Dr Simon Brooks

• Exploring the organisational factors that influence the sustainability of operational excellence programmes within the UK manufacturing sector. (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Nicholas Rich

• The effect of Social Alliances to elevate Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awareness in developing countries - A case study of a British Non-Profit organisation in Colombia. (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Fern Davies

• The Relationship and Influence of Organisational Resilience and Open Innovation for United Kingdom (UK) Life Science Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) (cyfredol)

  PhD

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Sam Buxton

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Fern Davies

• Partnership and Cross-Sector Collaboration to Achieve Net Zero in Healthcare Systems and Improve Population Health aligned to Value-Based Healthcare. (cyfredol)

  MSc

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Fern Davies

• Should school exclusions be banned? What are the most effective and beneficial ways in which children’s voices are heard and listened to in more than a tokenistic way, which is essential to their development, keeping them in education, promoting their wellbeing, and empowerment? (cyfredol)

  DBA

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Jane Williams

• What is the role and contribution of a “Supportive Business” in the long term employment of Neurodiverse individuals: bridging the gap between sheltered workshops and supported employment. (cyfredol)

  DBA

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Jocelyn Finniear

• A critical evaluation of the relevance of veteran owned businesses within the UK’s Diverse Business landscape. (cyfredol)

  DBA

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof David Pickernell

• How do NHS Wales clinical teams experience the implementation of Value-Based Healthcare Principles «br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /» «br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /» Amendments due to defining the question (cyfredol)

  DBA

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Jocelyn Finniear

• What role does cultural dynamic impact the success of Value Based Healthcare deployment and its sustainability (cyfredol)

  DBA

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Nicholas Rich

• Caring for Carers: Exploring the impact of a national Carer’s Charter in Wales changed to:«br /» Exploring the lived experience of carers and professionals of the Welsh Carers Charter (cyfredol)

  DBA

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Jocelyn Finniear

• Identifying facilitators and barriers of implementing intelligence for value (specific BI capabilities required) in organisations. (evaluated with the Consolidated Framework for implementation research) (cyfredol)

  DBA

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Nicholas Rich

• I will be updating the thesis title once the current assignment is submitted. (cyfredol)

  DBA

  Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Louisa Huxtable-Thomas

• MN-8002 Introduction to Applied Doctoral Research

  This module is designed to introduce DBA research students to the expectations of the Doctor of Business Administration and doctoral research more broadly. It is based on developing the initial research proposal through which the student applied for the programme. Students embarking upon a DBA face the challenge of applying established and cutting-edge theory to a practical organisational context. At the same time, they will be expected to manage their doctoral progress, supported by the structure of the programme and their supervisory team. This module is intended to equip students for these challenges. The main content will be taught through a blend of didactic and discussion-based delivery, focusing in part on exemplars and featuring guest sessions with experienced academics. Students will be guided through an outline of the main components of the thesis. This will include introductory work on scoping out the practical and theoretical contexts of the research, as well as an introduction to the range of research methods that might be used. Students will have prepared a presentation on their research which will be delivered to the teaching team for the module. They will then be supported and guided in refining their research. Support will also be given on matters such as doctoral authoring skills and a practical session on using the online library facilities. The assessment paper for this module will include a clear statement of the intended research question, the practical context for the research, a summary of the relevant literature, and an outline of the proposed methodology, including proposals for how data will be accessed. A full briefing on the assessment requirements will be provided by the module coordinator. The assessment for this module will also form the basis for the Confirmation of Candidature requirements of the PGR regulations.

• MN-8003 The Theoretical and Practical Foundations for Doctoral Research

  The Theoretical and Practical Foundations for Doctoral Research module is designed to support the student in the production of a critical literature review and clear explanation of the practical context of their research. This module results in the production of a critical review that forms the basis for the eventual contribution to practical and theoretical knowledge. The learning outcomes stress the importance of a sound theoretical grounding for research, as well as setting the context to which a practical contribution is envisaged. The three day in-person teaching block includes taught sessions that constitute a mixture of skills-based work on (for example) literature searching and systematic reviewing, together with critical academic reflection on the student¿s particular area of study. This is achieved through a colloquium style approach where the students present an outline of their proposed literature review and practical context for discussion among experienced researchers and doctoral supervisors. Guest lectures will also take place from academics and more advanced students on how they undertook their own literature reviews. The content of these lectures, in terms of topic and field of study will be tailored to the requirements of the cohort. The assessment for this module will take the form of a critical literature review of the theory relevant to the student¿s area of research and a clear statement of the practical context for the study.

• MN-MB08P Exploring Organisational Purpose: Fundamentals

  This module introduces key concepts to build the necessary knowledge and skills to explore and evaluate organisational purpose. The module will help students develop their capacity for critically assessing the context in which organisations have developed and evolved their current strategies. An understanding of this evolution will involve the consideration of fundamental questions such as `what is an organisation and what forms do they take?¿; `why have organisations developed in this way?¿; `to whom do organisations owe responsibilities?¿ and `who benefits from organisational value?¿. These, and other critical issues help us understand the overarching question of organisational governance and purpose. These questions lead to an evaluation of contemporary challenges, disruptions and mega-trends that create the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous context that impacts upon organisations today. Students will be encouraged throughout to consider their own perceptions of how the context is manifesting itself as a set of conditions affecting the purpose of organisations with which they are familiar. As a link to the next MBA module, this module will introduce contemporary organizational responses, including but not limited to concepts such as creating shared value, strategic resilience and strategic agility.

• MN-MB09P Exploring Organisational Purpose: Responses and Applications

  The module will help students develop their capacity for organising, competing and collaborating within and across public, private and third sectors as well as knowledge of the possibilities of alternative, hybrid organisational forms to meet future challenges. The module will build on the key concepts and knowledge gained from studying the importance of context and will investigate and construct meaningful and contemporary applications and responses to how organisations realise their purpose. We introduce methods to meet the challenge of maintaining a holistic and future-orientated purpose on longer-term strategic purposes whilst dealing with the short term, quotidian challenges of operating in context. The rest of the MBA develops in greater depth these introductions to designing and implementing strategy for achieving organisational purposes.

• MN-MBA01 Exploring Organisational Purpose

  The module uses a three-part structure combining case-based teaching with introducing the key concepts to build the necessary knowledge and skills to explore organisational purpose. The module will help students develop their capacity for organising, competing and collaborating within and across public, private and third sectors as well as knowledge of the possibilities of alternative, hybrid organisational forms to meet future challenges. The first part concerns the foundational questions: `what is organisation?¿ and `why do we need them?¿ Students will be introduced to different forms of organisation in society and their relationships with stakeholders across different spheres and sectors, and at different territorial scales. Through case-based teaching, students will be equipped to answer the accountability challenge: to whom and for what are organisations answerable. The second part of the module tackles organisational purpose in context. Students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to explore the complex and uncertain contexts in which contemporary organisations operate. This tranche uses cases to analyse the challenge of organising in the context of mega-trends; for example, ageing, climate change, digital disruption, the future of work and the rise of a global middle class. Students will also be encouraged to consider their own perceptions of how the context is manifesting itself as a set of conditions affecting the purpose of organisations with which they are familiar. Part three of the module investigates how organisations realise their purpose. We consider how to maintain a holistic and long-term purpose whilst dealing with the short term challenges of operating in a daily context The rest of the MBA develops in greater depth these introductions to designing and implementing strategy for achieving organisational purposes in line with the Programme-level learning outcomes.

• MN-MBA08 Exploring Organisational Purpose: Context

  This module introduces key concepts to build the necessary knowledge and skills to explore and evaluate organisational purpose. The module will help students develop their capacity for critically assessing the context in which organisations have developed and evolved their current strategies. An understanding of this evolution will involve the consideration of fundamental questions such as `what is an organisation and what forms do they take?¿; `why have organisations developed in this way?¿; `to whom do organisations owe responsibilities?¿ and `who benefits from organisational value?¿. These, and other critical issues help us understand the overarching question of organisational governance and purpose. These questions lead to an evaluation of contemporary challenges, disruptions and mega-trends that create the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous context that impacts upon organisations today. Students will be encouraged throughout to consider their own perceptions of how the context is manifesting itself as a set of conditions affecting the purpose of organisations with which they are familiar. As a link to the next MBA module, this module will introduce contemporary organizational responses, including but not limited to concepts such as creating shared value, strategic resilience and strategic agility.

• MN-MBA09 Exploring Organisational Purpose: Responses and Applications

  The module will help students develop their capacity for organising, competing and collaborating within and across public, private and third sectors as well as knowledge of the possibilities of alternative, hybrid organisational forms to meet future challenges. The module will build on the key concepts and knowledge gained from studying the importance of context and will investigate and construct meaningful and contemporary applications and responses to how organisations realise their purpose. We introduce methods to meet the challenge of maintaining a holistic and future-orientated purpose on longer-term strategic purposes whilst dealing with the short term, quotidian challenges of operating in context. The rest of the MBA develops in greater depth these introductions to designing and implementing strategy for achieving organisational purposes.

Mae Simon yn addysgu (neu wedi addysgu) dadansoddiad strategol israddedig ac ôl-raddedig, gan gynnwys amrywiaeth o dechnegau megis dadansoddi amgylcheddol, mapio rhanddeiliaid, rheoli diwylliannol sefydliadol, a gwerthuso opsiynau strategol. Mae hefyd yn darlithio ar gaffaeliadau uno a chydweithio strategol. Mae’n cyflwyno ystwythder strategol i’w addysgu yn seiliedig ar waith sy’n gorgyffwrdd â chynaliadwyedd corfforaethol a gofal iechyd ar sail gwerthoedd.

Mae’n athro ymroddedig a phrofiadol ym meysydd cyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol a moeseg busnes ar lefel israddedig a meistr. Mae Simon wedi cyflwyno sesiynau yng ngrŵp diddordeb arbennig Academi Rheolaeth Prydain ar addysgu cyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol.

Simon yw Arweinydd Rhaglen y cwrs Doethur mewn Gweinyddu Busnes sydd i’w lansio ym mis Ionawr 2021.

Mae wedi arwain a dysgu ar amrywiaeth o gyrsiau gweithredol ac arbenigol o’r blaen, gan gynnwys MBA a DBA, yn ogystal â nifer o raglenni Meistr ‘mewnol’ gydag, er enghraifft, Capita plc a’r darlledwr S4C.

Mae Simon yn ddatblygwr academaidd profiadol, ac wedi dylunio, dilysu ac arwain modiwlau ar lefelau doethurol, meistr a blwyddyn olaf israddedig. Bu’n ddarlithydd gwadd ar gyfer y rhaglen doethuriaeth dan arweiniad yn Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Prifysgol Caerdydd, a bu hefyd yn traddodi sgyrsiau gwadd ar gyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol ym Mhrifysgol Southampton ac yng Ngholeg Birkbeck (Prifysgol Llundain) fel rhan o gyfres seminarau ESRC.

Ar hyn o bryd, mae’n arholwr allanol ar gyfer y cwrs Doethur mewn Gweinyddu Busnes ym Mhrifysgol Caerwynt, ar ôl gweithredu fel arholwr allanol ar gyfer rhaglenni doethurol ym Mhrifysgol Plymouth.

• Athro Cyswllt, Ysgol Reolaeth Prifysgol Abertawe, Abertawe

  2013 - Presennol

• Prif Ddarlithydd, Prifysgol Morgannwg, , De Cymru

  2000 - 2013

• Uwch Ymgynghorydd Brocer yn Aviva, General Accident Life gynt, Bryste a Chaerdydd

  1990 - 2000

• Cymrawd Gwadd, Canolfan Ryngwladol Cyfrifoldeb Cymdeithasol Corfforaethol ym Mh

  2015 - 2018