Senior Lecturer

I have been lecturing in higher education since 2002 and am an experienced Senior Lecturer and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

As my second career my expertise builds on in excess of 20 years' experience in the commercial sector with companies including Barclays Bank, Halifax Building Society, TSB, Hambro Countrywide, Hill House Hammond and Honeywell Bull.

The expertise from my doctoral studies has been extremely influential in informing my teaching and practice, combining blended delivery with reflective practice through action learning and research to deliver a practical approach to organisational revitalisation.

I am supporting Senior Management in a public sector organisation as a critical friend in the national roll out of creativity and innovation, including Master Class delivery.

Qualifications

• PhD Facilitating Organisational Creativity: Exploring the contribution of psychological, social and organisational factors – University of Bedfordshire (2009)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education — University of Luton (2005)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Psychology — Department of Management and Organisational Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London (2000)
• BSc (Hons), First Class, Psychology with Business Studies — University of Luton (1996)
• Member of the British Psychological Society by examination
• Member of the British Academy of Management and the Continuous Innovation Network

Teaching Expertise

Expertise in unit and course leadership and teaching groups of all sizes in the areas of:

• (International) Human Resource Management (HRM)
• Organisational Behaviour
• Research Methods
• Creativity and Innovation

Research Project Supervision

• BSc HRM research project supervision
• MSc HRM dissertation supervision
• PhD Supervisor, Reviewer and Examiner

Research Interests

Research has been presented at international conferences and contributes to a book chapter synthesising creativity, innovation, organisational learning and the management of knowledge in a forthcoming edited book.

• The development of collaborative research in creativity and innovation management, including learning, knowledge creation and knowledge
• Management across public, private and third sectors
• Cross-cultural research in leadership
• HRM and Human Resource Development (HRD), including integration with creativity, innovation, learning, knowledge management and knowledge transfer

External Roles

External Examiner:

• DMU Leicester Department of Business and Law : Creativity and Innovation
• Buckinghamshire New University: MSc International Business; MBA

Publications

• Loewenberger, P (2015) Creativity, Innovation and Human Resource Development. Chapter 20 in Human Resource Management, Innovation and Performance: Looking across Levels. Helen Shipton, Pawan Budhwar, Paul Sparrow and Alan Brown (Eds.). Palgrave.
• Loewenberger P, Newton M and Wick K (2014) Developing creative leadership in a public sector organisation. International Journal of Public Sector Management 27 (3):190-200. 11p. DOI: 10.1108/IJPSM-11-2012-0152.
• Loewenberger, P. (2013) Creativity, innovation and the management of knowledge. In S Perkins and R Arvinen-Muondo (Eds) Chapter contributing to edited HRM/OB book. Kogan Page
• Loewenberger, P (2013) The role of HRD in stimulating, supporting and sustaining creativity and innovation. Human Resource Development Review 12 (4):422-455. DOI:10.1177/1534484313494088
• Gamble, M and Loewenberger, P (2012) Improving effectiveness through automated assessment and feedback. Discussion paper to be presented at 'Innovation in challenging times' - The ABS Learning & Teaching Conference in association with the HEA 24-25 April 2012
• Loewenberger, P (2012) Developing a climate of creativity and innovation in HE: Lessons from Management Education. 'Innovation in challenging times workshop' - The ABS Learning & Teaching Conference in association with the HEA 24-25 April 2012
• Loewenberger, P and Newton, M. (2012) Senior Management Development of Creative and Innovative Capability and Commitment in a public sector organisation. Paper to be presented at the British Academy of Management Annual Conference 11-13 September 2012, Cardiff University
• Loewenberger, P and Newton, M. (2012) Senior Management Development of Creative and Innovative Capability and Commitment in a public sector organisation. Paper to be presented at 13^th International Continuous Innovation Network Conference 16-18 September 2012, Rome, Italy
• Loewenberger, P (2012b) The role of HRM and HRD in stimulating, supporting and sustaining creativity and innovation. Paper under revision for Human Resource Development Review
• Loewenberger, P (2012a) Facilitating organizational creativity and innovation: Evidence from the SME sector. Paper under review for Creativity and Innovation Management Journal (submitted January 2012)
• Loewenberger, P. (2011) Why didn’t we think of that? HRM system for creativity and innovation. Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Annual Conference 13-15 September 2011, Aston University, Birmingham
• Loewenberger, P. (2011) Facilitating creativity and innovation: What does it mean in practice? Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Annual Conference, 13-15 September 2011, Aston University, Birmingham
• Loewenberger, P. (2011) Facilitating creativity and innovation: What does it mean in practice? Paper presented at the 12^th International Continuous Innovation Network Conference, Aarhus University, Denmark 11-13 September 2011
• Loewenberger, P. (2011) Why didn’t we think of that? HRM system for creativity and innovation. Paper presented at the 12^th International Continuous Innovation Network Conference, Aarhus University, Denmark 11-13 September 2011
• Loewenberger, P. (2010) Evaluating the conditions for organisational creativity and innovation: Evidence from the SME sector. Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Annual Conference 14-16 September 2010, University of Sheffield. Awarded best paper in Innovation track
• Loewenberger, P. (2010) People Management and the environment for creativity and innovation: Evidence from the SME sector. Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Annual Conference 14-16 September 2010, University of Sheffield
• Loewenberger, P (2009) Facilitating organisational creativity: Exploring the contribution of individual, social and organisational factors. PhD Thesis submitted to the University of Bedfordshire
• Loewenberger, P. (2008) Supporting and Enhancing Organisational Creativity and Innovation. Paper presented at the 9^th International CINet Conference, Valencia, Spain 5-9 September 2008
• Loewenberger, P. and Bull, J. (2003) Cost-effectiveness analysis of computer-based assessment. Association for Learning Technology Journal, 11 (2):23-45

Contact Details

T: +44 (0)1582 489017
E: pauline.loewenberger@beds.ac.uk