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Professor Andrea Whittle

Professor of Management and Organisation Studies

  • Email: andrea.whittle@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 1683
  • Address: 缅北禁地 Business School,
    Room 4.10, 5 Barrack Road,
    缅北禁地 upon Tyne,
    NE1 4SE
Background

Before joining 缅北禁地 in 2013, Andrea held a Chair in Organisation Studies at Cardiff University. Andrea graduated with a first class honours degree in Natural Science from Durham University in 1999 and gained her ESRC funded PhD in Sociology from Brunel University at the Centre for Research into Innovation, Culture and Technology (CRICT) in 2003, followed by an ESRC funded post-doctoral research fellowship at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Her research is driven by a passion for understanding the role of language in management settings and is informed by theories and methodologies from the fields of discourse analysis, narrative, discursive psychology, ethnography, ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. She has conducted research on management consultants, identity, branding, organizational change, technology and strategy. Recent research has focused on sensemaking in official discourse, strategy discourse and narratives and qualitative research methodology.

Andrea has co-authored two SAGE textbooks, Understanding Identity and Organizations (2011) and Strategy: Theory and Practice (2nd edition 2017, 3rd edition 2020, 4th edition 2022).

Andrea is currently Research, Scholarship and Impact Lead for the Leadership, Work and Organization Subject Group and has previously served as Head of the Leadership, Work and Organization Subject Group (2016-2019) and Strategy, Organizations and Society (SOS) Research Group (2013-2015). 

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Research

My passion is studying language and discourse in management and organizational settings. I have incorporated a broad range of theories into my research, from a variety of fields, including post-structuralism, critical discourse analysis, narrative, discursive psychology, ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. The core research question in all my studies is simple: how do practices of language-use enable organizations and societies accomplish their business?

I am passionate about the value of qualitative research methods. My research uses naturally-occurring linguistic data gathered primarily through ethnographic observation or audio-/video-recording, but I also work with secondary sources such as publicly-available texts. I have conducted research on a range of topics, including:

  • Teleworking
  • Management consultancy
  • Identity and narrative
  • Organizational change
  • Strategic organisation
  • Leadership
  • Manager-employee interaction 

I was previously principal investigator on an ESRC funded Research Grant, which examined technological change in public sector organizations.

I am interested in collaborating on research projects that involve analysing discourse and language-use in organizational and institutional settings.

Teaching

I am currently involved in teaching mainly Management and Organisation and Managing Organisational Change at undergraduate and post-graduate level.

I currently supervise three doctoral students and have been fortunate to supervise a number of gifted doctoral students over the past few years. I regularly act as Internal Examiner and External Examiner for doctoral theses in the UK and around the world.

I am interested in supervising prospective PhD students on research projects that involve analysing practices of language-use in (or about) organizations - please drop me a line to discuss potential topics and funding opportunities.

Publications

  • Articles

    • Mueller F, Whittle A. . Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management 2026, Epub ahead of print.
    • Mauthner G, Whittle A, Gillings M. . Leadership Quarterly 2026. In Press.
    • Jabbouri R, Whittle A, Truong Y, Schneckenberg D. . British Journal of Management 2025, 36(4), 1616-1334.
    • Whittle A, Reissner S. . British Journal of Management 2025, 36(1), 3-16.
    • Yusuff K, Whittle A, Mueller F. . Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 2025, 38(3), 1019-1040.
    • Giazitzoglu A, Whittle A. . Gender, Work and Organization 2025, 32(6), 2118-2132.
    • Giazitzoglu A, Whittle A, Mueller F. . Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 2024, 36(9-10), 1210-1231.
    • Carter C, Whittle A, Badham R, Clegg S. . European Management Review 2024, 21(2), 263-276.
    • Whittle A, Vaara E, Maitlis S. . Journal of Management 2023, 49(6), 1807-1840.
    • Mueller F, Whittle A, Addison S. . Human Relations 2023, 76(7), 1050-1080.
    • Kelsey D, Yannopoulou N, Whittle A, Heath T, Golossenko A, Soares AM. . Marketing Theory 2023, 23(1), 141-162.
    • Humonen K, Whittle A. . Organization 2023, 32(3), 345-376.
    • Reissner SC, Whittle A. . Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management 2022, 17(1), 61-83.
    • Vaara E, Whittle A. . Journal of Management Studies 2022, 59(3), 755-781.
    • Whittle A, Gilchrist A, Mueller F, Lenney P. . Strategic Organization 2021, 19(4), 636-666.
    • Whittle A. . Leadership 2021, 17(4), 441-463.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F, Carter C. . IPPR Progressive Review 2021, 28(2), 140-152.
    • Reichard B, Reed MS, Chubb J, Hall G, Jowett L, Peart A, Whittle A. . Palgrave Communications 2020, 6, 31.
    • Budd K, Kelsey D, Mueller F, Whittle A. . Social Semiotics 2020, 30(1), 25-44.
    • Whittle A, Carter C. . Critical Perspectives on Accounting 2020, 73, 102262.
    • Mueller F, Whittle A, Gadelshina G. . Discourse, Context and Media 2019, 31, 100324.
    • Iszatt-White M, Whittle A, Gadelshina G, Mueller F. . Journal of Business Ethics 2019, 159(2), 535-549.
    • Budd K, Kelsey D, Mueller F, Whittle A. . Organization 2019, 26(6), 802-829.
    • Llewellyn N, Whittle A. . Human Relations 2019, 72(4), 834-858.
    • Carter C, Whittle A. . Critical Perspectives on Accounting 2018, 53, 1-15.
    • Neyland D, Whittle A. . Critical Perspectives on Accounting 2018, 53, 31-42.
    • Frandsen S, Gotsi M, Johnston A, Whittle A, Frenkel S, Spicer A. . European Journal of Marketing 2018, 52(5/6), 1128-1153.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F, Carter C. . Journal of Professions and Organization 2016, 3(2), 119-141.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F, Gilchrist A, Lenney P. . Organization Studies 2016, 37(9), 1323-1351.
    • Kelsey D, Mueller F, Whittle A, KhosraviNik M. . Critical Discourse Studies 2016, 13(1), 1-19.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F. . Critical Discourse Studies 2016, 13(1), 20-40.
    • Whittle A, Wilson J. . Business History 2015, 57(1), 41-63.
    • Whittle A, Housley W, Gilchrist A, Mueller F, Lenney P. . Human Relations 2015, 68(3), 377-407.
    • Mueller F, Carter C, Whittle A. . Organization Studies 2015, 36(9), 1171-1203.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F, Lenney P, Gilchrist A. . British Journal of Management 2014, 25(3), 607-628.
    • Whittle A, Carter C, Mueller F. . Critical Perspectives on Accounting 2014, 25(8), 783-802.
    • Mueller F, Whittle A, Gilchrist A, Lenney P. . Business History 2013, 55(7), 1168-1199.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F. . Human Relations 2012, 65(1), 111-139.
    • Mueller F, Whittle A. . Organization Studies 2011, 32(2), 187-210.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F. . Human Relations 2011, 64(3), 415-435.
    • Whittle A, Suhomlinova O, Mueller F. . Journal of Management and Organization 2011, 17(4), 548-569.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F. . Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal 2010, 23(5), 626-646.
    • Whittle A, Suhomlinova O, Mueller F. . Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 2010, 46(1), 16-37.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F, Mangan A. . Organization 2009, 16(3), 425-442.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F. . New Technology, Work and Employment 2009, 24(2), 131-143.
    • Whittle A, Spicer A. . Organization Studies 2008, 29(4), 611-629.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F. . Organization 2008, 15(3), 445-462.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F, Mangan A. . Management Communication Quarterly 2008, 22(1), 99-122.
    • Whittle A. . Organization 2008, 15(4), 513-534.
    • Whittle A. . Journal of Organizational Change Management 2006, 19(4), 424-436.
    • Whittle A. . Human Relations 2005, 58(10), 1301-1322.

  • Authored Books

    • Clegg SR, Schweitzer J, Whittle A, Pitelis C. Strategy: Theory and Practice. SAGE, 2017. In Preparation.
    • Kenny K, Whittle A, Willmott H. . London: Sage Publications Ltd, 2011.

  • Book Chapters

    • Whittle A, Mueller F. . In: Golsorkhi, D; Rouleau, L; Seidl, D; Vaara, E, ed. Cambridge Handbook of Strategy as Practice. Cambridge University Press, 2025, pp.230-248.
    • Whittle A. . In: Winkler I; Reissner S; Cascón-Pereira R, ed. Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations : Usual Suspects and Beyond. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023, pp.316.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F. . In: Darics E, ed. Language Awareness in Business and the Professions. Cambridge University Press, 2022, pp.183-203.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F. . In: Brown AD, ed. The Oxford Handbook on Identities in Organizations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020, pp.976.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F. . In: Clegg, S; Pina e Cunha, M, ed. Management, Organizations and Contemporary Social Theory. CRC Press, 2019.
    • Whittle A. . In: Cassell C; Cunliffe A; Grandy G, ed. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods. London: Sage Publications, 2018, pp.217-232.
    • Whittle A, Housley W. . In: Langley, A; Tsoukas, H, ed. The SAGE Handbook of Process Organization Studies. London: SAGE, 2017, pp.174-189.
    • Whittle A, Housley W, Gilchrist A, Lenney P, Mueller F. . In: François Cooren, Eero Vaara, Ann Langley and Haridimos Tsoukas, ed. Language and Communication at Work: Discourse, Narrativity, and Organizing. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2014, pp.71-94.
    • Whittle A, Mueller F. . In: Schultz, A., Maguire, S., Langley, M., Tsoukas, H, ed. Constructing Identity in and around Organizations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, pp.147-179.

  • Edited Books

    • Kelsey D, Mueller F, Whittle A, KhosraviNik M, ed. . London: Routledge, 2017.
    • Kelsey D, Mueller F, Whittle A, KhosraviNik M, ed. . Abingdon: Routledge, 2016.