Prof Paul Gooderham

Professor

Paul Gooderham

  • School Faculty of Business and Law

  • Department Business School Research

  • Location London

Research activities

Comparative HRM 

One of my main research interestsis concentrated on international and comparative Human Resource Management. Since 1994, I havebeen a member of Cranet the largest comparative HRM research network in theworld. 

Other research interests 

The management of Multinational Enterprises

Innovation in incumbent firms 


Current Teaching

I lead the hybrid DBA programme with its focus on “leadership of change projects” in thecandidate’s organization.  


Biography

Prior to joining NHH Norwegian School of Economics in 1994, I was an Associate Professor at NTNU - The Norwegian University of Science & Technology  In 1997 Iwas promoted to Professor of International Management.  

In 2022 I was awarded the NHH “Outstanding Researcher” award (awarded every fifth year).

Having been connected to Middlesex University since 2011, on leaving NHH in 2022 I moved to a fractional appointment as Professor of Human Resource Management. 

I have co-authored three international text books on International Management (2003, 2014 & 2019). The most recent of these is:

Gooderham, Paul N., Birgitte Grøgaard, and Kirsten Foss. Global Strategy and Management. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.

My research has appeared in Journal of World Business, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of International Business Studies, Strategic Management Journal, Human Relations and Administrative Science Quarterly.

My most recent publication is:

Fenton-O, M., & Gooderham, P. (2025). Control of subsidiary HRM Policies by Multi-national Corporate Headquarters: The Role of Institutional Differences and Labor Unions. International Business Review, 34(1), 102323.

A full list of my publications is available on Google Scholar.

Publications

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