Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, University of Portsmouth
Margaret Mackay MSc HRM, BA Hons, FCIPD, FHEA is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth Business School and Course Leader for postgraduate human resources programmes. Margaret is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Member of the British Academy of Management.
Margaret's professional experience includes strategic HR leadership positions with the HSBC Bank in Dubai and senior consultancy roles with the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C., with diverse clients such as the U.S. Air Force. Before joining Portsmouth Business School, Margaret held management roles with the British Council in London and on international assignment in Colombia, Peru, Egypt and Spain.
Research interests include professional identity, reflective skills, leadership development and continuous learning. Margaret’s recent publications in top peer-reviewed journals of internationally acclaimed standards include: Studies in Higher Education, Professional Development in Education, Human Resource Development International, Journal of Education and Work, and Teaching in Higher Education.
High turnover of staff spells trouble – just ask Donald Trump and Theresa May
Aug 13, 2018 15:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Turnover seems pervasive. Its most visible in Donald Trumps White House where staff departures rose to a record 43% by March 2018. In comparison, the turnover rate for the same period of Barack Obamas tenure was just...
Under the hoods: the brotherhoods (and sisterhoods) of Spain's Holy Week
Apr 14, 2017 02:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Spain is different!. Napoleon took this view after his defeat by Spanish guerrilla warfare tactics. Generalissimo Francos government later made use of this slogan to promote Spains unique appeal to international tourists....
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants