Insert Photo Graham Jackson – PhD Research Profile BSc Hons., MBA (Bradford University), MBA (NEWI), PhD Candidate (Glyndwr University) Contact: GrahamJackson@kkFineFoods.Com Mobile:07966700141
Graham's PhD title is "THE INTEGRATIONAND MOTIVATION OF EASTERN EUROPEAN WORKERS INTO BRITISH MANUFACTURING"
Graham obtained his MBA atWrexham Business School, NEWI in 2007 studying alongside Dr. Binsardi and Mike Green andbrought a new and energised perspective to business at the school through his vast commercial experience. A post graduate from Bradford Business school and other institutions have given him great empathy with fellow students who wish to progress in business and is always available to offer help and guidance despite his busy schedules.
Graham is currently Chairman of 4 companies and a non-executive Director of several others, the research work he is doing at Glyndwr University emanates from his main role as Chairman of KK FineFoods plcbased in Deeside where he employs 200 workers the majority of whom are from Eastern Europe( http://www.kkfinefoods.com ).
It may be necessary for companies to employ migrant workers in order to develop further into effective and profitable units for the next stages of their growth. The EU now has 27 countries in its membership and expanded into the largest consumer market in the world with over 500 million people. As this market is free from trade barriers and allows the complete mobility of its people a new form on inter-cultural and inter-nationalism is being introduced to the corporate sector. Most of the research being done into migration is centred around the socio-economic affects of migration but with the corporate sector being the prime economic driver in terms of reward and performance a great deal of interest is being shown in his work. Several prestigious International conferences have been enthralled by his challenges to the socio-academic thinking on the theories and aspects of the integration and motivation of migrant workers. Having introduced 23 companies to various Stock Exchanges, there is a sense of open reality to his writings and presentations.
Governments and communities are rightly addressing different issues on the subject but they have to be cognisant of the needs of the corporations who are employing the migrants. This new source of labour has to be part of strategies necessary to satisfy corporate and shareholder objectives in the market place along with other commercial stakeholders. Management teams have to be built which are both enthusiastic and sympathetic to the aspirational needs of these new workers who will have arrived with a wide variety of skills and knowledge that has to be harnessed to be effective. Rewards and performance led productivity has to be accepted and understood by all parties in the company. The migrant workers will also have to work at integrating themselves into corporations as the many different cultures will bring in additional challenges and responsibilities for managements to address and resolve. This complex area is a new extension to the science of Business Management as it enraptures all aspects of business but from a different perspective brought about by globalisation and the opening of Europe.
EURAM 2009 ( European Academy of Management )
Next year the prominent European Academy of Management (EURAM) is holding their prestigious annual conference in Liverpool. The event will attract a wide range of contributors and has delegates attending from across the globe – details of guest speakers and arrangements are available from www.euram2009.org
From a Glyndwr University's perspective there is greater significance in the conference next year as one of the research tracks at the conference will be chaired by the representatives of Glyndwr Business School (G. Jackson - Chair, MBA, Professor N. Garrod, Dr. A. Binsardi, M. Green, MA). This track is designed around the theme of:
‘ The Micro and Macro Aspects of Migration and Migrant Workers ‘
Key Words: Migrant Workers and Organizational Productivity; Migrant Workers and Integration Strategy; Cross Culture, Diversity and Migration; Migration Impacts on Cities, Corporations and Communities; Migration and the Social Economy; Migrant Workers and Strategic Corporate Policy
Colleagues, staff or researchers are encouraged to submit a paper. The deadline is 5 December 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
2008. “A Paper on the Motivation and Integration of European Migrant Workers”, Presented at 8th EURAM (European Academy of Management) International Conference, Refereed, Conference Proceeding, 14-17 May, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana & Bled, Slovenia, Track: “Relational Perspective on Cultural Context and Diversity Management for Multinational Group Work Effectiveness”, Jackson, G, Binsardi, A and Green, M.
2008.“A Paper on the Motivation and Integration of European Migrant Workers”, Conference Proceeding, Presented A Two Day International Conference, Oxford University, Track: "Theorizing Key Migration Debates", 30 June - 1 July, Jackson, G, Binsardi, A and Green, M.
