Steve Page 

BSc (Hons), MPhil, PGCE, PGCRM, APDRAS, FHEA

Highly experienced senior lecturer, published academic & management consultant: with an international research track record, conference organising and chairing experience, extensive national & international post‑graduate lecturing and dissertation supervising experience, several years course leadership expertise, MPhil/PhD/DBA research degree supervision with successful completions, and comprehensive national & international external examining experience. 

Current Posts

Independent Management Consultant

            Creative Thinking for Managers

Professor - Robert Kennedy College, Zurich (2007 - to date)  Masters Dissertation Supervision

Associate Lecturer – University of Bradford, School of Management (2005 – to date)

            Masters Dissertation Supervision

            MSc Module – International Business Environment 

Visiting Lecturer – Huddersfield University Business School (2014 - to date)

            Masters Dissertation Supervision

           MBA Module – Personal Development Through Reflective Practice

Research Interests

Qualifications

Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (2001)

Advanced Professional Diploma in Research Awards Supervision (2000)

Master of Philosophy – ‘IT Impact: A Survey of Leading UK Companies’ (1998)

Post Graduate Certificate in Research Methodology (1996)

BSc (Honours) Computing (1992)

Professional Activities

Associate Editor - Organizational Cultures: An International Journal (2012 – to date)

Associate Editor – Journal of the World Universities Forum (2009 – to date)

Referee – European Journal of Information Systems (1996 – to date)

Referee – Journal of the World Universities Forum (2008 – to date)

Conference Chair – Ethics, ICT & Social Exclusion, Bolton, UK, 8–9 February, 2001.

Conference Organising Committee Member - Inaugural European Conference on Social Media, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK, 10-11 July, 2014.

Conference Organising Committee Member - 13th European Conference on Research Methodology in Business & Management, Cass Business School, City University London, London, UK, 16-17 June, 2014.

Conference Organising Committee Member - 12th European Conference on Research Methodology in Business & Management, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal, 4-5 July, 2013.

Conference Organising Committee Member - 11th European Conference on Research Methodology in Business & Management, University of Bolton, Bolton, UK, 28-29 June, 2012.

Conference Organising Committee Member - 10th European Conference on Research Methodology in Business & Management, Normandy Business School, Caen, France, 20-21 June, 2011.   

Conference Organising Committee Member - 9th European Conference on Research Methodology in Business & Management, IE Business School, Madrid, Spain, 24-25 June, 2010. 

Conference Organising Committee Member – 8^th European Conference on Research Methods in Business & Management, University of Malta, Valletta, Malta, 22-23 June, 2009. 

Conference Organising Committee Member – 7^th European Conference on Research Methods in Business & Management, Regent’s College, London, UK, 19-20 June, 2008. 

Conference Organising Committee Member – 6^th European Conference on Research Methods in Business & Management, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 9-10 July, 2007

Conference Organising Committee Member – 5^th European Conference on Research Methods in Business & Management, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 17-18 July, 2006

Conference Organising Committee Member – United Kingdom Academy for Information Systems 4^th Annual Conference, York, UK, April, 1999

Previous Post

Senior Lecturer – University of Chester, Department of Business, Management & Strategy (2001 – to date)

Lecturing:

DBA – Research Methods for Business Administration

DProf – Research Philosophy & Methods

MBA – Creative Thinking for Managers

MBA – Dissertation Supervision 

MBA – E‑Organisations 

MBA – Research Methods 

MBA – Strategic Information & Knowledge

MBA – Strategic Management 

MSc Management – Strategic Issues for E-Business 

MBA: Dissertations Co-ordinator

MPhil/PhD/DBA Research Supervisor (currently 10 registered students) 

International Lecturing Experience 

IDRAC, Lyon, France (2011 - 2013)

Banking University: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2006 - 2007)

Prime College: Subang Jaya, Malaysia (2000 - 2004)

Systematic: Kuching, Malaysia (2000 – 2004)

Systematic: Penang, Malaysia (2000 – 2004)

Centre for Education & Development: Hong Kong (1998 – 2001)

Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur: Leipzig, Germany (1996 – 1999)

Hong Kong Computer Institute: Hong Kong (1996 – 1997)

External Examining Experience

University of Bedfordshire (2011 - 2013)

University of Greenwich (2009 - 2012) 

Canterbury Christ Church University (2004 – 2009)

Southampton Solent University (2004 – 2009)

University of Lincoln (2001 – 2006)

Northumbria University (1998 – 2002)

Research Grants

University of Chester

           Research Philosophy (2012) - £1000

           Reflection as a Pedagogical Facilitator (2001) – £425

University of Bolton

            Impact of IT on the Workforce (1999) – £1000 

Validation Panel Membership

Southampton Solent University

             MA Business Studies (May 2006)

             MA Management (May 2006)

             MA Management & Finance (May 2006)

             MA Management & International Business (May 2006)

             Masters in Professional Studies (Business) (May 2006)

University of Chester

            MBA (February 2011)

MSc Management (February 2011)

MBA (January 2005)

Swansea Institute of Higher Education

            MBA (July 2005)

            MBA (International Tourism) (July 2005)

Canterbury Christ Church University

            Computing Foundation Degree (June 2004)

Northumbria University

            Postgraduate Business Information Technology (May 1998)

University of Bolton

            MSc Business Information Systems (July 1999)

            HND/C Business Information Technology/Computing (June 1999)

            MSc Business Information Systems (July 1995)

Consultancy

Aflex Hose Ltd: Brighouse, West Yorkshire

            Information Systems Audit & Requirements Analysis

Doncaster College: Doncaster, South Yorkshire

            Soft Systems Study

Kirklees Metropolitan Council: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

'            'Best Practice' Recommendations for Information Systems Development & Implementation

Research Outcomes