Dr Russ Glennon BA (Hons), PGCert LTHE, MA, PhD, FCMI, FHEA, FRSA, CMBE
Reader in Public Management and Strategy, Research Lead for SES
BA (Hons), PGCertLTHE, MSc, PhD, FCMI, FHEA, FRSA, CMBE, AMIPM
My profile
Biography
I am a former senior manager in local government, where I was head of policy and performance for three large councils. I am also dedicated to the notion of learning and development, especially in children. I have been a parent governor of a primary school, and I ran a cub scout pack as Akela.
I can often be found in a coffee shop, where I will bore you with my views on correct brewing methods.
I am a keen reader of sci-fi, thrillers, political histories and other genres. I am a dad, and keep promising to write a book on how parenting is just like managing staff, only more frustrating.
Ask me about my cat cam and associated online petagogy…
Words of wisdom
Challenge everything, learn lots, and have fun in what you do
Other academic service (administration and management)
Vice-chair of the British Academy of Management (for special interest groups)
Chair of the Public Management & Governance Special Interest Group (SIG) of the British Academy of Management (BAM)
Treasurer of the Joint Universities Council
Vice-chair (research) of the Joint Universities Council Public Administration Committee
Member of the editorial board for the Australian Journal of Public Administration
Scientific committee member for the PUBSIC conference
External grants coordinator for the Business Transformations research centre
SES PGR representative
Expert reviewer for external funding bodies
Reviewer for the British Academy of Management small grants.
Reviewer for the Polish Academy of Science
Community, charity and NGO links
I have been a parent governor of a primary school. I also ran a cub scout pack.
Prizes and awards
Best paper 2021 British Academy of Management performance management track
Best empirical paper at the 2016 Performance Management Association annual conference
Best doctoral completion award at the Nottingham Business School staff awards for 2017
Visiting and honorary positions
Visiting Professor at Kwansei Gakuin University in Osaka, Japan.
Editorial Board membership
Australian Journal of Public Administration
Membership of professional associations
Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Chartered Management Business Education (CMBE)
Associate Member of the Institute of Place Management
Member of the International Research Society into Public Management
Member of the Political Studies Association
Teaching
I am very happy to discuss supervising PhDs on a range of topics, including public sector, public service, local government, fire, police, strategy, performance management, policy and governance, accountability, co-creation and service reform.
I teach Principles of Research Design on the doctoral research training programme.
I also teach strategy on the MBA, and synoptic projects/project and portfolio on the Business and Management Apprenticeships programmes.
Research outputs
My main areas of research are:
- Public management
- Accountability
- Strategy
- Performance management
- Policy, governance, and
- Public sector leadership
- Reform
I am a public sector specialist, working mainly in local government, fire, and health. I also work in the community and voluntary sector.
Orcid ID: 0000-0003-0147-3507
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Murphy, P., Lakoma, K., Eckersley, P., Glennon, R. (2020) Rebuilding the Fire and Rescue Services: Policy, Delivery and Assurance. Emerald Publishing Limited.
Murphy, P., Ferry, L., Glennon, R., Greenhalgh, K. (2019) Public service accountability: rekindling a debate. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Chapters in books
Radnor, Z., Osborne, S., Glennon, R. (2022) 'Public management theory.' Handbook on Theories of Governance. pp. 43-56.
Glennon, R., Ferry, L., Murphy, P. (2019) 'Our evaluative model.' In Murphy, P., Ferry, L., Glennon, R., Greenhalgh, K. (ed.) Public service accountability: rekindling a debate. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 75-90.
Murphy, P., Glennon, R., Ferry, L. (2019) 'Public service accountability - some reflections.' In Murphy, P., Ferry, L., Glennon, R., Greenhalgh, K. (ed.) Public service accountability: rekindling a debate. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 127-140.
Murphy, P., Greenhalgh, K., Ferry, L., Glennon, R. (2019) 'Fire and rescue.' In Murphy, P., Ferry, L., Glennon, R., Greenhalgh, K. (ed.) Public service accountability: rekindling a debate. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 107-125.
Ferry, L., Glennon, R., Murphy, P. (2019) 'Local government.' In Murphy, P., Ferry, L., Glennon, R., Greenhalgh, K. (ed.) Public service accountability: rekindling a debate. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 47-73.
Glennon, R., Ferry, L., Murphy, P., Greenhalgh, K. (2018) 'But what is accountability?.' In Murphy, P., Ferry, L., Glennon, R., Greenhalgh, K. (ed.) Public service accountability: rekindling a debate. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-25.
Ferry, L., Murphy, P., Glennon, R. (2018) 'Health and social care.' In Murphy, P., Ferry, L., Glennon, R., Greenhalgh, K. (ed.) Public service accountability: rekindling a debate. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 75-90.
Murphy, P., Ferry, L., Glennon, R. (2018) 'Police.' In Murphy, P., Ferry, L., Glennon, R., Greenhalgh, K. (ed.) Public service accountability: rekindling a debate. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 91-105.
Glennon, R., Ferry, L., Murphy, P. (2018) 'Our evaluative model.' Public Service Accountability: Rekindling a Debate. pp. 27-45.
Osborne, S., Radnor, Z., Glennon, R. (2016) 'Public management theory.' In Ansell, C., Torfing, J. (ed.) Handbook on theories of governance. Edward Elgar, pp. 46-60.
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Media
Glennon, R. (2019) Hell is other people? So is accountability.
Glennon, R., Murphy, P. (2018) Have we forgotten what accountability means?.
Murphy, P., Glennon, R. (2018) Why not take the time to get the fire framework right?.
Murphy, P., Glennon, R. (2018) Governance reforms go off the boil.
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Reports
Murphy, P., Lakoma, K., Glennon, R. (2018) Response to Fire and Rescue National Framework for England: Government consultation. Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Murphy, P., Lakoma, K., Glennon, R., Spencer, T. (2018) Working paper no 4. Protocol on Central Government intervention action for fire and rescue authorities. Annex A: of the ’Fire and Rescue National Framework for England’ Government (Home Office) consultation. Nottingham Trent University: Nottingham Trent University.
Murphy, P., Glennon, R., Eckersley, P., Lakoma, K. (2018) Response to the Consultation on the safe and planned future of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Murphy, P., Glennon, R., Lakoma, K. (2018) Working paper no 2. Fire and Rescue National Framework for England: Government (Home Office) consultation. Nottingham Trent University: Nottingham Trent University.
Murphy, P., Lakoma, K., Greenhalgh, K., Glennon, R., Eckersley, P. (2018) Response to call for evidence for the post-legislative scrutiny of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 by The Scottish Parliament. Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Murphy, P., Glennon, R., Lakoma, K., Spencer, T. (2018) Response to the proposed fire and rescue service inspection programme and framework 2018/19: Her Majesty?s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services consultation. Nottingham Trent University: Nottingham Trent University.
Murphy, P., Glennon, R., Lakoma, K., Spencer, T. (2018) Working paper no 3. Proposed fire and rescue service inspection programme and framework 2018/19: Her Majesty?s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services consultation response. Nottingham Trent University: Nottingham Trent University.
Murphy, P., Lakoma, K., Glennon, R. (2018) Working paper no 5. A ’model’ national framework for fire and rescue services in England. Nottingham Trent University: Nottingham Trent University.
Moxham, C., Meehan, J., Glennon, R. (2015) Get real: social value at work in the heart of Knowsley. Knowsley Community and Voluntary Services/University of Liverpool.
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Journal articles
Poblete, L., Eriksson, E., Hellström, A., Glennon, R. (2023) 'User involvement and value co-creation in well-being ecosystems.' Journal of Health Organization and Management, 37(9) pp. 34-55.
Dudau, A., Glennon, R., Verschuere, B. (2019) 'Following the yellow brick road? (Dis)enchantment with co-design, co-production and value co-creation in public services.' Public Management Review, 21(11) pp. 1577-1594.
Spencer, T., Hayden, J., Murphy, P., Glennon, R. (2019) 'Stating the obvious: evaluating the state of public assurance in fire and rescue authorities in England.' International Journal of Emergency Services, 8pp. 20-33.
Glennon, R., Hodgkinson, I., Knowles, J. (2018) 'Learning to manage public service organizations better: a scenario for teaching public administration.' Teaching Public Administration, 37(1) pp. 31-45.
Glennon, R., Hodgkinson, I., Knowles, J., Radnor, Z., Bateman, N. (2018) 'Public Sector ‘Modernisation’: Examining the Impact of a Change Agenda on Local Government Employees in England.' Australian Journal of Public Administration, 77(2)
Hodgkinson, I.R., Hughes, P., Radnor, Z., Glennon, R. (2018) 'Affective commitment within the public sector: antecedents and performance outcomes between ownership types.' Public Management Review, 20(12)
Bateman, N., Radnor, Z., Glennon, R. (2017) 'Editorial: The landscape of Lean across public services.' Public Money and Management, 38(1)
Glennon, R., Hannibal, C., Meehan, J. (2017) 'The impact of a changing financial climate on a UK local charitable sector: Voices from the front line.' Public Money and Management, 37(3) pp. 197-204.
Hodgkinson, I.R., Hughes, P., Hughes, M., Glennon, R. (2017) 'Does ownership matter for service delivery value? an examination of citizens’ service satisfaction.' Public Management Review, 19(8)
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Non-peer reviewed articles / reviews
Murphy, P., Glennon, R., Greenhalgh, K. (2017) Leadership and management in fire and rescue services.
Murphy, P., Glennon, R. (2016) The devil in the detail of Brexit starts to emerge.
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Conference papers
Lakoma, K., Glennon, R., Valero-Silva, N., Murphy, P. (2019) 'An examination of the governance of collaboration: fire and rescue services in England.'
Glennon, R., Knowles, J., Bateman, N., Radnor, Z., Murphy, P. (2019) 'Charting the landscape of English public sector reform: when is a paradigm not a paradigm.'
Murphy, P., Glennon, R., Lakoma, K. (2019) 'Changing governance arrangements for fire and rescue services in the UK.'
Murphy, P., Lakoma, K., Hayden, J., Glennon, R. (2018) 'Do the pieces of the jigsaw fit? Evaluating the national framework for fire and rescue services in England.'
Murphy, P., Glennon, R., Eckersley, P., Lakoma, K. (2018) 'Missing pieces? Is absence of evidence the same as evidence of absence?.'
Glennon, R., Murphy, P. (2018) 'Accountability Provocation Workshop.'
Lakoma, K., Glennon, R., Murphy, P., Valero-Silva, N. (2018) 'An investigation into the changes of governance arrangements in the Fire and Rescue Service in England.'
Glennon, R., Bailey, K.T. (2018) 'The end of performance management as we know it?.' In Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire CIPD Branch Annual Meeting.
Glennon, R., Murphy, P., Radnor, Z., Bateman, N. (2018) 'Negotiating accountability to the public in English local government.' In 22nd International Research Society for Public Management Conference (IRSPM 2018).
Hodgkinson, I.R., Glennon, R. (2018) 'Ownership influence on the participation of recreationally disadvantaged citizens.' In 22nd International Research Society for Public Management Conference (IRSPM 2018).
Spencer, T., Haydon, J., Lakoma, K., Murphy, P., Glennon, R. (2018) 'An evaluation of proposals for the establishment of a new inspectorate to inspect both the police and the fire services - HMICFRS.' In 22nd International Research Society for Public Management Conference (IRSPM 2018).
Murphy, P., Lakoma, K., Glennon, R., Hayden, J., Spencer, T. (2018) 'A critical perspective on the emerging new national framework for fire and rescue services in England.' In 22nd International Research Society for Public Management Conference (IRSPM 2018).
Glennon, R. (2018) 'Unpacking and negotiating accountabilities in UK local government (and beyond).'
Murphy, P., Glennon, R. (2017) 'Strategic financial planning, formal scrutiny and performance management in central government resource allocation: the case of Single Departmental Plans in England.' In British Academy of Management Annual Conference.
Glennon, R. (2017) 'Rethinking accountability and assurance in public services.' In School of Public Administration of Sichuan University and Nottingham Business School Research Symposium: ’Public governance and public policy in local government’.
Glennon, R., Hodgkinson, I., Knowles, J., Radnor, Z., Bateman, N. (2017) 'The aftermath of modernization: examining the impact of a change agenda on local government employees in the UK.' In 21st International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Conference.
Glennon, R., Radnor, Z., Bateman, N., Barton, H. (2017) 'The price of austerity: reconceptualising value for money in English local authorities.' In 21st International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Conference.
Murphy, P., Glennon, R. (2017) 'Still waiting... Updating the government’s Single Departmental Plans in England.' In International Research Society of Public Management.
Murphy, P., Glennon, R. (2017) 'Rethinking accountability and assurance in public services.' In Political Studies Association (PSA) 67th Annual International Conference 2017.
Murphy, P., Glennon, R. (2017) 'A critical review of accountability, transparency and public assurance arrangements in England during austerity 2010-2015 in place based accountability in a post Brexit world.'
Glennon, R. (2017) 'English local government performance and improvement approaches in austerity: six case studies.' In Japan Foundation/CIPFA Japan Symposium on Public Services Reform: Innovation Leadership and Governance.
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Presentations
Glennon, R., Hodgkinson, I., Knowles, J., Bateman, N., Radnor, Z. (2019) Public sector ’modernisation’: examining the impact of a change agenda - impact on local government employees. [Presentation] 14/4/2019.
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Other
Bateman, N., Radnor, Z., Glennon, R. (2018) Editorial: The landscape of Lean across public services.
Press and media
Check out my public-service-focused podcast (also available on iTunes, Spotify etc.):
https://publicservicepodcasting.podbean.com/
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