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Personal Statement
I am a Senior Lecturer in International Management, with a teaching focus on cross-cultural management, global employment, and work in the international economy. I joined the University of Strathclyde after completing my PhD in Culture from the University of Sunderland.
My research focuses on work and employment in Global South contexts, including sub-Saharan Africa, Brazil, India, and Southeast and Central Asia. I explore pertinent issues through various lenses, such as the capabilities approach, social justice and rights-based frameworks, and health and wellbeing. I collaborate with academics, non-governmental organisations, policy-makers, employers, and trade unions to conduct research that aims to generate meaningful impact.
I welcome research ideas and collaborations on the above topics from fellow academics as well as students at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels.
Outside work, my personal hobbies include running, mountain hikes and cooking.
Expertise & Capabilities
- Cross-cultural management
- Work and migration
- Capabilities approach
- Labour law
- Health and wellbeing
- Work and climate change
Teaching Interests
I am the deputy programme director for the Intergrated Masters in International Business and Modern Languages (MIBML), and the programme director (Management) for the MSc Finance and Management degree.
I teach Introduction to International Business; International Business Analysis; Organising and Managing accross Cultures; Contemporary Issues and Trends in International Business; People, Work and the Global Economy; Comparative Employment Relations; Labour and Diversity and Research Methods for Projects.
Research Interests
My research is mainly international and twofold: first, I want to understand the dynamics of work in global south countries, from micro, meso and macro level perspectives; and second, I want to understand the experiences of workers from the global south who travel to more developed countries for work.
Work in the global economy is complex. The global south and migration patterns around it play an important part in deepening this complexity. Against this backgroumd, I am particularly interested in understanding the experiences of workers (domestic and migrant), employers and policy. This cuts accross themes such as social justice, rights, voice, dignity, , capabilities, health and wellbeing.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sunderland
Award Date: 1 Jan 2011
Master of Science, University of Bedfordshire
Award Date: 1 Jan 2004
Bachelor of Social Science, University of Mauritius
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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(Non) integration in the Irish Labour Market: A qualitative study on Irish labour integration policies and the labour market experiences of Black African migrants in Ireland.
Sambajee, P. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/24 → …
Project: Internally funded project
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Decent work in the face of climate change: understanding the experiences of fishing communities
Sambajee, P. (Principal Investigator) & Sarkar, K. (Co-investigator)
1/08/24 → 31/07/26
Project: Internally funded project
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Rethinking non-traditional resistance at work: the case of the Indian Diaspora in Mauritius
Sambajee, P., 30 Sept 2015, In: Culture and Organization. 21, 5, p. 386-408 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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548 Coming home unprepared: health challenges of low-skilled returnee migrants in Bangladesh
Tasnim, H. S., Sambajee, P. & Scholarios, D., 8 Dec 2025, In: European Journal of Public Health. 35, Supplement_6, 548.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract › peer-review
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A Capabilities Assessment of Covid-19 Changes to the Workers’ Rights Act in Mauritius: Implications for Domestic and Migrant Workers
Sambajee, P. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 24 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.15129/56d1f3ab-7d5b-47e4-8525-065262462a0e
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A capability view of migrant health: implications for health justice at work and beyond
Sambajee, P. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 24 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.15129/745daa00-b6a9-4256-a4c4-fc9075f5c73e
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Prizes
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From informal to small and medium enterprise sector: an analysis of management practices employed by SMEs in Mauritius
Sambajee, P. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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EURAM Annual Conference
Sambajee, P. (Participant)
4 Jun 2014 → 6 Jun 2014Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Participation in conference
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University of Nottingham (External organisation)
Sambajee, P. (Member)
Apr 2014 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee