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Dr Max French

Assistant Professor

Department: Newcastle Business School

Max French

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Areas of Research Interest: a Practical Guide, French, M., Hawkins, M. 10 Dec 2024
  • Festschrift for Mike Jackson: Applying critical systems thinking through phronetic pluralism: Learning from human learning systems and the adaptive learning pathway, Hesselgreaves, H., Hobbs, C., French, M., Wilson, R., Lowe, T. 26 Nov 2024, In: Systems Research and Behavioral Science
  • How a strengthened National Performance Framework can drive effective government in Scotland, French, M. 28 Aug 2024
  • New development: Relational public services—reform and research agenda, Wilson, R., French, M., Hesselgreaves, H., Lowe, T., Smith, M. 17 Aug 2024, In: Public Money & Management
  • Power, performance, and the governance of systemic goals: evidence from national wellbeing framework integration, French, M., Wallace, J. 8 Aug 2024
  • Harnessing Complexity for better outcomes in Public and Non-profit Services, French, M., Hesselgreaves, H., Wilson, R., Hawkins, M., Lowe, T. 23 Feb 2023
  • New development: Learning communities—an approach to dismantling barriers to collective improvement, Wilson, L., Hawkins, M., French, M., Lowe, T., Hesselgreaves, H. 19 May 2023, In: Public Money and Management
  • Social Impact Bonds and public service reform: back to the future of New Public Management?, French, M., Kimmitt, J., Wilson, R., Jamieson, D., Lowe, T. 4 May 2023, In: International Public Management Journal
  • The Wellbeing Roundtable approach: a guide to creating effective wellbeing frameworks, French, M., Thurman, B. 30 Sep 2023
  • Evaluation of the Roundtable on Wellbeing in the North of Tyne, French, M. 9 Nov 2022

  • Stewart Martin Making it count – what works in implementing wellbeing frameworks? Start Date: 01/03/2023
  • Matthew Dodd How applicable is the concept of the Strategic State in English Local Government: Considering issues of central control, local autonomy, and failure at a local level? Start Date: 24/11/2023

Economics MSc June 01 2012


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