Management and Organisation Studies

Our research investigates the ongoing significance of management and organisation for present-day democratic societies through research on:

  • Policy processes and governance; healthcare management and operations and the ethics of care with respect to commercialization and financialization in health and social care settings.
  • Scenario planning; top management teams and strategic learning and inter-organisational dynamics; reappraisals of classic management texts and debates on ethics in management learning; education and research.
  • Innovation and management in SMEs, especially high growth firms, through policy-orientated outputs relating to government, university and industry interactions and to regulation, business support programmes and entrepreneurial finance.

Related staff

Professor Bernard Burnes

Professor George Burt

Dr Catherine Casler

Professor Iain Docherty

Professor Robin Fincham

Dr Tom Forbes

Professor Kevin Grant

Ms Michaela Hruskova

Professor Oliver Mallett

Professor Ronald McQuaid

Dr Linda Perriton

Dr Michael Walsh

Professor William Webster

Related outputs

Street level discretion, personal motives, and social embeddedness within public service ecosystems

Knox, S. and Arshed, N. (2023). Street level discretion, personal motives, and social embeddedness within public service ecosystems. Public Administration Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13761

Exit or stay: A critical incident analysis of decision-making in conflict-torn countries

Cornwell, A., Arakpogun, E.O. and Thomson, M. (2023). Exit or stay: A critical incident analysis of decision-making in conflict-torn countries. Journal of World Business, 58(4), 101459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2023.101459

Ties That Bind or Blind? The Role of Identity and Place in Understanding Women Entrepreneurs’ Support Needs

Arshed N, Martin G & Knox S (2022). Ties That Bind or Blind? The Role of Identity and Place in Understanding Women Entrepreneurs’ Support Needs. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 47(6), 2205-2232. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587221134786

The political economy of and practical policies for inclusive growth

D, Varna G & Docherty I (2021) The political economy of and practical policies for inclusive growth—a case study of Scotland. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 14(1), 197-215. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsaa039

Overcoming multi-stakeholder fragmented narratives in land use, woodland and forestry policy: The role scenario planning and ‘dissociative jolts’

Burt G, Mackay D & Mendibil K (2021) Overcoming multi-stakeholder fragmented narratives in land use, woodland and forestry policy: The role scenario planning and ‘dissociative jolts’. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 166, Art. No.: 120663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120663

The Origins of Lewin's Three-Step Model of Change

Burnes B (2020) The Origins of Lewin's Three-Step Model of Change. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 56 (1), pp. 32-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021886319892685

Rigidities of imagination in scenario planning: Strategic foresight through 'Unlearning'

Burt G & Nair AK (2020) Rigidities of imagination in scenario planning: Strategic foresight through 'Unlearning'. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 153, Art. No.: 119927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119927

The value of Big Data in government: The case of 'smart cities'

Löfgren K & Webster CWR (2020) The value of Big Data in government: The case of 'smart cities'. Big Data and Society, 7 (1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951720912775