Carol Jarvis

I am Professor in Knowledge Exchange and play an active role in the design and delivery of leadership development and executive education programmes. I head up the Collaborative Entrepreneurship Research Group and play a leading role in the development of UWE's suite of "team entrepreneurship" programmes, based on a highly innovative approach to "learning by doing" and team coaching. These include the BA Business (Team Entrepreneurship); MSc Innovation and Applied Entrepreneurship; BA Sports Business & Entrepreneurship (co-created and delivered by Bristol City Community Trust); and a 'Greenpreneurs' pilot short course which has received EU funding. I am an experienced coach and facilitator, and have coached in both individual and group settings. My current research interests include the leadership of innovation in the UK health sector; learning entrepreneurship; and coaching for transition.

My research and teaching have a strong practitioner focus and are also informed by 20 years of experience of running my own consultancy practice. Particular areas of expertise include: organisational change and mobilization; organisational effectiveness; organisational and marketing research; and marketing strategy and planning. My consultancy assignments combine a practical, hands-on approach to making things happen with academic rigour. I have a strong commitment to building and delivering sustainable business improvements, achieved through collaboration and individual, team and organisational learning and development.

Area of expertise My current research focuses on the application of complexity approaches (Complex Responsive Processes of Relating) to leadership, coaching, innovation and entrepreneurship, and the everyday experience of change and innovation, notably in the health and social care sector. I am leading a research and consultancy project exploring the impact of leadership learning and inter-relationship between leadership, leadership learning and the climate for innovation and change in the UK health sector.

I also have an active interest in experiential and enquiry-based approaches to learning and am currently exploring ideas of critical practice in entrepreneurship education.

Much of my research adopts qualitative research methods including ethnography, collaborative enquiry and creative methodologies, with an emphasis on storytelling and personal narrative enquiry.

Publications

Hadfield, J., Jarvis, C. and Sheffield, R. (2017) Riding the wave: Leadership learning and innovation outcomes. In: Remenyi, D., ed. (2017) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Awards 2017: An Anthology of Case Histories. Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, pp. 45-58. ISBN 9781911218517 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33657 ' Jarvis, C., Kars-Unluoglu, S. and Sheffield, R. (2017) Healthy returns: Leadership learning and innovation climate in the UK health sector. Proceedings of the 12th European Conference for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. pp. 330-339. ISSN 2049-1069 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33656 ' Rajala, M., Jarvis, C., Prieto-Alonso, J., Aben, I., Brooks, I., Esnaola, A., MacInnes, J., Melkko, V., Lopez Perez, S. and Diaz Rivas, A. (2017) Greenpreneurs: A handbook for trainers. Other. greenpreneurs.eu. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33659 ' Jarvis, C., Aben, I., Ainhoa, E., Prieto-Alonso, J., Brooks, I., MacInnes, J., Lopez Perez, S. and Rajala, M. (2017) Greenpreneurs: A guide to curriculum design. Other. electronic - greenpreneurs.eu. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33658 ' Schedlitzki, D., Jarvis, C. and MacInnes, J. (2017) Using Greek mythology in leadership development: The role of archetypes for self-reflection. In: Kempster, S., Turner, A. and Edwards, G., eds. (2017) Field Guide to Leadership Development. Edward Elgar, pp. 91-102. ISBN 9781785369902 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34546 ' Aben, I., Brooks, I., Esnaola, A., Jarvis, C., Lopez Perez, S., Prieto Alonso, J. and Rajala, M. (2016) GreenPreneurs. In: Remenyi, D., ed. (2016) Innovation & Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Awards: An Anthology of Case Histories 2016. Academic Conferences & Publishing International, pp. 1-13. ISBN 9781911218111 [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29878 ' Jarvis, C. and Chang, J. (2016) Bridging the divide: Valuing critical practice in entrepreneurship education. In: ECIE 2016: 11th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences, Finland, 15-16 September 2016. [In Press] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28556 ' Richards, J., Jarvis, C. and Fowle, M. (2016) Mind the gap! Shifting expectations through entrepreneurship education. In: Learning, Teaching and Student Experience 2016 5th annual conference, Aston University, Birmingham, UK, 26-27 April 2016. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28555 ' Schedlitzki, D., Jarvis, C. and MacInnes, J. (2015) Leadership development: A place for storytelling and Greek mythology? Management Learning, 46 (4). pp. 412-426. ISSN 1350-5076 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/24548 ' Jarvis, C. and Burnett, J. (2015) Team tech-entrepreneur: Cross-disciplinary education for high growth tech start-ups. In: Remenyi, D., ed. (2015) The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Awards 2015: An Anthology of Case Histories. Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Ltd, pp. 45-58. ISBN 9781910810538 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26987 ' Jarvis, C., Gulati, A., McCririck, V. and Simpson, P. (2013) Leadership matters: Tensions in evaluating leadership development. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 15 (1). pp. 27-45. ISSN 1523-4223 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/17223 ' Clarke, C., Knights, D. and Jarvis, C. (2012) A labour of love? Academics in business schools. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 28 (1). pp. 5-15. ISSN 0956-5221 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14604 ' Wilkinson, J. and Jarvis, C. (2011) New working practices: Identity, agency and the emotional experience of remote working. In: Kelliher, C. and Richardson, J., eds. (2011) New Ways of Organizing Work: Developments, Perspectives and Experiences. First. London: Routledge, pp. 78-93. ISBN 9780415888158 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/16714 ' Grisoni, L., Jarvis, C. and Page, M. (2009) Against the grain? Introducing experiential and enquiry-based learning to final-year students. In: Buswell, J. and Becket, N., eds. (2009) Enhancing student-centred learning in business and management, hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism. Newbury, Berks: Threshold Press Ltd, pp. 144-155. ISBN 9781903152249 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14603 ' Jarvis, C. (2008) A shift of intention: From inefficiency to toxicity in the working environment. Organisations and People. ISSN 1350-6269 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14602 ' Page, M., Gaggiotti, H. and Jarvis, C. (2008) Student and lecturers’ experiences of introducing a hybrid IBL approach to teaching organisation studies in a business school. Other. Escalate. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/28371 ' Jarvis, C. A. (2004) Changing the deal: Implications for the informal contract and workplace relations. PhD, University of the West of England. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14605 '