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Dr Arron Phillips

Positions held:
  • Senior Lecturer, Birkbeck Business School
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  • Overview

    Overview

    Biography

    Arron Phillips Joined Birkbeck in January 2019. Before joining Birkbeck, Arron was an Hourly Paid Lecturer at Greenwich while undertaking the formative stages of his PhD. Arron was awarded his PhD in early 2022. Arron has a bachelor's degree in Law and a master's in Employment Law. 

    He was introduced to Whistleblowing as a phenomenon and Corporate Governance through his Law studies. These interests have been developed over the years. Arron's research interests are predominantly in the area of Whistleblowing focusing on external agents such as trade unions which was the focus of his PhD, and understanding how these groups engage in understanding, support, and engage in the whistleblowing sphere. Arron's research generally takes a pragmatic philosophy with a leaning towards qualitative methods.

    From a teaching perspective, Arron teaches international business ethics where he is able to draw on his research experiences. He explores with his students how MNCs are constrained and deal with ethical issues such as forced labour or artificial intelligence. From a governance perspective, Arron teaches Legal perspectives on Governance which takes a fresh approach in looking at how many voluntary aspects of governance are underpinned by soft and hard law mechanisms. Arron also teaches Employment Law to students within the Business school. Arron also enjoys supervising Undergraduate research projects, Master's dissertations and Doctoral candidates.

    Qualifications

    • PhD, Greenwich University, 2022
    • PGCHE, Greenwich University, 2016
    • LLM, Middlesex University, 2013
    • LL.B (Hons), Middlesex University, 2010

    Administrative responsibilities

    • Birkbeck Business School Undergraduate Education Lead

    Honours and awards

    • Fellow Higher Education Academy, November 2016
    • Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching and Learning (Team Award) Birkbeck, May 2024
    • Doctoral Vice chancellors scholarship Greenwich University,

    ORCID

    0000-0002-4696-5196

  • Research

    Research

    Research interests

    • Whistleblowing
    • Corporate Governance
    • Employment Law
    • Business Ethics
    • Corporate Social Resposibility
    • Employment Relations
    • Trade Unionism

    Research overview

    Arron's research interests are predominantly in the area of Whistleblowing focusing on external agents such as trade unions which was the focus of his PhD, and understanding how these groups engage in understanding, support, and engage in the whistleblowing sphere. Arron's research generally takes a pragmatic philosophy with a leaning towards qualitative methods

    Research Centres and Institutes

  • Supervision and teaching

    Supervision and teaching

    Supervision

    Supervisions within Birkbeck:
    7

    I am not currently looking to take on any additional doctoral supervisions. 

    Current doctoral researchers

    • NASTARAN NOROUZI
      Nature of supervision:
      JOINT PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR,
    • OLIVIA LI
      Nature of supervision:
      PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR,
    • ELIZABETH WILKS-WOOD
      Nature of supervision:
      PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR,
    • MARTIN WOODFORD
      Nature of supervision:
      PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR,
      Title of thesis:
      Corporate Purpose and the Responsible Allocation of Discretionary Corporate Funds.
    • CHRISTOPHER MUNRO
      Nature of supervision:
      PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR,

    Doctoral alumni since 2013-14

    • JACINTH BOUDIER
      Nature of supervision:
      Joint Principal Supervisor,
      Awarded:
      2024
    • LOUISE REDMOND
      Nature of supervision:
      Joint Principal Supervisor,
      Awarded:
      2023

    Teaching

    From a teaching perspective, Arron teaches international business ethics where he is able to draw on his research experiences. He explores with his students how MNCs are constrained and deal with ethical issues such as forced labour or artificial intelligence. From a governance perspective, Arron teaches Legal Perspectives on Governance and Sustainability which takes a fresh approach in looking at how many voluntary aspects of governance are underpinned by soft and hard law mechanisms. Arron also teaches the module Employment Law with a focus on ensuring HRM students can take a practical approach to an ever-changing, difficult subject.

    Arron also enjoys supervising Undergraduate research projects, Master's dissertations and Doctoral candidates.

    Teaching modules

    • Employment Law
    • Legal Perspectives on Governance and Sustainability
    • International Business Ethics
    • Principles of Organization and Management
  • Publications

    Publications

    Article

    Book

    Book section

    External Repositories