Dr Alasdair Marshall MA, PhD

Associate Professor in Risk Management

Alasdair Marshall joined the Southampton Business School as Lecturer in Risk Management in September 2008.

Both his MA (Hons) degree and PhD are in Social Science, from the University of Glasgow.

Between 2003 and 2008, Alasdair worked at Glasgow Caledonian University, where he contributed to Risk Management teaching within Caledonian Business School and was involved in a broad range of research and consultancy projects within the Cullen Centre for Risk and Governance.

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Research interests

Risk and Social Cognition
Risk and Regulation (especially health and social care)
Risk Sociology
Risk and Political Psychology
Uncertainty Management

Work in progress

Dr Marshall is currently writing about the future of the risk management profession.

Additional papers currently under development consider risk and uncertainty issues within the contexts of regulation, business ethics, crisis management and project management.

Dr Marshall is also interested in interdisciplinary organisation studies perspectives on risk research that bring together issues of strategy, leadership, culture, politics and decision-making.

Strong research interests (ideally based on professional experience) in these areas are welcomed from prospective PhD students.

Department of Decision Analytics and Risk

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Centre of Risk Research

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Programme Director: MSc Risk & Finance

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Articles

Books

Femia, J. V., & Marshall, A. J. (Eds.) (2012). Vilfredo Pareto: beyond disciplinary boundaries. Ashgate Publishing.
Marshall, A. J. (2007). Vilfredo Pareto's sociology: a framework for political psychology. (Rethinking Classical Sociology). Ashgate.

Book Chapters

Lin, F., Marshall, A., & Wu, W. (2020). Historical development of Chinese SMEs. In H. Webb, & H. AL Numairy (Eds.), Entrepreneurial Innovation and Economic Development in Dubai and Comparisons to Its Sister Cities (pp. 86-114). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9377-5
de la Cruz, I. P. L., Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., Ceylan, S., & Lin, F. (2020). Innovative approaches to building enterprise risk management in emerging economies: the case of Mexico’s Grupo Proeza. In H. C. Webb, W. Wu, & H. A. Numairy (Eds.), Innovation Management and Growth in Emerging Economies (pp. 133-154). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4195-1.ch007
Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., Williams, T., Al-Mazrooie, J. R., Lin, F., & Chipulu, M. (2020). Risk management as knowledge production: application to fast-tracked complex multi-stakeholder airport projects. In Entrepreneurial Innovation and Economic Development in Dubai and Comparisons to Its Sister Cities (pp. 33-66). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9377-5.ch003
Marshall, A. J. (2014). When political and financial elites clash: narratives of blame, power and legitimacy in the transatlantic crisis. In H. Best, & J. Higley (Eds.), Political Elites in the Transatlantic Crisis (pp. 155-170). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137345752
Marshall, A. J. (2013). Pareto, Vilfredo. In G. Claeys (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Modern Political Thought (pp. 615-617). SAGE Publications.
Marshall, A., & Guidi, M. (2012). The idea of a sociology of risk and uncertainty: insight from Pareto. In J. V. Femia, & A. J. Marshall (Eds.), Vilfredo Pareto: Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries (pp. 85-111). Ashgate Publishing.

Conferences

Marshall, A. (2017). Prudence: a simple approach to risk culture. 1. ALARM Annual conference, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2015). Carpe diem risk culture. Paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference.
Ojiako, U., Manville, G., Muthalugu, S. J., Marshall, A., Chipulu, M., & Alhanshi, M. (2015). Stakeholder incongruence in performance management within mental health service operations. Paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference, United Kingdom.
Marshall, A., Ojiako, U., & Brown, P. (2014). The Machiavellian politics of the modern MNC. Paper presented at 74th Academy of Management Conference, United States.
Marshall, A. (2012). Ambivalence toward crisis leadership. Symposium on Elites and Trans-Atlantic Crisis, United States.
Marshall, A. (2011). Managing uncertainty: insight from Machiavelli and Pareto. Paper presented at Boston Social Theory Conference, United States.
Marshall, A. J. (2008). Vilfredo Pareto’s sociological framework for political psychology: evidence from Westminster MPs. Paper presented at International Society of Political Psychology 31st Annual Scientific Meeting (ISPP 2008).
Marshall, A. (2007). Care for older people in Scotland: regulation and risk issues, early observations. Paper presented at 8th European Sociological Association Conference: Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society.
Marshall, A. (2005). Developments in private sector corporate governance. Paper presented at European Centre for the Regions, Euromed Market Conferences, Algeria.
Marshall, A. (2005). The 'operating financial review' and UK corporate reporting. Paper presented at 27th UK Insurance Economists' Conference.

Reports

Marshall, A., & Dawson, I. (Ed.) (2020). Protect and Prepare: a personal planning support guide for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19. University of Southampton.
Marshall, A., Ceylan, S., Dawson, I. (Ed.), & Brito, M. (Ed.) (2020). Risk Intelligence Production on Complex Projects: practical discussion points. University of Southampton.
Costa Sperb, L. F., Marshall, A., Dawson, I. (Ed.), Sung, M-C. (Ed.), Brito, M. (Ed.), & Roussou, F. (Ed.) (2020). The Risk Radar and the View of Risk: a Centre for Risk Research Discussion Booklet. University of Southampton.
Marshall, A., Johnson, J. (Ed.), Dawson, I. (Ed.), Lin, F. (Ed.), & MaCrae, C. (Ed.) (2017). Risk Intelligence: a Centre for Risk Research discussion document. University of Southampton.

Working Paper

Marshall, A., Johnson, J. (Ed.), Sung, V. (Ed.), Ashleigh, M. (Ed.), Baden, D. (Ed.), Brito, M. (Ed.), & Dawson, I. (Ed.) (2016). Why risk cultures need prudence. (A Centre for Risk Research Discussion Document). University of Southampton.

Dr Alasdair Marshall
Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK

Room Number : 2/4045

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