Dr Kathy Hartley
Faculty of Social Science, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy (BN)
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Senior Lecturer in People Management at Salford Business School with an interest in Organisational Development/Change Management. My PhD followed the first cohort of NHS Darzi Fellows leading change projects on a bespoke Leadership Development programme. Substantial leadership and management experience in industry (healthcare and pharma) building, merging and leading teams through change, and prior to that managing wards as a General Nurse.
Experienced E&S academic and SFHEA with sustained expertise in programme design, validation, accreditation, and quality assurance processes across all levels. Led redesign and CIPD re-accreditation of MSc Human Resource Management programme ensuring alignment with revised professional standards and increasing student recruitment.
At an institutional level, I chair and sit programme approval panels and have previously Joints Boards of Study with TNE partner institutions.
At school level, provided leadership and mentorship to business programme teams going through periodic review and supported the embedding of inclusive assessment practices throughout the school, contributing to improved student outcomes. I have supervised six doctoral students to completion, mentored new supervisors, and examined a number of doctoral theses.
Scholarship and Professional Engagement
Hartley, K. & Youngson, A. (2026, June). Designing transparent oral assessment: Exemplars as support for international students. British Academy of Management, BAM MKE Conference, University of Salford.
Youngson, A. & Hartley, K. (2026, June). Generating examples and other scaffolding mechanisms for oral assessment with international students [Conference Abstract]. Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference (Edge Hill), Edge Hill University. https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/event/2026-higher-education-learning-and-teaching-conference/
Hartley, K. (2026/April) Working longer: the real impact of the rising state pension age. The Conversation. https://blogs.salford.ac.uk/business-school/working-longer-the-real-impact-of-the-rising-state-pension-age/
Comments featured in Daily Mirror, Daily Express, MSN, Lancashire Live, Teeside Live, Leeds Live, Cambridge News, Surrey Live
Hartley, K. (2025, Oct). Revenge Quitting: Is it ever a good idea to leave your job in anger. The Conversation.https://theconversation.com/revenge-quitting-is-it-ever-a-good-idea-to-leave-your-job-in-anger-266823
Business Press
Hartley, K. (2019). Change Management – Identifying the need for action. Business Connect. Oct/Nov 2019. https://businessconnectmagazine.co.uk/change-management-identifying-the-need-for-action/
Areas of Research
Professional identities and cultures; role and career transitions (including international student transition into UK HEIs); leading organisational change and the future of work.
Currently teaching at MSc level, on the MSc Human Resource Management programme, at UG Level 6 on 'Leadership & Management' and on external modules for professionals.
Qualifications
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Academic Practice
2015 - 2015 -
PhD (Business and Management pathway)
2008 - 2012 -
MA Human Resource Management
2007 - 2008 -
BSc (Hons) Social Sciences
2000 - 2005