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Professor Denise Skinner


d.skinner@coventry.ac.uk

Dean of Faculty
Professor of HRM

Business, Environment and Society
Non-Departmental Research-Active Staff
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry
CV1 5FB
Building: William Morris Building
Room: WM408

Qualifications

  • M.B.A., Keele University
  • Ph.D., Open University
  • B.A., University of Leeds

Research Interests

  • Diversity (including Flexible Working)
  • Trust in the Context of the Employment Relationship
  • Management of Change
  • Evaluation of HRM and Change Initiatives
  • Strategic HRM
  • Work-Life Balance

Selected Outputs

  • Searle, R., and Skinner, D. (eds.) (2011) Trust and HRM. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Searle, R., Den Hartog, D., Weibel, A., Gillespie, N., Six, F., Hatzakis, T., and Skinner, D. (2011) 'Trust in the Employer: the Role of High Involvement Work Practices and Procedural Justice In European Organizations'. International Journal of Human Resource Management 22 (5), 1068-1091
  • Six, F., and Skinner, D. (2010) 'Managing trust and trouble in interpersonal work relationships: Evidence from two Dutch Organisations'. International Journal of Human Resource Management 21 (1), 109-124
  • Saunders, M.N.K., Skinner, D., Dietz, G., Gillespie, N., and Lewicki, R.J. (eds.) (2010) Organisational Trust: A Cultural Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
  • Cornelius, N., and Skinner, D. (2008) 'The Careers of Senior Men and Women - A Capabilities Theory Perspective'. British Journal of Management 19 (S1), S141-S149
  • Skinner, D., and Saunders, M.N.K. (2007) 'Evaluating SHRM: Why Bother and Does it Really Happen in Practice?'. In Strategic Human Resource Management: Contemporary Issues. Ed. by Millmore, M., Lewis, P., Saunders, M.N.K., Thornhill, A., and Morrow, T. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall
  • Green, P., and Skinner, D. (2005) 'Does Time Management Training Work? An Evaluation'. International Journal of Training and Development 9 (2), 124-138
  • Cornelius, N., and Skinner, D. (2005) 'An Alternative View Through the Glass Ceiling: Using Capabilities Theory to Reflect on the Career Journey of Senior Women'. Women in Management Review 20 (8), 595-609
  • Skinner, D. (2004) 'Evaluation and Change Management: Rhetoric and Reality'. Human Resources Management Journal 14 (3), 5-19
  • Skinner, D. (2004) 'Primary and Secondary Barriers to the Evaluation of Change: Evidence From Two Public Sector Organisations'. Evaluation 10 (2), 135-154
  • Skinner, D., Tagg, C., and Holloway, J. (2004) 'Managers and Research: The Pros and Cons of Qualitative Approaches'. In Essential Readings in Management Learning. Ed. by Grey, C., and Antonacopoulou, E. London: Sage
  • Skinner, D., and Spira, L. (2003) 'Trust and Control - A Symbiotic Relationship?'. Corporate Governance: the International Journal of Business in Society 3 (4), 28-35

Selected Funding

  • ESRC seminar series: Trust and HRM, ESRC, £15,000, 2009
  • Trust and the Human Resource Management (HRM) cycle, European Science Foundation Workshop, £15,000, 2009
  • Location Independent Working Project, JISC, £40,000, 2008
  • ELTAC: Enhancing Lectures Through Automated Capture, JISC: Institutional Innovation project, £199,000, 2008
  • Developing Capabilities Framework for Finance Department, Coventry University, £1,500, 2008
  • Exploring trust in the context of performance appraisal, Open University, £3,000, 2007
  • Consultancy support on change management project, Coventry and Solihull Waste, £2,000, 2006
  • Developing A Capabilities Framework for Academics, Coventry University, £16,250, 2006
  • Building, maintaining and repairing trust across cultures: theory and practice, Economic and Social Research Council Seminar Series, £14,000, 2005
  • Human Capital Management, £20,000, 2005
  • High Impact HR Leadership, £20,000, 2005
  • Investigation of the meaning and use of the terms trust, distrust and mistrust, Oxford Brookes University, £3,000, 2004
  • The career paths of men in senior HR positions, Thames Valley CIPD, £3,000, 2003
  • Assessment of staff perception of working lives, Midshire NHS Trust, £23,800, 2002

Teaching

  • Supervision of PhD students

Other Responsibilities

  • Board Member of FINT (First International Network on Trust)
  • Member of University Academic Executive Committee
  • Chair of Faculty Board
  • Chair of University's Location Independent Working Steering Group Member of Health Design and Technology Institute Management Committee (Coventry University)

Professor Denise Skinner

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Dean of FacultyProfessor of HRM
Business, Environment and Society
Non-Departmental Research-Active Staff
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry
CV1 5FB
Building: William Morris Building
Room: WM408

Qualifications

  • M.B.A., Keele University
  • Ph.D., Open University
  • B.A., University of Leeds

Research Interests

  • Diversity (including Flexible Working)
  • Trust in the Context of the Employment Relationship
  • Management of Change
  • Evaluation of HRM and Change Initiatives
  • Strategic HRM
  • Work-Life Balance

Selected Outputs

  • Searle, R., and Skinner, D. (eds.) (2011) Trust and HRM. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Searle, R., Den Hartog, D., Weibel, A., Gillespie, N., Six, F., Hatzakis, T., and Skinner, D. (2011) 'Trust in the Employer: the Role of High Involvement Work Practices and Procedural Justice In European Organizations'. International Journal of Human Resource Management 22 (5), 1068-1091
  • Six, F., and Skinner, D. (2010) 'Managing trust and trouble in interpersonal work relationships: Evidence from two Dutch Organisations'. International Journal of Human Resource Management 21 (1), 109-124
  • Saunders, M.N.K., Skinner, D., Dietz, G., Gillespie, N., and Lewicki, R.J. (eds.) (2010) Organisational Trust: A Cultural Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
  • Cornelius, N., and Skinner, D. (2008) 'The Careers of Senior Men and Women - A Capabilities Theory Perspective'. British Journal of Management 19 (S1), S141-S149
  • Skinner, D., and Saunders, M.N.K. (2007) 'Evaluating SHRM: Why Bother and Does it Really Happen in Practice?'. In Strategic Human Resource Management: Contemporary Issues. Ed. by Millmore, M., Lewis, P., Saunders, M.N.K., Thornhill, A., and Morrow, T. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall
  • Green, P., and Skinner, D. (2005) 'Does Time Management Training Work? An Evaluation'. International Journal of Training and Development 9 (2), 124-138
  • Cornelius, N., and Skinner, D. (2005) 'An Alternative View Through the Glass Ceiling: Using Capabilities Theory to Reflect on the Career Journey of Senior Women'. Women in Management Review 20 (8), 595-609
  • Skinner, D. (2004) 'Evaluation and Change Management: Rhetoric and Reality'. Human Resources Management Journal 14 (3), 5-19
  • Skinner, D. (2004) 'Primary and Secondary Barriers to the Evaluation of Change: Evidence From Two Public Sector Organisations'. Evaluation 10 (2), 135-154
  • Skinner, D., Tagg, C., and Holloway, J. (2004) 'Managers and Research: The Pros and Cons of Qualitative Approaches'. In Essential Readings in Management Learning. Ed. by Grey, C., and Antonacopoulou, E. London: Sage
  • Skinner, D., and Spira, L. (2003) 'Trust and Control - A Symbiotic Relationship?'. Corporate Governance: the International Journal of Business in Society 3 (4), 28-35

Selected Funding

  • ESRC seminar series: Trust and HRM, ESRC, £15,000, 2009
  • Trust and the Human Resource Management (HRM) cycle, European Science Foundation Workshop, £15,000, 2009
  • Location Independent Working Project, JISC, £40,000, 2008
  • ELTAC: Enhancing Lectures Through Automated Capture, JISC: Institutional Innovation project, £199,000, 2008
  • Developing Capabilities Framework for Finance Department, Coventry University, £1,500, 2008
  • Exploring trust in the context of performance appraisal, Open University, £3,000, 2007
  • Consultancy support on change management project, Coventry and Solihull Waste, £2,000, 2006
  • Developing A Capabilities Framework for Academics, Coventry University, £16,250, 2006
  • Building, maintaining and repairing trust across cultures: theory and practice, Economic and Social Research Council Seminar Series, £14,000, 2005
  • Human Capital Management, £20,000, 2005
  • High Impact HR Leadership, £20,000, 2005
  • Investigation of the meaning and use of the terms trust, distrust and mistrust, Oxford Brookes University, £3,000, 2004
  • The career paths of men in senior HR positions, Thames Valley CIPD, £3,000, 2003
  • Assessment of staff perception of working lives, Midshire NHS Trust, £23,800, 2002

Teaching

  • Supervision of PhD students

Other Responsibilities

  • Board Member of FINT (First International Network on Trust)
  • Member of University Academic Executive Committee
  • Chair of Faculty Board
  • Chair of University's Location Independent Working Steering Group Member of Health Design and Technology Institute Management Committee (Coventry University)