Portsmouth Business School

Profile

Alex Tymon

I became a full time senior lecturer at Portsmouth Business School in September 2007 following several years of combining part time lecturing with consultancy work.  Prior to taking up my current career in Higher Education, I held several roles in both front-line management and Human Resources (HR), within a range of organisations. My front-line management experience has led to a continued interest in leadership and management related topics. My last full time organisational role was as Head of HR Development within the telecommunications sector, thus not surprisingly my main specialist HR field is Learning, Training and Development (LTD).  But as a member of the senior HR team, in a rapidly expanding business sector, I also gained experience in recruitment/selection, succession planning, talent management and performance management, all topics which continue to interest me.

My business experience has informed the lecturing I have done which includes a range of topics within the organisational studies and HR fields with a particular focus on leadership, management and LTD.  I have also coordinated units and carried out the role of Admissions Tutor for the BA (Hons) Business Studies and BA (Hons) Business Administration courses for a number of years.

Research Interests

My research interests lie in three main areas:  Firstly “Employability”, with a focus on that of graduates, and as a sub-set of this “Proactive personality” and its potential to impact upon employment.  Secondly, the field of Leadership, with a bias towards Implicit leadership, Negative leadership and Leadership development.  Thirdly, and related to the first two, the topic of LTD, especially in the areas of reflective learning and feedback.  These research interests are reflected in my publication output which includes book chapters and academic journal articles.

Recent Publications