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Professor David Collings

Professor David Collings

Professor of Sustainable Business (2021), School Office Trinity Business School

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Biography

David Collings holds the Chair of Sustainable Business at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. He previously held faculty positions at Dublin City University, University of Sheffield and National University of Ireland, Galway and visiting positions at King's College London, Nanyang Business School in Singapore and Cornell University as a Fulbright Scholar. David is an elected Member of the Royal Irish Academy and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He a former Chair of the HR Division of the Academy of Management. He is a leading international expert on talent management, global mobility and sustainable work. His work has been published in leading international outlets including Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management and Personnel Psychology, practitioner outlets such as Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review and he has edited 12 books. A recent Stanford-led study ranked him in the top 2% of scholars globally based on citations impact. David has been named as one of the most influential thinkers in the field of HR years by HR Magazine on five occasions. His work has been cited in media outlets including the BBC, Forbes, Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He is an Associate Editor at the Journal of Management and Academy of Management Perspectives and former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of World Business, Human Resource Management Journal, and the Irish Journal of Management. He sits or has sat on the editorial boards of multiple journals including Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management and Journal of Management Studies.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Kehoe, R.R., Collings, D.G. & Cascio, W.F., Simply the Best? Star Performers and High Potential Employees: Critical Reflections and a Path Forward for Research and Practice, Personnel Psychology, 76, (2), 2023, p585-615Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Wood, G., Croucher, R., Brewster, C., Collings, D., Brookes, M., Varieties of firm: Complementarity and bounded diversity, Journal of Economic Issues, 43, (1), 2009, p239-258Journal Article, 2009, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Gunnigle, P., Morley, M.J., Between Boston and Berlin: American MNCs and the shifting contours of industrial relations in Ireland, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 19, (2), 2008, p240-261Journal Article, 2008, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Morley, M.J., Gunnigle, P., Composing the top management team in the international subsidiary: Qualitative evidence on international staffing in U.S. MNCs in the Republic of Ireland, Journal of World Business, 43, (2), 2008, p197-212Journal Article, 2008, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Multinational corporations and industrial relations research: A road less travelled, International Journal of Management Reviews, 10, (2), 2008, p173-193Journal Article, 2008, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Scullion, H., Resourcing international assignees, International Human Resource Management: A European Perspective: Second Edition, 2008, p87-106Journal Article, 2008, DOI
  • Begley, A., Collings, D.G., Scullion, H., The cross-cultural adjustment experiences of self-initiated repatriates to the Republic of Ireland labour market, Employee Relations, 30, (3), 2008, p264-282Journal Article, 2008, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Scullion, H., Morley, M.J., Changing patterns of global staffing in the multinational enterprise: Challenges to the conventional expatriate assignment and emerging alternatives, Journal of World Business, 42, (2), 2007, p198-213Journal Article, 2007, DOI
  • Edwards, T., Collings, D.G., Quintanilla, J., Tempel, A., Innovation and the Transfer of Organizational Learning, American Multinationals in Europe: Managing Employment Relations Across National Borders, 2007Journal Article, 2007, DOI
  • Scullion, H., Collings, D.G., Gunnigle, P., International human resource management in the 21st century: Emerging themes and contemporary debates, Human Resource Management Journal, 17, (4), 2007, p309-319Journal Article, 2007, DOI
  • McDonnell, A. and Lavelle, J. and Gunnigle, P. and Collings, D.G., Management research on multinational corporations: A methodological critique, Economic and Social Review, 38, (2), 2007, p235-258Journal Article, 2007
  • Almond, P., Muller-Camen, M., Collings, D.G., Quintanilla, J., Pay and Performance, American Multinationals in Europe: Managing Employment Relations Across National Borders, 2007Journal Article, 2007, DOI
  • Butler, P., Collings, D.G., Peters, R., Quintanilla, J., The Case Study Companies in Their Organizational Context, American Multinationals in Europe: Managing Employment Relations Across National Borders, 2007Journal Article, 2007, DOI
  • Butler, P., Collings, D.G., Peters, R., Quintanilla, J., The Management of Managerial Careers, American Multinationals in Europe: Managing Employment Relations Across National Borders, 2007Journal Article, 2007, DOI
  • Gunnigle, P., Collings, D.G., Morley, M.J., Accommodating global capitalism? State policy and industrial relations in American MNCs in Ireland, Wages, Employment, Distribution and Growth: International Perspectives, 2006, p86-108Journal Article, 2006, DOI
  • Scullion, H., Collings, D.G., International talent management, Global Staffing, 2006, p87-448Journal Article, 2006, DOI
  • Morley, M., Gunnigle, P., O'Sullivan, M., Collings, D.G., New directions in the roles and responsibilities of the HRM function, Personnel Review, 35, (6), 2006, p609-617Journal Article, 2006, DOI
  • Morley, M.J., Collings, D.G., Contemporary debates and new directions in HRM in MNCs: Introduction, International Journal of Manpower, 25, (6), 2004, p487-499Journal Article, 2004, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., HRD and labour market practices in a US multinational subsidiary: The impact of global and local influences, Journal of European Industrial Training, 27, 2003, p188-200Journal Article, 2003, DOI
  • Mila Lazarova and Paula Caligiuri and David G. Collings and Helen De Cieri, Global work in a rapidly changing world: Implications for MNEs and individuals, Journal of World Business, 58, (1), 2023, p101365Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Yseult Freeney, Lisa van der Werff, David G. Collings, I Left Venus and Came Back to Mars: Temporal Focus Congruence in Dyadic Relationships Following Maternity Leave, Organization Science, 33, (5), 2022, p1773-1793Journal Article, 2022, DOI
  • Ryan P. Terry, Jeffrey E. McGee, Malcolm J. Kass, David G. Collings, Assessing star value: The influence of prior performance and visibility on compensation strategy, Human Resource Management Journal, (2), 2023, p307-327Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • JR Keller and Rebecca R. Kehoe and Matthew Bidwell and David Collings and Adam Myer, In With the Old? Examining When Boomerang Employees Outperform New Hires, Academy of Management Journal, 64, (6), 2021, p1654--1684Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • David G. Collings, Anthony J. Nyberg, Patrick M. Wright, John McMackin, Leading through paradox in a COVID"19 world: Human resources comes of age, Human Resource Management Journal, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Dundon, T., Foreword: HRMJ 2013 and beyond, Human Resource Management Journal, 23, (2), 2013, p127-128Journal Article, 2013, DOI
  • Minbaeva, D., Collings, D.G., Seven myths of global talent management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24, (9), 2013, p1762-1776Journal Article, 2013, DOI
  • Mellahi, K., Demirbag, M., Collings, D.G., Tatoglu, E., Hughes, M., Similarly different: A comparison of HRM practices in MNE subsidiaries and local firms in Turkey, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24, (12), 2013, p2339-2368Journal Article, 2013, DOI
  • Vaiman, V., Collings, D.G., Talent management: Advancing the field, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24, (9), 2013, p1737-1743Journal Article, 2013, DOI
  • Smith, A.R., Ryan, P.A., Collings, D.G., Born global networks: The role of connectors, European Journal of International Management, 6, (5), 2012, p566-589Journal Article, 2012, DOI
  • McDonnell, A., Collings, D.G., Burgess, J., Guest editors' note: Talent management in the Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 50, (4), 2012, p391-398Journal Article, 2012, DOI
  • Wood, G., Psychogios, A., Szamosi, L.T., Collings, D.G., Institutional approaches to comparative HRM, Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management, 2012, p27-50Journal Article, 2012, DOI
  • Vaiman, V., Scullion, H., Collings, D., Talent management decision making, Management Decision, 50, (5), 2012, p925-941Journal Article, 2012, DOI
  • Conroy, K.M., Collings, D.G., The role of the mne headquarters in subsidiary innovation: An institutional perspective, Handbook of Institutional Approaches to International Business, 2012, p299-319Journal Article, 2012
  • Conroy, K.M., Collings, D.G., Clancy, J., Regional Headquarter"s Dual Agency Role: Micro-political Strategies of Alignment and Self-interest, British Journal of Management, 28, (3), 2017, p390-406Journal Article, 2017, DOI
  • McDonnell, A., Collings, D.G., Mellahi, K., Schuler, R., Talent management: A systematic review and future prospects, European Journal of International Management, 11, (1), 2017, p86-128Journal Article, 2017, DOI
  • Mellahi, K., Frynas, J.G., Collings, D.G., Performance management practices within emerging market multinational enterprises: the case of Brazilian multinationals, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 27, (8), 2016, p876-905Journal Article, 2016, DOI
  • Conroy, K.M., Collings, D.G., The legitimacy of subsidiary issue selling: Balancing positive & negative attention from corporate headquarters, Journal of World Business, 51, (4), 2016, p612-627Journal Article, 2016, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Scullion, H., Vaiman, V., European perspectives on talent management, European Journal of International Management, 5, (5), 2011, p453-462Journal Article, 2011, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Dick, P., The relationship between ceremonial adoption of popular management practices and the motivation for practice adoption and diffusion in an American MNC, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22, (18), 2011, p3849-3866Journal Article, 2011, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Doherty, N., Luethy, M., Osborn, D., Understanding and supporting the career implications of international assignments, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 78, (3), 2011, p361-371Journal Article, 2011, DOI
  • Whelan, E., Collings, D.G., Donnellan, B., Managing talent in knowledge-intensive settings, Journal of Knowledge Management, 14, (3), 2010, p486-504Journal Article, 2010, DOI
  • Collings, D., Smart Talent Management: Building Knowledge Assets for Competitive Advantage, Personnel Review, 39, (3), 2010, p397-399Journal Article, 2010, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Demirbag, M., Mellahi, K., Tatoglu, E., Strategic orientation, human resource management practices and organizational outcomes: Evidence from Turkey, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 21, (14), 2010, p2589-2613Journal Article, 2010, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., McDonnell, A., Gunnigle, P., Lavelle, J., Swimming against the tide: Outward staffing flows from multinational subsidiaries, Human Resource Management, 49, (4), 2010, p575-598Journal Article, 2010, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., McDonnell, A., McCarter, A., Types of international assignees, Readings and Cases in International Human Resource Management: Sixth Edition, 2016, p189-207Journal Article, 2016, DOI
  • Morley, M.J., Scullion, H., Collings, D.G., Schuler, R.S., Talent management: A capital question, European Journal of International Management, 9, (1), 2015, p1-8Journal Article, 2015, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Scullion, H., Vaiman, V., Talent management: Progress and prospects, Human Resource Management Review, 25, (3), 2015, p233-235Journal Article, 2015, DOI
  • Dick, P., Collings, D.G., Discipline and punish? Strategy discourse, senior manager subjectivity and contradictory power effects, Human Relations, 67, (12), 2014, p1513-1536Journal Article, 2014, DOI
  • Demirbag, M., Collings, D.G., Tatoglu, E., Mellahi, K., Wood, G., High-Performance Work Systems and Organizational Performance in Emerging Economies: Evidence from MNEs in Turkey, Management International Review, 54, (3), 2014, p325-359Journal Article, 2014, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Integrating global mobility and global talent management: Exploring the challenges and strategic opportunities, Journal of World Business, 49, (2), 2014, p253-261Journal Article, 2014, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Toward mature talent management: Beyond shareholder value, Human Resource Development Quarterly, 25, (3), 2014, p301-319Journal Article, 2014, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Mellahi, K., Commentary on: "Talent-innate or acquired? Theoretical considerations and their implications for talent management", Human Resource Management Review, 23, (4), 2013, p322-325Journal Article, 2013, DOI
  • Edwards, T., Tregaskis, O., Collings, D., Jalette, P., Susaeta, L., Control over employment practice in multinationals: Subsidiary functions, corporate structures, and national systems, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 66, (3), 2013, p670-695Journal Article, 2013
  • David G. Collings, John McMackin, Anthony J. Nyberg, Patrick M. Wright, Strategic Human Resource Management and COVID"19: Emerging Challenges and Research Opportunities, Journal of Management Studies, 58, (5), 2021, p1378--1382Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Jos Akkermans and David G. Collings and Serge P. da Motta Veiga and Corinne Post and Scott Seibert, Toward a broader understanding of career shocks: Exploring interdisciplinary connections with research on job search, human resource management, entrepreneurship, and diversity, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 126, 2021, p103563Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Brian Harney and David G. Collings, Navigating the shifting landscapes of HRM, Human Resource Management Review, 2021, p100824Journal Article, 2021, DOI
  • Kieran M. Conroy, David G. Collings, Johanna Clancy, Sowing the seeds of subsidiary influence: Social navigating and political maneuvering of subsidiary actors, Global Strategy Journal, 2019Journal Article, 2019, DOI
  • David G. Collings, Kamel Mellahi, Wayne F. Cascio, Global Talent Management and Performance in Multinational Enterprises: A Multilevel Perspective, Journal of Management, 45, (2), 2019, p540--566Journal Article, 2019, DOI
  • Mellahi, K., Collings, D.G., The barriers to effective global talent management: The example of corporate élites in MNEs, Journal of World Business, 45, (2), 2010, p143-149Journal Article, 2010, DOI
  • Soltani, E., Scullion, H., Collings, D., Workforce diversity in iran: Some case study evidence of private sector organisations, Managing Cultural Diversity in Asia: A Research Companion, 2010, p352-372Journal Article, 2010
  • Whelan, E., Collings, D., Donnellan, B., An examination of talent management concepts in knowledge intensive settings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 5914 LNAI, 2009, p450-457Journal Article, 2009, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Scullion, H., Dowling, P.J., Global staffing: A review and thematic research agenda, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 20, (6), 2009, p1253-1272Journal Article, 2009, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Wood, G., Human resource management: A critical approach, Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach, 2009, p1-16Journal Article, 2009, DOI
  • Collings, D.G., Mellahi, K., Strategic talent management: A review and research agenda, Human Resource Management Review, 19, (4), 2009, p304-313Journal Article, 2009, DOI
  • Vardi, S. & Collings, D.G., What's in a name? Talent: A review and research agenda, Human Resource Maangement Journal, 33, (3), 2023, p660-682Journal Article, 2023, DOI
  • Jooss, S., Collings, D.G., McMackin, J. & Dickmann, M., A skills-matching perspective on talent management: Developing strategic agility, Human Resource Management, 63, (1), 2024, p141-157Journal Article, 2024, DOI
  • Paula M. Caligiuri, David G. Collings, Helen De Cieri, Mila B. Lazarova, Global Talent Management: A Critical Review and Research Agenda for the New Organizational Reality, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 11, 2024, p393-421 - p393"421Journal Article, 2024, DOI
  • Philip Rogiers & David G. Collings, The End of Jobs? Paradoxes of Job Deconstruction in Organizations, Academy of Management Perspectives, 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI

Research Expertise

Sustainable work, future of work, talent management, global mobility, international HRM.

Recognition

  • Member, Royal Irish Academy
  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
  • Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences