Martin R. Edwards is a Professor in Management in the UQ Business School, and is a Deputy Head of the Business School, head of the Management, International Business, Strategy and Entrepreneurship portfolio.
Prior to joining UQ in 2019 he was a Reader in HRM and Organisational Psychology at King's College London
Martin has a background in organisational psychology, HRM and industrial relations. He holds degrees in Social Psychology (BSc) from the University of Kent at Canterbury, Industrial Relations and Personnel Management (MSc) from the London School of Economics and a PhD in Organisational Psychology from King’s College London. Before starting his academic career Martin worked for a number of years as an HR consultant in London.
Martin’s academic interests include HR Analytics, people analytics, researching organisational identification, employee-organisational linkages, social and multiple identities in organisations, the role of employee and employer branding in organisations, employee responses to mergers and acquisitions as well as employer responses to judgments of their employer’s CSR credentials. He has published in numerous international journals including the Human Resource Management Journal, Human Relations, the Human Resource Management Journal, International Journal of Management reviews, Economic and Social Democracy, European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology, Personnel Review. Martin is an Associate Editor and Editor of Special Issues, Provocations and Reviews for the Human Resource Management Journal.
Journal Article: Managerial control or feedback provision: how perceptions of algorithmic HR systems shape employee motivation, behavior, and well-being
Edwards, Martin R., Zubielevitch, Elena, Okimoto, Tyler, Parker, Stacey and Anseel, Frederik (2024). Managerial control or feedback provision: how perceptions of algorithmic HR systems shape employee motivation, behavior, and well-being. Human Resource Management. doi: 10.1002/hrm.22218
Journal Article: Do Pre-merger Loyalties Help or Hinder Post-merger Retention? A Longitudinal Study
Edwards, Martin R., Lipponen, Jukka, Kaltiainen, Janne and Hornsey, Matthew (2024). Do Pre-merger Loyalties Help or Hinder Post-merger Retention? A Longitudinal Study. British Journal of Management. doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12789
Journal Article: Wellness programs and employee outcomes: the role of HR attributions
Smidt, Michelle N., Jimmieson, Nerina L., Bradley, Lisa M. and Edwards, Martin R. (2023). Wellness programs and employee outcomes: the role of HR attributions. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 61 (3), 613-642. doi: 10.1111/1744-7941.12349
(2023–2026) Griffith University
Well-being and Productivity in Metricised Employee Performance Systems
(2023–2026) ARC Discovery Projects
(2022–2026) Queensland University of Technology
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
Employee responses to Monitoring and the use of Automated/Digital Performance Metric Systems
I am leading a project exploring employee responses to employee monitoring and the use of metricised employee performance systems. The use of automated metric production associated with employee performance is growing and this project aims to exlpore the positive and negative impact of these systems along with an exploration of design features which are likely to lead to different responses (both positive and negative). I am available to take on new students linked to this project who have strong quantitative skills.
I currently have a scholarship available for a student to work on this project.
https://graduate-school.uq.edu.au/project/well-being-and-productivity-metricised-employee-performance-systems
Predictive HR analytics: mastering the HR metric
Edwards, Martin R. and Edwards, Kirsten A. (2019). Predictive HR analytics: mastering the HR metric. 2nd ed. London: Kogan Page.
Predictive HR Analytics: Mastering the HR metric
Edwards, Martin R. and Edwards, Kirsten A. (2016). Predictive HR Analytics: Mastering the HR metric. London, United Kingdom: Kogan Page.
Managing Human Resources : Human Resource Management in Transition
Bach, Stephen and Edwards, Martin R. eds. (2012). Managing Human Resources : Human Resource Management in Transition. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119208235
Managing human resources: personnel management in transition
Stephen Bach and Martin R. Edwards eds. (2012). Managing human resources: personnel management in transition. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.
Edwards, Martin R. (2023). Employee experience. Encyclopedia of human resource management. (pp. 95-97) edited by Stewart Johnstone, Jenny K. Rodriguez and Adrian Wilkinson. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781800378841.E.10
Edwards, Martin R. (2023). HR analytics. Encyclopedia of human resource management. (pp. 173-175) Northampton, MA, United States: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781800378841.h.10
Edwards, Martin R. (2019). HR metrics and analytics. e-HRM: digital approaches, directions and applications. (pp. 89-105) edited by Mohan Thite. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315172729-6
Corporate social responsibility campaigns and sports sponsorship
Edwards, Martin R. (2017). Corporate social responsibility campaigns and sports sponsorship. Routledge handbook of sport and the environment. (pp. 176-189) edited by Brian P. McCullough and Timothy B. Kellison. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315619514-13
Employer Branding and Talent Management
Edwards, Martin R. (2017). Employer Branding and Talent Management. The Oxford Handbook of Talent Management. (pp. 1-17) edited by Collings, David G., Mellahi, Kamel and Cascio, Wayne F.. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198758273.013.7
Employer branding: developments and challenges
Edwards, Martin R. (2012). Employer branding: developments and challenges. Managing human resources: personnel management in transition. (pp. 389-410) edited by Stephen Bach and Martin R. Edwards. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119208235.ch18
Introduction: Human Resource Management in Transition
Edwards, Martin R. and Bach, Stephen (2012). Introduction: Human Resource Management in Transition. Human Resource Management in Transition. (pp. 3-17) London, United Kingdom: John Wiley and Sons.
Employer branding and diversity: foes or friends?
Edwards, Martin R. and Kelan, Elisabeth K. (2011). Employer branding and diversity: foes or friends?. Branded lives: the production and consumption of meaning at work. (pp. 168-184) edited by Matthew J. Brannan, Elizabeth Parsons and Vincenza Priola. Cheltanham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9780857938145.00016
Employer and employee branding: HR or PR
Edwards, Martin R. (2005). Employer and employee branding: HR or PR. Managing human resources: personnel management in transition. (pp. 266-286) edited by Stephen Bach. London, United Kingdom: Wiley.
Edwards, Martin R., Zubielevitch, Elena, Okimoto, Tyler, Parker, Stacey and Anseel, Frederik (2024). Managerial control or feedback provision: how perceptions of algorithmic HR systems shape employee motivation, behavior, and well-being. Human Resource Management. doi: 10.1002/hrm.22218
Do Pre-merger Loyalties Help or Hinder Post-merger Retention? A Longitudinal Study
Edwards, Martin R., Lipponen, Jukka, Kaltiainen, Janne and Hornsey, Matthew (2024). Do Pre-merger Loyalties Help or Hinder Post-merger Retention? A Longitudinal Study. British Journal of Management. doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12789
Wellness programs and employee outcomes: the role of HR attributions
Smidt, Michelle N., Jimmieson, Nerina L., Bradley, Lisa M. and Edwards, Martin R. (2023). Wellness programs and employee outcomes: the role of HR attributions. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 61 (3), 613-642. doi: 10.1111/1744-7941.12349
Martinescu, Elena, Edwards, Martin R., Leite, Ana.C., Randsley de Moura, Georgina, Marques, André G. and Abrams, Dominic (2022). The interactive effect of job skill level and citizenship status on job depression, work engagement and turnover intentions: A moderated mediation model in the context of macro‐level turbulence (of ‘Brexit’). Human Resource Management Journal. doi: 10.1111/1748-8583.12489
Edwards, Martin R. and Clinton, Michael (2022). Profiling employee psychological responses during restructuring and downsizing in the public sector: “Flourishers”, “Recoverers” and “Ambivalents”. Personnel Review, 52 (7), 1916-1935. doi: 10.1108/pr-12-2020-0879
Edwards, Martin R., Charlwood, Andy, Guenole, Nigel and Marler, Janet (2022). HR analytics: an emerging field finding its place in the world alongside simmering ethical challenges. Human Resource Management Journal. doi: 10.1111/1748-8583.12435
Young, Tarli, Pakenham, Kenneth I., Chapman, Cassandra M. and Edwards, Martin R (2021). Predictors of mental health in aid workers: meaning, resilience, and psychological flexibility as personal resources for increased wellbeing and reduced distress. Disasters, 46 (4), 974-1006. doi: 10.1111/disa.12517
Pekerti, Andre A., van de Vijver, Fons J.R., Moeller, Miriam, Okimoto, Tyler G. and Edwards, Martin R. (2021). A peer mentoring social learning perspective of cross-cultural adjustment: The rapid-acculturation mateship program. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 84, 276-299. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.08.010
Hornsey, Matthew J., Edwards, Martin, Lobera, Josep, Diaz-Catalan, Celia and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2021). Resolving the small-pockets problem helps clarify the role of education and political ideology in shaping vaccine scepticism. British Journal of Psychology, 112 (4), 992-1011. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12500
Lockey, Steven, Edwards, Martin R., Hornsey, Matthew J., Gillespie, Nicole, Akhlaghpour, Saeed and Colville, Shannon (2021). Profiling Adopters (and Non-adopters) of a Contact Tracing Mobile Application: Insights from Australia. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 149 104414, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104414
Insider econometrics meets people analytics and strategic human resource management
Larsson, Anne-Sophie and Edwards, Martin R. (2021). Insider econometrics meets people analytics and strategic human resource management. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 33 (12), 1-47. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2020.1847166
Edwards, Martin R., Leite, Ana C. , de Moura, Georgina Randsley and Marques, Andre G. (2020). Let's talk about Brexit: intra-organizational communication, citizenship status, procedural justice, and job insecurity in a context of potential immigration threat. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 33 (5), 1-28. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2020.1754883
Edwards, Martin R. and Clinton, Michael E. (2019). A study exploring the impact of lecture capture availability and lecture capture usage on student attendance and attainment. Higher Education, 77 (3), 403-421. doi: 10.1007/s10734-018-0275-9
Edwards, Martin R., Lipponen, Jukka, Edwards, Tony and Hakonen, Marko (2017). Trajectories and antecedents of integration in mergers and acquisitions: a comparison of two longitudinal studies. Human Relations, 70 (10), 1258-1290. doi: 10.1177/0018726716686169
Frasca, Keely J. and Edwards, Martin R. (2017). Web-based corporate, social and video recruitment media: effects of media richness and source credibility on organizational attraction. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 25 (2), 125-137. doi: 10.1111/ijsa.12165
Edwards, Martin R. and Kudret, Selin (2017). Multi-foci CSR perceptions, procedural justice and in-role employee performance: the mediating role of commitment and pride. Human Resource Management Journal, 27 (1), 169-188. doi: 10.1111/1748-8583.12140
Edwards, Martin R. (2016). The Olympic effect: employee reactions to their employer's sponsorship of a high-profile global sporting event. Human Resource Management, 55 (4), 721-740. doi: 10.1002/hrm.21702
Edwards, Tony and Edwards, Martin R. (2015). Perceptions of employee voice and representation in the post-acquisition period: Comparative and longitudinal evidence from an international acquisition. Human Relations, 68 (1), 131-156. doi: 10.1177/0018726714525649
Edwards, Martin R. and Edwards, Tony (2013). Employee responses to changing aspects of the employer brand following a multinational acquisition: a longitudinal study. Human Resource Management, 52 (1), 27-54. doi: 10.1002/hrm.21519
Edwards, Martin R. and Edwards, Tony (2012). Company and country effects in international mergers and acquisitions: employee perceptions of a merger in three European countries. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 33 (3), 505-529. doi: 10.1177/0143831x11421685
Edwards, Martin R. and Edwards, Tony (2012). Procedural justice and identification with the acquirer: the moderating effects of job continuity, organisational identity strength and organisational similarity. Human Resource Management Journal, 22 (2), 109-128. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2011.00176.x
Fuchs, Sebastian and Edwards, Martin R. (2012). Predicting pro-change behaviour: the role of perceived organisational justice and organisational identification. Human Resource Management Journal, 22 (1), 39-59. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2011.00167.x
An integrative review of employer branding and OB theory
Edwards, Martin R. (2010). An integrative review of employer branding and OB theory. Personnel Review, 39 (1), 5-23. doi: 10.1108/00483481011012809
Edwards, Martin R. and Peccei, Riccardo (2010). Perceived organizational support, organizational identification, and employee outcomes testing a simultaneous multifoci model. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 9 (1), 17-26. doi: 10.1027/1866-5888/a000007
Edwards, Martin R. (2009). HR, perceived organisational support and organisational identification: an analysis after organisational formation. Human Resource Management Journal, 19 (1), 91-115. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-583.2008.00083.x
Edwards, Martin R. (2008). Employees as a Focus of Branding Activities: A Review of Recent Contributions to the Literature and the Implications for Workplace Diversity. Equal Opportunities International, 27 (5), 477-481. doi: 10.1108/eoi.2008.27.5.477.1
Organizational identification: development and testing of a conceptually grounded measure
Edwards, Martin R. and Peccei, Riccardo (2007). Organizational identification: development and testing of a conceptually grounded measure. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 16 (1), 25-57. doi: 10.1080/13594320601088195
Organizational identification: a conceptual and operational review
Edwards, M.R. (2005). Organizational identification: a conceptual and operational review. International Journal of Management Reviews, 7 (4), 207-230. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2005.00114.x
The impact of performance Monitoring & Metric systems
Edwards, M.R., Parker, S., Okimoto, T.G. and Anseel, F. (2022). The impact of performance Monitoring & Metric systems. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 11-14 January 2022.
Depression and engagement in a Brexit context: the role of job type and UK citizenship status
Martinescu, Elena, Edwards, Martin, Leite, Ana, Randsley de Moura, Georgina, Goncalves-Marques, Andre and Abrams, Dominic (2020). Depression and engagement in a Brexit context: the role of job type and UK citizenship status. Academy of Management Conference, Canada, August 2020. Briarcliff Manor, NY, United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2020.18072abstract
Edwards, M.R, Leite, A.C., Randsley de Moura, G., Marques, A.G. and Abrams, D. (2019). Let’s talk about Brexit: intra-organizational communication, citizenship status, procedural justice and job insecurity in a context of potential immigration threat. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, Turino, Italy, May 2019.
Edwards, M.R, Hofmans, J., Peccei, R. and Pak, K. (2019). Person-centred applications offering new insights to research in Work and Organisational Psychology (WOP). European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology , Turino, Italy, May 2019.
Employee reactions during restructuring and downsizing: a person-centered approach
Edwards, Martin and Clinton, Micheal (2019). Employee reactions during restructuring and downsizing: a person-centered approach. SIOP 2019 Conference, National Harbor, MD, United States, 4 - 6 April 2019. Columbus, OH, United States: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Insufficient effort in responding to surveys: evidence from applied organizational research
Kudret, S. and Edwards, M.R. (2015). Insufficient effort in responding to surveys: evidence from applied organizational research. British Academy of Management Conference, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, September 2015.
Kudret, S. and Edwards M.R. (2015). Employer brand segmentation: generations and affective tone of their responses to the incongruence between individual values and organizational provisions. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, Oslo, Norlway, May 2015.
The importance of senior leadership team prototypicality following an acquisition: a 3 wave study
Edwards, M.R. and Edwards, T. (2015). The importance of senior leadership team prototypicality following an acquisition: a 3 wave study. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, Oslo, Norway, May 2015.
3-wave panel analysis of POS antecedents across 24 months following a multinational acquisition
Edwards, M.R. and Edwards, T. (2013). 3-wave panel analysis of POS antecedents across 24 months following a multinational acquisition. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, Munster, Germany, May 2013.
Edwards, M.R., Jimmieson, N. and Clinton, M. (2013). Fulfilment (or not) of job continuity expectation and procedural justice: a longitudinal acquisition study’. SIOP, Houston, TX, United States, April 2013.
Edwards, M.R. and Jimmieson, N. (2012). Communication, procedural justice and employee adjustment during change: a longitudinal investigation. Academy of Management Congress, Boston, MA, United States, August 2012.
Edwards, M.R. and Edwards, T. (2012). Employee judgments of organizational CSR commitment, subsequent employee commitment to CSR and the moderating role of procedural justice perceptions: A longitudinal study. Academy of Management Congress, Boston, MA, United States, August 2012.
Employee adjustment in multinational acquisition: the role of CSR judgments
Edwards, M.R. and Edwards, T. (2011). Employee adjustment in multinational acquisition: the role of CSR judgments. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology , Maastricht, Netherlands, May 2011.
Bullying and well-being in the UK armed forces: testing for the buffering effects of social support’
Edwards, M.R., Clinton, M. and Guest, D. (2009). Bullying and well-being in the UK armed forces: testing for the buffering effects of social support’. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, Santiago De Compostela, Spain, May 2009.
Organisational support and employee outcomes: the Moderating role of organizational outcomes
Edwards, M.R., Clinton, M. and Guest, D. (2008). Organisational support and employee outcomes: the Moderating role of organizational outcomes. Institute of Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield, United Kingdom, June 2008.
A dual model of organisational identification
Edwards, M.R. and Peccei, R. (2007). A dual model of organisational identification. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden, May 2007.
Organizational identification: a conceptually grounded measure
Edwards, M.R. and Peccei, R. (2006). Organizational identification: a conceptually grounded measure. Academy of Management Congress, Atlanta, GA, United States, August 2006.
Levels of identification in organisations, levels of antecedents and levels of work outcomes’
Edwards, M.R. (2006). Levels of identification in organisations, levels of antecedents and levels of work outcomes’. ACREW- Monash / King’s Conference, Prato, Italy, July 2006.
Organisational identification: conceptual and operational exploration
Edwards, M.R. (2005). Organisational identification: conceptual and operational exploration. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2005.
Multiple levels of identification in organisations and work outcomes’
Edwards M.R (2004). Multiple levels of identification in organisations and work outcomes’. European Group for Organizational Studies, Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 2004.
Disentangling organisational identification
Edwards, M.R. (2002). Disentangling organisational identification. British Academy of Management Conference, London, United Kingdom, 9-11 September 2002.
Australia isn’t experiencing the great resignation yet, but there has been an uptick
Edwards, Martin (2022, 06 17). Australia isn’t experiencing the great resignation yet, but there has been an uptick The Conversation
(2023–2026) Griffith University
Well-being and Productivity in Metricised Employee Performance Systems
(2023–2026) ARC Discovery Projects
(2022–2026) Queensland University of Technology
BHP-UQ Seed Collaboration on Advanced HR Analytics (Phase Zero and Phase One)
(2022–2023) BHP Billiton Limited
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Employee responses to Monitoring and the use of Automated/Digital Performance Metric Systems
I am leading a project exploring employee responses to employee monitoring and the use of metricised employee performance systems. The use of automated metric production associated with employee performance is growing and this project aims to exlpore the positive and negative impact of these systems along with an exploration of design features which are likely to lead to different responses (both positive and negative). I am available to take on new students linked to this project who have strong quantitative skills.
I currently have a scholarship available for a student to work on this project.
https://graduate-school.uq.edu.au/project/well-being-and-productivity-metricised-employee-performance-systems