Dr Richard Telling PhD, MSc, PgCert, BA, FHEA

Principal Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality Management

• Department of Service Sector Management

Summary

Dr Richard Telling completed his PhD in Organisation and Management from Sheffield Hallam University in 2018. For his PhD, he explored the influence of family relationships on the employment preferences of offspring with a family business background. He studied Management at the University of Sheffield for his first degree, before studying International Hospitality Management at Sheffield Hallam University for his Master's degree. Richard joined Sheffield Hallam University in 2013 with a decade of experience working in the restaurant sector across pubs, casual dining chains and independent restaurants. He is a senior lecturer and teaches strategic management and management consultancy, amongst other modules. He supervises postgraduate dissertations in the fields of small business and entrepreneurship.

Richard is the module leader for the Hospitality Management Consultancy module which offers all final year students the opportunity to have a live client experience with a real-life hospitality business. He also leads the Hospitality Business Solutions module, delivered in Hong Kong. Richard has held previous academic management roles in student work placements though more recently manages recruitment to undergraduate courses in hospitality management.

His primary research areas are adolescent work and parent-child relationships and how these play out within the context of family businesses. He is also working on a project exploring the disruptive influence of AirBnB within the lodging sector. He serves as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is a Member of the Institute of Hospitality.