Dr Bianca Stumbitz
| Name | Dr Bianca Stumbitz |
|---|---|
| Job title | Senior Research Fellow |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research |
| Email address | b.stumbitz@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6399-9507 |
| Contact category | Researcher |
Biography
Biography My key research interests include diversity and inclusion in the
workplace, with an emphasis on gender and work-family related issues, as well
as working conditions more broadly. I have specialist knowledge on the subject
of maternity and paternity workplace policies and practices across the world,
and have recently undertaken related research in Ghana, South Africa and
Malaysia. I am currently Principal Investigator on a three-year ESRC-funded
study on the Transition to Parenthood in UK SMEs, in collaboration with Working
Families and the Fatherhood Institute. In another current study I am exploring
awareness of menopause symptoms and workplace support in the higher education
context. A further key stream of my work is related to social
enterprise. Recent projects include studies on the role of community
businesses in providing health and wellbeing services and ‘good work’, and on
alternative social enterprise models for delivering health and social care
public services. Funders of my work have included the International Labour
Organization, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the European
Commission. As part of my work, I have been advising multiple stakeholders,
including employers, trade unions, government departments, international
organizations and NGOs. I co-lead the Middlesex University Gender &
Diversity Research Cluster, the International Committee of the US-based Work
and Family Researchers Network, and I am a member of the Maternity Protection
Committee of the German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens,
Women and Youth.
Teaching
Bianca is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Her Teaching
interests include qualitative research methods; small business and (social and gendered) entrepreneurship; equality, diversity and inclusion; and HRM.
PhD Research Training
HRM4030 - Research Methods
HRM3011 - Contemporary Issues in HRM
HRM4415 - Research Methods
SOC4100 - Research Design and Ethics
MGT3999 - Research Project
MGT3193 - Business Start-Ups
MGT2321-6/MGT2421 -
Principles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Education and qualifications
'Social Entrepreneurship Shaped by the Life Course: A Case Study of Older Social Entrepreneurs in the UK', Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research (CEEDR)
Grants
Becoming a parent is one of the most impactful processes in a person’s working life course. Expecting and new parents are entitled to a range of workplace supports to help them during this time of transition. Yet, most research on the experiences of pregnancy or parenthood and employment focuses on large firms and thereby excludes the experiences of the majority of employers and employees who become parents both in the UK and globally.
The study will address this knowledge gap by examining how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs, 1-249 staff) manage their businesses and staffing when their employees (both mothers and fathers) become parents. The project team includes researchers from the Universities of Middlesex, Manchester and Leeds, as well as the charities Working Families and the Fatherhood Institute.
Projects
- Transition to Parenthood in UK SMEs
Prizes and Awards
Research outputs
EDI and postgraduate research: report on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion review of postgraduate research at Middlesex University
Pizzolato, N., Saini, R., Stumbitz, B. and Sotiropoulou, P. 2024. EDI and postgraduate research: report on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion review of postgraduate research at Middlesex University. Middlesex University. https://doi.org/10.60528/1qw7q5Newham working student pilot project summary report
Clark, N., Keles, J., Stumbitz, B. and Woodcock, J. 2020. Newham working student pilot project summary report. London, UK Middlesex University. https://doi.org/10.22023/mdx.12937253.v1A Southern encounter: Maternal body work and low-income mothers in South Africa
Stumbitz, B. and Jaga, A. 2020. A Southern encounter: Maternal body work and low-income mothers in South Africa. Gender, Work and Organization. 27 (6), pp. 1485-1500. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12527Social enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe
Stumbitz, B., Vickers, I. and Lyon, F. 2019. Social enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Luxembourg European Union. https://doi.org/10.2767/330252Maternity protection in formal and informal economy workplaces: The case of Ghana
Stumbitz, B., Lewis, S., Kyei, A. and Lyon, F. 2018. Maternity protection in formal and informal economy workplaces: The case of Ghana. World Development. 110, pp. 373-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.06.007Maternity management in SMEs: a transdisciplinary review and research agenda
Stumbitz, B., Lewis, S. and Rouse, J. 2018. Maternity management in SMEs: a transdisciplinary review and research agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews. 20 (2), pp. 500-522. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12143Research on work and family – some issues and challenges
Lewis, S. and Stumbitz, B. 2017. Research on work and family – some issues and challenges. in: Liebig, B. and Oechsle, M. (ed.) Fathers in Work Organizations: Inequalities and Capabilities, Rationalities and Politics Opladen Barbara Budrich. pp. 227-245Maternity protection in SMEs: an international review
Lewis, S., Stumbitz, B., Miles, L. and Rouse, J. 2014. Maternity protection in SMEs: an international review. Geneva International Labour Organization.Social entrepreneurship shaped by the life course: a case study of older social entrepreneurs in the UK
Stumbitz, B. 2013. Social entrepreneurship shaped by the life course: a case study of older social entrepreneurs in the UK. PhD thesis Middlesex University Business SchoolCan better working conditions improve the performance of SMEs? An international literature review
Croucher, R., Stumbitz, B., Quinlan, M. and Vickers, I. 2013. Can better working conditions improve the performance of SMEs? An international literature review. Geneva, Switzerland International Labour Organization.518
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