Prof. William (Brian) Howieson
Short Bio
Contact Details
Nicosia Campus: 21 Glafkou Clerides Avenue, 2107 Aglantzia Nicosia, Cyprus
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Prof. William (Brian) Howieson
EXPERTISE
Leadership; Role and Purpose of Business Schools; Human Resources/Organisational Behaviour/Strategy.
SHORT BIO
Prof. Brian Howieson is a Professor of Leadership whose research spans the broad field of leadership, from its historical foundations to the contemporary state of the discipline. He is particularly interested in developing models of leadership, with a focus on mission leadership and empowerment. Drawing on his extensive practitioner background, Professor Howieson is actively involved in executive education, praxis, and public engagement. He is also a co-author of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) White Paper (2023), “The Future is Now: Redefining Executive Education for Turbulent Times”, a provocation paper on the future of executive education.
Selected Publications
Howieson, W. B., Bushfield, S., and Martin, G. (2023). Leadership Identity Construction in a Hybrid Medical Context in NHS Scotland: ‘Claimed’ but not ‘Granted’. European Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2023.04.012.
Martin, G., Bushfield, S., Siebert, S., and Howieson, W. B. (2020). Changing Logics in Healthcare and Their Effects on the Identity Motives and Identity Work of Doctors. Organizational Studies. 42( 9): 1477-1499. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840619895871.
Howieson, W. B., Burnes, B., and Summers, J. C. (2019). Organisational Leadership and/for Sustainability: Future Directions from John Dewey and Social Movements. European Management Journal. 37 (6): 687-693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2019.02.003.
Howieson, W. B., and Cloke, D. (2019). The Hidden Curriculum and its Implications for Surgical Specialties. The Bulletin. The Royal College of Surgeons of England. 101 (7): 282-284. https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsbull.2019.282.
PROJECTS
Currently under contract with Routledge to write Understanding Leadership in Theory and Practice: Developing the Reflective Leader.
This text is for the postexperience/executive/practitioner market and will be published in Spring 2027.
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