Prof Peter Hofman ~ Director of Post Graduate Studies Business/Professor Business

Prof Peter S. Hofman's research focuses on corporate social responsbility, energy transition, eco-innovation, sustainability strategy and corporate governance. Recent research explored institutional and relational antecedents for eco-innovation in firms, reassessed the conceptualisation of socio-emotional wealth and its relevance for family firms in the Asian context, is looking at the nature of energy transition within the Asian context, and investigates the distinct nature of corporate social responsibility in Chinese firms relative to firms in Europe and the US.

He has successfully led research grants in the areas of corporate social responsibility and human resource management, eco-innovation and supply chain collaboration in Chinese firms, and finance mechanisms for diffusion of clean technologies. He previously received grants from the Dutch National Scientific Council for research on system innovation in the energy sector, was involved in European Union funded projects on innovation and environmental management, and supported provincial efforts toward developing a roadmap for low carbon futures. 

Prof Hofman has been involved in the evaluation of various technology policy programmes and environmental policy programmes of the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Environmental Affairs in the Netherlands and was an advisor to the National Energy Council of the Netherlands. More recently, he was an international expert for a project of the Asian Development Bank and the Development Research Center of the State Council of China on improving energy efficiency in the Chinese manufacturing industry and was an international member of a policy study on Corporate Social Responsibility for Green Development for the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development.

Teaching

• LB5203: Sustainable Enterprise (Level 5; SIN)

Interests

Professional

• Policy evaluation for sustainability oriented technology policy
• Consultancy around sustainability strategy, ESG and CSR

Research

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Energy Transition
• Sustainability Strategy
• Eco-Innovation
• Socio-technical Scenarios
• Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• Climate Change

Teaching

• Strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility
• Research Design for PhD candidates
• Sustainable Enterprise
• Corporate Governance and Restructuring

Experience

• 2021 to present - Adjunct Professor, University of Aberdeen (Aberdeen, UK)
• 2017 to 2022 - Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance, University of Nottingham (Ningbo, China)
• 2017 to 2020 - Associate Dean, University of Nottingham (Ningbo, China)
• 2016 to 2017 - Acting Dean, University of Nottingham (Ningbo, China)
• 2013 to 2017 - Associate Professor, University of Nottingham (Ningbo, China)
• 2013 to 2016 - Head of Department of International Business and Management, University of Nottingham (Ningbo, China)
• 2010 to 2014 - Director of Undergraduate Programmes, Nottingham University Business School (Ningbo, China)
• 2009 to 2013 - Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham (Ningbo, China)
• 2002 to 2009 - Senior Research Associate at Twente Centre for Studies in Technology and Sustainable Development, University of Twente (Enschede, The Netherlands)
• 1995 to 2001 - Researcher at Twente Centre for Studies in Technology and Sustainable Development, University of Twente (The Netherlands)
• 1992 to 1994 - Co-Director and consultant, Cyclus Consultancy (Enschede, The Netherlands)

Research Disciplines

• Strategy, management and organisational behaviour (3507)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Management and productivity (1503)
• Energy storage, distribution and supply (1703)
• Microeconomics (1505)

Awards

• 2012 - Recognition for Research Excellence; Nottingham University Business School China

Memberships

• 2015 to 2016 - Invited International Export for ADB Project on Energy Efficiency and Emissions
• 2013 to 2014 - International Member of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environmental and Development (CCICED) for a special policy study on Corporate Social Responsibility and Green Development

Other

• Editorial Board Member, Asian Business & Management
• 2012 to 2015 - Guest Professor in Corporate Social Responsibility; Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Irawan C, Jones D, Hofman P and Zhang L (2023) Integrated strategic energy mix and energy generation planning with multiple sustainability criteria and hierarchical stakeholders. European Journal of Operational Research, 308 (2). pp. 864-883
• Chen W, Zhou A, Zhou S, Hofman P and Yang X (2022) Deconstructing Socioemotional Wealth: Social Wealth and Emotional Wealth as Core Properties of Family Firms. Management and Organization Review, 18 (2). pp. 223-250
• Irawan C, Hofman P, Chan H and Paulraj A (2022) A stochastic programming model for an energy planning problem: formulation, solution method and application. Annals of Operations Research, 311 (2). pp. 695-730
• Hofman P, Blome C, Schleper M and Subramanian N (2020) Supply chain collaboration and eco?innovations: An institutional perspective from China. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29 (6). pp. 2734-2754
• Li P, Hofman P and Geraci M (2020) The Belt and Road Initiative for an intercontinental ecosystem: Strategic implications for multinational enterprises around the world. Thunderbird International Business Review, 62 (3). pp. 239-248
• Birtch T, Au K, Chiang F and Hofman P (2018) How perceived risk and return interacts with familism to influence individuals’ investment strategies: The case of capital seeking and capital providing behavior in new venture financing. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 35 (2). pp. 471-500
• Hofman P, Moon J and Wu B (2017) Corporate Social Responsibility Under Authoritarian Capitalism: Dynamics and Prospects of State-Led and Society-Driven CSR. Business & Society, 56 (5). pp. 651-671
• Newman A, Miao Q, Hofman P and Zhu C (2016) The impact of socially responsible human resource management on employees' organizational citizenship behaviour: the mediating role of organizational identification. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 27 (4). pp. 440-455
• Hofman P and Newman A (2014) The impact of perceived corporate social responsibility on organizational commitment and the moderating role of collectivism and masculinity: evidence from China. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25 (5). pp. 631-652

Book Chapters

• Hofman P, Weng C, Zhou S and Zhou A (2019) Innovation in Environmental Technologies in China: The Case of Feida’s Power Plant Pollution Control Equipment. In: China Branding: cases from Zhejiang. Springer, Singapore, pp. 45-67
• Hofman P, Li L, Sun S and Sun Y (2019) Institutional drivers of stakeholder engagement and legitimacy of Chinese MNEs. In: Socially Responsible International Business: Critical Issues and the Way Forward. New Horizons in International Business. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 98-132
• Lovett J, Hofman P, Morsink K and Clancy J (2012) Technology Transfer and Global Markets: From Rhetoric to Reality. In: Low-carbon Technology Transfer. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 322-339

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 27+ research outputs authored by Prof Peter Hofman from 1998 onwards.

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Current

• Exploring the Dynamics of AI Adoption in the Social Service Sector: Psychological Perceptions, Sector-Specific Variations, and Impacts on employee efficiency and client engagement (PhD , Advisor Mentor)

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