Dr Danny Buckley

Dr. Danny Buckley is the Subject Leader for Executive Education and Apprenticeships and the Programme Director for Help to Grow: Management. Danny brings over 20 years of experience from the private sector in various areas, including sales, sales management, leadership, marketing, strategy and strategic development. Danny has worked across diverse range of industries, including automotive, construction, fashion, and sports. Dr Danny Buckley gained a PhD in Organizational Behaviour in January 2022.

Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI)

Current research interests include organizational behaviour, sales management, informal work, values based leadership, student employability, research methods and critical realism. 

PhD Organizational Behaviour 

BA Hons Business and Management

Post Graduate Certificate - Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Senior Fellow - Higher Education Authority

Programme Director 

Help to Grow: Management 

Programme Leader

MBA Executive   

Senior Leader Apprenticeship 

Senior Leader Masters Degree Apprenticeship 

Modules Delivered

Understanding Business [1^st Year UG]

Marketing Decision Making [1st Year UG]

Placement Academic Review [2nd Year UG]

Contemporary Business Issues [3^rd Year UG]

Global Strategy [3rd Year UG]

Module Leader

Senior Leaders Research Methods and Work Based Project [PG]

Business Analysis and Research Project [MBA]

The Business and Marketing Environment [CMDA]

Professional Ethics [MBA for Lawyers] 

DMU - Faculty of Business and Law - Outstanding Contribution to Enterprise Award 2024 

Senior Fellow - Higher Education Authority

Chartered Manager - Chartered Management Institute

Thompson, E. and Buckley, D. (2024). The Role of Traditions in Crisis – ‘Women and Children First’. British Academy of Management:  Achieving transformation for greater good: Societal, organisational and personal barriers and enablers. Nottingham Trent Business School: 2^nd-6^th September 2024.

Buckley, D. and Cook, J. (2024). ‘Student Perceptions of Placement Opportunities and Employability – A Reflexive Deliberation Approach’, Chartered Association of Business Schools: Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference 2024. Birmingham: 14^th-15^th May 2024.

Buckley, D. and Cook, J. (2023). ‘Revolutionising the Placement Experience for Marketing Students in UK Universities’, Proceedings of Academy of Marketing 2023 Annual Conference and Doctoral Colloquium: From Revolution to Revolutions. University of Birmingham: 3^rd-6^th July 2023, pp117-118.

Buckley, D. (2023) Working for cash in hand can be a vital career step and a way out of poverty. The Conversation.