Mick Marchington was emeritus professor of Human Resource Management at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK. He was a Chartered Companion of the CIPD and was its Chief Moderator Standards

Mick Marchington had over thirty years' experience in the field, having held academic positions at the Universities of Aston, Central Lancashire and UMIST. Having published around 20 titles, 50 chapters and nearly 100 referred papers on HRM, he is best known for his work on employee involvement, and managing employment across organizational boundaries.