ºüÀêÊÓÆµ

Dr Keith Hotchkiss

Lecturer in Business

Phone
+44 (0)01473 338959
Email
k.hotchkiss2@uos.ac.uk
School/Directorate
School of Business, Arts, Social Sciences and Technology
Keith Hotchkiss ORCID

Keith Hotchkiss is a Lecturer in Business with over two decades of senior leadership experience across the NHS and the national charity sector. Prior to joining academia full time, Keith held senior management roles in large, complex organisations, leading diverse, multidisciplinary teams and delivering change at scale in highly regulated and fast‑moving environments.

Driven by a commitment to lifelong learning and professional development, Keith returned to higher education to complete an MSc in Business and Management, followed by a PhD in Business. During his doctoral studies, he joined the ºüÀêÊÓÆµ as an occasional business lecturer, where his practice‑led, engaging approach to teaching led to a full‑time appointment in August 2022.

Keith is the Course Leader for the MSc International Business Management, working with a strong team of academics to deliver a rigorous, contemporary, and globally focused master’s degree. The programme is designed to equip students with the strategic insight, leadership capability, and critical thinking skills required to succeed in complex international business environments.

Alongside his academic role, Keith continues to work in a consultancy capacity, supporting organisations with large‑scale industrial and organisational projects, including business transformation, growth strategy, and operational improvement. His consultancy work also involves advising senior leaders on regulation, legislation, governance, and risk, helping organisations navigate complexity while delivering sustainable growth.

A key focus of Keith’s work is the impact of technology and artificial intelligence on organisations and leadership. He explores how digital transformation and AI are reshaping strategy, decision‑making, workforce management, and ethical responsibility, ensuring students develop a practical and critical understanding of how these technologies are applied in real‑world business contexts.

In the classroom, Keith brings together academic research, consultancy insight, and extensive leadership experience. His teaching emphasises applied learning, real‑world problem‑solving, and the development of skills employers value, helping students graduate confident, capable, and ready to lead in a rapidly changing global economy.

Education and Professional Bodies

  • PhD: Business Management
  • MSc: Master of Science – Business and Management
  • PgCAP: Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice
  • BA(Ed): Bachelor of Arts - Education
  • Cert(Ed): Certificate in Education – Post compulsory education
  • Further and Adult Education Teachers’ Certificate
  • Fellow – Higher Education Academy

 

Teaching 

  • International business – Level 7 PG
  • Managing in a changing environment – Level 7 PG
  • Operations and supply chain management – Level 7 PG
  • Strategic management – Level 6 UG
  • Managing innovation in organisations – Level 5 UG
  • Globalisation, capitalism and growth – Level 5 UG
  • Consumer behaviour – Level 5 UG
  • Delivering successful project – Level 4 UG
  • Business and economics – Level 4 UG
  • Management – Putting theory into practice – Level 3
  • Personal Academic Coach

Research Interests

  • Management, leadership and followership
  • Perceptions of organisational success
  • Qualitative research
  • Management of organisational risk
  • Change management and transformation

 

Knowledge Exchange Activities

  • British Army (MOD) – Modern leadership theory in operations
  • Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service - Effective Leadership: Unravelling Personality and Leadership Theory
  • Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, and Cambridgeshire Constabulary: Fire-starters or Truth-tellers? - Rethinking youth arson and risk.

 

Publications

Butler, S.J. and Hotchkiss, K. (2004) Introduction to Clinical Practice. Certificate in Emergency Medical Care, ºüÀêÊÓÆµ of East Anglia.

Hotchkiss, K. (1994) Multiple Choice Questions for Paramedics. Chelmsford, Essex: Dolphin books.

Hotchkiss, K. (2026) ‘Lost in transmission: Assessing the impact of equipment, leadership and human factors on communications failures during Operation Market Garden’, RadCom. Radio Society of Great Britain, January, pp. 36–38.