Nick Lawrence BA (Hons), MSc, MBPsS, MInstLM
Lecturer in Business and Management
Summary
As a former practitioner in industry, I draw upon my 35+ years of Multinational / International experience working in management consultancy, quality management, finance, IT, Funding for high tech R&D and learning & development. My academic experience has been accumulated throughout the years in the field of Business Management and aligns with my teaching activities which are delivered across different undergraduate, postgraduate and corporate levels.
Current research interests and expertise: Exploring the positive and adaptive tendencies of successful psychopaths in a business context.
About
As a former practitioner in industry, I draw upon my 35+ years of Multinational / International experience working in management consultancy, quality management, finance, IT, Funding for high tech R&D and learning & development. My academic experience has been accumulated throughout the years in the field of Business Management and aligns with my teaching activities which are delivered across different undergraduate, postgraduate and corporate levels including:
- Global MBA Level Lead
- Module Leader for the Post Graduate Senior Leader Apprenticeship
- Module Leader for the Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship
- Module Leader for Responsible and Ethical Business Practice at the Sino British College
- Module Leader for Principles and Functions of Business.
- Global MBA Dissertation Supervisor
- MRes Dissertation Supervisor
Research interests and expertise: focus on Psychopathy, Corporate Psychopathy, Successful Psychopathy, Dark Triad Traits (Machiavellianism, Narcissism and Psychopathy) and Leadership Behaviour.
PhD Researcher at Sheffield Hallam University (Current - Expected Completion 2024). Project entitled "A quest to find the light: An exploration of leadership tendencies of successful psychopaths".
Teaching
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Modules taught
- Module Leader for the Post Graduate Senior Leader Apprenticeship
- Module Leader for the Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship
- Module Leader for Responsible and Ethical Business Practice at the Sino British College
- Module Leader for Principles and Functions of Business.
Research
Current research projects
PhD Researcher at Sheffield Hallam University (Current - Expected Completion 2024). Project entitled "A quest to find the light: An exploration of leadership tendencies of successful psychopaths".
Publications
Conference papers
Lawrence, N. (2022). A quest to find the light: A review of corporate and successful psychopathy literature withproposal for future development to a full research paper. In BAM 2022 Conference, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, 2022 - 2 September 2022. https://www.bam.ac.uk/events-landing/conference.html
Lawrence, N., & Samyogitha, A. (2022). An Investigation of Organisational Readiness for Change in Service Sector SMEs in the UK. In BAM 2022 Conference, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, 2022 - 2 September 2022. https://www.bam.ac.uk/events-landing/conference.html
Lawrence, N. (2021). To explore how corporate psychopathic leaders undertake their roles and the implications for their leadership practice. In BAM 2021 Recovering from Covid, 2021 - 3 September 2021.