Abby Ghobadian

Professor Abby Ghobadian is an Emeritus Professor at Henley Business School, having joined in 2007 and previously holding roles of Professor of Management, Academic Dean and the Department Head of Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour.

Abby's is an experienced PhD supervisor, having supervised over 30 doctoral students to completion. His research interests lie in examining the reasons for heterogeneous organisational performance and how organisational performance can be improved. He has published more than 110 refereed articles in major journals, seven research monographs, two edited books, more than 50 books chapters and more than 130 conference papers.

Abby chaired the British Academy of Management (BAM) and is a past president of BAM. Previously he served on the ABS' executive committee and chaired its research committee. He also served on the Chartered Management Institute’s academic advisory council as well as the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills' business school task force, the All Parliamentary Party Group (AAPG) on the future of management and as a member of working party establishing standards for level seven apprenticeship Masters.

Abby is the co-editor of the Journal of Strategy and Management. He serves on the editorial board of journals in the UK, USA and Hungary. He is a member of the Economic and Social Research Council’s peer review college and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Pecs, Hungary in 2004. He was elected a fellow of BAM in 2008 and a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2010. Abby was made a Companion of Chartered Management Institute in 2014.

Specialisms

• Strategic Cognition
• Strategic Planning and Implementation
• Business Strategy and Supply Chain Interface
• Organisational Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions
• Corporate Responsibility

Books:

O'Regan, N., Ghobadian, A. and Ahmed, S.J. (2008) Drivers of strategic direction in high technology small firms. In: Oakey, R., Groen, A., Van Der Sijde, P. and Cook, G. (eds.) New technology-based firms in the new millennium. Emerald, pp. 219-237. ISBN 9780080554488 doi: 10.1016/S1876-0228(08)06014-6

Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D., O'Regan, N. and Viney, H., eds. (2004) Public-private partnerships: policy and experience. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp336. ISBN 9781403920614

Ghobadian, A., Gallear, D., O'Regan, N. and Viney, H., eds. (2003) Strategy and performance: achieving competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp256. ISBN 9781403916181