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Dr Maria Simosi is a Reader in Organisational Studies and Human Resource Management at Royal Holloway, University of London. She holds a PhD in Organisational Psychology from the London School of Economics. She has extensive experience as HRM specialist in the banking sector. She is a Member of CIPD SouthWest London Executive Committee and an elected Member of the Executive Committee for the Academy of Management (Careers Division). She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

Her research examines career trajectories as well as the dynamics of employee–employer relationships. Her published work appears in leading academic journals including Human Relations, Journal of Vocational Behavior and Human Resource Management Journal.

 

Research interests:

  • sustainable careers
  • idiosyncratic deals and talent management
  • employee-employer relations in crisis economies
  • women's career trajectories
  • graduates' career competencies

Maria is interested in supervising doctoral students wishing to undertake research in these areas.

 

Affiliations: 

  • Academy of Management (AOM)
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy
  • Academic associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
  • European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)

 

Editorial offices:

  • Associate Editor, Group and Organisation Management
  • Editorial Board, International Journal of HRM

 

Education/Academic qualification

PhD in Social-Organizational Psychology , London School of Economics and Political Science

B.A. in Philosophy-Education-Psychology, University of Athens, Greece

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

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