Dr Sophie Bennett-Gillison

PhD Management and Business, Msc Econ, BA Hons, FHEA

Sophie is a lecturer in Management and Business, specialising in Organisational Behaviour. Her teaching areas are broadly in organisational psychology and Human Resource Management.

Sophie's research is primarily focused within the Creative Industries; specifically it considers the way in which this sector can inform current organisational practice and policy. Previous work involves a study of Craftspeople and Artists based in Mid and West Wales, examining how creative people balance the need to both earn an income and gain self-fulfilment from work to maintain successful creative enterprises, and the wider implications of this within both an organisational and regional economic context.

Recent projects include the Flow, Change and Wellbeing Project with the Welsh Assembly Government, to identify and overcome challenges often associated with organisational change in order to achieve satisfaction and enjoyment from work. 

Sophie also co-ordinates the University DPROF programme and is a Director of the Business School research centre CLaRE (Centre for Local and Rural/Regional Enterprise).

Module Coordinator

• ABM2220 - Leading People and Organisations
• AB35420 - Organizational Psychology
• PGM1910 - Leadership for Researchers
• AB25320 - Research Methods
• AB25420 - Human Resource Management
• ABM5320 - People and Organizations

Coordinator

• AB25320 - Research Methods
• AB35420 - Organizational Psychology
• ABM2220 - Leading People and Organisations
• ABM5320 - People and Organizations
• AB25420 - Human Resource Management
• PGM1910 - Leadership for Researchers

Lecturer

• ABM5560 - Managerial Report
• AB25420 - Human Resource Management
• AB25320 - Research Methods
• CB25320 - Dulliau Ymchwil
• MM35020 - Independent Research Project in Management, Marketing and Tourism
• ABM5320 - People and Organizations
• CB25420 - Rheolaeth Adnoddau Dynol
• MR33520 - Rheolaeth Adnoddau Dynol
• AB35420 - Organizational Psychology
• MM33520 - Human Resource Management
• PGM4610 - Leadership for Researchers
• PGM1910 - Leadership for Researchers
• AB11120 - Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance
• AB13220 - Economic Theory and Policy
• AB17120 - Marketing Principles and Contemporary Practice
• AB15220 - Data Analytics
• AB19120 - Principles of Tourism Management
• AB11220 - Accounting and Finance for Specialists
• AB13120 - Understanding the Economy
• AB15120 - Fundamentals of Management and Business
• PGM4710 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
• AB29120 - Destination and Attraction Management

Tutor

• CB25420 - Rheolaeth Adnoddau Dynol
• AB25420 - Human Resource Management
• AB35420 - Organizational Psychology
• MM33520 - Human Resource Management
• MR33520 - Rheolaeth Adnoddau Dynol
• AB25320 - Research Methods
• AB35540 - Dissertation
• AB29120 - Destination and Attraction Management

Attendance Dept Admin

• PGM6410 - Writing your first Journal Article
• PGM4820 - Orientation in Professional Research
• PGM4940 - Work Based Research in Professional Contexts
• PGM5060 - Pilot Doctoral Enquiry Project
• PGM4120 - Research Skills and Personal Development (0120)
• PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
• PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
• PGM4210 - Principles of Research Design
• PGM4005 - Ethics, Plagiarism and Academic Practice for Research Students
• PGM4710 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
• PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
• PGM4610 - Leadership for Researchers

Blackboard Dept Admin

• PGM6410 - Writing your first Journal Article
• PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
• PGM5060 - Pilot Doctoral Enquiry Project
• PGM4610 - Leadership for Researchers
• PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
• PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
• PGM4940 - Work Based Research in Professional Contexts
• PGM4210 - Principles of Research Design
• PGM4820 - Orientation in Professional Research
• PGM4120 - Research Skills and Personal Development (0120)
• PGM4710 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
• PGM4005 - Ethics, Plagiarism and Academic Practice for Research Students

Organisational Behaviour and Leadership

Management Reports 

Management Research Methods 

Areas of interest include:  Creative Industries and Regional Economic Development: Considering how this sector can regenerate rural communities and link to organisational performance. Employee Wellbeing and Motivation: considering how organisations can maximise organisational potential through employee wellness programmes

Current research project include:

Role of AI & humans in the organisational decision-making process within the manufacturing sector of Wales (with Faisal Shahzad, PhD Student, Aberystwyth University) 

Role of emotional intelligence in the management & leadership of care homes within Wales (with Sk Moniruzzaman, PhD Student, Aberystwyth University) 

Identifying factors influencing and hindering the implementation of employee happiness and soft power policies in public sector organisations within the UAE: A case study of ADNOC Drilling (with Ahamed Saeed Helal Al Sulaimani, DProf Student, Aberystwyth University) 

Measuring the impact of Artificial Intelligence on Effective Human Resource Management in  Government  Organizations in Abu Dhabi, UAE (with Mohammed Ahmed Ali Alyouh Alshehhi, DProf Student, Aberystwyth University) 

Sophie currently supervises 10 DProf Students and 2 PhD Students. 

Director: CLaRE Research Centre (Aberystwyth Business School)

Programme Co-Ordinator: DProf (Doctor of Professional Studies) 

• Tuesday 11:00-12:00
• Thursday 3.30-4.30