Dr Madeleine Stevens
Liverpool Business School

Faculty: Faculty of Business and Law
School: Liverpool Business School
Email address: M.Stevens@ljmu.ac.uk
Reader in Organisational Transformation and Teaching Innovation teaching on the Human Resource Management programme with over twenty years of experience as an HR practitioner.
Research areas focus on the impact of redundancies on organisations and people.
Languages
English
Afrikaans
Degrees
2019, Solent University, England, PhD
2008, Solent University, England, Masters
Academic appointments
Reader in Organisational Transformation and Teaching Innovation, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool John Moores University, 2023 - present
Senior Lecturer Human Resource Management, Business School, Liverpool John Moores, 2018 - present
Editorial/letter to the editor
Stevens M, Todd-Dixon Y, Foster M. 2023. Special Issue: A retrospective and prospective of how to develop managers, framed by post-pandemic experiences of digital transformation Stevens M, Foster M, Dixon-Todd Y. Journal of Management Development, 42 Author Url Publisher Url
Journal article
Potts J, Stevens M, Cronshaw S, Wilson H, Van Hout M-C. 2023. Highflyers navigating potential turbulence ahead: a phenomenological study about airline pilot experiences of the menopause Maturitas, 173 :119-120 DOI Publisher Url
Stevens M. 2023. Challenges and Opportunities of using Action Research to Develop a Strategic Redundancy Implementation Model Sage Research Methods Cases: Business and Management (blind peer reviewed), DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Stevens M. 2023. Adoption of participatory action research to develop an innovative research method teaching resource: Research Methods Roadmap game Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Stevens M. 2022. Double jeopardy: The surreptitious consequences of redundancy Psychologist, Publisher Url
Stevens M, Hannibal C. 2021. The smiling assassin?: Reconceptualising redundancy envoys as quasi-dirty workers International Journal of Human Resource Management, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Internet publication
Stevens M. 2023. Action Research [online tutorial] Author Url Publisher Url
Stevens M. 2023. Insider research [online tutorial] Author Url Publisher Url
Stevens M. 2023. Participatory Action Research [online tutorial] Author Url Publisher Url
Stevens M. 2023. Conducting remote research [online tutorial] Author Url Publisher Url
Stevens M. 2023. Opportunities and challenges of netnographic research [online tutorial] Author Url Publisher Url
Stevens M. 2023. Choosing a Research Topic [online tutorial]
Stevens M. 2022. ‘Rightsizing’ for organizational survival Publisher Url Public Url
Stevens MADELEINE. 2022. Redundancy: what to know about your rights when an employer lets you go Publisher Url Public Url
Stevens M. 2022. 6 ways to cut costs without making redundancies Publisher Url Public Url
Petzer M. 2020. How to limit 'the sinking ship syndrome' during redundancies Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Petzer M. 2020. COVID-19: How to reduce stress and maintain a work-life balance while working from home Publisher Url Public Url
Petzer M. 2020. Coronavirus and the workforce: how can we limit redundancies? Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Petzer M. The psychological impact of making redundancies
Poster
Stevens M, O'Reilly Duffy P. 2023. Work based learning in the hospitality industry: addressing labour challenges through academia and industry collaboration. CIPD Applied Research Conference Public Url
Report
Wall T, Sachikonye C, Carline L, Shore A, Stevens M, Brown J, Skritsovali K, Hindley A, Parasram I, Tyreman S, Westcott C, Harvey R, Carpenter B. 2023. Social Value at Universities: Policy and Practice Guidance Social Value at Universities: Policy and Practice Guidance Publisher Url Public Url
Chapters
Stevens M, Royce M, Jariwala J, Soehren D. 2022. Enhancing Teaching Practice in Higher Education Kreß B, Kuße H. International Perspectives on Scientific Teaching and Learning Peter Lang. https://www.peterlang.com/document/1296852 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Stevens M. 2022. Gamification and experiental learning in the pedagogy of Research Methods: Introducing the Research Methods Roadmap Game. Academic Conferences International Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Conference publication
Stevens M, Saeudy M. 2022. Using social media to sustain high quality education and student experience :89-91 Publisher Url
Stevens M. 2022. The unintended benefits of being made redundant: Building strategic capabilities in the implementation of redundancies. University Forum for Human Resource Development Proceedings, Mind the Gap: Bridging Theory and Practice in the Post-Covid Era Public Url
Stevens MADELEINE. 2022. Gamification and experiential learning in the pedagogy of Research Methods: Introducing the Research Methods Roadmap Game Innovation in the Teaching of Research Methodology and Excellence Awards, 21st European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies :171-178 Public Url
Stevens M, Hannibal C. 2022. A netnographic study exploring the impact of consecutive redundancy programmes on employee exhaustion, cynicism and organisational detachment CIPD Applied Research Conference Proceedings, Applied Research Conference Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Petzer M. 2020. Don’t shoot the messenger: The enigmatic impact of conveying bad news during redundancy situations and how to limit the impact 2020 Applied Research Conference, Applied Research Conference (ARC) Publisher Url Public Url
Stevens M, Saeudy M. Using social media to sustain high quality education and student experience Learning, Teaching and Student Experience
Stevens M. Incorporating games, probes and props to tackle educational inequity of underrepresented student groups Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference 2022 (CABS)
Stevens M, McGarry T. Caught in a net: Opportunities and Challenges of a Netnographic Study Proceedings of the European Conference on Research Methods (ECRM) are: listed in the Web of Science (WoS) Conference Proceedings Citation Index indexed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology in the UK indexed by Elsevier SCOPUS abstract and cit, 21st European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies Publisher Url Public Url
Stevens M. Incorporating games, probes and props to tackle educational inequity of underrepresented student groups Publisher Url
Books (authored)
Stevens M. 2022. Strategic Redundancy Implementation Re-Focus, Re-Organise and Re-Build Routledge 9781000548723
Design
Stevens M. 2021. Research Methods Roadmap game
Conference organisation:
Student Experience: The next generation autumn series Liverpool Business School, Facilitator. 2023
The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: A Hybrid Experience, Chair, https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting. 2022
Global symposium: Embedding social value in Business Education, Technical support / host, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-value-at-universities-global-symposia-tickets-349400244537. 2022
European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies, Chair, https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/ecrm/. 2022
British Academy of Management Research Methods SIG: Teaching Research Methods to Business Students: New and Innovative Approaches, Presenter and organizer, https://www.bam.ac.uk/events-landing/ems-event-calendar/teaching-research-methods-to-business-students-new-and-innovative-approaches.html. 2022
Conference presentation:
Using Virtual Reality to develop soft skills through Bodyswaps,, Student experience: The next generation Autumn series, Liverpool Business School, oral. 2023
Fostering discussions on Diversity, Equality and inclusion using LEGO figurines,, The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: Putting the worker front and central, Boston, oral. 2023
Introducing a Board Game to Promote Experiential Learning in the Teaching of Research Philosophy, The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: Putting the worker front and central Teaching and Learning Conference, Boston, Hour workshop. 2023
Self directed learning through Virtual Reality: Challenges and Opportunities, Virtual Reality in Higher Education Workshop, Liverpool, oral presentation. 2023
Global labour challenges: Introducing a new, integrative model for talent development in the changing workplace of the hospitality sector., University Forum of Human Resource Development Conference 2023, Dublin, paper presentation. 2023
Exploring opportunities and the design for collaborative teaching through Collaborative Online Intercultural Learning, DIGI: DOI Consortium UK Symposium, Liverpool, Oral presentation. 2023
Work based learning in the hospitality industry: addressing labour challenges through academia and industry collaboration, Applied Research Conference CIPD, Manchester, Poster presentation. 2023
Re-building the organisation post redundancy: Introducing a model to drive sustainability,, Institute for small business and entrepreneurship conference, York, Oral presentation. 2022
Introducing the Research Philosophy Roadmap game, 16th European Conference on Game Based Learning, Lisbon, 6 – 7 October 2022, Lisbon, Oral presentation. 2022
Innovative learning through practice-based teaching during COVID-19, The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: A Hybrid Experience, Seattle, Oral presentation. 2022
The clandestine cost of feeling like a fake: Imposter phenomenon and workplace presenteeism. (paper presentation), 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management taking place August 2022., Seattle, Washington, Other. 2022
Developing students as global citizens through Collaborative Online International Learning,, Student at the Heart Conference, Liverpool, Oral presentation. 2022
Digital capacity in education: Can we use social media to enhance student learning?, Student at the Heart Conference, Liverpool, Oral presentation. 2022
The unintentional benefits of being made redundant: Building strategic capabilities in the implementation of redundancies, Mind the Gap: Bridging Theory and Practice in the Post-Covid Era - United Forum of Human Resource Development, Sheffield Hallam University, Paper. 2022
Challenges and Opportunities associated with a netnographic study, 21st European Conference of Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies, Aveiro, Paper presentation. 2022
Incorporating games, probes and props to tackle educational inequity of underrepresented student groups, Learning, Teaching and Student Experience (LTSE), Chartered Association of Business Schools, Belfast, Oral presentation. 2022
Incorporating games, probes and props to tackle educational inequity of underrepresented student groups, Learning, Teaching and Student Experience (LTSE), Chartered Association of Business Schools,, Belfast, Oral presentation. 2022
Using social media to sustain high quality education and student experience, Learning, Teaching and Student Experience (LTSE), Chartered Association of Business Schools, Belfast, Oral presentation. 2022
Introducing the Research Roadmap, British Academy of Management Special Interest Group: Teaching research methods to business students: New and innovative approaches, Liverpool,, Liverpool, Oral presentation. 2022
A netnographic study exploring the impact of consecutive redundancy programmes on employee exhaustion, cynicism and organisational detachment,, Applied Research Conference Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Online, paper presentation. 2022
Practice skills in on-line environments, LJMU Teaching and Learning conference, On-line, Oral presentation. 2021
Approaches and technologies for online teaching, learning and assessment: Practice skills in online environments, ENTEP Conference: Enhancing Teaching Practice in Higher Education in Russia and China, Liverpool, Oral presentation. 2021
Mitigating the negative impact of redundancies during a pandemic, International days, Belgium, Oral presentation. 2021
Perspectives of authentic assessment and professional practice interventions in teaching and learning (2021), Delivering impact in Higher Education Learning and Teaching: Enhancing cross-border collaboration., Ekinterinburg, Russia, Other. 2021
Don’t shoot the messenger:Developing effective mechanisms for alleviating the psychological impact experienced by the organisational messenger during redundancy situations., Siemens National HR Conference, London, Oral presentation. 2014
A model which allows for effective mechanisms of alleviating the psyhological impact experienced by the organisational messenger during redundancy situations, Association of Business Psychologists Workforce Experience Awards, London, Oral presentation. 2014
Developing effective mechanisms for alleviating the psychological impact experienced by the organisational messenger during redundancy situations., Post graduate Research Conference Solent University, Southampton, Oral presentation. 2014
External PGR Supervision - completed students:
Northmapton University, Professional Doctorate, Embedding Knowledge Transfer in Human Resource Recruitment and Selection practices: The perspective of academics at a university in the UAE. 2023
Media Coverage:
People Management TV (CIPD) episode on redundancies - interview and panel discussion 2023
Book review in the Academy of Management Learning and Education, 2023, Vol.00, No. 00, 1 - 2 2023
Students' trip of lifetime' to USA 2023
School of Business Welcomes Students and Faculty from the UK, News at Southern 2023
Massive strikes to hit Britain during Christmas Season - Telesur English - Ecudor 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain during Christmas season - China Economic Net 2022
Massive strikes to his Britain during Christmas season - People's daily Online - China 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain during Christmas season - NAM News Network - Malaysia 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain during Christmas season - Asia News today - Malaysia 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain over Christmas period - Genx News, India 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain during Christmas season - CGTN - China 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain over Christmas period - Big news network, United States of America 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain during the Christmas season - Britain News.net, UK 2022
Massive strikes to his Britain over Christmas season - Manchester news.net, UK 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain over the Christmas season - London News. net, UK 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain over the Christmas season, The Star, Malaysia 2022
Massive strikes to his Britain over Christmas season - United Kingdom news.net, UK 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain during Christmas season. Interview with Xinhua with regards to current strike .Editor: huaxia 2022
www.china.org.cn
english.news.cn
Massive strikes hits Britain over Christmas season - London News time, UK 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain over the Christmas season, Pioneer news, India 2022
Massive strikes to hit Britain during Christmas season- Africa news Agency, South Africa 2022
Fab Lab Liverpool creates board games to support LJMU research 2022
Author’s new book “Strategic Redundancy Implementation” receives a warm literary welcome 2022
Management book on redundancy fills important gap 2022
Book review: Awarded 5 stars by Readers's Favourite 2022
People Management Magazine CIPD book review, page 52 2022
People Management Interview write up 2020
CIPD Webinar: Managing redundancies in a compassionate way 2020
WORK CIPD Summer 2020, pg 62. Article debrief: Breaking bad news is an art 2020
Solent PhD student Maddy Petzer's research wins two business psychology awards 2014
Award:
2023 Learning and Education Prize, 23rd International Human Resource Development Conference. 2023
Best International Paper Highly Commended: UFHRD Conference for paper entitled: Global labour challenges: Introducing a new, integrative model for talent development in the changing workplace of the hospitality sector., European Journal of Training and Development. 2023
The Dave Lepak award for the best paper by an early-career researcher, International Journal of Human Resource Management. 2022
Vice Chancellor’s award for Excellence in Research, Knowledge and Exchange, Faculty award – Rising star, Liverpool John Moores University. 2022
Finalist at the 2022 International Educational Games Competition, Academic Conferences International, https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/ecgbl/ecgbl-future-and-past/. 2022
Finalist 2022 Innovation in Teaching of Research Methodology Excellence Awards., 20th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies (ECRM 2022), hosted by The University of Aveiro, Portugal on 2 – 3 June. 2022
Semi-finalist, 10th International Educational Games Competition at the 16th European Conference on Game-Based Learning. 2022
Professor Ian Beardwell Prize for best, applied research paper, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, https://twitter.com/search?q=professor%20ian%20beardwell&src=typed_query. 2022
Professor Ian Beardwell Prize, CIPD. 2022
Nomination for Vice Chancellor's Rising Star Award - Knowledge, Research and Transfer, LJMU. 2021
Innovative teaching award - HR Division, Academy of Management, https://hrdiv.org/awards/news. 2021
Rising Star Award, Faculty award - Liverpool John Moores University. 2021
Finalist in the category Excellence in Learning and Development,, Workforce Experience Awards - Association of British Psychologists. 2020
Excellence in health, wellbeing and inclusiveness, Association of Business Psychologists, https://theabp.org.uk/abp-awards-2014-and-the-winners-are/. 2014
Outstanding student achievement, Association of Business Psychologists, https://theabp.org.uk/abp-awards-2014-and-the-winners-are/. 2014
Siemens Bronze Podium Award, Siemens. 2013
Best Senior HR Professional Award for 2013 – Leading Strategic and Operational Change., Bond Williams and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), https://mb.cision.com/Main/8419/9594170/251164.pdf. 2013
External collaboration:
https://bodyswaps.co/, Bodyswaps: VR soft skills training provider, Ben Naughton-Rumbo. 2023
Manchester Metropolitan University, David Taylor - Young Enterprise invited judge /dragon. 2023
Artevelde Business School - presenting twice in their International Days Seminars, Heidi Vervaecke
https://wearepower.net/welcome, Power Collective / Power Platform / PoWEr Up Networking: International Women's Day Embracing Equity - mentoring, Simone Roche. 2023
Southern Connecticut State University, Environmental Change, Sustainability and Business Success Certificate - Moderation of the international experiential education reverse-study-abroad program’. 2023
Manchester Metropolitan University, David Taylor - invited to participate in Young Enterprise UK competition as a dragon (judge). 2022
University of Bedfordshire, Joint collaboration in delivering a Research seminar between LJMU and Bedfordshire: Stevens, M., Cronshaw, S. and Saeudy, M. (2022) Post-pandemic impact on research: A review of using social media for research purposes, ResCAFE seminar, 26 October 2022,. 2022
Birmingham City University, External Examiner at Birmingham City University for BA (Ons) Business Management (Enterprise, Consultancy and Supply Chain). 2021
Athena School of Management, India, Athena School of Management, India. 2021
Other invited event:
CIPD Organisational Development and Design Conference, London, Stevens, M. (2023) Case study: Maintaining engagement through rightsizing and redundancies, [London - invited speaker], CIPD Organisation Development and Design Conference, 19-20 April 2023, https://events.cipd.co.uk/events/organisation-development-and-design/#programme. 2023
Navigating an Economic Downturn and looking after your people. CIPD Webinar, online, Invited panelist - CIPD. 2022
Fostering creative and inclusive learning communities, ONLINE, Invited keynote speaker for online CMBE event. 2022
Rightsizing the workforce - CIPD HR GUILD NETWORK, Virtual, Invited as keynote speaker by the CIPD to talk about rightsizing the workforce. 2022
Rightsizing the workforce, online, Invited as speaker at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development GUILD HR Leaders’ network. 2022
The use of visual arts in managment education (Panel discussion), online, Collaboration with Southern Connecticut State university. 2022
Applied Research Conference: CIPD, Virtual, Panel member in discussion: Dealing with uncertainty and change, along with David D’Souza, Membership Director, CIPD and Dr. Gill Maxwell, Research Advisor, CIPD.. 2022
Applied Research Conference CIPD: HR Functions: Learning and Development and Redundancies, Dublin, Panel member in the discussion of HR Functions: L and D and Redundancies, along with David Collings, Professor of HRM Dublin University Business School and Niall Eyre, Global HR Director for Pharmaceutical. 2020
Guest lecturer at Solent University - research methods, Southampton, Invited to present as a guest lecturer at Solent university - research methods for HR Master Students. 2014
Other Professional Activity:
Mentoring for the Northern Power Women Network. 2023
2023 Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project: Athena School of Management in Mumbai, India – Future or Work: AI and chatbots a student perspective: Help or hinder, COIL. 2023
2023, Learning, Teaching and Student Experience conference reviews for Innovations in hybrid, blended and online learning and teaching; Delivering positive student outcomes, Wales, 22-23 May 2023. 2023
Paper reviews for HR Division The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Conference, Boston, 4 – 8 August 2023. 2023
Teaching and Learning Workshop submission reviews, The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Teaching and Learning Conference, Boston, 4 – 8 August 2023. 2023
How to design a game as a teaching resource to drive student engagement and learning webinar. 2023
Paper reviews for The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Conference, 5 – 9 August 2022, Seattle. 2022
Teaching and Learning Workshop submission reviews, The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Teaching and Learning Conference, Seattle. 2022
Invited reviewer for the Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies. 2022
The importance of rebuilding the organisation post redundancy implementation - International teaching, Arteveld university of Applied Sciences. 2022
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) - delivering a 4-week programme in collaboration with Southern Connecticut State University, America on the UN Sustainable Development Goal Number 13-Climate Action.. 2022
Reviewer for the Academy of Management Conference. 2022
Reviewer for the Academy of Management Conference. 2020
Paper reviews for The 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2020: Broadening our sight. 2020
External committees:
Validation panel for MSc Strategic People Management, Atlantic Technological University, panel member. 2023
External Relationship Committee, University Forum for Human Resource Development, Committee member, https://www.ufhrd.co.uk/wordpress/. 2022
External PGR examinations performed:
Chester University, Doctor of Education, Enacting Remote Working in an Era of the 'New Normal: Care of Personal and Professional Self. 2022
Editorial boards:
Emerald: Journal of Management Development, Guest Editor, https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/a-retrospective-and-prospective-how-develop-managers-framed-post-pandemic. 2022
Research Grants Awarded:
Innovate UK, Enbarr Management Knowledge Transfer Partnership (in the field of strategic ambidexterity, and the HR practices to support growth),, Professor Tony Wall, Grant value (£): 180 000, Duration of research project: 24 months. 2022
Teaching qualification:
Professional Development Course for External Examiners. 2021
Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice. 2020
Membership of professional bodies:
Certified Management and Business Educator, The Chartered Association of Business Schools. 2021
Chartered Membership of The British Psychological Society, The British Psychology Society. 2021
Member of the Association of Business Psychologists, Association of Business Psychologists.
Fellowships:
Fellow for Advanced Higher Education, Advanced HE. 2020
Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, CIPD. 2018
Fellow of the Society of Specialist Paralegals in Employment Law, Paralegal Society. 2009