Dr Dimitrinka Stoyanova Russell
Senior Lecturer in Management, Employment and Organisation
- stoyanovarusselld@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44(0)29 2087 7697
- C05, Aberconway Building, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
My current research focuses on careers, learning, skills and development. I am especially interested in freelance and creative work and I have researched these in England, Scotland, and Wales. I have published on skills and performance, social networks, diversity, careers and skills development in the UK Film and TV, and employment and emotional labour of stand-up comedians. I am a member of the British Sociological Association, a member of the Associate Board of Work, Employment and Society, and a Research Associate of the Institute for Capitalising on Creativity at St Andrews University.
Biography
I have been at Cardiff Busness School since 2015. Prior to this I held academic positions at Warwick Business School, St Andrews School of Management and Bradford University School of Management. Before joining academia in 2004 I managed a subsidiary of an international consultancy. I am a member of the British Sociological Association, a member of the Associate Board of Work, Employment and Society, and a Research Associate of the Institute for Capitalising on Creativity at St Andrews University. I have been an external examiner at Glasgow University and the University of the Highlands and Islands. I am currenty external examiner at Edinburgh Napier University and the University of the West of Scotland. A less routine but noteworthy achievement for me is having performed at the Glee club in Cardiff (in a purely academic capacity).
Publications
2022
- Alvarez, F., Stoyanova Russell, D. and Townley, B. 2022. What lies beneath: organisational responses to powerful stakeholders. Sociology
2018
- Butler, N. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2018. No funny business: precarious work and emotional labour in stand-up comedy. Human Relations 71(12), pp. 1666-1686. (10.1177/0018726718758880)
2017
- Finkel, R., Jones, D., Sang, K. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2017. Diversifying the creative: creative work, creative industries, creative identities. Organization 24(3), pp. 281-288. (10.1177/1350508417690167)
2016
- Davies, O. R. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2016. Report of findings prepared by Fieldwork for the Arts Council of Wales: to establish baseline data and to evaluate the current approach of the Arts Council of Wales to supporting creative professionals in Wales. Arts Council of Wales.
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2016. Training and development. In: Wilkinson, A. and Johnstone, S. eds. Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 447-449.
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2016. Skill. In: Wilkinson, A. and Johnstone, S. eds. Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 406-407.
2015
- Franklin, M., Stoyanova Russell, D. and Townley, B. 2015. From marketing to performing the market: the emerging role of digital data in the independent film business. In: Mingant, N., Tintaine, C. and Augros, J. eds. Film Marketing into the Twenty-First Century. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 147-160.
- Young, M. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2015. Starting a record label: Song, by Toad. In: Beech, N. and Gilmore, C. eds. Organising Music: Theory, Practice, Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 285-289.
- Mitchell, L. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2015. Organising music festivals. In: Beech, N. and Gilmore, C. eds. Organising Music: Theory, Practice, Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 213-217.
2013
- Franklin, M., Searle, N., Stoyanova Russell, D. and Townle, B. 2013. Innovation in the application of digital tools for managing uncertainty: the case of UK independent film. Creativity and Innovation Management 22(3), pp. 320-333. (10.1111/caim.12029)
2012
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2012. Social capital and networks in film and TV : Jobs for the boys?. Organization Studies -Berlin- European Group for Organizational Studies- 33(10), pp. 1311-1331. (10.1177/0170840612453525)
- Stoyanova Russell, D. and Grugulis, I. 2012. Tournament careers: working in UK television. In: Mathieu, C. ed. Careers in Creative Industries. Routledge, pp. 88-106.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2012. Learning on the job in UK TV production.. In: Dundon, T. and Wilkinson, A. eds. Case Studies in Global Management. Strategy, Innovation and People.. Tilde Publishing, pp. 231-238.
2011
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2011. Skill and performance. British Journal of Industrial Relations 49(3), pp. 515-536. (10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00779.x)
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2011. The missing middle: communities of practice in a freelance labour market. Work, Employment and Society 25(2), pp. 342-351. (10.1177/0950017011398891)
2010
- Ford, J., Harding, N. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. Talent management and development. An overview of current theory and practice. Project Report. Bradford: Centre for Managerial Excellence. Bradford School of Management.
- Ford, J., Harding, N. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. Talent management at the NHS Yorkshire and the Humber.. Project Report. Bradford: Centre for Managerial Excellence. Bradford School of Management.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. Getting a job in TV: it's all about who you know. Project Report. Economic and Social Research Council.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. UK TV: skills in a fragmented industry. Project Report. UKCES.
2009
- Grigulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2009. "I don't know where you learn them": skills in film and TV. In: McKinlay, A. and Smith, C. eds. Creative Labour: Working in the Creative Industries. Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 135-155.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2009. Skill and performance. Project Report. UKCES.
2008
- Stoyanova Russell, D. and Grugulis, I. 2008. Fragmented (working) lives. Project Report. Bradford: Bradford School of Management.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2008. Learning skills in the TV sector. Discussion Paper. Skillset.
2007
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2007. Skill and performance?. Project Report. Bradford: Bradford School of Management.
2006
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2006. Skill and performance?. Project Report. SKOPE, Oxford and Warwick Universities.
Teaching
I teach and lead on HRM, Management and Organisaitons modules at undergraduate and postgraduale level including our Executive MBA programme.
My research focuses on employment in the creative industries, creative careers, freelance work, learning and skills development. I am interested in the ways in which the institutional structures interact with the individual drives and decisions, particularly in creative contexts dominated by freelance employment, and the implications for the experience of work, employers and policy makers. Themes in my research include social capital, communities of practice, tournament careers, career boundaries, emotional labour, networks, skills development, the experience of work and employment. The main empirical contexts for researching these have been film, TV and stand up comedy.
Supervision
I am interested in supervising PhD students interested in researching areas such as:
- Creative work and employment
- Creative industries and creative organisations
- Skills and skills development
- Emotional labour
- Careers, esepcially inter-organisational careers
- Freelance work
