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Gerard Hanlon is a Professor of Organisational Sociology at Queen Mary University of London's School of Business and Management, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His roles include membership in the Department of Business and Society and a QM Academy Fellowship (2023-24), focusing on non-traditional student learning pathways and BTEC/T-Level transitions. His research spans social theory, market societies, corporate social responsibility, and the military's influence on organizational forms.
His work critically examines management knowledge history, state-market interactions, and global value chains. Notable publications include The Dark Side of Management (2015) and articles on financialization, standardization, and neo-liberalism. Hanlon supervises PhD students exploring topics like corporate security logistics, gig economy worker organizing, and eHRM's societal impact. He contributes to academic discourse as an editorial board member of Organisation and Critical Perspectives on Accounting.
His research highlights include analyzing NHS Direct's impact on patient empowerment and examining professional service firms' institutional structures. Hanlon's interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, political economy, and organizational behaviour to critique contemporary capitalism and institutional frameworks.
