Dr Rita Fontinha

Rita has published several research articles in relevant journals including Research Policy and Human Resource Management. She has also published several book chapters and co-authored the book "Research Methods in Human Resource Management". She has currently been involved in research concerning flexible working practices, including the Four-Day Working Week.

Her broad research interests focus on the way human resource management practices may potentially influence attitudes and behaviours in the organisation which may ultimately influence organisational performance. More specifically her research includes:

• • Workplace Flexibility and Remote Work
  • Alternative Work Arrangements
  • The Four-Day Working Week
  • Job Insecurity and Perceived Employability
  • Human Resource Management and the Psychological Contract
  • International Human Resource Management and Expatriation

Before joining Henley Business School, Rita was a Research Fellow in Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management at Portsmouth Business School. She was also a visiting researcher at the Rotterdam School of Management – Erasmus Research Institute of Management.

She has a Joint PhD from the University of Lisbon (Faculty of Psychology) and the University of Leuven (KU Leuven – Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences). Prior to becoming a full-time researcher, she worked in HR management in areas such as performance appraisal, selection and training.