J. Paauwe
Professor
Department of Human Resource Studies
Tilburg University
Netherlands
Biography
Jaap Paauwe (1953) is Professor at the department of Human Resource Studies at Tilburg University. Before joining Tilburg University he worked as a full professor of Organization at Erasmus University Rotterdam, heading the Department of Business and Organization of the School of Economics. At Erasmus University he is still involved in supervising PhD students. Jaap Paauwe is specialized in the link between Human Resource Management (HRM) and corporate strategies and how that has an impact on organizational performance and employee well-being, for which he is also active in advising organizations, both internationally as well as in the Netherlands. Using a strategic perspective implies attention for issues of leadership, involvement of line management and employees, corporate culture and organizational change. He has carried out large scale international research projects involving companies listed in the Fortune top 500. Working together with a team of researchers from Cambridge University, INSEAD and Cornell University he carried out a project, assigned by the Sanyo Corporation, in order to achieve HR functional excellence. Topics covered: Talent management, Learning, Performance management, HR function, Supply Chain management. Another international project focused on the relationship between HRM and corporate governance, compliance and risk management.
Research Interest
-strategic management; -organizational change; -corporate enterprise policy; -international human resource management; -human resource management, performance and well-being; -advanced topics in HRM; -organization and management; -comparative industrial relations
Publications
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De Koeijer, Relinde, Paauwe, J., Huijsman, R., & Strating, M. (2017). Exploring trade-offs between lean management & six sigma and employee well-being in health care: The role of human resource management. Human Resource Management Journal
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Paauwe, J., & Farndale, E. (2017). Strategy, HRM and performance: A contextual approach.: Oxford University Press.
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Broek, Judith van den, Boselie, J.P.P.E.F., & Paauwe, J. (2017). Cooperative innovation through a talent management pool: A qualitative study on cooperation in healthcare. European Management Journal, 1-10.
