Dr Alexandra GRAY Assistant Professor alexandra.gray@u21global.edu.sg

Alexandra Gray is based in France and is responsible for teaching courses in Organisational Behaviour across various programmes offered by U21Global. Dr Gray has more than 15 years experience in lecturing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has held lecturing positions at both the University of Leeds Business School and later at the School of Textile Industries, University of Leeds, where she taught undergraduate and postgraduate classes in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management.

Dr Gray's research interests focus on the dynamics between industrial relations, competitive performance and the introduction of new technologies into the workplace. Her current work involved the examination of the impact of the National Minimum Wage on a range of industries within the UK for the Low Pay Commission and an investigation of the changing nature of employment patterns and its implications for the economic and social welfare of the Yorkshire Humberside region in the UK. At Leeds, Dr Gray was also actively engaged in the development of case study learning materials for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Subject(s) Taught

• MBA 601: Organisational Behaviour
• MBA 750: Human Resources Management

Professional Affiliations

• Associate, Careers Research Advisory Council
• Researcher/writer on the global textile industry

Selected/Recent Publications

• Metcalfe, J., & Gray, A. (2006). Employability and doctoral research postgraduates. Learning and Employability - Series 2 ESECT.
• Heyes, J., & Gray, A. (2004). Small firms and the national minimum wage; implications for pay and training practices in the private services sector. Policy Studies, 25(3).
• Heyes, J., & Gray, A. (2003). The impact of the national minimum wage on training in small firms. HRM Journal.
• Heyes, J., & Gray, A. (2001). Homeworkers and the national minimum wage: evidence from the textile industry. Work, Employment and Society, 15(4).
• Heyes, J., & Gray, A. (2001). The implications of the national minimum wage for training and employment in small firms. Report prepared for the Low Pay Commission.
• Heyes, J., & Gray, A. (2001). The impact of the national minimum wage on the textiles and clothing industry. Policy Studies 22(2).
• Heyes, J., & Gray, A. (2000, August). Assessing the impact of the national minimum wage. The Regional Review.
• Gray, A., & Heyes, J. (1999). The impact of the national minimum wage on the West Yorkshire textiles industry. Report prepared for the Low Pay Commission.

Selected/Recent Presentations

• Heyes, J., & Gray, A. (2001, 3-4 September). The impact of the national minimum wage on training in small firms. ESRC seminar on ‘The changing nature of skills and knowledge', Manchester.

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