Faculty of Social Sciences

Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management

Dr. Nicole Knight

Lecturer in International Business and Organisational Behaviour

Programme Coordinator - MSc. Management with International Management Specialisation

A decade after graduation from UWI Cave Hill Campus, Dr. Nicole Knight returned in 2004 to share the knowledge she acquired in the classroom and in the industry. Dr. Knight specialises in human resources management and in managing businesses and people across borders and cultural contexts.  She is an active member of HRMAB (Human Resource Management Association of Barbados) as part of her effort to bridge the gap between academia and industry.  

Family is important to Dr. Knight and she enjoys spending time with her parents,siblings and teenage son. She also dedicates time and energy to charitable work and to personal health and fitness.

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD Management Studies, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus  (2017)
  • MBA, London South Bank University  (2000)
  • BSc. Management Studies, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus  (1994)

 
Professional Qualifications

  • Postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus  (2012)

Undergraduate Courses

  • MGMT 2008- Organisational Behavior
  • MGMT 2013- International Business
  • MGMT 3017- Human Resources Management
  • MGMT 3038- Cross National Management

 
Graduate Courses

  • IMGT 6060 – International Organisational Behaviour

 
Academic Responsibilities

  • Co-ordinator, MSc. International Management and MSc. Management (International Management Specialisation)  (2010-2013)
  • Member, Campus Library Committee  (2015 – Present)
  • Edited Organisational Behavior Manual 2009 for Distance Education Division at Cave Hill Campus  (2009)

 
 

Research Interests

  • Leadership
  • International Management
  • Cross-Cultural Management

Selected Publications

  • Michaud, J. et al. (2020). ‘Development and validation of the Leadership Effectiveness in Africa and the Diaspora (LEAD) scale’, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 20(3), pp. 361–384. doi: 10.1177/1470595820973438.
  • Knight, N., (2015). The  impact of organisational culture and leadership behaviour on middle manager involvement in strategy and middle manager satisfaction: A conceptual framework. The Journal of Public Sector Policy Analysis, 8. p.3-23
  •  Holder, K., Knight, N., Punnett, B.J. and Charles, R., (2014). Culture, leadership and motivation in two Commonwealth Caribbean countries: One look at the African Diaspora. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences/Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, 31(4), pp.245-256.

Selected Conferences

  • Knight, N. et al. (2015). Leadership effectiveness in the Caribbean. The LEAD Research Project. Caribbean Studies Association Conference, New Orleans, May. 
  • Knight, N. (2015). Academy of Management Conference Doctoral Consortium. Paper presented on PhD Thesis topic.
  • Lituchy, T.  Galperin, B. and Knight, N. (2015).  A culturally appropriate measure of leadership: Leadership effectiveness in Africa and the Disaspora (LEAD). Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver British Columbia.
  • Lituchy, T. Galperin, B., Knight, N. and Metwally, E. K. (2015). Doing management research in Africa, The Caribbean and the Disapora.  Academy of Management Conference, Vancouver British Columbia.
  • Knight, N. (2014). The  impact of leadership behaviours and organiational culture on middle manager involvement. Strategic Management Society (SMS) Special Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark  June 13.
  • Lituchy, T. Galperin, B.  Knight, N.  (2013). Leadership and motivation in the Caribbean and the Diaspora in the United States.  SALISES Conference, Barbados, April.
  • Knight, N. (2013).  Middle managers and organisational change in the public sector – A conceptual paper. SALISES Conference in Barbados, April. 

 

 

Areas of Expertise

  • Cross National Management
  • Leadership
  • Human Resources Management

 
Public Service 

  • Member, Board of Trustees for  The Combermere School Trust  (2019 – Present)
  • PTA Class Representative, Queens College Secondary School  (2019 – Present)
  • Member, Runnersway Club (club and charitable organisation)  (2016 – Present)