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Dr Robinson, Gil

Contact details

Position: Senior Lecturer in HRM and Programme Leader of MA – HRM & Pre Masters.

Telephone: 0208 223 7357

Email: g.robinson@uel.ac.uk

Contact address:

UEL Royal Docks Business School
University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
London E16 2RD

Brief biography

Dr Gil Robinson lectures Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development and Organizational Behaviour at Royal Dock Business School. Gil also has years of experience supervising dissertations at Undergraduate and Post graduate Levels. Gil is also a HRM and HRD consultant and works with organizations on developing effective solutions that enables organizations to enhance their bottom lines. He specializes in research in the areas of Equality and Diversity, Ethnic Relations, Attainments in HE, Trade Unions and Performance Management”. 

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Areas of Interest/Summary of Expertise

Gil has a research interest in Race and Ethnic Relations and has published peer reviewed in articles in the area. He also participates in assessment centre for the appointment of senior officers with the Police Service. Another of his research interests is in the area of Strategic HRM and its impact on the implementation of equal opportunity and managing diversity policies in organisations.

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Teaching: Modules

  • Career Management in Business
  • People Resourcing
  • Management and Leading Organisations
  • Developing People
  • International HRM
  • People Organisation and Management                            

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Current research and publications

  • Robinson, G. (2006)   ‘Equality and Managing  Diversity’ in Bloisi, W. (2006) An Introduction to Human Resource Management: London, McGraw Hill.
  • Robinson, G. and Graham, M. (2004) ‘“The Silent Catastrophe” – Institutional Racism in the British Educational System and Underachievement of Black Boys’; Journal of Black Studies (Vol. 34, No. 5).
  • Creegan, C., Colgan, F., Charlesworth, R.,    Robinson, G. (2003) ‘Walking the Talk? Perspectives on the implementation of a local authority race equality action plan’ Work, Employment and Society (Vol. 17 No. 4)

Research reports:

  • Robinson, G. (2008) Gang guns and weapons reduction – Through the Pathway Initiatives (PI) with the Moral Voice as agents for the community
    •   A pilot programme in five London Boroughs
    •   From Boyhood to Manhood Foundation
  • Robinson, G. (2004) The Ethnic Minority Bursary Scheme - Positive Action in the Work Place – Department of Foreign Investment and Development.
  • Robinson, G, (2002) ‘The needs and aspiration of  young Black men (aged 12-16 years old) in London Borough of Southwark’ – From Boyhood to Manhood Foundation
  • Jefferies, S., Colgan, F., Robinson, G., Bartlett, D. (2001) ‘Employee Attitude Survey: London Borough of Hackney’, University of North London: Centre for equality Research in Business
  • Robinson, G. (2001) Immigration Policy the Business of Business –The future of immigration policy – Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.
  • Charlesworth, R., Creegan, C., Colgan, F., Robinson, G. (2000) ‘Employee Opinion Survey: London Borough of Hackney’, University of North London: Centre for Equality Research in Business
  • Robinson, G. and Millington, S. (1998) An investigation into the take up by Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations of Single Regeneration Budget Funds – Pan London Community Regeneration Council
  • Robinson, G. (1996) ‘Positive Action in the Workplace’ – London Borough of Greenwich   

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