Hadyn Bennett

Dr Hadyn Bennett is a Lecturer in the Department of Management, Leadership and Marketing at Ulster University Business School, with offices at Belfast campus (Room BC-10-212B) and Jordanstown Campus. His research focuses on Human Resource Management, Public Sector Management, and Organizational Change, particularly examining strategic HR partnering tensions and change engagement models in public and healthcare sectors.

His expertise spans Strategic Management, Leadership Development, and Healthcare Management, utilizing qualitative methodologies like Grounded Theory to analyze employee experiences during organizational transitions. Key contributions include paradox theory applications in HR business partnering and the development of the Radical Change Engagement (RCE) Model for public sector agencies.

Analysis of his 2013-2023 publications reveals consistent exploration of public sector change dynamics, with increasing emphasis on healthcare contexts and paradoxical tensions in strategic HR roles. His work demonstrates strong case study methodology and collaborative research with UK public sector organizations.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Honorary award for The Mini MBA (2019) for team collaboration in leadership development program co-creation