Dr David Sarpong
Divisional Lead / Reader - Strategic Management
Eastern Gateway 213
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268951
- Globalisation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy
- Brunel Business School
- College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
Summary
I am a Reader in Strategic Management at the Brunel Business School (BBS). Prior to joining BBS, I was a Senior Lecturer in Strategy and International Business at the Bristol Business School, and the Course Director for the UWE Bristol MSc International Management programme. A Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the HSE Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies (2015-2017), I worked on Russia's Basic Research Program on Global Competitiveness at the National Research University in Moscow (HSE). I am Associate Editor of the Journal of Strategy and Management, and an Honorary Research Fellow (2019-2022) at the School of Management, IT, and Public Governance, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Co-Convernor of the Annual Doctoral Symposium of the British Academy of Management (BAM), I serve on the BAM Council Sub-Committee of Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building. I have authoured 100+ articles in refereed academic journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters. I have also edited a book on strategic foresight and innovation management (Routledge). My current research has appeared in journals such as: Work, Employment and Society, International Marketing Review, Journal of Business Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Futures, R&D Management, Technovation, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, Futures, Production Planning and Control, European Urban and Regional Studies, Environmental Science and Policy, and the International Journal of Human Resource Management.
Qualifications
- BA(Hons), PhD
Responsibility
- Division Lead: Globalization, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy
Newest selected publications
Ofosu, G., Dittmann, A., Sarpong, D. and Botchie, D. (2020) 'Socio-economic and environmental implications of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) on agriculture and livelihoods'. Environmental Science and Policy, 106 (April 2020). pp. 210 - 220. ISSN: 1462-9011
Cai, H., Sarpong, D., Tang, X. and Zhao, GZ. (2019) 'Foreign patents surge and technology spillovers in China (1985-2009): Evidence from the patent and trade markets'. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 151 (February 2020). pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 0040-1625
Dey, BL., Sarma, M., Pandit, A., Sarpong, D., Kumari, S. and Punjaisri, K. (2019) 'Social media led co-creation of knowledge in developing societies: SME’s roles in the adoption, use and appropriation of smartphones in South Asia'. Production Planning and Control, 30 (10-12). pp. 1019 - 1031. ISSN: 0953-7287 Open Access Link
Sarpong, D. and Maclean, M. (2019) 'Moving on up? Exploring the career journeys of skilled migrants in the professions'. International Journal of Human Resource Management. pp. 1 - 29. ISSN: 0958-5192 Open Access Link
Koliousis, I., He, Q., Qiang, W. and Sarpong, D. (2019) 'Using an Integrated Humanitarian Supply Chain EPR System to Improve Refugee Flow Management: A Conceptual Framework and Validation'. Production Planning and Control. ISSN: 0953-7287 Open Access Link