prof. dr. Charissa Freese

Bio

Prof. dr. Charissa Freese is endowed professor on a chair in HRM and Social Security. This chair is endowed by Instituut Gak.

My research contributes to the social issue of how employers, employees and institutions can help create optimal labor market participation. With my colleagues of the Research Lab Inclusive HRM I investigate how HRM can contribute to decent work for non-standard workers, such as unemployed, people with disabilities, refugees, labor migrants, flexible workers and solo-self employed. I published over 70 scientific articles and I am (co)promotor of 10 Ph.D. candidates. In addition to this position, I am Vice Dean of TIAS School for Business & Society and extra-ordinary professor at North-West University, South Africa.

Expertise

The contribution of HRM to decent employment relations. This involves decent work for non-standard workers, such as unemployed, people with disabilities, refugees, labor migrants, flexible workers and solo-self employed. I do research on psychological contracts and organizational change, the influence of robots and digitization of the work place and the inclusion of people with disabilities.

Teaching

I developed the course Inclusive HRM with prof.dr. Borghouts. This master elective is open to students from TSB and TLS.

Courses

• Inclusive HRM

Collaboration

I closely collaborate with external partners on research, education and knowledge sharing. I established partnerships with companies. I developed several HRM-related courses and programs for practioners.  I am an academic lead of the Academic Collaborative Center Inclusive Labor Market.

Recent publications

1. Precarious employment amidst global crises - Career shocks, resources…

   Kerti, K. A., Van Engen, M., Szabo, O., Kroon, B., Bleijenbergh, I., & Freese, C. (2024). Precarious employment amidst global crises: Career shocks, resources and migrants' employability. Career Development International. Advance online publication.

2. How Dutch higher HRM education prepares future HR professionals for t…

   van Beurden, J., Borghouts, I., van den Groenendaal, S. M., & Freese, C. (2024). How Dutch higher HRM education prepares future HR professionals for the impact of technological developments. International journal of management education, 22(1), Article 100916.

3. De inclusieve arbeidsmarkt - Het samenspel tussen HRM & Sociale Zeker…

   Borghouts, I., & Freese, C. (2023). De inclusieve arbeidsmarkt: Het samenspel tussen HRM & Sociale Zekerheid. Tijdschrift voor HRM, 26(3), 22-42.

4. HRM and social security - It takes two to create a transitional labou…

   Borghouts, I., & Freese, C. (2023). HRM and social security: It takes two to create a transitional labour market. In J. Ingold, & P. McGurk (Eds.), Employer engagement: Making active labour market policies work (pp. 182-201). Bristol university press.

5. Building on job immobility concepts - A conceptual model and future r…

   Feenstra-Verschure, M. T., Kooij, D., Freese, C., van der Velde, M., & Lysova, E. I. (2023). Building on job immobility concepts: A conceptual model and future research agenda on "locked at the job". Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance. Advance online publication.