Professor Gosia Ciesielska PhD, MA, PGCert LTHE, PGCert Coaching, FCMI, Academic FCIPD, FHEA
Professor of Management & Organisation Studies
Summary
Gosia is a Professor of Management & Organisation Studies at Sheffield Business School. Her work revolves around themes linked to sustainable and fair managerial practices, supporting of EDI agenda, and coaching practice.
About
Gosia specialises in organisational justice, coaching practice in support of diversity, talent management and HR Development. Majority of her work is carried out in highly professional settings like healthcare and tech sectors. Gosia looks specifically at how professional and managerial logics may differ in establishing what is ‘good’, fair’ or ‘valid’ and how to enhance collaboration between these groups. Her recent publications revolve around themes of restorative justice culture, supporting careers of women professionals, and managing organisational tensions during change and innovation processes. Gosia is specialising in qualitative research methods, especially interviewing, organisational ethnography and case studies.
She has worked with industry partners like NHS England & Innovation and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as well as local authorities.
Publications
Journal articles
Harrison, D., Wilson, R., Graham, A., Brown, K., Hesselgreaves, H., & Ciesielska, M. (2022). Making every contact count with seldom‐heard groups? A qualitative evaluation of voluntary and community sector (VCS) implementation of a public health behaviour change programme in England. Health & Social Care in the Community, 30, e3193-e3206. http://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13764
Ciesielska, M., & Jemielniak, D. (2022). Fairness in digital sharing legal professional attitudes toward digital piracy and digital commons. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 73 (7), 899-912. http://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24592
Pattinson, S., Ciesielska, M., Preece, D., Nicholson, J.D., & Alexandersson, A. (2020). The “Tango Argentino”: A Metaphor for Understanding Effectuation Processes. Journal of Management Inquiry, 29 (3), 317-329. http://doi.org/10.1177/1056492618776102
Norris, D., & Ciesielska, M. (2019). Towards a framework for innovation orientation within business and management studies. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 32 (1), 123-144. http://doi.org/10.1108/jocm-02-2018-0051
(2018). Qualitative Methodologies in Organization Studies. . http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65442-3
Ciesielska, M. (2018). Nokia on the slope. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 19 (3), 218-225. http://doi.org/10.1177/1465750317742843
Ciesielska, M., & Jemielniak, D. (2017). Preface. Qualitative Methodologies in Organization Studies, 1, ix-x.
Iskoujina, Z., Ciesielska, M., Roberts, J., & Li, F. (2017). Grasping the business value of online communities. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 30 (3), 396-416. http://doi.org/10.1108/jocm-02-2016-0023
Ciesielska, M., & Westenholz, A. (2016). Dilemmas within commercial involvement in open source software. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 29 (3), 344-360. http://doi.org/10.1108/jocm-04-2013-0058
Bowden, A., & Ciesielska, M. (2016). Ecomuseums as cross-sector partnerships: governance, strategy and leadership. Public Money & Management, 36 (1), 23-30. http://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2016.1103414
Conference papers
Ciesielska, M., & Li, F. (2011). The Connected Home: From Market Barriers to Business Model Solutions. In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, (pp. 189-199). Springer Berlin Heidelberg: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27260-8_15
Book chapters
Black, K., Ciesielska, M., & Whitton, D. (2024). “Dragged in the Opposite Direction”: Identity Tensions Facing Women Academics in Management and Organisation. In Cinque, S., & Ericsson, D. (Eds.) Debating ‘Homo Academicus’ in Management and Organization Ontological Assumptions and Practical Implications. (pp. 161-187). Palgrave Macmillan: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58195-3
Jemielniak, D., & Ciesielska, M. (2018). Qualitative Research in Organization Studies. In Qualitative Methodologies in Organization Studies. (pp. 1-5). Springer International Publishing: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65217-7_1
Ciesielska, M., Boström, K.W., & Öhlander, M. (2018). Observation Methods. In Qualitative Methodologies in Organization Studies. (pp. 33-52). Springer International Publishing: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65442-3_2
Bowden, A., & Ciesielska, M. (2016). Accretion, Angst and Antidote: The transition from Knowledge worker to manager in the UK heritage sector in an era of Austerity. In The Laws of the Knowledge Workplace: Changing Roles and the Meaning of Work in Knowledge-Intensive Environments. (pp. 11-23). http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315556215
Ciesielska, M., & Iskoujina, Z. (2012). Trust as a success factor in open innovation: The case of Nokia and GNOME. In Managing Dynamic Technology-Oriented Businesses: High Tech Organizations and Workplaces. (pp. 11-29). http://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1836-7.ch002
Ciesielska, M. (2008). From rags to riches: A fairy tale or living ethos? Stories of polish entrepreneurship during and after the transformation of 1989. In Organizational Olympians: Heroes and Heroines of Organizational Myths. (pp. 59-70). http://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583580
Ciesielska, M., & Iskoujina, Z. (n.d.). Trust as a Success Factor in Open Innovation. In Managing Dynamic Technology-Oriented Businesses. (pp. 11-29). IGI Global: http://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1836-7.ch002
Books
Ciesielska, M., & Jemielniak, D. (Eds.). (2018). Qualitative Methodologies in Organization Studies. Springer International Publishing. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65217-7
Kostera, M. (Ed.). (2008). Organizational Olympians. Palgrave Macmillan UK. http://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583580
Danby, G., & Ciesielska, M. (n.d.). Gender Bias in Organisations. Routledge. http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003018117
Jemielniak, D. (n.d.). The Laws of the Knowledge Workplace. Routledge. http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315556215
Internet Publications
Ciesielska, M., & Ciesielska, M. (2024). Helping the business world’s squeezed middle. https://the-european.eu/story-33691/helping-the-business-worlds-squeezed-middle.html
Presentations
Ciesielska, M., Black, K., & Whitton, D. (2024). From positive energy to burnout: lessons from women leaders in Higher Education. Presented at: Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, Newcastle upon Tyne
Lewandowska, A., & Ciesielska, M. (2024). Energising connectivity: How single women managers scaffolded authentic relationships & compassionate leadership in remote working during pandemic. Presented at: Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, Newcastle upon Tyne
Ciesielska, M., Black, K., Whitton, D., & Ciesielska, M. (2023). Queen bees and ‘Alpha wolfs’?: Senior women’s view of leadership stereotypes and practice in UK business schools. Presented at: Gender, Work and Organization Conference, Stellenbosch
Lewandowska, A., & Ciesielska, M. (2023). Covid 19 as an opportunity for better workplacerelationship building - Stories of single womanprofessionals. Presented at: Gender, Work and Organization Conference, Stellenbosch
Other activities
Associate Editor for:
Culture and Organisation
Journal of Organizational Change Management
Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry