Marcus is the Head of our School of Business and Management and the Course Leader for our MBA and MSc Management programmes. Marcus has developed and delivered modules and courses on Leadership, Strategy, People Management, and HR specialisms including Cross-Cultural Management and Employee Engagement.
Marcus holds two External Examiner roles with other business schools and is also an Enterprise Adviser on behalf of the CIPD, supporting school leadership teams with their careers offering.
Before joining Bloomsbury, Marcus worked for Guildhall School of Business and Law (GSBL – part of London Metropolitan University) and, before that, was a sessional lecturer at Oxford Brookes University.
Prior to academia, Marcus enjoyed a 25-year career in business, working in the UK and Switzerland. This included more than a decade running his own recruitment business with, at its peak, an annual turnover of £4.2 million.
Marcus is a Trustee of the Coach Ali Foundation, a charity aiming to widen access to sport to young people from all backgrounds and train basketball coaches and referees of the future.
Research & Publications
- ·Astley, M. (2024). Cross-cultural challenges faced by international students: A case study of Indian postgraduate students at a London-based business school. Journal of International Students, 14(4), 971–988.
- ·Astley, M. (2022). Inclusive approaches to developing assessment models. Investigations in university teaching and learning, vol. 13 summer 2022.
- ·Astley, M. (2024). Orchestrated Stakeholder Dialogue: its place in Dynamic Capability Theory and its Strategic Significance. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago.
- ·Astley, M., Bartlett, D., et al. (2016). Organisational Agility: Implications for progressive leadership. Progressive Leadership White Paper Series.
Qualifications
- ·Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- ·Academic Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (Assoc CIPD)
- ·Dip. M CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing)
- ·Member of the British Academy of Management (BAM)
Areas of Expertise
- ·Leadership and strategy
- ·Cross-cultural management
- ·Employee engagement
- ·Entrepreneurship
- ·People management