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Amanda Jones

Dr Amanda Jones

Reader in Organisational Behaviour and The Future of Work Education

Research interests

  • Human Resource Management

Biography

Amanda Jones is a Reader in Organisational Behaviour and The Future of Work Education at King’s Business School. Her research focuses on remote and hybrid working, wellbeing and work–life balance, political ideology in the workplace, and education and employability.

Her work has been widely featured in the media, including The Guardian, Financial Times, Bloomberg, and on BBC Radio 4, with appearances in the series Payslip Britain and BBC News. She has also delivered invited talks to organisations and taught as a visiting lecturer at other universities.

Amanda’s research helps organisations anticipate the likely outcomes of their workplace strategies and offers insights into how these outcomes can be shaped through targeted interventions.

She currently leads and teaches modules including Organisational Change, and contributes to Research Methods on the MSc in Human Resource Management and Organisational Analysis. She also supervises PhD and master’s dissertation projects and contributes to executive education programmes.

Previously, Amanda lectured on Strategic Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour. She has consulted widely on the implementation of remote and flexible working initiatives and advised Niza University in Egypt on the design and delivery of modules including Qualitative Methods, Change Management, and Sociology of Work.

Before joining King’s Business School, Amanda worked in the professional services industry, consulting in strategic management and systems development for clients including Lloyd’s of London, Barclays Bank, Aon and the NHS. She also held a senior lecturer position at University College Bahrain, where she led modules in Management Theory, Strategic Management, Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour, and Small Business Management.

Amanda is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a graduate member of the CIPD, and a member of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP), and the Academy of Management. She regularly presents her research at international conferences including EAWOP and the Academy of Management Annual Meeting.

From 1 September 2025, Amanda will serve as Associate Dean of Education, Quality and Assessment at King’s Business School, chairing and contributing to several academic committees.

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      News

      Careers event offers key insights for students

      Insights into the world of technology, consulting and finance were on offer at a careers event hosted by the School of Politics and Economics.

      CampusCorp002

      Working from home equals less work? Politicians' suggestions seen as unacceptable, as cost of living discourages commuting

      Eight in 10 employees in the capital say it’s wrong for politicians to suggest home-workers are lazier

      hybrid-london-parliament