Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Dean of Graduate School at Durham Business School at Durham University
In the last ten years Timothy has conducted a series of research projects into different aspects of the management consultancy industry, including; the factors underpinning the selection and purchase of consultancy; the management of the client-consultant relationship; the role of consultants and management gurus in the diffusion of management ideas. These projects have been funded by ESRC, EU, The Wellcome Trust, industry bodies and consulting firms. The findings from this programme of research has resulted in a number of influential articles in leading international journals and books, the most recent of which are Management Speak (with David Greatbatch), Management Consultancy: Boundaries and Knowledge in Action (with Andrew Sturdy, Karen Handley and Robin Fincham) and Demystifying Business Celebrity (with Eric Guthey and Brad Jackson).
He is currently working on an interdisciplinary project as part of a broader five-year research initiative on Tipping Points funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
He was an editor of Journal of Management Studies (2000-2008) and is a European Editor of Journal of Management Inquiry. He is President of the British Academy of Management and in the University is the Dean of Graduate School.