Dr Julius (Jules) O'dor MBA, DBA
Associate Head - Global & Academic Partnerships
Summary
I am the Associate Head for Global Academic Partnerships at Sheffield Business School and lead the Business School’s relationship with our Transnational Education Partners.
I am a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, a Fellow of Higher Education Academy as well as being an active non-executive Director.
My teaching is primarily focused on postgraduate students in the areas of strategic management, organizational change and responsible/sustainable leadership.
My research interests include social enterprise, international student experience, responsible & sustainable leadership and education for sustainable development.
I am also an External Examiner at the University of Ulster.
About
I am the Associate Head for Global Academic Partnerships at Sheffield Business School and lead the Business School’s relationship with our Transnational Education Partners.
I initially trained as an IT specialist but have a wide-ranging background spanning both public and private sectors from education and local government to military weapons and IT systems at all levels of management. Before joining Sheffield Hallam, I was the Director of Enterprise for the Government's business support service in the Yorkshire region.
I am a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, a Fellow of Higher Education Academy as well as being an active non-executive Director.
My teaching is primarily focused on postgraduate students in the areas of strategic management, organizational change and responsible/sustainable leadership.
My research interests include social & community enterprise, international student experience, responsible & sustainable leadership and education for sustainable development.
I am currently an External Examiner at the University of Ulster and a guest lecturer at the International Entrepreneurship and Venturing Summer School at the University of Vaasa.
Teaching
Sheffield Business School
Specialises in Strategic Management, Social Enterprise and Organisational Change.
Master Business Administration (MBA)
Post Graduate Diploma Senior Leadership
Managing strategy
Strategy and Innovation
Leading for a sustainable future
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ & consultancy methods
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Exploring student’s perspectives on education for sustainable development
Examining the value that students seek from overseas study experiences
Developing institutional approaches to enterprise and entrepreneurship education
Publications
Conference papers
Duffy, M., Davey, S., O'Dor, J., & Wylie, J. (2023). . In 2023 Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference, Galway, Ireland, 22 August 2023 - 23 August 2023.
Duffy, M., Davey, S., O'Dor, J., & Wylie, J. (2023). . In 2023 Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference, Galway, Ireland, 22 August 2023 - 23 August 2023.
O'Dor, J. (2019). . In Nogales, R., & Nyssens, M. (Eds.) 7th EMES International Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Conference on Social Enterprise, Sheffield, 24 June 2019 - 27 June 2019. EMES International Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Network:
O'Dor, J. (2018). Social Enterprise Kite-marks: Symbol of Social Legitimacy or Disciplining Artefacts of Constraint? In International Society for Third Sector Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Conference, Amsterdam, 10 July 2018 - 13 July 2018.
Other activities
External examiner, University of Ulster
Postgraduate supervision
Identifying the barriers and enablers of sustainable innovation. A case study set within the UK food industry
Embedding coordination theory within the information systems development project process