Michal Izak

Michal Izak is a Professor in Organisation Studies at the Chester Business School, University of Chester. He holds concurrent roles as Research Lead and REF 2029 Unit of Assessment (UoA 17) coordinator. Previously, he held academic positions at the University of Essex, Lincoln, and Roehampton, with prior non-academic experience in consulting and financial analysis in Poland.

Education:

• PhD in Management, University of Essex (2006–2010)
• MA in Philosophy and MA in Management, University of Warsaw (1998–2006)

Research Interests:

• Critical exploration of the New World of Work (NWOW), including flexible working ideologies and their societal impacts
• Organizational communication, particularly monologic communication contexts
• Ethnographic and narrative approaches to organizational analysis
• Work-life boundary dynamics and hybrid work arrangements

Grants & Projects:

• UKRI-funded Research Incubator Labs (2023–2024): Enhancing postgraduate research skills
• British Academy Project (2016–2018): Spatial and conceptual boundaries of teleworkers

Teaching & Mentoring:

• Developed research-informed courses in Organisational Behaviour, Qualitative Methods, and Dissertation supervision
• Supervised over 100 UG and PG dissertations and led doctoral programs
• External examiner for University of Bradford and Lancaster University

Engagement:

• Editorial roles: Associate Editor of Management Learning, Editorial Board Member of Organisation Studies
• Regular reviewer for over 30 journals
• Public outreach via TEDx talks and practitioner publications

Labs & Collaborations: Active member of COST Action networks (CA18205 and 21107) exploring work inequalities and coercions in digitalized labor contexts.