Dr. David Spicer,Professor of Small Business Development and Organisation Studies
Information about Dr. David Spicer at the University of Bradford.
- School of Management
(Faculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences) - Email:
- d.p.spicer@bradford.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 1274 232158
Biography
David is Professor of Small Business Development and Organisational Studies and Director of Business and Community Engagement in the School of Management and leads on the development of the Schoolâs programme and portfolio in respect of support for small business and entrepreneurship. As part of this David is leading Bradfordâs contribution to the Help to Grow: Management programme, a nation-wide programme of government-funded support for growth in SMEs being led by schoolâs holding the Small Business Charter. David has over 20 years of experience in higher education and returned to Bradford (where he began his academic career) at the start of the 2019/20 academic year, having previously led the Business School at the University of Salford. Davidâs research interests include strategic learning, change and leadership, with a particular interest small forms and entrepreneurship. His current focus is on leadership and strategic adaption in small firms in response to change. He is a member academic steering group of the Yorkshire and Humber Policy and Engagement Research Network (Y-PERN). This is a group of Yorkshire University academics interested in economic development and growth, in partnership with he has successfully received £120,000 of funding from the Research England Development Fund to support research and policy work as part of this partnership and £10,000 from the ESRC for work on creative entrepreneurship as part of YPIP (the Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership). His work in this regard has led to him being invited as speaker for industry focused conferences and events, including as keynote for the Federation of Small Businesses Regional Conference in May 2024. His wider work on entrepreneurship focuses on the policy implications of entrepreneurial support provided by universities in particular and he has undertaken research and consultancy and delivered executive education in both SMEs and with large corporate firms.He currently teaches on both the MSc programmes within the School of Management. Twitter: @DavidPSpicer Make virtual appointment
Research
My research interests lie in the study of learning and change in organisations, specifically, strategic adaptation, organisational learning, change agency and leadership, relationships between individual and organisational learning, relationships between learning, motivation and effectiveness, the role played by the individual learner and the impact and assessment of cognitive/learning style. I have undertaken work with SMEs, public sector organisations (local government) and major commercial organisations.I am currently focused on strategic adaption and growth in small firms, and how such firms respond to crisis.
Research supervision
Dr. David Spicer is responsible for the supervision of 1 postgraduate researchers at the University of Bradford.
Teaching
Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. David Spicer as follows:
Teaching interests
I have taught modules across human resources and organisational behaviour. However, my particular interest and specialism is in organisational learning and change. My approach to learning is both action-oriented and experiential.
Teaching highlights
I have led course and programme design at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Examples include the redesign of modules in the Management of Change, the review of undergraduate programmes offered by the Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour Group, the development of a CIPD-accredited BSc in HRM and the major review and redevelopment of the MBA programme. I have also led the writing and editing of distance learning materials and have supervised over 80 Masters Dissertations. My experience includes leading executive education programmes and international programmes in Dubai and Hong Kong. My specialism has led to my providing an Alumni Masterclass on the Management of Change and being invited to speak on change by Yorkshire Forward and Common Purpose. I have been a visiting professor at TIAS Business School in the Netherlands and Germany and at MDIS in Singapore.
Publications
There are 11 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. David Spicer.
Peer Reviewed Journal
Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
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Learning orientations and growth in smaller firms | 2001 | Spicer, David P.; Sadler-Smith, E.; Chaston, I. | |||||||||
Leadership and followers' work goals: A comparison between japan and the uk | 2011 | International Journal of Human Resource Management | 22 | 2110 - 2134 | Fukushige A.;Spicer D. | 0958-5192 | 10.1080/09585192.2011.580179 | ||||
Leadership preferences in Japan: An exploratory study | 2007 | Leadership and Organization Development Journal | 28 | 508 - 530 | Fukushige A.;Spicer D. | 0143-7739 | 10.1108/01437730710780967 | ||||
Validity of the Cognitive Style Index: Replication and Extension | 2000 | British Journal of Management | 11 | 175 - 181 | Sadler-Smith E.;Spicer D.;Tsang F. | 1045-3172 | 10.1111/1467-8551.t01-1-00159 | ||||
A case study of action learning in an MBA program | 2006 | Education and Training | 48 | 39 - 54 | Johnson C.;Spicer D. | 0040-0912 | 10.1108/00400910610645725 | ||||
An examination of the general decision making style questionnaire in two UK samples | 2005 | Journal of Managerial Psychology | 20 | 137 - 149 | Spicer D.;Sadler-Smith E. | 0268-3946 | 10.1108/02683940510579777 | ||||
Changing culture: A case study of a merger using cognitive mapping | 2011 | Journal of Change Management | 11 | 245 - 264 | Spicer D. | 1469-7017 | 10.1080/14697017.2010.550266 | ||||
The impact of approaches to learning and cognition on academic performance in business and management | 2004 | Education and Training | 46 | 194 - 205 | Spicer D. | 0040-0912 | 10.1108/00400910410543982 | ||||
Cognitive processing models in performance appraisal: evidence from the Malaysian education system. | 2006 | Spicer, David P.; Ahmad, Rusli | |||||||||
Organizational learning in smaller manufacturing firms. | 2006 | Spicer, David P.; Sadler-Smith, E. | |||||||||
An examination of the general decision making style questionnaire in two UK sample. | 2005 | Spicer, David P.; Sadler-Smith, E. |