy of Marketing AM2006, Middlesex
University, UK,
3-6 July.
- Baddar Al-Husan, F. & James, P. (2004). ‘Multinationals and the Process of
Post-Acquisition Reform: Evidence from Three Jordanian Case Studies’. 19th
Workshop on Strategic Human Resource Management. The European Institute for
Advanced Studies in Management, HEC, Paris,
22-23 April.
- Baddar Al-Husan, F. & James, P. (2004). ‘Multinationals and Human Resources
Management: Is a Distinction Drawn between Developing and Developed Countries?
19th Conference: ‘Private Powers and Public Domains: Redefining Relations among
States, Markets and Societies. Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
(SASE), George Washington
University, Washington DC,
USA, (Portugal)
8-11 July.
- Baddar Al-Husan, F. and James, P. (2002). ‘Cultural Control and Training and
Development’. The British Academy
of Management Conference (BAM), London,
9-11 September [short listed for best paper prize].
- Baddar Al-Husan, F. and James, P. (2002). ‘Political Contingencies and
Privatization’. The British Academy
of Management Conference (BAM), London,
9-11 September.
- Baddar, F. & James, P. (2001). ‘Host country effects and multinational HRM:
an examination in the context of international expansion through
privatisation’. Paper presented at the International Conference - Multinational
Companies and Human Resource Management: Between Globalisation and National
Business Systems. De Montfort University, Leicester,
UK, 12th – 14th July.
- Baddar, F. & James, P. (2001). ‘Multinationals, Cultural Control and
Privatised Jordanian Companies: The Role of Expatriates and Training and
Development’. Global Human Resources Management Conference. ESADE
Business School,
Barcelona, Spain,
20 – 22 June.
- Baddar, F. (2000). ‘Multinational human resource strategies and home country
effect: the influence of domestic government policies’. Paper presented at the
Third Global Change Conference: Management & Management Developments in the
World Economy, The Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK, 14th
& 15th December.
Discussion Papers
- Baddar Al-Husan, F. & James, P. (2005).
‘Political Contingencies and Privatised Jordanian Enterprises’. Discussion Paper
No. 34, Middlesex University Business School.
-
Baddar Al-Husan, F. & James, P. (2005). ‘Privatisation and Post-Acquisition
Reform’. Discussion Paper No. 33, Middlesex University Business School.
-
Baddar, F. (2000). ‘Multinational Human Resource Strategies and Host Country
Effect: The Influence of Domestic Government Policies’. Discussion Paper No. 6,
Middlesex University Business School
Contact Details
E: samar.baddar@beds.ac.uk
