Dr Anne Fearfull

Senior Lecturer

BA (Hons) Lancaster; PhD (UMIST)

Contact Details

a.fearfull@dundee.ac.uk
tel: 0044(0)1382 384941
fax: 0044(0)1382 388421

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Anne joined the School as a Senior Lecturer in January 2010 from the School of Management, the University of St. Andrews. Prior to that, she held posts at Manchester School of Management, UMIST and Leeds University Business School, the University of Leeds. She began her academic career in 1990 lecturing at Blackburn College and Manchester School of Management whilst researching for a PhD in Organisational Sociology. Anne has eclectic research and teaching interests within the broad field of Organisational Sociology. She teaches on, and is the Director of, the Undergraduate Business Management Programmes in the School of Business.

  • Module leader on Level 2 Management Concepts in Context

  • Module Leader on Level 3 Research Methods in Business Management

  • Module Leader on Level 4 Managing Human Rights

  • Team member on Level 4 Social and Environmental Accounting and Reporting

  • Team member on Level 4 Dissertation in Business Management

Research Interests

Organisational Sociology encompassing:

  • Critical Management

  • Identity, Structure and Agency
  • Accountability
  • Delivery and Management of Healthcare
  • Interpretivist Methodology

Research Grants

  • July 2012-December 2012 £10,000 NHS Tayside Older Patients’ Care Collaborative (OPAC) project

PhD Examining

Anne has been External Examiner for 2 PhD theses, one at Manchester School of Management, UMIST, on the Investors in People initiative (1999) and the other at the University of Central England on the impact of post-Fordism on the organisation of work for non-professional NHS workers (2001). In addition she has been Internal Examiner for 6 PhDs for St Andrews Doctoral Candidates.

PhD Supervision

Anne has been the Primary Supervisor for six successful PhD projects, incorporating both full- and part-time students, and in addition has successfully supervised numerous dissertations at both undergraduate and postgraduate (MA, MBA, MSc and MLitt) levels.

Publications since 2008

Refereed papers

  • Kamenou, N. Netto, G. and Fearfull, A. (2012) Ethnic Minority Women in the Scottish Labour Market: Employers’ Perceptions; British Journal of Management (Article first published online: 6 MAR 2012 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00811.x)
  • Fearfull, A. and Kamenou, N (2010) "Work and Career Experiences of Ethnic Minority Men and Women"; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Journal. Editorial for Special Issue: 29 (4): 325-331
  • De Aguiar, T.R.S. and Fearfull, A. (2010) "Global Climate Change and Corporate Disclosure: pedagogical tools for critical accounting?"; Social and Environmental Accountability Journal; 30(2): 64-79

Contributions to edited volumes

  • Fearfull, A. and Dowling, M (2011) "Skills in the 21st Century". In A.Wilkinson and K.Townsend (eds.). The Future of Work and Employment Relations, Edward Elgar

  • Fearfull, A. and Clarkson, G.P. (2008) "Performance Management: An Occupational Psychology and Organisational Behaviour Perspective"; Perspectives on Organisational Performance; Jackie Holloway, Richard Thorpe (ed); Palgrave Macmillan; Basingstoke

Further contributions: Under Review

  • Lusk, C and Fearfull, A. ‘Supporting HE Students: Results and recommendations from effecting a paradigm shift within a Scottish Ancient’. With Studies in Higher Education. Submitted 3.4.12
  • de Aguiar, T. R. S.; Fearfull, A. and  Sanagustin Fons, V. ‘Gender and Household Implications of the “Act on CO2 Calculator”: A Critical Examination’. With Gender, Work and Organisations. Submitted 25.7.12

Current Work in Progress

  • Fearfull, A. and Lusk, C. ‘Control, Purpose and Accountability within University Education: Evidence from a Scottish “Ancient”’. For submission to EITHER BJM OR AOS by December 2012

 Selected Publications Prior to 2008

  • Haynes, K. and Fearfull, A. (2008) "Exploring ourselves: Exploiting and resisting gendered identities of women academics in accounting and management"; Pacific Accounting Review; 20(2): 185-204
  • Fearfull, A.; Carter, C.; Tinker, T. and Sy A. (2008); "Invisible Influence, Tangible Trap: the Clerical Conundrum"; Critical Perspectives on Accounting; 19(8): 1177-1196
  • Tinker, T. and Fearfull, A. (2007); "The workplace politics of U.S. accounting: Race, class and gender discrimination at Baruch College"; Critical Perspectives on Accounting; 18(1): 123-138
  • Kamenou, N. and Fearfull, A. (2006) "Ethnic minority women: a lost voice in HRM"; Human Resource Management Journal; 16 (2): 154-172
  • Fearfull, A. and Kamenou, N. (2006) "How do you account for it? A critical exploration of career opportunities for and experiences of ethnic minority women"; Critical Perspectives on Accounting; 17: 883-901
  • Fearfull, A. (2005) "Using Interpretive Sociology to Explore Workplace Skill and Knowledge"; International Journal of Social Research Methodology; 8(1): 1-14
  • Fearfull, A. (1998) "It's just like somebody's turned on a light: an NVQ success story from the voluntary sector"; Health Manpower Management; 24(1): 13-19
  • Fearfull, A. (1997) "Training, vocational qualifications and employee performance in care work in the UK"; International Journal of Training and Development; 1(3): 158-172
  • Fearfull, A. (1996) "Clerical workers, clerical skills: case studies from credit management"; New Technology, Work and Employment; 11(1): 55-65
  • Fearfull, A. (1992) "The introduction of information and office technologies: The great divide?"; Work, Employment and Society; 6(3); 423-442

 

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