Dr Sylvia D'souza
International Lecturer in Business ManagementResearch Overview
My research spans and overlaps the disciplinary boundaries of philosophy, sociology, and organisation studies: I am broadly interested in the processes, relational dynamics, and micro logics that underlie practical decision-making and action (particularly the ethical dimension) in organisations embedded within diverse socio-cultural contexts. In this sense, I am also interested in how embodied consciousness is constituted and implicated within the dynamics of broader organisational and social structures, and how this shapes and orients different forms of ethical expression. A key organisational technology I focus on is performance management.
Current Research
My current work develops the practice-theoretical perspective for application to ethics; and advances a sociological understanding of ethical action in the Indian socio-cultural-historical context.
Research Interests
Key interests: ethics, morality, culture, practical wisdom (phronesis), embodiment, performance technologies (sociological-philosophical lens)
Theoretical approaches/interests: practice theories, phenomenology, Aristotle’s virtue ethics
Qualifications
PhD (Lancaster), MA, BCom
Career Details
Prior to moving into academia, I worked in various capacities in the information technology and digital communications spaces. My most recent stint was as Deputy General Manager, Group Corporate Communications, Tata group (2011-2016).
Current Teaching
Module Convenor: CNMNGT110
External Roles
Member of the UKRI Talent Peer Review College (PRC)
British Journal of Management (Journal)
Editorial activity
Organization (Journal)
Editorial activity
British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2022
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
EASST2018
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference 2018
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
- Centre for Technological Futures
- Pentland Centre