Doctoral enrolments 2009-10

Research Themes in CLI

1. 
   Arvinen-Muondo, Raisa
   
2. 
   Badar, Samar (Dr.)
   
3. 
   Davies, Philip
   
4. 
   Perkins, Stephen (Prof.)
   
5. 
   Roomi, Muhammad
   
6. 
   Schwabenland Christina (Dr.)
   

1. 
   Hirst, Alison
   
2. 
   Holbeche, Linda (Visting Prof.)
   
3. 
   Loewenberger, Pauline (Dr.)
   
4. 
   Perkins, Stephen (Prof.)
   
5. 
   Roomi, Muhammad
   
6. 
   Schwabenland Christina (Dr.)
   

1. 
   Bolam, Caroline
   
2. 
   Johnson, Janice
   
3. 
   Jones, Sarah
   
4. 
   Lloyd, Eliot
   
5. 
   Perkins, Stephen (Prof.)
   

See ‘forthcoming’

1. 
   Perkins, S. J. (2009) ‘Managing executive reward’, in White, G and Druker, J., (eds., 2^nd edition) Reward Management: A Critical Text, pp. 148-173. London: Routledge.
   
2. 
   Schwabenland, C (2009) ‘Identity’, in Encyclopaedia of Civil Society Anheier, H. (Ed.) Springer
   

1. 
   Azolukwam, V. and Perkins, S. J. (2009) ‘Managerial perspectives on HRM in Nigeria: evolving hybridization?’, Cross Cultural Management, An International Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 62-82.
   
2. 
   Baddar Al-Husan, F. and James, P. (2009). ‘Multinationals and the Process of Post-Entry HRM Reform: Evidence from Three Jordanian Case Studies’, European Management Journal, 27, pp. 142-154.
   
3. 
   Baddar Al-Husan, F., Brennan, R. & James, P. (2009). ‘Transferring Western HRM Practices to Developing Countries: The Case of a Privatized Utility in Jordan’, Personnel Review, 38 (2), pp. 104-123.
   Baddar Al-Husan, F. & Brennan, R. (2009). ‘Strategic Account Management in an Emerging Economy: A Case Study Approach’, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 24(8): 611-620.
   
4. 
   Gollan P. J. and Perkins, S. J. (2009) ‘Voice and value: Pandora’s ICE-box and big ideas around employer branding’, Human Resource Management Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 211-215.
   
5. 
   Parrott, G., Roomi. M. A., and Holliman, D, (2010). Analysis of the effectiveness of marketing programmes adopted by small to medium-sized enterprises. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 17(2), 184-203.
   
6. 
   Perkins, S.J. (2009) Book review: ‘Investing in people: financial implications of human resource initiatives’, Human Resource Management, vol. 48, no.1, pp. 181-184.
   
7. 
   Perkins, S. J. and Vartiainen, M. (2010) ‘European reward management? Introducing the special issue’ [co- editors’ introduction to the Special Issue: Reward Management in Europe], Thunderbird International Business Review vol. 52 no. 3, pp. 175-187.
   
8. 
   Perkins, S. J. and White, G. (2010) ‘Modernising pay in the UK public services: trends and implications’, Human Resource Management Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 244-257.
   
9. 
   Roomi, M. A. and Harrison, P (2010). Behind the Veil: Women's Capacity Building and Enterprise Development in Pakistan. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 2 (2), 150-172.
   
10. 
    Roomi, M. A. (2009). Impact of Social Capital Development and Use in the Growth Process of Women-Owned Firms. International Journal of Enterprising Culture, 17(4), 473 - 495.
    
11. 
    Roomi, M. A., Harrison, P. and Beaumont-Kerridge, J. (2009). Women-owned Enterprises in the UK: Analysis of Factors Influencing the Growth Process. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 16(2), 270 – 288.
    
12. 
    Schwabenland, C (2009) The Use of Disruption as a Pedagogical Intervention, in Educational Action Research 17/2: 293-309
    
13. 
    Tomlinson, F. and Schwabenland, C. (2010) ‘Conciliating Competing Discourses of Diversity: The UK Non-profit Sector Between Social Justice and the Business case.’ Organization 17/1: 101-121
    

1. 
   Gollan, P.J. and Perkins, S. J. (2011) ‘Employee voice and value during a period of economic turbulence’ Human Resource Management Journal (in press).
   
2. 
   Hirst, A. (forthcoming) 'Settlers, vagrants and mutual indifference: unintended consequences of hot-desking' paper accepted for publication in 'Culture and Organization'.
   
3. 
   Schwabenland, C. (2011 forthcoming) ‘Surprise and Awe: Learning from Indigenous Managers’ Journal of Management Education accepted for publication: May 2010
   
   
   

1. 
   Baddar Al-Husan, F. ‘Multinationals and Trade Union Strategies in An Emerging Economy’. Target publication: European Journal of Industrial Relations
   
2. 
   Baddar Al-Husan, F. ‘Transfer of management practices: The Case of Human Resource Management in Jordan’. Target publication: Journal of World Business
   
3. 
   Baddar Al-Husan, F. ‘Training and Development in MNCs – A Comparative Study in the Middle East’. Target publication: International Journal of Human Resource Management.
   
4. 
   Baddar Al-Husan, F. ‘Managing Change: French Multinationals in Arab Context’. Targeted Publication: Academy of Management Journal.
   
5. 
   Hirst, A. and Kakavelakis, K. (2010 in progress) Regional Cities East evaluation
   Lloyd, E. Using the Balanced Scorecard to Improve Academic Provision in Higher Education: Research Report
   

1. 
   Roomi, M. A. and Srinivasan, K. (2010). Different Strokes: Changing Fortunes. European Case Clearing House Publication. Case No. 810-021-1
   
2. 
   Roomi, M. A. and Srinivasan, K. (2010). Different Strokes: Changing Fortunes. European Case Clearing House Publication. Teaching Note No. 810-021-8
   
3. 
   Roomi, M. A. (2010). The Hard Road: Steps on Entrepreneurial Journey. European Case Clearing House Publication. Case No. Pending
   
4. 
   Roomi, M. A. (2010). The Hard Road: Steps on Entrepreneurial Journey. European Case Clearing House Publication. Teaching Note No. Pending
   

1. 
   Baddar Al-Husan, F. & Perkins, S. (2010). Accounting For People In International Acquisitions: Implications for IHRM Functional Practise, 11th International Human Resource Management Conference, 2010, 9-12 June, Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK
   
2. 
   Perkins, S.J. ‘A decade of change in employee voice’, Report of the tenth Voice and Value event held on 26 March 2010 (with Raisa Arvinen-Muondo), published online by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
   
3. 
   Perkins, S.J. ‘Beyond partnership’, Report of the ninth Voice and Value event held on 29 March 2009 (with Raisa Arvinen-Muondo), published online by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
   

1. 
   Arvinen-Muondo, R. & Perkins, S. J. (2010) The ‘Messy’ Business of doing Ethnography. Research poster presented at University of Bedfordshire Conference, July 6-7, Luton.
   
2. 
   Arvinen-Muondo, R. & Perkins, S. J. (2010) Who’s pulling the strings? Developing human resources in the Angolan oil industry. Developmental Paper to be presented at BAM 2010, September 14-16, Sheffield.
   
3. 
   Hirst. A. (2010) 'New office, new hierarchy: spatial and social stratification in a changing organisation' EIASM Second workshop on Architecture and Social Architecture, Brussels.
   
4. 
   Hirst, A. (2009)'The contours of 'looking' in the transparent office' Aesthetics workshop series organised by Universities of Essex, Copenhagen and Utrecht, Copenhagen
   
5. 
   Loewenberger, P. A. (2010a) ‘People Management and the environment for creativity and innovation: Evidence from the SME sect’r. Paper submitted to British Academy of Management Annual Conference 14-16 September 2010, The University of Sheffield.
   
6. 
   Loewenberger, P. A. (2010b) ‘Evaluating the conditions for organisational creativity and innovation: Evidence from the SME sector’. Paper submitted to British Academy of Management Annual Conference 14-16 September 2010, The University of Sheffield.
   
7. 
   Perkins, S.J. (2009) ‘360-degree appraisal: a rewarding experience?’ (with Sabine Nagorny-Stengle) 2^nd European Reward Management Conference, EIASM, Brussels, November 26-27, 2009.
   
8. 
   Perkins, S.J. (2009) ‘New public management: employee capacity building, performance and reward management in Ethiopia’ (with Adebabay Abay) 2^nd European Reward Management Conference, EIASM, Brussels, November 26-27, 2009.
   
9. 
   Perkins, S.J. (2009) ‘International seafaring and HRM’ (with Dr Jafar Sadjadi) 10th International Human Resource Management, Conference Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, June 21-24, 2009.
   
10. 
    Perkins, S.J. (2009) ‘Cultural self-knowledge: an intermediating variable in the ‘development’ of non-western technically talented expatriates in a western multinational organization’ (with Raisa Arvinen-Muondo) British Academy of Management HRM Special Interest Group Conference, University of Cardiff, March 30-31, 2009.
    
11. 
    Roomi, M. A. (2010). Role of Higher Education Institutions in Fostering Entrepreneurship in Pakistan. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference - SAICON 2010 (Nurturing Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Investments in a Post Financial Crisis Environment), Bhurban, Pakistan: July.
    
12. 
    Roomi, M.A. (2009a). A gender and social capital based cognitive approach to understanding the entrepreneurial potential. Paper presented at 32^nd ISBE Annual Conference. Liverpool, UK: November.
    
13. 
    Roomi, M.A. (2009b). Entrepreneurial Capital, Social Values and Cultural Traditions: Growth of Women-owned Enterprises in Pakistan. Paper presented at 55th ICSB Conference, Seoul, Korea: June. (Winner of ICSB/IJGE/NWBC Best Paper Award on Women’s Entrepreneurship)
    
14. 
    Roomi, M.A. (2009c). Teaching Entrepreneurial Leadership: clarifying the concept for the classroom. Paper presented at 55th ICSB Conference, Seoul, Korea: June. (Finalist- Best Theoretical Paper Award)
    
15. 
    Roomi, M. A. (2009d). Social Capital, Human Capital and the Growth of Women-owned Entrepreneurial Firms. Paper presented at 2009 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Bason-Wellesley, USA: May
    
16. 
    Schwabenland, C. (2010a) ‘In Search of Frames of Sensitivity’ Tenth conference of the International Society of Third Sector Research Istanbul, July 2010
    
17. 
    Schwabenland, C. (2010b) Panel Convenor; ‘Looking After Each Other’ panel of papers presented as part of a programme of work of the Affinity Group for gender Tenth conference of the International Society of Third Sector Research Istanbul, July 2010
    
18. 
    Schwabenland, C. (2010c) ‘Governance as Dialogue’ paper presented to the conference of the Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN) Sheffield Hallam University May 2010
    
19. 
    Schwabenland, C. (2010d forthcoming) Religion: A Mercurial Presence in Organising across Divided Communities Inaugural conference on Religion, Spirituality and Management Vienna December 2010 (paper accepted)
    
20. 
    Schwabenland, C. (2009a) ‘Metaphor as a bridge between theory and practice in the managing of diversity’ Standing Conference on Organisational Symbolism Copenhagen
    
21. 
    Schwabenland, C. (2009b) ‘The Importance of Reinventing the Wheel’ Critical Management Studies (Warwick)
    
22. 
    Shengunshi, A. (2009a) 'Extending e-pedagogical approach for professional online learning '  'Plymouth e-learning conference'
    
23. 
    Bently, A., Shengushi, A. , Scannell, M. (2009b) 'Evaluating the Impact of Distance Learning Support Systems on the Learning Experience of MBA Students in a Global Context'
    

1. 
   Perkins, S.J. (2010) Keynote address: ‘Employee reward in an international context’, Human Resources Management Academy, Kings College, University of London, May 21^st, 2010.
   
2. 
   Perkins, S.J. (2010) Co-organiser with CIPD and LSE of ‘Voice and Value conference: ‘A decade of change in employee voice’ London School of Economics, March 26^th, 2010
   
3. 
   Perkins, S.J. (2010) Keynote speaker: ‘Theory and communicating reward’, CIPD Reward Forum, London, December 4^th, 2009
   
4. 
   Perkins, S.J. (2010) Co-organiser with CIPD and LSE of ‘Voice and Value conference: ‘beyond partnership’ London School of Economics, March 29^th, 2009
   

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  Professor Alan Fish (summer 2010) interaction with SHRM team to support RiT activities and development of proposal for edited text on Organisational Behaviour (currently under review with Kogan Page publishing board)
  

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  Jane Trinder: ‘A leader’s journey to engage: an interpretative study’ (spring 2010)
  
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  Pauline Lowenberger – creativity and innovation [confirm title] (spring 2010)
  

1. 
   Raisa Arvinen-Muondo
   
2. 
   Nahid Rozalin
   
3. 
   John Bell
   
4. 
   Naveed Iqbal
   

1. 
   Caroline Bolam
   
2. 
   Janice Johnson
   
3. 
   Sarah Jones
   

1. 
   Kshama Srinivasan (Oct 10 start)
   
2. 
   Imtiaz Ali Chachan (Oct 10sart)
   

New joiners with REFable profiles replacing non-REFable retirees

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  Charles Sturt, NSW, Australia
  
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  Loyola University Chicago, USA
  
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  University of Sydney – SJP collaboration and visiting scholarship awarded 2010
  
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  University of Saskatchewan – like Loyola and Sydney for ARC project work
  
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  EIASM – membership of organising committee for European Reward Management Conference series – engaged in book editing and an edited special issue journal published May 2010 headquartered in the USA
  

We will continue to publish regularly in high quality journals and with leading publishing houses such as OUP, Palgrave Macmillan and Routledge as well as textbook publishers such as CIPD Publishing and Kogan Page. Our forthcoming books, chapters and journal papers are listed below.

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  Gollan, P. J., and Perkins, S. J. (eds.) Voice and Engagement at Work: An Analysis of Current Trends in Employment. Oxford: Oxford University Press – addressing review comments on proposal document.
  
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  Perkins, S. J. and White, G, Reward Management, London: CIPD.
  
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  Schwabenland, C. (2012?) Metaphor and Dialectic in Managing Diversity Palgrave
  

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  Publishing contract offered by Kogan Page (September 2010) for an edited textbook on Organisational Behaviour. Editors: Stephen J. Perkins and Raisa Arvinen-Muondo. Current authors include in addition to the editors: Christina Schwabenland, Caroline Bolam, Sarah Jones, Pauline Lowenberger, Janice Johnson, Nahid Rozalin, Konstantinos Kakavelakis, Eliot Lloyd and Samar Baddar
  

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  (In Progress) Schwabenland, C. (2011 forthcoming) ‘Swachh Narayani: the creation of a goddess as an organisational intervention’ in Against the Grain: advances in postcolonial organisation studies A. Prasad (ed.) Liber/ Copenhagen Business School Press
  

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  Arvinen-Muondo, R. & Perkins, S. J. (2010) Developing Angolan talent along a cross-cultural pipeline. Paper submitted to the editor of Cross-cultural Management: An International Journal .
  
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  Baddar Al-Husan, F. and James, P. (2009). ‘Multinationals and the Process of Post-Entry HRM Reform: Evidence from Three Jordanian Case Studies’, European Management Journal, 27, pp. 142-154.
  
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  Baddar Al-Husan, F., Brennan, R. & James, P. (2009). ‘Transferring Western HRM Practices to Developing Countries: The Case of a Privatized Utility in Jordan’, Personnel Review, 38 (2), pp. 104-123.
  
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  Baddar Al-Husan, F. & Brennan, R. (2009). ‘Strategic Account Management in an Emerging Economy: A Case Study Approach’, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 24(8): 611-620.
  
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  Lowenberger, P. (2010) Why didn’t we think of that? HRM systems for creativity and innovation paper submitted to Human Resource Management
  
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  Roomi, M.A., (2010). Entrepreneurial Capital, Social Values and Cultural Traditions: Growth of Women-Owned Enterprises in Pakistan. International Small Business Journal. (under-review)
  
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  Roomi, M. A., Harrison, P., Cooper, V., and Davies, P. (2011). Is there a future for Women-only MBA Programmes? A longitudinal study into female attitudes. Gender, Work and Organisation. (under-review).
  
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  Roomi, M. A. (2011). Social Capital, Human Capital and the Growth of Women-owned Entrepreneurial Firms. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. (under-review)
  

SHRM and CLI will continue to work with:

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  commercial partners on research informed organisation and leadership development projects such as Regional Cities East, Marsh Farm, Luton Borough Council, NHS Bedfordshire
  
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  research partners internationally such as Charles Sturt University and University of Sydney in pursuit of funding from academic research councils
  
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  research partners in UK institutions such as the Centre for Corporate Governance at Cass Business School, City University, where the department head is a visiting professor
  

The appointment of Dr Samar Baddar and Professor Stephen J. Perkins in 2009, during which time Dr Pauline Lowenberger successfully defended her own thesis, and Dr Konstantinos Kakavelakis, Dr Christina Schwabenland and Dr Qi Wei in 2010 has increased our capacity for PhD supervision as well as allowing us to offer a broader range of expertise in the area of organisational behaviour. Dr Schwabenland is under consideration for appointment to a Readership, with a panel being convened during autumn 2010. A further appointment to a Readership in Business Strategy (expected in early 2011) will further enhance our capacity to achieve targeted review and offers to PhD applicants. In the last six months, we have been contacted by [around half a dozen applicant a week for PhDs, and have interviewed many of them]. Among these applicants, n students have registered and n students have been informally accepted subject to revising their proposals. It is likely that we will have [over n] PhD students registered in SHRM by January 2011. Current registration is at n with only n FTE members of staff.

In addition to the two PhD completions so far in this REF period, we expect one further students to complete over the coming six month period [check?].
Conferences/seminars

[Discussion of support for papers presented at refereed academic conferences and keynote presentations at external events. Also ongoing collaboration with institutions such as CIPD and London School of Economics and EIASM.]

Building on a regular research seminar programme, we will be meeting monthly to undertake focused ‘forensic’ analysis of papers published in highly ranked academic journals in the business and management literature, to enable lessons to be drawn to inform SHRM faculty members’ own submissions. Regular meetings will also be held to discuss our approach to the REF, and for the purposes of developing junior researchers as well as existing staff members through discussion/review of, for example: grant application plans and drafts and work-in-progress research publications.

We are actively encouraging and supporting all staff and students to present at conferences (see the list above) and will continue to do so.

3.4. CRELLA Report
This report provides an overview of CRELLA research activities from January 2009 to August 2010. They include:

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  4 authored/edited books (+ 7 forthcoming authored books)
  
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  10 book chapters (+ 11 forthcoming chapters)
  
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  5 journal papers (+ 5 papers under review)
  
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  2 working papers/reports
  
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  32 conference presentations
  
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  9 presentations/seminars
  
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  hosting one international conference
  
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  19 bidding activities for research projects (14 successful, 3 pending, 2 unsuccessful bids)
  
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  9 academic visitors
  
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  16 PhD students (2 completed, 14 current students)
  

At the end of this report, a brief plan for next year will be presented.

1. 
   Bax, S. (2010) Learning through English: researching impact in Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea, London: British Council.
   
2. 
   Hawkey, R. A. (2009). Examining FCE and CAE: Key issues and recurring themes in developing the First Certificate in English and Certificate in Advanced English exams. Studies in Language Testing 28, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   
3. 
   Taylor, L. and Weir, C. J. (eds.), (2009) Language Testing Matters: Investigating the wider social and educational impact of assessment. Studies in Language Testing 31. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   
4. 
   Khalifa, H. and Weir, C. J. (2009). Examining Reading: Research and practice in assessing second language reading, Studies in Language Testing 29, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   

1. 
   Bax, S. (2010) “Magic Wand or Museum Piece? The Future of the Interactive Whiteboard in Education” in Thomas, M & Cutrim Schmid, E. (eds.) Interactive Whiteboards for Education: Theory, Research and Practice Pennsylvania, Global IGI.
   
2. 
   Bax, S. (2009) “‘I wasn’t invited to the party’: Lurking in multicultural online educational forums” in Ragusa, A. (ed.) Interaction in Communication Technologies & Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors, IGA Global, Chapter 10:145-159.
   
3. 
   Bax, S. (2009) “CALL - Past, present and future” in Howard, P. (ed.) Computer Assisted Language Learning: Critical Concepts in Linguistics, Volume I: Foundations of CALL, New York and London: Routledge, Chapter 5: 117-133.
   
4. 
   Bax. S., and Cullen, R. (2009) “Generating and evaluating reflection through teaching practice” in Hedge, P., Andon, N. and Dewey, M. (eds.) English Language Teaching: Major Themes in Education Vol. VI, New York and London: Routledge.
   
5. 
   Hamp-Lyons, L. (2010) “English for Academic Purposes” (Ch. 7) in Hinkel, E. (ed.) Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning, Vol. II. New York: Routledge.
   
6. 
   Hamp-Lyons, L. (2010) “Linking Writing and Speaking in Assessing English as a Second Language Proficiency” in Elliot, N. and Perelman, L. (eds.) Writing Assessment in the 21^st Century: Essays in Honor of Edward M. White, Ridgefield NJ: Hampton Press.
   
7. 
   Hamp-Lyons, L. & Tavares, N. (2010) “Interactive assessment: A Dialogic and Collaborative Approach to Assessing Learners’ Oral Language” (Ch 7) in Tsagari, D. and Csepes, I. (eds.) Classroom-based language assessment. Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
   
8. 
   Hawkey, R. A. (2009) “A Study of the Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE) Exam Washback on Textbooks in the Context of Cambridge ESOL Exam Validation” in Taylor, L. and Weir, C. J. (eds.) Language Testing Matters: Investigating the wider social and educational impact of assessment. Studies in Language Testing 31, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.  
   
9. 
   Weir, C. J., Hawkey, R. A., Green, A., Devi, S. and Unaldi, A. (2009) “The Relationship Between the Academic Reading Construct as Measured by IELTS and the Reading Experiences of Students in Their First Year of Study at a British University”, Research Reports Volume 9, British Council/IDP Australia: 97-156.
   
10. 
    Weir, C. J., Hawkey, R. Green, A. and Devi, S. (2009) “The Cognitive Processes Underlying the Academic Reading Construct as Measured by IELTS”, Research Reports Volume 9, British Council/IDP Australia:157-189.
    

1. 
   Green, A., Unaldi, A. and Weir, C. J. (2010) “Empiricism versus Connoisseurship: Establishing the Appropriacy of Texts for Testing Reading for Academic Purposes”. Language Testing 27(3): 1–21.
   
2. 
   Gan, Z., Davison, C. and Hamp-Lyons, L. (2009) “Topic Negotiation in Peer Group Oral Assessment Situations: A Conversation Analytic Approach”. Applied Linguistics 30 (3): 315-334.
   
3. 
   Hamp-Lyons, L. (2009) “Access, equity and… plagiarism?”. TESOL Quarterly 43, 4: 690-693.
   
4. 
   Hamp-Lyons, L. (2009) “Principles for Large-Scale Classroom-Based Teacher Assessment of English Learners’ Language: An Initial Framework From School-Based Assessment in Hong Kong”. TESOL Quarterly 43, 3: 524-529
   
5. 
   Hamp-Lyons, L. & J. Lockwood. (2009) “The Workplace, the Society, and the Wider World: The Offshoring and Outsourcing Industry”. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 29: 145-167.
   

1. 
   Green, A., and Hawkey, R. A. (2009) An Empirical Investigation of the Process of Writing Academic Reading Test Items for the International English Language Testing System, IELTS joint-funded research program research report,  British Council /IDP Australia.
   
2. 
   Green, A. (2009) Requirements for Reference Level Descriptions for English. Unpublished research report for the English Profile Programme (Cambridge ESOL, CUP, British Council, English UK).
   

1. 
   Bax, S. (2010) Keynote: Revisiting Normalisation: Technology in Language Education, LET Japan (Language Education and Technology) 50th Conference, Yokohama, Japan, August, 2010.
   
2. 
   Bax, S. (2010) Innovations in Analysing Discourse and Genre: the Role of Discourse Modes, Canterbury Christ Church University Cutting Edges Conference, July 2010.
   
3. 
   Bax, S. (2010) Keynote: Language Teaching in South Asia: Evidence from Research, British Council ELT Conference, Rangoon, Myanmar, May 2010.
   
4. 
   Bax, S. (2010) Keynote: Rethinking Normalisation, IATEFL Learning Technologies pre-conference SIG, Harrogate, UK, 7 April 2010.
   
5. 
   Bax, S. (2010) Keynote: "I Wasn't Invited to the Party": Lurking in Multicultural Online Educational Forums, University of Leicester Learning Futures Festival Online, 7-14 Jan 2010.
   
6. 
   Bax, S. (2009) Keynote: Discourse and Language Education, Canterbury Cutting Edges conference, June 2009.
   
7. 
   Green, A. (2010) Invited Plenary Speaker: A bigger picture? Synthesising Can Do statements, ACTFL-CEFR Alignment Conference. University of Leipzig, 30 June – 3 July 2010.
   
8. 
   Green, A. (2010) Diving into the C levels. Towards Reference Level Descriptions for English, 7th Annual EALTA Conference, The Hague 27 – 30 May 2010.
   
9. 
   Green, A. (2010) What Can a Can-do Do? Developing Descriptors that Define Levels, 32nd Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) University of Cambridge, 14 - 16 April 2010.
   
10. 
    Green, A. (2010) Placing Learners on EAP Programmes with the Password Test, 44th Annual International IATEFL Conference, Harrogate, UK, 7 - 11 April 2010.
    
11. 
    Green, A. (2010) Authenticity is in the Eye of the Item Writer: Adapting texts for a task based test of reading, American Association for Applied Linguistics. Atlanta, USA, 6 - 9 March, 2010.
    
12. 
    Green, A. (2009) Placement Testing for EAP Pathway Programmes, English Australia Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 17-19 September, 2009.
    
13. 
    Green, A. (2009) The Common European Framework in the Language Curriculum: Practices and Issues (Keynote Plenary Speaker), 48th Annual Convention of the Japan Association of College English Teachers. Hokkai-Gakuen University, Japan, 4 -7 September 2009.
    
14. 
    Green, A. (2009) Keynote Plenary Speaker: The Common European Framework of Reference in the Language Curriculum, 8th Annual FD Conference. Tokai University, Japan. 17 July 2009.
    
15. 
    Green, A. (2009) The Process of Writing Items for a Task-based Test of Reading. The 6th Annual EALTA Conference, University of Turku, Finland. 4 -7 June 2009.
    
16. 
    Green, A. (2009) Keynote Plenary Speaker: Authenticity in Language Tests, The 3rd Annual Language Teaching Symposium, University of Ghent, Belgium. 29 May 2009.
    
17. 
    Hamp-Lyons, L. (2010) Framing research to develop guidelines for developing tests that can be rated according to both scales: The case of writing, Invited Plenary Speaker: ACTFL-CEFR Alignment Conference. University of Leipzig, 30 June – 3 July 2010.
    
18. 
    Hamp-Lyons, L. (2010) Alternative to external standardized assessments. Invited Symposium speaker: Assessment Models for Monitoring Learning, with Ron Hambleton, Kadriye Ercikan, John Hattie, Jakob Wandall and Alina von Davier. International Test Commission Conference. Hong Kong, July 19 – 21 2010.
    
19. 
    Hamp-Lyons, L. & Taylor, L. (2010) Sharing your story: developing your academic conference skills. Workshop at 32^nd Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC). Cambridge UK, 14 - 16 April 2010.
    
20. 
    Hamp-Lyons, L. (2010) The marketization of language testing. Paper in Symposium: Living with the industrialization of language testing, with Jared Bernstein, Fred Davidson and Glenn Fulcher. 32^nd Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC). Cambridge UK, 14 - 16 April 2010.
    
21. 
    Hamp-Lyons, L. (2009) The Future of L2 Writing Assessment, Discussant, with speakers Deborah Crusan, Sara Weigle, Ed White, Symposium on Second-language Writing, Tempe AZ, 5 - 7 November, 2009.
    
22. 
    Hamp-Lyons, L. (2009) English proficiency: Bringing together teaching and assessment. Keynote: Recent Approaches to Teaching and Assessing Speaking, IATEFL Testing SIG. Famagusta Cyprus, 27 – 29 October 2009.
    
23. 
    Hamp-Lyons, L. (2009) The impact of assessment reform on teachers’ constructs of oral interaction in English in Hong Kong. International Educational Assessment Conference, Brisbane Australia, 13 -18 September 2009.
    
24. 
    Hamp-Lyons, L. (2009) Bringing the classroom and large-scale testing together: Is it possible? Keynote speaker: Korean English Language Testing Association. Seoul Korea, 28-29 August 2009.
    
25. 
    Andrews,S. and L. Hamp-Lyons. (2009) School-based assessment in Hong Kong: critical reflections on its rationale and implementation. American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference. Denver Colorado. 24- 29 March 2009.
    
26. 
    Nakatsuhara, F. (2010) Interactional Competence Measured in Group Oral Tests: How Do Test-taker Characteristics, Task Types and Group Sizes Affect Co-constructed Discourse in Groups? The 32nd Language Testing Research Colloquium, University of Cambridge, 14-16 April 2010.
    
27. 
    Nakatsuhara, F. (2009) The Impact of Test-taker Characteristics and Task Types on Conversational Styles in Group Oral Tests, The 42nd BAAL Annual Conference, Newcastle University, 3-5 September 2009.
    
28. 
    Nakatsuhara, F. (2009) Effects of the Number of Participants on Group Oral Test Performance, Language Testing Forum 2009, University of Bedfordshire, UK. 20-22 November 2009.
    
29. 
    Weir, C. J. (2010) Keynote: Continuity and Innovation: A Century of English Language Testing, The 12th Academic Forum on English Language Testing in Asia, Taipei Taiwan 5-6 March 2010.
    
30. 
    Žegarac, V. (2009) Invited guest lecture: Pragmatics and Translation, the Relevance Round Table, University of Warsaw, Institute of English Studies, June 2009.
    
31. 
    Žegarac, V. (2009) Plenary lecture, The Annual IATEFL ELTA Conference, Novi Sad, Serbia, 22 – 24 May 2009.
    
32. 
    Žegarac, V. (2009) Invited guest lecture: Pragmatics and Translation, The Relevance Round Table, the University of Warsaw, Institute of English Studies, June 2009.
    

1. 
   Bax, S. (2010) Invited Speaker: Normalisation in Language Education, University of Leicester, May 2010.
   
2. 
   Bax, S. (2010) Keynote Speaker, 1st Workshop on Technological Innovation for Specialized Linguistic Domains: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives, Madrid Spain, October 2010.
   
3. 
   Bax, S. (2009) Guest Lecture: Analysing Online Discourse, University of Brighton, November 2009.
   
4. 
   Green, A. (2010) English Profile Pre-seminar Workshop Day on CEFR Familiarization and Training. Hughes Hall, Cambridge, February 3, 2010.
   
5. 
   Green, A. (2009) Standard Setting for Language Tests. Invited workshop presentation to the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) meeting. Maynooth, Ireland. November 11-13, 2009.
   
6. 
   Green, A. (2009) The English Profile and the Common European Framework. Japan Association for Language Teaching, Frameworks Special Interest Group Meeting. Keio University, Japan. 11 September, 2009.
   
7. 
   Hamp-Lyons, L. (2009) Two thousand years and counting. University Lecture, University of Seoul. Seoul Korea, 27 August 2009.
   
8. 
   Hamp-Lyons, L. (2009) Changing attitudes to innovation in English language performance assessment. Keynote: Postgraduate Research Conference (PALCO), University of Nottingham-Ningbo, China. 26 – 27 June 2009.
   
9. 
   Hawkey, R.A. (2010) The Common European Framework and the English Profile. Presentations to the Consejería de Educación of the Autonomous Community of Madrid, and the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas. October, 2010.
   

1. 
   Dr Tomoko Fujita (Japan): Linking Japanese English tests to the CEFR 2009
   
2. 
   Professor Akihiko Mochizuki (Japan): Application of CRELLA socio cognitive validation framework to writing tests in Japan. Research sponsored by Ministry of Education, Japan 2009
   
3. 
   Professor Miyoko Kobayashi (Japan): Developing research link and draft joint application to Daiwa foundation, August 2009
   
4. 
   Dr Alisa Vanijdee (Thailand): Application of our validation framework to university EAP test in Thailand, September 2009 (4 weeks)
   
5. 
   Mr Jie Deng (Assistant Professor, Hunan Normal University, P. R. China) Research Attachment March 2010 - Feb 2011
   
6. 
   Professor Masashi Negishi (Japan) English Profile research partnership, February 2010
   
7. 
   Professor Kikuko Shiina (Japan) Developing research link and developing Can Do descriptors for Japanese schools, February 2010
   
8. 
   Dr Michael Milanovic (CEO, Cambridge ESOL): Joint research on language constructs February 2010
   
9. 
   Dr Lynda Taylor (Cambridge ESOL): Exploring socio cognitive validation framework for speaking March 2010
   

1. 
   Qian Zhang (PR China): Motivation change of Chinese undergraduate students in second language acquisition: the transition from home cultural setting to the host country
   

1. 
   Aylin Unaldi (Turkey) Validating a test of reading into writing for first-year undergraduates at a British university
   
2. 
   Burana Khaokaew (Thailand) The implementation and evaluation of a Web-based Course in developing reading skills
   
3. 
   Daniel Waller (UK) Benchmarking the UCLan examinations to the Common European Framework
   
4. 
   Hanna Stoever (Germany) Metaphor in Second Language Acquisition
   
5. 
   Kozo Yanagawa (Japan) Validation of the Listening Comprehension Test of the Center Test in Japan in relation to contextual parameters and cognitive processing
   
6. 
   Laurence Kinsella (UK) Does targeted vocabulary learning help develop reading skills and promote rapid vocabulary acquisition?
   
7. 
   Michael Corrigan (UK) Variation of dimensional structure across ability levels in language proficiency tests
   
8. 
   Rachel Wu (Taiwan) Establishing the validity of a test of Reading for Taiwan
   
9. 
   Sarojani Devi (Malaysia) Investigating the academic reading of first-year undergraduates at a British university
   
10. 
    Serge Korevaar (The Netherlands) The effect of interface-design on test outcomes of reading as a second language
    
11. 
    Theo Maniski (UK) Using a dependency grammar model to compare texts
    
12. 
    Weiju Liao (Taiwan) The effects of cultural diversity in EFL classrooms between international teachers and students in Taiwan
    

We will be appointing a new Lecturer in Language Assessment in October 2010 and are hoping for a further 2 permanent research active members by 2012. This will increase CRELLA’s research staffing from five to seven in time for the REF. We lost two senior part-time members of staff: Roger Hawkey retired during 2009 and Liz Hamp-Lyons who resigned from her post for personal reasons. However, both will continue to have a role with CRELLA as visiting professors and contribute to research supervision and be entered into the REF in an appropriate capacity.

We will strengthen the links between CRELLA and national testing organisations in Asia. Recently we have made an important breakthrough in Japan. The Society for Testing English Proficiency (STEP), the premiere Japanese language testing organisation awarded us an initial contract for 15K to help them prepare a new test in English for entry to Japanese Universities in collaboration with the prestigious Sophia University in Tokyo. We are shortly to be contracted by the Ministry of Education in Singapore to assist them in the design of their spoken language tests (45K). For more than 10 years Prof. Cyril Weir has been advising the research team of the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT), developed by the Language Training & Testing Centre (LTTC) at National Taiwan University. He is currently an international member of their research committee and was the keynote presenter at their recent 10th anniversary celebrations. Weir continues his connection with the College English Test in China through his visiting professorship role at Shanghai Jiaotong where the test is based. Prof. Liz Hamp-Lyons is the international consultant for the NEEA-funded project to develop an assessment of 'Advanced Academic English Competence' for China (NEEA= National Educational Examinations Authority).

We will continue to publish regularly in high quality journals and with leading publishing houses such as OUP/CUP. Our forthcoming books, chapters and journal papers are listed below.

1. 
   Bax, S. (forthcoming) Researching English Bilingual Education in Thailand. London: British Council
   
2. 
   Bax, S. (forthcoming) Discourse and Genre. Palgrave Macmillan.
   
3. 
   Green, A. (forthcoming) Language Functions Revisited: Theoretical and empirical bases for language construct definition across the ability range. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   
4. 
   Green A. (forthcoming) Language Assessment and Testing. Routledge.
   
5. 
   Milanovic, M. and Hawkey, R. A. (forthcoming) A History of Cambridge UCLES EFL and Cambridge ESOL Exams. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   
6. 
   Nakatsuhara, F. (forthcoming) The Co-construction of Conversation in Group Oral Tests. Peter Lang.
   
7. 
   Milanovic, M. and Weir, C. J. (forthcoming) Measured Constructs: A history of the constructs underlying English language examinations 1913-2012. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   

1. 
   Bax, S. (forthcoming) “Web 2.0 in language education”, in Thomas, M. (ed.) Digital Education: Opportunities for social collaboration Palgrave Macmillan.
   
2. 
   Green, A. and O’Sullivan, B. (forthcoming) “Context Validity” in Taylor, L. (ed.) Examining Speaking: Theory, practice and research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   
3. 
   Green, A. (forthcoming) “Placement Testing” in Coombe, C., O’Sullivan, B., Davidson, P., and Stoynoff, S. (Eds.) The Cambridge Guide to Language Assessment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   
4. 
   Green, A. and Hawkey, R. (forthcoming) “Marking, Rating Scales and Rubrics” in Coombe, C., O’Sullivan, B., Davidson P., and Stoynoff S. (Eds.) The Cambridge Guide to Language Assessment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   
5. 
   Green, A. (forthcoming) “A Case of Testing L2 English Reading for Class Level Placement” in O’Sullivan, B. (ed.) Language Testing: Theories and Practices, Basingstoke: Palgrave ‘Advances in Linguistics’ series.
   
6. 
   Green, A. (in press) “Conflicting Purposes in the use of Can Do Statements in Language Education”. In Schmidt, M., Naganuma, N., O’Dwyer, F., Imig, A. and Sakai, K. (eds.) Can do in language education in Japan and beyond. Tokyo: Obunsha.
   
7. 
   Hawkey R. A. (forthcoming) “Consequential Validity”. In Taylor, L. (ed.) Examining Speaking: Theory, practice and research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   
8. 
   O’Sullivan, B. and Nakatsuhara, F. (forthcoming) “Quantifying Conversational Styles in Group Oral Test Discourse” in O’Sullivan, B. (ed.) Language Testing: Theories and Practices, Basingstoke: Palgrave ‘Advances in Linguistics’ series.
   
9. 
   Weir C. J. and B O’Sullivan (in press) “Language Testing = Validation” in O’Sullivan, B. (ed.) Language Testing: Theories and Practices, Basingstoke: Palgrave ‘Advances in Linguistics’ series.
   
10. 
    Žegarac, V. (forthcoming) “Metadiscourse Markers in IELTS Texts and in Textbooks for Undergraduate Students”, in IELTS Research Reports, British Council.
    
11. 
    Žegarac, V. (forthcoming) “Phatic Communication” in Cummings, L. (ed.) The Routledge Encyclopaedia of Pragmatics.
    

1. 
   Bax,S. (under review) ‘In Search of an Educational Third Space: Intercultural Communication in Asynchronous Online Discussion Forums’
   
2. 
   Green, A. (accepted for publication) Requirements for Reference Level Descriptions for English. English Profile Journal
   
3. 
   Galaczi, E., ffrench, A., Hubbard, C. and Green, A. (under review) “Developing Assessment Scales for large-scale speaking tests: The value of multiple methods” Assessment in Education
   
4. 
   Saville, N and Hawkey, R.A. (accepted for publication) The English Profile Programme – an overview, the Common European Framework of Reference and Reference Level Descriptors. English Profile Journal.
   
5. 
   Nakatsuhara, F. (accepted subject to revision) “Effects of Test-taker Characteristics and the Number of Participants in Group Oral Tests” Language Testing
   

CRELLA will continue to work with;

• 
  commercial partners on test research and development projects such as Password
  
• 
  international examining boards such as Cambridge ESOL on research and development studies
  
• 
  overseas national and international testing organisations such as STEP (Japan), GEPT (Taiwan) and ALTE (Europe)
  
• 
  overseas Ministries of Education such as Singapore.
  
• 
  research partners such as the Cambridge University Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics and the University of Nottingham on English Profile
  

As shown in the above report, from January 2009 to August 2010, we were awarded 14 research grants. We will continue to identify successfully opportunities for research funding.

The appointment of Stephen Bax in 2009 has increased our capacity for PhD supervision as well as allowing us to offer a broader range of expertise in the area of language learning. Fumiyo Nakatsuhara, our research assistant who recently completed her PhD, has begun to play a role in research supervision and we wish to promote her to a permanent lectureship in the near future. We hope a further appointment in the next year will enhance our capacity to deal with the ever increasing flow of PhD applicants. In the last 6 months, we have been contacted by at least one applicant a week for PhDs, and have interviewed many of them on Skype. Among these applicants, 1 student has registered and 6 students have been informally accepted subject to revising their proposals. It is likely that we will have over 20 PhD students registered in CRELLA by January 2011. Current registration is at 14 with only 4 FTE members of staff.

We hosted the annual UK Language Testing Forum at CRELLA in November 2009 and intend to hold another international conference in this REF period. We will continue our programme of monthly research seminars in the department and will also arrange a summer and winter research-in-progress seminar day in CRELLA each year for all staff and students including PhD students from abroad who can now participate through Skype.

We will continue with monthly meetings to discuss our REF strategy, and with our weekly Staff Development meetings which are aimed at developing junior researchers as well as existing staff members through discussion/review of, for example: grant application plans and drafts and publication plans and drafts.

We have been building up our library resources in the areas of language learning and assessment (£1000+ spent in 2009) and have purchased additional software packages for data analysis (i.e. WINSTEPS, FACETS, NeuroSolutions, MAXQDA) to improve our service to research students. We have also recently received 27 boxes of language testing materials following the retirement of Profess Charles Alderson: the complete University of Lancaster Testing Archive. We will continue this process of building up our library resources and purchasing software packages.