Research Interests

Management and leadership in multinational organizations
Cross-cultural management
Human resource management

Teaching Interests

Management and Organization; Leadership; Teamwork; Group Dynamics; Human Resource Management, and Cross-Cultural Management.
Keith Goodall received his PhD from Cambridge University. He is currently Professor of Organizational Behaviour at CEIBS. He is also a Senior Associate at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University, and a Senior Member of Wolfson College. Keith teaches on the Cambridge MBA and actively contributes to executive education there. He also lectures on a multi-module cross-cultural management program at Cambridge, currently taught in Italy, Switzerland and Cambridge. He has been teaching at CEIBS since 1990, and has twice received the CEIBS Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award - the maximum number of times the award can be made. He has taught on MBA and EMBA programs at CEIBS as well as having designed and delivered a large number of executive education programs. Keith is also an associate faculty member of Duke Corporate Education in America and Cass Business School in London.

Keith Goodall has provided training and consulting services for international companies such as Powergen, Rohde & Schwarz, Siemens, BASF, Rhône-Poulenc, Honeywell, L'Oreal, Lufthansa German Airlines, Shell, Deutsche Bank, Hewlett Packard, Maersk, Nestle, and the Italian national energy company, ENI. The Chinese companies he has worked with include SAIC, Bank of China, and China Life Insurance. He has written case studies with Kodak (China), Lafarge, and AsiaEC. Professor Goodall has also carried out training, research, and consultancy work in a number of other countries including Colombia, Australia, Zambia, Malawi, Nigeria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and Mozambique.

Selected Publications

Dr. Goodall's research has appeared in a variety of academic journals including Organization Studies, Journal of World Business, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Organization Studies, and the Asia Pacific Business Review. Dr. Goodall is currently working on two books dealing with management and management development. Recent publications include:
Warner, M., Goodall, K. and Ding, D. (2002) "Implementing China's people-management reforms." In Warner, M. and Joynt, P. (eds.): Managing across cultures: issues and perspectives. London: Thomson Learning, 2nd edition, pp.168-177
Ding, D., Goodall, K. and Warner, M. (2002) "The impact of economic reform on the role of trade unions in Chinese enterprises." International Journal of Human Resource Management, 13(3): 431-449
Goodall, K. and Warner, M. (2002) "Corporate governance in Sino-foreign joint ventures in the PRC: the view of Chinese directors." Journal of General Management, 27(3): 77-92
Goodall, K. and Roberts, J. (2003) "Repairing managerial knowledge-ability over distance." Organization Studies, 24(7): 1153-1175
Goodall, K. and Warner, M. (2003) "Kodak in China: transferring 'know-how' to the Xiamen Plant." In Gooderham, P.N. and Nordhaug, O. (eds.): International management: cross-boundary challenges. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, pp.274-295
Goodall, K. and Warner, M. (2003) "Lafarge in China: cross-national HRM." In Gooderham, P.N. and Nordhaug, O. (eds.): International management: cross-boundary challenges. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, pp.103-129
Goodall, K., & Warner, M, 2004. MBA Education in China. Journal of World Business (forthcoming).
Goodall, K., & Roberts, J., 2004. International Business Research: a whole in the heart Invited Submission to Management International Review special issue.

Examples of Recent Work

Deloitte Directors, South Africa, Leadership and Teamwork, 2006
Deloitte Partners, Belgium, Leadership and Teamwork, 2006
KPMG, Leadership and High Performing Teams, India, 2006
Bank of Dubai, High Performing Teams, Dubai, UAE, 2006
Maersk GCA Container Business Talent Development Leadership Excellence Lhotse Program, 2005, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen
Shell Leadership Program, 2005, 2006 Judge Business School, Cambridge University, 'Managing in a Multicultural World'
Schering European Leaders Programme, 2005, 2006, Vlerick Business School, Ghent.
Chinese Airline Presidents Program, 2005, Judge Business School, Cambridge University
University of Sao Paolo, 2005, Cross-Cultural Management seminar, Judge Business School, Cambridge University
Cambridge MBA consulting teams, group facilitation with cross-cultural teams (24 hours facilitation per year, 1995-2005).
Cambridge-MIT Silent Aircraft Initiative, team workshop, 2004.
Ericsson, leadership and team-work in a market economy, 2004.
Barloworld, South Africa, 2003, 2004, international change management.
Nestle, international leadership and strategy implementation for global management team, 2003 (in association with Duke Corporate Education).
International Women’s Forum, Business Issues in China, Judge Institute, 2003, 2004, cross-cultural leadership.
Chevening Scholars, Armenia, Managing Change in a Developing Economy, Judge Institute, 2003; course director for Eurasia Chevenings, 2004, 2005.
Saudi Aramco, part of Duke Corporate Education team successfully bidding to be Aramco's management development partner, 2002.
Philips-Essec Executive development seminar, International Leadership, Judge Institute, 2002.
McKinsey, Seminar: Managing and Leading Transnational Organizations, 2002, 2005.
Atlas Copco Group Executive Committee Senior China managers, one day seminar 'Doing business in China', Beijing, May 2001.
ENI (Italian State Energy Company), Rome, Cambridge, 2001-2004, Cambridge Programme for Industry: Intercultural teams and leadership.
Hewlett Packard Consulting, Shanghai March 2001, General Management Skills & change management.
Deutsche Bank / Duke Corporate Education London, Feb 2001, Change Management as part of the 'Private Banking Challenge'.
Lufthansa, Frankfurt, August 99, September 2000, Multicultural Management & Leadership as part of Climb 99. The Human dimension of alliances, leadership and motivation, Summer School 2000, 3-day program on HR issues in China for expatriate & Chinese managers.
BASF, Hong-Kong, June 2000, facilitating one-day senior management meeting on Joint Ventures in China (same role for Novartis, Shanghai).
Bristol Myers Squibb, Shanghai, July 2000. 4 day Leadership & Management Program for middle managers and key customers.
Deutsche Bank, International Leaders Program, Shanghai, Beijing, October  2000, Cross-cultural management, leading change.
Maersk, October 2000, half-day workshop, Multinational management & leadership, Strategic HR.
GE, November 2000, Beijing, presentation: Strategic HR: east meets west.
HEC, Paris, December 2000, Presentation for MNC managers: Strategic and Operational HR Issues in China.
British Council, London, September 99. Seminar: network organizations in a global context, as part of this government agency's change program.
Hewlett Packard, Beijing, September 99: Strategic & operational HR issues in China.
China Life Assurance, Guangzhou, September 99: Role of Strategic HR in their planned change process.
HR management for Chinese State Owned Enterprises, Shanghai, September 99: 4-day program for 30 Chinese HR managers.
PowerGen, Beijing, Feb-May 99, Consultancy:  Strategic HR & cross-cultural input to entry strategy for China.
L'Oreal, Shanghai, July 99.
INSEAD, December 99: 2 day workshop for CEDEP, management and Leadership.