Curriculum vitae
Krystal Wilkinson
07814567913
krystal.wilkinson@hotmail.co.uk
Academic qualifications
Current (2010-2013): PhD candidate, Leeds University Business School
2004: MA Human Resource Management, Manchester Metropolitan University (Distinction)
2003: BA English Literature, Sheffield University (2:1)
Professional memberships
Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD)
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (subject to ULTA-1 final assessment in Dec 2012)
Previous employment
2010-2010: Self-employment for six months prior to commencing the PhD, freelance writing for the CIPD
Flexible Learning resource
2008-2010: Human Resources Officer. The Trafford Centre Ltd
2008: Employment Law Consultant. Hicks Watson Employment Law Consultancy
2007-2008: Human Resources Officer. The Trafford Centre Ltd
2006-2007: Human Resources Manager. Holiday Inn Manchester Airport, QMH Hotels Ltd
2004-2006: Graduate Trainee HR Officer. Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd
Current situation
2010– to date: PhD candidate, Leeds University Business School.
2009– to date: Associate Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University
Awards
2011: Leeds Social Science Institute PGR Placement Fellowship
Work-life balance and the next generation of business leaders. 13-week placement with An Inspirational Journey, an
organisation that seeks to increase the number of skilled women working at the top of corporate Britain. The
project will focus on the career and family expectations of women and men in the early stages of corporate
careers and will address the question of whether recent graduates are equipped with realistic understandings of
the challenges associated with achieving the elusive “balance” between career progression and family life. Main
contribution with be literature and policy review.
2010–2013: PhD studentship – University of Leeds
Work-life balance for those that live alone. This research is exploring the work-life attitudes and experiences of young
professional and managerial employees who live alone. The research considers the interplay of structure, culture
and agency in the lives of these individuals over time, and their current attitudes to both the work and ‘life’
domains.
2004: Manchester Metropolitan University ‘Student of the Year Award’ for the MA in HRM
Award based on overall course performance and final dissertation
Successful grants for research funding
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Publications
International refereed journals
Macpherson, A., Homan, G. & Wilkinson, K. (2005) ‘The implementation and use of e-learning in the Corporate
University’, Journal of Workplace Learning, 17:1/2 (33-48)
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Books
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Book chapters
Wilkinson, K. & Taylor, S. (2012): ‘Managing and Co-ordinating the HR Function’, in Taylor, S. and Woodhams,
C (Eds.) Studying HRM / Managing People & Organisations series. CIPD: London (pending publication)
Wilkinson, K. & Taylor, S. (2012): ‘Resourcing and Talent Planning’, in Taylor, S. and Woodhams, C (Eds.)
Studying HRM / Managing People & Organisations series. CIPD: London (pending publication)
Taylor, S. & Wilkinson, K. (2012): ‘Business Issues and the Contexts of Human Resources’, in Taylor, S. and
Woodhams, C (Eds.) Studying HRM / Managing People & Organisations series. CIPD: London (pending
publication)
Taylor, S. & Wilkinson, K. (2012): ‘Employment Law’, in Taylor, S. and Woodhams, C (Eds.) Studying HRM /
Managing People & Organisations series. CIPD: London (pending publication)
Woodhams, C., Perkins, G. & Wilkinson, K. (2012) ‘Developing the Knowledge and Skill of the HR
Professional’, in Taylor, S. and Woodhams, C (Eds.) Studying HRM / Managing People & Organisations
series. CIPD: London (pending publication)
Book reviews
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Other publications
Wilkinson, K. & Taylor, S (2005) ‘Are exit interviews of any value – do leavers really tell the truth?’ People
Management, 28th September
Conference papers
Wilkinson, K. & Taylor, S. (2005) ‘Exit interviews and exit surveys: an investigation into their accuracy and
usefulness’. Paper presented at the CIPD Professional Standards Conference. 27-29th June
Dissemination of research/seminars
Researching work-life balance & work-life orientations for young professional and managerial staff who live alone.
Research Conversation paper submitted for discussion at the British Academy of Management
Doctoral Symposium. University of Cardiff. 10th-11th September 2012
Researching work-life balance using an adapted Biographical-Narrative Interpretive Method. Presentation at the
Northern Advanced Research and Training Institute Doctoral Symposium, July 2012
Young, free and solo-living? Work-life orientations for young professionals and managers who live alone. Presentation at
the CERIC Doctoral Conference, May 2012 & Leeds University Business School Doctoral
Conference, June 2012. Awarded 3rd Prize in Presentation Competition at latter event.
Presentation at the Leeds Social Science Institute Doctoral Seminar series. Theme for the session: The
world of work: Private identity and experience. May 2012
What about me? Work-life balance for the solo-living employee. Poster presentation at the Leeds University PostGraduate Researcher Conference, December 2011
‘Work-life balance for the solo-living employee: a question of structure and agency?’ Presentation for the Leeds
University Business School Annual Doctoral Conference, June 2011
‘Investigating work-life balance and solo-living’ Poster presentation for the International Labour Process
Conference Doctoral & Early-Career Researcher event, April 2011
Conferences organised
2011 International Labour Process Conference Doctoral & Early-career Researcher event, 4th-5th April 2011 (with Charles
Umney, Nick Jephson and Fatima Malik)
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Teaching
Supervisor for 6-10 students each year for the Management Research Report section of the Postgraduate
Diploma in Human Resource Management at Manchester Metropolitan University
Masters level at MMU: guest lectures on the Research Methods module (2011-12), sessions at the Postgraduate
HRM Development Centres (2010) on networking, and working at Masters level.
Undergraduate level at LUBS: teaching on the Business & Society Modules: Social Theory (seminars) and
Organisation theory (lectures, seminars, VLE management) (2011-12)
Undergraduate level at MMU: seminars on the Professionalism, Achievement & Employability Module (2010-11)
Other related work
National Examination Marker for the CIPD (Modules including: Employment Law; Managing in a Strategic
Business Context; Leading, Managing & Developing People; Designing & Delivering Training)
National Assignment Moderator for the CIPD (Managing in a Strategic Business Context)
Assessment and marking activities for Leeds University (various modules), Manchester Metropolitan University
(various modules and yearly Postgraduate HRM Development Centre), and Exeter University
Student Representative on the Leeds University AREA Research Ethics Committee
Student Representative on the LUBS Equal Opportunities & Diversity Committee
Module reviewing for the HRM programme for BPP
Peer reviewing
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Media
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Grant reviews
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Referees
Jean Gardiner (PhD supervisor)
Leeds University Business School
j.gardiner@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Dr Jennifer Tomlinson (PhD supervisor)
Leeds University Business School
j.tomlinson@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Dr Carol Woodhams (CIPD Flexible Learning and Textbook editor)
Exeter University Business School
c.woodhams@exeter.ac.uk
Stephen Taylor (MA dissertation supervisor & CIPD chief examiner)
Exeter University Business School
Stephen.taylor@exeter.ac.uk
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