Activities

Centre academics are involved in a variety of activities including:

Research projects
Centre academics are involved in a variety of research projects. Susan Kirk is currently taking a three year sabbatical to complete a PhD in the area of job mobility in talented leaders.

Preliminary findings from the study show that there is evidence of a change in the nature of international geographic mobility with an increase in shorter, more frequent travel as opposed to the more traditional, longer-term expatriate assignments. This may be attributed to the apparent reluctance of some employees to be internationally mobile for longer periods of time.

This study explores the decision making processes in relation to these types of career choices and examines the influence of rational versus non-rational factors on the mobility decisions of key individuals in a large multinational organisation.

External work
Dr Elaine Robinson is an expert in executive education, women's leadership development and coaching. In November 2008, Elaine travelled to Singapore to attend the Women at Work forum which seeks to promote women's leadership and gender equality in the workplace. .

On Friday 6 February 2009, Dr Elaine Robinson judged the Nottingham City Council Go the Extra Mile (GEM) awards, alongside Councillor Alex Foster and Susan Twemlow, Head of Children's Commissioning Services. Judging entailed visits to several Council sites and evaluating the various teams and individuals working in Support Services to determine who had gone the extra mile.

Professor Carole Tansley is a national judge for the National Innkeeping Training Awards which take place each year. Working with a senior executive from a major organisation in the hospitality industry, Professor Tansley is judge for the Professional Trainer of the Year element of the NITA scheme.

Publications
Members of the Centre are involved with academic publications. Associate Director Ken Kamoche will be guest editor for a special issue of the Journal of World Business on Managing people in Africa: challenges for an emergent continent.

Further details can be found on the Science Direct website, or in Volume 43, issue one, 2008 of the Science Direct Journal .