Dr Fiona Armstrong-Gibbs

Report

Whiteman G, Armstrong-Gibbs F. 2024. Liverpool City Region Scale Up Ecosystem 2024 Liverpool City Region Scale Up Ecosystem 2024 Public Url

Kostopoulos I, Lyons-Tai H, Newson L, Armstrong-Gibbs F. Tenant Centric Strategic Report 2022 – Cobalt Housing MKTP

Newson L, Goldie S, Armstrong-Gibbs F. Community Enterprise- food pantries and supporting those living in poverty. Cobalt MKTP Research Report

Chapman S, Bridge L, Newson L, Armstrong-Gibbs F, Kostopoulos I. Cobalt Housing: Sustainability strategy and associated policies. 2023

Bridge L, Purcell G, Morley C, Newson L, Armstrong-Gibbs F, Kostopoulos I. 84. Bridge L, Morley C, Purcell G, Newson L, Armstrong-Gibbs F, Kostopoulos I. 2023. Cobalt Housing: Training directory for all new starters

Chilton J, Bridge L, Newson L, Armstrong-Gibbs F, Kostopoulos I. 2024 Cobalt Housing: Communication Strategy & Policy

Awang M, Sewell R, Bridge L, Newson L, Armstrong-Gibbs F, Kostopoulos I. 2023. Cobalt Housing: Customer engagement strategy

Chapman S, Bridge L, Newson L, Armstrong-Gibbs F, Kostopoulos I. 2023 Cobalt Housing: EDI strategy and associated policies

Newson L, Stenton G, Armstrong-Gibbs F, Kostopoulos I. 2023 “More than a rent”: moving toward a tenant-centred approach. Cobalt MKTP Research Report

Newson L, Armstrong-Gibbs F, Kostopoulos I, Lyons-Tai H. 2022. THRIVE MKTP: 1 YEAR Knowledge Exchange Report & Priority Setting. Cobalt, MKTP

Newson L, Stenton G, Armstrong-Gibbs F, Kostopoulos I. 2022. Report. What Tenants Say & What they Need. Cobalt Housing MKTP

Armstrong-Gibbs F, Lyons-Tai H, Kostopoulos I, Newson L. 2021. Value proposition- Executive Board. Cobalt Housing MKTP

Newson L, Quaglieri-Woods R, Ford K, Armstrong-Gibbs F. 2021. Housing associations hold the key to improving tenant subjective wellbeing via responsiveness to individual needs. Cobalt MKTP Research Report

Kostopoulos I, Lyons-Tai H, Newson L, Armstrong-Gibbs F. 2021 Skills Gap Analysis MKTP Enterprise Report. 2021. Cobalt Housing MKTP

Newson L, Ford K, Quaglieri-Woods R, Armstrong-Gibbs F. 2021 Home Sweet Home: The Impact of Housing on the Subjective Health and Wellbeing of Tenants in North Liverpool. Cobalt MKTP Research Report

Conference publication

Smith S, Wall T, Rowe L, Whiteman G, Agboma F, Knight L, Armstrong-Gibbs F. 2024. Addressing oxy‘moronic’ educational practices: Examining and engaging paradox for embedding SDGs into postgraduate capstone projects British Academy of Management 2024 Conference Proceedings, British Academy of Management Conference Publisher Url Public Url

Armstrong-Gibbs FD. 2016. Baltic Creative Community Interest Company: Critical Success Factors in Creative and Digital Clusters in Liverpool, UK Abstracts of the Papers Presented at the 4th International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 4th International Conference on Innovation and Entreprenurship Publisher Url Public Url

Armstrong-Gibbs F. Exploring strategic intentions to develop gender balanced boards in social enterprises Gender Work and Organisations 11th Biennial International Interdisciplinary Conference 2021 Transforming Contexts, Transforming Selves: Gender in New Times Author Url

Armstrong-Gibbs F. An exploration of the position and perception of social enterprises in the global fashion industry with a Polanyian lens Manchester Fashion Institute FMCd 2nd Colloquium Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Armstrong-Gibbs F, Knight L. Developing a pathway to Sustainable Cities and Communities through a Leadership education programme in Sustainability in Business Education Wall T, Trevisan LV, Filho WL, Shore A. Sustainability in Business Education, Research and Practices, European Symposium for Sustainability in Business Education 2023 Publisher Url

Journal article

Reed MS, Merkle BG, Cook EJ, Haferty C, Hejnowicz AP, Holliman R, Marder ID, Pool U, Raymond CM, Wallen KE, Whyte D, Ballesteros M, Bhanbhro S, Borota S, Brennan ML, Carmen E, Conway EA, Everett R, Armstrong-Gibbs F, Jensen E, Koren G, Lockett J, Obani P, O’Connor S, Prange L, Mason J, Robinson S, Shukla P, Tarrant A, Marchetti A, Stroobant M. 2024. Reimagining the language of engagement in a post-stakeholder world Sustainability Science, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Armstrong-Gibbs FD. 2019. On becoming an organizational autoethnographer; considering the ethical perspectives of the research application process. Journal of Organizational Ethnography, DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Armstrong-Gibbs FD. 2014. Embedding Enterprise Education: the Fashion Project Investigations in university teaching and learning, 9 :3-7 Publisher Url Public Url

Chapters

Armstrong-Gibbs F, Knight L. 2024. Developing a pathway to Sustainable Cities and Communities through a Leadership education programme Wall T, Leal Filho W, Trevisan L, Shore A. Sustainability in Business Education, Research and Practices :227-239 Springer 978-3-031-55996-9 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Armstrong-Gibbs FD, Brown J. 2023. The Resilience and Adaptability of an Innovative Ecosystem of Creative Entrepreneurs during Crisis Times: Baltic Creative CIC – A Case Study Creative (and Cultural) Industry Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century Vol: 18, Part A 18 :105 Emerald 9781803824123 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Armstrong-Gibbs F, Brown J. 2023. THE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTABILITY OF AN INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEM OF CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS DURING CRISIS TIMES: BALTIC CREATIVE CIC – A CASE STUDY Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research 18A :105-118 DOI Publisher Url

Internet publication

Wall T, Smith S, Rowe L, Whiteman G, Armstrong-Gibbs FD, Knight L, Agboma F. 2024. Creating the Embedding Impact Toolkit Publisher Url Public Url

Book review

Armstrong-Gibbs FIONA. 2022. Methodologies for practice research: approaches for professional doctorates Action Learning : Research & Practice, 19 :222-224 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Books (authored)

Armstrong-Gibbs F, McLaren T. 2017. Marketing Fashion Footwear The Business of Shoes Bloomsbury Publishing 9781472579317

Exhibition

Wright L, Armstrong-Gibbs F. Photography of the work of designer Pam Hogg

Membership of professional bodies:

CMBE, Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS). 2024

Member, Chartered Management Institute (CMI). 2019

Member, Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE). 2019

Member (Baltic Creative CIC), Creative UK. 2018

Member (Baltic Creative CIC), Social Enterprise UK. 2013

Media Coverage:

Interview with HTSI fashion editor at FT.com on fashion footwear and Adidas 2024

Invest Liverpool City Region Interview 2022

Metro mayors are all men – but women’s voices are needed for the best pandemic recovery 2021
www.independent.co.uk
theconversation.com

Ethos Blog Series - The future of sustainable footwear 2019
ethos-magazine.com
ethos-magazine.com
ethos-magazine.com

Woman's Hour #giveupyourseat campaign by the Women's Leadership Group 2017

The World Tonight BBC R4, Britain’s place in the World and trading links with China.

BBC TV and follow up radio interview about gender imbalance in the LCR metro mayoral cabinet relating to Liverpool and the Creative Industries
www.bbc.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk

External PGR examinations performed:

University of Chester, Professional Doctorate, A creativity training gap? - Employers’ perceptions of apprentices’ creativity and contributions to the creative and cultural workplace. 2024

Other invited event:

The role of community led development in economic regeneration, Online, Invited Speaker at CPD workshop on Community Development for the Institute of Economic Development. 2024

Baltic in Bloom “To Scale or Not to Scale”, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, Panel discussion titled “To Scale or Not to Scale,” aimed to provide SMEs and micro-businesses with crucial insights on when and how to grow. https://www.baltic-creative.com/discover-these-ten-powerful-tips-for-scaling-your-business/. 2024

Women in Space, Manchester, invited speaker at symposium exploring women taking over spaces and places. 2023

The role of community led development in economic regeneration, Online, Speaker at CPD workshop on Community Development for the Institue of Economic Development https://ied.co.uk/news_events/putting_community_at_the_heart_of_economic_development/. 2023

Baltic Creative - reflections on a Liverpool based project, Liverpool Business School, Invited speaker at branch meeting for Association of Project Managers. 2022

British Council Creative Hubs for Good 2022 keynote on Creative Industries Leadership, Onliine, Keynote on Creative Industries Leadership to global audeince in SE Asia. What kind of leaders do we need for the creative industries to thrive?. 2022

The Un-datables at The Good Business Festival 2022, Cunard Building, Liverpool, Live panel discussion with Jude Kelly CBE and Kelly Beaver (IPSOS) about, women leadership and how we use data to make better decsions.. 2022

Gender responsive budgeting an International and local lens, WBG HQ London, https://www.wbg.org.uk/event/gender-responsive-budgeting-an-international-and-local-lens/. 2021

Riba d’Ave Challenge, Villa Nova De Famalicao, Portugal, Invited by the Mayor of Villa Nova De Famalicao to advise and develop a strategic plan for the repurpose and regeneration of a post-industrial textile mill town in Northern Portugal.. 2019

Conference organisation:

Post - GWO 2023 Conference in Africa Symposium ​Sustainable Digital Transformation for Women Entrepreneurs, Co -organiser, https://www.gibs.co.za/news-events/events/open-programmes/pages/post---gwo-2023-conference-in-africa-symposium.aspx. 2024

Public engagement:

Public talk or lecture, Community and Business Place Leaders in the Liverpool City Region, Co-Organiser, Place Leadership Symposium, Exploring how place-based leadership can be cultivated to create social value. Identifying the skills and needs relevant to a Place Leadership Development Framework. Collaborative opportunities to connect, exchange ideas, and build relationships. 2024

Public consultation, Liverpool City Region women, Events, Principal / lead researcher, This project is funded by LJMU as part of Research England’s Strategic Priorities fund. The purpose is to build on the voluntary actions and activity sparked by One Day and formalise and deepen partnerships and collaborative opportunities with the LCR CA. It highlights the importance and need for more evidence-based research and data broken down by gender and race, which can better support policy making at a local level to be more effective, LJMU continues to support this work., Liverpool City Region, One Day, One Day is a civic group, formed to improve inclusive growth in the Liverpool City Region. Its specific aim is to increase the visibility of women who work in the region, by lobbying Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and advocating for change., https://www.onedaylcr.com/today. 2019

Conference presentation:

Exploring a new paradigm for place based public leadership in complex times: how do leaders acquire the connectedness needed for collaborative work to advance their places’ mission?, International Studying Leadership Conference 2023, Copenhagen Business School, Oral presentation. 2023

Feminist social movement for change in the devolved English regions: One Day in Liverpool, Gender Work and Organisation - Marginalised Gender Identities - How can Intellectual Activism transform Work and Organization 2023, Stellenbosch University, Oral presentation. 2023

Developing a pathway to Sustainable Cities and Communities through a Leadership education programme in Sustainability in Business Education, European Symposium for Sustainability in Business Education,, LJMU, Oral presentation. 2023

Applying Polanyian concepts to investigate the position and perception of social enterprises in the global fashion industry, FMCd 2nd Colloquium Fashion SIG for the Academy of Marketing, Onliine, Oral presentation. 2021

Industrial connections:

My MCT (Merseyside Community Training), Non Executive Director - voluntary, https://mymct.co.uk/. 2023

Baltic Creative Community Interest Company, Chair and founder Director, http://www.baltic-creative.com/.

Award:

Outstanding Reviewer 2023, Emerald Literati Awards. 2023

Vice Chancellors Award for Excellence in promotion of EDI in Research and Knowledge Exchange (faculty winner), LJMU. 2022

External committees:

Womens Equity Panel, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Co-Chair. 2023

Creative UK Council member, Creative UK, https://www.wearecreative.uk/champion/uk-council/. 2022

Other Professional Activity:

Womens Budget Group (WBG) ECN Macroecomonic Working Group and roundatable Green and Caring economy report. 2022

British Federation of Women Graduates Doctoral Student awards reviewer 2019 - present.

Research Grants Awarded:

Innovate UK, KTP Cobalt Housing, Lisa Newson (PI); Fiona Armstrong-Gibbs (Co-I), Ioannis Kostopoulos (Co-I), Grant value (£): £179,546, Duration of research project: 24 months. 2021

Teaching qualification:

PgCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education with distinction. 2013

Fellowships:

Fellow, Higher Education Academy. 2013