Dr Doirean Wilson

Dr Doirean Wilson is Diversity Lead at Middlesex, assigned to take forward a University-wide programme of engagement, demonstration projects and her legacy work on diversity in teaching and learning. This includes her bespoke diversity awareness introductory exercises, and diversity healthcheck initiative. She is also employed as a Senior Lecturer specialising in Strategic HRM, Professional Practioner and Community Engagement. Doirean holds a Doctorate in Professional Practice (D.Prof), a Masters degree in Human Resource Management (MA HRM), a Postgraduate Certificate in Further Education (PG Cert Ed FE) and a post graduate Certificate in Management Studies (CMS). She is a Senior Fellow for the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts Manufactures & Commerce (FRSA), Fellow European Institute for Spirituality in Economics and Society (SPES), and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (Chartered FCIPD).

Doirean is a member of the University's Management Leadership & Organisations (MLO) academic department based at the Business School, and during her tenure she has successfully led nine postgraduate programmes including the Executive MBA and MA HRM Work-Based Learning programmes, in addition to twenty undergraduate and postgraduate modules.

Other roles and activities

She is an External and Internal Coach and Staff Mentor for the University’s UKPSF Recognition Scheme, and a member of the `Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity` policy shaping Committee. Doirean is Chair of Middlesex’s `Race Religion & Beliefs Forum` and a member of the Gender & Diversity Research Cluster.

Her external activities include her membership of the prestigious `Academy of Management (AOM) `Diversity and Inclusion Theme Committee` and the AOM’s Best Practice Sub-committee. She is a UK Lifetime founding member of the `Women’s Executive Network` (WXN), Advisory Board member of GUBA (Ghana UK Based Achievement Awards) Board, Trustee `Nubian Jak Charitable Trust`; Advisory Board Member `African and Caribbean Memorial Project Board`. Doirean is also expert advisory board member for BIPADA (Boulaye International Protocol & Decorum) training, leadership and personal development Academy founded by CEO Patti Boulaye OBE. She is also former  consultative advisor for the Department for Education's Qualifications Curriculum Authority (QCA).

Prior to her career at Middlesex where she is recognised as an expert and significant figure in the area of diversity, Doirean's previous roles includes manager of five government community projects, Business Training Coordinator, Tabloid Journalist, Television Presenter, Lyricist for Cougar Records, and Business Consultant.  Her research areas  include, cross-cultural teams, diversity management, religion & spirituality, gender disparity, leadership and management, which are topics that reflect her published works.  Doirean is also a commissioned artist who has exhibited her research paintings in the Maria Azumpta Centre based in Kensington London, and  more recently at the Bank of England.

Publications:

Research papers & professional articles: 

• Zolnai, L & Wilson, D (2016): `Art-based Business`Journal: Cleaner Production, Elsevier Ref. No: JCLEPRO-D-15-01870R2

This paper is being used by Knut Ims Professor in business ethics at the Department of Strategy and Management at the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, in his ethics programme that caters for 120 students from 28 courtries.

• Baruch, Y, Humbert, A & Wilson, D (2016): `The moderating effects of single vs. multiple-grounds of perceived-discrimination on work-attitudes: protean careers and self-efficacy roles in explaining intention-to-stay`

Journal: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Emerald

• Wilson, D (2012): `Respect for Identity for Surviving in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century: A Cultural Perspective` BAM Conference Date: 11-13, September 2012 Venue: Cardiff University, Wales

• Baruch, Y., Humbert, A. & Wilson, D (2012): `Multiple Discrimination Perceptions and its Impact on Managers’ Careers` collaborative Date: July 5–7, 2012 Venue: EGOS Colloquium, Helsinki, Finland

• Wilson, D (2013): `A Practitioner’s Guide for Nurturing Respect among Multicultural Work-teams` received a 3 star rating (of 5) for CMI Top Management Article Award

• Wilson, D (2012): `Respect for Diversity Makes Perfect Business Sense` KPMG Practice Made Perfect magazine

• Wilson, D. (2010): `What Price Respect` - Exploring the Notion of Respect in a 21^st Century Learning Environment Journal of College Teaching & Learning Clute Institute ISSN: 1544-0389

• Frame, P., Hartog, M. & Wilson, D. (2005): `Productive Diversity: Capitalising on Human Resources: How can we Harness our Knowledge of Diversity? Common Ground Publishing

• Wilson, D. (2003): `Exploring the Life of a Female Politician` Women in Management Review MCB University Press

• Liu, J., & Wilson, D (2002): `Developing Women in a Digital World` Women in Management Review MCB University Press

• Woo, H., Wilson, D., Liu, J. (2001): `Gender Impact on Chinese Negotiation: Some Key Issues for Western Negotiators` Women in Management Review Vol. 16 No 7 & 8.
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• Wilson, D. & Liu, J (2001):`New Job, New Millennium, “Same Deal for Women Managers`. Women in Management Review Vol. 20 No. 4 MCB University Press.

• Wilson, D. & Liu, J (2001):`The Unchanging Perception of Women as Managers` Women in Management Review Vol.16 No. 4 MCB University Press.

Edited books:

• Wilson D (2012): `Professional Consultancy (MBS3012`) McGraw Hill

• Wilson D (2012): `Personal Effectiveness and Professional Competencies` McGraw Hill

• Wilson, D & Peach-Martins, L. (2010): `Effective Management of Organization Consulting` Sage Publication Ltd

• Wilson, D. (2010): `The Effective Development of Personal and Professional Competencies (HRM2016) and Managing Personal Effectiveness (HRM2014)` Sage Publications Ltd

• Wilson, D (2008): `Developing Personal & Professional Competencies` McGraw Hill
• Wilson, D., Prouska R. & & Roberts S (2008): `Consulting in Organisations` Pearson Ltd Other book chapter contributions:

• Wilson, D cited in Jakobsen, O & Laszlo, Z (2017): “Integral Ecology and Sustainable Business.” Lead author of chapter titled `For Richer or Poorer in Sickness or for Wealth: What Price Consumerism?` `Emerald Special Edition book

• Wilson, D cited in Sharda S. Nandram, S.S & Bindlish, P.K (2017): “Managing VUCA through Integrative Self-Management: How to cope with Volatility Uncertainty Complexity and Ambiguity in Organization Behavior.” Lead author of chapter titled: `Maintaining `Respect for Spirituality` in a Secular Work Environment: A Biographical Account of the Career-life Journey of a Black Female Practitioner of declared Faith` Springer International Publishing AG, Cham to be published soon

• Wilson, D cited in Zsolnai, L & Flanagan, B (2017) “Spirituality and Fashion” Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality and Society to be published soon

• Wilson, D cited in Mabey, C & Wolfgang, M (2015): “Developing Leadership: Questions Business Schools Don’t Ask”. Lead author of chapter titled `Why is it important for leaders to understand the meaning of respect? ` Sage

• Wilson, D & Zolnai, L cited in Zolnai, L (2013) “Handbook of Business Ethics: Ethics in the New Economy” co-author of chapter titled `Gender Issues in Business` Peter Lang AG, International Academic Publishers, Bern, Switzerland

• Bilham, T (2013): `Learning from the Real` cited in Hartog, M., & Frame, P. Chapter 29 `For the Love of Learning` Contributors, Rigby C & Wilson. D. NTFA

• Wilson. D cited in Zsolnai, L (2013): Handbook of Business Ethics: Ethics in the New Economy lead author for chapter 8 `Gender Issues in Business` Peter Lang AG, International Academic Publishers, Bern Switzerland

• Wilson, D cited in Roper, I., Prouska, R., & Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, U (2010): `Critical Issues in HRM (2): Defining and Challenging Institutional Racism`: lead author for Chapter 17 `Institutional Racism` CIPD

• Wilson, D cited in Muller-Carmen, M., Croucher R. & Leigh S (2008): `Human Resource Management - A Case Study Approach` lead author for `Equality and Diversity` in chapter 1

Conference papers:

• Wilson, D (2016): `For richer or poorer in sickness or for wealth: What price consumerism?` Integral Ecology, Earth Spirituality and Economics. Annual European SPES Conference May 27-29 2016, Bodo, Norway.

• Wilson, D (2016): Respecting Spiritual Identity at Work: A 21^st Century Cultural Viewpoint` Centre for Ideas Annual Diversity Conference 9^th May 2016 Middlesex University Business School London

• Wilson, D & Baruch, Y (2015): `Maintaining Respect for Spirituality in a Secular Work Environment: A Biographical Account of the Career Progression of A Female Practitioner of Faith` Spirituality & Creativity in Management World Congress, ESADE Llull University Barcelona 23-25 April 2015

• Wilson, D & Zolnai, L (2015): `Art-based Business`1^st ARTEM Organizational Creativity International Conference, March 26-27, 2015 Nancy, France

• Wilson, D & Baruch, Y (2013): `Cultural Diversity: A Gateway to Business Success or the Honey Trap? Conference: European Government Organisation and Societies (EGOS) Bridging Continents, Cultures and Worldviews” Date: July 4-6 2013 Venue: HEC Montreal, Canada

• Wilson, D & Baruch, Y (2013): `Cultural Diversity: A Gateway to Business Success or the Honey Trap?        

Conference: European Government Organisation and Societies (EGOS) Bridging Continents, Cultures and Worldviews” Date: July 4-6 2013  Venue: HEC Montreal, Canada

• Wilson, D (2012): `Respect for Identity for Surviving in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century: A Cultural Perspective` BAM Conference Date: 11-13, September 2012 Venue: Cardiff University, Wales

• Baruch, Y., Humbert, A. & Wilson, D (2012): `Multiple Discrimination Perceptions and its Impact on Managers’ Careers` collaborative Date: July 5–7, 2012 Venue: EGOS Colloquium, Helsinki, Finland

• Wilson, D (2012): `Respect for Identity for Surviving in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century: A Cultural Perspective` BAM Conference
• Date: 11-13, September 2012
• Venue: Cardiff University, Wales

Languages Spoken

Speaker of English as a first language and basic conversational French.