Vaishali Saple

Dr. Vaishali Saple is a Lecturer in the Department of Management at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, where she has taught since 2011. She teaches Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour, and International HRM at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and supervises MSc dissertations.

• PhD in Human Resource Management
• MBA in HRM (First Class)
• B.Sc. in Natural Sciences (First Class with Honors)

Her research focuses on Strategic HRM, particularly the relationship between HR practices and firm performance, absenteeism and turnover, organizational change, crisis impacts on HRM, cross-cultural HRM, and comparative employment systems. With over 20 years of teaching experience, her work bridges theory and practice in HRM.

Her publications from 2003 to 2009 explore HRM’s role in firm performance, knowledge-based economies in Central Asia, labor law reforms in Kazakhstan, and technology in business education. These works highlight a consistent focus on HRM effectiveness in evolving and international contexts.

• Knowledge-Based Economy: Case of Kazakhstan (2008)
• How HRM Practices Relate To Firm Performance (2008)
• Impact of HRM Practices on Firm Performance (2007)
• Enhanced Learning Through Technological Applications (2006)
• Impact of HRM on Operational Performance in Almaty (2005)
• Fundamentals of Reforms in Globalization (2003)

Dr. Saple has held significant administrative roles, including Vice Dean and Head of Department at Suleyman Demirel University, Kazakhstan. She is actively engaged in teaching and research, with no indication of retirement or part-time status. She has no listed scientific awards or formal advisees in the provided text.

Her research contributes to understanding HRM in transitional and international economies, particularly in Central Asia, and she continues to influence both academic and practical domains in HRM education and practice.