Scott Foster
Faculty
Liverpool Business School
Liverpool John Moores University
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr Scott Foster joined Liverpool John Moores University in May 2013 having previously spent seven years working within the retail sector (General Manager). Scott has also previously spent seven years at Mercedes Benz as a Financial Controller. This was mainly in the UK, but with some experience of working in Europe. Scott has also served as an Infantry Soldier, serving in multiple countries including working for the United Nations peace keeping force. Scott lectures in Business related topics such as Finance, Strategy and Research Methods. Scott’s research interests centre on theorising human resource development; through spirituality and the impact this has on organisational commitment and is part of a team that is looking to contribute their research in the areas of institutes/management-learning-knowledge-organisations-human-resources-and-evaluation-research. Teaching Module leader BAHRM and MAHRM Business and Finance Responding to a commercial changing environment Research Methods. Level 6 year tutor BA HRM Supervisor Undergraduate work placements and undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations Research Interests BUSBS Strategic Management Level 6 tutor Supervisor The focus of Scott’s research is organisational commitment to spirituality in the workplace and the ways in which organisations policies and procedures cater for the right to allow their employees to express spirituality within the workplace.
Research Interest
Business and Management
Publications
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Hosseini, Mahshid; Akwei, Cynthia; McClelland, Bob; Foster, Scott . Spirituality effects on consumption behaviour in the fashion market industry and its importance for the development of successful marketing strategies: A comparative study of female consumers in the UK and Iran
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Foster S, Simcock P. 2016. Changing Aspects of Spirituality:Finding Common Ground between Employees and Employers Diversity in Organizations Communities and Nations >Link
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Foster S, Pimor A. 2016. Integrating spirituality in the workplace BASS (British Association for the Study of Spirituality