John Hassard

John Hassard (born Manchester, UK) is a British social scientist specialising in organization theory. He is known for conducting a ‘multiple paradigm’ (multiple theory) case study investigation in organizational research.[1]

Education and honorary degree

Hassard received PhD in Organizational Behaviour from Aston University (1985). His thesis was Multiple paradigms and organisational research: an analysis of work behaviour in the fire service (1985).[2] His postgraduate studies were sponsored by the Social Science Research Council.[3] For research in organization theory, he was awarded an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Science) by Oulu University, Finland.[3]

Career

Hassard was Visiting Fellow in Management Learning at Cambridge University and taught at the London Business School. He was head of the School of Management at Keele University and taught at the Cardiff University Business School.[4] He is currently Professor of Organizational Analysis at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.[4][5] Hassard conducted the seminar, "Managing the Past: The Role of Organisational Archives", at the Ashton Business School in 2015.[6]

Hassard was an equities trader on the Northern Stock Exchange before pursuing a career in organizational analysis.[4]

Research

Hassard's main research interests lie in the areas of organisation theory and change. For the former, he is interested in critical and philosophical approaches to organisational analysis, notably contributing to debates on paradigms, labour processes, time, actor networks and post-modernism. For the latter, his work relates to management and organizational development in the manufacturing firm. This work often takes an international dimension, as with studies of enterprise restructuring in the Chinese state-owned steel industry and management reform in Japan, U.K. and U.S.A.[3]

To fund these and other research investigations Hassard has received significant funding from the British Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Department of Health, Department of Trade and Industry, and the United Nations.[3]

Hassard received the 2012 "Article of the Year" award from the journal Human Relations for a study of the Hawthorne Investigations (1924-1932).[7] He co-founded the Manchester Ethnography Network.[3]

Publications

John Hassard published 20 books and written less than 100 articles in refereed journals like the Academy of Management Review, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Human Relations, Industrial Relations, Journal of Management Studies and Organization Studies.[4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ Deena Weinstein; Michael A. Weinstein (1998). "Is postmodern organization theory sceptical?". Journal of Management History. 4 (4): 350–362. doi:10.1108/13552529810233759.
  2. ↑ "Aston Research Explorer: Hassard, John S.". Aston University. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "People". Manchester Ethnography Network. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Professor John Hassard profile.". Alliance Manchester Business School. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 "John Hassard - Google Scholar Citations". Google scholar. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "ESRC Seminar Series: Managing the Past: The Role of Organisational Archives". Aston Business School, Ashton University. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Paper oftheYear". Tavis Institute. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
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