Dr Mick Fryer

Lecturer in Business Ethics
BA, PGCE, MBA, PhD. Photograph of Dr Mick Fryer.

Contact

Email: mef@aber.ac.uk
Office: Room F20, Cledwyn Building
Phone: +44 (0)1970 622504

Teaching Areas

  • Business Ethics
  • Corporate Governance and Ethics

Research

Interested in synthesizing empirical business and management research with the insights afforded by moral, political, and social philosophy.

Biography

Mick studied philosophy and classical studies at Aberystwyth University before embarking on a career in the private sector. He worked for over 25 years in various businesses, spending many years as a senior manager and director with PGL Adventure.

Mick returned to academic study in 1998, completing an MBA at Loughborough University in his spare time. He then undertook a doctorate in organizational leadership and ethics, which allowed him to explore aspects of the theory and practice of management from a philosophical perspective.

Mick continued to work as a director of PGL whilst writing his PhD, but also began lecturing part-time. In 2005, He left his management role to focus on academic work. Mick currently lectures in business ethics, corporate governance ethics, and corporate social responsibility at Aberystwyth University and Loughborough University. He has also worked as a consultant author for the Open University, contributing to modules for the OU Business School and the OU Philosophy Department.

Staff Publications

Authored book

  • Fryer, M. (2011). Ethics and Organizational Leadership: Developing a Normative Model. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Authored chapter in edited collection

  • Fryer, M. (2009). ‘HRM: An Ethical Perspective’ in G. Wood and D. Collings (eds.), Human Resource Management – A Critical Approach. Abingdon: Routledge.

Authored papers in academic journals