Dr Shoba Arun

Reader in Work and Organisation Studies at Essex Business School

Dr Shoba Arun is Reader in Work and Organisation Studies at Essex Business School. Prior to joining Essex Business School in 2023, she worked - for a total of 22 years - at Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Greenwich and the University of Ulster contributing to research, teaching, and senior academic leadership. Her research interest in sociology of work builds on her theoretical and methodological foundations to understand transformative work practices and policies, addressing cultural and intersectional inequalities, including fast changing effects of global processes, including migration and decolonising work cultures in the workplace, that influence organisational behaviour and change.