Professor Charmi Patel is the Chair and Professor of Strategic Human Resource Management and the Associate Dean for Enterprise and Economic Transformation at the University of Dundee School of Business. She has previously held esteemed academic positions at Aston Business School, the University of Edinburgh Business School, and Henley Business School. 

A distinguished scholar, Professor Patel has published extensively in top-tier, FT-50 academic journals, including the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Human Resource Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, British Journal of Management, and Journal of World Business. Her expertise also informs practitioner audiences through contributions to Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. She has further shaped academic discourse as a guest editor for special issues in leading journals such as the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of World Business, Human Resource Management (Wiley FT-50), and the European Journal of International Management.

Beyond academia, her thought leadership is regularly featured in BBC, ITV News, Forbes, the Financial Times, and HR Magazine, influencing global conversations on HR and organizational strategy. She actively collaborates with organizations committed to transforming their HR strategies, leadership, and workplace culture through evidence-based interventions, driving meaningful and lasting impact.

My research sits at the intersection of organizational behavior, human resource management, organizational theory, and international business and strategy. Driven by a commitment to enhancing the holistic well-being and success of employees and organizations, I adopt a phenomenon-driven approach to investigate novel, complex events and their organizational impacts.

• Health & Well-being (g., presenteeism, SES and health, mental health interventions)
• Strategic Human Resource Management (g, HR Systems and Organizational Performance, Strategic Talent Management, HR Analytics and Decision-Making, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)
• International Human Resource Management (g., Human Rights in MNCs, Cross-Cultural and Global HRM, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Knowledge Management and Exchange)
• Future of Work and HRM (g., remote work, and hybrid work models, Strategic HR responses to automation and AI, AI in recruitment, employee experience platforms, Ethical considerations in HR technology adoption)
• Institutional Theory (e.g., institutional work, institutional logics and identity, intersectionality in institutional contexts)
• Contexts (g., such as creative industries, MNCs, startups and entrepreneurship, public sector organizations, nonprofits and social enterprises, family businesses and emerging economies)

Professor Patel is a distinguished educator with a proven record of delivering transformative executive education and designing innovative academic programs across international contexts. Her teaching spans a diverse portfolio of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management courses, including Managing Change, Performance Management Consulting, Women in Executive Leadership, Strategic Talent Development, Data Analytics and Human Capital, and Strategic Human Resource Management. She has designed and led MSc programs in Occupational Psychology and Human Resource Management at Aston Business School and the University of Edinburgh Business School, blending academic rigor with practical applications to prepare future leaders. As a research partner for Deutsche Bank's Workforce Strategy & Analytics, she leads the formulation, design, and implementation of the bank’s annual People Survey, driving a data-driven and actionable employee listening strategy across 27 locations and over 95,000 employees.

In her leadership roles, Dr. Patel has collaborated with accrediting bodies such as CIPD, EQUIS, AMBA, and AACSB to ensure programs meet the highest global standards. She has delivered executive education to senior leaders and CHROs at institutions like Henley Business School, XLRI Jamshedpur, and Toulouse School of Management, supporting leaders from Amazon, Deloitte, HSBC, GE Aviation, Bupa Healthcare, and Oracle. Recognized as one of Poets & Quants’ “40 Under 40 World’s Best MBA Professors” in 2022, Dr. Patel empowers leaders with strategic acumen and a deep understanding of positive organizational scholarship, fostering compassionate, inclusive, and purpose-driven leadership in an ever-evolving global business landscape.