My Personal Research
Professor Dr (oec) Thomas Lange
Ph.D. FRSA FCES SFHEA
About Me
I am an LSE Alumnus and an experienced senior leader in Higher Education. My previous leadership positions included HoD, Associate Dean, Executive Dean, Pro Vice Chancellor, Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, and Acting Vice Chancellor in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
A global citizen, I am currently an invited Distinguished Senior Research Fellow, College of Business, Abu Dhabi University, U.A.E.; Affiliate Research Professor at The Centre for Research in Economics of Education, University of Bern, Switzerland; and Professor of Human Resource Management at Coal City University, Enugu, Nigeria.
Abu Dhabi University is my primary affiliation. The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2023 position Abu Dhabi University (ADU) among the Top 125 universities in the world. This reputation ranking puts ADU on par with e.g. Aarhus University (Denmark), Boston University (USA), Free University of Berlin (Germany), Ghent University (Belgium), University of Warwick (UK) and the University of Zurich (Switzerland), among others.
I also serve as Founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Evidence-based HRM (EBHRM), and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Manpower (IJM), both Scopus and WoS indexed and published by Emerald. I am also an Editorial Board member of the British Journal of Management (BJM), Scopus/WoS indexed and published by Wiley.
A global citizen, I am currently an invited Distinguished Senior Research Fellow, College of Business, Abu Dhabi University, U.A.E.; Affiliate Research Professor at The Centre for Research in Economics of Education, University of Bern, Switzerland; and Professor of Human Resource Management at Coal City University, Enugu, Nigeria.
Abu Dhabi University is my primary affiliation. The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2023 position Abu Dhabi University (ADU) among the Top 125 universities in the world. This reputation ranking puts ADU on par with e.g. Aarhus University (Denmark), Boston University (USA), Free University of Berlin (Germany), Ghent University (Belgium), University of Warwick (UK) and the University of Zurich (Switzerland), among others.
I also serve as Founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Evidence-based HRM (EBHRM), and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Manpower (IJM), both Scopus and WoS indexed and published by Emerald. I am also an Editorial Board member of the British Journal of Management (BJM), Scopus/WoS indexed and published by Wiley.
Key Publications
My articles can be found in several world-class academic journals.
A small selection can be found via the following doi details:
https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2022.2074824
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.09.048
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2017.09.003
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12171
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680114542907
https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21650
https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2012.706819
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2011.12.005
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-009-9249-8
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680108094138
A small selection can be found via the following doi details:
https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2022.2074824
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.09.048
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2017.09.003
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12171
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680114542907
https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21650
https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2012.706819
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2011.12.005
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-009-9249-8
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680108094138
Career Highlights
- UK’s youngest, Full Professor in Business (aged 29) at time of conferment.
- Initiator of formal, institutional academic and research partnerships with: Georgetown University (US); University of Oxford (UK); Maastricht University (The Netherlands); Nanjing University School of Business (China); Jönköping International Business School (Sweden); University of Missouri at St. Louis (US); Fordham University (USA); Ghent University (Belgium).
- During my time as Executive Dean of Bournemouth University Business School, UK international postgraduate student enrolments grew by 40%. Working closely with the Vice Chancellor and the Pro Vice Chancellor Research, my research-informed outlook and a substantial staff re-profiling exercise allowed me to position the School amongst the top 30% of UK Business Schools (The Times Good University Guide 2011). Budget performance: £1m surplus against annual target.
- Under my Faculty leadership and during my time as PVC/Executive Dean of Faculty (at Glyndŵr University – University of Wales), student recruitment more than doubled from under 1,000 to over 2,000 students; in parallel, student retention rose from under 60% to over 85% and graduate employability increased from 80% to 91%. As a consequence, Business and Education were ranked amongst the top 50 and top 25 disciplinary departments in the UK, respectively (2004 The Guardian rankings). A further achievement at the time was AMBA re- accreditation.
- My grants attracted in excess of $6 millions.
Higher Education
I had the good fortune of benefiting from a variety of social science and leadership development programmes at leading global universities.
Specifically, I extend my gratitude to:
Specifically, I extend my gratitude to:
- University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), USA
- Northwestern University, USA
- Staffordshire University, UK
- University of Westminster, UK
- University of Oslo, Norway
- London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, and
- University of Saarland, Germany
Leading Business Scholars at Arab Universities
My career metrics position me amongst the leading business scholars in the Arab world: ranked #2 in the U.A.E. and amongst the top 10 across all Arab universities.
Career P Rank Metrics: January 2024, Top 5 busines scholars at U.A.E. universities
Career P Rank Metrics: September 2023, Top 10 business scholars across all Arab universities
Source data: ORCiD and Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) 2021 journal rankings. Countries in the Arab business rankings derive from the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings and include: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), and Yemen.
Career P Rank Metrics: January 2024, Top 5 busines scholars at U.A.E. universities
- Zaghum Umar, Zayed University, U.A.E.
- Thomas Lange, Abu Dhabi University, U.A.E.
- Yama Temouri, Khalifa University, U.A.E.
- Muhammad Abubakr Naeem, United Arab Emirates University, U.A.E.
- Riyad Eid, United Arab Emirates University, U.A.E.
Career P Rank Metrics: September 2023, Top 10 business scholars across all Arab universities
- Reza Farzipoor Saen, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
- Ekrem Tatoglu, Gulf University for Science & Technology, Kuwait
- Roberto Baldacci, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar
- Michael Trick, Carnegie Mellon University Qatar, Qatar
- Said Elbanna, Qatar University, Qatar
- Dirk Boehe, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, Morocco
- Krzysztof Fleszar, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
- Zaghum Umar, Zayed University, U.A.E.
- Thomas Lange, Abu Dhabi University, U.A.E.
- Yama Temouri, Khalifa University, U.A.E.
Source data: ORCiD and Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) 2021 journal rankings. Countries in the Arab business rankings derive from the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings and include: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), and Yemen.
Strategy advice
Ranging from commissioned strategy advice to addressing diverse business and industry audiences, I was invited to work with and on behalf of a large number of organisations. A small selection follows:
- United Nations - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
- Welsh Assembly Government
- Economic Policy Advisory Group, The National Party, New Zealand
- The Scottish Executive
- Government of Vietnam, Ministry of Education and Training (MOET)
- The Policy Exchange, UK
- European Social Fund (ESF)
- European Commission - Tempus Programme
- The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House
- The British Council
- New Zealand Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs
- Institute for Personnel Management (IPM) Sri Lanka
- Small Business Foundation, UK
- The CEO Institute, Western Australia
- Scottish Enterprise
- Standard Life Scotland
- OPITO - The National Training Organisation for Oil & Gas Extraction
Press & Media
My research results/commentary featured in a wide range of global press and media outlets, including:
National and international newspapers, e.g.:
The Sunday Times, The Times Educational Supplement, The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent, The Daily Mail, The Daily Post, The Daily News (Sri Lanka), Scotland on Sunday, The Herald, The Scotsman, The NZ Herald, Herald on Sunday, The Dominian Post, The Press, The Australian.
Radio and TV appearances, e.g.:
BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 4, Marcher Sound Radio, NZ Radio Live, Radio Adelaide.
Grampian Television (ITV), BBC Television, TVNZ.
Over 17,600 followers on social media.
National and international newspapers, e.g.:
The Sunday Times, The Times Educational Supplement, The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent, The Daily Mail, The Daily Post, The Daily News (Sri Lanka), Scotland on Sunday, The Herald, The Scotsman, The NZ Herald, Herald on Sunday, The Dominian Post, The Press, The Australian.
Radio and TV appearances, e.g.:
BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 4, Marcher Sound Radio, NZ Radio Live, Radio Adelaide.
Grampian Television (ITV), BBC Television, TVNZ.
Over 17,600 followers on social media.
Contact
- Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK
- thomas.lange@alumni.lse.ac.uk
- Mon-Fri - 08:00-19:00
