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Personal profile
Research interests
Non-profit management and business history. Having worked in the heritage sector for 30 years Dr Davies has a particular interest in how museums and archives are managed. Her current research focuses on performance indicators in the non-profit cultural heritage sector and the use of historic collections in the 21st century.
Teaching specialisms
Dr Davies teaches and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students. She is the Module Leader for a core level 6 module, Business and Commerical Awareness.
She is supervising the following doctoral candiates.
- Sarah Buckingham, DHeritage. Her thesis is 'Disneyland or Wasteland? Avoiding Both in Post-Confilct Heritage Reconstruction' was successfully examined in 2024.
- Madeline McLeod-Reynolds, DHeritage. The working title of her thesis is 'Heritage Futures: Reinventing collections stewardshire for creative placemaking'
- Ian Sudlow-McKay, DHeritage. The working title of his thesis is, 'University Heritage Collections: An examination of their changing roles, functions and values'.
- Sarah Goldsmith, DBA. Her working title is, 'Increased Chances of Project Success through Project Wellbeing: A Global Project Solution'.
Commercial and public engagement
Dr Davies occassionally works as a freelancer in the heritage sector offering training and research. Her commissioned work includes the 'Data Driven Museums' report and this 5 minute video about key peformance indicators in museums - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06_oZWCCM64
Education/Academic qualification
History of Medicine, Diploma in the History of Medicine, The St Pancras School for Mothers and Other Efforts to Reduce Infant Mortality in One London Borough, 1885-1913", Society of Apothecaries
Award Date: 30 Aug 2014
Museum Management, PhD, Co-production and Values in Museums, Open University Business School
Award Date: 11 Apr 2012
Museum Management, MRes, Values in Museums, Open University Business School
Award Date: 1 Nov 2007
Museum and Art Gallery Management, MA, My thesis explored commercial sponsorship of the arts, HEI: City, University of London
Award Date: 27 Oct 1991
Art Foundation, Diploma, North Warwickshire College of Technology & Design
Award Date: 30 Jun 1989
Politics and Philosophy, BA Hons, My thesis covered violent political protest by women, The University of Manchester
Award Date: 4 Jul 1988
External positions
Mentor, Cause4
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Projects
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Performance indicators, motivation, and productivity: a case study in the UK’s non-profit cultural heritage sector
Davies, S. (PI), Choudrie, J. (CoI) & Hill, T. (CoI)
1/11/23 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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An Exploratory study in creating a holistic set of key performance indicators using the KBAC Matrix
Davies, S. M., 14 May 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Museums and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Data Driven Museums
Davies, S., 22 Feb 2023, Norwich: SHARE Museums East. 58 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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The museums values framework: a framework for understanding organisational culture in museums
Davies, S., Paton, R. & O'Sullivan, T., 27 Aug 2013, In: Museum Management and Curatorship (MMC). 28, 4, p. 345-361Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The co-production of temporary museum exhibitions
Davies, S., 17 Aug 2010, In: Museum Management and Curatorship (MMC). 25, 3, p. 305-321Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access