Pathway 5

Pathway 5: Work, Organisations & Business Management (WOBM)

Pathway Leads

King’s College London: Lead tbc

Queen Mary University: Dr Zezeng Li

Imperial College London: Dr Pelin Demirel

Student Pathway Representative

Gabriella Stringer: g.stringer@qmul.ac.uk

Pathway mailing list

To contact students on this LISS DTP pathway please email:

liss-wobm@qmul.ac.uk

Research Area:

Economics & Business

Pathway 4: Economics, Finance & the World Economy

Pathway 5: Work, Organisations & Business Management

Research in this pathway is concerned with the internal and external factors shaping organisational behaviour in both national and international contexts, the organisation of work, the political economy of employment relations, the development and utilisation of employees, innovation and technology management, and the nature of public sector management. Using interdisciplinary theoretical and methodological resources drawn from sociology, psychology and economics, the training combines conventional and critical perspectives on organisational performance, management strategy and variations in the institutionalisation of employment relations in international and comparative perspective. WOBM investigates issues of economic performance and sustainable growth, working at the intersection of business innovation, workforce skills and entrepreneurship.

The five training sub-pathways constituting this theme are:

A. HRM & Organisational Behaviour

Investigates the impact of human resource practices and employment relations (including union organisation) on employee well-being and engagement, employee voice, change management, leadership practices and organisational performance.

King’s College London
MSc Human Resource Management & Organisational Analysis

Queen Mary University of London
MRes International Human Resource Management

Imperial College
Imperial College Business School MRes

B. Public Services Management

Focusing on especially healthcare and higher education, this sub-pathway investigates knowledge mobilisation activity, networks in health care, the visible and invisible effects of medical and higher education regulation, and the enactment of management knowledge by general and clinical managers.

King’s College London
MSc Public Policy & Management 

Queen Mary University of London
MRes Public Policy

Imperial College
Imperial College Business School MRes
MSc Management

C. Business & Management in an International Context

Investigates strategic management, the challenges of internationalisation, particularly entry modes, patterns of international integration and differentiation employed by multinationals and the transfer of human resource practices across countries.

King’s College London
MSc International Management

Queen Mary University of London
MRes International Business

Imperial College
Imperial College Business School MRes
MSc International Health Management

D. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at Work

This sub-pathway is an integral part of the QMUL SBM’s nationally and internationally recognised Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity (CRED), focusing on global diversity management and the intersecting nature of inequalities including gender, ethnicity, religion, age and class within economic sectors, professional and low paid work.

Queen Mary University of London
MRes Work and Organisation
MRes International Human Resource Management

E. Technology, Innovation & Enterprise

Focuses on understanding workplace interactions and technology, the influence of media and digital technologies on social interaction, and the impact of new product development and business ecosystems on innovation, entrepreneurship and technology management.

Queen Mary University of London
MRes Innovation & Enterprise

Imperial College
MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management

Pathway students