Karl Knox | University of Bedfordshire

Associate Dean Recruitment, International and Partnerships

I am currently the Associate Dean Recruitment, International and Partnerships. I joined the University of Bedfordshire in April 2016. Prior to joining Bedfordshire I held academic, research and management roles at The Universities of Abertay, Nottingham Trent University and Leeds Metropolitan.

I have also taught internationally at Southern Cross University in Australia, Dubai Polytechnic in UAE and Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.

Before undertaking an academic career I worked within the Hospitality Sector for a number of international hotel chains and boutique establishments, including The Inter Continental Hotel, Hilton International, The Dorchester Hotel and The Lanesborough Hotel, London.

Qualifications

PhD – Nottingham Trent University
MSc Information Management – Lancaster University
PGCE Business Studies and Economics – University of London, Institute of Education
BA (Hons) Accountancy and Economics – The City of London Polytechnic

Membership of Professional Bodies

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Certified Management and Business Educator

Teaching Expertise

Information Management
Knowledge Management
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Research Methods
Strategic Management

Research Interests

The use of data, information and knowledge within organisations
Information strategy within Higher Education
Research methods and the teaching environment
Soft systems methodology and its use within complex situations
How a multi-methodological approach can be incorporated into research process

External / Professional Work

2003 – Paisley University – Part of the External Validation Team for their new BA (Hons) in Hospitality Management Programme.
2016 – Validation panel for Stanford College – BA Business Studies
2017 – Validation Panel for institutional approval – BA Education Studies – University of Bedfordshire
2018 – Chair – Validation panel for institutional validation – BA (Hons) Musical Theatre (with foundation year) – Emil Dale Academy
Partnership approval events – Faculty Development Events (FDE), Institutional Approval Events (IAE), international partners – Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar, Guyana, St Lucia

Journal Articles

Knox, K. T. (2014) The Ambiguity that Surrounds Information Strategy. The International Journal of an Emerging Trans-discipline (ISIJET), Vol. 17, pp 149 – 173.
Knox, K. T. (2007) The Various and Conflicting Notions of Information. Journal of Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology (IISIT), Vol 4, pp 675 – 689.
Knox, K. T. (2004). A researcher's dilemma – philosophical and methodological pluralism. The Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods, Vol. 2 (2) article 7.
Marcella, R. and Knox, K.T. (2004) Systems for the management of information in a university context; an investigation of user needs. Information Research, 9(2) paper 172.
Tiyce, M., Dimmock, K., Douglas, N., & Knox, K.T. (2000) Contemporary Issues in Asia Pacific Tourism in 1997 and 1998: a thematic perspective; World Hospitality and Tourism Trends E-Journal, Vol. 1, (2), pp. 79-121.

Chapters in Books

Knox, K.T. (2020) Towards’ a new approach – a case study – In Wolstencroft, P., de Main, L. and Cashian, P. (2020) Achieving Teaching Excellence: Lessons for Further and Higher Education, Maidenhead: Open University Press (Sept. 2020)
Knox, K.T. (2009) Information & Informing Science. Foundations of Informing Science: overview, elements and perspectives 1999 – 2008. In Gill, T.G. and Cohen, E.B. (Eds.) Santa Rosa, California. Informing Science Press, Vol. 1, Chapter 6. pp.135 – 158.
Knox, K. T. (2004). Implications and use of Information Technology within Events. Festival and Events Management: an international arts and culture perspective. I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, J. Ali-Knight, S. Drumond and U. McMahon-Beattie. Oxford, Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann.

Conference Papers / Workshops – post 2013

Knox, K.T. (2019) Knowledge Management as a Human Attribute – ICICKM – 16th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management & Organisational Learning – 5-6 December 2019, Sydney, Australia.
Knox, K. T. & Vincent, K. (2019) Building tutor confidence and aptitude for technology experimentation. Chartered ABS Conference: Learning, Teaching & Student Experience – , Manchester, UK, 14–15 May, 2019
Knox, K. T. (2015) Mixed methods Research a bridge between the Qualitative and Quantitative Dilemma. The 14th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies, ECRM, University of Valletta, Malta, 11-12 June, 2015.
Knox, K. T. (2014) The Ambiguity that Surrounds Information Strategy. InSITE (Informing Science and Information Technology Education Conference), June 30–July 4, 2014, Wollongong, NSW, Australia. University of Wollongong, Australia.

Reports for External Bodies

Knox, K. T. (2015) Constructing an ‘information strategy’ in Higher Education: perceptions, structure and action. PhD Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, September 2015, pp309.
Knox, K. T. & Marcella, R. (2002). University of Northumbria Data and Information Management Project: information needs assessment. Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbria University: 45.

Conferences

Guest Speaker at the Professional Managers Annual Conference (PMAC) – 2021 – Recruiting & On-boarding new Staff – exploring the challenges that have been faced in bringing new professional services staff on board during an extended period of remote working; and what team leaders and managers can do to embed new staff whilst working remotely. Chartered Association of Business Schools – CABs.

European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies (ECRM) - reviewing papers, and panel member:

University of Roma, TRE, Rome, Italy, 12th – 13th July 2018
Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland, 22nd – 23rd June 2017
University of Kingston, Kingston on Thames, London, 6th – 8th June 2016
University of Malta, Valletta, Malta, 11th – 12th June 2015
Cass Business School, City University London, London, UK, 16th – 17th June 2014
University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal, 4th – 5th July 2013
University of Bolton, UK, 28th – 29th June 2012
Normandy Business School, Caen, France, 20th 21st June, 2011
IE Business School, Madrid, Spain, 24th – 25th June, 2010
University of Malta, Valletta, Malta, 22nd – 23rd June 2009
Regent’s College, London, UK, 19th – 20th June, 2008
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 9th – 10th July, 2007
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 17th -18th July, 2006
Universite Paris Dauphone, 21st -22nd April, Paris, France, 2005

PhD Supervision

2019 – The Multi-Dimensionality of Chinese Outbound Tourism to Developed Destinations.
2018 – The Evolving Role of Social Media in Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

PhD Completions

2019 – The Representation of India in and through Tourism: a soft power governance.
2018 – The Development of an ongoing research agenda: contemporary soft power representations of China in tourism.

PhD Examiner

2019 – Viva Voce Examiner - Issues, Interpretations and Understanding of Sustainable Tourism Development at Mount Taishan, Shandong Province, China.
2019 – Viva Voce Examiner Tourism & National Identity of Representation - Nigeria case study