Dr Stephen Gourlay
Faculties, departments and locations
- Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- Department of Management
- Kingston Business School
- Kingston Hill
Associate Professor
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I have worked full-time at Kingston Business School since 1990. I have been teaching mainly at postgraduate and doctoral levels although I initially did some first year undergraduate teaching. Before joining Kingston, I worked as a research assistant and research fellow on projects on unions and technical change, change management and technical change, workplace health and safety, and non-union industrial relations. I became a Reader in 2005 and an Associate Professor in 2013. From 2016-20 I was Head of the Department of Management. I am also an academic member of the CIPD.
I was a lead researcher on a NHS SDO funded project investigating Health Managers' information behaviours, and co-director of the Kingston Employee Engagement Consortium (2010–13). I was also a co-applicant on a NHS NIHR project investigating 'intentional rounding' in hospitals.
I teach research methods at masters' and doctoral level, specialising in textual ("qualitative") analysis using a variety of traditional and newer methods.
I am currently looking to supervise a PhD student on a research project concerning self-concept, and employee or work engagement.
Qualifications
- PhD London University
- CMBE
Domains
- Head of the Department of Management, Kingston Business School - 2016-2020
Publications
Intentional rounding: a realist evaluation using case studies in acute and care of older people hospital wards
Favato, Giampiero, Ross, Fiona, Harris, Ruth, Leamy, Mary, Sims, Sarah, Levenson, Ros, Davies, Nigel, Brearley, Sally and Gourlay, Stephen, 2023, BMC Health Services Research (23), Published
Exploring the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment: an instrumental variable approach
Saridakis, George, Lai, Yanqing, Munoz Torres, Rebeca I. and Gourlay, Stephen, 2020, International Journal of Human Resource Management (31), 13pp 1739-1769, Published
Intentional rounding in hospital wards to improve regular interaction and engagement between nurses and patients: a realist evaluation
Harris, Ruth, Sims, Sarah, Leamy, Mary, Levenson, Ros, Davies, Nigel, Brearley, Sally, Grant, Robert, Gourlay, Stephen, Favato, Giampiero and Ross, Fiona, 2019, Health Services and Delivery Research (7), 35, Published
A realist synthesis of intentional rounding in hospital wards: exploring the evidence of what works, for whom, in what circumstances and why
Sims, Sarah, Leamy, Mary, Davies, Nigel, Schnitzler, Katy, Levenson, Ros, Grant, Robert, Brearley, Sally, Gourlay, Stephen, Ross, Fiona and Harris, Ruth, 2018, BMJ Quality and Safety (27), 9pp 743-757, Published
What aspects of intentional rounding work in hospital wards, for whom and in what circumstances? A realist evaluation protocol
Grant, Robert, Gourlay, Stephen, Ross, Fiona, Davies, Nigel, Brearley, Sally, Favato, Giampiero, Harris, Ruth, Sims, Sarah and Levenson, Ros, 2017, BMJ Open (7), 1, Published
Explaining health managers' information-seeking behaviour and use
Edwards, Christine, Guven-Uslu, Pinar, Gourlay, Stephen, Drennan, Vari and Gillard, Steven, 2014, BMC Health Services Research (14), Suppl 2, Published
Conceptualizing knowledge creation: a critique of Nonaka's theory
Gourlay, Stephen, 2006, Journal of Management Studies (43), 7pp 1415-1436, Published
Towards conceptual clarity for 'tacit knowledge': a review of empirical studies
Gourlay, Stephen, 2006, Knowledge Management Research and Practice (4), 1pp 60-69, Published
On organizational learning and knowledge management. Book Review of: 'The Blackwell handbook of organizaional learning and knowledge management' by M. Easterby-Smith and M. Lyles (eds.)
Gourlay, Stephen, 2004, British Journal of Management (15), S1, Published
Trends in outsourcing HRD in the UK: the implications for strategic HRD
Woodall, Jean, Gourlay, Stephen and Short, Darren, 2002, International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management (2), 1/2pp 50-63, Published
Knowledge management and HRD
Gourlay, Stephen, 2001, Human Resource Development International (4), 1pp 27-46, Published
Knowledge management and HRM
Gourlay, S.N., 1999, Employee Relations Review (8)pp 21-27, Published
Adult nurse turnover and retention: South London project report
Gale, Julia, Gourlay, Stephen, Grant, Robert, Halter, Mary, Harris, Ruth and Drennan, Vari M (2015). [Published]
Explaining health managers' information seeking behaviour and use
Gillard, Steven, Guven, Pinar, Gourlay, Stephen, Jackson, Charles, Edwards, Christine, Chambers, Mary, Fox, Rebekah and Drennan, Vari (2013). Southampton, U.K.: [Published]
Emotional or transactional engagement - does it matter?
Baron, Angela, Alfes, Kerstin, Bull, Elaine, Petrov, Georgy, Gourlay, Stephen and Georgellis, Yannis (2012). London, U.K.: [Published]
Locus of engagement: understanding what employees connect with at work
Shantz, Amanda, Narendran, Sunitha, Bull, Elaine, Gourlay, Stephen, Petrov, Georgy and Alfes, Kerstin (2011). London, U.K.: (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) [Published]
An activity centered framework for knowledge management
Gourlay, Stephen (2007). In: McInerney, Claire R., Day, Ronald E., (eds.), Berlin, Germany: Springer Verlagpp 21-63 [Published]
Knowledge management and international human resource management
Gourlay, Stephen (2006). In: Edwards, Tony, Rees, Chris, (eds.), Harlow, UK:pp 151-171 [Published]
Flaws in the "engine" of knowledge creation: a critique of Nonaka's theory
Gourlay, Stephen and Nurse, Andrew (2005). In: Buono, Anthony F., Poulfelt, Flemming, (eds.), Greenwich, Connecticut, USA: Information Age Publishingpp 293-315 [Published]
The relationship between professional learning and continuing professional development in the UK: a critical review of the literature
Woodall, Jean and Gourlay, Stephen (2004). In: Woodall, Jean, Lee, Monica, Steward, Jim, (eds.), London, UK: Routledgepp 98-111 [Published]
Knowing as semiosis: steps towards a reconceptualization of "tacit knowledge"
Gourlay, Stephen (2003). In: Tsoukas, Haridimos, Mylonopoulos, Nicos, (eds.), Basingstoke, UK:pp 86-105 [Published]
The SECI model of knowledge creation: some empirical shortcomings
Gourlay, Stephen (2003). pp 377-385 [Published]
Tacit knowledge, tacit knowing, or behaving?
Gourlay, Stephen (2002). [Published]
The relationship between professional learning and continuing professional development in the UK: the implications for a research design
Woodall, Jean and Gourlay, Stephen (2001). In: Aliaga, Oscar A., (eds.), Baton Rouge La, USA:pp 632-639 [Published]
Knowledge management and HRD
Gourlay, S.N. (2000). pp 90-104 [Published]
Workplace spirituality: a bibliometric analysis
Narendran, Sunitha and Gourlay, Stephen(2016). [Published]
Individual differences in organisation-based self-esteem: a case study in Venezuela
Artiguas, Desiree, Narendran, Sunitha and Gourlay, Stephen(2012). [Published]
Explaining health managers information behaviour and use
Edwards, Christine, Gourlay, Stephen and Fox, Rebekah(2011). [Published]
Training for ethical discernment as a company policy: the eval'ethic experience
Mahieu, Christian, Nilles, Jean-Jacques, Butler, Christina, Gourlay, Stephen and Narendran, Sunitha(2010). [Published]
Tacit knowledge: unpacking the motor skills metaphor
Gourlay, Stephen(2005). [Published]
'Tacit knowledge': the variety of meanings in empirical research
Gourlay, S.N.(2004). [Published]
Knowledge transfer and reading: implications of the transactional theory of reading for research and practice
Gourlay, Stephen(2003). [Published]
The SECI model of knowledge creation: some empirical shortcomings
Gourlay, Stephen(2003). [Published]
Tacit knowledge, tacit knowing, or behaving?
Gourlay, Stephen(2002). [Published]
Trends in outsourcing HRD in the UK: the implications for strategic HRD
Woodall, J., Gourlay, S.N. and Short, D.(2002). [Published]
Situated cognition and knowledge: a contribution towards conceptual clarity for knowledge management
Gourlay, Stephen(2001). [Published]
Getting from A to B: on the question of knowledge transfer
Gourlay, Stephen(2001). [Published]
The relationship between professional learning and continuing professional development in the UK: the implications for a research design
Woodall, J. and Gourlay, S.N.(2001). [Published]
Trends in outsourcing HRD in the UK: the implications for strategic HRD
Woodall, J., Gourlay, S.N. and Short, D.(2001). [Published]
On some cracks in the "engine" of knowledge-creation: a conceptual critique of Nonaka and Takeuchi's (1995) model
Gourlay, Stephen(2000). [Published]
'Tacit knowledge' - a new hypothesis
Gourlay, S.N.(2000). [Published]
Frameworks for knowledge: a contribution towards conceptual clarity for knowledge management
Gourlay, S.N.(2000). [Published]
Knowledge management and HRD
Gourlay, S.N.(2000). [Published]
Communities of practice: a new concept for the millenium, or the rediscovery of the wheel?
Gourlay, Stephen(1999). [Published]