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Dr Nigel L Williams

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Dr Nigel L. Williams, PMP

Dr Nigel Williams


Dr Nigel L. Williams is a Senior Lecturer in Project Management in the Business Systems Department at the University of Bedfordshire. Before joining the University, Nigel worked for 15 years as a Project Manager and Business Consultant for manufacturing organisations in the Caribbean Region.  Nigel holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc in Marketing from the University of the West Indies and a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge. A member of the Project Management Institute, he also holds the Project Management Professional qualification.

Teaching Areas

  •   Project Management
  •   Operations Management

Research Interests

  • Project Management
  • International Manufacturing
  • Process Research Methods

Selected Publications

  • Williams, N. Ridgman, T., Shi, Y.( Submitted) ‘Internationalization as Interaction: A process approach’, Academy of Management
  • Williams, N. Ridgman, T., Shi, Y, (2010), ‘Macro, Meso, Micro’, Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium, University of Cambridge, September 23rd and 24th 2010
  • Williams, N. Rong, K.,Ridgman, T., Shi, Y.(2010), ‘Shanzhai in and out of China’ Cambridge International Manufacturing Symposium, University of Cambridge, September 23rd and 24th 2010
  • Williams, N and Maloney S. (2010) Ethnic Instruments in Engineering Education, London Journal of Tourism Sport and Creative Industries
  • Williams, N. (Forthcoming). ‘Event Project Management in Ferdinand,N. and Kitchin, P.(Eds.) Event Management: An International Approach, London, Sage Publications
  • Ferdinand, N and Williams, N. (2010) ‘Tourism Memorabilia and the Tourism Experience’ In Morgan, M., Lugosi, P. and Ritchie, B. (Eds.) The Experience of Tourism and Leisure: Consumer and Managerial Perspectives. Clevedon: Channel View Publications
  • Williams, N. (2009) ‘Export Oriented Development’. In Golson, J G. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, ISBN: 9781412964272
  • Williams, N. (2009) ‘Manufacturing Strategy’. In Golson, J G. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, ISBN: 9781412964272
  • Williams, N. (2009) ‘Manufacturing’. In Golson, J G (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, ISBN: 9781412964272
  • Williams, N. (2009), ‘Internationalization and Reconfiguration of Trinidad and Tobago Firms’, Academy of International Business (UK and Ireland Chapter), University of Glasgow, April 2nd to 4th 2009
  • Williams, N. (2007), ‘Prince 2 as a project auditing tool’, Project Management Institute (Southern Caribbean Chapter), Trinidad, September 15th to 17th 2007
  • Ferdinand, N. and Williams, N.(2007)'Lessons from the Experience Economy: The Use of Online Communities to Transform the Teaching and Learning Experience' Proceedings from the Extraordinary Experiences Conference, September 3rd - 5th 2007, Bournemouth, UK.

Contact Details

Dr Nigel Williams
Email: nigel.williams@beds.ac.uk

Bedfordshire University

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