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Leadership, authenticity and representation in troubled times (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Bolden, R., Oliver, T., & Edwards, G. (2020, November). Leadership, authenticity and representation in troubled times. Paper presented at ILA 22nd Annual Global Conference

In this paper we draw on insights from political science and leadership studies to explore how dynamics of representation play out within place-based leadership. We focus on a case study of Marvin Rees, the Mayor of Bristol’s response to the topplin... Read More about Leadership, authenticity and representation in troubled times.

Have mandate, will travel: The developing roles of the councillor above and below the council house (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Oliver, T. (2013, September). Have mandate, will travel: The developing roles of the councillor above and below the council house. Paper presented at Policy & Politics Conference: 'Transforming Policy & Politics: The Future of the State in the 21st Century', Marriot Hotel, Bristol, UK

The modern councillor lives in an era of complex local governance operating in multiple arenas and networks rather than purely through old-style national/local government structures. The Localism Act (2011) offers no respite from the challenges to th... Read More about Have mandate, will travel: The developing roles of the councillor above and below the council house.

Making the business case, female quotas in Business: Discourses and logics (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Oliver, T. (2013, March). Making the business case, female quotas in Business: Discourses and logics. Paper presented at 63rd Political Studies Association Annual International Conference: 'The Party's Over?', City Hall, Cardiff, Wales

The recent review conducted by Lord Davies (BIS, 2011) on Women on Boards received over 2,654 responses to the call for evidence from a broad range of academic, corporate and practitioners sources. The report whilst stressing that boards be made of... Read More about Making the business case, female quotas in Business: Discourses and logics.

Categorising NEDs: An exploration of the factors which inform the adoption of different conceptions of representation & accountability amongst non-executive directors, an early discussion (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Oliver, T. (2012, May). Categorising NEDs: An exploration of the factors which inform the adoption of different conceptions of representation & accountability amongst non-executive directors, an early discussion. Paper presented at Joint International Research Conference: Oxford Brookes University Faculty of Business and Burgundy School of Business, Oxford Brookes University

Debates emerging from the financial crisis have called into question both current ownership models and present accountability mechanisms as the optimum mechanism with which to provide oversight, challenge and scrutiny of the actions of corporate boar... Read More about Categorising NEDs: An exploration of the factors which inform the adoption of different conceptions of representation & accountability amongst non-executive directors, an early discussion.