Senior Lecturer
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- shainaz.firfiray@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
51cg Business School
King's College
Aberdeen AB24 3FX
- School/Department
- Business School
Biography
Dr Shainaz Firfiray is a Senior Lecturer in the Business Management Department at the 51cg Business School. Her expertise lies in the areas of work-life balance, employee well-being, diversity, social identity, and family businesses. She holds a PhD in Management from the IE Business School, Madrid.
External Memberships
Shainaz is currently an editorial board member of Human Resource Management (US) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE).
Latest Publications
Micro-Foundations of “Doing Well by Doing Good”: Multilevel Effects of Work-Life Policies on Employee Well-Being and Sales Growth
Human Resource ManagementContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Can family firms nurture socioemotional wealth in the aftermath of Covid-19?: Implications for research and practice
BRQ Business Research Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 249-257Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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When is ambivalence good for family firms?: Understanding the impact of family managers' emotional ambivalence on decision making
Entrepreneurship Research Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 177-189Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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In pursuit of socioemotional wealth: The affordances of social media in family firms
Understanding Social Media and Entrepreneurship: The Business of Hashtags, Likes and Tweets. Springer International Publishing.. Schjoedt, L., Brännback, M. E., Carsrud, A. L. (eds.). 1 edition. Springer, pp. 193-216, 24 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Why Uber Works will probably be great for businesses but not for gig economy workers
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
- Research
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Research Overview
Shainaz’s research on work-life balance examines how the intersection of work and non-work roles can affect personal and professional lives. She also studies how factors in the work environment including the attitudes and behaviors of leaders can impact employee well-being. Additionally, her work is focused on understanding the dynamics of abusive supervision and its long-term consequences for employee and team engagement.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Business Management.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Human Resource Management
- Management Studies
- Applied Psychology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.
- Publications
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Micro-Foundations of “Doing Well by Doing Good”: Multilevel Effects of Work-Life Policies on Employee Well-Being and Sales Growth
Human Resource ManagementContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Can family firms nurture socioemotional wealth in the aftermath of Covid-19?: Implications for research and practice
BRQ Business Research Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 249-257Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
When is ambivalence good for family firms?: Understanding the impact of family managers' emotional ambivalence on decision making
Entrepreneurship Research Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 177-189Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
In pursuit of socioemotional wealth: The affordances of social media in family firms
Understanding Social Media and Entrepreneurship: The Business of Hashtags, Likes and Tweets. Springer International Publishing.. Schjoedt, L., Brännback, M. E., Carsrud, A. L. (eds.). 1 edition. Springer, pp. 193-216, 24 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Why Uber Works will probably be great for businesses but not for gig economy workers
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Long hours at the office could be killing you – the case for a shorter working week
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Microchip implants are threatening workers’ rights
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Managerial Family Ties and Employee Risk Bearing in Family Firms: Evidence from Spanish Car Dealers
Human Resource Management, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 993-1007Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
The labor productivity of family firms: a socioemotional wealth perspective
The Oxford Handbook of Productivity Analysis. Grifell-Tatje, E., Lovell, C. A. K., Sickles, R. C. (eds.). Oxford University Press (OUP)Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Is nepotism so bad for family firms? A socioemotional wealth approach
Human Resource Management Review, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 83-97Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: