Prof Alexandra Beauregard
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Overview
Overview
Biography
Alexandra Beauregard joined the Department of Organizational Psychology in the summer of 2018. Prior to arriving at Birkbeck, Alexandra was Associate Professor in Human Resource Management at Middlesex University Business School, Assistant Professor in Employment Relations and Organisational Behaviour at the London School of Economics' Department of Management, and Lecturer in Management (Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management) at the University of Surrey's Business School. She has also worked in social policy positions in the Government of Canada's Department of Industry, Department of Citizenship and Immigration, and the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
Her research interests are centred on the work-life interface, flexible working arrangements, and diversity management, with a particular focus on gender identity and gender equality. She has published widely on these topics in academic journals and in practitioner outlets, as well as authoring chapters in a number of edited scholarly books and teaching-oriented texts. Alexandra has carried out commissioned research for both public- and private-sector organizations such as Acas, Avon UK, and LinkedIn, and has delivered a number of invited lectures on the topics of gender equality, diversity management, and flexible working to organizations such as the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Citywealth, the Columbia Business School Alumni Association, the Financial Conduct Authority, Forward Ladies, Handelsbanken, KPMG, and Shell. She has also spoken on these topics for mainstream media outlets (e.g., BBC World News, CNN, the Daily Mail, Channel 4 News, BBC Radio FiveLive, Share Radio, City AM).
Office hours
By appointment - please email me to set up a meeting!
Qualifications
- PhD (Industrial Relations), University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science), 2004
- MSc Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science), 1998
- BA (Honours) Psychology and Applied Studies, University of Waterloo, 1997
Web profiles
Administrative responsibilities
- Chair, Mitigating Circumstances Panel (Department of Organizational Psychology)
- Co-Chair, Academic Offences Panel (Department of Organizational Psychology)
- Programme Director, MSc Medical Leadership
- Chair, Diversity Research Group (School of Business, Economics and Informatics)
Visiting posts
- Professor of Organizational Psychology, Oslo New University College,
Professional activities
Editor, Work, Employment & Society
Editorial Board member, Journal of Organizational Behavior
Editorial Board member, British Journal of Management
Editorial Board member, International Journal of Management Reviews
Editorial Review Board Member, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
Editorial Board Member, British Psychological Society Work-Life Balance Bulletin
Chair, Work and Family Researchers Network Nominations Committee
External examiner, King’s College London (MSc Human Resource Management and Organisational Analysis)
External examiner, Queen Mary, University of London (BSc Business Management)
Professional memberships
Executive Board member, Work and Family Researchers Network
Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE)
Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society
Member, Academy of Management (Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division)
Member, CYGNA (Supporting Women in Academia Network)
Member, British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology (Work-Life Balance Working Group)
ORCID
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Research
Research
Research interests
- Work-life interface
- Flexible working practices
- Diversity management
- Gender equality
- Gender identity (transgender employee issues)
Research overview
Alexandra is currently guest editing two special issues:
Human Resource Management Journal: ‘Conceptualising the nexus between macro-level ‘turbulence’ and the worker experience in Human Resource Management’ (deadline for submissions: January 31, 2021)
- With R. Prouska (London South Bank University), U. Chatrakul Na Ayudhya (Birkbeck, University of London), A. Psychogios (Birmingham City University), & M. Nyfoudi (University of Birmingham)
International Journal of Human Resource Management: ‘New ways of working: Understanding the implications for employees across different cultural and organisational contexts’ (deadline for submissions: July 31, 2020)
- With K. Alfes (ESCP Europe Berlin), A. Avgoustaki (ESCP Europe London), A. Cañibano (ESCP Europe Madrid), & M. Muratbekova-Touron (ESCP Europe Paris)
Research clusters and groups
- Chair, Diversity Research Group
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Supervision and teaching
Supervision and teaching
Supervision
Current doctoral researchers
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JESSICA HOBBS
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SUZIE BENSON
Teaching
Convenor:
- Organisational Behaviour (MOMN047H5)
- Global Human Resources and Diversity Management (BUOB071H7)
- Dissertation MSc Medical Leadership (BBK_MOOP001D7)
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Publications
Publications
Article
- Allen, T. and Beham, B. and Ollier-Malaterre, A. and Baierl, A. and Alexandrova, M. and Artiawati, A. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Carvalho, V.S. and Chambel, M.J. and Cho, E. and Coden da Silva, B. and Dawkins, S. and Escribano, P. and Gudeta, K.H. and Huang, T.-P. and Jaga, A. and Kost, D. and Kurowska, A. and Leon, E. and Lewis, S. and Lu, C.-q. and Martin, A. and Morandin, G. and Noboa, F. and Offer, S. and Ohu, E. and Peters, P. and Rajadhyaksha, U. and Russo, M. and Sohn, Y.W. and Straub, C. and Tammelin, M. and Triki, L. and Van Engen, M. and Waismel-Manor, R. (2023) Boundary management preferences from a gender and cross-cultural perspective. Journal of Vocational Behavior ISSN 0001-8791.
- Prouska, R. and Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, Uracha and Beauregard, Alexandra and Psychogios, Al. and Nyfoudi, M. (2023) Conceptualising the nexus between macro-level ‘turbulence’ and the worker experience. Human Resource Management Journal ISSN 0954-5395.
- Beham, B. and Ollier-Malaterre, A. and Allen, T. and Baierl, A. and Alexandrova, M. and Artiawati, A. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Carvalho, V.S. and Chambel, M.J. and Cho, E. and Coden da Silva, B. and Dawkins, S. and Escribano, P. and Gudeta, K.H. and Huang, T.-p. and Jaga, A. and Kost, D. and Kurowska, A. and Leon, E. and Lewis, S. and Lu, C.-q. and Martin, A. and Morandin, G. and Noboa, F. and Offer, S. and Ohu, E. and Peters, P. and Rajadhyaksha, U. and Russo, M. and Sohn, Y.W. and Straub, C. and Tammelin, M. and Triki, L. and van Engen, M. and Waismel-Manor, R. (2023) Humane orientation, work–family conflict, and positive spillover across cultures. Journal of Applied Psychology ISSN 0021-9010.
- Adamson, M. and Muhr, S.L. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2023) Theorising work–life balance endeavours as a gendered project of the self: the case of senior executives in Denmark. Human Relations 76 (4), pp. 629-654. ISSN 0018-7267.
- Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Adisa, T. (2023) Enactors or reactors? Work-life border management for women in law in Nigeria. Community, Work & Family 26 (1), pp. 58-75. ISSN 1366-8803.
- Basile, K.A. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Canonico-Martin, E. (2022) Better work-life balance through Digital Parenting. Strategic HR Review 21 (6), pp. 180-184. ISSN 1475-4398.
- Adisa, T. and Antonacopoulou, E. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Dickmann, M. and Adekoya, O. (2022) Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on employees’ boundary management and work-life balance. British Journal of Management 33 (4), pp. 1694-1709. ISSN 1045-3172.
- Fletcher, L. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2022) The psychology of diversity and its implications for workplace (in)equality: looking back at the last decade and forward to the next. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 95 (3), pp. 577-594. ISSN 0963-1798.
- Hwang, S. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2022) Contextualising intersectionality: a qualitative study of East Asian female migrant workers in the UK. Human Relations 75 (4), pp. 609-634. ISSN 0018-7267.
- Basile, K.A. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2021) Oceans apart: work-life boundaries and the effects of an oversupply of segmentation. The International Journal of Human Resource Management 32 (5), pp. 1139-1170. ISSN 0958-5192.
- Collins, A. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2020) The effect of breaches of the psychological contract on the job satisfaction and wellbeing of doctors in Ireland: a quantitative study. Human Resources for Health 18 (89), ISSN 1478-4491.
- Beauregard, T. Alexandra and King, K.A. (2020) “Bring in Your Parents Day”: Building inclusion and engagement through a cross-generational family-friendly workplace initiative. Strategic HR Review 19 (1), pp. 15-21. ISSN 1475-4398.
- Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, Uracha and Prouska, R. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2019) The impact of global economic crisis and austerity on quality of working life and work- life balance: a capabilities perspective. European Management Review 16 (4), pp. 847-862. ISSN 1740-4762.
- Booth, J.E. and Park, T.Y. and Zhu, L. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Gu, F. and Emery, C. (2018) Prosocial response to client-instigated victimization: the roles of forgiveness and workgroup conflict. Journal of Applied Psychology 103 (5), pp. 513-536. ISSN 0021-9010.
- Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Whiley, Lilith A. and Booth, J.E. and Whittle, S. (2018) Listen carefully: transgender voices in the workplace. The International Journal of Human Resource Management 29 (5), pp. 857-884. ISSN 0958-5192.
- Gut, T. and Whiley, Lilith and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2018) HRM and the case of transgender workers: a complex landscape of limited HRM ‘know how’ with some pockets of good practice. Human Resource Management International Digest 26 (2), pp. 7-11. ISSN 0967-0734.
- Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Arevshatian, L. and Booth, J.E. and Whittle, S. (2016) Listen carefully: transgender voices in the workplace. International Journal of Human Resource Management 29 (5), pp. 857-884. ISSN 0958-5192.
- Basile, K.A. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2016) Strategies for successful telework: how effective employees manage work/home boundaries. Strategic HR Review 15 (3), pp. 106-111. ISSN 1475-4398.
- Khokher, S.Y. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2014) Work-family attitudes and behaviours among newly immigrant Pakistani expatriates: the role of organizational family-friendly policies. Community, Work & Family 17 (2), pp. 142-162. ISSN 1366-8803.
- Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2014) Fairness perceptions of work-life balance initiatives: effects on counterproductive work behaviour. British Journal of Management 25 (4), pp. 772-789. ISSN 1045-3172.
Book Section
- Basile, K.A. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2021) Boundary management: getting the work-home balance right. In: Russell, E. and Grant, C. (eds.) Agile Working and Well-Being in the Digital Age. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 35-46. ISBN 9783030602826.
- Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Booth, J.E. and Whiley, L.A. (2021) Transgender employees: workplace impacts on health and well-being. In: Hassard, J. and Torres, L.D. (eds.) Aligning Perspectives in Gender Mainstreaming: Gender, Health, Safety and Wellbeing. Aligning Perspectives on Health, Safety and Well-Being. Springer. pp. 177-196. ISBN 9783030532680.
- Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Basile, K.A. and Canónico, E. (2019) Telework: outcomes and facilitators for employees. In: Landers, R.N. (ed.) The Cambridge Handbook of Technology and Employee Behavior. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 511-543. ISBN 9781108649636.
- Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Basile, K.A. and Canonico, E. (2018) “The fur-lined rut”: telework and career ambition. In: Kelliher, C. and Richardson, J. (eds.) Work, Working and Work Relationships in a Changing World. Routledge Studies in Human Resource Development. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. pp. 17-36. ISBN 9780815371533.
- Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Basile, K.A. and Thompson, C.A. (2018) Organizational culture in the context of national culture. In: Shockley, K. and Shen, W. and Johnson, R. (eds.) The Cambridge handbook of the global work-family interface. Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 555-569. ISBN 9781108235556.
- Lewis, S. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2018) The meanings of work-life balance: a cultural perspective. In: Shockley, K. and Shen, W. and Johnson, R. (eds.) The Cambridge handbook of the global work-family interface. Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 720-732. ISBN 9781108235556.
- Rojo, G.F. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra (2017) A Latin American perspective on diversity management: what does “inclusion” mean in a Peruvian context?. In: Özbilgin, M.F. and Chanlat, J.-F. (eds.) Management and Diversity: Perspectives from Different National Contexts. International Perspectives on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Emerald Publishing. pp. 9-31. ISBN 978178635550.
Editorial
- Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Adamson, M. and Kunter, A. and Miles, L. and Roper, I. (2020) Diversity in the work-life interface: introduction to the special issue. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal Emerald. ISSN 2040-7149. (In Press)
- Lup, D. and Beauregard, T. Alexandra and Adamson, M. (2018) The many faces of gender inequality at work. Work, Employment & Society 32 (4), pp. 623-628. Sage. ISSN 0950-0170.
Monograph
- McDowall, Almuth and Teoh, Kevin and Stringer, Mark and Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, Uracha and Beauregard, T. Alexandra and MacKenzie Davey, Kate and Lewis, Rachel and Yarker, Jo (2020) Organisations, race and trauma. London, UK: Department of Organizational Psychology.
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Business and community
Business and community
Media
I am happy to receive enquiries from the media on the following topics:
- Working from home
- Flexible working
- Work-life boundaries
- Support for transgender employees
- Gender equality