Karen Cripps

Karen Cripps is a Senior Lecturer in Leadership at Oxford Brookes University's Business School, a Subject Coordinator for the Business and Management undergraduate programme, an advisor for the Senior People Professional Apprenticeship, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Dr. Cripps is deeply aligned with the United Nations 'Principles of Responsible Management Education' (PRME), for which she is the Secretary for PRME UK and Ireland Chapter Steering Committee, a Co-Lead for the London and South East regional network, and an ambassador for PRME Global Sustainability Mindset Working Group. With a PhD in Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Dr. Cripps has been committed to the study of sustainable business practice her entire career. Her research focuses on pedagogic approaches to responsible management education through the sustainability mindset, soft skills development for sustainability, embedding the Sustainable Development Goals in learning, and the nexus of employability and sustainability.

Publications

The Attitudes and Approaches to the Food Waste Management of Hospitality Businesses in Oxford, UK
The Attitudes and Approaches to the Food Waste Management of Hospitality Businesses in Oxford, UK
Arielle Rosenthal, Karen Cripps, Stephanie Lvovich. © 2024. 17 pages.
This chapter analyses the food waste management behaviour of the hospitality industry, based upon empirical research of businesses in the historic city of Oxford, United Kingdom...
Addressing the Employability-Sustainability Gap: A Masterclass Case Study
Addressing the Employability-Sustainability Gap: A Masterclass Case Study
Karen Cripps, Shirley Velasquez-Hoque. © 2023. 19 pages.
This chapter concerns the nexus between the disciplinary areas of education for sustainable development (ESD) and employability. Sustainability is conceptualized in the United...