Dr Andy Bailey
Director of Development

Centre for Strategic Management
The Management SchoolLancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YX
Research Interests
The Process of Strategy Development, Executive and Managerial Involvement in Determining Strategic Direction, Strategic Implementation and Change, Managerial Reflection
Professional Role
Director of Management Development Division
Formerly Director of the Lancaster MBA programmes, Global MBA, Executive MBA; the MA in Management & Leadership Practice; and Royal & SunAlliance Partnership programmes.
Masters and MPhil dissertation supervisor.
Director of the strategic choices, performance and strategizing research project undertaken for the Centre of Excellence in Leadership between 2004 and 2007.
Current Teaching
Postgraduate: Strategic management, Strategy implementation, Change management, Research methods.
Profile
Andy has degrees in Applied Psychology and Behavioural Science and a PhD in Strategic Management from Cranfield University, School of Management.
Prior to joining Lancaster, Andy was a Senior Research Fellow in the Strategic Management Group, Cranfield School of Management. There, his research focused on the nature of strategy development; organisational change; and processes of increasing individual effectiveness in strategy formulation. His research activities included a major research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council into the links between strategy development and organisational context both in the public and private sectors. He has written a number of papers in the area of strategy process. Through both his research and consultancy, Andy has worked closely with senior managers and board members both in the public and private sectors.
Qualifications
PhD Strategic Management, MSc Applied Psychology, BSc (Hons) Behavioural Science
Recent publications
- Learning the dance of the strategist: the importance of an experienced partner
Kempster, S. & Bailey, A J. 2007 In: EGOS (Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna) - 2007. N/A : unknown
Conference contribution - Becoming a strategic leader: Lessons from further education
Kempster, S. & Bailey, A J. 2006 Lancaster University : Centre for Excellence in Leadership, (CEL Working Paper Series)
Working paper - A performance in the key of FE: An exploration of how further education leaders 'perform performance'
Smith, A. & Bailey, A J. 2006 In: CEL Working Paper Series. 7914
Journal article - Turning it around: performance recovery in the UK further education sector
Bailey, A J. & Smith, A. 2006 In: CEL Working Paper Series. 7913
Journal article - Measuring Cinderella: Measurement 1 - Vital statistics
Smith, A. & Bailey, A J. 2006 In: CEL Working Paper Series. 7915
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