David Watson
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Prior to working at the University of Essex I was an Associate Professor at Norwich Business School from 2017-2023 and worked as a senior research associate on the Work, Learning and Wellbeing evidence programme for the Economic and Social Research Council funded What Works Wellbeing Centre 2015-17. I am an experienced qualitative researcher with training in both quantitative and qualitative methods. I have worked on research projects in a number of settings, including social movements, community organisations and with vulnerable groups in deprived areas. I also have experience of working in a number of settings outside academia including local government and the third sector. I completed my PhD at the University of Essex in 2017 where I have also undertook an MA in Sociological Research Methods (Distinction). My background is interdisciplinary as I also have a BA in Philosophy from the University of Sheffield. My PhD research explored how alternative organisations within the food system impacted on well-being and at UEA I have continued to explore the relationship between wellbeing and work with a particular interest in 'alternative' forms of organization. More specifically my research interests include, but are not limited to: political economy of the food system, alternative organisations and economies, green Marxism, learning in relation to wellbeing, Marx’s concept of alienation environmental sociology, well-being theory – in particular the capabilities approach and the role of well-being in guiding policy.
Qualifications
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PhD, Management Studies University of Essex, (2017)
Appointments
Other academic
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Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia (2021 - 2023)
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Managing for Ethics and Sustainability (BE423)
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Business Ethics (BE439)
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Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (BE467)
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Understanding Organisational Management (BE707)
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Student Success Tutorial (BE917)
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Independent Research Project: Management/Marketing (BE939)
Publications
Journal articles (17)
Watson, D., Benozzo, A. and Fida, R., (2023). Trans People in the Workplace: Possibilities for Subverting Heteronormativity. Work, Employment and Society, 095001702311550-095001702311550
Gedikli, C., Miraglia, M., Connolly, S., Bryan, M. and Watson, D., (2023). The relationship between unemployment and wellbeing: an updated meta-analysis of longitudinal evidence. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 32 (1), 128-144
Watson, D., Wallace, J., Land, C. and Patey, J., (2023). Re-organising wellbeing: Contexts, critiques and contestations of dominant wellbeing narratives. Organization. 30 (3), 441-452
Fida, R., Watson, D., Ghezzi, V., Barbaranelli, C., Ronchetti, M. and Di Tecco, C., (2023). Is Gender an Antecedent to Workplace Stressors? A Systematic Review and an Empirical Study Using a Person-Centred Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20 (8), 5541-5541
Nayani, R., Baric, M., Patey, J., Fitzhugh, H., Watson, D., Tregaskis, O. and Daniels, K., (2022). Authenticity in the Pursuit of Mutuality During Crisis. British Journal of Management. 33 (3), 1144-1162
Fida, R., Paciello, M., Watson, D. and Nayani, R., (2022). The protective role of work self-efficacy on wellbeing during COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a longitudinal year-long study. Personality and Individual Differences. 197, 111760-111760
Watson, D. and Turnpenny, J., (2022). Interventions, practices and institutional arrangements for supporting PGR mental health and wellbeing: reviewing effectiveness and addressing barriers. Studies in Higher Education. 47 (9), 1957-1979
Ripamonti, SC., Benozzo, A., Watson, D., Scaratti, G. and Galuppo, L., (2021). Trade unions in neoliberal times: Discourse variations on emerging identities. TPM - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology. 28 (1), 129-142
Daniels, K., Watson, D., Nayani, R., Tregaskis, O., Hogg, M., Etuknwa, A. and Semkina, A., (2021). Implementing practices focused on workplace health and psychological wellbeing: A systematic review. Social Science & Medicine. 277, 113888-113888
Bharucha, ZP., Weinstein, N., Watson, D. and Boehm, S., (2020). Participation in local food projects is associated with better psychological well-being: evidence from the East of England. Journal of Public Health. 42 (2), e187-e197
Watson, DJ., (2020). Working the fields: The organization of labour in community supported agriculture. Organization. 27 (2), 291-313
Watson, D., (2019). The Mythology of Work: How Capitalism Persists Despite Itself, edited by PeterFleming. Pluto Press, London, 2015, 199 pp., ISBN: 978 0 74533 486 8, £60.00, hardback.. British Journal of Industrial Relations. 57 (1), 213-216
Watson, D., Tregaskis, O., Gedikli, C., Vaughn, O. and Semkina, A., (2018). Well-being through learning: a systematic review of learning interventions in the workplace and their impact on well-being. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 27 (2), 247-268
Smith Maguire, J., Watson, DJ. and Lang, JT., (2017). The question of ‘alternatives’ within food and drink markets and marketing: introduction to the special issue. Journal of Marketing Management. 33 (7-8), 495-501
Daniels, K., Watson, D. and Gedikli, C., (2017). Well-Being and the Social Environment of Work: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14 (8), 918-918
Daniels, K., Gedikli, C., Watson, D., Semkina, A. and Vaughn, O., (2017). Job design, employment practices and well-being: a systematic review of intervention studies. Ergonomics. 60 (9), 1177-1196
Daniels, K., Bryan, M., Connolly, S., Gedikli, Ç., Tregaskis, O. and Watson, D., (2017). Work, Learning and Wellbeing – ESRC. Impact. 2017 (9), 42-44
Books (1)
Daniels, K., Tregaskis, O., Nayani, R. and Watson, D., (2022). Achieving Sustainable Workplace Wellbeing. Springer International Publishing. 9783031006647
Book chapters (2)
Watson, D. and Tregaskis, O., (2021). Work-Based Learning and Wellbeing. In: Handbook on Management and Employment Practices. Springer International Publishing. 1- 17. 9783030249366
Watson, D., (2021). A Marxian approach to wellbeing: human nature and use value. In: A Modern Guide to Wellbeing Research. Edward Elgar Publishing. 9781789900156
