Dr Ally Memon

Assistant Professor

School: Newcastle Business School

Dr Memon has research interest in public service organisations and currently serves as a department research ethics lead and as member of Northumbria University's College of Ethics Reviewers. He is also the Workforce Stream Representative for the WHO World Rehabilitation Alliance of which Northumbria University is a member organisation.

Dr Memon is currently a postgraduate external examiner at University of Bradford and Aston University. He also serves on the board of Gosforth Group Federated Academies Ltd. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Prior to joining Northumbria University, he was based at Kingston University (London) where he extensively taught and supervised research on the MSc Leadership and Management in Health programme. Formerly, he taught and supervised on postgraduate programmes at University of Edinburgh and on the Alpha1Education programme at University of Oxford.

He has served as a Research Associate on an Erasmus Plus project (PROPOUND) funded by the European Commission Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) which examined transversal skills development and graduate employability in Europe. His research work has featured in internationally leading journals and has received recognition from bodies including Holyrood, the International Research Society for Public Management, and the Irish Academy of Management.

As a Chartered CIPD practitioner, he has undertaken a diverse portfolio of training and consultancy work with a range of public and private sector organisations in the UK and internationally. This includes evaluations of the 'Leadership Development Programme for NHS commissioners' and the 'NHS-Go app for health literacy in young people', funded under the Healthy London Partnership initiative.

Dr Memon was awarded a PhD from the University of Edinburgh where he examined the management and governance of integrated healthcare service systems. He is a horology and cobblery enthusiast and his alma maters include Keele University, University of Edinburgh, University of Wolverhampton and Drogheda Grammar School.

Campus Address

201
CCE1, Business and Law Building
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE2 1XA

Email Ally

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Dr Memon is interested in aspects of integration and innovation in public services, with a view to how managers learn, innovate and influence governance in public service organisations. More broadly interested in Public Management theory, Social Innovation theory and Qualitative Research methodologies. Areas of research interest include:

Integration of Public Services
Management in Healthcare Service Systems
Learning in Public Sector Organisations
Governance and Public Management
Public Service Innovation
Secularization and National Development (SAARC and GCC regions)

For funded PhD project opportunities under Dr Memon visit https://bit.ly/3CVCwCP and https://tinyurl.com/3m6k86fh

Key Publications

Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
Conceptualising toxic public leadership and public value creation in health care services, Ruddock, A., Memon, A., Johnston, L. 7 Apr 2025, IRSPM Conference 2025
Innovations and challenges in new territory: delivering a research based study module on a partner-based distance learning postgradute programme, Memon, A. 7 Jul 2023, BAM MKE Teaching Practice Conference
Safety climate and service access during COVID-19: a preliminary study in healthcare sector, Scuderi, V., Paolillo, A., Memon, A. 24 Jan 2023, 21st Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology
Governance-as-legitimacy: are ecosystems replacing networks?, Kinder, T., Six, F., Stenvall, J., Memon, A. 2 Jan 2022, In: Public Management Review
Perceptions of safety climate amongst employees and service users in healthcare in midst of a pandemic: a systematic review of literature, Memon, A., Paolillo, A. 7 Jul 2022, 15th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference
Users-perceived safety climate and safety behaviors in the healthcare sector and its implications for healthcare professionals and organisations: a preliminary study during Covid-19, Paolillo, A., Memon, A., Scuderi, V. 6 Jul 2022, 15th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference
Emerging Governances, Different Perspectives, Kinder, T., Six, F., Stenvall, J., Talonen, A., Memon, A. 7 Jun 2021, In: International Public Management Review
Relational leadership in collaborative governance ecosystems, Kinder, T., Stenvall, J., Six, F., Memon, A. 2 Nov 2021, In: Public Management Review
An independent psychological evaluation of an NHS app designed to improve young people’s health literacy, Yarker, J., Russell, E., Lloyd-Houldey, A., Memon, A. 2019, 19th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology
Factors Influencing Uptake and Use of a New Health Information App for Young People, Russell, E., Lloyd-houldey, A., Memon, A., Yarker, J. 28 Jan 2019, In: Journal of Technology in Human Services

PGR Supervision

Adam Ruddock A qualitative study of toxic leadership in the NHS and its impact on public service delivery, outcomes and value creation. Start Date: 01/10/2023
Adam Ruddock A qualitative study of toxic leadership in the NHS and its impact on public service delivery, outcomes and value creation. Start Date: 01/10/2023 End Date: 17/10/2025

Further Information

Affilitations:

Fellow (FRSA), Royal Society for Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Associate Consultant, Public Administration International Ltd.
External Examiner (MBA), Aston University
External Examiner (PG), University of Bradford
Trustee (Board of Trustees), Gosforth Federated Academies Ltd.
Referee, Public Management Review Journal
Chartered MCIPD, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Member, UCL Qualitative Health Research Network

Qualifications

MA (Hons)
PhD
MSc
BSc (Hons)
CMBE (Certified Management and Business Educator)
Chartered MCIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
FHEA (Fellow, Higher Education Academy)
FRSA (Fellow, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce)