Nigel Bassett-Jones

BA hons Social Policy & Administration, DMS with Distinction, Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel & Development, MBA

Senior Lecturer

Oxford Brookes Business School

Role

I teach on the MSc in Business & Management and the BA in Business & Management

Teaching and supervision

Courses

Modules taught

Developing Skills in Business Leadership
Introduction to People Management

Placement Supervision

Supervision

MA HRM,
MBA

Research

I am currently writing a book on systems theory and HRM

Research impact

Total Research Interest - 503.7
Citations - 737
Publication recommendations - 3
Reads by RG members - 1,285
Full-text reads - 702
Other reads - 583
Your total Research Interest is higher than 87% of researchers on ResearchGate.

Publications

Bassett-Jones N, Brown RB, Cornelius N, 'Delivering Effective Diversity Management Through Effective Structures'
Systems Research and Behavioral Science 24 (2007) pp.59-67

ISSN: 1092-7026 eISSN: 1099-1743
Abstract Published here

Does Herzberg's motivation theory have staying power? December 2005 Journal of Management Development 24(10):929-943
The Paradox of Diversity Management, Creativity and Innovation June 2005 Creativity and Innovation Management 14(2):169 - 175
Delivering Effective Diversity Management Through Effective Structures February 2007 Systems Research and Behavioral Science 24(1):59 - 67
Bassett-Jones, N. (2005) Does Herzberg's motivation theory have staying power? Journal of Management Development 24(10):929-943
Bassett-Jones, N. (2005) The Paradox of Diversity Management, Creativity and Innovation. Creativity and Innovation Management 14(2):169 - 175

Book Chapters

Strategic Management and competitive advantage: A systems approach in Eds R. Lavacic and N. Glatter, Managing Change in Further Education
Evaluating Organisational Readiness for Change in Ed N. Cornelius Building Workplace Equality
Two Factor Theory and Job Enrichment in Encyclopedia of Management Theory Ed EH Kessler

Professional information

Memberships of professional bodies

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Conferences

Bassett-Jones, N. (2007) 'The missing link - is it a case of myopia or of looking the other way?'. Paper presented at the Eighth International Conference on HRD Research and Practice across Europe, Oxford Brookes University, June.
Bassett-Jones, N. (2000) 'Reconciling the diversity creativity paradox: a 21st century challenge'. Paper presented at the HRD Conference on Research and Practice Across Europe, Kingston, Surrey, January.
Bassett-Jones, N. (1999) 'Breaking out of creativity inertia: why organisations fail to get the most of their people'. Paper presented at the Workshop on Organisational Design, Education Institute of Advanced Management Studies, Brussels, April.
Bassett-Jones, N. and Lloyd, G. (1998) 'The great escape: breaking out of creativity inertia, the challenge of the twenty-first century'. Paper presented at the Emergent Fields in Management Conference, Leeds, July.

Consultancy

Established my own consultancy business

Undertook a wide range of consultancy activity in the engineering, and manufacturing sectors including a number of collaborative projects. Some examples:

TNA CovRad, Freudenberg Engineering Brokering Software Decisions, Piper Cross TNA, Mathura Clothing TNA, Sandvic Management Development Programme, Kentel Joinery business turnaround, R. Farmah and Company Ltd Business Development, Kitchen and Bathroom Services Coventry, business turnaround, London Electricity Board use of Open Learning to support distance working for the disabled.
New Castle College Writing Open Learning Material
Henley College Writing Open Learning Material
Evesham College Salvaging an Open learning project that had gone seriously wrong 1990-1993

Various Consultancies for the Manpower Services Commission including:

Evaluating Open Learning Projects Leicester
Delivering Total Quality Management through Open Learning Delivery Systems, Coventry
Achieving Flexibility in Training, Coventry 1990
ICE Ergonomics, Organisation Development Programme (Winner of a National Training Award based on the training I provided as part of the consultancy 1990-1991
Conveyers International, Management and Organisation Development Programme 1992-1993

Other consulting activity:

Lucas Summitoma Electrical Industries, Supervisory Management Development, and quality management training 1995-1996
DVLA Swansea, Management Development Programmes Swansea City Council, Management Development Programmes 1996-1997
Morgan Bruce Solicitors, Cardiff, Senior Management and Middle Management Development Programmes 1996-1997
International Criminal Court at the Hague HR communications consulting and training 2018

Further details

I was formerly a Head of Department and now teach one day a week.