Prof Peter Prowse PhD
Professor Of Human Resource Management And Employment Relations
Summary
Peter Prowse is the Professor of Human Resource Management and Employment Relations. He holds a BA (Hons) Industrial Relations and Law from the University of Kent, an MSc Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Leeds University.
He has significant business experience in both human resource management (HRM) and employment relations having worked for the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), and roles in Training and Development and a Recruitment Specialist. He is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
His interests are human resource management, global employment relations, global negotiation and management, the living wage and public sector management. He has published widely and his articles have appeared in Work, Employment and Society, Industrial Relations Journal, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Business Research, Personnel Review, International Journal of Public Sector Management, International Journal of Performance and Productivity and Managing Business Excellence.
Peter is a member of the Associate Board member Editorial of Work, Employment and Society.
About
Qualifications
- 2016: Professional Qualification, Non business related,
- 2000: PhD The Changing Character of Industrial Relations Institutions and Employment Status, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
- 1990: Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development , Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), United Kingdom
- 1986: MSc Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, London School of Economics and Political Science
- 1981: BA (Hons) Industrial Relations (Law), University of Kent, United Kingdom
Consultancy
Learning and Development
- 1999: Self Development and Appraisal Skills, Medical Protection Society, United Kingdom
Marketing strategy
- 1995: SME Needs in Coalfield Regions, Wakefield TEC, United Kingdom
- 1994: SME Needs, Barnsley & Doncaster TEC, United Kingdom
Project
- 1996: Regional SME Survey for Art and Design Centre, Sheffield Technopole, United Kingdom
Strategy
- 2007: Commisioning Improvement Negotiating and Influencing Skills, London Maternity Services, United Kingdom
- 2004: Developing Partnership, Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
- 1997: Flexible Shiftworking, Northern Food PLC, United Kingdom
- 1995: Future of Continuing Education in Specialist Adult Education, Northern College for Adult Education, Barnsley, United Kingdom
- 1995: Negotiating Skills for CIS Trade Unions, Yedinyedne, Russia
Maintenance of professional recognition
Editorship
- 2017: , Work, Employment and Society Journal, United Kingdom
- 2017: , The Living Wage for Employee Relations, United Kingdom
Member of professional body
Membership
- 2013: Member of the British Academy of Management, British Academy of Management (BAM), United Kingdom
- 2000: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy (HEA), United Kingdom
- 1996: Member of The British University Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA), British University Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA), United Kingdom
- 1990: Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), United Kingdom
PG External Examiner
Course
- 2017: , Imperial College London, United Kingdom
- 2017: , Bangor University, United Kingdom
Subject
- 2015: External Academic on Validation Panel for MSc Human Resource Management and revalidation of MBA, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
- 2013: External Quality Assurance Reviewer. Reviewed Postgraduate Programmes, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
- 2009 to 2013: External Examiner MSc in Human Resource Management and MBA Research, University of Derby, United Kingdom
- 2000 to 2006: External Examiner MSc Human Resource Development-Personnel Policy and Practice, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- 2000 to 2006: External Examiner Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Thomas Cook Programme), Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Programme or Unit leadership
UG External Examiner
Subject
- 2013: External Examiner for BA (Hons) Business Studies, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
- 1997 to 2000: External Examiner Malaysia Telekom Certificate in Management Development, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 1997 to 2000: External Examiner Malaysia Telekom Certificate in Management Development, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 1991 to 1995: External Examiner BA (Hons), University of Teeside, United Kingdom
Professor of Human Resource Management and Employment Relations
Teaching expertise
- Organisational Behaviour (OB), Human Resource Management, International Comparative Employer Relations, Pay and Reward Systems
Research
- His Current Research includes research on Development of the Living Wage, Work Life Balance for Midwives in Healthcare, Negotiation skills in International Business and Leadership and Mentorship of senior women leaders in trade unions
Teaching
Sheffield Business School
OBHRM
2016 to present: Contemporary Developments in Employee Relations and Employment Law, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
2015 to present: Lecturer - International and Contemporary Issues in Employment Relations; Human Resource Management, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
2015 to present: Resource Management in Context; Managing People & International HRM, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
Publications
Journal articles
Dobbins, T., & Prowse, P. (2024). Moral Economy and the Ethics of the Real Living Wage in UK Football Clubs. Journal of Business Ethics, 195, 299-314. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05645-8
Prowse, P. (2024). The real living wage: Civil regulation and the employment relationship by EdmundHeery‐Deborah, Hann‐DavidNash, Oxford University Press, 2023. 283 pp., ISBN 978‐0‐19‐883526‐4, Price £76. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 62 (3), 642-644. http://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12803
Prowse, P. (2022). Living wages and the welfare state: The Anglo‐American social model in transitionShaunWilsonBristol: Polity Press. 2021. British Journal of Industrial Relations. http://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12666
Prowse, P. (2021). International and comparative employment relations global crises and institutional responses. G. J.Bamber, F. L.Cooke, V.Doellgast and C.Wright. Sage Publications, 2021. ISBN‐978‐1‐5264‐9965‐3 (paperback) £39.24. British Journal of Industrial Relations. http://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12636
Prowse, J., Prowse, P., & Perrett, R. (2020). Women take care and men take charge’: The case of leadership and gender in the Public and Commercial Services Union. Economic and Industrial Democracy: an international journal. http://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X20943682
Prowse, P., Fells, R., Arrowsmith, J., Parker, J., & Lopes, A. (2017). Low pay and the living wage. Employee Relations, 39 (6), 778-784. http://doi.org/10.1108/ER-08-2017-0185
Prowse, P., Fells, R., & Lopes, A. (2017). Community and union-led living wage campaigns. Employee Relations, 39 (6), 825-839. http://doi.org/10.1108/ER-03-2017-0053
Prowse, P. (2016). The Living Wage - Policy And Practice. Industrial Relations Journal, 47 (2), 144-162. http://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12132
Ott, U., Prowse, P., Fells, R., & Rogers, H. (2016). The DNA of negotiations as a set theoretic concept : a theoretical and empirical analysis. Journal of Business Research, 69 (9), 3561-3587. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.01.007
Parker, J., Arrowsmith, J., Fells, R., & Prowse, P. (2016). The living wage: concepts, contexts and future concerns. Labour & Industry, 26 (1), 1-7. http://doi.org/10.1080/10301763.2016.1154671
Prowse, P., & Fells, R. (2016). The living wage in the UK – an analysis of the GMB campaign in local government. Labour & Industry, 26 (1), 58-73. http://doi.org/10.1080/10301763.2016.1146529
Prowse, J., & Prowse, P. (2015). Flexible working and work-life balance: Midwives’ experiences and views. Work, Employment and Society, 29 (5), 757-774. http://doi.org/10.1177/0950017015570724
Fells, R., Rogers, H., Prowse, P., & Ott, U. (2015). Unravelling business negotiations: understanding how to achieve satisfactory outcomes. Negotiation Conflict Management Resarch, 8 (2), 119-136. http://doi.org/10.1111/ncmr.12050
Prowse, P. (2010). Bookshelf 2010. Industrial Relations Journal, 41 (6), 639-642. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2338.2010.00591_1.x
Prowse, P., & Prowse, J. (2010). Whatever happened to human resource management performance? International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 59 (2), 145-162. http://doi.org/10.1108/17410401011014230
Prowse, P., & Prowse, J. (2009). The dilemma of performance appraisal. Measuring Business Excellence, 13 (4), 69-77. http://doi.org/10.1108/13683040911006800
Prowse, J., & Prowse, P. (2008). Role redesign in the National Health Service. Work, Employment and Society, 22 (4), 695-712. http://doi.org/10.1177/0950017008096743
Malhotra, N., Budhwar, P., & Prowse, P. (2007). Linking rewards to commitment: an empirical investigation of four UK call centres. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18 (12), 2095-2128. http://doi.org/10.1080/09585190701695267
Prowse, P., & Prowse, J. (2007). Is there still a public sector model of employment relations in the United Kingdom? International Journal of Public Sector Management, 20 (1), 48-62. http://doi.org/10.1108/09513550710722706
Prowse, P., & Turner, R. (1996). Flexibility and Coal: A Research Note on Workplace Relations. Work, Employment and Society, 10 (1), 151-160. http://doi.org/10.1177/0950017096101007
Prowse, P., & Clapham, M. (1991). Strategic Responses to Flexibility ‐ A Case Study in Coal. Management Research News, 14 (10), 33-34. http://doi.org/10.1108/eb028185
Prowse, P. (1990). Assessing the Flexible Firm. Management Research News, 13 (6), 15-16. http://doi.org/10.1108/eb028092
Prowse, P. (1990). Assessing the Flexible Firm. Personnel Review, 19 (6), 13-17. http://doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000000782
Conference papers
Snook, J., Prowse, P., & Prowse, J. (2019). Transfers of Undertakings and the minimum wage - care home workers falling through the safety net? In ILERA European Conference 2019. Perspectives of employment relations in Europe, Düsseldorf, 5 September 2019 - 7 September 2019. webadmin@giraweb.de: https://ilera2019.giraweb.de/people/julie-prowse
Prowse, P., Prowse, J., & Snook, J. (2018). Charting the rise of in-work poverty: the case of care workers in Yorkshire. In Work, Employment and Society Conference, Belfast, 12 September 2018 - 14 September 2018. https://www.britsoc.co.uk/media/24811/wes2018_final_prog.pdf
Prowse, P., & Dobbins, T. (2017). English football’s richest clubs fail to pay staff aReal Living Wage. World Communication Conference on Sport and Society. https://www.playthegame.org/conferences/play-the-game-2017/
Book chapters
Dobbins, T., & Prowse, P. (2023). Living wage. In Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. (pp. 248-249). Edward Elgar Publishing: http://doi.org/10.4337/9781800378841.l.18
Prowse, J., Prowse, P., & Snook, J. (2021). What about care work and in-work poverty? The case of care workers in the UK. In Dobbins, T., & Prowse, P. (Eds.) The living wage : advancing a global movement. (pp. 65-78). Routledge: http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003054078
Prowse, J., Prowse, P., & Snook, J. (2021). What about care work and in-work poverty? The case of care workers in the UK. In Dobbins, T., & Prowse, P. (Eds.) The living wage : advancing a global movement. (pp. 65-78). Routledge: http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003054078
Prowse, P., & Dobbins, T. (2021). The real living wage and `the good employer` in UK football clubs. In The Living Wage Advancing a Global Movement. (1st). (pp. 25-38). Routledge: http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003054078
Prowse, P., & Dobbins, T. (2021). Introduction. In Dobbins, T., & Prowse, P. (Eds.) The Living Wage Advancing a Global Movement. (pp. 1-10). Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/The-Living-Wage-Advancing-a-Global-Movement/Dobbins-Prowse/p/book/9780367514877
Prowse, P., & Dobbins, T. (2021). Introduction. In Dobbins, T., & Prowse, P. (Eds.) The Living Wage Advancing a Global Movement. (pp. 1-10). Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/The-Living-Wage-Advancing-a-Global-Movement/Dobbins-Prowse/p/book/9780367514877
Dobbins, T., & Prowse, P. (2021). Conclusion. In The Living Wage Advancing a Global Movement. (pp. 206-210). Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/The-Living-Wage-Advancing-a-Global-Movement/Dobbins-Prowse/p/book/9780367514877
Prowse, P., Dobbins, T., & Fells, R. (2020). The campaign for the `real living wage`. In Case Studies in Work, Employment and Human Resource Management. (2nd). Edward Elgar
Prowse, P. (2016). Building Trust in Negotiations. In Elgoibar, P., Euwema, M., & Munduate, L. (Eds.) Handbook Trust and Constructive Conflict Management. Springer International Publishing
Fells, R., & Prowse, P. (2016). Negotiations in the workplace : overcoming the problem of asymmetry. In Elgoibar, P., Euwema, M., & Munduate, L. (Eds.) Building Trust and Constructive Conflict Management in Organizations. (pp. 75-92). Switzerland: Springer: http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319314730
Prowse, P. (2010). The Dilemma of Performance Appraisal. In Taticchi, P. (Ed.) Business Performance Measurement and Management: New Contexts, Themes and Challenges. (pp. 195-206). Springer
Books
Group, T.F. (2021). The Living Wage Advancing a Global Movement. Routledge.
Reports
Prowse, P., Prowse, J., & Snook, J. (2019). Evidence to Low Pay Commission 17th March. The Living Wage: A Regional Study Of Care Homes In Yorkshire. Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University.
Theses / Dissertations
Goodwin, J. (2020). The employee voice of older local government workers: a critical perspective. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Prowse, P., Bennett, A., & Taylor, C. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00368
Taylor, C. (2018). Evolving identities, social media and the employment relationship: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Ridley-Duff, R., Prowse, P., & Tietze, S. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00106
Internet Publications
Prowse, P., & Dobbins, T. (2017). How football’s richest clubs fail to pay staff a real living wage. [How football’s richest clubs fail to pay staff a real living wage]. http://theconversation.com/how-footballs-richest-clubs-fail-to-pay-staff-a-real-living-wage-74347
Presentations
Prowse, P., & Dobbins, T. (2018). Unfairness at work: English football’s elite clubs fail to pay staff a real living wage. Presented at: 4th Fairness at Work International Conference. Justice at Work: Challenges and Possibilities, Manchester, 2018
Prowse, P. (2018). Introduction to the Low Pay and the `Real` Living Wage. Presented at: Managing People in Times of Social Transformation : An International and Cross Border Perspective, Hang Seng College, Hong Kong, 2018
Prowse, P., & Dobbins, T. (2017). English Footballs Richest Clubs fail to pay staff a real Living. Presented at: Play the Game 2017-Riding the Waves of Change, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2017
Prowse, J., Prowse, P., & Snook, J. (2017). The Living wage and the Social care sector - the case of social care homes. Presented at: International Labour Process Conference 2017, Sheffield,UK, 2017
Prowse, P., Prowse, J., & Snook, J. (2017). Austerity and the Living Wage: the Case of Care Workers in England. Presented at: International Labour Process Conference, Sheffield University, Sheffield University, Sheffield, 2017
Prowse, P., & Snook, J. (2016). Austerity and the Living Wage: the Case of Care Homes in Britain. Presented at: The 4th BUIRA PhD Symposium, Leeds, UK, 2016
Prowse, P., & Fells, R. (2016). The living wage : policy and practice. http://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12132
Prowse, P. (2015). The End of Consultation and Engagement? Whitleyism in the UK Civil Service.
Prowse, P. (2015). Women take care and men take charge: Leadership and the Public and Commercial Union.
Prowse, P. (2015). The UK Living Wage Regional Campaigns - An Analysis.
Prowse, P. (2015). Low Pay and Living Wage.
Prowse, P. (2013). International Business Negotiations Research.
Prowse, P. (2013). Unravelling business negotiations - insights from an international survey.
Prowse, P. (2012). Do We Need to Understand Negotiation Processes or How we Resolve the Processes of Negotiation? A Plea for More Empiricism in Industrial Relations Studies.
Prowse, P. (2011). Midwives' experiences of collaborative working.
Prowse, P., & Prowse, J. (2010). The Dilemma of Performance Appraisal. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04800-5_13
Prowse, P. (2010). The Rhetoric and Reality of Flexible working: Midwives' Experience of Flexible Working.
Prowse, P. (2009). Whatever Happened to HRM Performance?
Other activities
Competitve Research Award
- 2017: HEIF Fellowship Bid, Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF), United Kingdom
HEA fellow or senior fellow
- 2000: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), Higher Education Academy (HEA), United Kingdom
- 1990: Fellow of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), United Kingdom
Other
- 2013: Member British Academy of Management, British Academy of Management (BAM), United Kingdom
- 1996: Member British University Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA), British University Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA), United Kingdom
Postgraduate supervision
Completed supervisions
- 2011:Supervision Andreas Chronopoulos (1 student)
- 2000:Ph.D Full Supervision - Mrs Neeru Malhotra (Bradford University) (1 student)