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Alison Hirst is a qualitative researcher and educator affiliated with the Faculty of Business and Law at Anglia Ruskin University. Her academic journey includes an ESRC-funded PhD in Business and Management from the University of Nottingham (2011) and an MPhil in Critical Management from Lancaster University Management School (2003).
- PhD in Business and Management, University of Nottingham, 2011
- MPhil in Critical Management (dist), Lancaster University Management School, 2003
Research Expertise: Alison specializes in organisational space and place, materiality, gender dynamics, and agency in organizations. She employs ethnographic, interview-based, and visual research methodologies. Her work explores how spatial environments and material objects influence organizational identities, power structures, and social justice.
Publication Trends: Recent articles focus on spatiality in organizations (2013–2020), with interdisciplinary connections to gender studies, urban sociology, and organizational theory.
Research Grants: Notable funding includes an ESRC +3 doctoral grant (£36,300) and a co-investigator role in the Peterborough DNA project (£29,600) under the £3m Future Cities initiative.
Teaching & Supervision: She teaches research methods at undergraduate and doctoral levels, supervising projects on topics like stigmatized places and corporate philanthropy.
Professional Engagement: Alison serves on the editorial board of Organisational Studies and is a member of the British Academy of Management. Her work on office space and gender has been featured in national/international news media and radio interviews.
