Professor Rhys Andrews
Professor of Public Management
- andrewsr4@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 4198
- E10, Aberconway Building, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
Overview
My research interests focus on public management and corporate political activity. I am especially interested in cross-sector partnerships, business-government relations, strategic management, corporatization and public service performance.
I have published widely in refereed journals including: European Journal of Political Research, Human Relations, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Journal of Urban Economics, Public Administration, Public Administration Review, Public Management Review, Social Science & Medicine, Strategic Management Journal, Regional Studies and Urban Studies.
I am co-editor of Corporatization of Local Government: Context, Experiences and Perspectives from 19 Countries (Palgrave, 2022) and Public Administration Reforms in Europe: The View from the Top (Edward Elgar, 2016). I am also co-author of Strategic Management and Public Service Performance (Palgrave, 2011) and Public Service Efficiency: Reframing the Debate (Routledge, 2013).
Biography
Qualifications
- PhD Politics (University of Wales) 2005
- MA Political Theory (University of Wales) 1996
- BA (Hons) Government (Essex) 1994
Honours and awards
- Best Journal Article 2019, International Review of Administrative Sciences
- Best Journal Article 2015, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
- Best Journal Article 2006, Public Management Review
- Best Paper, Public & Non-Profit Division, Academy of Management Meeting, 2019
- Best paper presented at the International Research Symposium in Public Management annual conference, 2018.
Professional memberships
Higher Education Academy
Academic positions
Reader in Public Management, Cardiff Business School, 2011-13
Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff Business School, 2008-2011
Research Fellow, Cardiff Business School, 2006-2008
Research Associate, School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, 2001-2006
Research Officer, National Foundation for Educational Research, 2000-2001
Committees and reviewing
Editorial board:
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
Public Administration
Policy & Politics
Public Performance & Management Review
Local Government Studies
Journal of Policy Studies
Publications
We are currently unable to retrieve the list of publications. Visit our institutional repository.Teaching
Teaching commitments
- BSc Business Management Year 1: Management: Theory and Evidence
- BSc Business Management Year 2: Business, Government & Society
- Research methods
- MBA Business projects
- MSc dissertations
- PhD supervision
Research interests
- Public management
- Corporate Political Activity
PhD supervision research interests
- Public sector reform
- Cross-sector partnerships
- Privatisation and corporatisation
- Strategic management in the public sector
- Corporate Political Activity
- Business-government relations
Supervision
- Public sector reform
- Cross-sector partnerships
- Privatisation and corporatisation
- Strategic management in the public sector
- Corporate Political Activity
Current supervision
Past projects
- Primary Supervisor for Elif Genc - Strategy implementation, organizational culture and performance in Turkish local government (awarded 2018)
- Primary Supervisor for Saleh Alreshoodi - Negative institutional influences in the Saudi public sector: Wasta, public service motivation and employee outcomes (awarded 2017)