Contact Dr Kate Davis
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 758399
- Email: Kate.Davis@cranfield.ac.uk
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Background
Kate joined Cranfield in 2022 as a Senior Lecturer in Programme and Project Management. Previously she was at Kingston University for 17 years and her final post was as an Associate Professor in Project Management.
She led the Business Management degree, was a training consultant to local and international businesses, designed employability-based specialist modules for degrees throughout the University and supervised research projects for under and postgraduate students. As leader of an employment forum and working closely with the University careers/employability unit, she contributed to the employability of graduates especially from BAME groups. She is an experienced mentor for both colleagues and students so that they are supported to reach their potential through reflection and learning.
Kate has created an extensive network of local and national employers working with them to shape the workforce of the future. She has been an Entrepreneur in Residence on the Leading to Grow Programme which aims to equip businesses to grow, innovate, and increase productivity through adopting digital and new technologies. The role was pivotal in developing opportunities to bring students and businesses together to develop their product and process for optimum cost effectiveness.
She has an inherent interest in digital and new technologies, and this has made her a leader in the development of communication between students and staff and accessible modules.
She obtained her PhD in 2016 and specialises in issues which impact stakeholders on projects.
Research opportunities
Looking to supervise doctoral researchers in the fields of project management / project complexity / organisational learning / stakeholder management / project manager replacement / project success and failure / net-zero projects.
Current activities
Kate's teaching and research focuses on examining stakeholder impact on project outcomes and delivery. She has published in international journals and supervises masters and doctoral students working in this field.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Pinto JK, Davis K & Turner N. (2025). Governance in a crisis and the decision to replace the project manager. Project Management Journal, 56(1)
- Davis K & Pinto JK. (2024). The Corruption of Project Governance Through Normalization of Deviance. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71
- Davis K. (2024). Become a detective. Project, 319(Summer 2024)
- Usher G, Cantarelli CC, Davis K, Pinto JK & Turner N. (2024). Managing sudden unexpected disruptions in complex projects: the antifragility hierarchy. Production Planning & Control, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)
- Bond K & Davis K. (2024). Improving the likelihood of positive outcomes for survivors of sexual violence, considering intersections between justice, gender, and trauma. Social Policy & Administration
- Pinto JK, Davis K, Ika LA, Jugdev K & Zwikael O. (2022). Coming to terms with project success: current perspectives and future challenges. International Journal of Project Management, 40(7)
- SHEHZAD MU, DAVIS K & SHAKIL AHMAD M. (2021). KNOWLEDGE-ORIENTED LEADERSHIP AND OPEN INNOVATION: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE PROCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE CAPABILITY. International Journal of Innovation Management, 25(03)
- Pinto J, Davis K, Ika L, Jugdev K & Zwikael O. (2021). Call for Papers: Special Issue on Project Success. International Journal of Project Management, 39(2)
- Davis K. (2018). Reconciling the Views of Project Success. Project Management Journal, 49(5)
- Di Maddaloni F & Davis K. (2018). Project manager's perception of the local communities' stakeholder in megaprojects. An empirical investigation in the UK. International Journal of Project Management, 36(3)
- Di Maddaloni F & Davis K. (2017). The influence of local community stakeholders in megaprojects: Rethinking their inclusiveness to improve project performance. International Journal of Project Management, 35(8)
- Davis K. (2017). An empirical investigation into different stakeholder groups perception of project success. International Journal of Project Management, 35(4)
- Davis K. (2016). A method to measure success dimensions relating to individual stakeholder groups. International Journal of Project Management, 34(3)
- Davis K. (2014). Different stakeholder groups and their perceptions of project success. International Journal of Project Management, 32(2)
- Parker P & Davis K. Dynamic capabilities: Their effect on performance mediated by product integration in the highly acquisitive software industry. European Journal of Workplace Innovation, 5(1)