Career Pathways In Academia And Beyond

Professor Martyna Śliwa

Professor of Business Ethics, Durham University Business School

Martyna Śliwa is Professor of Business Ethics and Associate Dean for Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability at Durham University Business School UK.

Her research focuses on diversity, inclusivity and intersectionality in organizations, language differences and their effects on organizational hierarchies and power relations.

She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Management Learning and the Vice-Chair for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity for BAM.

Professor Christian Harrison

Professor of Leadership and Enterprise, University of Bolton

Christian Harrison is a Professor of Leadership and Enterprise in the University of Bolton. He is the Director of the Centre for Leadership and Empowerment in Greater Manchester Business School. He is also leading the Research Excellence Framework (REF) for Unit of Assessment 17 in the Business School. Christian is a well-known and recognised scholar in the field of Leadership and provides regular expert media commentary on Scottish Television News (STV), Scotland Tonight, the Herald, the Conversation, Sunday Post, the Guardian Nigeria.

He is also the author of numerous published research papers on Leadership which is his major research interest and serves as the Director of Studies/First Supervisor of several Doctoral students. He has successfully supervised several doctoral students to completion and his current students are working on projects on Authentic leadership, Entrepreneurial leadership, Transformational leadership, Ethical leadership etc.

Furthermore, he is an active member of several learned organisations. He is the Chair of the Leadership and Leadership Development Special Interest Group of the British Academy of Management and Chair of the Academy for African Studies. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Business Administration and Knowledge Management (FIBAKM), Associate Vice President, Chartered Institute of Business Administration and Knowledge Management and serves on several review panels, committees and editorial boards. He is an external examiner to other UK universities such as Heriot Watt University, De Montfort University and University of Aberdeen. Christian is the editor of New Frontiers in African Business and Society by Emerald Publishing and Routledge Studies in Leadership and Leadership Development. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Certified Management and Business Educator of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CMBE).

Christian works extensively as a consultant, speaker and trainer on leadership skills development within organisations.  He has delivered several CPDs and sessions on leadership to the Scottish Government Directors, UK Cabinet office staff, NHS, corporate organisations, SMEs etc. He is the founder of the NGO; The Leadership Mould Initiative International and the author of the bestselling book entitled ‘Leadership Theory and Research: A Critical Approach to New and Existing Paradigms’ published by Palgrave MacMillan. In addition, Christian has also authored several video publications on leadership. These videos cover established leadership theories providing a nuanced conceptualisation of the field.

Dr Juliet Kele

Lecturer in HRM and Leadership, Northumbria University

Dr Juliet Kele is a Lecturer in HRM and Leadership at Northumbria University. She passionately researches equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace; with a key interest in intersectionality. Juliet has undertaken research on career progression inequalities across the retail and legal profession sectors as well as with the Police.

Dr Naresh Malhan

Corporate Advisor

Dr. Naresh Malhan has served as the Managing Director of Indian Subsidiary of Manpower Inc. a Fortune 500 MNC with $21b in revenues and operations across 80 countries. He holds a Ph.D. in organisation behaviour. He has multi-industry experience in his illustrious corporate career spanning more than four decades.

Dr Sonia Rignall

Organisational Consultant, Cognisense Consulting

Dr.Sonia Rignall  is an organisational consultant for over 20 years working with individuals and teams to catalyse clarity so that they can be more effective. She has researched leadership in her Ph.D. at Cambridge and is a trained occupational psychologist, qualified in Level A and B Ability & Personality Testing.

Dr Stewart Johnstone

Professor of HRM & Employment Relations, Dept. of Work, Employment and Organisation, Strathclyde, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde

Dr Stewart Johnstone has been a Reader in Work, Employment and Organisation at Strathclyde Business School since July 2020. Prior to his current appointment he worked at Newcastle University (2012-2020) and Loughborough University (2005-2012). He holds degrees from the universities of Aberdeen, Manchester and Loughborough. 

Stewart's research interests traverse human resource management and employment relations, with a particular focus on employee voice and participation, employment restructuring, and HRM in SMEs.  He has published and have various ongoing projects in each of these areas. He is currently Co-Chair of the British Academy of Management HRM Special Interest Group and former Executive Board Member and Communications Officer of the British Universities Industrial Relations Association. He is also an Academic Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.