Peter Simpson

Peter Simpson serves as an Associate Professor in Organisation Studies at Bristol Business School within the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), where he has been active since joining in 1988. His career includes substantial leadership roles including Director of MBA and Executive Education, Director of Business Development, Head of School, Director of the Research Unit in Organisation Studies, and Deputy Director of the Bristol Centre for Leadership and Organizational Ethics, alongside teaching core subjects like Managing Change, Organisational Analysis, and Strategic Leadership across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in financial services, IT, local authorities, and healthcare sectors.

His educational credentials comprise a BSc (Hons) and PhD, with professional recognition as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Simpson's research critically examines leadership through lenses of uncertainty, spirituality, psychodynamics, and complexity theory, with recent projects including an ESRC Seminar Series on Ethical Leadership (2014-2017), strategic action research with a UK educational charity (2019-2021), and US non-profit collaboration (2017-2018). His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical leadership challenges in volatile organizational environments, particularly focusing on cultural leadership and change management.

Scientific awards:

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

As a doctoral supervisor, Simpson has guided 13 PhD candidates to completion. His funded research and consultancy include:

• ESRC Seminar Series: 'Ethical Leadership: the contribution of philosophy and spirituality' (2014-2017)
• Strategic action research with UK educational charity (2019-2021)
• Strategic action research with US non-profit organization (2017-2018)
• Senior management team consultancy on strategic change leadership in financial services, IT, local government, and healthcare sectors