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Dr Dimitrinka Stoyanova Russell
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Dimitrinka Stoyanova Russell
Senior Lecturer in Management, Employment and Organisation
Overview
I research new developments in work and employment: freelance and creative work; remote and location independent work as well as employment in employee-owned businesses.
I focus on skills, careers, the links between existing institutional and workplace sturctures and practices and the experiences of work.
I am a member of the British Sociological Association, a member of the Associate Board of Sociological Research Online, a DIGIT Associate Fellow https://digit-research.org/people/dimitrinka-russell/ and a Research Associate of the Institute for Capitalising on Creativity at St Andrews University.
Publication
2025
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2025. Media review: dramas of dignity: cleaners in the corporate underworld of Berlin [Book Review]. Organization Studies 46 (6), pp.903-906. (10.1177/01708406241305751)
- Stoyanova Russell, D. and Butler, N. 2025. Careering through comedy: Liminal boundaries in freelance creative work. Organization Studies 46 (6), pp.807-826. (10.1177/01708406251323367)
2023
- Alvarez, F. A. , Stoyanova Russell, D. and Townley, B. 2023. What lies beneath: organisational responses to powerful stakeholders. Sociology 57 (3), pp.552-568. (10.1177/00380385221103955)
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2023. Skill. In: Johnstone, S. , Rodriguez, J. K. and Wilkinson, A. eds. Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management series Edward Elgar. , pp.361-362. (10.4337/9781800378841.S.16)
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2023. Training and development. In: Johnstone, S. , Rodriguez, J. K. and Wilkinson, A. eds. Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management series Edward Elgar. , pp.388-390. (10.4337/9781800378841.T.13)
2018
- Butler, N. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2018. No funny business: precarious work and emotional labour in stand-up comedy. Human Relations 71 (12), pp.1666-1686. (10.1177/0018726718758880)
2017
- Finkel, R. et al., 2017. Diversifying the creative: creative work, creative industries, creative identities. Organization 24 (3), pp.281-288. (10.1177/1350508417690167)
2016
- Davies, O. R. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2016. Report of findings prepared by Fieldwork for the Arts Council of Wales: to establish baseline data and to evaluate the current approach of the Arts Council of Wales to supporting creative professionals in Wales. Arts Council of Wales.
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2016. Skill. In: Wilkinson, A. and Johnstone, S. eds. Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. , pp.406-407.
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2016. Training and development. In: Wilkinson, A. and Johnstone, S. eds. Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. , pp.447-449.
2015
- Franklin, M. , Stoyanova Russell, D. and Townley, B. 2015. From marketing to performing the market: the emerging role of digital data in the independent film business. In: Mingant, N. , Tintaine, C. and Augros, J. eds. Film Marketing into the Twenty-First Century. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.147-160.
- Mitchell, L. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2015. Organising music festivals. In: Beech, N. and Gilmore, C. eds. Organising Music: Theory, Practice, Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. , pp.213-217.
- Young, M. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2015. Starting a record label: Song, by Toad. In: Beech, N. and Gilmore, C. eds. Organising Music: Theory, Practice, Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. , pp.285-289.
2013
- Franklin, M. et al., 2013. Innovation in the application of digital tools for managing uncertainty: the case of UK independent film. Creativity and Innovation Management 22 (3), pp.320-333. (10.1111/caim.12029)
2012
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2012. Learning on the job in UK TV production.. In: Dundon, T. and Wilkinson, A. eds. Case Studies in Global Management. Strategy, Innovation and People.. Tilde Publishing. , pp.231-238.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2012. Social capital and networks in film and TV : Jobs for the boys?. Organization Studies -Berlin- European Group for Organizational Studies- 33 (10), pp.1311-1331. (10.1177/0170840612453525)
- Stoyanova Russell, D. and Grugulis, I. 2012. Tournament careers: working in UK television. In: Mathieu, C. ed. Careers in Creative Industries. Routledge. , pp.88-106.
2011
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2011. Skill and performance. British Journal of Industrial Relations 49 (3), pp.515-536. (10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00779.x)
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2011. The missing middle: communities of practice in a freelance labour market. Work, Employment and Society 25 (2), pp.342-351. (10.1177/0950017011398891)
2010
- Ford, J. , Harding, N. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. Talent management and development. An overview of current theory and practice. Project Report.Bradford: Centre for Managerial Excellence. Bradford School of Management..
- Ford, J. , Harding, N. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. Talent management at the NHS Yorkshire and the Humber.. Project Report.Bradford: Centre for Managerial Excellence. Bradford School of Management..
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. Getting a job in TV: it's all about who you know. Project Report.Economic and Social Research Council.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. UK TV: skills in a fragmented industry. Project Report.UKCES.
2009
- Grigulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2009. "I don't know where you learn them": skills in film and TV. In: McKinlay, A. and Smith, C. eds. Creative Labour: Working in the Creative Industries. Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.135-155.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2009. Skill and performance. Project Report.UKCES.
2008
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2008. Learning skills in the TV sector. Other. Skillset.
- Stoyanova Russell, D. and Grugulis, I. 2008. Fragmented (working) lives. Project Report.Bradford: Bradford School of Management.
2007
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2007. Skill and performance?. Project Report.Bradford: Bradford School of Management.
2006
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2006. Skill and performance?. Project Report.SKOPE, Oxford and Warwick Universities.
Articles
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2025. Media review: dramas of dignity: cleaners in the corporate underworld of Berlin [Book Review]. Organization Studies 46 (6), pp.903-906. (10.1177/01708406241305751)
- Stoyanova Russell, D. and Butler, N. 2025. Careering through comedy: Liminal boundaries in freelance creative work. Organization Studies 46 (6), pp.807-826. (10.1177/01708406251323367)
- Alvarez, F. A. , Stoyanova Russell, D. and Townley, B. 2023. What lies beneath: organisational responses to powerful stakeholders. Sociology 57 (3), pp.552-568. (10.1177/00380385221103955)
- Butler, N. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2018. No funny business: precarious work and emotional labour in stand-up comedy. Human Relations 71 (12), pp.1666-1686. (10.1177/0018726718758880)
- Finkel, R. et al., 2017. Diversifying the creative: creative work, creative industries, creative identities. Organization 24 (3), pp.281-288. (10.1177/1350508417690167)
- Franklin, M. et al., 2013. Innovation in the application of digital tools for managing uncertainty: the case of UK independent film. Creativity and Innovation Management 22 (3), pp.320-333. (10.1111/caim.12029)
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2012. Social capital and networks in film and TV : Jobs for the boys?. Organization Studies -Berlin- European Group for Organizational Studies- 33 (10), pp.1311-1331. (10.1177/0170840612453525)
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2011. Skill and performance. British Journal of Industrial Relations 49 (3), pp.515-536. (10.1111/j.1467-8543.2010.00779.x)
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2011. The missing middle: communities of practice in a freelance labour market. Work, Employment and Society 25 (2), pp.342-351. (10.1177/0950017011398891)
Book sections
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2023. Skill. In: Johnstone, S. , Rodriguez, J. K. and Wilkinson, A. eds. Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management series Edward Elgar. , pp.361-362. (10.4337/9781800378841.S.16)
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2023. Training and development. In: Johnstone, S. , Rodriguez, J. K. and Wilkinson, A. eds. Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management series Edward Elgar. , pp.388-390. (10.4337/9781800378841.T.13)
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2016. Skill. In: Wilkinson, A. and Johnstone, S. eds. Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. , pp.406-407.
- Stoyanova Russell, D. 2016. Training and development. In: Wilkinson, A. and Johnstone, S. eds. Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. , pp.447-449.
- Franklin, M. , Stoyanova Russell, D. and Townley, B. 2015. From marketing to performing the market: the emerging role of digital data in the independent film business. In: Mingant, N. , Tintaine, C. and Augros, J. eds. Film Marketing into the Twenty-First Century. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.147-160.
- Mitchell, L. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2015. Organising music festivals. In: Beech, N. and Gilmore, C. eds. Organising Music: Theory, Practice, Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. , pp.213-217.
- Young, M. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2015. Starting a record label: Song, by Toad. In: Beech, N. and Gilmore, C. eds. Organising Music: Theory, Practice, Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. , pp.285-289.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2012. Learning on the job in UK TV production.. In: Dundon, T. and Wilkinson, A. eds. Case Studies in Global Management. Strategy, Innovation and People.. Tilde Publishing. , pp.231-238.
- Stoyanova Russell, D. and Grugulis, I. 2012. Tournament careers: working in UK television. In: Mathieu, C. ed. Careers in Creative Industries. Routledge. , pp.88-106.
- Grigulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2009. "I don't know where you learn them": skills in film and TV. In: McKinlay, A. and Smith, C. eds. Creative Labour: Working in the Creative Industries. Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. , pp.135-155.
Monographs
- Davies, O. R. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2016. Report of findings prepared by Fieldwork for the Arts Council of Wales: to establish baseline data and to evaluate the current approach of the Arts Council of Wales to supporting creative professionals in Wales. Arts Council of Wales.
- Ford, J. , Harding, N. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. Talent management and development. An overview of current theory and practice. Project Report.Bradford: Centre for Managerial Excellence. Bradford School of Management..
- Ford, J. , Harding, N. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. Talent management at the NHS Yorkshire and the Humber.. Project Report.Bradford: Centre for Managerial Excellence. Bradford School of Management..
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. Getting a job in TV: it's all about who you know. Project Report.Economic and Social Research Council.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2010. UK TV: skills in a fragmented industry. Project Report.UKCES.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2009. Skill and performance. Project Report.UKCES.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2008. Learning skills in the TV sector. Other. Skillset.
- Stoyanova Russell, D. and Grugulis, I. 2008. Fragmented (working) lives. Project Report.Bradford: Bradford School of Management.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2007. Skill and performance?. Project Report.Bradford: Bradford School of Management.
- Grugulis, I. and Stoyanova Russell, D. 2006. Skill and performance?. Project Report.SKOPE, Oxford and Warwick Universities.
Research
I research new developments in work and employment. My research has a few main strands. Firstly, I research work and employment in the creative and digital industries, creative careers, freelance work, learning and skills development. I am interested in the ways in which the institutional structures interact with the individual drives and decisions, particularly in creative contexts dominated by freelance employment, and the implications for the experience of work, employers and policy makers. Themes in my research include social capital, communities of practice, tournament careers, career boundaries, emotional labour, networks, skills development, the experience of work and employment. The main empirical contexts for researching these have been film, TV and stand up comedy. A recent project funded by DIGIT (https://digit-research.org/research/innovation-fund/) examined the ways in which Generatvie AI impacts on the skills in SMEs in Greater Brighton.
The second strand of my research concerns remote, hybrid and location-independent work. I am studying the work and careers of digital nomads. In the past two years I have been doing so under a British Academy/Leverhulme Trust project on careers of digital nomads over their life course.
I have also been researching employee-owned businesses in the UK looking at the changes and continuity in work organisation after the transition to employye ownership, the impact on workplace experiences and the HRM practices.
Teaching
I have taught and led modules on Management, HRM (including MBA and Executive MBA) and Organisaitons at both undergraduate and postgraduale levels.
Biography
I have been at Cardiff Busness School since 2015. Prior to this I held academic positions at Warwick Business School, St Andrews School of Management and Bradford University School of Management. Before joining academia in 2004 I managed a subsidiary of an international consultancy.
I am a member of the British Sociological Association, member of the editorial board of Sociological Research Online, DIGIT Associate Fellow and a Research Associate of the Institute for Capitalising on Creativity at St Andrews University. I have been a member of the Associate Board of Work, Employment and Society.
I have been an external examiner at Glasgow University, the University of the Highlands and Islands, the University of the West of Scotland, Edinburgh Napier and Abertay Universities. I am currenty external examiner at Glasgow Caledonian University.
A less routine but noteworthy achievement for me is having performed at the Glee club in Cardiff (in a purely academic capacity!).
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students interested in researching areas such as:
- Creative work and employment
- Creative industries and creative organisations
- Skills and skills development
- Emotional labour
- Careers, esepcially inter-organisational careers
- Freelance work
- Alternative organisations
- Employee-owned businesses
News articles
Contact Details
+44 29208 77697
Aberconway Building, Room C05, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
