About

Overview

Annette Yunus-Pendrey earned her PhD in Management at Bayes Business School, City, University of London (viva passed with minor corrections: Feb. 2023).

She holds a MPhil degree from the University of Cambridge, where she graduated with First Class Honors in European Studies (Modern European Politics, History, Economics, Sociology).

She also holds a BA (Hons) degree from the University of Reading, where she graduated with First Class Honors with Distinction in German and International Relations.

Annette's research interests include responsible management learning (RML) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Her doctoral research focuses on understanding the worldviews of future business leaders. This is key to encouraging a more open and constructive dialogue about solutions to critical issues such as the climate crisis. Annette's research examines how individuals interpret and respond to stimuli such as responsible management (un)learning socialization, and how individuals’ inherited worldviews shape their responses and workplace practices. Annette's study contributes to knowledge on the shaping of constructive dialogue. It also has practical implications for organizational and individual level business school reforms led by the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).

Annette is an experienced sustainability professional with 20+ years of analysis expertise. Before beginning her PhD at Bayes Business School, Annette worked in industry for 13 years as a CSR practitioner. She was the Global CSR Manager at Aviva plc in London, where her role included liaising with global investors, leading the scoping, design, delivery and evaluation of Aviva’s global CSR audit program and working with managers at all levels within the organization. Annette has also worked at the University of Cambridge's Institute for Sustainability Leadership, where she supported a more effective two-way flow of knowledge between the University of Cambridge, business leaders and policy makers. As an OECD Consultant in Paris, Annette gained expertise in independent, high-quality research and policy analysis and was regularly invited to speak at international conferences.

This professional background has contributed towards Annette's successful teaching experiences, with sole tutorial responsibility on modules such as Critical Thinking (BSc, in-person) as well as working in a team, assisting in the teaching of CSR (EMBA, online and in-person; BSc, online and in-person) and Business in Society (BSc, online and in-person) at Bayes Business School.

Qualifications

• PhD in Management (passed with minor corrections: Feb 2023), Bayes Business School, City, University of London, United Kingdom
• MPhil. in European Studies (First Class), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• B.A. (Hons) in German and International Relations (First Class with Distinction), University of Reading, United Kingdom
• Associate Fellow, The Higher Education Academy (PR135025)

Employment

• Team teaching assistantship responsibility: CSR (BSc, in-person and online: 100 students), Bayes Business School, City, University of London, Sep 2020 – Dec 2021
• Team teaching assistantship responsibility: Business in Society (BSc, in-person and online: 300 students), Bayes Business School, City, University of London, Sep 2020 – Dec 2021
• Sole tutorial responsibility: Technical Innovation in Management (BSc, in-person: 30 students, online: 60 students), Bayes Business School, City, University of London, Sep 2019 – Dec 2020
• Sole tutorial responsibility: Critical Thinking in Management (BSc, in-person: 48 students), Bayes Business School, City, University of London, Sep – Dec 2018
• Ethics and Environment Officer (elected position), City, University of London, Students' Union, Sep 2018 – Jul 2019
• Executive MBA Teaching Assistant: CSR (in-person and online: 40-80 students), Bayes Business School, City, University of London, Mar 2017 – present
• Editorial Reviewer, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), University of Cambridge, Jan – Jul 2013
• Global Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Aviva plc, London, Jul 2005 – Dec 2012
• Global Corporate Social Responsibility Consultant, Aviva plc, London, Jun 2002 – Jul 2005
• Consultant, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, Oct 2000 – Jun 2002
• Researcher, Pensions and Investments Research Consultants, London, Jan – Oct 2000

Memberships of professional organisations

• Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy, Oct 2017 - present
• Member of the Academy of Management, 2015 - present
• Member of the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS), 2015 - present
• Member of the Centre for Responsible Enterprise (ETHOS) at Cass Business School, 2015 – present

Languages

English (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review) and German (can read, write and understand spoken).

Expertise

Primary topics

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Management Learning

Additional topics

• Qualitative Research Methods

Industries

• insurance

Geographic Areas

• Europe - Western

Research

Title of thesis: Business school socialization and its impact on business and society

Sep 2015 – Dec 2022

Summary of research

Understanding the worldviews of future business leaders is key to encouraging a more open and constructive dialogue about solutions to critical issues such as the climate crisis. My research examines how individuals interpret and respond to stimuli such as responsible management (un)learning socialization, and how individuals’ inherited worldviews shape their responses and workplace practices. My study contributes to knowledge on the shaping of constructive dialogue. It also has practical implications for organizational and individual level business school reforms led by the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).

1^st supervisor

• Professor André Spicer, Executive Dean

2^nd supervisors

• Professor Jean-Pascal Gond, Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility
• Dr Sébastien Mena, Lecturer in Management (Phases)

Professional activities