Professor Paula Hyde is a Professor of Organisation Studies at the Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham , with a visiting position at Macquarie University, Australia . She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and a leading scholar in health and social care organisation studies. PhD, University of Manchester (2003) MBA, University of Manchester (1997) BSc (Hons), University of Salford (1994) State Registered Occupational Therapist, Dorset House, Oxford (1985) Her research lies at the intersection of organisation studies, sociology of work, human resource management, and critical research methods . She specializes in the organisation and delivery of health and social care, particularly for older people. Her work employs participatory, ethnographic, and interdisciplinary methodologies. She has advanced methodological innovation in organisational ethnography and qualitative research in public services. Her recent publications span top journals such as Organization Studies, Human Relations, Gender, Work and Organization , and Journal of Social Policy . These works explore organisational boundary work, professionalisation, values-based HRM, lean management in the NHS, and the colonisation of the aged body . Her research shows a consistent focus on power, equity, and the lived experience of care workers and recipients. Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Shortlisted for AACSB's Innovations that Inspire (2017) Paula has secured over £6.5 million in research funding from bodies like the Department of Health and NIHR. She is a co-investigator on the Policy Research Unit for Older People and Frailty (2019–2023). She has supervised numerous PhD students and developed early-career researchers through funded projects. She has held leadership roles including Director of the Health Services Research Centre at the University of Manchester. She has co-founded research networks such as the Society for the Study of Organizing for Healthcare (SHOC) and serves as series editor for the Palgrave Macmillan monograph series on Organisational Behaviour in Healthcare . Her public engagement has influenced policy discussions, with citations in Financial Times, The Guardian , and Private Eye .












