Research, publications, and resources from the ECU

Research

Faculty, students, and associates affiliated with the ECU are leading researchers in the field of extreme contexts. Research published at the ECU has changed how academics and practitioners approach topics like how teams and organisations handle risky activities, safety culture, workplace responses to terrorism, violence in organisations, and career management for emergency services workers. Explore some of our research below.

Derin Kent and Tina Dacin. (2025) After the crisis: Explaining stories of professional identity growth from collective action. Organization Studies, 46: 995-1022.

Derin Kent and Nina Granqvist. (2025). Chasing storms: Temporal work to foster group engagement under uncertainty. Academy of Management Journal, 68: 380-408.

April Wright, Sandra Pereira, Catherine Berrington, David Felstead, and Jonathan Staggs. (2024). Institutional logics, risks and extreme events: Insights from and for management education. British Journal of Management, 35: 550-565.

April Wright, Derin Kent, Markus Hällgren, and Linda Rouleau. (2023). Theorizing as mode of engagement in and through extreme contexts research. Organization Theory, 4.

Mark de Rond, Jaco Lok, and Adrian Marrison. (2022). To catch a predator: The lived experience of extreme practices. Academy of Management Journal, 65: 870-902.

April Wright, Alan Meyer, Trish Reay, and Jonathan Staggs. (2021). Maintaining places of social inclusion: Ebola and the emergency department. Administrative Science Quarterly, 66: 42-85.

Derin Kent. (2019). Giving meaning to everyday work after terrorism. Organization Studies, 40: 975-994.

Silvia Gherardi and Davide Nicolini. (2002). Learning the trade: A culture of safety in practice. Organization, 9: 191-223.

Digital Resources

Derin Kent and Nina Granqvist (2024). Three ways to keep staff engaged at work. Three ways to keep staff engaged at work | News | Warwick Business School

Frank Martela and Derin Kent (2020). What to do when work feels meaningless. Harvard Business Review.What to Do When Work Feels Meaningless

News

ECU Co-Director Adrian Marrison selected as a finalist for the Grigor McClelland Award for his research on punishment and violence in organisations. JMS on X: "Congrats to Adrian Marrison of Warwick Business School for being a finalist for the Grigor McClelland Award! His research on punishment and violence in organizations is outstanding #ResearchExcellence #OrganizationalStudies #WarwickBusinessSchool #GrigorMcClellandAward https://t.co/fyRsAiXnwu" / X