Jack Barnett

Background, qualifications & professional membership
MSc South Bank University, London 2004
Adv Dip Ed Management Open University, Milton Keynes, UK 1987
BA Open University, Milton Keynes, UK 1974
Cert Ed Culham College, Oxford University Institute of Education 1965

Teaching focus
Management Information Systems
Knowledge Management
Business Information Systems
e-Business
Business Computing
Marketing
Multimedia
Website Development
Statistical Analysis and Design

Research focus
Knowledge Management
Multimedia
Business Computing
Website Development
Online Teaching

Nick Barnett

Background, qualifications & professional membership
DMS Kingston University, Surrey
MBA Kingston University, Surrey
PGCHE University of Westminster (in progress)

Teaching focus
Management Information Systems
Operations Management
Project Management
Ebusiness

Research focus
Knowledge Management
Operations Management
Research papers
International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, Volume 4

Paul Booth

Background, qualifications & professional membership
HND Business and Finance Gwent College of HE
PG Dip Business Analysis Lancaster University
MA Management Learning Lancaster University
PGCE Business and Economics Bristol Polytechnic

Teaching focus
Marketing
Management Development
Business Environment

Research focus
Developing Creativity

Selected publications
Book reviews in International Trade for Palgrave-Macmillan publishing.
Contributor to ICSA handbooks.

Other activities
Led successful QAA subject review, LSC inspection and CIPD Monitoring visits.
Responsible for conjoint validation of the PGDip through Sussex University, CIPD and London Metropolitan University.
Visiting lecturer at University of Greenwich.

Conferences organised
Higher Education Conference Croydon College

Professor Richard Briston

Background, qualifications & professional membership
B.Sc. (Econ) London School of Economics 1958
FCA Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales 1961
FCCA Association of Chartered Certified Accountants 1983
IPFA Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accounting 1999
Professor of Accounting and Finance, University of Hull (1985-2002) Emeritus professor since 2002.
Previously Reader in International Accounting, University of East Anglia; Professor of Accounting and Finance, University of Strathclyde; Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Bradford Management Centre.

Research focus
Main research area is capital market-based accounting research, predominantly in an international context, particularly in South-East Asia and Europe.
The other field of interest is international accounting, with particular reference to developing countries. This has involved many publications and extensive study tours, research and consultancy in a wide range of countries, including South East Asia, South America, Africa, USA, Australia, the South Pacific and many European countries.
Has published extensively in academic and professional journals and is the author of several books, including "The Stock Exchange and Investment Analysis" and "An Introduction to Accounting and Finance".

Other activities
Editor of Journal of Business Finance and Accounting 1979-2004 and currently joint editor of Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies. Has been an associate editor of the British Accounting Review and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Accounting Research, Applied Financial Economics and Financial Accountability and Management.

Keith Brockbank

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BSc (Hons) Applied Biochemistry University of Bath (1979)
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry Sales and Marketing Accreditation, with distinction (1994)
MBA The Open University (2000)
Member Institute of Healthcare Management
Member Chartered Management Institute

Teaching focus
Strategy/Strategic Thinking
Marketing
Study Skills

Research focus
Marketing Excellence
Sales Excellence

Other activities
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Successfully supervised 2 MBA students to completion of dissertations

Practical Business Experience
Several significant strategic and implementation projects with major pharmaceutical companies as well as smaller biotech organisations

Symposia Organised
Health Authority "Joint Working Strategy Development" Symposium, London
Alzheimers' Disease "Working Across Boundaries" Symposium, in partnership with The King's Fund

David A Bryden

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BA (Hons) Education - Oxford Brookes University
P.G. Dip. Educational Management - University of Sussex
CELTA - ITTC Bournemouth
Cert.Ed. - Oxford Brookes University
Chartered Surveyor ARICS

Teaching focus
Study Skills
Anthropology and Cultural Diversity in Business
Communication in Business
Oral Presentation
Teacher training

Research focus
Assessment
Course Design
Cultural Diversity

Selected publications
TEXTS
Bryden D A (2003) Fundamentals of Teaching in College and University Athena London
Bryden D A (2007) English for Business, Communication and Development LSM Media London

PAPERS
"The Uses of IT in English Language Teaching" Plekanhov University of Economics Moscow 2000
"English Language as a World Passport" Shanghai 2003

Other activities
Assessment Supervisor : English for Business : Masters and Majeure : Eshotel Paris
Course designer for undergraduate business and language programmes offered and funded by UNO in Sri Lanka, The African Congress in Hygesa, Somaliland and by a world-wide banking organisation in Brazil.

Matt Bryden

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BA (Hons) Education, Exeter University
MA in Creative Writing (module), Leeds University
CELTA, Hastings

Teaching focus
Study Skills
Oral Presentation
Business English
English Literature
Creative Writing

Selected publications
Contributor to English for Business, Communication and Development (London: LSM Media, 2007)
Poems and reviews published in New Welsh Review, The Reader, Orange Coast Review, and other journals

Other activities
Winner of Arts Council England grant in creative writing (2006)

Neil Coade

Background, qualifications & professional membership
Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management: London School of Economics
Diploma in Marketing: Chartered Institute of Marketing.
M.B.A: Henley Management College.

Teaching focus
International Marketing
International Business
Creativity & Innovation
Business Economics
Leadership & Management

Research focus
Small business management
Marketing
Entrepreneurship

Selected publications
TEXTS
Coade, N. (2001), Capitalizing On Success, Thomson Learning, London
Coade, N. (1997), Be Creative A Toolkit for Business Success, Thomson Learning, London
Coade, N. (1996), Managing International Business, Thomson Learning, London

Other activities
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Successfully supervised many students towards the completion of their dissertations on the Diploma in Management at University of London and the MBA at Greenwich School of Management.

Workshops organised eBay headquarter UK: Marketing Strategy: Key Concepts. University of London: The Myths, Realities and Rewards of Entrepreneurship

Roger Cox

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BSc (Economics) University of London
MA University of Greenwich
Hon. Doctorate (Humane Letters) Schiller International University
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM)

Teaching focus
Strategy
Marketing
Economics

Research focus
Retail Management

Selected publications
Cox R (2004) Retailing (5th Edition) Prentice Hall
Cox R (1989) Running Your Own Shop (2nd Edition) Kogan Page
Cox R (1971) Retail Development Business Books
Cox R (1968) Retail Site Assessment Business Books

Stephen Fettes

Background, qualifications & professional membership
MBA University of Greenwich (1994)
MBA Programme Leader
Director of Development
Examiner/Marker CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing)

Teaching focus
Marketing Management and Strategy
SME Management
Public and Media Relations
Advertising
Dissertation Supervisor

Research focus
Undertaking doctoral research in the area of customer understanding and effects of media messages.

Consultancy
The Welcome Foundation
The Princes' Trust
The Design Museum (London)

David Fisher

Background, qualifications & professional membership
Diploma in Management Kingston University
MSc in Strategy and Finance Kingston University
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Teaching focus
Financial Reporting
Management Accounting
Corporate Finance
Strategic Management

Research focus
Financial and Management Accounting

Other activities
Supervision of Masters dissertations

Dr Richard Gregson

Background, qualifications & professional membership

Teaching focus
PhD Marketing Logistics Management, Cranfield School of Management
MSc Transfer Processes, Loughborough University
B.Sc (Hons) Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University
Fellow of Higher Education Academy
Member of Parliamentary Club
Operations Management
Marketing
Research Skills

Research focus
Innovation Management

Selected publications
"Marketing Logistics Systems Analysis" Monograph no. 17, Cranfield School of Management, MCB Publications
"Marketing Logistics Systems Analysis: a study of the UK Pharmaceutical Industry" Ph.D. Cranfield School of Management
"Marketing Logistics in the Pharmaceutical Industry Parts I and II" International Journal of Physical Distribution and Materials Management, Vol. 4, nos. 2 & 4 "Customer Service Strategies" Schary,P. et al (contributor) Gower Press
"Materials Management Issues for Tanzanian Companies" Tanzania Management Journal Vol.1 no. 2
"Dar-es-Salaam Harbours" A Research study. Institute of Development Management, Mzumbe, Tanzania
"Case Studies for Management Training in Tanzania" ODA publication, FCO
"Strategic Marketing Management: Text and Cases" US International University, San Diego, California ,545 p.
"Strategic Production Management: Text and Cases" US International University, San Diego, California, 420p
"STRATISION" A strategic management simulation developed for MA Marketing and MBA programmes
"Getting a Job in Europe" Paper presented to the Institute of Management Schools partnership at the European Commission, Westminster
The European: Book review "Built to Last" Collins, J.C. and Porras, J.I.
"A Case Study in Global Retailing - IKEA"
"The Secondary Benefits of Exhibitions" Consultancy project for Union des Foires Internationales, Paris (Paper on above presented to International conference of Exhibition Organisers, Bratislava,
"The Tertiary Benefits of Exhibitions" Consultancy project for Union des Foires Internationales, Paris
Paper on above presented to World Academy International conference, Lincoln College, Oxford University
"Effectiveness of International Exhibitions" Consultancy Project for TNT Magazine on their annual Independent Travellers Exhibition, London

Other activities
External Examiner for Chartered Institute of Marketing, European School of Economics, Middlesex University, Portsmouth University (1995-2007)

Led successful validation, revalidation and institutional applications to the Open University Validation Services for 4 BA degrees , 2001, 2002 and 2003, for Regents Business School London, and for a new suite of BA and MA degrees in 2007.

Led successful partnership application to Bournemouth University for MA International Management and International Marketing Management (and later International Business Administration) degrees to be offered at Regents Business School London, 2000 and 2002, with a further successful validation for a LL.B. Honours Qualifying Law degree to commence in 2006.

Member of the Board of Governors of City University of Science and Information Technology , Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, for whom I helped with their successful application for accreditation from the British Accreditation Council, and also their international recruitment of academic staff, 2002 - present.

Supervised three students to PhD completion (one as co-supervisor with Igor Ansoff)

Denis Healy

Background, qualifications & professional membership
B.A. Politics, Philosophy & Economics - University College Dublin
Postgraduate Diploma in Sociology & Social Science Research - University College Dublin
M.A. Marketing - Kingston University

Denis has also completed various professional and postgraduate modules from the Market Research Society, Chartered Institute of Marketing, the Institute of Accounting Technicians in Ireland, the Open University, the CAM Foundation, City & Guilds of London, the Prince Foundation and the Royal Society of Arts.

Teaching focus
Research Methods
Marketing
Project Management
Computer Programming
Database Systems
Website Development
Economics

Over the years Denis has supervised more than 100 Master's research students.

Research focus
Working towards a Ph.D in the congruence of Information Technologies and Business Practices.

Selected publications
"The Entrepreneurial/Relationship Marketing Interface : A study of small enterprise marketing in relation to the six markets model" (co author with Dr David Stokes) Academy of Marketing. Symposia on the Marketing-Entrepreneurship Interface 1998.
Closely involved in the production of :
"London Employer Survey 1995" one of the biggest such annual studies in the country.
"Boardroom Remuneration Guide 2001"

Other activities
Denis also lectures at the Postgraduate Business school at University of East London and the school of professional development at London Metropolitan University.
As a speaker of four languages Denis is a keen traveller. With an interest in Music and Sports, Denis is also an amateur history enthusiast.

Dr Amanat Hussain

Dr Amanat has over 25 years of experience of providing management consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector organisations. He has extensive experience on major transformation projects, programme and project management: organisational change, business process re-engineering and operational risk management. He has developed a management framework for managing organisations in a complex and dynamic operational environment.

Background, qualifications & professional membership
MBA from University of Hull (Distinction)
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA). The title of the doctoral thesis "Complexity based framework for managing change in disciplined organisations - A Case Study of the Metropolitan Police Service"
Association of Project Managers Professional.
Fellow of British Computer Society

Professional focus
Corporate Strategy
Organisational Transformation and Business Change
Complex Programme and Project Management
ICT for Development to empower marginalized communities

Selected publications
Hussain A, (2000), Managing Operational Risk in Financial Markets, Butterworth Heinemann

Membership
Member of High Level Expert Group for UN ITU
Managing Director - Nicoms Limited - UK
President - e World Wide Group - UAE

Dr Patrick Jones

Background, qualifications & professional membership
Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies (GSM)
MSc Human Resource Development (University of Wolverhampton)
MBA (University of Northampton)
PGCE (University of Greenwich)
PhD Education (University of Birmingham)
Professional Membership: Chartered Management Institute (MCMI)

Teaching focus
Education and Human Resource Development
Organisational Behaviour
Research Training/Supervision

Research focus
Widening Participation in Higher Education
Issues and policies in Education and Human Resource Development

Selected publications
Social Class and Education System in the UK: Higher Education Participation by Students from Differential Socio-Economic Backgrounds (forthcoming Dec. 2007)

Other activities
Research degrees awarded to supervised students

Ranjini Kearney

Background and Qualifications
BSc Chemistry, Physics Mathematics: University of Madras
PGD/MSc Software Engineering: University of Greenwich
PGD/MA in Education: Southbank University
PGCE: University of London
MBA: University of Hull

Teaching focus
Travel and Tourism
Travel Management
Computer Systems for Travel Industry
Computer studies

Publications
Evaluating the impact of the internet on the management of the travel industry using Emirates Airline and Miki Travel, a case study approach

Other activities
Spent 6 years as head of Maths and Science Department at Methodist High School, Freetown, Sierra Leone followed by as an Educational advisor in Sharjah, UAE. Currently acting as consultant to two holiday companies, with particular responsibility for internet advertising including web page design and booking systems. Also involved in developing a range of holiday packages targeted at specific markets.

Involved in advising independent travel company on their choice and use of computer technology. In the course of these roles I spend time within the companies environment observing how the staff operate on a daily basis and their reaction to the demands and needs of their respective roles. To achieve this involves me spending time in the high street situation and also Gatwick Airport.

I also experienced in working with the following organisations:
NHS, TOYOTA, YASBECK TRAVEL

Dr Moyra Kedslie

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BA Heriot-Watt University, 1975
ACCA 1978
FCCA 1983
PhD University of Hull, 1987
FRSA

Teaching focus
Undergraduate
Accounting Theory
Management Accounting
Advanced Management Accounting
Business Finance
Accounting History
Introduction to Accounting
Environmental Accounting
Postgraduate
Accounting for Decision Making
Advanced Management Accounting
Financial Decision Making
Management Control Systems
Environmental Accounting
Analysis of Financial Statements
Research Methodology
MBA dissertation supervision over range of subject areas

Research focus
Accounting history: Early costing systems developed by Florence Nightingale in Crimea.
Management Accounting: Introduction of JIT inventory control systems in Malaysia.
Implications of outsourcing decisions in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Financial Accounting: Accounting for environmental issues.

Selected publications
Book
Firm Foundations: the development of professional accounting in Scotland 1854-1900. pp335. Hull University Press, 1990.

Articles

'Accountants in Old Aberdeen', The Accountants Magazine, December 1977.

'The Formative Years: Infancy of a Profession', The Scottish Genealogist, Spring 1980.

'Concentration in the Profession - danger signs?', Accountancy, November 1984. (with R J Briston).

'The Continued Trend towards concentration in the UK Accountancy Profession', Accountancy, March 1985. (with R J Briston).

'Professional Formation: The Case of Scottish Accountants. Some Corrections and some further thoughts', British Journal of Sociology, March 1986. (with R J Briston).

'Grasping the Branding Iron'. Certified Accountant, October 1989, (with P Barber and J Murphy).

'Mutual Self Interest - A Unifying Force; the Dominance of Societal Closure over Social Background in the Early Professional Accounting Bodies', Accounting Historians Journal, Fall 1990. pp. 1-19.

The Internationalisation of Professional Accounting: The Role of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, Conference Proceedings, Second South East Asia University Teachers Conference, Jakarta, 1991, pp. 518-527. (with R J Briston)

Professor Michael J Mepham's Contribution to Accounting Research British Accounting Review, Summer 1992, (with S A Leech).

'Accounting for changing Price Levels in Germany and the USA', School of Management Working Paper, 1992.

'The Objective of Harmonisation: The True and Fair View in Europe and its Relevance to China'. Journal of Accounting Research (China), 1995 6(92), pp. 48,49. (with Junjie Wu and D Alexander)

'The Trend of Accounting Reform in China: Issues and Environment', in Perspectives on Accounting and Finance in China, ed. J Blake and S Gao, Routledge, 1995, pp. 246-260 (with M C Ren and D Alexander)

'Getting Ready for Corporate Governance' HFMA Newsletter, June 1995, pp. 14,15 (with S Braund and A Stockmarr)

'The Internationalisation of British Professional Accounting: the role of the examination exporting bodies'. Accounting, Business and Financial History, Vol.7 No.2, 1997, pp.181-200 (with R J Briston)

'Privatisation and the Further Development of Accounting Policy in Africa' Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies, Supplement 1, 1999, pp.127-139 (with C C Okeahialam)

'The Relevance of Value for Money Audits towards Economic Development' Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies, Supplement 1, 1999, pp.157-172 (with C Kyara)

Introducing just-in-time inventory systems - a Malaysian experience. International Journal of Applied Management,Vol.3 No.3, 2002, pp.42-54.

Other activities
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants: Council Member, 1996-present. President, 2000/01; Chair: Education Policy Committee 2006 - present; President: ACCA Benevolent Fund 2006 - present

Director CCAB 2000/01;Member Professional Accountancy Qualifications Committee 1998-present.

Independent Assessor for Government NDPB appointments.

Director UK Inter Professional Group

Nigel Kermode

Background, qualifications & professional membership
M.A. (Cantab) in Mathematics
M.Phil (ISVR, Southampton)
MBCS

Teaching focus
Computer Graphics
Managing Risk and Quality
Software Process Improvement

Research focus
Education and social networking
Successfully supervised over 100 MSc dissertations in a wide variety of topics in Information and Communication Technology

Dr. S. J. Kewley

Background, qualifications & professional membership
1983-1987 McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Honours BA Political Science.
1989-1990 The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland MSc in Irish Political Studies.
1991-1992 Cambridge University, Corpus Christi College. MPhil in International Relations.
1993-1997 Cambridge University, Corpus Christi College. PhD Japan's Foreign- Economic Policy Initiatives to the European Union.
Member EU-Japan Experts Association, the Association of International Busienss and the Europeaum at Oxford

Teaching focus
Strategy and International Business

Research focus
EU- Japan / EU- China Trade Relations (especially the regulatory nature of markets, market access issues). Globalisation and the global market place.

Selected publications
Publications
"Japanese Investment and the euro Debate" European Business Journal (Issue 4 2001).
"Japanese Lobbying in the EU" in Pedler (ed), European Union Lobbying (Palgrave) January 2002
S.J. Kewley, Japan's French Automotive Connection (Deregulation in the Japanese and French Automotive Markets) (Royal Institute of International Affairs). September 2002.
Conference Papers
Japanese Firms Strategic Approach to the European Market. Paper given 19th Annual Meeting of The Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS) on June 22nd and 23rd 2006 in Beijing.
Consultancy papers
Doing Business in an Enlarged EU Oxford Economic Forecasting (March 2005)
EU China Trade Brief (October 2006 / March 2007)

Other activities
Managing Director Eurasia Investment and Policy Solutions limited.

Sumara Khan

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BSc (Hons) University of Hull
MBA University of Hull

Teaching focus
General Management
Production and Operation Management
Business Communication
Human Resource Management

Research focus
Communication in small businesses'
Operation Management
Human Resource Management

Other activities
Bachelor degrees dissertation awarded to supervised students
Successfully supervised three students to completion

Conferences organised Affiliation conference with the University of Hertfordshire

Alison Kirk

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BSc (Hons) Accounting, University Of Hull
Postgraduate Diploma in teaching in Higher Education, University of Hull
MA Independent Practice (Healtchare) University of Leeds
Chartered Insitute of Personnel and Development
Institute of Healthcare Management
Healthcare Financial Manangement Association

Teaching focus
Accounting, finance and healthcare related topics

Research focus
Primary care commissioning and service development

Des Laffey

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BA (Hons) Economics and Politics, University of Lancaster
MSc Information Technology and Manufacture, University of Hull
Higher Education Teaching Certificate, University of Hull

Teaching focus
Information Systems
E-Commerce
Business Environment

Research focus
New ventures through E-Commerce
Online Marketing
The Mobile Phone Industry
Gambling

Selected publications
TEXTS
Laffey, D. (2006) The rise and fall of the dot com enterprises, in A. E. Burke, Modern perspectives on entrepreneurship, Senate Hall academic publishing, pp111-145 (ISBN: 0954667313)


RECENT PAPERS
Laffey, D. (Forthcoming 2007) The Ultimate Bluff: A Case Study Of Partygaming.Com, Journal Of Information Technology
Laffey, D. (2007) Paid Search: The Innovation That Changed The Web, Business Horizons, Volume 50, Issue 3, pp211-218
Laffey, D. (2006) The Nostalgia Network: A Case Study Of Friends Reunited, Management Online Review (ESCP-EAP) (Online Publication: www.morexpertise.com)
Laffey, D. (2005) Against The Odds - Case Study Of Betfair.Com, The International Journal Of Entrepreneurship Education, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp99-114
Laffey, D. (2005) Entrepreneurship And Innovation In The United Kingdom Betting Industry: The Rise Of Person-To-Person Betting, European Management Journal, Volume 23, Issue Number 3, pp 351-359
Laffey, D. (2004) The Rise And Fall Of The Dot Com Enterprises, International Journal Of Entrepreneurship Education, Volume 2, Issue Number 2, pp167-202

Other activities
Research degrees
I currently supervise 3 PhD students. I have also presented at conferences in Europe and the United States.

Conferences Organized
2001 The Collaborative Economy - The University of Kent. This included speakers from leading UK Universities, FTSE 100 firms, major US technology firms and the Public Sector.

Muriel Lisson

Background, qualifications & professional membership
MBA (with distinction) University of Hull
PGDAP (with merit) Kings College London
FCMA Fellow of the Chartered Association of Management Accountants

Teaching focus
Management Accounting

Research focus
Pedagogy in Education, (Accounting discipline)

Other activities
Muriel has some 22 years of industry experience which, combined with the latest thinking in academic practice, ensures students receive relevant and efficient transfer of knowledge.

Dr John Lipczynski
Academic consultant

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BA (Hons) Economics, Leeds University
MSc. Economics, London School of Economics
PhD Economics, London School of Economics

Teaching focus
Industrial Organisation
Microeconomic Theory
Business Environment

Research focus
Oligopolistic Interdependence

Selected publications
TEXTS
Lipczynski, J. and Wilson, J. (2001), Economics of Industrial Organisation, FT Prentice Hall, Harlow
Lipczynski, J. and Wilson, J. (2004), The Economics of Business Strategy, FT Prentice Hall, Harlow
Lipczynski, J., Wilson, J. and Goddard, J. (2005), Industrial Organisation, Competition, Strategy and Policy, FT Prentice Hall, Harlow
Lipczynski, J. (2007) The Little Book of Big Ideas: Business, Elwin Street, London

Other activities
PhD examiner. Reviewer of textbooks for Pearson and McGraw Hill and other books.

Dr Geoffrey Makinson

Background, qualifications & professional membership
MA (Econ) Manchester University
PhD Clinical Epidemiology Leeds University
MBA General Management Hull University
MSc Evidence based Health Care Oxford University
MIHM
FRSA

Teaching focus
Health Economics and Health Policy
Human Resources Management
Research Methods

Research focus
Evidence Based Medicine
Pharmacoeconomics

Selected publications
Makinson, G.T. (2001), "Management Training for Healthcare Professionals" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 444-445.
Makinson, G.T. (2001), "Personal Development Planning" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 3, No. 11, pp. 543-545.
Makinson, G.T. (2001), "Managing Change" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 3, No. 12, pp. 596-598.
Makinson, G.T. (2002), "Using Evidence to Inform Decision Making" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 39-41.
Makinson, G.T. (2002), "Assessing and Managing Risk in Health Care Environments" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 87-89
Makinson, G.T. (2002), "Recruiting and Retaining Staff in Health-Care Organisations" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 133-135.
Makinson, G.T. (2002), "The Application of Business Planning Processes to Health Care" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 185-187.
Makinson, G.T. (2002), "Improving Your Presentation Skills" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 237-239.
Makinson, G.T. (2002), "Developing Your Negotiation Skills" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 283-285.
Makinson, G.T. (2002), "Appraisal and Performance Management" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 4, No. 7, pp. 345-347.
Makinson, G.T. (2002), "The Role of Mentoring in Career Development" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 4, No. 8, pp. 392-394.
Makinson, G.T. (2002), "Education, Training and Management Development" Nursing and Residential Care Vol. 4, No. 9, pp. 443-445.
Moore, R.A. Derry, S. Makinson, G.T. McQuay, H.J. (2005), "Tolerability and adverse events in clinical trials of Celecoxib in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of information from company clinical trial reports" Arthritis Research & Therapy vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 644-665. Available online at: http://arthritis-research.com/content/7/3/R644-R665.
Makinson, G.T. Koncz T.A. (2005), "The burden of illness of patients with neuropathic pain in primary care in the UK" Value in Health Vol. 8, No. 6, p. A140.
Koncz T.A. Lister S. and Makinson G. T. (2006), "Low adherence with gastro-protective agents when co-prescribed with ns-NSAIDs is associated with increasing risk of GI-related hospitalisation" Value in Health Vol. 9, No. 6, p. A195.
Lister S. Makinson G. T. and Koncz T. A. (2006), "Co-prescription of gastro-protective agents for patients at risk of ns-NSAID-induced gastrointestinal harm" Value in Health Vol. 9, No. 6, p. A223.
Makinson G. T. Koncz T. A. and Lister S. (2006), "Burden of illness of patients with anxiety in the UK" Value in Health Vol. 9, No. 6, p. A321.

Other activities
PhD examiner

Stephen Makinson

Background, qualifications & professional membership
MBA University of Hull

Teaching focus
Marketing, Human Resource, Management, Economics

Research focus
Economic effects of organisational migration on the UK employment market

Declan Martin

Background, qualifications & professional membership
LL.B(Hons) - Central London Polytechnic
MA Business Law - City of London Polytechnic
Certificate of Education - University of London
Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Development

Teaching focus
Law: crime, tort, contract; employment; land; commercial; Health and Safety; company and partnership

Research focus
Medical law and ethics; the aging population, in particular: Ageism in the Modern Workplace leading to a series of shot courses in this area.

Selected projects
Promotional and managerial input for the Council for Licensed Conveyances
Development of a variety of academic law programmes including discrimination and health and safety courses.
Series of seminars in law for marketers

Dr John Martin

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BA (Hons) Psychology; Open University
MBA; Warwick University
DBA; Univeirsity of Hull
Fellow; Univeristy of Hull
Chartered Member; Chartered Insitute of Personnel and Development
Member; Chartered Management Institute
Member; Institute of Management Services
Graduate Member; British Psychological Society

John began his professional career in heavy engineering and subsequently developed a management career in high volume manufacturing, local government, the food industry, building and timber products manufacturing, financial services and the civil service before becoming an academic in 1990.

During his career John has held positions as an industrial engineer, operations support services manager, human resource manager, employee relations manager, remunerations manager, operations director, lecturer, trainer and consultant. He has lectured widely at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Teaching focus
Human resource management
Organisational behaviour
Operations management
Research skills and project management

Research focus
Organisational behaviour
Dirty tricks in organistions
Employee reward

Selected publications
TEXTS - in print
Martin, J. (2005) Organizational Behaviour and Management, 3rd Edition, Thomson Learning, London
Martin, J. (2008) Human Resource Management, Sage, London. One of the books within the 'Sage Course Companion' series.

TEXTS - in preparation
Martin, J. (200?) Organizational Behaviour and Management, 4rd Edition, Thomson Learning, London. Current status - current edition subject to reviewer critique, target publication date 2009.
Martin, J. (200?) Organizational Behaviour and Management - key concepts, Thomson Learning, London. Curent status - market potential being assessed.
Martin, J. (200?) Key Concpets in Human Resource Management, Sage, London. Proposal with publisher for consideration.

RECENT PAPERS
Martin, J. (2005), Dirty Tricks - A Definition, Initial Invesitigation and Future Research Agenda. Thesis as part of DBA degree.

Other activities
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Successfully supervised a number of PhD and Masters degree by research students to completion
External Examiner
Nottingham Trent Univerisity (masters degrees) and University of Westminster (undergraduate degrees)
Associate Examiner
BPP HR Training (HRM and general management topics)
CIPD, PDS Scheme (employee reward paper)
CIPD External Moderator - Certificate programmes
Warwick University - MBA Tutor (distance learning) (HRM)
Professional standards
Chartered Management Institute. Member of Institute Investigation Panel for complaints against members and Panel Member for web based ethics dilemma commentaries

Stewart Merricks

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BSc (Econ) Economics and International Relations (Hons), University of London.
M.Ed. University of Nottingham
M.A. University of Northumbria
MBCS, MIEEE, Member ACM.

Teaching focus
Object Oriented Programming
Systems Analysis and Design
IT Project Management

Research focus
Knowledge based systems
Neural Algorithms

Selected projects
Developed field marketing databases for Bacardi/Martini UK and Europe
Worked on design for Prison Service database management system LIDS..
Project Manager Saudi Aramco, information encryption

Dr Peter Murray

Background, qualifications & professional membership
B.Sc.(Hons)(First Class) Chemistry University of Cape Town
M.Sc. Theoretical Chemistry University of Cape Town
Ph.D Physical Chemistry University of Cambridge
D.M.S. (Distinction) Thames Valley University (CNAA)
Dipl West European Studies The University of Hull

Teaching focus
Operations
Strategy
Systems Thinking
Research Methods

Research focus
Stakeholder theory
Complexity theory
Corporate Strategy

Selected publications
Recent Papers
Murray, P.J. (2003) So What's new about Complexity?, Systems Research and Behavioural Science, 20 (5), 409-418
Murray,P.J. and Kitchen,P.J. (2004) Constructing Futures in New Attractors, J Marketing Intelligence and Planning, 22 (2), 321-334
Boyd, A., Geerling, T, Gregory WJ, Kagan C, Midgley G, Murray PJ and Walsh MP (2006) Systemic Evaluation: A Participatory, Multi-Method Approach, J Operational Research Society, (in press)

Journals Edited
Guest Editor for Special Issue "Systems Thinking : Managing Complexity and Change" Systems Research and Behavioural Science, 20 (5), September October 2003

Other activities
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Successfully supervised 2 PhD and 6 DBA students to completion

External Examinerships
External examiner for DBA programmes at Derby (current) and Henley (2001-2005)
External examiner for 1 PhD and 3 DBAs

Conferences Organised
Exploring Complexity, Hull, 11 September 2000
ISSS 46, Shanghai, 2-6 August 2002

Board Membership
Amnesty International UK, Relate North East, darlington & the Dales Youth orchestra

Maggie O'Neil

Qualifications
British Airways Basic and Part 1
Sabre Airline Reservation System.

Background
Managing VIP and luxury travel operations

Teaching
Travel and Tourism at Greenwich School of Management

Stuart Peck

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BSc (Hons) Sociology University of North London
Common Professional Exam (Law) University of North London
Law Society Finals College of Law
PGCE University of Greenwich
LLM (by Research) University of Warwick
Solicitor

Teaching focus
Business Law
Commercial Law
Management

Research focus
Business Law
Commercial Law
Conditional Fee Agreements

Bridgette Pollard

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BSc Honours Business Management, University of Hull
MBA, University of Hull
PGCE, University of Greenwich

Teaching focus
Human Resources Management
Organisational Behaviour
Study Skills
Dissertation Supervision

Research focus
Human Resources Management
Analysing the benefits of study skills

Other activities
Greenwich School of Management - Director of Learning and Teaching

Noreen Salmon

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BA Hons, Language, University of York
QTS Foreign Languages, Solihull Education Authority
CELTA, London

Teaching focus
English as a Second Language
English for Academic Purposes
Study skills
Business Communication

Other activities
Visiting Lecturer in ESOL and EFL at Greenwich Community College

Other languages
French, German, Swahili, Italian

David Schofield

Background, qualifications & Professional Membership
MSc Community Medicine; University of Manchester Medical School.
BA(Hons) Sociology & Social Anthropology (With Anciliary Psychology); University of Hull.

30 years academic teaching experience. Presently self-employed University Lecturer and Life Coach. Previously full-time Research Fellow, Lecturer and Consultant, variously at Yarmouk University, Jordan, the University of Manchester Medical School, and Birmingham University's Health Service Management Centre & Department for International Development.

Designed, developed and facilitated 3 modules for the Hull and Plymouth Universities' Executive Health Management MBA (Leadership; User Involvement; Personal and Professional Development);
Life Coach/NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Practitioner;
Directed Birmingham University's Master's Programme in Health Care Management for Developing Countries;
Facilitated UK NHS GP's and Public Health Professionals in Leadership, Decision-making and Conflict Management;
Educational Training Research for the Royal College's Faculty of Community Medicine & facilitated Community Physicians' Personal and Professional Development ;
Study Fellow of the Health Education Council.

Teaching focus
Situational Leadership & People Effectiveness;
Community Participation & User Involvement;
Personal and Professional Development;
Conflict Management and Decision Making;
Inter-Sectoral, Inter-Professional and Inter-Agency Collaboration

Research focus
Evaluating Psychological, Psychotherapeutic and Motivational Methods to Effective Leadership and Management Performance, in a Public Service Culture of Change.

Selected publications
Schofield D, and Hatcher P, "Implications of the NHS Reforms for the future of PHC in the UK"; in The New Face of the UK NHS (Edited by Spurgeon, P); Longman, London, 1993.

Schofield D, and Prosser S, "Management Development for Doctors"; Country paper for England and Wales: European Working Conference on Doctors as Managers of Clinical Resources; Joint Euopean Healthcare Management Association/Kings Fund/Institute of Public Administration, Dublin, publication, London, England, 1993.

Schofield D, and Williams J, "DHA/FHSA Joint Working"; HSMC Working Paper, Birmingham, 1993.

Ham C, Schofield D, and Williams J, "Partners in Purchasing: Models of DHSA Collaboration"; National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts; HSMC, Birmingham, England,1993.

Ham C, Schofield D, and Tremblay M, "Purchasing and providing Collaborative Community Services in Oxfordshire"; Oxford FHSA, DHA and Social Services Authority; HSMC, Birmingham, 1993.

Schofield D and Spurgeon P, "Strategies for Primary Health Care: An International Perspective" (Editorial), Health Service Management Research Journal, Vol 5, no 1, Longman, March 1992.

Schofield D, "Implications of the Government White Papers on the Future of Primary Health Care in the UK" in: The Changing Face of the NHS in the 1990s (edited by Spurgeon P) pp144-161, Longman, London, 1990.

Other activities
Research Degrees awarded to supervised students
Successfully co-supervised 3 PhD students and 1 MSocSci Research Student;
Internal and External PhD Examiner.

Masters Degrees awarded to supervised students
Successfully supervised over 50 students to Dissertation completion;
Collating and Editing Distinction-rated, action-research Dissertations for publication as Case Study material.

Trevor Sharpe

Background, qualifications & professional membership
Grad RIC
Chartered Chemist (C Chem)
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
CIM Diploma
MA University of Greenwich

Teaching focus
Marketing
Corporate Strategy
Information Systems' Strategy

Research focus
Not-for-profit Marketing
Marketing Information Systems

Selected publications
PAPERS
Journal of Pesticide Science 1978, 36, 152-4.

Other activities
Marketing Consultancy for Small businesses
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry Consultancy Committee

Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Successfully supervised many MBA students to completion

Conferences organised
Annual Meetings of the Royal Society of Chemistry Consultancy Group

Kelly Strong

Qualifications
Advanced Certificate in Education - Canterbury Christchurch University
BTEC National Diploma in Business & Finance in Travel & Tourism
BTEC National Diploma in Tour Management
BA Airfares & Ticketing Level, 1, 2 & 3
Galileo
Amadeus

Background
Kelly has worked in the travel & tourism industry for 18 years. She started in retail travel with Thomas Cook, moving into retail travel in the cruise sector and eventually moving into the groups, conference, tours and event sector, working for The Appointment Group, managing the MTV Europe account for several years. 5 years ago Kelly redirected her vast knowledge and experience into teaching. In addition over the last 18 years Kelly has visited over 20 European countries and 15 worldwide countries and states.

Teaching focus
Travel & Tourism Diploma:
Travel Agency Practice, Tour Operations & Travel Geography
Event Organisation
GDS
Cabin Crew
Overseas resort Representative
Customer Service

John Threlfall

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BA Geography - University College, London
MA American Studies - King's College, London
MSc Industrial Relations/Human Resource Management - London School of Economics
Postgraduate Certificate in Education - Goldsmiths' College, London University

Teaching focus
Management
Human Resources
Strategy
Entrepreneurship

Research focus
Change management
Organisational culture
Business Process Re-engineering
Asian management
Outsourcing
Entrepreneurship

Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Successfully supervised 200 MBA theses

Visiting Professor
University of Southern Mississippi, London, England 2000-2006
Business College of Athens, Athens, Greece 1999-2005
Liege University, Liege, Belgium EU Socrates Teaching Award 1999-2000
Aachen Fachhochschule, Aachen, Germany EU Socrates Teaching Award 2000-2007
Advancia University, Paris, France EU Socrates Teaching Award 2006-2007

Guest Lectures
Centre for International Legal Studies, Santiago, Chile
South Korean Embassy, Seoul, South Korea
British Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai, China
Association of Museum Facility Managers, British Museum, London, England
South East Regional Health Authorities, London, England
Centre for International Legal Studies, Kitzbuhel, Austria
Centre for International Legal Studies, Whistler, Canada

Conferences attended
The Global Workplace Centre for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria January 2006
New Challenges in Employment and Discrimination Law: looking for the "perfect" employee IBA, Barcelona, Spain, March 2006
IBA Annual Conference, San Francisco, USA August 2007

Commercial Experience
Pandas: Management consultant - management training for L.B. Greenwich; L.B.Lewisham; Hawksmere; Croner CCH Group; The National Gallery; Eversheds; L. D. Solicitors, London; L.D. Attorneys, New York

Alan Toft

Background, qualifications & professional membership
BSc (Hons) Sociology London School of Economics, University of London
MA in Management Learning, University of Lancaster

Teaching focus
Human Resource Management
Leadership and Change Management
Publications
Case Study
"Growing Pains; The Entrepreneurial Dilemma", The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation; London, IP Publishing, February 2002, pp61-67

Book review
The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Volume 1, Number 3, 1 October 2000, pp201-202. Judy Strauss and Raymond D. Frost, Marketing on the Internet; Principles of Online Marketing

Other activities
A practicing management consultant, specialising in management development. He works as a trainer, facilitator and coach in a wide variety of organisations. In 2007, these have included Barclays, Gala Coral, BAe Systems, Babcock International, Rockware Glass, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Wandsworth Borough Council, and the National Probation Service. The main focus of his assignments has been on leadership and change management, team development, management and organisational development, and executive coaching.

Alan is an associate of a number of universities and teaches on a part-time basis. This includes undergraduate, postgraduate level and corporate programmes for Hull, Loughborough, Nottingham Trent and Anglia Ruskin universities, and on professional qualifications for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). He is a Visiting Fellow of Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University, and a teaching associate of the National School of Government. He has substantial experience on international management education programmes, and has taught in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, UAE, Zambia and Trinidad. He continues to teach overseas on MBA programmes for the University of Hull.

He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and a Corporate Member of the Institute of Administrative Management. He is a former Chair of his local CIPD group, and has held CIPD External Examinerships at Humberside and Huddersfield universities.

Terry Warne

Qualifications
HND Business Studies (Travel & Tourism)
British Airways Fares and Ticketing 1, 2 & 3
Swissair Advanced Airline Procedures
Galileo CRS
COTAC Level 2 General

Background
Terry's commercial background was in the field of corporate travel, where he became a specialist in Scheduled Airline Fare Construction and Multi-sector fare calculations.
Since 1982 he has lectured in the field of Airline and Travel Studies and launched the Department of Tourism Studies at GSM in 1992.

Teaching Focus
All IATA related areas including:
Virgin Atlantic Levels 1 & 2
Global Distribution Systems

Other Responsibilities
Programme Leader for:
Travel and Tourism Programmes
Foundation Courses

Rosemary Watson

Background, qualifications and professional memberships
BSc (Hons) Psychology - University of Westminster
Post-graduate Diploma in Law - BBP Law School
Legal Practice Course - BBP Law School
Solicitor (non-practicing)

Teaching Focus
Management
Business Environment
Business Communication
Business Decision Making
Entrepreneurship
Human Resources
Employment Law
Business Law

Research focus
Management
Employment Law
HR

Other activities
Freelance journalist, concentrating on disseminating legal matters of special interest to a mature audience.
Experienced Manager/Business Partner with over twenty-five years' successful commercial expertise underpinning academic credentials.

Annabelle Webster

Qualifications
Advanced Certificate in Education - Stage 1 & 2 Canterbury Christchurch University
City & Guilds CG7307 Teacher Training Certificate
BTEC National Diploma in Business Studies & Travel & Tourism

Background
Annabelle has been in the Travel industry for 20 years starting her career with Scandinavian Airline Systems SAS as a reservations agent, progressing to become Area Manager of Passenger Sales and Services. She also worked with Avro part of the Globus Group and then on to the International Airline Passenger Association (IAPA) as their Travel Manager.

Teaching Focus
Travel & Tourism Diploma
Travel Agency Practice, Tour Operations & Travel Geography
GDS - Galileo
Customer Service
Fares & Ticketing

Makayla Whyte

Qualifications
Advanced Certificate in Education - Canterbury Christchurch University
BTEC National Diploma in Business & Finance in Travel & Tourism
BTEC National Diploma in Tour Management
BA Airfares & Ticketing Level, 1, 2 & 3
Gaileo
Sabre

Background
Makayla has have worked within the Travel and Tourism Industry for 19 years, and possess a genuine passion for both travel and selling and still enjoys working within a independent and thriving travel agency where she is employed as a 'Luxury Travel Advisor' looking after the most prestigious clients, organising, recommending and tailor-making holidays to meet their demanding needs. Years of customer experience has provided her with the skills to listen and identify with individuals needs and wants, patience and good communication skills are taken both to the workplace and classroom. Makayla is also fortunate enough to have visited over 29 European countries and 16 worldwide countries.

Teaching
Makayla is currently employed by Greenwich School of Management where she lectures on various subjects within the 'Diploma in Airline and Travel Studies' programme and produces and develops course material on existing and new modules.

Anna Zimmerman

Background, qualifications & professional membership
MA Economics/History (Cambridge University)
Diploma in Hypnotherapy
Member of the British Association of Clinical Hypnosis

Teaching focus
Marketing
History
Economics
Group Dynamics/Organisational Theory

Other activities
I am in private practice as a hypnotherapist and also run workshops on various topics.

Next year I will also be lecturing in Marketing and Political Marketing at Queen Mary College, London University.