Bay Campus
Dr Laurie Hughes

Dr Laurie Hughes

Senior Lecturer, Business

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Welsh language proficiency

Basic Welsh Speaker
Office 322 - 322
Third Floor
School of Management
Bay Campus
Available For Postgraduate Supervision

About

Laurie is a lecturer within the Strategic Operations group and member of the Emerging Markets Research Centre (EMaRC) and Innovation Lab (I-Lab) at the School of Management, Swansea University, Wales, UK. 

He has 15+ years of management experience in a variety of roles working within industry on numerous projects in finance, manufacturing, operations, and business transformation within public, private and defence organisations, prior to completing his PhD.

Laurie completed his PhD in Information Systems within the School of Management at Swansea University (UK). He also holds an an M.Sc. in Computer Science and a BEng in Computer Systems Engineering. He has taught a range of technology focussed topics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels up to MBA.

Laurie has published a range of research publications within leading academic journals in subjects such as: Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0, IS project failure, Supply Chain Management and Digital Marketing, that have been widely cited in the academic literature. He is a reviewer for the: International Journal of Information Management; Annals of Operations Research and Government International Quarterly and Government Information Quarterly.

Areas Of Expertise

  • Digital Business/Electronic Commerce
  • Digital/Electronic Government
  • Project Management
  • Change Management
  • Data Analytics
  • Digital/Mobile Payment Methods
  • Digital and Social Media Marketing

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

By combining his extensive industry experience and leading academic research expertise, Laurie has demonstrated real “value add” teaching practice for the undergraduate and post-graduate students on his degree modules. The subjects taught include: Business Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Digital Business, Information Systems and Project Management. He holds recognised practitioner certifications/qualifications such as: Prosci® Change Management and PRINCE2® Practitioner.

Research Collaborations