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Thomas Roulet.

Associate Professor in Organisation Theory
Deputy Director of the MBA Programme
Bye-Fellow and Co-Director of the King’s Entrepreneurship Lab at King’s College
External Director of Studies in Management at Girton College & Murray Edwards College

MSc (Audencia), MPhil (SciencesPo Paris), MA (University of Cambridge), PhD (HEC Paris)

Research interests

Economic sociology; organisation theory; social evaluations; stigma, disapproval and scandals; institutional theory; stakeholder relationships; ethics; leadership.

Subject group: Organisational Theory & Information Systems

Professional experience

Prior to starting an academic career, Thomas worked in Debt Capital Markets on a trading floor in London, and for the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) in Paris.

His research focuses on negative social evaluations (stigma, disapproval) and their antecedents (misconducts, scandals). His work has appeared in a variety of scientific outlets in management, including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Annals, Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, British Journal of Management), ethics (Business Ethics Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, Business & Society), and more broadly in social sciences and sociology (Human Relations, Work, Employment & Society, Journal of Vocational Behavior). His work on covert research received the Best Paper Award in Organizational Research Methods in 2017. He also published in practitioner outlets such as Harvard Business Review, and MIT Sloan Management Review, and has been regularly featured in media outlets such as the Financial Times, The EconomistThe Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Telegraph, The Guardian, ITV, Die Zeit, Le Monde, France 24 and BBC Radio London, in addition to writing a column for Forbes.

His book The Power of Being Divisive: Understanding Negative Social Evaluations was the runner-up for the George Terry book award of the Academy of Management in 2021, an award recognising the book having made the most important contribution to the field of management. The Financial Times described the book as “a fascinating study of the social-media fuelled and fast-changing landscape of public opinion, and the possible ways in which that might be beneficial”.

Since 2020, Thomas is a trustee of the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS), a UK charity encouraging research in management and governing the Journal of Management Studies. He sits on the board of various journals including Organization Studies, the Journal of Management and the Journal of Management Studies. He is associate editor at Business & Society. From 2017 to 2019 he acted as co-editor in chief of [email protected]@gement – the first open access journal in the field of management, supported by the French National Science Foundation and the French Academy of Strategic Management. He previously sat on the editorial board of Work, Employment & Society, the journal of the British Sociological Association.

Thomas’ teaching has also been recognised by Poets & Quants (listed among the “40 under 40 Best Business School Professors” in 2020) and Business Because (“Business School Professors to Look for in 2020”). He received the CJBS teaching award for his leadership teaching in the MBA in 2021. In parallel to his teaching in the Business School, he teaches sociology in College, which earned him a honourable mention for the Supervisory Award attributed by the Cambridge Department of Sociology in 2020. Before joining Cambridge, he received a university-wide teaching award at King’s College London in 2018.

Thomas consults on a regular basis for a variety of clients around questions of diversity, uncertainty management, and wellbeing at work. Most recently, he was involved in questions of organisational culture in a major M&A operation in France. He has also given talks and run seminars in ministries and in the public sectors on the return to work and the hybrid office.

Previous appointments

Before joining the University of Cambridge, Thomas was a Senior Lecturer and MSc Director at King’s College London. He has also taught at various levels from undergraduate to executives in a number of universities, including Oxford, SciencesPo, HEC Paris, Dauphine-PSL, and RMUTP in Bangkok.

In 2011-2012, he was a Chazen Visiting Scholar at Columbia University in the City of New York. Thomas also holds a faculty affiliation with the Society & Organizations (SnO) Research Centre at HEC Paris, where he got his PhD, and with Audencia Nantes.

Awards & honours

  • Runner-Up, George R. Terry Book Award, Academy of Management, 2021
  • Cambridge Judge Business School Teaching Award, 2021
  • Listed among the “40 under 40 Business School Professors”, Poets & Quants, 2020
  • Listed among the “Business School Professors to Look for”, Business Because, 2020
  • Honorable Mention, Supervisor Award, Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge, 2020.
  • Runner-up, Best Paper on Environmental and Social Practices, Organization & Management Theory Division, Academy of Management, 2020
  • Runner-up, Responsible Research Award, Organization & Management Theory Division, Academy of Management, 2020
  • Shortlisted, Bracken Bower Prize for the Best Business Book Proposal by an Author under 35, Financial Times & McKinsey, 2019
  • London50, Top 50 Professors in Management in the London area, 2019
  • University-wide Teaching Excellence Award, King’s College London, 2018
  • Best paper in Organizational Research Methods for 2017, Research Methods Division, Academy of Management, 2018
  • ABCD Reviewer Award, OMT Division, Academy of Management, 2018
  • British Academy/Leverhulme Grant, 2017
  • Best paper nomination, Research Methods Division, Academy of Management, 2016
  • Shortlisted, Bracken Bower Prize for the Best Business Book Proposal by an Author under 35, Financial Times & McKinsey, 2015
  • Runner-up, Grigor McClelland Best Dissertation Award, EGOS, 2014
  • Roland Calori Award (Best young scholar in strategy), AIMS (French Association for Management), 2014

Selected publications

Here are a selection of Thomas Roulet’s publications. Please see the “Selected publications” tab above for a more comprehensive list.

Lander, M.W., Roulet, T.J. and Heugens, P.P.M.A.R. (2022) “Tempering temperance? A contingency approach to social movements’ entry deterrence in Scottish whisky distilling, 1823-1921.” Academy of Management Journal (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2019.1411) (published online Jul 2022)

Roulet, T.J. and Bothello, J. (2022) “An event-system perspective on disruption: theorizing the pandemic and other discontinuities through historical and fictional accounts of the Plague.” Academy of Management Review (DOI: 10.5465/amr.2021.0206) (published online Jul 2022)

Shymko, Y., Roulet, T.J. and Pimentel, B.M. (2022) “The façade, the face, and the sympathies: opening the black box of symbolic capital as a source of philanthropic attractiveness.” Organization Science (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2022.1603) (published online Jun 2022)

Rodner, V., Roulet, T.J., Kerrigan, F. and Vom Lehn, D. (2020) “Making space for art: a spatial perspective of disruptive and defensive institutional work in Venezuela’s art world.” Academy of Management Journal, 63(4): 1054–1081 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2016.1030)

Shymko, Y. and Roulet, T. (2017) “When does Medici hurt Da Vinci? Mitigating the signaling effect of extraneous stakeholder relationships in the field of cultural production.” Academy of Management Journal, 60(4): 1307-1338 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2015.0464)

Clemente, M. and Roulet T.J. (2015) “Public opinion as a source of deinstitutionalization: a ‘spiral of silence’ approach.” Academy of Management Review, 40(1): 96-114 (DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0279)

Journal articles

Clemente, M. and Roulet T.J. (2015) “Public opinion as a source of deinstitutionalization: a ‘spiral of silence’ approach.” Academy of Management Review, 40(1): 96-114 (DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0279)

Roulet, T.J. and Touboul, S. (2015) “The intentions with which the road is paved: attitudes to liberalism as determinants of greenwashing.” Journal of Business Ethics, 128(2): 305-320 (DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2097-8)

Roulet, T. (2015) “‘What good is Wall Street?’: institutional contradiction and the diffusion of the stigma over the finance industry.” Journal of Business Ethics, 130(2): 389-402 (DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2237-1)

Roulet, T.J., Gill, M.J. and Stenger, S. (2016) “Cloak-and-dagger organization research: benefits, costs and ethics of covert participant observation.” Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016(1): 12336-12336 (DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2016.25)

Shymko, Y. and Roulet, T.J.V. (2016) “When corporate philanthropy makes the recipients look bad.” Harvard Business Review, 24 August 2016

Shymko, Y. and Roulet, T. (2017) “When does Medici hurt Da Vinci? Mitigating the signaling effect of extraneous stakeholder relationships in the field of cultural production.” Academy of Management Journal, 60(4): 1307-1338 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2015.0464)

Roulet, T.J.V. and Stenger, S. (2017) “What a study of French auditors tells us about homophobia at work.” Harvard Business Review, 29 March 2017

Roulet, T.J. (2017) “Good to be disliked? Exploring the relationship between disapproval of organizations and job satisfaction in the French context.” Journal of General Management, 42(4): 68-79 (DOI: 10.1177/0306307017702998)

Clemente, M., Durand, R. and Roulet, T. (2017) “The recursive nature of institutional change.” Journal of Management Inquiry, 26(1): 17-31 (DOI: 10.1177/1056492616656408)

Roulet, T.J., Gill, M.J., Stenger, S. and Gill, D.J. (2017) “Reconsidering the value of covert research: the role of ambiguous consent in participant observation.” Organizational Research Methods, 20(3): 487-517 (DOI: 10.1177/1094428117698745) (Winner of the ORM Best Paper Award in 2017)

Roulet, T.J. and Clemente, M. (2018) “Let’s open the media’s black box: the media as a set of heterogeneous actors and not only as a homogenous ensemble.” Academy of Management Review, 43(2): 327-329 (DOI: 10.5465/amr.2016.0537)

Gill, M.J., Gill, D.J. and Roulet, T.J. (2018) “Constructing trustworthy historical narratives: criteria, principles and techniques.” British Journal of Management, 29(1): 191-205 (DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12262)

Gill, M.J., Roulet, T.J.V. and Kerridge S.P. (2018) “Mentoring for mental health: a mixed-method study of the benefits of formal mentoring programmes in the English police force.” Journal of Vocational Behavior, 108: 201-213 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.08.005)

Daudigeos, T. and Roulet, T.J. (2018) “Open-access management research at a turning point: giving relevance to a stigmatized object.” [email protected]@gement, 21(4), 1178-1185

Stenger, S. and Roulet, T.J. (2018) “Pride against prejudice? The stakes of concealment and disclosure of a stigmatized identity for gay and lesbian auditors.” Work, Employment and Society, 32(2): 257-273 (DOI: 10.1177/0950017016682459)

Dahlin, K., Chuang Y.-T. and Roulet T. (2018) “Opportunities, motivation and ability to learn from failure and errors: review, synthesis, and ways to move forward.” Academy of Management Annals, 12(1): 252–277 (DOI: 10.5465/annals.2016.0049)

Harmon, D.J., Haack, P. and Roulet, T.J. (2019) “Microfoundations of institutions: a matter of structure versus agency or level of analysis?” Academy of Management Review, 44(2): 464-467 (DOI: 10.5465/amr.2018.0080)

Royer, I., Garreau, L. and Roulet, T. (2019) “La quantification des données qualitatives: intérêts et difficultés en sciences de gestion.” Finance, Contrôle, Stratégie, NS6: 1-12 (DOI: 10.4000/fcs.3312)

Gill, M. and Roulet, T. (2019) “Stressed at work? Mentoring a colleague could help.” Harvard Business Review, 1 March 2019

Laker, B. and Roulet, T. (2019) “How companies can adapt during times of political uncertainty.” Harvard Business Review, 22 February 2019

Laker, B. and Roulet, T. (2019) “Will the 4-day workweek take hold in Europe?” Harvard Business Review, 5 August 2019

Roulet, T.J. (2019) “Sins for some, virtues for others: media coverage of investment banks’ misconduct and adherence to professional norms during the financial crisis.” Human Relations, 72(9): 1436-1463 (DOI: 10.1177/0018726718799404)

Bothello, J. and Roulet, T.J. (2019) “The imposter syndrome, or the mis-representation of self in academic life.” Journal of Management Studies, 56(4): 854-861 (DOI: 10.1111/joms.12344)

Cristofini, O. and Roulet, T. (2020) “Playing with trash: how gamification contributed to the bottom-up institutionalization of zero waste practices.” Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2020(1) (DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2020.39)

Daudigeos, T., Roulet, T. and Valiorgue, B. (2020) “How scandals act as catalysts of fringe stakeholders’ contentious actions against multinational corporations.” Business and Society, 59(3): 387-418 (DOI: 10.1177/0007650318756982)

Rodner, V., Roulet, T.J., Kerrigan, F. and Vom Lehn, D. (2020) “Making space for art: a spatial perspective of disruptive and defensive institutional work in Venezuela’s art world.” Academy of Management Journal, 63(4): 1054–1081 (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2016.1030)

Roulet, T. and Bothello, J. (2020) “Why ‘de-growth’ shouldn’t scare businesses.” Harvard Business Review, 14 February 2020

Roulet, T. and Laker, B. (2020) “Now is the time to reconnect with your dormant social network.” MIT Sloan Management Review, 22 April 2020

Laker, B. and Roulet, T. (2021) “How organizations can promote employee wellness, now and post-pandemic.” MIT Sloan Management Review, 26 April 2021

Lebrument, N., Zumbo-Lebrument, C., Rochette, C. and Roulet, T.J. (2021) “Triggering participation in smart cities: political efficacy, public administration satisfaction and sense of belonging as drivers of citizens’ intention.” Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 171 (DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120938)

Okazaki, S., Plangger, K., Roulet, T. and Menénde, H.D. (2021) “Assessing stakeholder network engagement.” European Journal of Marketing, 55(5): 1359-1384 (DOI: 10.1108/EJM-12-2018-0842)

Roulet, T.J. and Pichler, R. (2021) “Blame game theory: scapegoating, whistleblowing and discursive struggles following accusations of organizational misconduct.” Organization Theory, 1(4) (DOI: 10.1177/2631787720975192)

Gümüsay, A.A., Raynard, M., Albu, A., Etter, M. and Roulet, T. (2022) “Digital technology and voice: how platforms shape institutional processes through visibilization.” Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 83: 57-85 (DOI: 10.1108/S0733-558X20220000083003)

Hudson, B.A., Patterson, K.D.W., Roulet T.J., Helms, W.S. and Elsbach, K. (2022) “Organizational stigma: taking stock and opening new areas for research.” Journal of Management Studies, 59(8): 1899-1914 (DOI: 10.1111/joms.12875)

Jaser, Z. and Roulet, T. (2022) “How hyperflexibility can benefit – or burn out – your team.” MIT Sloan Management Review, 5 Jan 2022

Roulet, T. and Bothello, J. (2022) “Tackling grand challenges beyond dyads and networks: developing a stakeholder systems view using the metaphor of ballet.” Business Ethics Quarterly, 32(4): 573-603 (DOI: 10.1017/beq.2021.36)

Roulet, T. and Laker, B. (2022) “Your career needs a little luck. Here’s how to cultivate it.” Harvard Business Review, 19 January 2022

Subel, S., Stepanek, M. and Roulet, T. (2022) “How shifts in remote behavior affect employee well-being.” MIT Sloan Management Review, 18 April 2022

Aranda, A.M., Helms, W.S., Patterson, K.D.W., Roulet, T.J. and Hudson, B.A. (2023) “Standing on the shoulders of Goffman: advancing a relational research agenda on stigma.” Business and Society (forthcoming)

Bardon, T., Frémeaux, S., Letierce, C. and Roulet, T. (2023) “Making sense of renouncing: a typology of types, motives, and approaches to renouncing at work.” European Management Review (DOI: 10.1111/emre.12557) (published online Jan 2023)

Lander, M.W., Roulet, T.J. and Heugens, P.P.M.A.R. (2023) “Tempering temperance? A contingency approach to social movements’ entry deterrence in Scottish whisky distilling, 1823-1921.” Academy of Management Journal (DOI: 10.5465/amj.2019.1411) (published online Jul 2022)

Pichler, R., Roulet, T. and Paolella, L. (2023) “A bailout for the outlaws: interactions between social control agents and the perception of organizational misconduct.” Research in the Sociology of Organizations (forthcoming) (available online)

Roulet, T.J. and Bothello, J. (2023) “An event-system perspective on disruption: theorizing the pandemic and other discontinuities through historical and fictional accounts of the Plague.” Academy of Management Review (DOI: 10.5465/amr.2021.0206) (published online Jul 2022)

Shymko, Y., Roulet, T.J. and Pimentel, B.M. (2023) “The façade, the face, and the sympathies: opening the black box of symbolic capital as a source of philanthropic attractiveness.” Organization Science (DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2022.1603) (published online Jun 2022)

Books, monographs, reports & case studies

Roulet, T.J. (2020) The power of being divisive: understanding negative social evaluations. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

Book chapters

Roulet, T.J., Paolella, L., Gabbionneta, C. and Muzio, D. (2019) “Micro-foundations of institutional change in the career structure of UK elite law firms.” In: Haack, P., Sieweke, J. and Wessel, L. (eds.) Research in the sociology of organizations: vol.65(A): microfoundations of institutions. Bingley: Emerald Publishing, pp.251-268 (available online)

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Quiet quitting: what managers can do

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Philanthropy in the arts world

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Entrepreneurship Q&A

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Cultivating luck

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The road to successful mentoring: advice for lasting value

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Flexibility backfiring

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Systemic dance

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Competitive advantage

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Reputation

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Looking after workers

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Honour list

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Pro-business degrowth

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UK law firms

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Learning to lead

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Work-life balance

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The London50

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Beneficial wrongdoing

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Phys: Remote working is ‘mixed bag’ for employee wellbeing and productivity, study finds

Adapting remote and hybrid work policies to employees’ specific work-life situations can result in increased well-being and productivity, but many employees are…

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MIT Sloan Review: How shifts in remote behaviour affect employee wellbeing

Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, has co-authored an article on how shifts in remote behaviour…

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The Telegraph: Does power really corrupt? Why genetics could be behind politicians repeating career-ending mistakes

Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School and author of The power of being divisive, is among…

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Bored Panda: 40 hard-to-believe facts shared by the “Unbelievable Facts” Facebook page

Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, explains that conspiracy theories are first and foremost collective narrative…

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We Are Tech Women: How tech companies can promote women’s mental health

According to a study co-authored by Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory and Deputy Director of the MBA Programme at Cambridge…

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Harvard Business Review: Your career needs a little luck. Here’s how to cultivate it

Dr Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory and Deputy Director of the MBA Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, co-authored an…

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BBC: Will workers continue to pay a price for flexibility?

Dr Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on the democratisation of flexible work. “The democratisation…

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MIT Sloan Management Review: How hyperflexibility can benefit – or burn out – your team

Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory and Deputy Director of the MBA Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, co-authored an article…

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BBC: Why some work environments breed toxic cultures

Dr Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on toxic environment in the workplace. “High-pressure contexts…

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Forbes: Christmas party at work, online or in-person: A must for corporate morale and culture?

Dr Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses why it’s important to have a work Christmas…

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Forbes: Management lessons from James Bond, for the post-Covid world

Dr Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, writes what management lessons can companies learn from James…

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Financial Times: Business School Briefing: In-person events; business school awards

Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, responded to FT’s management challenge asking which play or opera…

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Fortune: Why more companies like Nike are closing their offices for a mental health break

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on how companies can protect employee mental…

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Lifewire: How social media companies are trying to stop abuse

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on abuse on social media channels. "If…

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The Telegraph: New frontiers beckon for Amazon as Bezos heads up and away

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on CEO handovers as Jeff Bezos is…

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Forbes: Working from home two-days a week should be made a legal right in the post pandemic world

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, writes about making remote work a legal right…

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Sustainable Development Solutions Network: Three steps for corporations to actually achieve net-zero emissions

An article on how companies can achieve net-zero emissions co-authored by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge…

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MIT Sloan Management Review: How organisations can promote employee wellness, now and post-pandemic

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses how organisations can support employees’ wellness. “The…

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Forbes: Making hybrid office work: four tips to prepare the transition

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, offers some advice on the transition to the…

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ITV News: Business boom for Suffolk garden office company as more people work from home

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on working from home and what consequences…

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Bored Panda: Someone asks people to share conspiracy theories that they actually believe in, here are 30 answers

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on conspiracy theories. Talking about why people…

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Forbes: The vaccine reputation war will only leave one winner: the virus

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, writes about the vaccine reputation war. He says…

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Forbes: Why leaders need to be more compassionate and benevolent

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, is quoted in the article looking at how…

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Forbes: Burger King’s misogynistic tweet: when provocative social media strategies backfire

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School) discusses provocative social media content and what consequences…

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Forbes: Playing blame games is not only unethical, it is also the wrong way out of the Covid-19 mess

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses what makes blame games possible and why…

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Financial Times: Making digital MBA learning add up

Dr Thomas Roulet, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory and Deputy Director of the MBA programme at Cambridge Judge, comments on online learning…

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Forbes: How visionary leadership can get us through the end of the tunnel

Dr Thomas Roulet, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory and Deputy Director of the MBA programme at Cambridge Judge, writes on how leadership…

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Financial Times: How MBA students have faced a year of uncertainty

Current student Hanna-Lil Malone talks about her experience studying MBA during Covid-19. As the head of Cambridge Judge’s Wo+Men’s Leadership group, Hanna…

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Forbes: 2021: Another year of remote work, during which we will need the office more than ever

"The roller coaster that will be 2021 will also remind us how crucial are face-to-face interactions at work," writes Dr Thomas Roulet,…

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The Economic Times India: Degrowth will accelerate as consumers change- companies should adapt now

Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on consumerism. Thomas says there are “clear trends…

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Forbes: How to convince people to take the Covid-19 vaccine? A lesson in leadership communication

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses how good communication can convince people to…

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Financial Times: FT top European business schools ranking

A piece about dangers of a domino effect from burnout during coronavirus pandemic by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation…

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Forbes: There is another epidemic in the workplace – the domino effect of burn-outs

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School discuses how the pandemic has led to a…

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Les Echos: Covid: Cambridge or the revolution in online education

Dr Thomas Roulet, Deputy Director of the MBA programme and University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory & Information Systems at Cambridge Judge…

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Witf: Recognising misinformation amid the 2020 election

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on conspiracy theories. “Conspiracy theories can provide…

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Poets & Quants: Covid-19 business school bulletin

Dr Thomas Roulet, Deputy Director of the MBA programme and University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory & Information Systems at Cambridge Judge…

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The Conversation: To combat conspiracy theories teach critical thinking – and community values

An article written by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses how best to…

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Find MBA: Business schools adapt the MBA curriculum for the post-Covid era

In a response to coronavirus pandemic business schools around the world are adapting the MBA curriculum to satisfy fresh demand for new…

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Financial Times: Business books: September edition

A new book by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, featured in the Financial…

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ITV News: Working from home: will this mean the end of the office?

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge, is interviewed about the long-term changes to business practices and…

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Poets & Quants: The world’s best 40 under 40 MBA professors

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory and Deputy Director of the MBA programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, is…

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Le Monde: Coronavirus: “Who would have thought that discussions about the coffee machine would be missed so much”

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, writes about how teleworking forces management to redouble…

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USA News Hub: Five ways to be a better manager while working remotely

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, shares some insights on how managers could adjust…

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The Conversation: Five ways to be a better manager when working from home

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, shares some insights on how to be a…

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WIRED: How Brexit prepared supermarkets for our coronavirus stockpiling

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments about the behaviour of people during pandemic.…

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Business Because: MBA professors to look out for in 2020

Dr Thomas Roulet, Deputy Director of the MBA programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, is listed among MBA professors to look out…

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Forbes: Leadership needs more diversity and less supremacy

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on leadership. Dr Roulet advises leaders to…

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Harvard Business Review: Why ‘de-growth’ shouldn’t scare businesses

Three ‘degrowth’ strategies can help firms pursue new opportunities while benefitting the planet, says a new Harvard Business Review article co-authored by…

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The Telegraph: Only in the tech sector can you be written off as a dinosaur at the age of 29

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory, comments on the issue of ageism in the UK tech industry. “The norm…

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Financial Times: Filthy colleagues are here to stay, in even the best offices

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory, comments on the topic of filthy colleagues in the office: “People can be…

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Financial Times: Bracken Bower Prize 2019 – the shortlist

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Bracken…

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Legal Futures: Firms with more women likely to adopt salaried partnerships

Gender diversity, but not compensation disparity, pushes elite UK law firms toward the adoption of “non-equity partnerships”, finds new study co-authored by…

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Business Weekly: Gender diversity pushes elite UK law firms towards non-equity partnership model

Gender diversity, but not compensation disparity, pushes elite UK law firms toward the adoption of “non-equity partnerships”, finds a new study co-authored…

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Sky News: Trade War: How firms on both sides of the rift can react

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, co-authored an article on Sky News Australia on…

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Harvard Business Review: Will the 4-day workweek take hold in Europe?

Dr Thomas Roulet, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, co-authored an article in Harvard Business Review on the…

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The Guardian: The lesson from the ruins of Notre Dame: Don’t rely on billionaires

A comment by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, is included in the article…

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Le Devoir: Ambassador sacrificed on the altar of a war of power

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory & Information Systems at Cambridge Judge, comments about the style of rhetorical attacks…

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The Washington Post: Busting three modern myths of diversity in the workplace

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory & Information Systems at Cambridge Judge Business School, co-authors an article about diversity…

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Le Monde: Traveling by plane is today taking the risk of being labelled as “polluter”

The article co-authored by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, explains how airlines can…

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The Conversation: Three lessons for leadership from the Brexit mess

An article in The Conversation co-authored by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge, discusses leadership lessons…

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Le Monde: Brexit uncertainty is the only constant in the British economic landscape since 2016

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory, writes an opinion piece about the economic consequences of Brexit uncertainty. “The fear…

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Fortune: Management experts try to make sense of Theresa May’s unconventional Brexit ultimatum

Researchers from UK business school comment on recent events in Brexit and whether there are similarities in business world. Dr Thomas Roulet,…

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Harvard Business Review: Stressed at work? Mentoring a colleague could help

Mentoring of junior colleagues can reduce anxiety and improve the mental health of the mentors themselves, says a study co-authored by Dr…

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Harvard Business Review: How companies can adapt during times of political uncertainty

Some Scottish firms see opportunity created by the “paralysis” of English competitors over Brexit, says a Harvard Business Review article co-authored by…

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Barron’s: Research: Bad press brings big banks more business

Investment banks have benefited from negative press coverage during the financial crisis, Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at…

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Le Monde: Yellow vests: Citizen hackathon could help to establish dialogue

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, co-authored an op-ed about the “yellow vest” movement.…

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Bloomberg: It’s good to be bad if you’re a bank

A study by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge, finds negative media coverage proved beneficial to…

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The Economist: Naughty investment banks win more IPO business

A study by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge, finds that Wall Street’s sins have a…

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People Management: Are your staff too skilled for their jobs?

In the article Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on over-skilled workers: “Organisations…

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Financial Times: The real reasons why mentors change your life

Research co-authored by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, looks at how the mentoring…

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People Management: Employees waste nearly 13 days a year in ‘unproductive’ meetings, survey finds

Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, comments on how to get the most from…

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My Science: Mentoring can reduce anxiety

A study co-authored by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, says that mentoring of…

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University of Cambridge
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