PhD Researcher receives Best Paper Award from British Academy of Management
Published: 17 September 2026
A paper which explores how skilled migrant workers experience and evaluate decent work across interconnected domains of employment, family and community has won Best Paper Award at the British Academy of Management (BAM) 2026 Conference.
A paper which explores how skilled migrant workers experience and evaluate decent work across interconnected domains of employment, family and community has won Best Paper Award at the British Academy of Management (BAM) 2026 Conference.
Written by Cassandra Lippert, Postgraduate Researcher in Management at Adam Smith Business School, the work “Rethinking Decent Work: A Relational Perspective on Migrant Workers’ Experiences of Work” draws on 46 in-depth interviews with Filipino nurses in the UK.
Alongside photographs taken by the nurses themselves and focus group workshops, it shows how work cannot be understood in isolation from wider family responsibilities, community expectations and immigration and employment structures.
Cassandra said: "I'm very honoured this work has been recognised. Filipino nurses make a huge contribution to UK healthcare, and their experiences show that decent work isn't only about what happens in the workplace. It's also about whether work can sustain families and communities across borders.
On a personal level, this award means a lot to me and is one of the highlights of my PhD so far. I hope it helps bring migrant workers' voices more firmly into research and policy debates."
The BAM Tony Beasley Award recognises outstanding work in the form of a quality academic paper, developed by a doctoral student.
First published: 17 September 2026
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