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Salford Business School Professor John Davies

Associate Head (Engagement)

Directorate: Business Operations

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J.Davies@salford.ac.uk
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0161 295 2479
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Maxwell 514c
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Professor John Davies

Professor John Davies joined the University of Salford in 1992 as a Lecturer in Quality Management after working in management roles in the chemical processing industries for 13 years.

John is Professor of Quality Management and Business Development at Salford Business School.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), a Chartered Quality Professional (CQP), former Chief Examiner for the CQI Diploma and Certificate in Quality, and former Chair of the CQI's Advisory Council. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and a Director and Trustee of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE).

Qualifications

  • Chartered Quality Professional (CQP), 2008.
  • Member of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (MISBE), 2006.
  • PhD. The Implementation of the European Foundation for Quality Management's (EFQM) Excellence Model in Academic Units of United Kingdom Universities (Salford), 2004.
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2001.
  • Fellow of the Institute of Quality Assurance (FIQA), 2000. Fellow of the Chartered Quality Institute (FCQI) from January 2007.
  • European Foundation for Quality Management Business Excellence Model assessor, 1997.
  • Member of the Institute of Quality Assurance (MIQA), 1995.
  • British Standards Institute Lead Assessor Course, 1992.
  • MSc (Modular) (Salford), 1992. Modules in Business and Management.
  • BSc (Hons) Polymer Science and Technology (2.1) (CNAA), 1986. Winner of the British Vita sponsored E.H. Wallace Prize for the best academic performance by a part-time student.
  • TEC Higher Certificate Polymer Science, 1982.

 

Teaching

  • BSc (Hons) Business and Management Studies final year. Management Simulation.
  • MSc Financial Services Management. Managing Service Quality.
  • MBA. Entrepreneurial Leadership.

In addition, he is a regular contributor to the University's Enterprise Academy programme.

Enterprise

John is Director of Knowledge Transfer for the school with responsibility for Knowledge Transfer Projects (KTPs), Consultancy, and European and Regional Funded Projects. He has extensive experience in working with organisations through funded projects in business process development, quality and performance improvement.

Research

John's current areas of research activity are the implementation of Quality Systems, Models and Techniques in a range of organisational contexts, Service Quality, and Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Development. He is a member of the Editorial Boards for the Journal of Quality, TQM Journal, Quality Assurance in Education and the International Journal of Lean Six Sigma. He has published over 40 refereed papers and has a successful record of PhD completions under his supervision.