Dr Marlene Muller
Associate Professor in Leadership | Academic Head: Business, Management & Enterprise.
Dr. Marlene Muller is the Academic Head in Business, Management, and Enterprise at Edinburgh Business School, Dubai Campus. Her core responsibilities are to manage all its business degree programs and to strengthen stakeholder collaborations and partnerships. With the establishment of Dubai’s very own Business Incubator, Marlene hopes to embed innovativeness within our everyday activities, conversations and curriculum. Within EBS, Marlene’s primary passion is to ensure a positive student experience by strengthening their skills in innovative thinking, leadership, and diversity management that will allow them to grow in confidence and succeed in the job market.
Firmly cemented within Africa and the Middle East, Marlene’s passion for education and empowerment are reflected in her diverse stories. Her research on followership encourages us to reclaim our own positionalities and values whilst moving away from detached leadership towards greater inclusion and authenticity.
Her current projects utilise design thinking and appreciative inquiry to improve our own digital experiences that shape both our current actions and future success stories.
As an Associate Professor in Leadership, much of Marlene's research is based on three key areas: Leader-Follower Relationships, Change Management and Employee Experiences, as influenced by HR value chains, experiential journeys, and pseudo leadership. Her keen interest in everything digital steers her towards our own digital environments, centred around human centricity and inclusion.
Areas of interest
- Leader-Follower Relationships
- Followership
- Gender Equity
- Change Management
- Digital Workplace
- Employee Experience
Qualifications
2020 - Certificate in Employee experience and design thinking, AIHR, Netherlands
2020 - Certificate in Future of Work, AIHR, Netherlands
2019 - PhD (Leadership), UoG, United Kingdom
2015 - Postgraduate Certificate in Business Research (Edinburgh Business School, UK)
2014 - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK)
2014 - Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (Heriot-Watt University, UK)
2007 - MA (Theopolitics), UZ, South Africa
1994 - BA (Hon.) International Politics, UP, South Africa
1993 - BA Political Science, UP, South Africa
Background
Marlene Muller has extensive experience in education and community empowerment, allowing her to connect with different stakeholders in a pro-active and inclusive manner.
She has received numerous awards in research and teaching, and published in the fields of higher education, change management, sustainable service delivery, and public leadership.
Recent publications
Projects/Research showcase
AWARDS
RESEARCH:
2013, Best Conference paper in Education (Middlesex University, UAE)
2007, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Service Award (University of Zululand)
TEACHING:
2019, Global Values Award (Heriot-Watt University, UAE)
2018, Graduate Teaching Award (Heriot-Watt University, UAE)
2017, Oscar: The Refreshing Award (Heriot-Watt University, UAE)
2014, Oscar: The Refreshing Award (Heriot-Watt University, UAE)