Acting Faculty Head of Quality and Practice

I am the Acting Faculty Head of Quality and Practice.

Before joining the University of Bedfordshire in 2019, I worked at the University of Central Lancashire, University of Bolton, and Greenwich School of Management.

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Qualifications

• PhD – University of Bolton
• PG Cert – University of Central Lancashire
• MA in Sociology – Lancaster University
• BSc in Geography – University of Winnipeg

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
• Member of the British Sociological Association

Teaching Expertise

• Research Methods
• Cross Cultural Management
• Research Ethics
• Organisational Behaviour
• Critical Management Studies
• Leadership Studies

Research Interests

• Post/neo-colonial perspectives on Business and Management Studies;
• Critical Management Studies;
• Cross-Cultural Management Studies in Central/Eastern and South-eastern Europe.

External Roles

• External Examiner – University of Central Lancashire

Previous Roles

• Interim Academic Registrar / Head of Quality and Governance: Greenwich School of Management
• Head of Quality Enhancement: University of Bolton
• Academic Group Leader / Senior Lecturer: University of Bolton Business School
• Lecturer: University of Central Lancashire

Research Publications

• Sucking Stones: Absurdity, Paradox and Quantifying the Unquantifiable in Cross Cultural Management Studies. Ephemera journal’s special edition, Beyond Measure, vol. 19, no. 5; August 2020
• Skewed Integration: The Negative Representation of Poles by Expatriate Managers. Journal of Economic and Social Development; Volume 4, no. 3; 2018
• Square Pegs into Round Holes: The Contemporary (Mis)Use of Postcolonial Theory in Poland and an Alternative. In: Martynuska and Rokosz-Piejko; New Developments in Postcolonial Theory; Peter Lang Publishing, Frankfurt am Main; 2017
• Postcolonialism in Poland: New markets, new opportunities and new cultural imperialism. Journal of Management and Financial Sciences; Issue 21; 2016
• Rethinking Hofstede: Intercultural Management in Poland. Transformations in Business and Economics; Vol. 2, No. 2; 2003

Industry Publications

• Culture Smart Poland, 2^nd edition. Kuperard Publishing, London, 2015
• Doing Business in Poland. Pharmaceutical Marketing Europe; February 2008
• Doing Business in the Czech Republic. Pharmaceutical Marketing Europe; November 2008

Contact Details

E: gregory.allen@beds.ac.uk