Sarah Williams
Liverpool Business School
Faculty of Business and Law
Email: S.J.Williams@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 3350
Current Module Leader for:
L5 Ethical Practice and Behaviours
L5 Evidence-Based Practice - Research Methods and Data Analysis
L6 Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
L7 Dissertation and Impact Report
Previous Modules Led:
L4 Work Psychology and Interpersonal Skills
L7 Developing Inclusive, Personal and Business Ethical Behaviours
Degrees
2014, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, MA, Human Resource Management
2010, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, BA (Hons), Human Resource Management
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Academic appointments
PRME North-West and North Wales Local Network Lead, PRME, 2024 - present
Athena Swan Lead, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, 2023 - present
Programme Manager, MA Human Resources, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, 2023 - present
Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, 2022 - present
Highlighted publications
Wall T, Williams S, Dixon L. 2025. Futuring as inquiry: pragmatics, problematics, and possibilities The Elgar Companion to Management Education and the UN Sustainable Development Goals Edward Elgar Publishing
Wall T, Williams S, Österlind E, Dixon L, Soehren D. 2024. Future developments to embrace a ‘pedagogy of passion’. Wall T, Österlind E, Hallgren E. Sustainability Teaching for Impact How to Inspire and Engage Students Using Drama Routledge 9781032769301
Chapters
Wall T, Williams S, Dixon L. 2025. Futuring as inquiry: pragmatics, problematics, and possibilities The Elgar Companion to Management Education and the UN Sustainable Development Goals Edward Elgar Publishing
Williams S. 2025. Ethical According to Whom? Creating Future-Ready HR Professionals through a Pedagogy of Hope Herzner A, Garcia-Leon R, Frohlich L. Responsible Management Education with Impact: A Blueprint for Transformative Leadership Beyond 2030 Routledge
Wall T, Williams S, Österlind E, Dixon L, Soehren D. 2024. Future developments to embrace a ‘pedagogy of passion’. Wall T, Österlind E, Hallgren E. Sustainability Teaching for Impact How to Inspire and Engage Students Using Drama Routledge 9781032769301
Wall T, Williams S, Dixon L, Soehren D. Provocation: Futuring at scale Wall T, Österlind E, Hallgren E, Kernan MA. Sustainability teaching for impact: how to engage and inspire students using drama Routledge 9781032769301
Conference publication
Williams S. Planning for uncertainty/uncertainly planning: strategic decision making in UK Higher Education Institutions during periods of external volatility Faculty of Business and Law Research Day DOI
Williams S. Ex Machina, but where is Deus? Recasting generative AI with joy RMLE unConference
Membership of professional bodies:
Certified Management & Business Educator, Chartered Association of Business Schools. 2024
Associate, CIPD.
Fellow, Higher Education Academy.
Teaching qualification:
Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice. 2024
External committees:
Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building (AACCB), British Academy of Management, Part-Time Doctoral Representative. 2024
British Academy of Management Council, British Academy of Management, Part-Time Doctoral Representative. 2024
Other Professional Activity:
LEAP Researcher Programme: A collaboration between oikos and PRME: https://oikos-international.org/what-we-do/leap-initiative/leap-researchers/. 2024
Reviewer for the British Academy of Management Conference. 2024
External Examiner - HRM @ UWE. 2023
Conference presentation:
Enabling engagement with creative assessments through safe, collaborative experimentation, CABS Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference, Newport, Wales, Oral presentation. 2023