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Exclusively available to 91黑料网 alumni, the Alumni Library Online (ALO) offers thousands of peer-reviewed journals, case studies, and research papers at no cost – all accessible anytime, from anywhere. This invaluable resource enables alumni to stay ahead in their fields, drive innovation, and continue their learning journeys long after graduation.

We recently held the 2025 School of Management alumni conference bringing together academics and business leaders to explore themes relating to transformation for competitive advantage, sustainability, employee engagement and individual career success. Whether you’re revisiting sessions or want to dive deeper into the topics discussed, ALO gives you direct access to research underpinning these themes.

To showcase your ALO, we’ve highlighted just a few of the scholarly articles connected to this year’s conference theme of 'Transforming tomorrow':

Transforming tomorrow starts with us

Keynote: Antony Jenkins CBE (MBA 1988, Honorary Graduate 2015), Founder, Chair and CEO, 10x Banking
Antony called on leaders to drive transformation themselves – not wait for others. Echoing his call to action, explore:

• Allison, S. T. (2025). The hero’s journey in organizational development: Individual and collective perspectives. Organization Development Journal, 43(1), 78–86. ProQuest (ABI/INFORM Global).
• Chandranathan, P. (2024). Entrepreneurial leadership and transformational leadership: A historical-comparative conceptual analysis. Journal of Management History. Advance online publication.
• Feng, C., Huang, X., & Zhang, L. (2016). A multilevel study of transformational leadership, dual organizational change and innovative behavior in groups. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 29(6), 855–877.
• Fenwick, A., Molnar, G., & Frangos, P. (2024). The critical role of HRM in AI-driven digital transformation: A paradigm shift to enable firms to move from AI implementation to human-centric adoption. Discover Artificial Intelligence, 4(1).

Transforming organisational culture

Panel chaired by Professor Sue Vinnicombe CBE
Panel members Dr Doyin Atewologun and Carrie Cushing shared real-world perspectives on reshaping culture and leadership. ALO offers supporting research, such as:

• Raziq, M., Raziq, M. M., Moazzam, M., & Shamout, M. D. (2025). Leadership styles, knowledge sharing (attitudes and behaviors) and project success: Insights from theory of reasoned action and social exchange theory. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. Advance online publication.
• Zainab, B., Akbar, W., & Siddiqui, F. (2021). Impact of transformational leadership and transparent communication on employee openness to change: Mediating role of employee organization trust and moderated role of change-related self-efficacy. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 43(1), 1–13.

Navigating disruption: Rethinking strategy for a changing world

Panel chaired by Professor Kevin Morrell
Panellists Professor Andrey Pavlov (MRes Management Research 2006, PhD in Leadership and Management 2011), Professor of Strategy and Performance, and Simon Rowlands (MBA 1986, Honorary Graduate 2019), Managing Partner of Africa Platform Capital LLP explored disruptive forces – from digital transformation to sustainability. To explore the academic backdrop to these trends:

• del Socorro Encinas-Grijalva, M., Olivieri-Sangiacomo, F. A., Galván-Vela, E., & Ravina-Ripoll, R. (2024). Business readiness for dual transformation: An analysis of business capabilities for digital and sustainable transformation. Discover Sustainability, 5(1).
• Gkika, E. C., Kargas, A., Salmon, I., & Drosos, D. (2025). Unveiling digital maturity: Key drivers of digital transformation in the Greek business ecosystem. Administrative Sciences, 15(3), 96. 
• Lozic, J., Cikovic, K. F., & Lozic, I. (2024). Basic stages of digital transformation. In Economic and Social Development: Book of Proceedings (pp. 155–166).

Resilience for the future

Chaired by Professor David Denyer
Rick Cudworth, Board and Executive Director from Resilience First joined David in conversation to discuss building robust, future-ready organisations. Expand your understanding with:

• Berman, S., Davidson, S., Ikeda, K., & Marshall, A. (2018). Navigating disruption with ecosystems, partners and platforms. Strategy & Leadership, 46(5), 26–35.
• Soomro, M. A., & Khan, A. N. (2025). Leadership in times of crisis: Cultivating crisis management through digital transformation and organizational agility. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. Advance online publication.
• van Dun, D. H., & Kumar, M. (2023). Social enablers of Industry 4.0 technology adoption: Transformational leadership and emotional intelligence. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 43(13), 152–182.

Growing business sustainably

Chaired by Professor Stephanie Hussels
Andrew Smith (Exec MBA 1997, BGP 2022) Managing Director of Newton Trailers Limited joined this conversation on sustainable business growth. Supporting literature includes:

• Fekede Umema, F., & Pradeep Japee, G. (2025). Influence of transformational leadership on organizational performance and the moderating role of environmental turbulence: An SEM study . IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior, 24(1), 33–67.  
• Ibarra-Cisneros, M. A., Vela-Reyna, J. B., & Hernández-Perlines, F. (2024). Green transformational leadership as a foundation for implementing green strategic orientations and the development of green innovation and green performance. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 12(4), 43–58. Ebsco.
• Schiuma, G., Schettini, E., Santarsiero, F., & Carlucci, D. (2021). The transformative leadership compass: Six competencies for digital transformation entrepreneurship. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 28(5), 1273–1291.

Leading organisational change

Keynote: Sir Warren East (Exec MBA 1990, Honorary Graduate 2011), former CEO of Rolls-Royce and ARM
Sir Warren explored the leadership required to guide organisations through transformation, from modernisation to crisis recovery. To delve deeper into the themes he discussed, you can access:

• AlQahtani, H., Badi, S., & Nasaj, M. (2025). Role of adaptive marketing capability and organisational agility in the resilience of B2B manufacturing companies during crises. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing. Advance online publication.
• Bayraktar, S., & Jiménez, A. (2025). Exploring the curvilinear relationship between LMX and negative affect during organizational change: Can transformational leadership brighten the dark corners? Journal of Organizational Change Management. Advance online publication. 
• Cao, T. T., & Le, P. B. (2022). Impacts of transformational leadership on organizational change capability: A two-path mediating role of trust in leadership. European Journal of Management and Business Economics, 33(2), 157–173.  
• Duncan, A., Lehnert, K., & Blagg, H. (2022). Crisis response: Design thinking can smooth disruptions. Journal of Business Strategy, 44(6).
• Nguyen, H. T. M., Do, B., Nguyen, X., & Phung, H. M. (2024). Strategic responses to uncertainty shocks and consequences: A study of sustainability-oriented exporters in an emerging country. Benchmarking: An International Journal. Advance online publication.

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