Research

Technology, work, and organizations.

How do organizations respond to technological innovation, and how can they use it to improve work and performance?

SHIFT Research Lab

Connecting knowledge with organizational practice.

Through SHIFT Research Lab, I connect research, education, and policy engagement. Healthcare serves as a living laboratory for questions relevant to education, public services, and other knowledge-intensive organizations.

Four research streams bring together my work on technology, leadership, workforce wellbeing, and learning.

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01

Technological Innovation and Work

How emerging technologies reshape professional roles, expertise, decision-making, and organizational performance.

02

Leadership and Organizational Transformation

How leaders make strategic choices and how organizations learn and adapt during change and uncertainty.

03

Workforce Wellbeing and Sustainable Careers

How organizational conditions support meaningful work, wellbeing, professional judgment, and sustainable working lives.

04

Learning, Partnerships, and Capability Development

How education, professional development, and collaboration build capabilities throughout working lives.

Current focus

Good Work in a technological age.

How can innovation support better working lives alongside organizational performance?

My research examines meaning, professional judgment, wellbeing, participation, and opportunities to learn. The agenda draws on the Institute for the Future of Work’s Good Work Charter and wider research on job quality and decent work.

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