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Dr James Whitehead

Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management
Cardiff School of Management

Overview

I trained as a teacher and then spent 23 years as a British Army officer, teaching leadership, management and strategic studies, as well as extensive experience of operational and strategic planning and influence operations. I was then a leadership and management consultant before joining the University in 2020.

Research Publications

Strategic Leadership 5.0: Reality or Illusion?

Whitehead, J., Mohamed Hashim, M. A., Tlemsani, I. & Majid Gilani, S. A., 5 Jul 2025, In: Journal of the Knowledge Economy.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Gender impact on business growth in Europe and the Middle East and North Africa

Gilani, S. A. M., Mohamed Hashim, M. A., Tlemsani, I., Tantry, A. & Whitehead, J., 19 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Becoming a Leader

Whitehead, J., 1 Apr 2024, In: Journal of Autoethnography. 5, 2, p. 253-269 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Network Leadership: Navigating and Shaping Our Interconnected World

Whitehead, J. & Peckham, M., 28 Mar 2022, Taylor and Francis. 277 p.

Research output: Book/ReportBookpeer-review

Escaping the Circle of Hate: The Role of Education in Building Sustainable Peace

Whitehead, J., 2003, 98 p.

Research output: Book/ReportBook

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