Strategy & Organisation publications
Our multi-disciplinary team aims to generate understanding of all aspects of organisations, using a critical, questioning approach.
Strategy and Organisation Division
We are an active group of researchers focusing on people at work and the development of the organisations they work in.
Who we are and what we do
We are a group of leading professors, rising academic stars and early career researchers working together to understand the future of work and organisational success.
Our research centres
We are home to four research centres.
Centre for Research on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CREI)
Exploring how enterprising individuals and organisations use innovation to create value.
The International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM)
We explore higher education innovation for global wellbeing.
Future of Work (FOW) research centre
We are a group of researchers exploring how work is changing, and will continue to change, with new technologies, attitudes and ways of working.
Centre for Governance, Regions & Industrial Strategy (CGRIS)
We focus on finding the balance between governance and policy to ensure the effective functioning of organisations, regions and markets.
Media and commentary
Insight, analysis and updates from our members.
The Research4Good Podcast: What's going wrong with working conditions?
Why don’t modern slavery interventions always result in happy endings? Why isn’t remote work working for everyone? Prof Vivek Soundararajan shares his insights.
Perspectives on AI: Creativity
Watch Dr Deborah Brewis explain how we can use artificial intelligence to bolster our creative efforts.
Cutting DEI from business school accreditation is not just semantics
This move risks hampering efforts to create a more just society, says Prof Martyna Śliwa.
Downfall: how apex organisations like Boeing fail and what we can learn from Ulysses
Dr Akhil Bhardwaj explains the considerations that could help to prevent large companies from requiring government bailouts.
No time for a holiday? A ‘workation’ could be the answer
Dr Mariachiara Barzotto explains for The Conversation how employees can work remotely from holiday, and sets out tips for making it productive and pleasurable.
If you can’t ban AI, make students beat it
Read about Professor Dirk Lindebaum's thinking on how universities should handle AI, quoted in AOM Today.
Research case studies
Find out more about our work and how it's helping improve our world.
Out of office
Why the rise of coworking spaces needs to be incorporated into regional policy.
The power of micro-resistance
How small feminist acts accumulate to real progress.
Shaping the function of IAAPS
How research from our academics informed the launch of an innovative new propulsion systems facility.
Steps to Equality
Research to make the workplace a more positive environment for LGBTQ+ employees.
An emotional journey
Examining how professionals’ feelings towards their careers shape and transform as they progress.
Studying for a PhD with us
Read about some of our doctoral students' experiences.
PhD profile: Fatih Avcilar
Fatih explains how play in the workplace can help avoid burnout and why you should read as broadly as possible.
PhD profile: Zihan Wang
Zihan shares her insights on coworking spaces and why regions need to diversify their skills.
PhD profile: Elif Nur Duman-Cogen
Elif shares her research on the agency of silence, addressing gendered stigma and refugees’ persistence in living honourable lives.
PhD profile: Laura Smyth
How do the stories we tell ourselves about an area influence the skills we develop? Laura shares her research.
PhD profile: Samantha Archard
Samantha’s research examines the growth of the space industry in Scotland. She tells us about how the industry has skyrocketed.
PhD profile: Hussein Darwish
Hussein shares his insights on how hybrid working is changing the way we think about our roles.
Our courses
We teach on and help run five taught courses.
MSc in Entrepreneurship and Management
Learn business and management skills alongside the nature, context and process of entrepreneurship.
MSc in Human Resource Management
Gain the latest knowledge in people management and develop your consulting skills. You’ll also develop your key managerial skills on this flexible course.
MSc in International Management
Gain an advanced understanding of the international business environment. You’ll graduate prepared for the challenges of global management.
BSc in International Management
Learn the key business functions and understand how they operate in a global context. Spend 12 months abroad and gain practical international experience.
About us
We foster a supportive, collaborative environment for staff, students and visitors from the private, public and third sectors. Research themes include change, leadership, strategy, entrepreneurship, higher education management, human resource management and organisation theory.
Contact us
For enquiries, please contact our Head of Division