Dr Linda Alker
Principal Lecturer
My profile
Biography
Over 15 years experience as a lecturer in Higher Education working in People Management at UCLAN, Derby and MMUBS. 10 years experience working within the Public and Voluntary Sector; 3 years experience Managing Small Business. Knowledge and experience in the fields of Organisational Change and Culture, Leadership and Workplace Stress; Facilitating Action Learning and Self-Directed Learning Sets; currently working for SERCO on their Integrated Centre Leadership Programme as a Mentor to Senior Leaders on the programme.
Professional Qualifications: MBTI Level 1 Assessor Graduate member of British Psychological Society Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Other academic service (administration and management)
Teaching
Leadership and change management on the Undergraduate, Masters and Executive Leadership Programmes.
Management
Subject Lead for the Leadership and OB Group
Research outputs
Linda completed her PhD at the University of Manchester on the role of EAPs as a mechanism for managing work related stress. The research was focused in both the Banking sector and local government. Linda’s current area of interest is employer attitudes towards older workers and she is the Lead Evaluator on a European Social Fund Northwest (ESF) project in the Northwest, and is involved with undertaking a small scale research on HRD and the older employee in the financial sector.
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Sandiford, P., Wright, G., Alker, L.P. (2015) Research on Emotion in Organizations. Emerald.
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Chapters in books
Antoniadou, M., Sandiford, P., Wright, G., Alker, L.P. (2016) 'Workplace Fear: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Experiences of Human Service Workers.' Research on Emotions in Organization. Emerald,
Antoniadou, M., Alker, L., Wright, G., Sandiford, P.J. (2015) 'Understanding Lecturers' Perceptions of Workplace Fear: An Interpretive Study in the Cypriot Higher Education Context.' In Sandiford, P., Wright, G., Alker, L. (ed.) Research on Emotion in Organizations. Emerald, pp. 51-79.
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Journal articles
Alker, L.P. (2010) 'Are Small Businesses More Supportive When It Comes To Older Workers?.' Not Given,
Alker, L.P. (2010) 'Identification of Attitudes and Good Practice in the Management of Older Workers Within SME's and Micro Businesses.' Not given,
Alker, L.P., Cooper, C. (2007) 'The complexities of undertaking counselling evaluation in the workplace.' Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 20(2) pp. 177-190.
Alker, L., Mchugh, D. (2000) 'Human resource maintenance? – Organisational rationales for the introduction of employee assistance programmes.' Journal of Managerial Psychology, 15(4) pp. 303-323.
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Conference papers
Abualhamael, Z.W., Alker, L., Pagano, R., Lupton, B. (2017) 'Leadership is the Art of Orchestrating Energy: The Context of Saudi Higher Education.' 9/6/2017 - 9/6/2017.
Abualhamael, Z.W., Alker, L., Pagano, R., Lupton, B. (2016) 'The Relation Between Leadership Style, Productive Energy and Job Satisfaction.' Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, 4/6/2016 - 4/6/2016.
Abualhamael, Z.W., Alker, L., Pagano, R., Lupton, B. (2016) 'The Correlation Between Leadership and Job Satisfaction: The Saudi Arabian Context.' University of South Florida, 13/5/2016 - 13/5/2016.
Abualhamael, Z., Alker, L., Pagano, R.L. (2016) 'The Relationship Between Leadership Style, Productive Organisational Energy and Job Satisfaction: The Context of HEIs in Saudi Arabia.' In University Forum for Human Resource Development Conference 2016. Manchester, UK, 1/1/2016 - 1/1/2016.
Albualhamael, Z., Alker, L.P., Pagano, R., Lupton, B. (2015) 'The Power of Productive Energy.' In University Forum for Human Resource Development Conference 2015. University College Cork, 2/6/2015 - 3/6/2015.
Antoniadou, M., Sandiford, P., Wright, G., Alker, L. (2015) 'The power of Greek ancient philosophy in studying workplace emotions: a theoretical discussion based on some empirical findings from Cyprus.' In European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions Conference. University of Edinburgh, 15/7/2015 - 18/7/2015.
Abualhamael, Z.W., Alker, L., Pagano, R., Lupton, B. (2015) 'The Impact of Leadership Style and Productive Energy on Job Satisfaction.' Imperial College, London, 20/1/2015 - 20/1/2015.
Rowe, A., Davis, A., Alker, L.P. (2014) 'Reconciling the Deal - A Local Authority Employee Engagement Study During Austerity.' In Universities Forum for HRD (UFHRD). Edinburgh, UK, 1/7/2014 - 1/7/2014.
Alker, L.P. (2014) 'A Skill Resource For The Future - Why Should Age Be An Issue?.' In UFHRD. Edinburgh, UK, 4/6/2014 - 6/6/2014.
Alker, L.P. (2013) 'Ageing and Society, Older Workers.' Common Ground Publishing, Chicago, USA, 8/11/2013 - 9/11/2013.
Alker, L.P., Pswarayi, J. (2013) 'The Interaction of Diversity Management and the Role of Intersectionality in the Positioning of Racial Others in the Workplace.' In UFHRD. University of Brighton, Brighton, UK, 5/6/2013 - 5/6/2013.
Alker, L.P., Hughes, A. (2013) 'Female Under-Representation in Greater Manchester Police Tactical Firearms Unit - "A Victim of Culture".' In UFHRD. University of Brighton, Brighton, UK, 5/6/2013 - 5/6/2013.
Alker, L.P., Powell, M. (2010) 'The Changing Role of Training for Older Workers in a Financial Sector of Declining Trust.' In UFHRD. Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK, 9/6/2010 - 10/6/2010.
Alker, L.P., Powell, M. (2010) 'The Changing Role of Training for Older Workers in a Financial Sector Climate of Declining Trust.' In UFHRD. Pec University, Pec, Hungary, 8/6/2010 - 9/6/2010.
Alker, L.P., Powell, M. (2009) 'HRD and the Older Employee in the UK Financial Sector.' 9/9/2009 - 9/9/2009.
Alker, L.P., Powell, M. (2009) 'HRD and the Older Employee in the Financial Sector.' In IHRD Conference. Newcastle Business School, 1/7/2009 - 1/7/2009.
Alker, L.P. (2008) 'Attitudes and Actions Towards Older Workers in SMEs.' In IHRD Conference. Lille, France, 1/7/2008 - 1/7/2008.
Alker, L.P. (2007) 'Is Small Beautiful When It Comes to the Management of Older Workers.' In SCOS. Ljublijana, 1/7/2007 - 1/7/2007.
Alker, L.P. (2007) 'Is Small Beautiful When It Comes to Employing Older Workers.' In BUIRA. 1/5/2007 - 1/5/2007.
Parkinson, C., Alker, L.P. (2007) 'Absence Management on the Line.' In PARC Conference. 1/3/2007 - 1/3/2007.
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Other
Sturges, S.T., Alker, L. (2010) How do you engage a cohort of managers in reflective practice and take them on a journey towards self-awareness.