People

Dr Svetlana Warhurst

Senior Lecturer
EBS - Management and Marketing
Dr Svetlana Warhurst
  • Email

  • Telephone

    +44 (0) 1206 878393

  • Location

    GB.3.29, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    You can find details of Academic Support hours for Colchester on the EBS UG and PG information page on Moodle or by calling EBS Student Services on 01206873911

Profile

Biography

Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), Advance HE Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE), CABS Recipient of ESF and Executive Dean ( Education) funds (2018) Leaders in Teaching and Learning (CABS, 2016) Overseas Research Students Award (ORSA). MMUBS MSC/ PHD Scholarship. Memberships: British Academy of Management (BAM) BAM Council Member: Management Knowledge and Education (MKE, 2018-2020) BAM Conference Track Chair: Knowledge and Learning (September 2017 – August 2023). Chartered Association of Business Schools (National CPD CMBE scheme for Teaching Staff, CABS Working Group (September 2018 – May 2019, by invitation). British Educational Research Association (BERA) Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Academy of International Business (UK and Republic of Ireland Chapter) PhD Supervision and Doctoral Examinerships: 4 completed PhD supervisions to date 3 PhD examinations to date

Qualifications

  • PhD International Business (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)

  • MSc. International Business Management (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)

  • BSc. (1st Class Honours) Economics (Polotsk State University, Belarus)

Appointments

University of Essex

  • MSc Management Dissertation (Module Lead), University of Essex (9/2024 - present)

  • Director of Accreditations, Essex Business School, University of Essex (1/9/2019 - 10/9/2024)

  • Director of Education, Essex Business School, University of Essex (1/1/2017 - 31/8/2019)

Other academic

  • Senior Lecturer in International Business and Entrepreneurship, Essex Business School, University of Essex (2013 - present)

  • Lecturer in International Business and Entrepreneurship, Essex Business School, University of Essex (2006 - 2013)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Learning Pedagogy

Open to supervise

Problem-based learning

Open to supervise

Transnational education

Open to supervise

Firm internationalisation

Open to supervise

Autonomy and Embeddedness of subsidiaries of MNCs

Open to supervise

Subsidiary performance

Open to supervise

Current research

Recent Research Projects (learning and teaching)

Undergraduate assessment and the use of electronic feedback using FASER and ResponseWare, April 2016

Problem-based approach to learning (Innovation Space, June 2016)

Assurance of Learning, Developing and Assessing Students' Research Skills (jointly with Monash Business School), May 2016- ongoing

Feed- Forward: Exploring the Meaning of 'helpful' feedback, January- April 2017

Assessment as 'a conversation' in business degree programmes, January- April 2017

Conferences and presentations

Research Skills Development: Embedding Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Invited presentation, British Academy of Management Conference 2024 (Nottingham Trent University Business School), 5/9/2024

Embedding Innovation in Teaching and Learning: A Pilot Study of the Research Skill Development (RSD) Framework Adoption

Invited presentation, British Academy of Management Conference 2019, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 4/9/2019

'Feed-Forward not Feed-Back: Exploring the Meaning of 'Helpful' Feedback', CABS LTSE Conference, Bristol, 25-26/04/2017.

Bristol, United Kingdom, 2017

'Assessment as 'conversation' in business degree programmes', AHE Conference, Manchester, 28-29/06/2017.

Manchester, United Kingdom, 2017

'Problem-Based Learning: Innovation Space and PGT teaching', Good Teaching Practice Conference, University of Essex, 29/06/2016.

Colchester, United Kingdom, 2016

'Undergraduate Assessment and the use of electronic feedback using FASER and ResponseWare', 'Learning, Teaching and Student Experience - 5th Chartered Association of Business Schools Conference', Aston Business School, 26-27/04/2016.

Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2016

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • The International Business Environment (BE217)

  • Business Strategy (BE441)

  • Independent Study Project: Management/Marketing (BE938)

  • Practice/Problem-Oriented Business Report (BE972)

  • Dissertation in Management (BE988)

Previous supervision

Busayo John Ajayi
Busayo John Ajayi
Thesis title: The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Networking Capabilities on the Export Performance of Nigerian Agricultural Smes
Degree subject: Entrepreneurship
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 11/2/2014
Amy Rausch
Amy Rausch
Degree subject: Organisation Studies and International Human Resource Management
Degree type: Master of Science
Awarded date: 6/10/2010
Endrit Bajrami
Endrit Bajrami
Degree subject: Organisation Studies and International Human Resource Management
Degree type: Master of Science
Awarded date: 6/10/2010
Yuanfang Hu
Yuanfang Hu
Degree subject: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Degree type: Master of Science
Awarded date: 6/10/2010
Dipra Dey
Dipra Dey
Degree subject: International Business and Entrepreneurship
Degree type: Master of Science
Awarded date: 6/10/2010
Ravipol Udomphol
Ravipol Udomphol
Degree subject: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Degree type: Master of Science
Awarded date: 6/10/2010
Saki Arimoto
Saki Arimoto
Degree subject: Organisation Studies and International Human Resource Management
Degree type: Master of Science
Awarded date: 6/10/2010
Pornphan Sooksareevatanakul
Pornphan Sooksareevatanakul
Degree subject: International Business and Entrepreneurship
Degree type: Master of Science
Awarded date: 6/10/2010
Folasayo Olabimpe Adebayo
Folasayo Olabimpe Adebayo
Degree subject: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Degree type: Master of Science
Awarded date: 1/10/2010

Publications

Journal articles (1)

McDonald, F., Warhurst, S. and Allen, M., (2008). Autonomy, Embeddedness, and the Performance of Foreign Owned Subsidiaries. Multinational Business Review. 16 (3), 73-92

Contact

warhurst@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 878393

Location:

GB.3.29, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

You can find details of Academic Support hours for Colchester on the EBS UG and PG information page on Moodle or by calling EBS Student Services on 01206873911