Stephanie Mason

Research Student

Bayes Business School, Faculty of Management

Contact

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Bunhill Row

Postal address

Bayes Business School
106 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8TZ
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Executive PhD student researching The Governance of English FE Colleges - Is it fit for Purpose?

Stephanie is looking at institutional governance and system governance, including the use of corporate governance codes.

Qualifications

  • MSc, Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), United Kingdom, 2012 – 2013
  • FCA, ICAEW, 1999
  • MA, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1981 – 1984

Employment

  • Partner, Head of Further Education, Skills and Academies, RSM, 2014 – 2023

Expertise

Primary topics

  • Accounting
  • Corporate Governance
  • Government Policy & Regulation
  • Public Sector Management
  • Risk Management
  • Voluntary Sector Management

Industries

  • education, training & employment agencies
  • non-profit & voluntary sector
  • public sector

Research

Title of thesis: The Governance of English FE Colleges: Is It Fit For Purpose?

Sep 2019 – Oct 2024

Summary of research

Stephanie is looking at the impact of system governance (from government) changes on college governance and whether they could meet the perceived need in improvement in governance. She is also looking at the adoption of governance codes in colleges and whether their use has an impact on quality of governance and decision making.