Dr David Bevan MA MSc PhD FHEA
Lecturer in Sustainability

Research Interests

These are framed by largely post-structuralist approaches to management research as indicated between the interdisciplinary interests of critical management studies, and critically reflective practice in: 

• accountability and corporate social responsibility
• ethics and the political economy
• managerialism and professionalism
• higher education

Dr Bevan is an organisational stakeholder for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Prior to academic re-training (King's College London) in 2002, David has over 30 years commercial experience in private equity and business development in the USA and UK.

Academic Appointments

• Senior Visiting Wicklander Fellow, The Institute for Business and Professional Ethics, DePaul University, Chicago
• Visiting Fellow, Critical HRM Kingston Business School, since 2006
• Visiting Professor, Sustainable Business Management (Core module MBA); Course Leader, Corporate Social Irresponsibility, (Alternative Management MSc. Grande Ecole); HEC Paris, since 2006
• Visiting Lecturer/Course Leader, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility at The Management Department, King's College London, 2004 -2008

Interests and Affiliations

• CSEAR St Andrews, 2003 -
• European Business Ethics Network UK 2003 - (President of executive committee 2007/8)
• Institute of Business Ethics, 2004 -
• Management Control Association, 2004 -
• Academy of Management (Critical Management Studies SIG) 2005 -
• Higher Education Academy, 2005
• Critical Management Studies, (HRM SIG) 2005 -
• British Academy of Management (CSR SIG) 2006 -
• Society of Business Ethics, 2006 -
• European Academy of Business in Society (Director of Academic Affairs, October 2008 - )
• EnviroSeries 2008: International CSR Experts Forum in Beijing (panel appearance)