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Dr Nicholas Jackson

Dr Nicholas Jackson

  • Position: Associate Professor in Organizational Behaviour
  • Areas of expertise: Organizational behaviour; course & programme design; student mindset; qualitative research methods
  • Email: N.Jackson@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 0198
  • Location: Room 2.11 Charles Thackrah Building

Profile

Nick's interest in organizations and people management has developed over several years, having been involved in the family business, which he then went on to manage. Following this, Nick had a 10-year spell working for Aviva plc where he became a senior accountant. Part of his role involved managing the relationship between Life Finance and the investment fund managers in London, where he further developed his interests in human attitudes and behaviour at work.

Following Honours at Bachelors and Masters level, Nick achieved a PGCE in post-compulsory education and training, and completed a PhD at the University of Leeds in organizational behaviour. His PhD thesis focused on perceived fairness in the merger and acquisition process, its antecedents and outcomes. This being a relatively unexplored area of organizational psychology, the findings were of considerable interest.

Nick’s current research interests are in the field of pedagogical approaches to post-compulsory education. This includes contemporary course and programme design for more effective engagement and learning and understanding the challenges for marginalized student groups in higher education. His forthcoming book entitled: ‘Supporting Marginalized Students in Higher Education: From Transition to Progression’ is due to be published by Edward Elgar Publishing in 2026. He is also the author of other academic texts: Organizational Justice in Mergers and Acquisitions: Antecedents & Outcomes and ‘The Architecture of Student-Oriented Course Design: Building a course for contemporary higher education students’

Responsibilities

  • Director of Taught Programmes (Quality)

Research interests

Nick’s previous interests include organizational justice and trust in the merger and acquisition process:

Organizational Justice in Mergers and Acquisitions: Antecedents and Outcomes | SpringerLink

and organizational culture, including a book review in Personnel Psychology:

Organizational culture in action: A cultural analysis workbook (3rd edition, pp. 270). Gerald W. C. Driskill. New York: Routledge, 2019, pages, $83.95 paperback. - Jackson - 2020 - Personnel Psychology - Wiley Online Library

Nick's current research interests are centered around pedagogical development in higher education.

Qualifications

  • PhD organizational behaviour (University of Leeds
  • MA Business (Leeds Metropolitan University)
  • BA Business Management (Leeds Metropolitan University)
  • PGCE (post compulsory education & training)

Professional memberships

  • Fellow Higher Education Academy

Student education

Nick has taught various undergraduate and postgraduate modules in organizational behaviour. He has recently redesigned his Flagship module for Year 1 Business students, Organizational Behaviour. He is launching a new module in September 2024 to help support the development of employability skills in Year 2 undergraduate Business School students.