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D-Index
47
Citations
60341
World Ranking
1114
National Ranking
172

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the British Academy of Management
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the British Academy of Management
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the British Academy of Management

Overview

Mark N. K. Saunders is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, as well as Social Sciences. The subfields where their contributions are most notable include Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Sociology and Political Science, and Safety Research.

The scientist has published extensively on topics such as Management and Organizational Studies, Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Family Business Performance and Succession, and Knowledge Management and Sharing.

Recent research papers authored or coauthored by Mark N. K. Saunders include:

  • Human resource management in the age of generative artificial intelligence: Perspectives and research directions on ChatGPT, 2023, Human Resource Management Journal
  • Trust theory and customer services research: theoretical review and synthesis, 2020, Service Industries Journal
  • Putting the system back into training and firm performance research: A review and research agenda, 2021, Human Resource Management Journal
  • Articulating scholarship in human resource management: Guidance for researchers, 2024, Human Resource Management Journal
  • Starting up, not slowing down: Social entrepreneurial intentions in later working-life, 2022, International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Mark N. K. Saunders include:

  • Fariba Darabi
  • Pawan Budhwar
  • Soumyadeb Chowdhury
  • Geoffrey Wood
  • Herman Aguinis

The main publication venues for Saunders' work are:

  • Human Resource Management Journal
  • Service Industries Journal
  • International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship
  • Production
  • Work Employment and Society

Mark N. K. Saunders has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom, and as a Fellow of the British Academy of Management. These distinctions reflect their ongoing engagement with scholarly communities in their field.

Best Publications

  • Research Methods for Business Students

    Mark N. K Saunders;Philip Lewis;Adrian Thornhill

  • Research Methods for Business Students (5th edn)

    M Saunders;P Lewis;A Thornhill

  • Research Methods for Business Students (4th edn)

    M Saunders;P Lewis;A Thornhill

  • Reporting and Justifying the Number of Interview Participants in Organization and Workplace Research

    Mark N. K. Saunders;Keith Townsend

  • Doing Research in Business and Management: an essential guide to planning your project

    Mark N. K. Saunders;Philip Lewis

  • Choosing Research Participants

    Mark N.K. Saunders

  • The origins and conceptualizations of ‘triple-loop’ learning: A critical review

    Paul Tosey;Max Visser;Mark Nk Saunders

  • Organisational justice, trust and the management of change: An exploration

    Mark N. K. Saunders;Adrian Thornhill

  • Understanding research philosophy and approaches to theory development

    Mark N. K. Saunders;Alexandra Bristow;Adrian Thornhill;Philip Lewis

  • Virulotyping and Antimicrobial Resistance Typing of Salmonella enterica Serovars Relevant to Human Health in Europe

    Stephan Huehn;Roberto M. La Ragione;Muna Anjum;Mark Saunders

  • Handbook of Research Methods on Trust

    Fergus Lyon;Guido Möllering;Guido Möllering;Mark N. K. Saunders

  • Strategic Human Resource Management: Contemporary Issues

    M Millmore;P Lewis;M Saunders;A Thornhill

  • Methoden en technieken van onderzoek

    Mark Saunders;Philip Lewis;Adrian Thornhill

  • What if line managers don’t realize they’re responsible for HR?

    Adrian Thornhill;Mark N.K. Saunders

  • Trust and mistrust in organizations: An exploration using an organizational justice framework

    Mark N. K. Saunders;Adrian Thornhill

  • Organizational trust: a cultural perspective

    Mark N.K. Saunders

  • The complexities of religious tourism motivations: Sacred places, vows and visions

    Matina Terzidou;Caroline Scarles;Mark N.K. Saunders

  • Doing Research in Business and Management

    Mark Saunders;Philip Lewis

  • Research methods for business students, 8th ed

    Mark Saunders;Philip Lewis;Adrian Thornhill.

  • Research Methods for Business Students (4th edn, Vietnamese language edition)

    M Saunders;P Lewis;A Thornhill

  • Doing action research in your own organization

    Mark N.K. Saunders

  • Research Methods for Business Students (3rd edn, Indian edition)

    M Saunders;P Lewis;A Thornhill

  • The vow and tourist travel

    Matina Terzidou;Caroline Scarles;Mark Saunders

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas N. Garavan
Thomas N. Garavan University College Cork
Gordon C Jayson
Gordon C Jayson University of Manchester
Caroline Dive
Caroline Dive University of Manchester
adrian l harris
adrian l harris University of Oxford
John M. Kaldor
John M. Kaldor University of New South Wales
Burkhard Malorny
Burkhard Malorny Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Reiner Helmuth
Reiner Helmuth Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Philip J. Hogg
Philip J. Hogg Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology
Martin J. Woodward
Martin J. Woodward University of Reading
Dik Mevius
Dik Mevius Utrecht University

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