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, Scandinavian Journal of Management, 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