Dr Dan Hart

Department of Management
Honorary Professor

Contact details

Email
d.hart@bham.ac.uk
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Address
Birmingham Business School
University House
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Dan Hart is a researcher, social entrepreneur and a businessman. Soon after graduation as Mechanical Engineer (MSc) he founded and managed for 15 years a software company specialising in engineering applications for the water industry. In 2004 he developed and later implemented an urban renewal model aimed at improving the living conditions in underprivileged neighbourhoods, and changing the mindset of individuals from dependency/deficiency to success.  In 2010 he embarked on a PhD looking into the career perceptions and experiences of State Ambassadors. Since then he has been teaching leadership in MBA, postgraduate and undergraduate programmes.

Dr Hart is the UK representative to UNESCO around MAWAC (Megacities Alliance for Water and Climate).

Qualifications

  • Management (Leadership) and Engineering (Water)
  • PhD in Management, University of Birmingham, 2015
  • MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 1987
  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 1984

Teaching

  • Director - MSc program - Leadership and Management
  • Module leader & Lecturer – MBA – Responsible leadership
  • Module design & Lecturer – MSc – Leadership development
  • Module leader – BSc – Widening Business Horizons
  • Lecturer – Fundamentals of leadership
  • Mentor – MBA – Developing leadership practice

Postgraduate supervision

  • Leadership

Research

Research interests

  • Leadership
  • Careers
  • Diplomacy
  • Water sciences

Other activities

  • UK representative to UNESCO around MAWAC (Megacities Alliance of Water and Climate)
  • Honorary Chair – The Infusion Project – Improving the living conditions in underprivileged neighbourhoods, and changing the mindset of individuals from dependency/deficiency to success.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Hart, R, Hart, D & Rapp, PE (ed.) 2023, 'Examining the Pro-Self and Prosocial Components of a Calling Outlook: A Critical Review', Behavioral Sciences, vol. 13, no. 8, 684. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13080684

Hart, R & Hart, D 2023, 'Untying the Text: Organizational Prosociality and Kindness', Behavioral Sciences, vol. 13, no. 2, 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13020186

Hart, D & Baruch, Y 2022, 'The dynamics of diplomatic careers: The shift from traditional to contemporary careers', Human Resource Management, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 259-276. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22092

Hart, D & Siniver, A 2021, 'The Meaning of Diplomacy', International Negotiation: a journal of theory and practice, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 159-183. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718069-BJA10003

Nicholds, A, Gibney, J, Mabey, C & Hart, D 2017, 'Making sense of variety in place leadership: the case of England’s smart cities', Regional Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 249-259. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1232482

Hart, R, Ivtzan, I & Hart, D 2013, 'Mind the gap in mindfulness research: A comparative account of the leading schools of thought', Review of General Psychology, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 453-466.

Paper

Gibney, J, Hart, D, Mabey, C & Nicholds, A 2014, 'Smart Leadership for Smart Cities: Leadership Foundations for Smart City Practitioners', pp. 1-2.

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