Dr David Spicer - Staff Profile
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Dr David Spicer BSc (Bristol), MBA (Stirling), Ph.D. (Plymouth) Senior Lecturer in Organisational Change Head of the Human Resource Management group |
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+44 (0)1274 234373 +44 (0)1274 235680 D.P.Spicer@bradford.ac.uk Read my blog |
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Bradford
University School of Management Emm Lane Bradford West Yorkshire BD9 4JL |
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| David joined the School of
Management in September 1999, and is currently Senior Lecturer in Organizational
Change and Head of the Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour
Group. He previously has held various roles connected with the Bradford
MBA. Between earning his first degree in geography at the University of
Bristol and his MBA at Stirling University, David worked for Woolworths
as a retail store manager and as management development officer in human
resources. After his MBA, David moved to the University of Plymouth Business
School to undertake doctoral research, where he also worked as a lecturer
in the human resources study group. His doctoral research was in organisational
learning. His thesis is entitled "Mental Models, Cognitive Style
and Organisational Learning: the Development of Shared Understanding in
Organisations". |
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David teaches on a range of undergraduate, masters, MBA and executive courses in the areas of organisational behaviour, managing people, and the management of change. |
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Head of the Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour Group |
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David is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the Academy of Management (USA), and the British Academy of Management (BAM). |
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Organisational and individual learning and change. Leadership and management and motivation. |
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David's research has centred on mechanisms for the transfer and maintenance of learning and change in organisations and he is currently engaged in this regard on a major project looking at strategic adaptation and dynamic capabilities within two leading technology firms. David’s research also has a strong interest in exploring the value and impact of learning and education and the role of managers/leaders and the motivation of staff in organizations today. He has worked and consulted in both public and private sectors and with a number of well know organizations including AstraZeneca, Cannon, the BBC, Emirates airlines and the NHS, and well as a ranger of smaller businesses. |
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