Vote Now :BAM Council Election - January 2023 - December 2025
From January 2023 seven elected places on the Council of the British Academy of Management will fall vacant for 3-year terms of office beginning 1st of January 2023 until the 31st of December 2025.
We are delighted to see that eleven candidates have been nominated, representing a diverse range of research backgrounds and interests and indicating the level of enthusiasm within our membership to contribute directly to the work of the Academy.
As a member of the British Academy of Management you are entitled to vote in the current Council Elections and may vote for up to 7 candidates.
These elections are important as they will decide who will serve as members of Council and Sub-Committees for the next three years (Jan 2023 - Dec 2025) and will help to shape the Academy’s future.
The deadline for votes to be returned will be 09.00 British Summer Time on Friday 15th July.
Please note that canvassing is not permitted.
The Candidates:
Professor Kirk Chang
Institution: University of East London
Position: Professor & Director for the Centre of Innovation, Management and Enterprise
I am a university professor, consultant, and researcher in the field of Human Resource Management. I received a doctoral degree (Ph.D. Occupational Psychology) from the University of Manchester. Following the first lectureship in 1995, I have worked in both academic and consultancy fields for nearly three decades. I am a Chartered Scientist (CSci, UK), Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol, UK) and have received prestigious fellowship from four professional bodies. These are: Royal Society, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, British Psychological Society, and Higher Education Academy. In terms of my research interests, I study personnel management issues and analyse the implication of technology on employee behaviour, group dynamics, teamwork, and organizational performance.
I have been a full member of the British Academy of Management (BAM) since 2010 and supported BAM through different channels, such as conference reviewer, presenter, session chair, SIGs activities, application of BAM funds, and other BAM-led initiatives. If elected, I am keen to continue my profession and contribution to a BAM-designated area: Management, Knowledge and Education (MKE). Specifically, in order to support this important, meaningful, but sometimes-neglected area, I am committed to widening and continuing access to education through the community engagement, public colloquiums, and business consultancy.
Professor Andy Charlwood
Institution: University of Leeds
Position: Professor of Human Resource Management
My research interests are around the digitisation of HR, HR analytics and how these things are changing (or not) the nature and experience of work. In the past I have written and researched job quality and subjective wellbeing at work and continue to be interested in those topics. I have worked at the University of Leeds since 2016, and have previously worked at Kent, Warwick, York and Loughborough universities.
I am a long time BAM member. After five years of carrying a heavy administrative workload in my own institution as head of department and programme director for a new masters programme, I now have time and space to contribute to the service of the wider community of management scholarship through BAM. I have various experiences: as a journal editor (of Work, Employment and Society), ESRC grant assessment panel member, and conference organiser (I was a founding member of the organising committee for the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development’s Applied Research Conference) which I think could allow me to make a positive contribution to BAM’s ongoing growth and development as a learned society.
Dr Fariba Darabi
Institution: Sheffield Hallam University
Position: Senior Lecturer in International Business and PhD Post-Graduate Research Tutor
I am standing as member of BAM Council believing I bring knowledge, passion, and experience to this role. For over 10 years, I have been an active BAM member, my contributions including Research Methodology SIG member and conference track chair, past secretary of Entrepreneurship SIG, session at the Doctoral Symposium. I am also steering committee member of EFMD Doctoral development programmes, and Board member at Northern Advanced Research Training Institute.
I am interested in research and teaching aspects of research methodology, entrepreneurship, engaged scholarship with SMEs, and International Business. I have published on these areas and have experience of designing and chairing conference tracks for PGRs and ECRs. I lead Research Methods Modules for PGT and PGR students and have secured funding for a range of PGR and ECR development events. I regularly work with PGRs, ECRs and Academic colleagues to support the doctoral programmes, review PhD proposals and engage in doctoral programmes which I am passionate.
If I elected, I would like to contribute to the development of our doctoral and ECR community. I have a strong interest in Doctoral Researcher development, building on previous and current engagement with BAM doctoral symposiums and my leadership roles in my university.
Professor Horace Qile He
Institution: University of Derby
Position: Professor of Strategy and Performance Management and Chair of College Research Committee
Professor Horace Qile He started his active BAM membership since 2005 and served as the BAM Inter-organizational Collaboration SIG Co-Chair and Track Co-Chair for 6 years in a row since 2013 before being elected as the BAM Council member in 2019. He has successfully organized or co-organized numerous BAM events, as well as joint events between BAM SIGs and external professional bodies. Such experience allowed him to have a significant level of understanding about the opportunities and challenges facing BAM. During his first term of BAM council membership, he was keen to enhance the works of BAM through improved SIG experiences as well as improved collaborations between BAM SIGs and with external stakeholders. He has supported the establishment of new BAM SIGs and various BAM consultation initiatives. He is keen to continue to serve the BAM community through his experience and enthusiasm. Horace has published over 90 papers in refereed journals, books, and conference proceedings. He is a member of the EU Horizon reviewing expert and the BAM Peer Review College. He supervised multiple PhDs to completion. He is a selected member of RAE2008, REF2014, and REF2021. He is serving in the editorial board of two prestigious international journals.
Dr. Filomena Izzo
Institution: University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Position: Assistant Professor in Management
I am Assistant Professor in Management. I have experience in Technology Management in many fields: health, finance, heritage and education. University researchers, teachers and students work in partnership co-creating knowledge that can produce solutions, with this objective, international comparison is fundamental to create value for all stakeholders. If elected, I'd like to:
1) stimulate Institutions to broaden and enrich the range and content of their research.
2) allow students to benefit from the knowledge and skills acquired by researcher/teacher abroad.
3) consolidate the links between Institutions of different countries.
4) promote the exchange of skills and experiences on teaching and research methodologies.
Professor Jia Liu
Institution: University of Portsmouth
Position: Director, Centre for Innovative and Sustainable Finance
I held posts at Leeds and Salford Universities. My research ranges from Finance and Corporate Governance to Business Ethics and Leadership. A BAM member for 15 years, I have been serving as Corporate Governance SIG Chair and Track Chair. I lead various activities for SIG members, promoting research and scholarship and helping members grow their networks and engage in collaborations. I am a BJM Associate Editor (3yrs) and BAM Grant reviewer (5yrs), encouraging research excellence among BAM members and beyond. Continuous engagement with BAM over this long period has deepened my understanding of how its work positively influences academia, commerce and society.
As a woman from an ethnic minority, I value BAM’s commitment to equality and diversity and would promote the interests of members from all levels of academia by helping to strengthen and develop its inclusive ethos. I would motivate the next generation of researchers and support their academic development; and facilitate collaborations between members across SIGs and with external bodies. I would listen to members and represent their views to the Council for their implementation. I am strongly motivated to serve members’ interests and needs by fostering a collegial community that will sustain their aspirations and endeavours.
Professor Jonathan Liu
Institution: Ming-Ai Institute London
Position: Chairman
Over the last three years I have been Chair of Performance Management SIG and on BAM Council. I have completed my term as SIG Chair and on BAM Council, Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building. I would like to have a second term with capacity building as BAM has pursuit its capacity building mission with vigour and success over many years. I aim to build on this success and devise an integrated strategy of improving skills of doctoral students, early career researchers, early and mid-career academics. As well as enhancing capacity, the strategy will assist with attracting and retaining individuals and helping in improving their career opportunities. I would also work on bodies such as ESRC to establish fellowship schemes with the aim of attracting practicing managers to business schools. Over the next few years, local and international student numbers in British universities will increase and students in Business and Management will be at the helm of that growth. I would like to help enlarge BAM’s global reach and use capacity building and education to transform lives by acting as a catalysis to organise more capacity building workshops for our members.
Professor Rebecca Liu
Institution: Lancaster University
Position: Senior Lecturer
What distinguishes Rebecca Liu as a candidate to serve BAM council? Some would highlight its multidisciplinary quality and international networks. Some would point to its growing influence in management education and research. Others would identify its unique experiences in developing sustainable capacity building and scholarly offerings.
Over these years, it has been my privilege to engage in various endeavors at the Academy. To name some but a few: to serve as Member of BAM, Peer Review College (2022-2025), to contribute as co-opted BAM council member (2014-2016), to lead and coordinate pan-university programs to support the ‘Management Knowledge and Education’ initiatives (2014-2016), and to instigate Professional Development Workshop at BAM Annual Conference (2021). I am especially grateful and humble to be awarded the BAM Outstanding Services Award (2016) and the Best Developmental Research Paper (2016).
I would like us (all the BAM members) to be known for significant accomplishments – include building a pluralistic learned society through strategic approaches, increasing membership through impactful activities, and creating new alliances with industry, academia, and government through sustainable collaborations. It is my hope to offer my experience and acquired skills to BAM community at home and abroad.
Professor Zoe Morrison
Institution: Robert Gordon University
Position: Academic Strategic Lead for Research
My academic interests build on my management experience in marketing and project management across a range of sectors, including financial services, health, oil and gas. I research social and relational aspects of change to achieve new understandings of the anticipated and unanticipated consequences of policy developments and market opportunities. Current research includes behaviours influencing leadership and teamwork in healthcare, and workforce optimisation following organisational reconfiguration in defence. My international research considers intersections between policy and industrial change, understanding skills requirements, and community perspectives on climate change mitigation technologies. Our current focus is on carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). I hold Board level positions in the UK and the US and continue to explore theory through application to practice. Since my first attendance at the doctoral colloquium in 2009, I have benefited from membership of BAM Special Interest Groups and attendance at conference, developmental events, and programmes. I very much enjoy my role as a Fellow of the BAM Peer Review College and commit to making an active contribution to the aims of the Council. I am particularly interested in valuing the diversity of our community of management scholars to ensure the continued international relevance of business management and education.
Dr Neil Pyper
Institution: Birkbeck, University of London
Position: Assistant Dean (Learning and Teaching)
I am the outgoing Treasurer of BAM. In this role I was involved in investing a substantial part of BAM’s reserves, and as part of my oversight of budgeting and financial management worked to steer BAM through the challenges of the pandemic. I also helped facilitate the move to BAM’s current offices and was involved in procuring an overhaul of its IT infrastructure. My term as Treasurer followed several years of involvement with BAM in other capacities. In particular, I was chair of the Strategy Special Interest Group (SIG). While in this role I organised a number of successful events, including two conferences on scenario analysis.
In my current academic role I am the strategic lead on learning and teaching within my School (faculty). This is my core professional interest and I am very keen to remain involved in BAM by being active in Management and Knowledge Education (MKE). I am currently co-organising this year’s Education Practice Awards and look forward to deepening my work in this area and being an advocate for learning and teaching on the BAM Council. I am deeply committed to BAM and look forward to continuing to contribute to its work.
Dr Wen Wang
Institution: University of Leicester
Position: Associate Professor in HRM Data Analytics and Interpretation
Wen would like to contribute to Academic Affairs of Conference &Capacity Building sub-committee through capacity development underpinned by Equality, Inclusion and Diversity (EID). This includes to engage with UK Parliament to support better policy and to facilitate career development of BAM members.
Wen was invited twice in 2022 to offer advices at the UK Parliament, she has proposed a webinar for BAM (October 2022) to effectively engage with UK Parliament. The planned series will work with Knowledge Exchange Unit (UK Parliament) and have experienced academics to show the ropes.
Wen has curated career development sessions for academics from Chinese ethic group at different career stages at the Associate of British Chinese Professor (ABCP, approx.500 members) annual conference. These sessions invited career consultants, researchers and academics to share good practices to navigate at the ever-changing UK HE sector.
Wen serves the Peer Review College since its inception. She advocates and created interdisciplinary networks to address societal challenges. This includes leading the interdisciplinary track at ABCP2021-2022 conference and curated sessions to showcase impact case building with an interdisciplinary team. She has worked with stakeholders from diverse background on EID projects involving 800 businesses in Walsall, NHS,UK Armed Force, local councils and charities.
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The closing date for votes to be returned will be Friday 15th July.
Canvassing of any sort – whether direct or indirect – is not permitted. Individuals standing for election have set out their qualification for the role in the statements published on our website and it is expected that voters will engage with the quality of that proposal alone.