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Manuela Nocker serves as a Senior Lecturer in Organisation and Sustainability at Essex Business School (EBS), University of Essex, where she teaches Organisation Studies, Business Ethics, and Research Methodology. She has held significant leadership roles including Undergraduate Programme Director for Management Science and Entrepreneurship Group (2012-July 2019), module leader for capstone projects across all programs, and representative for the PRME programme on Principles of Responsible Management Education. As the institutional liaison for the UNAI Academic Impact scheme, she actively promotes sustainability and ethical principles in alignment with the UN Global Compact initiative.
Dr. Nocker earned her PhD in Organisational Psychology from The London School of Economics and Political Science and completed her BSc in Work and Organisational Psychology at the University of Padua, Italy. Her academic journey includes previous roles as careers adviser, trainer, and management consultant before joining EBS in 2006.
Her research focuses on critical approaches to project work, organizational ethnography, narrative and poetic approaches in organizational analysis, identity construction, ethics, social responsibility, sustainability, collaboration, learning, strategy-as-practice, and organizational innovation. Her work often examines organizational dynamics through qualitative, ethnographic methods with particular attention to professional identity, belonging, and ethical considerations in workplace settings.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on healthcare governance (particularly NHS Foundation Trusts), emotional dynamics in organizational settings, and the intersection of technology with business models. Her work consistently demonstrates methodological innovation, particularly in ethnographic approaches, while maintaining a critical perspective on organizational phenomena. Recent publications increasingly address contemporary challenges including AI implementation, big data applications in HR, and sustainability in organizational contexts.
- British Council award winner for Knowledge Economy Partnership Programme UK-Pakistan (2014-17)
- Elected Senate member at University of Essex (Oct. 2011-15)
- Vice-President of Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (2014-February 2018)
- British Council award winner for Researcher Links Workshop (2013-2014)
- LSE annual research scholarship awards (1999-2003)
Dr. Nocker has successfully supervised numerous doctoral students, with seven completed PhDs as first supervisor on diverse topics including entrepreneurial identity of Afghan migrants, NHS governance, gendered practices in Pakistani banking, organizational innovation in healthcare, and professional identity in higher education. Her research has been supported by significant grants including the British Council Knowledge Economy Partnership Programme UK-Pakistan and the British Council Researcher Links Workshop, demonstrating her commitment to international collaboration and knowledge exchange. As Editor of the Journal of Organizational Ethnography for a decade (2012-2022), she has significantly shaped scholarly discourse in organizational studies.
