Professor Donald Hislop

Biography

Professor in the Sociology of Work and Technology in the Business Management Department.

My latest publication is a book called: The Evolution of Hybrid and Remote working: Transforming office-based jobs (Routledge, 2027).  https://www.routledge.com/The-Evolution-of-Hybrid-and-Remote-Working-Transforming-Office-based-Jobs/Hislop/p/book/9781041062998

I have been working in Aberdeen Since January 2019. Prior to this I worked in the School of Business and Economics at Loughborough University (2007-2018).

In broad terms I am interested in the relationship between technology and work and how worker's use of new technologies shapes the character of their work. Currently this is focussed on two core areas. Firstly,  am doing research on worker's diverse experience of hybrid Working. Secondly, I have an interest in how artificial intelligence and robots are shaping managerial, professional and service work. 

External Memberships

I am a former editor for the journal Work, Employment and Society, and served a 4 year terms of office, which concluded in late 2024.

I am on the editorial board of the journals: Human Relations, and New Technology, Work and Employment.

I am an academic Fellow in the CIPD

I have been an external examiner at a range of UK universities including: Nottingham Trent University, Warwick Business School, Leeds University Business School, Essex University Business School, Queen Mary Business School University of London, Durham University Business School

Teaching Responsibilities

I am currently involved in teaching three modules. BU5577 Managing Human Resources, at the Aberdeen Campus, QB5501 Managing Human Resources and QB5506 Managing People at Work, in Qatar