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Dr. Dieu Hack-Polay is a Professor of Management at Crandall University (Canada). He has significant industry experience. His academic experience spans several years in various institutions and countries. Dr. Dieu Hack-Polay obtained the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in sociology at the University of Surrey and the Doctor of Education (EdD) in leadership and management at the University of Lincoln. His main research interest is in sociology and international human resource management. He has authored three books and several book chapters research articles in international journals. His latest publications examine the role of technology in environmental sustainability. His professional affiliations include chartered fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD), fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and fellowship of the Society for Education & Training (SET). He is also an active member of the British Sociological Association (BSA) and the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA).
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology focused), Open University, 2008
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Sociology, University of Surrey, 2007
Master of Education (MEd), in Education-Applied Linguistics, Open University, UK, 2006
Master of Arts (MA) Human Resource Management, London Metropolitan University, 2003
Doctor of Education (EdD) Educational Leadership & Management, University of Lincoln, 2000
Master of Science (MSc) Sociology of Health and Welfare, University of Greenwich, 1997
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Hack-Polay, Dieu (2002) Comparative study of the routes to headship in Cote d'Ivoire and England. Education Today, 52 (1). pp. 23-30. ISSN 0013-1547
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Hack-Polay, Dieu (2007) Reengineering: a relevant
concept for educational organisations. Education Today, 57 (1). pp. 18-23. ISSN
0013-1547Â
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Hack-Polay, Dieu (2008) Migrant integration: case for
a necessary shift of paradigm. Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, 2
(1). pp. 37-56. ISSN 1843-5610Â
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Hack-Polay, Dieu (2009) Integrating further and higher
education in the Ivory Coast: an answer to the growing demand for tertiary
education? Education Today, 54 (4). pp. 25-33. ISSN 0000-0000Â
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for a necessary shift of paradigm” Journal of Identity & Migration Studies,
vol2 (1) 1-20Â
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Hack-Polay, D. (2010) “Marriage among Britain’s black
African refugees”, Finnish Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 4(1)Â
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Hack-Polay, D. (2012) “When home isn’t home: a study
of homesickness and coping strategies among expatriates and migrant workers”
International Journal of Psychological Studies 4(3) (S) SJR n-a/ Impact factor:
0.257Â
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Ikafa, Irene and Hack-Polay, Dieu (2019) Deliver us
from evil: The role of faith and family in coping with stress among African
migrants in Australia. Social Work and Social Science Review, 20 (3). pp.
88-107. ISSN 1746-6105 Ranking SJR Q3Â
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Hack-Polay, Dieu, Opute, John and Rahman, Mahfuzur
(2020) Globalisation and HR Practices in Africa: When culture refuses to make
way for so-called universalistic perspectives. International Journal of
Business and Globalisation. ISSN 1753-3627 Ranking SJR Q3Â
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Hack-Polay, Dieu,
Opute, John and Rahman, Mahfuzur (2020) Resisting global universalistic
practices - the endurance of culture and particularism in African HRM. Journal
of Work Applied Management. ISSN 2205-2062Â
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Lyubov, Berweger, Hack-Polay, Dieu and Rahman,
Mahfuzur (2020) Can new corruption legislation drive guanxi out of business? -
Western and Chinese Multinational managers’ perceptions. International Journal
of Business Governance and Ethics. ISSN 1741-802X Ranking SJR Q3 9Â
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Rahman, Mahfuzur, Hack-Polay, Dieu, Billah, MD
Morsaline and Nabi, Noor Un (2020) Bio- based textile processing through the
application of enzymes for environmental sustainability. International
Journal of Technology Management & Sustainable Development, 19 (1). pp.
87-106. ISSN 14742748 Ranking SJR Q3Â
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Rahman, M., Hack-Polay, Dieu et al. (2021)
Internationalisation as SME dynamic capability: The impact of going
international on SME performance in an emerging economy. International
Journal of Emerging Economies. Ranking SJR Q3Â
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Beregszaszi, J & Hack-Polay, D. (2015) Off the
overload – the growing HR outsourcing industry in emerging European economies:
the case of Hungary”, European Journal of International Management Vol.
9, No. 4, 2015 Ranking SJR Q2 TOP QUARTER 3 RANKING JOURNALSÂ
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Hack-Polay, D. & Mendy, J. (2017) “And Labour came
to us: Making use of an Opportune Workforce – Enhancing Migrant Integration
into British Economy. Labor Studies Journal Ranking SJR Q2Â
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Mendy, J. & Hack-Polay, D. (2018) Learning from
failure: A study of failed enterprises of self- employed African migrants in
the UK, Published in Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-11-2017-0332
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Clark, Stephen M, Hack-Polay, Dieu and Bal, Matthijs
(2020) Social mobility and promotion of officers to senior ranks in the Royal
Navy – meritocracy or class ceiling? Armed Forces and Society. ISSN
0095-327X Ranking SJR Q2Â
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Mahmoud, Ali B., Grigoriou, Nicholas, Fuxman, Leonora,
Reisel, William D., Hack-Polay, Dieu and Mohr, Iris (2020) A Generational Study
of Employees' Customer Orientation: A Motivational Viewpoint in Pandemic Time. Journal
of Strategic Marketing. ISSN 0965-254X Ranking SJR Q2Â
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Ikafa, Irene, Hack-Polay, Dieu, Walker, Janet and
Mahmoud, Ali (2021) African Migrants and Stress Coping Strategies in Australia:
Implications for Social Work. International Social Work. ISSN 0020-8728 Ranking
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Mahmoud, Ali B,
Hack-Polay, Dieu, et al. (2021) A Sub-Saharan Female Stance of Fashion Brands
on Instagram: A Generational Perspective and Mixed-method Approach. Journal
of Brand Management Ranking SJR Q2Â
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Hack-Polay, Dieu, Igwe, Paul and Madichie, Nnamdi
(2020) The Role of Institutional and Family Embeddedness in the Failure of Sub
Saharan African migrant family businesses. The International Journal of
Entrepreneurship and Innovation. ISSN 1465-7503 Ranking SJR Q2 8Â
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Bal, P. M., Doci, E. …….., Hack-Polay, D. et al.
(2019) Manifesto for the future of work and organizational psychology. European
Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 28 (3). pp. 289-299. Ranking
SJR Q1Â
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Rahman, Mahfuzur, Billah, MD Morsaline and Hack-Polay,
Dieu (2019) What is hindering change? Anticipating the barriers to the adoption
of enzyme-based textile processing in a developing country. Business Strategy
and Development, 2 (2). pp. 137-147. ISSN 2572-3170 Ranking SJR Q1Â
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Mahmoud, Ali, Hack-Polay, Dieu, Alatrash, Mayssa,
Fuxman, Leonora and Grigoriou, Nicholas (2019) Validating a New
TQM-Benchmarking Measurement Model in an International Humanitarian Setting.
Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 30 (1). pp. 167-182. ISSN 1048- 6682 Ranking
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Igwe, Paul, Hack-Polay, Dieu, Mendy, John, Fuller, Ted
and Lock, Deborah (2020) Improving Higher Education Standards through
Reengineering in West African Universities - A Case study of Nigeria. Studies
in Higher Education. pp. 1-14. ISSN 0307-5079 Ranking SJR Q1Â
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Hack-Polay, Dieu, Rahman, Mahfuzur, Billah, MD
Morsaline and Al-Sabbahy, Hesham (2020) Big data analytics and sustainable
textile manufacturing: decision-making about the applications of
biotechnologies in developing countries. Management Decision. ISSN 0025-1747 Ranking
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Hack-Polay, Dieu (2020) Are graduates as good as they
think? A discussion of overconfidence among graduates and its impact on
employability. Education and Training. ISSN 0040-0912 Ranking SJR Q1Â
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Mahmoud, Ali, Hack-Polay, Dieu, Massetti, Brenda,
Fuxman, Leonora and Al Samarh, A. Zaher (2020) Developing and Validating a New
Multi-Dimensional Scale for Anti-Social Behaviour in a Higher Education
Setting. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. ISSN 1467-9450 Ranking
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Rahman, Mahfuzur, Billah, MD Morsaline, Hack-Polay,
Dieu and Alam, Ashraful (2020) The use of biotechnologies in textile processing
and environmental sustainability: An emerging market context. Technological
Forecasting and Social Change, 159. p. 120204. ISSN 0040-1625 Ranking
SJR Q1Â
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Hack-Polay, Dieu,
Ogbaburu, Justice Tenna, Rahman, Mahfuzur and Mahmoud, Ali B. (2020) Immigrant
entrepreneurs in rural England- an examination of the socio-cultural barriers
facing migrant small businesses in Lincolnshire. Local Economy, 35 (7).
pp. 676-694. ISSN 0269-0942 Ranking SJR Q1Â
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Public Health Reviews, 41 (1). ISSN 2107-6952 (S) Ranking SJR Q1 7
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Hack-Polay, Dieu (2020) Global South expatriates, homesickness and adjustment approaches.
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Mahmoud, Ali B, Hack-Polay, Dieu, Fuxman, Leonora and Grigoriou, Nicholas (2020) Trick or Treat? – When children with childhood food allergies lead parents into unhealthy food choices. BMC Public Health, 20 (1). ISSN 1471-2458 Ranking SJR Q1
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Kordowicz, Maria and Hack-Polay, Dieu (2021) Community assets and multimorbidity: a qualitative scoping. PLoS ONE, 16 (2). e0246856. ISSN 1932-6203 Ranking SJR Q1
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Mahmoud, Ali B, Hack-Polay, Dieu, et al. (2021) No one is safe! But who’s more susceptible? Locus of control moderates pandemic perceptions’ effects on job insecurity and psychosocial factors amongst MENA hospitality frontliners: A PLS-SEM approach. BMC Public Health – Ranking SJR Q1
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Mahmoud, Ali B, Hack-Polay, Dieu, et al. (2021) The Janus-faced effects of COVID-19 perceptions on family healthy eating behaviour: Parent’s negative experience as a mediator and gender as a moderator. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology – Ranking SJR Q1
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Mahmoud, Ali B, Reisel, W., Fuxman, L., Hack-Polay, Dieu (2021) Locus of control as a moderator of the effects of COVID-19 perceptions on job insecurity, psychosocial, organisational and job outcomes for MENA region hospitality employees. European Management Review DOI: 10.1111/emre.12494 [Accepted - - In production] Ranking SJR Q1
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Mahmoud, Ali B, Girgoriou, N., Hack-Polay, Dieu , Reisel, W., Fuxman, L., (2021) Pandemic pains to Instagram gains! COVID-19 perceptions effects on behaviours towards fashion brands on Instagram in Sub-Saharan Africa: Tech-native vs non-native generations. Journal of marketing Communications
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Odunukan, Kenny, Akter, Mansura, Hack-polay, Dieu, Rahman, Mahfuzur and Igwe, Paul (2022) Internationalization of Rural SMEs from Nigeria: Examining Social and Organizational Impact. Business Strategy and Development . ISSN 2572-3170 TOP QUARTER 1 6
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Mahmoud, Ali B., Reisel, William D., Fuxman, Leonora and Hack-polay, Dieu (2022) Locus of control as a moderator of the effects of COVID-19 perceptions on job insecurity, psychosocial, organisational and job outcomes for MENA region hospitality employees. European Management Review . ISSN 1740-4762 TOP QUARTER 1
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Hack-polay, Dieu, Mahmoud, Ali B., Ikafa, Irene, Rahman, Mahfuzur, Kordowicz, Maria and Verde, Juan Manuel (2022) Steering resilience in nursing practice: Examining the impact of digital innovations and enhanced emotional training on nurse competencies. Technovation . ISSN 0166- 4972 TOP QUARTER 1
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Rahman, Mahfuzur, Hack-polay, Dieu, Shafique, Sujana and Igwe, Paul (2022) Institutional and Organizational Capabilities as drivers of Internationalisation: Evidence from an emerging economy SMEs. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. ISSN 1465-7503 TOP QUARTER 2
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Islam, Md Asadul, Hack-polay, Dieu, Rahman, Mahfuzur, Hosen, Mosharrof, Hunt, Abigail and Shafique, Sujana (2022) Work environment, HR practices and millennial employee retention in hospitality and tourism in Bangladesh. International Journal of Emerging Markets . ISSN 1746- 8809 TOP QUARTER 3
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Hack-polay, Dieu, Dal Mas, Francesca, Mahmoud, Ali and Rahman, Mahfuzur (2022) Barriers to the effective exploitation of migrants' social and cultural capital in hospitality and tourism: a Dual Labour Market Perspective. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 50 . pp. 168-177. ISSN 1447-6770 TOP QUARTER 2
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Babu, Mujahid Mohiuddin, Akter, Shahriar, Rahman, Mahfuzur, Billah, MD Morsaline and Hack- polay, Dieu (2022) The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Shaping the Future of Agile Fashion Industry. Production Planning & Control . ISSN 0953-7287 TOP QUARTER 1
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Lakshmi, Geeta, Nguyen, Kim, Mazhikeyev, Arman, Hack-polay, Dieu and Anafiyayeva, Zhibek (2022) Nudging student recycling behaviour: An experimental study in Kazakhstan and UK higher education. Journal of Cleaner Production, 377 (30). pp. 134-164. ISSN 0959-6526 TOP QUARTER 1
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Akter, S., Rahman, M., Morsaline, M & Hack-Polay, D. (2022) The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Shaping the Future of Agile Fashion Industry. Production Planning and Control/ ABS 3*
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Hack-Polay, D., Ikafa, I., Mahmoud, A., Rahman, M. & Kordowicz, M. (2022) Steering Resilience in Nursing Practice: An Examination of Digital Innovations and Enhanced Emotional Training in Nurse 5 Competencies. Technovation/ ABS 3*
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Olusegun, S., Hack-Polay, D. et al. (2023) Barriers to the Effective Integration of Developed ICT for SMEs in Rural Nigeria. Businesses Vol. (ahead-of-print)
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Md Islam, Hack-Polay, D et al. (2023) Gender and Leadership in Public Higher Education in South Asia: Examining the Individual, Socio-cultural and Organizational Barriers to Female Inclusion. Studies in Higher Education (ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION)/ ABS 3*/ Top Quarter 1
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Hack-Polay, Dieu (2013) Reframing migrant integration. Book Guilds Publishing. ISBN 9781846248214
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Hack-Polay, Dieu and Davies, Douglas (2014)
Understanding the business context: a beginner’s text. Pearson Asia. ISBN
9789882331082Â
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Hack-Polay, Dieu and Siwale, Juliana, eds. (2018)
African diaspora direct investment: establishing the economic and
socio-cultural rationale. Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa.
Palgrave. ISBN 9783319720463Â
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Hack-Polay, Dieu, Mahmoud, Ali, Rydzik, Agnieszka,
Rahman, Mahfuzur, Igwe, Paul and Bosworth, Gary (2021) Migration Practice as
Creative Practice: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Migration. Emerald. ISBN
9781838677664Â
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Kordowicz, M. & Hack-Polay, D. (2022): The sociology of select neglect. Frontiers in Sociology. Special Issue [Forthcoming – In Press].
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Caputo, A., Lock,
D., Hack-Polay, D. & Igwe, P. (2022) International environments and
practices of higher education. Emerald PublishingÂ
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Lock, D. Caputo, A. Hack-Polay, D. & Igwe, P. (2022) Borderlands: the internationalisation of higher education teaching practices. Springer 10
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Jeyanthi, P.M., Choudhury, T. Hack-Polay, D.,
Singh, T.P., Abujar, S. (2022) Decision Intelligence Analytics and the
Implementation of Strategic Business Management. SpringerÂ
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Bal, P. M., Brookes, A., Hack-Polay, D.,
Kordowicz, M. & Mendy, J. (2022) The Absurd Workplace: How Absurdity is
Normalized in Contemporary Society and the Workplace. Palgrave MacmillanÂ
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Member of the British Sociological Association (BSA) Member
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Member of the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) Member
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Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) (professional strand). Member
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