Biography
Kevin Orr is Professor of Leadership and Governance. He is a Senior Fellow in the . Orr is a Fulbright Scholar and a recipient of the Louis Brownlow Prize from the American Society for Public Administration for work on academic-practitioner collaborative research. His scholarship engages with theories at the intersections of organisational studies, public administration and politics. It addresses aspects of leading, managing and organising, most often in political settings.
Kevin's work is connected with international research leadership roles. He is past chair of the Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities research community, and continues to serve on its Executive Board. He is interested in wider intellectual engagement and has carried out research for the International City Managers Association (USA), the British Council, the Scottish Parliament, and a range of public bodies in the UK. He is an experienced university leader, most recently serving as Co-Head of the School of Management at the University of 58吃瓜.
Teaching
- MN1001 Organisations and Society
- MN3102 Organisation Studies
- MN3024 Public Sector Management
Research areas
Kevin's interpretive research on local governance appears in journals such as , , ,, and . His work on the politics of academic-practitioner research coproduction can be read in and . He is co-editor of , Routledge (2016). His recent ethnographic writing explores 鈥� examining how inheritances of the past haunt the relations and struggles of the present.
PhD supervision
- Aparna Bose
- Hannah Geddes
- Archwin Intharasombat
Selected publications
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Open access
Ansell, C., Orr, K. & Trein, P., 1 Jan 2026, In: Policy & Politics. 54, 1, p. 26-46 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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McCartney, M., Sullivan, F. & Orr, K., Apr 2026, Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication 鈥� Article
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Orr, K., Sullivan, F. & McCartney, M., Apr 2026, Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication 鈥� Article
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Orr, K. & Keston-Siebert, S., 26 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Organization Studies. Accepted/in press
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Orr, K., 17 Jun 2025, Academy of Management Procedings. Academy of Management
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Conference contribution
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Open access
McCartney, M., Metsis, K., Orr, K., Millum, J., Wilkes, A. & Sullivan, F., 18 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ Open. 15, 9, p. 1-9 9 p., e103058.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Keston-Siebert, S. & Orr, K., 28 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Management. Early View
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Petzinger, J. T., Jung, T. & Orr, K., Jan 2024, In: Policy and Society. 43, 1, p. 41 -53 13 p., puad016.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Orr, K., 13 Jun 2024, Crisis, junctures, and breaking points : understanding, contextualizing, and overcoming crisis as discourse (book of abstract). Kurtin, P. S., Jaro拧ov谩, E., Semper, D., Mare拧ov谩, J. & Ilyefalvi, E. (eds.). Rijeka, Croatia: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, p. 8-9 2 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Conference contribution
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Hughes, J., Orr, K. & Yusoff, M., Apr 2023, In: Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives. 89, 2, p. 55-74 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review