Programme Director for MBA and Senior Leader Apprenticeship
Sudi joined The University of Buckingham in October 2018 first as a visiting lecturer and transitioned into a full-time academic from September 2019. Prior to joining the University of Buckingham, Sudi spent over 12 years working in various positions and roles in the Banking industry, with her last position being a Business Analyst. This extensive industry experience has equipped Sudi with a practical understanding of the business landscape, which she integrates into her teaching to provide students with tangible applications of theoretical concepts. Her mindset and teaching approach is focused on guiding students to navigate a fulfilling university journey and reach their maximum potential.
Sudi holds a PhD in Management and Leadership from Cranfield School of Management. Her research and interests are centred around exploring the impact of corporate governance on corporate sustainability, particularly at board level. As a researcher she describes herself as being interested in “aligning the mind and the heart” in an organisation. The mind referring to corporate governance as it represents principle, order and logic for her, the heart being corporate sustainability as it consists of more emotionally based factors and indicators. The positive impact of corporate governance and sustainability on society motivates her to focus time and attention on subjects relating to these areas on an academic and personal level. Sudi finds the idea of bridging the gap between them both fascinating and vital.
Sudi also holds an MBA and a BSc in Statistics and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is actively involved in delivering lectures and leading modules across various undergraduate, postgraduate and apprenticeship programmes within the School of Business.
Selected Publications & Conferences
Bolourian, S., Alinaghian, L., Angus, A., (Dec 2023) “Exploring the role of board-level corporate social responsibility committees in corporate social responsibility performance: A configurational approach” Journal of Business Research
Bolourian, S., Angus, A., Alinaghian, L., (April 2021) “The Impact of Corporate Governance on Corporate Social Responsibility at the Board-level: A Critical Assessment” Journal of Cleaner Production
Bolourian, S., Alinaghian, L., Angus, A, (Dec. 2020), “The Impact of Board Corporate Social Responsibility Committees on Corporate Social Responsibility Performance: An empirical investigation” European Academy of Management
Bolourian, S., Alinaghian, L., Angus, A, (Sept. 2020), “Unpacking the Role of Board corporate Social Responsibility Committees in Corporate Social Responsibility Performance” British Academy of Management 2020
Bolourian, S., Margenats F.S, Angus, A., (Sept. 2018) “Are Corporate Sustainability Indices Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals?” British Academy of Management 2018, Bristol, United Kingdom
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