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Chase Smith

Part-time Lecturer

Chase began as, and is still is, a student of Leeds Beckett, earning distinctions in his bachelor's degree in Business and Management, and his master's degree in Supply Chain Management and Logistics. He's currently undertaking his PhD research, which seeks to explore the relationship between behavioural economic concepts, organisational culture, and the decisions made throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, regarding supply chain disruption management.

Aside from his PhD research, Chase also teaches part-time at Leeds Beckett, currently teaching the Operations and Logistics module at the master's level, with plans to take on more classes in the future. He loves working with the students to support their academic journey, as many lovely tutors/ supervisors have done, and continue to do, for him; he plans to become a full-time professor upon the completion of his PhD.

Current Teaching

Operations and Logistics - level 7

Research Interests

Chase's current research aims to explore the linkages that exist between behavioural economics, organisational culture, and supply chain disruption management decisions. Particularly, this research focuses on decisions made in relation to COVID-19, due to the widespread impact of the pandemic on businesses, governments, and society as a whole, in terms of both scale and scope.

This would not only allow academicians to explore interdisciplinary linkages more completely but would also allow practitioners to understand how these dynamics will affect their own decisions, which necessitates the consideration of both the behavioural and empirical components of decision-making.