Professor Paul Latreille
BSc, PhD, FRSA, FLPI, MCMI, CMBE
Management School
Chair in Management
Director of Strategic Education Projects
p.latreille@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3283
+44 114 222 3283
Conduit Road, C.051, Sheffield University Management School
Full contact details
Professor Paul Latreille
Management School
Conduit Road, C.051
Sheffield University Management School
Conduit Road
Sheffield
S10 1FL
Management School
Conduit Road, C.051
Sheffield University Management School
Conduit Road
Sheffield
S10 1FL
- Profile
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I joined the Management School in 2013 as Chair in Management, having previously worked at Swansea University for more than 20 years, latterly as Professor of Economics and Director of the Swansea Academy of Learning & Teaching. During my time in Sheffield I have undertaken various leadership roles, and am currently the School's Director of Strategic Education Projects.
An economist by training, my research interfaces applied labour economics and employment relations, focusing on the management and resolution of workplace conflict, including mediation/ADR and Employment Tribunals. With more than 100 research outputs for both academic and policymaker/practitioner audiences, I have also led and/or contributed to a range of funded projects for bodies including the European Commission, Ministry of Justice, Acas, TUC, Low Pay Commission, etc.
I am currently part of a team working on a large-scale ESRC-funded project evaluating the impact of a training intervention for line managers.
- Qualifications
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- PhD, BSc Economics - University of Warwick
- Research interests
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Key words:
- Workplace conflict and resolution (especially mediation/ADR/conflict management systems)
- Line manager competence and confidence
- Employment Tribunals
- Disability
- Training
- e-learning
- Publications
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Books
- Modern Labour Economics. Routledge.
Edited books
- Reframing Resolution: Innovation and Change in the Management of Workplace Conflict. Palgrave Macmillan.
Journal articles
- “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy. International Journal of Information Management, 71.
- The management of discipline and grievances in British workplaces: the evidence from 2011 WERS. Industrial Relations Journal, 48(1), 2-21. View this article in WRRO
- Job Anxiety, Work-Related Psychological Illness and Workplace Performance. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 54(4), 742-767. View this article in WRRO
- Individual Motives for Choosing Self-employment in the UK: Does Region Matter?. Regional Studies, 48(5), 804-822.
- Lay Courts and Labor Judges: A Question of Legitimacy. Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal, 35(2), 191-216.
- A regional analysis of flows into and out of the UK national minimum wage. Applied Economics, 45(21), 3074-3087.
- Work-related health risks in Europe: ‘Are older workers more vulnerable?’. Social Science & Medicine(88), 18-29.
- Representation in UK Employment Tribunals: Analysis of the 2003 and 2008 Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications (SETA). British Journal of Industrial Relations.
- Employment tribunals and the civil courts: Isomorphism exemplified. Industrial Law Journal, 41(4), 387-406.
- Tripartite Adjudication – An Endangered Species. Industrial Relations Journal, 43(2), 94-109.
- Are you experienced? SME use of and attitudes towards workplace mediation. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(3), 590-606.
- Quantitative evidence in the evaluation of ADR: the case of judicial mediation in UK Employment Tribunals. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(3), 567-589.
- Disability and self-employment: evidence for the UK. Applied Economics, 43(27), 4161-4178.
- The post-application labour market consequences of employment tribunal claims. Human Resource Management Journal, 21(2), 171-189.
- Using Excel to Illustrate Hannah and Kay's Concentration Axioms. International Review of Economics Education, 10(1), 117-127.
- Disability and earnings: Are employer characteristics important?. Economics Letters, 106(3), 191-194.
- Disability, health and the labour market: Evidence from the welsh health survey. Local Economy, 24(3), 192-210.
- Training, Job Satisfaction, and Workplace Performance in Britain: Evidence from WERS 2004. LABOUR, 23(s1), 139-175.
- Threshold concepts and metalearning capacity. International Review of Economics Education, 8(1), 132-154.
- Training, job satisfaction, and workplace performance in Britain: Evidence from WERS 2004. Labour, 23(SUPPL. 1), 139-175.
- Disability, Health and the Labour Market: Evidence from the Welsh Health Survey. Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, 24(3), 192-210.
- Is there a public sector training advantage? Evidence from the workplace employment relations survey. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 46(4), 674-701.
- Crossing the Tracks? Trends in the Training of Male and Female Workers in Great Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 46(2), 268-282.
- Crossing the tracks? Trends in the training of male and female workers in great Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 46(2), 268-282.
- A Picture of the Work and Well-Being of Working Age Carers in Wales: Evidence from the Welsh Health Survey. Welsh Economic Review(2), 35.
- An analysis of reservation wages for the economically inactive. Economics Letters, 97(1), 1-5.
- Employment Tribunals and Acas: evidence from a survey of representatives. Industrial Relations Journal(2), 136-154.
- Disability, gender and the labour market in Wales. Regional Studies, 40(8), 823-845.
- Disability, gender, and the British labour market. Oxford Economic Papers, 58(3), 407-449.
- Making a difference? Legal representation in employment tribunal cases: Evidence from a survey of representatives. Industrial Law Journal, 34(4), 308-330.
- The Public-Private Sector Training Gap For Full-Time Male Employees in Britain: Evidence from SCELI. International Journal of Economic Research(2), 125-145.
- The Role of Disability in Labour Market Outcomes in Wales. Welsh Economic Review(2).
- Gender effects in British unfair dismissal tribunal hearings. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 54(4), 816-834.
- Gender Effects in British Unfair Dismissal Tribunal Hearings. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 54(4), 816-816.
- How far do cases go? Resolution in industrial tribunal applications. Manchester School, 68(6), 723-744.
- Discipline, dismissals and complaints to employment tribunals. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 38(4), 533-555.
- The Economic and Social Consequences of the Closure of BP Llandarcy. Contemporary Wales, 138-159.
- Inter-industry and inter-occupational wage spillovers in UK manufacturing. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 62(1), 83-99.
- Apprenticeship training and day release in UK engineering: Some cross-sectional evidence. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 34(2), 307-314.
- Defence Cuts, Redundancies and Future Employment Prospects in West Wales, 49-72.
- Unions and the Inter-establishment Adoption of New Microelectronic Technologies in the British Private Manufacturing Sector.. Oxford Bulletin of Economics & Statistics, 54(1), 31-51.
- A social identity perspective on language and researchers’ cultural identities in qualitative interviews in multinational corporations. Critical Perspectives on International Business.
- Custodians of contemporary pluralism? Acas' evolving role in addressing conflict during a time of economic and regulatory flux. Industrial Relations Journal.
- Disability and Work: A Review of the British Evidence. Estudios de Economía Aplicada, 25, 473-498.
Chapters
- Decent work for those with episodic disability: a long road to inclusion?, Research Handbook on Decent Work in a Post-COVID-19 World (pp. 53-67). Edward Elgar Publishing
- Arbitration, Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management: Second Edition (pp. 18-19).
- Employment tribunal, Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management, Second Edition (pp. 107-108).
- Alternative dispute resolution, Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management: Second Edition (pp. 13-14).
- Mediation, Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management, Second Edition (pp. 259-1-260).
- Conciliation, Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management, Second Edition (pp. 55-56).
- Toward a System of Conflict Management? Cultural Change and Resistance in a Healthcare Organization, Managing and Resolving Workplace Conflict (pp. 189-209). Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Toward a System of Conflict Management? Cultural Change and Resistance in a Healthcare Organization In Lipsky DB, Avgar AC & Lamare JR (Ed.), Managing and Resolving Workplace Conflict (Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations) (pp. 189-209). Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Conclusion: The Future of Conflict Management and Resolution In Saundry R, Latreille P & Ashman I (Ed.), Reframing Resolution – Innovation and Change in the Management of Workplace Conflict (pp. 363-367). Palgrave Macmillan
- Workplace conflict: Who, where, when, and why? In Saundry R, Latreille P & Ashman I (Ed.), Reframing Resolution: Innovation and Change in the Management of Workplace Conflict (pp. 57-77).
- Transforming the culture of conflict management: Lessons from in-house mediation In Saundry R, Latreille P & Ashman I (Ed.), Reframing Resolution: Innovation and Change in the Management of Workplace Conflict (pp. 315-338).
- Introduction In Saundry R, Latreille P & Ashman I (Ed.), Reframing Resolution – Innovation and Change in the Management of Workplace Conflict (pp. 1-9). Palgrave Macmillan
- Erratum to: Reframing Resolution, Reframing Resolution (pp. E1-E3). Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Introduction, Reframing Resolution (pp. 1-9). Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Employment Rights and Industrial Policy, New Perspectives on Industrial Policy for a Modern Britain (pp. 241-260). Oxford University Press
- Experiences of Judicial Mediation in Employment Tribunals In Roche W, Teague P & Colvin A (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Conflict Management in Organizations (pp. 329-348). OUP Oxford View this article in WRRO
- Workplace Mediation, The Oxford Handbook of Conflict Management in Organizations Oxford University Press
- Bullying and harassment at work: Acas solutions, Workplace Bullying: Symptoms and Solutions (pp. 196-212).
- Bullying and Harassment At Work – Acas Solutions In Tehrani N (Ed.), Workplace Bullying: Symptoms and Solutions (pp. 196-212). Routledge
Conference proceedings papers
- Nationality and Gender Biases in Multicultural Online Learning Environments. Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Scholarly editions
- NILS Working paper no 169. Work-related health in Europe: are older workers more at risk?.
- NILS Working paper no 180. Job anxiety, work-related psychological illness and workplace performance.
- Accounting for Differences in Labour Market Outcomes in Great Britain: A Regional Analysis Using the Labour Force Survey.
- How Far and For How Much? Evidence on Wages and Potential Travel-to-Work Distances from a Survey of the Economically Inactive.
- Why Do Individuals Choose Self-Employment?.
- When It's (Mostly) the Taking Part that Counts: The Post-Application Consequences of Employment Tribunal Claims.
- Work-Related Health in Europe: Are Older Workers More at Risk?.
- Disability, Gender and the Labour Market.
- An Analysis of Reservation Wages for the Economically Inactive.
Dictionary/encyclopaedia entries
- Mediation. In Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Employment tribunal. In Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Alternative dispute resolution. In Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Arbitration. In Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Conciliation. In Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management Edward Elgar Publishing.
Preprints
- Work-Related Health in Europe: Are Older Workers More at Risk?.
- Job Anxiety, Work-Related Psychological Illness and Workplace Performance.
- Why Do Individuals Choose Self-Employment?.
- When It's (Mostly) the Taking Part that Counts: The Post-Application Consequences of Employment Tribunal Claims.
- Training, Job Satisfaction and Workplace Performance in Britain: Evidence from WERS 2004.
- How Far and for How Much? Evidence on Wages and Potential Travel-to-Work Distances from a Survey of the Economically Inactive.
- An Analysis of Reservation Wages for the Economically Inactive.
- Accounting for Differences in Labour Market Outcomes in Great Britain: A Regional Analysis Using the Labour Force Survey.
- Crossing the Tracks? More on Trends in the Training of Male and Female Workers in Great Britain.
- Disability, Gender and the Labour Market.
- Modern Labour Economics. Routledge.
- Research group
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- Grants
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- The PrOPEL Hub – Productivity Outcomes of Workplace Practice, Engagement and Learning, ESRC (extension and additional funding, multi-institution bid led by C. Lindsay), 2023-2024 - £499,279
- The PrOPEL Hub – Productivity Outcomes of Workplace Practice, Engagement and Learning, 2019–21 (multi-institution bid led by G. Roy), 2019-2021 - £1,566,390
- Managerial Competences, Engagement and Productivity - Developing Positive Relationships, ESRC, with R. Saundry, P. Urwin and G. Dix, 2019-2023 - £606,255
- Reframing Resolution – Managing Conflict and Resolving Individual Employment Disputes in the Contemporary Workplace, ESRC, with R. Saundry, P. Teague, P. Urwin and C. Irvine, 2012-2013 - £17,760
- Lay Members as Judges in Employment Rights Cases, ESRC 2010/11, with S. Corby, 2010-2011 - £79,260
- A Place for Mediation in Workplace Conflict Management, ESRC/Acas/CIPD, 2008-2009 - £61,788
- Teaching interests
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I am passionate about teaching and learning and seek to be both an innovative and reflective educator, to provide an outstanding learning experience for students, and leadership and support for colleagues in developing their teaching practice. This is reflected in my status as a Chartered Association of Business Schools Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE).
Adopting a constructionist orientation, I aim to ensure students can see the practical applications of theoretical ideas and are exposed to teaching which is – to use Griffiths’ 2004 taxonomy – research-informed, research-led, research-oriented and, where appropriate, research-based.
Winner of multiple teaching awards, including nationally from the (then) Higher Education Academy (HEA) subject centre for Economics, and more recently a University of Sheffield Senate Award for Leadership in Learning & Teaching, I have held a range of educational leadership roles, and am currently the Management School's Director of Strategic Education Projects.
- Professional activities and memberships
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I undertake a range of additional, professional activities. These include being a member of the Civil Mediation Council Workplace and Employment Group and the Learning & Performance Institute (LPI) Membership Advisory Board, while I am also an Associate of the Economics Network (formerly the HEA subject centre for Economics) and a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn.
- PhD Supervision
I have supervised 10 PhD students to completion. Given other commitments, I am not currently looking to take on new students.
I currently supervise:
I have previously supervised:
Name Thesis title Year of completion Fanke Huang Institutional and cultural influences on performance management in MNCs: Chinese MNCs in other developing countries 2024 Yingying He Chinese multinationals in the UK: workplace conflict management in a cross-cultural context from a social identity perspective 2024
