Stephanie Decker

Stephanie is Professor of Strategy at Birmingham Business School and the departmental research director from September 2022. She is also a visiting professor in African Business History at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden (2020-2024), co-Vice Chair Research & Publications at the British Academy of Management, and joint Editor-in-Chief of Business History.

As a historian working at a business school, she is interested in how to theorise from historical research and in developing archival and historical methods to study organizations. Her research has been published in Academy of Management Review, Human Relations, Business & Society, Business History and Business History Review.

Education

• School University of Liverpool (2002 — 2006)
• MA University of Liverpool, School of History (2000 — 2001)
• Magistra Artium University of Cologne (1997 — 2000)

Companies

• Professor in History and Strategy University of Bristol (2020)
• Editor In Chief (joint) Business History (2020)
• Visiting Professor in African Business History University of Gothenburg (2020)
• Professor Aston Business School (2014 — 2020)
• Co-Editor Business History (2013 — 2019)
• Visiting Professor Università degli Studi di Cagliari (2019 — 2019)
• Senior Lecturer Aston Business School (2012 — 2014)
• Trustee Business History Conference (2010 — 2013)
• Lecturer Aston Business School (2010 — 2012)

Skills

• Policy Analysis
• Courses
• Policy

Other

Editing, English, Science, Research Design, Market Research, E-Learning, Intercultural Communication, History, Curriculum Design, Public Speaking, Analysis, Theory, Data Analysis, Academic Writing, Business Strategy, Qualitative Research, Higher Education, University Teaching, Teaching, Lecturing, Research