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James

  • Position: Lecturer in Management Consulting
  • Areas of expertise: Knowledge transfer, employee relations, communities of practice.
  • Email: J.Brooks1@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 0328

Profile

I completed my PhD at Leeds University supervised by Professor Irena Grugulis and Dr Hugh Cook. My research focuses on knowledge transfer, communities of practice and the process of unlearning. I am a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and an accredited work-based mediator (MCIARB). I have an interest in informal dispute resolution for grievances at work. I work on a part-time (0.5FTE) basis. 

Research interests

My research has focused on front-line firefighters and how they share knowledge, unlearn and work together in communities of practice. I completed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership at Leeds University. This project considered the emotional labour of debt collectors and how they navigate emotion in the workplace. 

Qualifications

  • LLB(Hons)
  • MSc
  • PhD (Leeds)
  • FCIPD
  • MCIARB

Professional memberships

  • Chartered Fellow (CIPD)
  • Accredited Mediator (MCIARB)
  • FHEA

Student education

I teach on the Management Consulting MSc programme and also the Learning and Development Mocdule. In addition, I supervise PGR dissertations and have two current PhD students.