Todd Bridgman

Professor Todd Bridgman is a faculty member at the School of Management, Victoria University of Wellington/Te Herenga Waka. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and specializes in management education, management history, and critical management studies. His work critiques the foundations of management theory and its representation in textbooks.

Educations:

• PhD in Organisation Studies, University of Cambridge (2001–2004)
• MCom (First Class Honours), University of Auckland (1998–1999)
• BCom (Management)/BA (Political Studies), University of Auckland (1993–1997)
• Certificate in Journalism, Auckland University of Technology (1991)

Research Interests: Bridgman’s work explores the origins of management theories and challenges mainstream narratives in textbooks. He co-authored influential books such as A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Management Theory and The Past, Present and Future of Sustainable Management. His research emphasizes sustainable management and critical histories of management education.

Awards:

• Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award Finalist (2021)
• Best Paper Awards in Academy of Management Learning & Education (2016, 2019) and Human Relations (2016)
• Victoria University of Wellington Research Excellence Award (2019)
• Early Career Research Award (2008)

Advising & Grants: Supervised PhD and Master’s students, including Lauren Eaton (completed 2022). Current supervision includes research on athlete wellbeing and online expertise construction in change management.

Labs/Teams: Emeritus Editor of Management Learning (SAGE), contributing to critical management studies discourse.