Matthew Allen

Professor Matthew Allen PhD

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Biography

I am a Professor of International Business within the Marketing, International Business and Tourism Department. 

Prior to joining Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, I have been a professor and a head of department at Bangor University and Essex Business School, and a senior lecturer at Alliance Manchester Business School. 

My research focuses on the strategies of multinational companies and how they generate competitive advantages in different locations around the world, focusing on organizations’ corporate governance as well as how they manage their employees. I have published in leading comparative and international business journals, such as the Journal of International Business Studies, the British Journal of Management, Sociology, Socio-Economic Review, and The International Journal of Human Resource Management. I am on the editorial board of the International Journal of Human Resource Management. My research has been funded by DANIDA, the German Academic Exchange Service, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and UKRI.

I am currently working on a DANIDA-funded project to expedite the move to a circular economy in Bangladesh’s garment industry.

I am keen to supervise doctoral students who wish to examine the links between multinational companies’ strategies, their innovation capabilities, and their human resource management (HRM) practices.

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Teaching

Supervision

I have supervised several PhD and DBA students through to completion.

I am keen to supervise doctoral students who wish to examine the links between multinational companies’ strategies, their innovation capabilities, and their human resource management (HRM) practices.

Research outputs

FAA Becker-Ritterspach, KSG Lange, MMC Allen (2022), ‘Dominant modes of economic coordination and varieties of firm internationalization support’, International Business Review 31

MMC Allen, G Wood, M Demirbag (forthcoming), Developing Theoretically Informed Typologies in International Business: Why We Need Them, and How to Do It, Journal of International Business Studies

MMC Allen, GT Wood, M Keller (2022), State Capitalism: Means and Dimensions, in M. Wright, G. T. Wood, A. Cuervo-Cazurra, P. Sun, I. Okhmatovskiy and A. Grosman (eds), The Oxford Handbook on state Capitalism and the Firm, Oxford: OUP.

SI Saqib, MMC Allen, G Wood (2022), ‘Lordly management and its discontents: ‘Human Resource Management’ in Pakistan’, Work, Employment and Society 36 (3), 465-484.

  • Books (authored/edited/special issues)

    Tüselmann, H.J., McDonald, F., Heise, A., Allen, M.M.C., Voronkova, S. (2007) Employee Relations in Foreign-Owned Subsidiaries. Palgrave Macmillan UK.

    Allen, M.M.C. (2006) The Varieties of Capitalism Paradigm. Palgrave Macmillan UK.

  • Chapters in books

    Allen, M.M.C., Wood, G.T., Keller, M.R. (2022) 'STATE CAPITALISM: Means and Dimensions.' The Oxford Handbook of State Capitalism and the Firm. pp. 78-98.

    Rana, M.B., Allen, M.M.C., Servais, P. (2021) 'Supplier internationalization in the global apparel value chain from Bangladesh to Ethiopia: The buyer’s business model, institutions and entrepreneurial capability.' Upgrading the Global Garment Industry: Internationalization, Capabilities and Sustainability. pp. 13-45.

    Rana, M.B., Allen, M.M.C. (2021) 'Why apparel suppliers are locked into the upgrading ladder in Bangladesh: An institutional and business systems perspective.' Upgrading the Global Garment Industry: Internationalization, Capabilities and Sustainability. pp. 138-161.

    Rana, M.B., Allen, M.M.C. (2021) 'Upgrading the global garment industry: Internationalization, capabilities and sustainability.' Upgrading the Global Garment Industry: Internationalization, Capabilities and Sustainability. pp. 1-11.

    Allen, M.M.C., Wood, G. (2021) 'Institutional approaches to examining the influence of context on human resource management.' The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Approaches to Human Resource Management. pp. 53-70.

    Allen, M.M.C. (2020) 'Hirschman and voice.' Handbook of Research on Employee Voice, Second Edition. pp. 38-53.

    Wood, G., Allen, M.M.C. (2020) 'Institutional theory, business systems and employment relations.' Elgar Introduction to Theories of Human Resources and Employment Relations. pp. 169-182.

    Rana, M.B., Allen, M.M.C. (2018) 'Business systems perspective on entrepreneurship.' The Palgrave Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Entrepreneurship. pp. 271-291.

    Allen, M.M.C., Wood, G. (2018) 'Institutional theory and employment relations.' The Routledge Companion to Employment Relations. pp. 125-141.

    Allen, M.M.C., Allen, M.L. (2015) 'Institutions and Investments by Emerging-Economy Multinationals in Developed Economies.' The Rise of Multinationals from Emerging Economies: Achieving a New Balance, Palitha Konara, Yoo Jung Ha, Frank McDonald, Yingqi Wei (eds). Palgrave Macmillan,

    Wilkinson, A., Wood, G., Deeg, R., Allen, M.M.C. (2014) 'Business Systems Theory and Employment Relations.' The Oxford Handbook of Employment Relations. Oxford University Press,

    Allen, M.M.C. (2014) 'Hirschman and voice.' Handbook of Research on Employee Voice. pp. 36-51.

    Allen, M.M.C. (2014) 'Hirschman and Voice.' Handbook of Research on Employee Voice, edited by A, Wilkinson, J. Donaghey, T. Dundon, and R.B. Freeman. pp. 1-498.

    Allen, M.M.C., Aldred, M. (2013) 'The Impact of Institutions on Economic Growth in Central and Eastern Europe.' In Cook, G., Johns, J. (ed.) The Changing Geography of International Business. Palgrave Macmillan UK,

    Allen, M.M.C., Aldred, M.L. (2012) 'Internationalization, institutions and economic growth: A fuzzy-set analysis of the new EU member states.' Handbook of Institutional Approaches to International Business. pp. 382-407.

    Allen, M.M.C., Whitley, R. (2011) 'Internationalization and sectoral diversity: The roles of organizational capabilities and dominant institutions in structuring firms’ responses to semiglobalization.' Capitalist Diversity and Diversity within Capitalism. pp. 97-120.

    Allen, M.M.C. (2010) 'National Innovation System in Germany.' Encyclopaedia of Technology and Innovation Management, edited by Narayanan, VK, and Gina Colarelli O'Connor (2010): 375-389.. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 1-18.

  • Journal articles

    Saqib, S.I., Lucio, M.M., Allen, M.L., Allen, M. (2023) 'Sustaining solidarity through social media? Employee social media groups as an emerging platform for collectivism in Pakistan.' Work, Employment and Society,

    Allen, M. 'New directions for corporate governance: a comparative capitalisms perspective.' Annals of Corporate Governance,

    Allen, M.M.C., Wood, G., Demirbag, M. (2022) 'Developing theoretically informed typologies in international business: why we need them, and how to do it.' Journal of International Business Studies, 53(9) pp. 2133-2146.

    Becker-Ritterspach, F.A.A., Lange, K.S.G., Allen, M.M.C. (2022) 'Dominant modes of economic coordination and varieties of firm internationalization support.' International Business Review, 31(3) pp. 101975-101975.

    Saqib, S.I., Allen, M.M.C., Wood, G. (2021) 'Lordly Management and its Discontents: ‘Human Resource Management’ in Pakistan.' Work, Employment and Society, 36(3) pp. 465-484.

    Allen, M.M.C., Allen, M., Saqib, S.I., Liu, J. (2020) 'State-Permeated Capitalism and the Solar PV Industry in China and India.' New Political Economy, 26(4) pp. 527-539.

    Wood, G.T., Allen, M.M.C. (2020) 'Comparing capitalisms: debates, controversies and future directions.' Sociology, 54(3) pp. 482-500.

    Ahmad, M., Raziq, M.M., Rehman, W.U., Allen, M.M.C. (2020) 'High-performance work practices and organizational performance in Pakistan.' International Journal of Manpower, 41(3) pp. 318-338.

    Allen, M., Allen, M., Cumming, D., Johan, S. (2020) 'Comparative Capitalisms and Energy Transitions: Renewable Energy in the European Union.' British Journal of Management, 32(3) pp. 611-629.

    Wood, G., Finnegan, J.J., Allen, M.L., Allen, M.M.C., Cumming, D., Johan, S., Nicklich, M., Endo, T., Lim, S., Tanaka, S. (2019) 'The comparative institutional analysis of energy transitions.' Socio-Economic Review, 18(1) pp. 257-294.

    Ahmad, M., Allen, M.M.C., Raziq, M.M., ur Rehman, W. (2019) 'Converging HRM practices? A comparison of high performance work system practices in MNC subsidiaries and domestic firms in Pakistan.' Employee Relations, 41(5) pp. 931-948.

    Iqbal, N., Ahmad, M., Allen, M.M.C. (2019) 'Unveiling the relationship between e-HRM, impersonal trust and employee productivity.' Management Research Review, 42(7) pp. 879-899.

    Rehman, W.U., Ahmad, M., Allen, M.M.C., Raziq, M.M., Riaz, A. (2019) 'High involvement HR systems and innovative work behaviour: the mediating role of psychological empowerment, and the moderating roles of manager and co-worker support.' European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 28(4) pp. 525-535.

    Becker-Ritterspach, F., Allen, M., Lange, K., Allen, M. (2019) 'Home-country measures to support outward foreign direct investment: Variation and consequences.' Transnational Corporations, 26(1) pp. 61-85.

    Allen, M., Allen, M., Lange, K. (2018) 'Institutions and the Diversity and Prevalence of Multinationals’ Knowledge-Augmenting Subsidiaries.' British Journal of Management, 29(3) pp. 483-496.

    Iqbal, N., Ahmad, M., M.C. Allen, M., Raziq, M.M. (2018) 'Does e-HRM improve labour productivity? A study of commercial bank workplaces in Pakistan.' Employee Relations, 40(2) pp. 281-297.

    Allen, M.M.C., Liu, J., Allen, M.L., Imran Saqib, S. (2016) 'Establishments’ use of temporary agency workers: the influence of institutions and establishments’ employment strategies.' International Journal of Human Resource Management, 28(18) pp. 2570-2593.

    Allen, M.M.C. (2016) 'Employer and Worker Collective Action: A Comparative Study of Germany, South Africa, and the United States.' GERMAN POLITICS, 25(4) pp. 604-604.

    Ahmad, M., Allen, M. (2015) 'High performance hrm and establishment performance in pakistan: An empirical analysis.' Employee Relations, 37(5) pp. 506-524.

    Allen, M.M.C., Allen, M.L. (2015) 'Companies' Access to Finance, Co-operative Industrial Relations, and Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis of the States of South Eastern Europe.' Research in International Business and Finance, 33pp. 167-177.

    Tüselmann, H.J., Allen, M.M.C., McDonald, F. (2015) 'Vive les différences? Voice in French MNCs' overseas workplaces: a comparative study of voice in French, German and US subsidiaries in the UK.' International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26(8) pp. 1152-1168.

    Allen, M.M.C. (2013) 'Comparative capitalisms and the institutional embeddedness of innovative capabilities.' Socio-Economic Review, 11(4) pp. 771-794.

    Allen, M.M.C., Aldred, M.L. (2013) 'Business regulation, inward foreign direct investment, and economic growth in the new European Union member states.' Critical Perspectives on International Business, 9(3) pp. 301-321.

    Allen, M.M.C., Tüselmann, H.J., Aldred, M.L. (2011) 'Institutional frameworks and radical innovation: An analysis of high- and medium-high-technology industries in Germany.' International Journal of Public Policy, 7(4-6) pp. 265-281.

    Allen, M.M.C., Aldred, M.L. (2011) 'Varieties of capitalism, governance, and high-tech export performance: A fuzzy-set analysis of the new EU member states.' Employee Relations, 33(4) pp. 334-355.

    Allen, M.M.C. (2010) 'Book Review: Andrew Tylecote and Francesca Visintin Corporate Governance, Finance and the Technological Advantage of Nations London and New York: Routledge, 2007. 336pp. ISBN: 978-0-415-11221-5. $160.' Organization Studies, 31(3) pp. 369-372.

    Tüselmann, H.J., Heise, A., McDonald, F., Allen, M. (2010) 'Employment relations in German multinational companies in the UK and the future of the German model: Empirical evidence on country-of-origin effects and industry internationalisation.' International Journal of Public Policy, 5(4) pp. 390-408.

    Allen, M., Tüselmann, H.J. (2009) 'All powerful voice? The need to include "exit", "loyalty" and "neglect" in empirical studies too.' Employee Relations, 31(5) pp. 538-552.

    Heise, A., Tüselmann, H., McDonald, F., Allen, M. (2009) 'Das adaptierte deutsche Arbeitsbeziehungsmodell im Vergleich.' Wirtschaftsdienst, 89(2) pp. 101-106.

    Mcdonald, F., Warhurst, S., Allen, M. (2008) 'Autonomy, Embeddedness, and the Performance of Foreign Owned Subsidiaries.' Multinational Business Review, 16(3) pp. 73-92.

    Tüselmann, H., Allen, M., Barrett, S., McDonald, F. (2008) 'Varieties and variability of employee relations approaches in US subsidiaries: country-of-origin effects and the level and type of industry internationalisation.' International journal of human resource management, 19(9) pp. 1622-1635.

    Allen, M. (2008) 'Economic Efficiency - Democratic Empowerment: Contested Modernization in Britain and Germany.' GERMAN POLITICS, 17(2) pp. 218-220.

    Allen, M., Tuselmann, H., El-Said, H., Windrum, P. (2007) 'Sectoral collective agreements: remuneration straitjackets for German workplaces?.' Personnel review, 36(6) pp. 963-977.

    Allen, M., Funk, L., Tüselmann, H. (2006) 'Can variation in public policies account for differences in comparative advantage?.' Journal of Public Policy, 26(1) pp. 1-19.

    Allen, M. (2004) 'The varieties of capitalism paradigm: not enough variety?.' Socio-Economic Review, 2(1) pp. 87-108.

    Allen, M. (2002) 'Is German direct investment a substitute for direct investment?.' German Politics, 11(1) pp. 125-146.

  • Conference papers

    Li, C., Mehandjiev, N., James, A., Shahgholian, A., Lampel, J., Allen, M. (2020) 'Adoption of digital technology in corporate R&D context.' 381 LNBIP. pp. 551-566.