Dr Hilary Duckett

Profiles

Dr Hilary Duckett

External Examiner

Doctoral College Administration - Student Administration (Academic Registry)

Director ²ÝùÊÓƵ Business School

I have over 20 years’ experience in educational management and consultancy in the UK and in Asia.  I've led a number of teams operationally and strategically including teams of disciplinary experts and university-wide roles in teaching and learning innovation and development.  My  research interests include leadership and entrepreneurship pedagogy.  I am currently employed as Director of the ²ÝùÊÓƵ Business School.  PBS has over 2000 students (23% international) enrolled and employs approximately 120 academics and professional support staff. I have a strategic leadership role which includes portfolio development, marketing and branding, student recruitment and programme delivery. I recently led a number of consultancy projects in the regional health sector including the design of a senior leadership development programme.  PBS is luanching the Futures Entrepreneurship Centre in November 2013 and this will have a significant University and regional role in fostering innovation and business generation.  Part of this development has included a strategic partnership with Babson College.   

Research

Research interests

Undertaking leadership research particularly in a public sector framework and from social constructionist and grounded perspectives.  Researching and publishing in the field of entrepreneurship and leadership education.

Publications

Cameron, I., and Duckett, H.,  (1995) ‘New Systems Design - a Human Resource Approach’ – Logistics Focus, Journal of the Institute of Logistics, December
Duckett,H., and Hackley, C. (1997) ‘Management Control from a Hard Systems Domain to a Creative Problem Solving Paradigm – Lessons from History’, Operational Research Society Journal
Duckett,H., and MacFarlane, E (2003) ‘Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership in Retailing’, The Leadership and Organization Development Journal, Vol 24, No 6, pp 309-317, ISSN 0143-7739 Skinner, D., Saunders, M.N.K., and Duckett, H., (2004) Policies, promises and trust: improving working lives in the NHS ’, International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol 17, Issue 7, p558-570
Duckett, H and Langford, N (2013) ‘Delivering modernisation through a total reward framework? A UK Government Agency Case Study’, International Journal of Business Performance Management, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2013