Associate Professor Lisa Rowe

Programme Leader for Professional Doctorate

Chester Business School
Dr Lisa Rowe

Lisa is the programme leader for the DBA and DProf and is responsible for the delivery of doctoral research and researcher development workshops. She supervises a range of DBA, DProf, PhD and MBA students throughout their studies, research activities and publication journeys. She is experienced in the development and provision of accredited executive education, work-based postgraduate programmes and partnerships, leading the design, development and growth of a range of academic enterprise including executive, work based and lifelong learning education, recognition of prior learning and dual accreditation of programmes to meet the varied and complex needs of individuals and their organisations across a range of sectors.

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Lisa's teaching largely relates to the supervision of negotiated work-based investigative projects at postgraduate level, spanning a range of themes including: applied business, management and leadership for professionals; experiential learning and reflective practice at work; leadership, coaching and mentoring; talent management; organisational behaviour; resilience at work; and designing practitioner research.

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Lisa's research interests are very much focused around lifelong learning, specifically linked to leadership, resilience and human-centric approaches to the future of work. Currently, her supervisory research themes include: thriving at work in hybrid contexts, organisational and personal resilience, organisational ambidexterity in a range of contexts, mentoring and coaching for well-being and engagement, motivators, barriers and enablers for lifelong learning, psychological capital interventions in HR practice, dynamics of intergenerational workforces and organisational belonging.

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Thomas, C., Rowe, L. & Moore, N. (2023). Motivating, developing and retaining talent through job enrichment: an exploration of “side-of-desk” projects in a corporate environment. Employee Relations. Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print. 

Birkbeck, A., & Rowe, L. (2023). Navigating towards hyperautomation and the empowerment of human capital in family businesses: a perspective article. Journal of Family Business Management. Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print.

Rowe, L., Knight, L., Irvine, P., & Greenwood J. (2023). Communities of practice for contemporary leadership development and knowledge exchange through work-based learning. Journal of Education and Work. 36(6), 494-510.

Rowe, L., Knight, L., Irvine, P., and Greenwood, J. (2022) The place of work-based learning in the development of leaders in a fast-changing world. Annual Meeting of the British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference Proceedings, 2022. United Kingdom: Manchester.

Moore, N., Rowe, L., Stokes, P., Lichy, J., Rodgers, P., & Smith, S.M. (2022). Exploring intergenerational tensions and technological resilience: A post-pandemic perspective. Production Planning & Control. 1-18. 

Rowe, L., & Brook, C. (2022). Editorial: Exploring the impact of agility and learning in organisations. Journal of Work-Applied Management, 14(2), 1-4.

Quew-Jones, R., & Rowe, L. (2022). Enhancing the degree apprenticeship curriculum through work-based manager and mentor intervention. Journal of Work-Applied Management, 14(2), 242-256.

Rowe, L. (2021, February). What are the implications for executive education of the impending changes to the SLMDA?, presented at the Chartered Association of Business Schools Fourth Directors of Executive Education Meeting, United Kingdom.

Rowe, L., Moore, N., & McKie, P. (2020). The reflective practitioner: the challenges of supporting public sector senior leaders as they engage in reflective practice. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 10(5), 783-798.

Perrin, D., Meakin, D., & Rowe, L. (2020). Planning and negotiating your learning journey. In. R.Helyer, T. Wall & A. Minton (Eds.). The Work-Based Learning Student Handbook 3rd Ed. (pp. 45-65). Palgrave Macmillan: London, UK.

Hughes, C., Saieva, G., Rowe, L., & Harrison, A., (2020). Are we nearly there yet? The journey of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships. In D.A Morley & M.G. Jamil (Eds.). Applied Pedagogies in Higher Education, Real World Learning and Innovation across the Curriculum (pp. 243-266). Palgrave Macmillan: London, UK.

Rowe (2020). Future proofing the degree apprenticeship workforce – an exploratory study of resilience behaviours, resources and risks. (DBA Thesis), University of Chester.

Rowe, L. (2019). Educating for the modern world: a report review. Journal of Work-Applied Management, 11(1).

Rowe, L., Wall, T., Cregan, K., Evans, V. & Hindley, A. (2019). Pedagogies for resilience in business schools: Exploring strategies and tactics. In Research in Management Learning and Education (RMLE) Unconference Proceedings (p. 52). Dubrovnik, Croatia: Research in Management Learning and Education (RMLE).

Cregan, K., Rowe, L., Wall, T, (2019). Resilience training and education. Encyclopedia of the U.N. Sustainable Development. Goals, Good Health and Well-Being.

Talbot, J., Rowe, L., & Meakin, R. (2018). The Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship at the University of Chester: Some early experiences from employers, students and tutors. UALL conference paper, Downing College, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Rowe, L. (2018). Managing degree apprenticeships through a work-based learning framework - opportunities and challenges. In Morley, D. (Ed.), Enhancing employability in higher education through work based learning (pp. 51-69). Palgrave Macmillan: London, UK.

Rowe, L., Moss, D., & Moore, N. (2018). Effective management of the tripartite relationship of educational providers, participants and employers in work based learning. In Morley, D. (Ed.), Enhancing employability in higher education through work based learning (pp. 13-31). Palgrave Macmillan: London, UK.

Rowe, L. (2018, June). Degree apprenticeship assessment, presented at the Chartered Association of Business Schools Degree Apprenticeship Training Workshop, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Rowe, L. (2017, November). Apprenticeships: New opportunities for business schools, presented at the Chartered Association of Business Schools Annual Conference, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Scott, D., & Rowe, L. (2017). Negotiated Learning. International Compendium of Adult and Continuing Education (ICACE), (1)B, 123.

Rowe, L., Moore, N., Perrin, D. (2017). The challenges of managing degree apprentices in the workplace: a manager’s perspective. Journal of Work-Applied Management, 9(2), 185-199.

Rowe, L., Perrin, D., & Wall, T. (2016) The Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship: trials and tribulations. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 6(4), 357 - 369.

Moss, D., & Rowe, L. (2015) Mastering Postgraduate Study for the 21st Century: Tripartite Perspectives and Benefits, presented at the Chartered Association of Business Schools Learning, Teaching & Student Experience Conference, April 2015.

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DBA, MBA, PgCe HE, SFHEA, CMBE.

Professional Body Membership

·       British Academy of Management

·       Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

·       Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM)