Emeritus Professor
Management, Work and Organisation University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Socially Constructing Success and Failure: IT Cases in Financial Services. NCR Knowledge Lab Conference on Financial Services, Lancaster University, 13 May 1998
Lancaster University
Knowledge work as occupational strategy: the cases of IT and management consultancy. European Group on Organizational Studies (EGOS) Annual Conference,
Helsinki School of Economic Studies, 2-4 July 2000
European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
Charisma versus technique: differentiating the expertise of management gurus and management consultants. Conference on Knowledge Management: Concepts and Controversies, Warwick University, 10-11 February 2000
University of Warwick
A Weberian framework for comparing management gurus and management consultants. European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) workshop on Management Consultancy, Brussels, 17-18 November 2000
European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM)
Knowledge Management and the Interface Between Accounting and Organisation Theory. Management Accounting Research Group (MARG), London School of Economics, 29 March 2001
London School of Economics
Intellectual Capital Accounting: A Review and Critique of a Management Fashion. European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS), Lyon, France, 5-7 July 2001
European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
Management Knowledge and Management Work: The Take Up of Intellectual Capital Management. Critical Management Studies ESRC Seminar, Cambridge, 24-25 June 2002
Economic and Social Research Council
Intellectual Capital Accounting in the UK: A Field Study Perspective. 25th European Accounting Association Congress, Copenhagen, 25-27 April 2002
European Accounting Association (EAA)
Rethinking the Dissemination of Management Fashion: The Take-up of Intellectual Capital Management in UK. European Case Firms Group for Organizational Studies Conference, Barcelona, 4-6 July 2002
My research interests include new technology in the financial services industry, and currently the nature of managerial knowledge, particularly managerial fashions, management knowledge and the consultancy process. I am currently working on an edited collection on the management advice industry. I am a member of the Contemporary Workplaces Research Group.
Article
Fincham R & Forbes T (2019) Counter-rhetoric and sources of enduring conflict in contested organizational fields: A case study of mental health professionals. Journal of Professions and Organization, 6 (3), pp. 342-356. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpo/joz013
Article
Three’s a Crowd: The Role of Inter-logic Relationships in Highly Complex Institutional Fields
Fincham R & Forbes T (2015) Three’s a Crowd: The Role of Inter-logic Relationships in Highly Complex Institutional Fields. British Journal of Management, 26 (4), pp. 657-670. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12102
Article
Between Innovation and Legitimation – Boundaries and Knowledge Flow in Management Consultancy
Sturdy A, Clark T, Fincham R & Handley K (2009) Between Innovation and Legitimation – Boundaries and Knowledge Flow in Management Consultancy. Organization, 16 (5), pp. 627-653. http://org.sagepub.com/; https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508409338435
Article
Introduction: Can We Bridge the Rigour-Relevance Gap?
Clark T & Fincham R (2009) Introduction: Can We Bridge the Rigour-Relevance Gap?. Journal of Management Studies, 46 (3), pp. 510-515. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00834.x
Book Chapter
Management consultancy and humor in action and context
Sturdy A, Clark T, Fincham R & Handley K (2008) Management consultancy and humor in action and context. In: Fineman S (ed.) The emotional organization: Passions and power. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, pp. 134-150. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2007-18051-010&site=ehost-live
Article
Configuring expert knowledge: the consultant as sector specialist
Fincham R, Clark T, Handley K & Sturdy A (2008) Configuring expert knowledge: the consultant as sector specialist. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29 (8), pp. 1145-1160. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.559
Book Chapter
Fincham R (2007) Management consultants. In: Ritzer G (ed.) Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. First ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, pp. 2719-2722. http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/book.html?id=g9781405124331_yr2012_9781405124331
Article
Handley K, Clark T, Fincham R & Sturdy A (2007) Researching Situated Learning: Participation, Identity and Practices in Client—Consultant Relationships. Management Learning, 38 (2), pp. 173-191. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507607075774
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Fincham R (2006) Rethinking the Dissemination of Management Fashion: The Take-up of Intellectual Capital Management in UK. European Case Firms Group for Organizational Studies Conference, Barcelona, 4-6 July 2002, Barcelona, Spain, 04.07.2006-06.07.2006.
Article
Handley K, Sturdy A, Fincham R & Clark T (2006) Within and beyond communities of practice: Making sense of learning through participation, identity and practice. Journal of Management Studies, 43 (3), pp. 641-653. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00605.x
Article
Knowledge work as occupational strategy: comparing IT and management consulting
Fincham R (2006) Knowledge work as occupational strategy: comparing IT and management consulting. New Technology, Work and Employment, 21 (1), pp. 16-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.2006.00160.x
Article
Intellectual capital accounting in the UK: A field study perspective
Roslender R & Fincham R (2004) Intellectual capital accounting in the UK: A field study perspective. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 17 (2), pp. 178-209. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513570410532429
Article
Fincham R & Roslender R (2004) Rethinking the dissemination of management fashion: Accounting for Intellectual Capital in UK case firms. Management Learning, 35 (3), pp. 321-336. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507604045609
Edited Book
Critical Consulting: New Perspectives on the Management Advice Industry
Clark T & Fincham R (eds.) (2002) Critical Consulting: New Perspectives on the Management Advice Industry, First ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing.
Book Chapter
Fincham R (2002) Charisma Versus Technique: Differentiating the Expertise of Management Gurus and Management Consultants. In: Clark T & Fincham R (eds.) Critical Consulting: New Perspectives on the Management Advice Industry. First ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers, pp. 191-205.
Article
The Agent's Agent: Power, Knowledge, and Uncertainty in Management Consultancy
Fincham R (2002) The Agent's Agent: Power, Knowledge, and Uncertainty in Management Consultancy. International Studies of Management and Organization, 32 (4), pp. 67-86.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Management Knowledge and Management Work: The Take Up of Intellectual Capital Management
Fincham R & Roslender R (2002) Management Knowledge and Management Work: The Take Up of Intellectual Capital Management. Critical Management Studies ESRC Seminar, Cambridge, 24-25 June 2002, Cambridge, UK, 24.06.2002-25.06.2002.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Intellectual Capital Accounting in the UK: A Field Study Perspective
Fincham R & Roslender R (2002) Intellectual Capital Accounting in the UK: A Field Study Perspective. 25th European Accounting Association Congress, Copenhagen, 25-27 April 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25.04.2002-27.04.2002.
Article
Narratives of success and failure in systems development
Fincham R (2002) Narratives of success and failure in systems development. British Journal of Management, 13 (1), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.00219
Article
Thinking critically about intellectual capital accounting
Roslender R & Fincham R (2001) Thinking critically about intellectual capital accounting. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 14 (4), pp. 383-399. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513570110403425
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Intellectual Capital Accounting: A Review and Critique of a Management Fashion
Fincham R (2001) Intellectual Capital Accounting: A Review and Critique of a Management Fashion. European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS), Lyon, France, 5-7 July 2001, Lyon, France, 05.07.2001-07.07.2001.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Knowledge Management and the Interface Between Accounting and Organisation Theory
Fincham R (2001) Knowledge Management and the Interface Between Accounting and Organisation Theory. Management Accounting Research Group (MARG), London School of Economics, 29 March 2001, London, UK, 29.03.2001-29.03.2001.
Book Chapter
Management as Magic: re-engineering and the search for business salvation
Fincham R (2000) Management as Magic: re-engineering and the search for business salvation. In: Knights D & Willmott H (eds.) The Reengineering Revolution: Critical Studies of Corporate Change. First ed. Sage Publications.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
A Weberian framework for comparing management gurus and management consultants
Fincham R (2000) A Weberian framework for comparing management gurus and management consultants. European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) workshop on Management Consultancy, Brussels, 17-18 November 2000, Brussels, Belgium, 17.11.2000-18.11.2000.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Knowledge work as occupational strategy: the cases of IT and management consultancy
Fincham R (2000) Knowledge work as occupational strategy: the cases of IT and management consultancy. European Group on Organizational Studies (EGOS) Annual Conference, Helsinki School of Economic Studies, 2-4 July 2000, Helsinki, Finland, 02.07.2000-04.07.2000.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Fincham R (2000) Charisma versus technique: differentiating the expertise of management gurus and management consultants. Conference on Knowledge Management: Concepts and Controversies, Warwick University, 10-11 February 2000, Warwick, UK, 10.02.2000-11.02.2000.
Book Chapter
Rhetorical Narratives and the Consultancy Process
Fincham R (1999) Rhetorical Narratives and the Consultancy Process. In: Thorpe & R (eds.) British Academy of Management Annual Conference - Managing Diversity: Conference Proceedings, Volume 1. First ed. Manchester, UK: Manchester Metropolitan University, Business School, pp. 229-244.
Article
The consultant-client relationship: Critical perspectives on the management of organizational chance
Fincham R (1999) The consultant-client relationship: Critical perspectives on the management of organizational chance. Journal of Management Studies, 36 (3), pp. 335-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6486.00139
Article
The consultants' offensive: reengineering - from fad to technique
Fincham R & Evans M (1999) The consultants' offensive: reengineering - from fad to technique. New Technology, Work and Employment, 14 (1), pp. 32-44. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-005X.00051
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Socially Constructing Success and Failure: IT Cases in Financial Services
Fincham R (1998) Socially Constructing Success and Failure: IT Cases in Financial Services. NCR Knowledge Lab Conference on Financial Services, Lancaster University, 13 May 1998, Lancaster, UK, 13.05.1998-13.05.1998.