Dr Alina Baluch
Senior Lecturer
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer at the School of Management. I also serve as the Co-Deputy Head of School (Research) and Associate Director of the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy and Public Good.
Prior to joining St Andrews in 2012, I worked as a Lecturer at the Leibniz Universitaet Hannover at the Institute of HRM where I received my PhD (summa cum laude) from the Faculty of Economics and Management. I was awarded an MA in European Studies from the Leibniz Universtitaet Hannover and graduated with high distinction from the University of Virginia, USA (BA in History).
Teaching
- MN2001 Management and Society
- MN5470 Managing Human Resources
Research areas
My research focuses on employment relations and the unintended consequences of HRM in voluntary sector organisations. I am particularly interested in the experience of precarious work in the context of austerity. My current research in the social care sector examines workforce issues and the sustainability of voluntary and independent care providers (e.g., Scottish Living Wage, work redesign, contract withdrawal) against the background of wider developments in the sector (e.g., personalisation, integration of health and social care). I am also interested in questions concerning the role of philanthropy in the voluntary sector and the impact of professionalisation in philanthropic organisations. My research is situated within the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good (CSPPG), of which I am an Associate Director.
My research has been funded by ESRC, The British Academy, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, and the Ministry of Science and Culture in Lower Saxony. I have published in a range of journals such as the Journal of Management Studies, British Journal of Management, Human Resource Management and the Journal of Applied Psychology. I also have written two monographs on managing nonprofit organisations, one research focussed (Routledge) and another a co-authored textbook (Palgrave Macmillan). My recent work on adult social care has been externally commissioned by policy and third sector organisations (e.g., Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland) and resulted in a series of reports on workforce issues in the social care sector.
PhD supervision
- Michele Fugiel Gartner
Selected publications
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"Editorial": Dynamics of Employment Relations and HRM in Nonprofit Organizations
Akingbola, K., Baluch, A. M., Brunt, C. & Cunningham, I., 29 Jun 2020, In : Employee Relations. 42, 5, p. 1045-1054Research output: Contribution to journal ? Special issue
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Mapping the research landscape of strategic human resource management in nonprofit organizations: a systematic review and avenues for future research
Baluch, A. M. & Ridder, H-G., 22 Jul 2020, In : Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. Online First, 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Review article
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Change Management in Nonprofit Organizations: Theory and Practice
Akingbola, K., Rogers, S. & Baluch, A. M., 2019, Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillian. 277 p.Research output: Book/Report ? Book
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Cracking Labour Process theory in Employment Relations and HRM
Chillas, S. A. & Baluch, A. M., 2019, Elgar Introduction to Theories of Human Resources and Employment Relations. Edward ElgarResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding ? Chapter
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Handing Back Contracts: Exploring the rising trend in third sector provider withdrawal from the social care market
Cunningham, I., Baluch, A. M., James, P., Jendro, E. & Young, D., May 2019, Edinburgh: Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland. 61 p.Research output: Book/Report ? Commissioned report
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Human Resource Management in NPOs: Innovation und Voraussetzung für Innovationsfähigkeit
Ridder, H-G. & Baluch, A. M., 2019, Innovative Unternehmen der Sozial- und Gesundheitswirtschaft: Herausforderungen und Gestaltungserfordernisse. Becher, B. & Hastedt, I. (eds.). Springer, p. 97-115Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding ? Chapter
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The role of dialectical interrogation in review studies: theorizing from what we see rather than what we have already seen
Hoon, C. & Baluch, A. M., 6 Dec 2019, In : Journal of Management Studies. Early view, 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Implementing the Scottish Living Wage in adult social care: An evaluation of the experiences of social care partners, and usefulness of Joint Guidance
Cunningham, I., Baluch, A. M., Cullen, A-M. & James, P., Nov 2018, Edinburgh: Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland. 64 p.Research output: Book/Report ? Commissioned report
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Employee perceptions of HRM and well-being in nonprofit organizations: unpacking the unintended
Baluch, A. M., 6 Aug 2017, In : International Journal of Human Resource Management. 28, 14, p. 1912-1937 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Strategic Human Resource Management
Ridder, H-G. & Baluch, A. M., 6 Jun 2017, The Nonprofit Human Resource Management Handbook: From Theory to Practice. Word, J. & Sowa, J. (eds.). Taylor & Francis, p. 69-86 (Public Administration and Public Policy).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding ? Chapter