Robin Holt

Presentation

Graduating in Economics from the University of Manchester, and a PhD in Political Theory from the London School of Economics - the two split by a brief foray into commercial law - I have enjoyed a serpentine academic career in Departments of Politics, Philosophy and Business and Management. Throughout I have investigated the condition of value and evaluation, latterly from the perspective of making and trading goods and services. Currently I am working on a book on Judgment as well as a polemical essay: The poverty of strategy. Riffing off this work are projects on: the fashion business and craft work; historical cases of entrepreneurship; using art-work in business education; process philosophy; and ethics and technology. I am a long-standing member of the European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS) and am currently co-editor of the community’s journal, Organization Studies.

Primary research areas

• Strategy and organization
• Ethics and aesthetics
• Entrepreneurial activity
• Craft-based production