Centre for Research on Work and Organisations
Centre for Research on Work and Organisations

News and events

Keep up with our research centre's latest news and events, showcasing the achievements and activities of our members:

News

Our members have recently achieved significant milestones and garnered media attention:

Denise Baden:

Spoke at several events at COP28, Dubai

  • 4th Dec 2023: 10.45-11.45 - Greening Education Hub
  • 6th Dec 2023: 12.30 - Climate Change and Education Conference, University of Dubai
  • 8th Dec 2023: 11.45 - Positive visions and engagement through climate fiction at the Green Zone Innovation and Technology Hub
Yehuda Baruch:

Along with colleagues at Audencia Business School, received press coverage on their study about chance events affecting managers:

Jane Parry:
  • Jane Parry has joined a team of subject representatives based in the UK Parliaments to act as bridges between the research community and national policy-makers to enhance the quality of the evidence that informs decision-making in Parliament. She is Parliament’s first Thematic Research Lead on Business, Economics and Trade. This initiative is part of a major investment by UKRI to ensure that the UK’s cutting-edge research base informs the policy process, and Jane will be based in Parliament for 3 days a week between 2024-2026.
  • Wrote an article for The Guardian: Will the working from home model survive the energy crisis? (Sept 22)
  • Wrote an article for HR Magazine: Time to tackle induction in hybrid workplaces (Nov 22)
  • Sat on the panel of the International Public Policy Observatory session on remote and hybrid working (May 2023)
  • Interview on BBC News Channel (on-vision) on hybrid working, around the story of Zoom ordering employees back to work (Aug 23)
  • Interview on BBC Evening Extra radio on the above hybrid working story (Aug 23) 

Events 

We are pleased to share updates on recent events that members of our research centre have participated in:

HRM and OB Departmental Away Day (19 June 2024):

  • Members of HRM and OB gathered at a local hotel to discuss how to further embed excellence into research and teaching.

Research Showcase Event (18th December 2023):

  • Members (staff and PGRs) participated in a research showcase event.

PGR Conference (22 September 2023):

  • Hosted by the Department of HRM and OB /Centre for Research on Work and Organisations (CRoWO).
  • Expertly chaired by second-year PhD students Vivien Xiao Yu and Fabien Littel.

  • Networking, knowledge sharing, and collaboration for the academic year ahead.

    Presentations from PGRs:

    • Leonara Amponsah-Asante: Organisational silence
    • Fabien Littel: Moral disengagement and climate change
    • Colin Linton: Contract management
    • Qingyang Xu: The gig economy

    Presentations from staff:

    • David Cross: Handling qualitative data
    • Eason Zhang: Overview of meta-analysis
    • Taposh Roy: Creating teaching opportunities for the PGR community

Research Away Day (19th June):

  • Held at Wide Lane Sports Ground.
  • Great attendance, showcasing a collegial approach to academically productive work.
  • Members shared paper/grant ideas and received feedback.
  • Discussions on best practices for impactful research.
  • Commitment to future participation in similar events.

Research Seminar Series:

Presentations by scholars (external and internal):

  • Professor Mina Beigi (Southampton Business School): 'We were all in it together: Managing work from home as dual-earner households with school-age children' 
  • Dr. Matthew Sinnicks (Southampton Business School): 'Why journal rankings are good, actually'
  • Dr. Yi-Ling Lai (Southampton Business School): 'The identity work of freelancers in the knowledge economy: focusing on coaches who support C-suites'
  • Dr. Michael Marinetto (Cardiff Business School): 'Unfollow the Money: Over-Researching the Poor, Under-Researching the Rich and the Poverty of Plutocracy (Data)'
  • Dr. Gloria Kutscher (Southampton Business School) and Dr. Derin Kent (Warwick Business School): ‘Relational boundary management in confined work settings’
  • Dr. Min Zou (Henley Business School): 'A Study of New Labour Market Entrants’ Job Satisfaction Trajectories During a Series of Consecutive Job Changes'
  • Dr. Jolanta Jaskiene (ISM University of Management and Economics): 'HRM and Research Performance in the Higher Education Context: Evidence from European Countries'
  • Mehdi Boussebaa (University of Glasgow): ‘Unsettling West-centrism in management studies: insights from research on professional organisations’
  • Sam Farley (University of Sheffield): ‘How does workplace bullying influence personality over time? Results from a Swiss panel study’
  • Alan Felstead (Cardiff University): ‘Mutations at work: tracking how the character of homeworking has changed’
  • See Hee Lee (Kent Business School): ‘The emergence of creative leaders within social networks: the case of Andy Warhol in the art world of New York’
  • Donald Nordberg (Bournemouth University): ‘Hubris and leadership: the role of, and warning signs in, storytelling and mythmaking’
  • Cara Reed (Cardiff Business School): ‘Expert authority in crisis: making authority real through struggle’