Dr Sian Roderick

Senior Lecturer

Business

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Basic Welsh Speaker

Office 343 - 343
Third Floor
School of Management
Bay Campus

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5865-167X

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About

Sian is a Senior Lecturer, Deputy Director of Postgraduate Research and the Admissions Tutor for PGR in the School of Management. Her undergraduate degree in psychology and counselling as well as her industry experience, has informed her teaching of subjects such as innovation management, consumer psychology and research methods. Sian holds a PgCert HE and is a HEA Fellow.

Sian is a member of the iLab Research Centre and is the theme lead for Global and Social Challenges, which is primarily concerned with the formulation and creation of positive impacts for individuals, communities and regions. Her PhD is in organisational behaviour and of temporary workforces. This is with a view to the retention of quality staff and employee health and wellbeing.

She has led several evaluation projects into life science skills, youth development initiatives and community cohesion initiatives such as Local Area Coordination.

Publications include several conference papers in AMCIS, ECIE, ISBE as well as book chapters in Entrepreneurial Learning City Regions: Life Sciences and Health in South West Wales: A Sub-regional Innovation Ecosystem (Springer) and Creating Entrepreneurial Space: Talking through Multi voices, reflections on emerging debates (Emerald). Sian has also co-authored several journal articles published in the International Journal of Information Management, the Journal of Strategic Marketing, Information Systems Frontiers, International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development and Frontiers on Psychology.

Areas Of Expertise

Organisational behaviour, in particular the behaviours attitudes and perceptions of contingent workers
Innovation management
Research methods – both qualitative and quantitative
Consumer psychology

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

At undergraduate level Sian teaches innovation management. At postgraduate level Sian teaches research methods and consumer psychology. She will also be teaching on the forthcoming MBA programme for the School of Management.

Research Collaborations

Publications

Research Highlights

Davies, G., Roderick, S., Williams, M., & Thomas, R. (2019). Chapter 8 Reflections on Technium Swansea: Ambition, Learning and Patience. Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research (pp. 137-151). Emerald Publishing Limited
https://doi.org/10.1108/s2040-72462019000009b008, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67340
Davies, G., Clement, R., Huxtable-Thomas, L., Johnson, G., Perkins, B., Roderick, S., Gregory, J., Rodde, B., & Daniels, J. (2018). Life Sciences and Health in South West Wales: A Sub-regional Innovation Ecosystem. Entrepreneurial Learning City Regions (pp. 267-292). Springer
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61130-3_16, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40555
Rana, N., Luthra, S., Mangla, S., Islam, R., Roderick, S., & Dwivedi, Y. (2019). Barriers to the Development of Smart Cities in Indian Context. Information Systems Frontiers, 21(3), 503-525.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-018-9873-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40723
Rana, N., Barnard, D., Baabdullah, A., Rees, D., & Roderick, S. (2019). Exploring barriers of m-commerce adoption in SMEs in the UK: Developing a framework using ISM. International Journal of Information Management, 44, 141-153.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.10.009, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44873
Davies, G., Flanagan, J., Bolton, D., Roderick, S., & Joyce, N. (2021). University knowledge spillover from an open innovation technology transfer context. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 19(1), 84-93.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14778238.2020.1746204, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54041
Roderick, S. & Davies, G. (2021). A Leap of Fact: Innovation in Local Area Coordination. In E. Bartnik and R. Broad (Ed.), Power and connection: the international development of Local Area Coordination Centre for Welfare Reform
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59019
https://citizen-network.org/store/power-and-connection
Wilkie, L., Roderick, S., Fisher, Z., DRAY, A., Granger, P., & Kemp, A. (2023). Building Wellbeing Through Local Communities: A Mixed Methods Study Using Psychophysiology, Structural Equation Modelling and Ripple Effects Mapping. PsyArXiv Preprints
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/krh6b, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62721
Roderick, S. & Hutchings, P. (2014). The NIQAB as a perceptual, but not attitudinal, barrier to communication
https://doi.org/10.1037/e512142015-854, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40814
Davies, G., Roderick, S., & Huxtable-Thomas, L. (2019). Social commerce Open Innovation in healthcare management: an exploration from a novel technology transfer approach. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 27(4), 356-367.
https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254x.2018.1448882, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40812
Austin, A., Jiga-Boy, G., Rea, S., Newstead, S., Roderick, S., Davis, N., Clement, R., Boy, F., Clement, M., & Boy, F. (2016). Prefrontal Electrical Stimulation in Non-depressed Reduces Levels of Reported Negative Affects from Daily Stressors. Frontiers in Psychology, 7
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00315, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30210

All Research

Journal Articles

Wilkie, L., Roderick, S., Fisher, Z., DRAY, A., Granger, P., & Kemp, A. (2023). Building Wellbeing Through Local Communities: A Mixed Methods Study Using Psychophysiology, Structural Equation Modelling and Ripple Effects Mapping. PsyArXiv Preprints
https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/krh6b, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62721
Davies, G., Flanagan, J., Bolton, D., Roderick, S., & Joyce, N. (2021). University knowledge spillover from an open innovation technology transfer context. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 19(1), 84-93.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14778238.2020.1746204, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54041
Rana, N., Luthra, S., Mangla, S., Islam, R., Roderick, S., & Dwivedi, Y. (2019). Barriers to the Development of Smart Cities in Indian Context. Information Systems Frontiers, 21(3), 503-525.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-018-9873-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40723
Davies, G., Roderick, S., & Huxtable-Thomas, L. (2019). Social commerce Open Innovation in healthcare management: an exploration from a novel technology transfer approach. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 27(4), 356-367.
https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254x.2018.1448882, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40812
Rana, N., Barnard, D., Baabdullah, A., Rees, D., & Roderick, S. (2019). Exploring barriers of m-commerce adoption in SMEs in the UK: Developing a framework using ISM. International Journal of Information Management, 44, 141-153.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2018.10.009, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44873
Austin, A., Jiga-Boy, G., Rea, S., Newstead, S., Roderick, S., Davis, N., Clement, R., Boy, F., Clement, M., & Boy, F. (2016). Prefrontal Electrical Stimulation in Non-depressed Reduces Levels of Reported Negative Affects from Daily Stressors. Frontiers in Psychology, 7
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00315, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30210

Book Chapters

Roderick, S. & Davies, G. (2021). A Leap of Fact: Innovation in Local Area Coordination. In E. Bartnik and R. Broad (Ed.), Power and connection: the international development of Local Area Coordination Centre for Welfare Reform
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59019
https://citizen-network.org/store/power-and-connection
Davies, G., Roderick, S., Williams, M., & Thomas, R. (2019). Chapter 8 Reflections on Technium Swansea: Ambition, Learning and Patience. Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research (pp. 137-151). Emerald Publishing Limited
https://doi.org/10.1108/s2040-72462019000009b008, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67340
Davies, G., Clement, R., Huxtable-Thomas, L., Johnson, G., Perkins, B., Roderick, S., Gregory, J., Rodde, B., & Daniels, J. (2018). Life Sciences and Health in South West Wales: A Sub-regional Innovation Ecosystem. Entrepreneurial Learning City Regions (pp. 267-292). Springer
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61130-3_16, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40555

Conference Contributions

Alkredes, A., Dennehy, D., Dwivedi, Y., & Roderick, S. (2024). Corporate Digital Responsibility: A Preliminary Review. In Saudi Conference on Information Systems (SaudiCIS)
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68286

Other Research Outputs

Roderick, S. & Hutchings, P. (2014). The NIQAB as a perceptual, but not attitudinal, barrier to communication
https://doi.org/10.1037/e512142015-854, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40814

Supervision

Improving levels of Psychological Safety in teams in a health setting: the development and evaluation of a practice based intervention tool (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Nicholas Rich
It will be amended, but haven't agreed the exact wording currently. (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Roderick Thomas
Corporate digital responsibility: Exploring the changing responsibilities of organisations in Saudi Arabia (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Denis Dennehy
Examining the Role of Blockchain for Enhancing the Efficiency of Smart Seaport Traffic (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Denis Dennehy
Untitled (current)

DBA

Other supervisor: Dr Simon Brooks
Untitled (current)

DBA

Other supervisor: Dr Jocelyn Finniear

Taught Modules

MN-3016 Innovation Management

Innovation is the lifeblood of the global economy. This module provides an overview of the innovation process in organisations.
MN-3016T Innovation Management

Innovation is the lifeblood of the global economy. This module provides an overview of the innovation process in organisations.
MN-M549 Research Methods

This module will provide an introduction to the fundamentals of research methods and methodologies to better prepare students on how to conduct a dissertation. The lectures and seminars will be split to cover both the theoretical and practical nature associated with research. They will cover all aspects of research methods: from what is research, the ethics associated with conducting research, the literature review, methodology and what types of research exist such as quantitative and qualitative. This module will highlight the links that exist between each stage of the research development process. As well as developing traditional research methods skills, this module will also focus on the development of career enhancing employability skills.
MN-M581 Enterprise, Innovation and Intellectual Property

This module will explore the key concepts of innovation as applied to the creation, development and operation of an organisation, with particular focus on tech, high tech small as well as large firms. Legal (principles and purpose of company law) and financial (an understanding of strategic financing and the structuring of engineering entities) frameworks associated with the commercialisation of products will be introduced. Creativity within the context of new venture/division development, and the concept of entrepreneurial leadership will be explored.
MN-M594 Innovation Management

Innovation is the lifeblood of the global economy. This module aims to investigate the innovation process in organisations how innovation can be encouraged and managed to generate successful new products and services.
MN-MB10P Navigating Innovation and Change: Fundamentals

This module brings the latest insights from the areas of innovation and organisational change management and aims to equip students with the knowledge and tools to navigate key challenges within this space. Its focus is to develop understanding of fundamental concepts, developed through critical appraisal of cases to examine how innovation theory manifests within continuously evolving and complex contexts. With a focus on co-creation of value, the module will examine approaches to the realisation of new goods, services and processes. Set against a backdrop of rapid technological, global, social and cultural change, students will examine innovation, organisational culture and change through the multidisciplinary perspectives of management, psychology, economics and sociology. Successful companies and organisations of all sizes are typically characterised by innovation and the ability to be agile. This is increasingly important in today¿s global marketplace but brings with it challenges to product and service development, as well as change in organisational structures, operations and human behaviour. This module will equip students with the knowledge and skills to engage in the effective development of new products and services delivering value through navigating the innovation lifecycle, open collaboration and developing organisational structures that support rapid and sustainable change. The module is divided into five key themes, the first three of which are a focus for Part 1, with further development and two further themes developed in co-requisite module, Part 2: [1] A review and critical evaluation of key theories of innovation, strategy and core processes [2] Innovation networks and multidisciplinary approaches [3] Disruptive forces These will be developed further, with focus on application for innovation in Part 2 [4] People, culture and change [5] Product and service design agility Based on this learning, students will develop a business case to successfully navigate and overcome a series of contemporary challenges in the pursuit of new product or service development. Part 1 provides the ability to work with fundamental concepts and theories, relating them to real-world concepts. This provides the foundation for Part 2, where students can move onto more application-focused concepts of development. This authentic assessment reflects practice across sectors, and allows the full range of learning outcomes to be tested. The module will develop managerial skills, synergistic thinking, critical evaluation and research skills. Students are required to think beyond the current parameters of business subjects to endorse their work. The module is also highly complementary to strategic and leadership elements of the MBA programme.
MN-MB11P Navigating Innovation and Change: Applied

This module brings the latest insights from the areas of innovation and organisational change management and aims to equip students with the knowledge and tools to navigate key challenges within this space. Building upon the fundamental concepts developed through Part 1, this module focuses upon further theoretical concepts and frameworks relating to development of specific innovations. With a focus on co-creation of value, the module will examine approaches to the realisation of new goods, services and processes. Set against a backdrop of rapid technological, global, social and cultural change, students will examine innovation, organisational culture and change through the multidisciplinary perspectives of management, psychology, economics and sociology. Successful companies and organisations of all sizes are typically characterised by innovation and the ability to be agile. This is increasingly important in today¿s global marketplace but brings with it challenges to product and service development, as well as change in organisational structures, operations and human behaviour. This module will equip students with the knowledge and skills to engage in the effective development of new products and services delivering value through navigating the innovation lifecycle, open collaboration and developing organisational structures that support rapid and sustainable change. The module is divided into five key themes, the first three of which are a focus for Part 1, with further development and two further themes developed in co-requisite module, Part 2: [1] A review and critical evaluation of key theories of innovation, strategy and core processes [2] Innovation networks and multidisciplinary approaches [3] Disruptive forces These will be developed further, with focus on application for innovation in Part 2 [4] People, culture and change [5] Product and service design agility Based on this learning, students will develop a business case to successfully navigate and overcome a series of contemporary challenges in the pursuit of new product or service development. Part 1 provides the ability to work with fundamental concepts and theories, relating them to real-world concepts. This provides the foundation for Part 2, where students can move onto more application-focused concepts of development provides. This authentic assessment reflects practice across sectors, and allows the full range of learning outcomes to be tested. The module will develop managerial skills, synergistic thinking, critical evaluation and research skills. Students are required to think beyond the current parameters of business subjects to endorse their work. The module is also highly complementary to strategic and leadership elements of the MBA programme.
MN-MBA02 Navigating Innovation and Change

This module brings the latest insights from the areas of innovation and organisational change management and aims to equip students with the knowledge and tools to navigate key challenges within this space. With a focus on co-creation of value, the module will examine approaches to the realisation of new goods, services and processes. Set against a backdrop of rapid technological, global, social and cultural change, students will examine innovation, organisational culture and change through the multidisciplinary perspectives of management, psychology, economics and sociology. Successful companies and organisations of all sizes are typically characterised by innovation and the ability to be agile. This is increasingly important in today¿s global marketplace but brings with it challenges to product and service development, as well as change in organisational structures, operations and human behaviour. This module will equip students with the knowledge and skills to engage in the effective development of new products and services delivering value through navigating the innovation lifecycle, open collaboration and developing organisational structures that support rapid and sustainable change. The module is divided into five key themes: [1] Key theories of innovation, strategy and core processes [2] Innovation networks and multidisciplinary approaches [3] Disruptive forces [4] People, culture and change [5] Product and service design agility Based on this learning, students will develop a business case to successfully navigate and overcome a series of contemporary challenges in the pursuit of new product or service development. This authentic assessment reflects practice across sectors, and allows the full range of learning outcomes to be tested. The module will develop managerial skills, synergistic thinking, critical evaluation and research skills. Students are required to think beyond the current parameters of business subjects to endorse their work. The module is also highly complementary to strategic and leadership elements of the MBA programme.
MNXN27 Navigating Innovation and Change

This course brings the latest insights from the areas of innovation and organisational change management and aims to equip learners with the knowledge and tools to navigate key challenges within this space. Its focus is to develop understanding of fundamental concepts, developed through critical appraisal of cases to examine how innovation theory manifests within continuously evolving and complex contexts. With a focus on co-creation of value, the course will examine approaches to the realisation of new goods, services and processes. Set against a backdrop of rapid technological, global, social and cultural change, learners will examine innovation, organisational culture and change through the multidisciplinary perspectives of management, psychology, economics and sociology. Learners will develop managerial skills, synergistic thinking, critical evaluation and research skills.

Dr Sian Roderick

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Welsh language proficiency

Research Links

About

Areas Of Expertise

Career Highlights

Publications

Research Highlights

All Research

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Conference Contributions

Other Research Outputs

Supervision

Improving levels of Psychological Safety in teams in a health setting: the development and evaluation of a practice based intervention tool (current)

It will be amended, but haven't agreed the exact wording currently. (current)

Corporate digital responsibility: Exploring the changing responsibilities of organisations in Saudi Arabia (current)

Examining the Role of Blockchain for Enhancing the Efficiency of Smart Seaport Traffic (current)

Untitled (current)

Untitled (current)

Taught Modules

MN-3016 Innovation Management

MN-3016T Innovation Management

MN-M549 Research Methods

MN-M581 Enterprise, Innovation and Intellectual Property

MN-M594 Innovation Management

MN-MB10P Navigating Innovation and Change: Fundamentals

MN-MB11P Navigating Innovation and Change: Applied

MN-MBA02 Navigating Innovation and Change

MNXN27 Navigating Innovation and Change