Stephanie is Professor of Strategy and one of two Deputy Deans for Birmingham Business School (2023-26). She is also Co-Vice Chair Research & Publications at the British Academy of Management (2022-25) and joint Editor-in-Chief of Business History (2019-24).

As a historian working at a business school, her work is concerned with the connection between the social sciences and history, specifically organization studies, strategy, international business and (business) history. She is interested in how to theorise from historical research and in developing archival and historical methods to study organizations. Her historical research focuses on the history of organizations, entrepreneurs and the wider political economy in Africa.

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