Description
For more than three decades, the value of business schools has been questioned with it being argued that they are failing to develop the competences and skills that future leaders need to address complex polycrises.
A significant lacuna in reshaping the purpose of Business Schools is the lack of scholarship on management knowledge and education, and how that critical scholarship acts in symbiosis with other modes of scholarship, in particular the scholarship of application.
The purpose of this joint BAM Management Knowledge and Education and Irish Academy of Management (IAM) workshop is to explore innovative initiatives, grounded in novel theoretical perspectives on management education, which seek to lessen the divide between the scholarship of learning and the scholarship of application across doctoral, postgraduate and undergraduate teaching domains.
Provider Information
BAM Management Knowledge and Education in partnership with Irish Academy of Management (IAM).
Who should attend?
This event will be of interest for any member of BAM or IAM with an interest in management education scholarship and its interplay with practice.
The event speaks to Section B1-3 , C1- 2 and E1-2 as detailed in the BAM Framework.
Benefits of Attending
- Facilitated reflection upon opportunities to bridge modes of scholarship
- Engagement with innovative practices at the intersection of the scholarship of learning and the scholarship of application
- The exploration of new/alternative pedagogies/andragogies to deep both our management education practice and scholarship
Facilitators
Professor Kate Black
Kate Black is a Professor of Management Learning and Education at Northumbria University.
Following an early career as a Marine Ecologist at a Field Centre in rural Pembrokeshire, Kate moved into HR management (Recruitment and Development) within retail management. Her key role was to implement the recruitment and development strategy during a period when the branch was under considerable strain both locally in terms of staffing availability, and as a result of changing sales strategies.
Kate joined Northumbria Business School in Summer 2014 following 10 years at the University of Chester, latterly within Chester Business School. She currently holds the role of Director of Education within the Business School
Kate is also the Co-Vice Chair for the BAM Management, Knowledge and Education sub-committee.
Dr. Catriona Burke
An award winning scholar, Dr. Catriona Burke's research sits at the intersection of strategy and organization, aiming to extend emerging policy, practice and scholarship debates on significant societal and organisational mega-trends and contemporary developments (in particular complexity, uncertainty, responsibility, plurality and the increasing liquidity of work and society).
Advocating a phenomenon-based, engaged scholarship philosophy, she also has a particular interest in the enactment of systemic, transformative and sustainable change and the development of systemic and responsible praxis for sustainable futures. Conceptually, her work is governed by Aristotelian notions of practical wisdom, pragmatist sociological and critical management perspectives, together with processual and practice-based approaches to knowledge, collaborative action and decision making.
Professor Ashley Roberts
Professor Ashley Roberts PhD is Professor of Organisatonal Behaviour at Warwick Business School and Assistant Dean (Internationalisation).
He has presented his research at many conferences, most recently at The Academy of Management, The British Academy of Management and also as a visiting scholar at Harvard University.
He researches organisational culture, shared leadership, creative learning and participatory pedagogies, publishing in a range of journals including The Leadership Quarterly, British Journal of Management, and Work, Employment and Society.
Ashley is Director, Trustee and Executive Team Member for The British Academy of Management where he both formulates and implements strategic international policy. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, an Academic Member of The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, plus a Member of The International Centre for Research in Organisational Discourse, Strategy and Change.
He is a National Teaching Fellow, a winner of The Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence and is a Fellow of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy. Ashley also holds Visiting Professorships at leading global institutions and is External MBA Examiner to a Russell Group University. He is an editorial board member of the journal The British Journal of Management and reviews for top ranked academic journals.
Ashley gained a PhD from Cardiff University where he also previously taught on a variety of courses at Cardiff Business School. Ashley teaches on Undergraduate, Warwick MBA and Master's level courses. He is the internal examiner on the Organisational Behaviour Executive variant of the Warwick MBA (London), Leading Global Organisations (Dubai) and Strategic Luxury Leadership (Venice).
He has taught Organisational Behaviour MBA Modules in Brussels, Chile, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Venice. Each year Ashley wins an award for his outstanding contribution to Undergraduate teaching and he also receives the Warwick Business School Outstanding MBA Teacher Award annually.
Dr Fariba Darabi
Dr Fariba Darabi is a senior lecturer (Associate Professor), Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), and responsible for DBA programme at Bangor Business School (Wales, UK). She held a Visiting Professorship at University of Capitole 1 (Toulouse, France); is a committee member for the EFMD doctoral programmes conference; serves on the British Academy of Management’s Council as a Management Knowledge and Education Committee member, co-leading the ‘Education-focussed Professor’ programme, and Co-Chair Research Methodology Special Intertest Group.
Fariba is UK Council Graduate Education recognised research supervisor, with doctoral completions and examination experience. Her primary research interest is International Business, Engaged Scholarship, SMEs Entrepreneurship, and Research methods being her secondary research interest. She also designs and delivers doctoral programmes, research methods training and workshops with PGRs and ECRs at Business School and for the British Academy of Management.
Event Fee
This event is free for all Members of the British Academy of Management or Irish Academy of Management.
Non-BAM Members: £90.
Registration closes on 10th of October 2025 at 23:59 UK time.
Venue
Queen's University Belfast, University Rd, Belfast BT7 1NN,
Room TBC
Payment and Cancellation Policy
Payment for the event must be received before the start date of the event concerned. Access will not be permitted to the event if full payment has not been received.
Cancellations
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Cancellations received within 14 days of booking your place on the event will receive a full refund.
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Cancellations received after the 14-day cancellation period and later than 14 days before the start date of the event will not be eligible for a refund.
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Although we endeavour to run all events as advertised, BAM reserves the right to cancel any event if, for example, there are not enough people to justify running the event or if other significant unforeseen circumstances arise. Please be aware that delegates are always responsible for ensuring their own travel and accommodation against cancellation, and the British Academy of Management is not able to reimburse anyone for these under any circumstances.
To cancel a booking a cancellation request must be submitted via your BAM Account, to do this:
- Go to your BAM Account
- Click 'My Events'
- Under 'Upcoming Events' will be the booking, please click Cancel Booking
- Follow the steps and complete the request