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Dr Nik Winchester

Lecturer in Management

Dr Nik Winchester is a member of The Open University's Centre for Public Leadership and Social Enterprise.

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Biography

Nik Winchester is a Lecturer in Management at the Open University Business School. Prior to joining the Open University he worked at Cardiff University carrying out a series of research projects focussed on the global regulation with particular emphasis on the maritime sector. He retains an interest in this area, but has expanded his interests to the areas of inter-organisational relations and the links between governance and performance.

Nik has a longstanding research agenda on global regulation, including a groundbreaking comparative study of state regulatory regimes and an innovative study of fraudulent practice within the system of seafarer certification. This acknowledged expertise led to his appointment to the International Labour Organisation during the production of the recent Maritime Labour Convention and to an expert panel on the National Audit Office’s recent assessment of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

At OUBS Nik has worked on an EU project entitled Learning to collaborate in which he worked collaboratively with 14 European partners to produce e-learning material for use in MBA and executive programmes across Europe and the USA. He has also recently completed a study of Comparative governance arrangements and comparative performance within the NHS, funded by NHS-SDO.

Nik’s research has been funded by a variety of bodies including the European Union, European Maritime Safety Agency, Department for Transport and International Transport Workers Federation. He has a longstanding interest in the area of social theory and writes occasional policy documents including a recent study of Digital Inclusion and Social Housing commissioned by the National Housing Federation.

Research student supervision

Publications

Journal papers
Bailey, N, Winchester, N  (2012)  'Islands in the stream: revisiting methodological nationalism under conditions of globalization', Sociology, pp. (In press). Abstract
Winchester, N, Bailey, N  (2012)  'Making sense of ‘global’ social justice: Claims for justice in the global labour market for seafarers', Sociological Research Online, vol. 17, issue 4, pp. (In Press). Abstract
Vangen, S, Winchester, N  (2012)  'Managing cultural diversity in collaborations: a focus on management tensions', Public Management Review, pp. (In press).
Anner, M, Lillie, N, Winchester, NJ, Greer, I, Hauptmeier, M  (2006)  'The industrial determinants of transnational solidarity: global interunion politics in three sectors', European Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 12, issue 1, pp. 01/07/27.
Wu, B, Winchester, NJ  (2005)  'Crew study of seafarers: a methodological approach to the global labour market for seafarers', Marine Policy, vol. 29, issue 4, Elsevier B.V., pp. 323-330.
Winchester, NJ  (2003)  'Open registers, Zelfregulering en criminaliteit [Open registers, self-regulation and crime]', Justitiële Verkenningen [Juridical Explorations], vol. 29, issue 2, Rotterdam, WODC, pp. 71-85.
Alderton, T, Winchester, NJ  (2002)  'Flag states and safety: 1997-1999', Maritime Policy & Management, vol. 29, issue 2, Routledge, pp. 151-162.
Alderton, T, Winchester, NJ  (2002)  'Globalisaton and de-regulation in the maritime industry', Marine Policy, vol. 26, issue 1, Elsevier B.V., pp. 35-43.
Alderton, T, Winchester, NJ  (2002)  'Regulation, representation and the flag market', Journal for Maritime Research, National Maritime Museum.
Books
Di Domenico, MariaLaura, Vangen, Siv, Winchester, Nik J., Boojihawon, Roshan D. K., Mordaunt, Jill (eds)  (2011)  'Organizational Collaboration: Themes and Issues', Abingdon, U.K and New York, NY, U.S., Routledge. Abstract
Alderton, T., Bloor, M., Kahveci, E., Lane, T., Sampson, H., Thomas, M., Winchester, Nik J., Wu, B., Zhao, M. (eds)  (2004)  'The Global Seafarer: Living and working conditions in a globalized industry', International Labour Office.
Winchester, NJ, Alderton, T  (2003)  'Flag State Audit 2003', Cardiff, SIRC.
Book chapters
Alderton, T, Winchester, NJ  (2002)  'Internationale Regulierungen und die Praxis von Flaggenstaaten. Eine globale vergleichende Analyse [International Regulation and the practice of flag states. A global comparative analysis]', Gerstenberger, H and Welke, U (eds) Gerstenberger, H (trans.) Seefahrt im Zeichen der Globalisierung, Münster, Germany, Westfälisches Dampfboot.
Alderton, T, Winchester, NJ  (2001)  'Globalisation in the maritime industry: its effects upon trhe human factor', Puig, JO, Dauer, RRM, Blanco, RG and Mallofre JM (eds) Maritime Transport, Catalonia, UPC.
Reports
Winchester, NJ, Shelly, T, Sampson, H  (2006)  'An analysis of crewing levels: findings from the SIRC Global Labour Market Survey', Cardiff, SIRC.
Winchester, NJ, Obando-Rojas, B  (2005)  'Investigation into unlawful practices associated with certificates of competency and other certificates in the United Kingdom', Cardiff, SIRC.
Winchester, NJ, Obando-Rojas, B  (2003)  'Study into the feasibility of setting up a database for UK non-certificated officers and ratings', Cardiff, SIRC.
Winchester, NJ, Belcher, P  (2003)  'The World's Maritime Industry in 2002', The International Transport Workers' Federation Flags of Convenience Campaign Update, London, ITF.
Winchester, NJ, Belcher, P  (2002)  'Developments in the maritime industry', The International Transport Workers' Ferderation Flags of Convenience Campaign Report 2001/02, London, ITF.
Bloor, M, Lane, AD, Obando-Rojas, B, Sampson, H, Thomas, M, Winchester, NJ, Zhao, M  (2001)  'Conséquences des changements structurels survenus dans le secteur maritime sur conditions de vie et de travail des gens de mer', Geneva, ILO, pp. iii + 127.
Bloor, M, Lane, AD, Obando-Rojas, B, Sampson, H, Thomas, M, Winchester, NJ, Zhao, M  (2001)  'El impacto en las condiciones de vida y de trabajo de la gente de mar de los cambios en la estructura de la industria naviera', Geneva, ILO.
Bloor, M, Lane, AD, Obando-Rojas, B, Sampson, H, Thomas, M, Winchester, NJ, Zhao, M  (2001)  'The impact on seafarers' living and working conditions of changes in the structure of the shipping industry', Geneva, ILO, pp. iv + 118.
Conference papers
Winchester, NJ, Bailey, N  (2010)  'Making sense of global social justice', British Sociological Association Annual Conference, Glasgow Caledonian University. Abstract
Winchester, NJ  (2009)  'Social and Digital Exclusion', NHF Financial Inclusion Conference, 5 March 2009.
Winchester, NJ  (2009)  'Tacking Digital Exclusion', NHF Finance Conference, Warwick University, 18-19 March 2009.
Emberson, CA, Gould, N, Hearne, P, Huxham, CS, Knight, LA, Vangen, S, Winchester, NJ  (2009)  'Teaching collaboration: Theory, principles and practices using games and simulations', British Academy of Management Annual Conference, Brighton, University of Brighton. Abstract
Vangen, S, Winchester, NJ  (2007)  'An exploration of culture in cross-national collaborations', British Academy of Management annuan conference, Warwick.
Vangen, S, Winchester, NJ  (2007)  'Managing culture in cross-national collaborations', EURAM annual conference, Paris.
Winchester, NJ  (2005)  'Flag State Audit: a study on the performance of 37 flag states', International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, March.
Winchester, NJ  (2005)  'Global regulation of seafarer certification', Proceedings of SIRC Symposium, Cardiff, 5-26 July.
Anner, M, Greer, I, Hauptmeier, M, Lillie, N, Winchester, NJ  (2005)  'Transnational worker strategies in the global automobile, textile/garment and seafarer industry', IIRA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, 6-9 Janaury.
Anner, M, Greer, I, Hauptmeier, M, Lillie, N, Winchester, NJ  (2004)  'Industrial determinants of transnational solidarity: global union politics in shipping, autos and apparel', Union Renewal in asn International Economy, Brussels, 14 May.
Winchester, NJ, Lillie, N  (2004)  'Seafarers, regulation and the practice of sovereignty', Work, Employment and Society Conference, University of Manchester, 1-3 September.
Winchester, NJ  (2003)  'Regulation and sovereign priviledge: international regulation in the maritime industry', Review of International Political Economy Conference on Global Regulation, May.
Winchester, NJ  (2001)  'Dropping out of the network: seafarers, international regulation and the exercise of sovereignty', Global Studies Association Networks and Transformations Conference, July.
Winchester, NJ, Alderton, T  (2001)  'The flag state audit', Procedings of SIRC's Second Symposium, Cardiff.
Winchester, NJ, Alderton, T  (2001)  'Globalisation and regulation', Globalising und Seafaring Conference, University of Bremen, 22-23 June.
Winchester, NJ, Alderton, T  (2001)  'Globalisation and regulation in the maritime industry', Work, Employment and Society Conference, University of Nottingham, 11-13 September.
Winchester, NJ, Alderton, T  (2001)  'Globalisation and regulation in the maritime industry: its effects upn the human factor', Maritime Transport Conference, Universtat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, 21-23 November.
Winchester, NJ  (1999)  'Weber, progress and the fin de siècle', British Sociological Association Max Weber Conference, September.
Other
Storey, J, Holti, RW, Winchester, NJ, Green, R, Salaman, GJ, Bate, P  (2010)  'Comparative Governance Arrangements and Comparative Performance: A Qualitative and Quantitative Study', NCCSDO project: SDO/129/2006, issue March, Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO.
Winchester, NJ  (2009)  'Social housing and digital exclusion', London, National Housing Federation. Abstract
Storey, J, Bate, P, Buchanan, D, Green, R, Salaman, GJ, Winchester, NJ  (2008)  'New governance arrangements in the NHS: emergent implications', NHS/SDO Project Working Paper, issue 2008/3.
Winchester, NJ, Storey, J  (2007)  'Devolved governance systems', NHS/SDO Project Working Paper, issue 2007/2.