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Michelle O'Toole is a Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies at the University of Edinburgh Business School, where she also serves as Head of the Organisation Studies Group and a member of the School Executive Committee. With prior industry experience in construction, she teaches at undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive levels across the UK, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. Her research focuses on organisational control, identity work, and meaning-making in workplaces.
- PhD in Organisation Studies (University of Warwick)
- MSc in Management and Organisation (University College Dublin)
- BSc in Management and Marketing (Dublin Institute of Technology)
Her recent research spans platform work identity, student mental health frameworks, hybrid working models, and LGBTQIA+ workplace inclusion. Publications appear in top-tier journals like Organization Studies and Human Relations. Key projects include the Organisation Studies Group and the ScotSMART mental health network.
Michelle holds prestigious recognitions:
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Academic Fellow of the CIPD
- Best Paper Award, BAM Critical Management Studies (2020)
She supervises PhD, MSc, and undergraduate theses, with external collaborations spanning Glasgow, Edinburgh, and the Royal Society. Current projects investigate hybrid working, student mental health, and identity struggles in the platform economy.
