Janet Handley

Position: Head of Leadership & Management - Business School
Qualifications: BA, MSc, FHEA
Research Group: Business Education Research Group

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European Union debate due on women board quotas

Janet worked in the financial services and logistics sectors prior to joining the University. She has also been an active member of several external steering groups and committees during her time at the University, including:

• Member, ABS (Association of Business Schools) Programmes Steering Committee
• Member, WYLLN (West Yorkshire Lifelong Leaning Network) Leadership, Management, Innovation and Enterprise Sector Group
• Chair, Business School NHS Steering group
• External Examiner, several Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
• Member, HEA (Higher Education Academy) Special Interest group (SIG): Assessment and feedback
• Member, Institute of Management West Yorkshire branch Education Steering Committee
• Member, Barnsley 14-19 Diploma Consortium
• External expert, several HEI validation events
• Janet has worked with several organisations including the NHS, Royal Mail and the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Qualifications

• PG Diploma Research Methods (Management and Business) with Distinction
• MSc Analysis of Decision Processes (Distinction)
• BA (Hons) Business Studies (First Class)
• FHEA
• CMgr
• MCMI

Professional body memberships

• Fellow, Higher Education Academy
• Chartered Manager, Chartered Management Institute
• Member, Chartered Management Institute

Current Research interests

Funding obtained to research factors influencing reflective practice.

Research into gender at work.

Research students

Currently supervising PhD students across a range of Organisational Behaviour areas (culture, approaches to management, TQM in Iran, Change management and leadership in the Libyan airline industry).

Reviews

2010 External examiner, DBA, Northumbria

2010 Review, BAM Leadership SIG paper

2010 Review, Business Ethics: A European review paper

2009 Book Review, Pearson

2009 Review, International Journal of Organizational Analysis paper

2012

Handley, J (2012) Talent management: the construction of talent Huddersfield: University of Huddersfield (Unpublished)

2011

Hanaee, J., Handley, J., Rollins, R. and Worsdale, G. (2011) ‘An investigation of the role of leadership in the implementation of TQM in Medical Universities of Iran’. In: Proceedings of the 5th Quality Conference in the Middle East (QC5). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Middle East Quality Association Harndan Bin Mohammed e-University. pp. 156-164. ISBN 9789948036388

1997

Rollinson, D., Handley, J., Hook, C. and Foot, M. (1997) ‘The Disciplinary Experience and its Effects on Behaviour: An Exploratory Study’ Work, Employment & Society , 11 (2), pp. 283-311. ISSN 0950-0170

1996

Rollinson, D., Hook, C., Foot, M. and Handley, J. (1996) ‘Supervisor and manager styles in handling discipline and grievance: Part two - approaches to handling discipline and grievance’ Personnel Review , 25 (4), pp. 38-55. ISSN 0048-3486

Hook, C., Rollinson, D., Foot, M. and Handley, J. (1996) ‘Supervisor and manager styles in handling discipline and grievance: Part one - comparing styles in handling discipline and grievance’ Personnel review , 25 (3), pp. 20-34. ISSN 0048-3486

1994

Handley, J (1994) ‘Women, Decision Making and Academia: An Unholy Alliance’ Women in Management Review , 9 (3), pp. 11-16. ISSN 0964-9425