Uni of Glamorgan People

Dr Paul Thomas

Senior Lecturer
Business School

University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL
UK

Tel 01443 480480
Room: H117

Qualifications

PhD (Keele), MBA (Glam), ISRM, ILAM (Dip), PGCE (Adult), ILT, MTS, AIMC, FCMI

About

Main Teaching Areas

Complex Adaptive Systems
Systems Thinking, Strategy & Leadership
Gender in Management
Research Methodologies

Duties & Responsibilities

Founder/Director, DNA Wales Network:

A collaborative research, education and professional development of Management in Wales. DNA Wales is a research and education network led by the University of Glamorgan Business School involving Cardiff University Business School; UWIC Cardiff School of Management and the University of Wales, Newport. Located at the Waterton Technology Centre, we collaborate with key economy enhancing organisations to question current management practice, think the untinkable and improve performance by ‘not managing’. The group’s thinking is based in Soft Systems and Complexity Thinking. DNA Wales supports businesses with developing globally competitive leadership skills through: Guidance – research, bespoke support and useful resources; Education – training opportunities and management qualifications and networking – with like-minded practicing managers at business-oriented events. The Network is partly funded by DEIN and the Welsh Assembly Government.

Director Welsh Research Unit, Governance and Leadership

The Welsh Research Unit for Governance and Leadership (WRUGL) provides research and gudance for academic, public sector and business communities in Wales, the UK and international communities. Through a number of research projects the unit allows academic practitioners to synthesise their expertise in areas relating to governance and leadership. The main objectives of WRUGL are knowledge development and the transfer of knowledge through dissemination in academia and the wider community. Research specialisits in areas such as: Identity, Culture and Governance; Identity, Culture and Knowledge Management; Ethics and Diversity; Critical Leadership and Innovation Management and Governance. WRUGL has links via DNA with local and regional SMEs, government advisors, professional bodies, financial services companies and financial services interest groupings. Members of WRUGL have developed links with financial services companies and financial services interest groupings e.g. Liverpool Victoria, the Association of British Insurers (ABI), the European Capital Market Institute (ECMI) and the Worshipful Company of Insurers. The Unit has contributed to a high profile research project, which investigated the Europeanisation of British Politics and Policy-making (EBPP). Furthermore, WRUGL maintains close links with CIPD and provides both practicaland thoeretical HRD, HRM and industrial relations issues to business.

Research

Research Interests

Complexity
Systems Thinking
Gender in Management
Strategy

Current Research Activity

NHS Management Systems and Complexity Perspective
Manufacturing and Complexity
Sustainable Leadership in Wales
Democratic Leadership and Organisational Development
Supply Chain Management: A Complex Adaptive Systems View
Democracy, Females and Organisational Adaptability

Selected Publications

Manuscripts (Submitted and Under Review)

Conference Proceedings

Page-Thomas, K. and Thomas, P. (Submitted Jan 2007) User Perceptions of Web Usability: A Factor Of Usage Context Or Simple Biology, 2007 American Marketing Educators Conference (AMA Summer), Washington.

Journals

Thomas, P., and Lewis, D., (Forthcoming – 2008) The Male in Management: Power, Identity and Bullying, International Journal of Management

Thomas, P., Liddle J., and Matthews J., (Forthcoming – 2008) Managerialism: A Prescription for Health: Re-Thinking the Enhanced Role of the Professional Manager in the Public Sector, International Journal of Public Sector Management

Thomas, P., Page-Thomas, K., and Whitehead, S., (Forthcoming – 2008) Power, Identity & Leadership In 21st Century China: The Case Of The Female Owner-Manager, Gender & Education

Thomas, P., and Mason-Jones, R., (Forthcoming – 2007) The Adaptive Supply Chain: Embracing Reality, EG:O ‘Emergence’ International Journal of Complexity

Rowland-Jones, R., and Thomas, P., (Forthcoming – 2007) Quality and Complex Systems, Quality Management Journal

Publications

Journals

Thomas, P., and Bastow, A. (2005) An MRP Investigation through Systemic Intervention’ International Journal of Systems Thinking, Vol. 33, pp. 178-190.

Matthews, J., and Thomas, P. (2005) Managing Clinical Failure: A Complexity Perspective, Journal of Clinician Management, Dec. Issue. 24 pp. 1156-1168.

Thomas, P. (2003) Networking the Key to Success; Ethnographic Study, International Journal of Management,

Journals- Book Reviews

Matthews J. and Thomas P. (2005) University of Glamorgan Complexity Group Book Review: Change and Development in Specialist Public Health Practice, Griffiths, S; Thorpe, A; Wright, J; (2004) Radcliffe, Oxon Published EG:O ‘Emergence’ Vol. 19. 2005
Conference Proceedings

Thomas, P., and Lee, C. (2005) Managerialism: A Complex View of Crisis and Increasing Diversity Organisation. The Sixth International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities & Nations, New Orleans, USA, 12 – 15.

Thomas, P. (2005) Power, Gender and Leadership; The Impact of Managerialism on Post-Global Economy’ Cardiff, Gender, Work and Education Conference, June.

Thomas, P. (2005) Complex Emerging Systems Thinking; The Future of Leadership Through Dissipative Influence, Emergence, International Conference of Complexity, November, Paris, France.

Thomas, P. (2005) Complexity in Action: Strategies for Sustainable Competitive in a Global Network, The 10th European Conference on Sustainable Management Education, October, Robert Kennedy College, Basil, Switzerland.

Thomas, P. (2005) Managerialism and the Constructs of Bullying, Bullying Conference, Portsmouth, September, British Psychology Society

Thomas, P. (2003) Innovation in Government: Striving For Effectiveness. Constrained By Accountability, British Academy of Management (BAM).

Thomas, P. (2003) Network for Success: A Chinese & UK Exploration, British Academy of Management (BAM).

Thomas, P. (2002) E-commerce to Sustain Competitive Advantage: South Wales Builders Merchant, British Academy of Management (BAM).

Thomas, P. (2002) Innovation and Strategic Success: a Case of Financial Services, BAM (2002) British Academy of Management (BAM).
Industry Conference Presentations

Thomas, P. (2006) Management: Power, Status and Money, Waterton Management Challenge Series, Jan Welsh Assembly Publication/Research.

Business Week in Wales (May 2005) Glamorgan Business School Seminar Series: Complexity & Strategic Management, Millennium Centre, Cardiff.
Other

Waterton Management Challenge Series 2006, Interactive Survey (Published 2007)

Thomas, P. (1998) Race through the Planning Jungle, Recreation Management Journal, February. Published by the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM).

Thomas, P. (1998) Can you Plan in the Leisure Environment, Recreation Management Journal, May. Published by the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM).

Thomas, P. (1997) Investors in People: Research into its success and results. A Case study. Recreation Management Journal. Published by the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM). Research sponsored by Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM)

Thomas, P. (1997) It isn’t about Winning, Recreation Management Journal, December. Published by the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM).

Thomas, P. (1996) Quality in the leisure service, Recreation Management Journal Published by the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM).

Thomas, P. (1995) What Qualifications Leisure Managers really want, Recreation Management Journal Published by the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM). Research sponsored by Hereford College.

Thomas, P. (1995) Does the Charter Mark work? Research findings, Recreation Management Journal Published by the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM).

External representation

Waterton Management Challenge Series Chair & Speaker 2006/2007
MAS Wales Conference Chair 2006
Welsh Assembly Government Procurement Task Force Member
Complexity Existence Group Member London School of Economics
Leader MBA Revalidation, University of Wales Newport 2002/3
Leader MBA Dissertation Supervision, University of Wales Newport
Team Leader for MBA QAA inspection, University of Wales Newport 2002
Lecturer/Speaker/External Assessor for the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management
External Assessor for the Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management
SPU Validation External, Bangor MBA Suite and University of Central England MBA
Track Chair British Academy of Management 2002 ? Entrepreneurship & Innovation