Associate Professor
- PhD (Management) Swinburne University, Australia 2012
- MBA (Strategy / HRM) Xavier’s School of business- XLRI, India 2004
Bio
Reynold earned a PhD in Management from Swinburne University Australia, where he lectured mainly Master students, since transitioning into academia in 2007. A specialist in Lean management, Organizational Design and Business Transformation & Change, he extensively taught courses including SHRM, Entrepreneurship and HRM, SHRD, Organization Development, OB, Organizational Analysis, Global Strategy and Leadership, Business Ethics and Business Transformation & Change.
With an MBA [HRM & Strategic Management], and qualifications in Occupational Testing from the British Psychological Society [UK], Reynold has had significant experience as an independent management consultant and trainer [General management / HRM /OD / Strategy]; senior manager [OD/ HRM/ SCM] within reputed global MNCs in the UAE, India, and Australia; and is an expert in micro-credentialing, on which he has presented at the university level.
Reynold’s research adopts a critical management slant and has been published in leading [ABDC / ERA A and A*] international journals. His research has been presented at reputed global conferences and several articles authored by him, carried in the UAE’s popular press. His current research interests include Emiratization; Ethnic entrepreneurship; Institutional transplantation of management models across nations, and HRM in non-Japanese Lean environs.
Office
Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City, MF-2-2-029
Phone:
+971 2 599 3256
Email:
Reynold.James@zu.ac.aeTeaching Areas
HRM, Strategy and Management