Professor Monika Foster

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor

School: Newcastle Business School

Professor Monika Foster is Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor International and Educational Partnerships. Previously Head of Newcastle Business School in the Faculty of Business and Law, and Head of Department Marketing, Operations and Systems and Professor of Business Education. Her previous roles included Head of Sunderland Business School. Professor Foster has worked in Business Schools in the UK, Europe and Far East for over 30 years and led a number of international, cross-institutional and interdisciplinary projects to scope and design mechanisms for assisting students with transitions. Monika’s particularly proud of her study of international student transitions funded by the QAA Enhancement Theme Student Transitions and her latest Routledge publication on Building Intercultural Learner Relationships: Towards a critical pedagogy for higher education in a multicultural globalising world.

Professor Foster’s research interests lie in leadership and change management, employability, internationalization of higher education, intercultural aspects, and leadership and change management (HR). Furthermore, her research interests include developing social capital, international mobility, study destination choices and internationalisation of the curriculum. Professor Foster has previously led Research Centre for Management Learning and Business Education at Sunderland Business School, with Business Educator Working Paper Series.

Monika’s external recognition includes the award of National Teaching Fellow for her contributions to the development of a national framework for internationalisation of the curriculum. Monika was also awarded Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a title of Visiting Professor from Shandong University of Finance, China. She is a Certified Business and Management Educator (CMBE) with Chartered ABS. Monika has served on a number of national committees and advisory bodies influencing HE policy, including Chartered Association of Business Schools’ Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee, the Advisory Board to HEA Internationalisation Framework and HEA ‘Leading Transformation in Learning and Teaching’ influencing HE pedagogy nationally.

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Key Publications

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An exploration of operational excellence methodologies implementation in the logistics sectors: a global study, Trakulsunti, Y., Antony, J., Garza-Reyes, J., Tortorella, G., Chuayjan, W., Foster, M. 13 Feb 2025, In: TQM Journal
A systematic review of lean implementation frameworks and roadmaps: lessons learned and the way forward, Mamoojee-Khatib, H., Antony, J., Teeroovengadum, V., Garza-Reyes, J., Tortorella, G., Foster, M., Cudney, E. 2 Jan 2025, In: TQM Journal
Barriers to Low-Carbon Technology Adoption: Insights From the Automotive Manufacturing Sector in Emerging Economies, Hmamed, H., Cherrafi, A., Shokri, A., Garza-Reyes, J., Foster, M. 27 Nov 2025, In: International Journal of Business Environment
Cybercrime Resilience in the Era of Advanced Technologies: Evidence from the Financial Sector of a Developing Country, Ali, A., Shah, M., Foster, M., Alraja, M. 27 Jan 2025, In: Computers
Electronic Validation systems to improve Regulatory Compliance within the Medical Device and Pharmaceutical manufacturing industries - A survey, McDermott, O., Conroy, N., Foster, M., Kharub, M., Thenarasu, M., Narassima, M. 13 Nov 2025, In: Quality Management Journal
Impact of operational excellence frameworks on sustainable performance in services: a qualitative study, Siefan, S., Antony, J., Mayyas, A., Omar, M., Prashar, A., Tortorella, G., Foster, M., Maalouf, M. 9 May 2025, In: International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management
Integrating Lean Six Sigma and Industry 4.0: Developing a Design Science Research-Based LSS4.0 Framework for Operational Excellence, Skalli, D., Cherrafi, A., Charkaoui, A., Chiarini, A., Shokri, A., Antony, J., Garaza-Reyes, J., Foster, M. 11 Jun 2025, In: Production Planning & Control
Unveiling the potential of FMEA in higher education: pathway to improved risk management and quality, Zulfiqar, M., Bhat, S., Sony, M., Salentijn, W., Swarnakar, V., Antony, J., Cudney, E., Fuerter, S., McDermott, O., Jayaraman, R., Foster, M. 26 Jun 2025, In: TQM Journal
Smart Service Quality in Hospitality – a Quantitative Assessment using MCDM and Clustering Methods, Ayvaz-Cavdaroglu, N., Iyanna, S., Foster, M. 1 Oct 2024, In: International Journal of Hospitality Management