Book Launch – Organizational Change Management: Inclusion, Collaboration and Digital Change in Practice

On 31st January 2024 we celebrated the launch of our new book: Organizational Change Management: Inclusion, Collaboration and Digital Change in Practice at the Centre for Work Organisation and Society at Essex Business School Inspired by our own MSc programme and the research of the co-authors, this book offers a holistic introduction to Organizational ChangeContinue reading “Book Launch – Organizational Change Management: Inclusion, Collaboration and Digital Change in Practice”

Academy of Management Conference Reflections (2023)

Just returning to my desk today after the 2023 Academy of Management conference in Boston, I thought I would share some reflections about my experience this year. This was the first fully in person conference since the pandemic, following last year’s hybrid conference. It was great to be back in person again and experience theContinue reading “Academy of Management Conference Reflections (2023)”

New Book – Effective Implementation of Transformation Strategies: How to Navigate the Strategy and Change Interface SuccessfullyNew Book – out now

Our book has been out for a year but I missed the window to share it last year – oops! Available now from Springer Professional or Amazon Our book, Effective Implementation of Transformation Strategies: How to Navigate the Strategy and Change Interface Successfully is now available across the world from leading outlets. We worked withContinue reading “New Book – Effective Implementation of Transformation Strategies: How to Navigate the Strategy and Change Interface SuccessfullyNew Book – out now”

NEW PROJECT: Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Community 360

In summer 2023 we started our KTP journey with Community 360, an anchor organisation that provides infrastructure support for voluntary and community organisations in Essex. I am delighted to join this research team, as the lead academic providing support co-ordinating the academic team which includes Dr Rebecca Warren (Essex Business School), Dr Anne Steinhoff (EssexContinue reading “NEW PROJECT: Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Community 360”

Essex in London: Social Inequality: Lessons and Challenges

On 24 October 2023 I presented on a panel at Legal & General in London about policy alienation of frontline professionals and social inequality in health and social care I was delighted to be invited as an expert in public sector management, to offer a public service perspective on social inequality, specifically in the contextContinue reading “Essex in London: Social Inequality: Lessons and Challenges”

Essex Business School to develop Change Agent Digital Toolkit thanks to British Academy Fellowship Award

Joint Press release originally posted at University of Essex blog and Inoapps Dr Danielle Tucker from Essex Business School has won an Innovation Fellowship from the British Academy to work with global Oracle partner Inoapps to develop a new Change Agent Digital Toolkit, to support better change management.  The British Academy Innovation Fellowships scheme makes itContinue reading “Essex Business School to develop Change Agent Digital Toolkit thanks to British Academy Fellowship Award”

New course: A Practical Guide to Conducting Qualitative Research Interviews (6th May 2022)

I wanted to highlight to you a course that I am running via Proficio. I’ve been running this course for a number of years and I’m delighted that in 2022 we will return to the original one-day, face to face format after offering this as a shorter webinar for the last two years. The course is run throughContinue reading “New course: A Practical Guide to Conducting Qualitative Research Interviews (6th May 2022)”

New Writing Mindset Webinar Series

This summer I will be running a three-part series on improving your writing mindset via Proficio. Writing is hard! Creating draft after draft, editing, responding to feedback – none of this is glamorous. Rewards are distant and producing good quality writing requires deep concentration and focus. Yet, our academic careers and reputation depend on ourContinue reading “New Writing Mindset Webinar Series”

We are looking for a research assistant to join our Mid-Essex health and care integration research project

Integrated care is a key feature of the future of health and social care in the UK with the NHS Long Term Plan targeting all regions of the UK to operate Integrated Care Systems by August 2021. Successful integration also needs to include social care providers and private and voluntary providers of social care. BecomingContinue reading “We are looking for a research assistant to join our Mid-Essex health and care integration research project”

NEW PUBLICATION: How does policy alienation develop?

Tucker, D., Hendy, J., & Chrysanthaki, T. (forthcoming) How does policy alienation develop? Exploring Street-Level Bureaucrats’ agency in policy context shift in UK telehealthcare. Human Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267211003633 Abstract Policies can fail when frontline staff feel they have limited influence on policy implementation (powerlessness), or that policy has little or no personal meaning (meaninglessness) – theyContinue reading “NEW PUBLICATION: How does policy alienation develop?”