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Personal profile

Research overview

Overview

Paul’s research is principally concerned with management and leadership learning, with a special focus on reflexivity and reflexive practice and qualitative research approaches. His work has been recognized by awards from the Academy of Management, the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management, and the British Academy of Management. His work is published in international journals such as Academy of Management Learning & Education, Journal of Management Education, Journal of Management Studies, Leadership Quarterly, Management Learning, Organizational Research Methods, and Organization Studies. His published books are How to be a Reflexive Researcher (2021), and Leader Work (2024).

Awards and recognition

His research programme has been recognised with six best paper awards and the British Academy of Management's Medal for Knowledge Development. His work features in leading international journals. He has also been invited to speak on themes such as reflexivity, reflexive practice and leadership at many UK and international universities.

He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, the Chartered Management Institute, the British Academy of Management, and the Academy of Social Sciences.

Editorial Roles

Paul is the former co-Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Management and the former Editor-in-Chief of Academy of Management Learning and Education, a former Associate Editor of Management Learning and the Journal of Management Education. He is current editorial board members at all of those journals, as well as Organizational Research Methods. 

Academic/Professional Qualification

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2007

Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute since 2018

Teaching activity

Focus

Paul's teaching experience covers a range of management and leadership themes, connected through the use of critical approaches and reflective and reflexive practice – at undergraduate, postgraduate and post-experience (MBA and executive education) levels. He also teaches qualitative research methods at the doctoral level.

Leadership and development of teaching and learning

Over several years Paul has contributed to the leadership and development of approaches to teaching and learning through the organisation of professional development workshops. These have been delivered at the Academy of Management, British Academy of Management and Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management conferences, as well as invited sessions at universities in the UK and overseas.

Biography

Paul Hibbert is Professor of Management at the University of St Andrews and an Honorary Professor at the University of Auckland. He has contributed to leadership in the University as Head of School, Dean of Arts & Divinity and interim Vice-Principal for Education. His research is research is principally concerned with management and leadership learning, with a special focus on reflexivity and reflexive practice and qualitative research approaches. 

Profile Keywords

Learning; reflexivity; reflexive practice; management; leadership

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

External positions

Co-Director, InGAME: Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise

1 Oct 2018 → …

Keywords

  • HD28 Management. Industrial Management
  • Learning
  • Collaboration
  • Organization
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • H Social Sciences (General)
  • Reflexivity
  • Hermeneutics

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