
Sam Appleton
- Email: bn15swa@leeds.ac.uk
- Thesis title: Familiness as a form of competitive advantage
- Supervisors: Sarah Underwood, Professor Diane Holt
Profile
Current Research
Sam is a post graduate researcher studying family business in the agricultural industry. Sam was inspired to do his PhD from his experience in his own family business as it lead him to notice the differences between this and non-family businesses. Sam is interested in all family businesses but for his PhD is focusing on farming family businesses. Farming family businesses have a rich history through their continuous capacity to adapt. Adaptations have been in response to changes in purchasing, technology and policy. Sam feels privileged he has the opportunity to research such a grounded set of organisations.
Teaching Experience
Sam is developing a range of teaching experience throughout his PhD in order to pass on his insights to other students. Sam has experience teaching on the following modules:
2018-2019 LUBS 1850 Organisational Behaviour
2018 & 2019 LISS Leeds International Summer School
2019 LUBS 2900 Operations and Supply Chain Management
2019 LUBS 1010 Understanding Social Enterprises
Research Conferences
Sam is gaining experience by being invited to present at academic conferences. In 2018, Sam presented “A critical evaluation of Family Business studies" here at the University’s Festival of Ideas. This year, Sam presented “A critical evaluation of Family Business studies” at the Family Enterprise Research Conference hosted by Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont a full write up of the conference can be found here.
Research interests
Strategy, Family Business, Entrepreneurship.
Qualifications
- MSc Enterprise
- BA (Honours) Busienss & Management
Research groups and institutes
- Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies