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Dr Sorin Piperca

  • Overview

    Overview

    Biography

    Sorin joined Birkbeck in 2017. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Project Management at Birkbeck Business School. He also held lectureship positions at Coventry University and University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest.

    Qualifications

    Administrative responsibilities

    • Director of Undergraduate Education, Birkbeck Business School

    Professional memberships

    • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

    • Member of the Association for Project Management (M-APM)

    • Affiliate Member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)


    • European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS) - active member

    • European Academy of Management (EURAM) - active member

    • British Academy of Management (BAM) - active member

    ORCID

    0000-0002-2215-2326
  • Research

    Research

    Research interests

    • project management
    • unexpected/disruptive events and crises
    • strategic change
    • interorganizational collaboration, particularly in large projects
    • knowledge production and innovation
    • complexity

    Research Centres and Institutes

  • Supervision and teaching

    Supervision and teaching

    Supervision

    Current doctoral researchers

    • AJAY MARWAHA
    • BENEDIKT PIETSCH
    • JAY SHIN
    • KARINE HARUTYUNYAN
    • NASTARAN NOROUZI
    • TAYYAB JAMIL

    Teaching

    I usually teach modules in the areas of project management and strategic management. Currently, I am the module convenor for three modules, and lecturer for the first two modules:

    • Project Management (undergraduate)
    • Project Management (postgraduate)
    • Operations Management (undergraduate)

    I used to convene and teach the following modules:

    • Project Management, Operations and Technology (MBA)
    • Strategic Management (postgraduate)
    • Strategic Management (undergraduate)
    • Principles of Project Management (undergraduate)

    I am regularly invited to teach Strategic Management or Project Management at the South Western University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), in Chengdu, China, within our joint undergraduate programme.

  • Publications

    Publications

    Article

    Book Section