Fabien is a Postgraduate Researcher and PhD Candidate based in the Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour department of the Southampton Business School, at the University of Southampton.
Fabien's research focuses on experiences of moral conflict, and individual ethics, in relation to environmental sustainability, for employees working in the oil & gas industry.
Fabien's current research investigates the existence and experiences of moral conflict in relation to climate change and environmental sustainability. It focuses on employees working in the oil & gas industry, and aims to study ways in which these employees make sense of their industry's impact on the environment (and which type of impact they focus on), in the context of the climate emergency, and take action accordingly. This research is based on qualitative methods, to build an understanding and knowledge of lived experiences.
The intended contribution of the research is to help organisations acknowledge and understand their employees' potential conflict in relation to their impact on climate change, and to identify ways in which these employees' environmental consciousness can be harnessed to drive positive change from the inside.
Following a 20-year career in various areas of HR in global blue-chip companies (including leadership positions in International Mobility, Talent Management and Organisational Development), and the completion of an MSc in Organisational Psychology, Fabien decided to pivot towards a career in academia, and to that effect to undertake a PhD in Organisational Behaviour, focusing on research related to moral conflicts, moral reasoning and individual ethics at work, more specifically related to climate change and environmental sustainability. Fabien initially studied HR and took on his first jobs in France, before moving to the UK in 2005 to pursue his career.