Dr Lefteris Kretsos
Lecturer in Business and Management
Eastern Gateway 210
- Email: lefteris.kretsos@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267666
- Organisations and People
- Brunel Business School
- College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
Research area(s)
Public policies and the Future of Work, Platformization of Work, Young Workers and Trade Unions, Working Time Changes.
Research Interests
My research has addressed the nature of change in a variety of work organisations, how this has impacted on employees, and how industrial relations processes shape the nature of outcomes of organisational and labour market restructuring. An on-going research interest concerned changes in working time patterns and employees’ experience of precarious work. I am currently working in the intersection of political economy and employment relations. I situate organizational and social related problems in a policy context examining how AI, public policy and Management interventions results in certain outcomes, processes and strategies. To date I have participated in 15 international research projects funded by a number of important institutions, such as the European Commission and the European Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Working and Living Conditions.
Research grants and projects
Grants
Funder: British Council
Duration: December 2023 - January 2025
This project aims to develop a robust and seamless network of women academics, researchers, students, and practitioners to foster women’s study, research, and continuous professional development in STEM.The project will work toward increasing women’s participation in STEM-related study, research, and professions in Egypt and reduce the gender gap in the country’s STEM sectors. Within the short to medium term, the project will aim to increase the employability of female STEM students, while the longer-term impacts will be achieved through the initiation of dialogue and consultation to change working environments in STEM to facilitate the recruitment, retention, and career progression of their female staff. Through this project, we will promote a culture of gender equality in academia and industry by developing appropriate teaching and learning materials, building capacity through workshops and short courses, and establishing a co-creative support mechanism through a robust and seamless network of students, academics, and practitioners. Simultaneously, the project will engage with policy makers in Egypt to encourage a supportive environment in academia and industry for increased women’s participation and leadership.
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council
Duration: March 2011 - May 2013
The overarching aim of the seminar series is to develop a cross research discipline research capability and capacity to address conceptual and empirical issues associated with the rise of precarious employment among young people in a comparative international perspective, its causes and the responses that has provoked so far by various social actors (governments, other policy authorities-social organisations and trade unions). ESRC-funded seminar series will bring together academics, policy-makers and practitioners to discuss existing research on precarious employment and the vulnerability characteristics of young people at the workplace and the labour market. The seminar series aims to generate policy proposals and identify new research agendas about the issue: Seminar 1 (11 March 2011): International Patterns of Work Vulnerability Seminar 2 (23 September 2011): Causes of Work Vulnerability Seminar 3 (16 September 2012): Union responses Seminar 4 (21 March 2012): Policy responses