Centers of Interest
Strategic human resource management.
Entrepreneurship.
Diffusion of management practices and knowledge.
Knowledge management.
Adina Dabu holds a Ph.D. in Human Ressources and Industrial Relation from University of Ilinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Her primary research interests are in the areas of strategic human resource management, knowledge management, entrepreneurship and the diffusion of management knowledge. Her work in strategic HR focuses on the role of human resources management in the generation of distinct types of economic rents; her current applied research concentrates on the transnational diffusion of management knowledge through early consulting markets; and her theoretical agenda explores entrepreneurship frameworks such as effectuation theory and Austrian economics.
Adina Dabu has a special interest in the methodology of grounded theory and comparative analysis. Her work has been published in Organization Science, Journal of Industrial Relations and Eastern European Economics.
Articles:
"Human Resources, Human Resource Management, and the Competitive Advantage of Firms: Towards a More Comprehensive Model of Causal Linkages", Organization Science, January-February 2009, vol. 20, n° 1, pp. 253-272 (in coll. with C. Chadwick).
"The Transformation of Employment Relations Systems in Central and Eastern Europe", Journal of Industrial Relations, March 2005, vol. 47, n° 1, pp. 16-42 (in coll. with R. V. Aguilera).
"Land Reform and Agricultural Reform Policies in Romania's Transition to the Market Economy: Overview and Assessment", Eastern European Economics, September-October 2003, vol. 41, n° 5, pp. 49-69 (in coll. with P. D. Aligica).
Working papers:
"Strategic Human Resources Management: Between the Resource-Based View of the Firm and an Entrepreneurship Approach", Mercatus Center, George Mason University, n° 4174/.
"The diffusion of Western HR management practices in indifferent environments: a model of non-isomorphic diffusion through nascent consulting markets", Mimeo, 2009.
"Discovery and effectuation in the creation of entrepreneurial opportunities: Two models of entrepreneurial decision-making in early markets - a theoretical conversation", Mimeo, 2009.
Date of arrival at HEC Paris: 2008
Centers of interest
Strategic human resource management.
Entrepreneurship.
Diffusion of management practices and knowledge.
Knowledge management.
Research and publications
Articles:
"Human Resources, Human Resource Management, and the Competitive Advantage of Firms: Towards a More Comprehensive Model of Causal Linkages", Organization Science, January-February 2009, vol. 20, n° 1, pp. 253-272 (in coll. with C. Chadwick).
"The Transformation of Employment Relations Systems in Central and Eastern Europe", Journal of Industrial Relations, March 2005, vol. 47, n° 1, pp. 16-42 (in coll. with R. V. Aguilera).
"Land Reform and Agricultural Reform Policies in Romania's Transition to the Market Economy: Overview and Assessment", Eastern European Economics, September-October 2003, vol. 41, n° 5, pp. 49-69 (in coll. with P. D. Aligica).
Working papers:
"Strategic Human Resources Management: Between the Resource-Based View of the Firm and an Entrepreneurship Approach", Mercatus Center, George Mason University, n° 4174/.
"The diffusion of Western HR management practices in indifferent environments: a model of non-isomorphic diffusion through nascent consulting markets", Mimeo, 2009.
"Discovery and effectuation in the creation of entrepreneurial opportunities: Two models of entrepreneurial decision-making in early markets - a theoretical conversation", Mimeo, 2009.
Main courses taught at HEC
Organization Theory
CURSUS
2009 Ph.D. Human Resources and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
2003 M.A. Human Resources and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
2002 M.S. Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA.
1996 B.A. Sociology, University of Bucharest, Roumanie.
1994 B.A. International Economic Relations, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Roumanie.
Langues : français, anglais, allemand, roumain.
Other academic activities
External academic responsibility:
Assistant Professor, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Political Sciences and Public Administration, 1996-1998.
Teaching Assistant, Virginia Tech University, Department of Sociology, 1998-2000.
Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, 2001-2004.
Scientific activities
Membership of scientific or professional organisation:
Academy of Management.
Labor and Employment Relations Association.
EGOS.
