Hamid Foroughi

Hamid Foroughi is Associate Professor in Responsible Management at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, specializing in organizational legacy, collective memory, and identity. He serves on the editorial boards of Organization Studies and Leadership, and consults with organizations on leveraging storytelling for sustainable and inclusive partnerships.

His research centers on three interconnected domains: managing organizational legacy (including historic CSR as both barrier and catalyst for change), collective memories/storytelling as change catalysts for building social purpose, and remembering dynamics in occupational communities facing technological shifts. He examines how narratives shape legitimacy, identity, and innovation across contexts from DJ communities to multinational enterprises.

Foroughi's publications reveal a strong focus on memory-work intersections with technology, sustainability, and social justice. Recent works analyze memory ecologies across organizations, green activism, and economic inequality in management education, demonstrating consistent contributions to critical organizational discourse through high-impact journals.

He has supervised three PhD students to completion on CSR, memory activism, and sustainability actors, and actively mentors researchers in historical organizational studies. His consultancy practice extends academic insights into practical applications for organizational transformation.