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Research overview
Sabina Keston-Siebert is a Professor of Management in the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. Her research is located within the broad areas of human resource management and organisational theory. Specifically, she researches organisational trust and trust repair, institutional change, and management of the professions. Her projects span various disciplines, including healthcare, sociology, anthropology, and arts and humanities.
Sabina’s recent projects include researching organisational spaces in the Scottish Parliament, based on a joint Academic Fellowship of the Scottish Parliament with Professor Kevin Orr, and trust in the patent attorney profession.
In other recent research, Sabina studied the careers of secret agents, a project funded by the British Academy that resulted in a book, Personnel Management in Secret Service Organizations.
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Zeitgeist and Ortgeist: time and place in institutional creation
Keston-Siebert, S. & Orr, K., 28 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Management. Early ViewResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Scottish parliament: how the parliament building shapes the workings of the institution
Orr, K. & Siebert, S., 15 Dec 2021, Edinburgh: Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe). 19 p. (SPICe briefing)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Institutional Creation. The Case of the Scottish Parliament. Seminar for international PhD students, Universities of Aarhus/Glasgow/ Halmstad/ Oulu – Marie Curie/ Horizon 2020 consortium
Orr, K. (Speaker) & Siebert, S. (Speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk