Professor James Faulconbridge

Professor

Research Overview

I am Professor in the Department of Organisation, Work and Technology. I was Head of Department between 2016 and 2020, and I am currently Faculty Associate Dean (Resources) for 51福利 Management School.

I am one of Editors of the and Co-Convenor of the at the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics .

My research focuses principally on the professions, professional service firms, and knowledge-intensive services. I have studied amongst others the accounting, advertising, architecture, executive search, and law professions.

Theoretically, my work draws on perspectives from economic geography, organisation studies, and sociology, with institutional and practice perspectives from these disciplines being of particular significance in my work.

In recent years, I have developed in three inter-related areas of research:

Knowledge, innovation and the digital transformation of professional work

My work examines knowledge and innovation practices in professional service firms. Most recently, I have been involved in work that examines how artificial intelligence and other digital technologies have begun to change the work of professionals and the organisation of professional service firms. Relevant projects include:

  • A UKRI/ESRC project on technology in professional services ()
  • An ESRC project on
  • A Research Councils Energy Programme funded project, as part of the , examining innovation in commercial office design practices and implications for energy demand
  • An ESRC funded project on professional training and education that analyses the local and global influences on education, training and learning in law firms
  • A British Council funded Exchange programme exploring the way knowledge and practice relating to sustainable building design travels

Professional misconduct and wrongdoing

I have explored the causes of professional misconduct and how they relate to the organisational and wider societal context for professional work. This includes:

  • A special issue of Human Relations ‘
  • A funded project working with the Solicitors Regulation Authority to examine factors causing the

Globalization and professional service firms

I am interested in theories of globalization and the way these can be used to understand the globalization of professional service firms. Recent work has, in particular, taken an institutional approach to studying the activities and effects of global law firms. Key projects in this area include:

  • An ESRC funded project on the globalization executive search firms
  • A British Academy funded project on the globalization architecture firms
  • A Sloan foundation project on the work of global advertising agencies in US cities

Mobilities

Drawing on and contributing to work on the ‘mobilities turn’ in the social sciences, recent projects include:

  • Research, funded by the Research Councils Energy Programme, examining the embeddedness of business travel in the work practices of engineering consultancy firms, as part of the
  • A collaborative study with at Aalborg University on business travel practices and the implications for the
  • A European Research Council funded network exploring ‘The Future of Business Mobilities’

Selected Publications


Faulconbridge, J., Sarwar, A., Spring, M. 31/07/2024 In: Organization Studies. 45, 7, p. 1009-1037. 29 p.
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Faulconbridge, J., Muzio, D. 14/12/2023 In: British Journal of Management. p. 3-23. 21 p.
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Faulconbridge, J., Spring, M., Sarwar, A. 31/05/2023 In: Journal of Management Studies.
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Spring, M., Faulconbridge, J., Sarwar, A. 30/09/2022 In: Journal of Operations Management. 68, 6-7, p. 592-618. 27 p.
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Faulconbridge, J., Muzio, D. 31/05/2021 In: Accounting, Organizations and Society. 91, 18 p.
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Faulconbridge, J., Henriksen, L., Seabrooke, L. 31/07/2021 In: Journal of Professions and Organization. 8, 2, p. 214-227. 14 p.
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Faulconbridge, J., Jones, I., Anable, J., Marsden, G. 28/07/2020 In: New Technology, Work and Employment. 35, 2, p. 195-214. 20 p.
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Wood, S., Faulconbridge, J., Watson, I., Teller, C. 1/06/2020 In: Geoforum. 112, p. 13-23. 11 p.
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Faulconbridge, J., Muzio, D. 1/07/2021 In: Organization Studies. 42, 7, p. 1053-1083. 31 p.
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Faulconbridge, J.R. 1/07/2019 In: Journal of Economic Geography. 19, 4, p. 897-919. 23 p.
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Gabbioneta, C., Faulconbridge, J.R., Currie, G., Dinovitzer, R., Muzio, D. 1/11/2019 In: Human Relations. 72, 11, p. 72. 11 p.
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Boussebaa, M., Faulconbridge, J.R. 1/03/2019 In: Journal of Professions and Organization. 6, 1, p. 72-90. 19 p.
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Allan, S., Faulconbridge, J.R., Thomas, P. 02/2019 In: Work, Employment and Society. 33, 1, p. 112-130. 19 p.
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Currie, G., Faulconbridge, J.R., Gabbioneta, C., Muzio, D., Richmond, J. 02/2019 In: Work, Employment and Society. 33, 1, p. 149-161. 13 p.
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Faulconbridge, J.R., Muzio, D. 1/12/2020 In: Critical Perspectives on Accounting. 73, December 2020, 13 p.
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Jones, I., Faulconbridge, J.R., Marsden, G., Anable, J. 2018 In: Demanding energy. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan p. 257-277. 21 p. ISBN: 9783319619903. Electronic ISBN: 9783319619910.
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James, A., Bradshaw, M., Coe, N., Faulconbridge, J.R. 1/09/2018 In: Environment and Planning A. 50, 6, p. 1355-1366. 12 p.
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Muzio, D., Faulconbridge, J.R., Gabbioneta, C., Greenwood, R. 21/07/2016 In: Organizational wrongdoing. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press p. 141-175. 35 p. ISBN: 9781107117716.
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Faulconbridge, J., Muzio, D. 01/2016 In: Journal of Management Studies. 53, 1, p. 89-124. 36 p.
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Faulconbridge, J., Muzio, D. 2015 In: Journal of Economic Geography. 15, 6, p. 1195-1226. 32 p.
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Muzio, D., Faulconbridge, J. 2013 In: Organization Studies. 34, 7, p. 897-925.
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Storme, T., Faulconbridge, J., Beaverstock, J.V., Derrudder, B., Witlox, F. 06/2017 In: Mobilities. 12, 3, p. 405-424.
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Faulconbridge, J.R., Beaverstock, J.V., Nativel, C., Taylor, P.J. 2011 London & New York : Routledge. 189 p. ISBN: 978-0-415-56716-9.
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Faulconbridge, J., Beaverstock, J.V., Hall, S. 2015 London : Routledge. ISBN: 978041589667 . Electronic ISBN: 9781315771427.
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Beaverstock, J.V., Derudder, B., Faulconbridge, J., Witlox, F. 2010 Aldershot : Ashgate. 242 p. ISBN: 978-0-7546-7942-4.
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01/05/2023 → 30/09/2025
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01/05/2023 → 30/09/2025
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01/09/2022 → 21/10/2023
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01/12/2018 → 31/03/2021
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01/05/2013 → 30/06/2019
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01/01/2012 → 31/12/2014
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01/09/2011 → 31/08/2014
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01/06/2011 → 30/09/2011
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06/04/2010 → 31/12/2010
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01/09/2009 → 30/11/2009
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01/01/2009 → 30/04/2009
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01/12/2008 → 28/02/2010
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Prize (including medals and awards)

  • CeMoRe - Centre for Mobilities Research
  • Centre for Technological Futures
  • DEMAND - Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand
  • People, Work and Organisation