Dr Alan Gilchrist
Senior Lecturer in MarketingProfile
Using broadly ethnographic approaches, I view organizational discourse analysis as both relevant and significant as a mechanism of helping both research and practitioner communities alike comprehend and understand complex and dynamic organizational strategizing.
Working at the intersection of research and enagement with organizations allows me to develop marketing and organizational theory which is hopefully not just novel, but applicable to the real world of strategy and strategic marketing.
My research attempts to make sense of the organizational relationships “marketing” has both intra-organizationally, and inter-organizationally, and makes theoretical contributions on strategic marketing change theory, organizational strategy, strategy-as-practice, and ethnographic methods.
I am deeply interested in examining the micro level discourse of managers and leaders as they attempt to make sense of the political and power landscape of the organization in strategic change settings. Focused on my research interests, I have published in both marketing and organizational journals, including Organization Studies, Human Relations, British Journal of Management, Industrial Marketing Management, European Journal of Management, and Business History, on topics such as managerial sense-making, power and politics, and researcher interests and motives.
Career Details
I am currently Senior Lecturer in Marketing, in the Department of Marketing, Lancaster University Management School. I hold a BA (Philosophy) from King College London, an MBA from Salford University Business School, and prior to completion of my PhD in Marketing (Lancaster) in 2008, I had developed a ten-year career in business to business sales, marketing and change management, focused within the UK banking and telecommunications sectors.
PhD Supervision Interests
I am always willing to consider those who come with a drive and passion to uncover and solve stimulating, and engaging contemporary issues in the marketing, and organisational domains.
Magnetic nanocomposites for DOC removal from drinking water
01/04/2024 → 31/03/2027
Research
Aquaculture market research
28/06/2023 → 07/07/2023
Consultancy
Digitally transforming the UK foundation industries; how to identify, model and implement digital product strategies for a manufacturing company
26/07/2021 → 01/08/2022
Research
World Water-Tech Innovation Summit,
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
38th Annual IMP Conference
Participation in conference - Academic
Birmingham University
Invited talk
Newcastle University
Invited talk
Lancaster University
Invited talk
PhD examiner Jekaterina Rindt
Examination
Academy of Management Discoveries (Journal)
Publication peer-review
PhD Examiner for Edward Turner
Examination
PhD examiner for Asad Aman
Examination
Journal of Change Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
NHS
Business Engagement
Organization (Journal)
Publication peer-review
British Journal of Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Industrial Marketing Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
EGOS (External organisation)
Membership of network
- Centre for Technological Futures
- Networks, Knowledge and Strategy