Christoph Wu

Dr. Christoph Wu is an organizational sociologist with substantial business knowledge acquired from his prior career in fund management. He is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Organisational Behaviour and builds on his knowledge of multinational enterprises and expertise in organizational networks to contribute to research and teaching in OB and Human Resource Management. He is a CFA UK ESG Investing Certificate and Investment Management Certificate holder.

Christoph was awarded the Philip Abrams Memorial Prize by the British Sociological Association in 2023. 

He is currently acting as Co-Director of Equality and Diversity and is a member of the Research Ethics Committee.

Christoph's research is focused on sustainable HR practices in multinational corporations and the diffusion of ESG metrics through organizational networks. 

He is also interested in developing research methods and integrates network methods and theory into his research projects.

After having transitioned from business back to academia, Christoph completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. His doctoral research examined the organizational networks of central banks. Christoph holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and BA (hons) from the University of Sussex. 

My research expertise in international management and previous industry experience inform my teaching input. Case studies often derive from business practices in different countries and sectors I researched as both fund manager and academic. I aim to bring a balance of theory and real-world insights to my lectures and seminars.  

Postgraduate Teaching (PGT):

Advanced Performance and HR

Sustainable HRM (25/26)

Managing Across the Globe

Manging People and Organisations

I am interested in supervising potential PhD and research degree students in any of the areas of organisation studies, sustainable and international HRM. 

Potential topic areas include

Sustainable HRM across MNCs

Corporate Sustainability and Practice Transfer

Comparative models of sustainable HRM

Meaningful Work

Network behaviour and identity work in global careers