The College of Business at Zayed University had the privilege of hosting Professor Gary McLean, Professor Emeritus from University of Minnesota, USA, for a three-day visit in February 2018. Professor McLean is a world-renowned academic, with expertise on international and national HR Development (HRD) and an impressive track record of journal and book publications – over 500. He has had a long standing academic career spanning over five decades and has engaged with Human Resource Management and Human Resource Development research and consultancy in different regions. In addition to HRD, Professor McLean’s main areas of research expertise include Organization Development, Gender and Leadership, Expatriate management and Research Methodologies and Methods. He is an Executive/Consulting Editor for a number of HRD journals and has been a Guest editor for a number of influential journal editions in his research field.

Professor McLean interacted with faculty and students during his visit at the College of Business in the Abu Dhabi campus and the Dubai campus. He was invited to talk to faculty and students in the Dubai campus about his career trajectory as an HRD academic and he gave a very inspiring insight into the challenges and opportunities he encountered during his long academic career. He also hosted workshops with faculty on strategies in getting published in highly-rated journals in the fields of Management and Human Resource Management. His visit was very well received by students and faculty and there will be future research collaborations with Professor Gary McLean and the College of Business a Zayed University.