Dr Sam Sixpence

Job: Lecturer

School/department: School of Leadership, Management and Marketing

Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

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Personal profile

Sam is a lecturer in the faculty of Business and Law at DMU, prior to joining the academia, he was involved  in Managing Consultancy and People Management at executive level. His academic experience include programme leadership, module leadership, line management, personal tutoring, external examination,  supervising  postgraduate research projects, design and plan learning activities, teach and support learning through appropriate approaches, teach and give feedback for learning.  His practice centres around the purpose, values, specialist knowledge and core behaviours of the Chatered Institute of People Development (CIPD). He is also a Professional Recognition Scheme (FHAE) reviewer and mentor.

His research interests  revolves around  understanding how digital technologes can enhace human capabilities to improve business performance, sustanability and resilience pearticulalrly withing the small and informal businesses sectors. He is currently working on 2 projects focusing on: Digitally Enabled Community Based Research and Formalising People Management practices in the UK Small Private Healthcare sector. He is open to PhD supervision  within his areas of research interests.

 

Research group affiliations

People Organisations and Work Institute (POWI)

Publications and outputs

  • Sixpence, S., & Ukpere, W. I. (2026). Employee Perspectives On Human Resource Management Reform Under The Integrated Results Based Management Framework In Zimbabwe State-Owned Enterprises. Veredas Do Direito, 23(6), E236119-E236119
  • Muzanenhamo, L., Chikosha, F., Sixpence, S., & Ukpere, W. (2025) Harnessing Solar Energy Technologies: A response to the energy crisis. Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.26458/jedep.v14i1.881
  • SIXPENCE, S., MUKUCHA, P., MUZANENHAMO, L., & UKPERE, I. W.(2023). “Consumer Dining Duration and Spending: The Role of Emotional Labour Practice in the Restaurant Industry.” Annals of Spiru Haret University. Economic Series, 23(2), 213-236, doi: https://doi.org/10.26458/23212
  • SIXPENCE, S., TAPERA, J. & UKPERE, W.I. (2023). “Resetting the Human Resource Strategy for Organizational Performance in Zimbabwe Urban Councils”. Annals of Spiru Haret University. Economic Series, 23(2), 278-302, doi: https://doi.org/10.26458/23215
  • Sixpence, S., Muzanenhamo, L., & Ukpere, W. (2022). Linkage between rewards and workspace morale in a hyperinflationary environment. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478), 11(10), 63–77. https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v11i10.2235
  • Sixpence, S., De Braine, R., Bussin, M., & Mthombeni,M.(2021). Anchoring humanresource management to sustain employee performance at Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. SA Journal of Human Resource Management/SA Tydskrif vir Menslikehulpbronbestuur, 19(0),a1611
  • Sixpence, S., Bussin, M., & DeBraine, R. (2021). Reframing performance management praxis at the Harare citycouncil. SA Journal of Human Resource Management/SA Tydskrif vir Menslikehulpbronbestuur,19(0), a1438. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhrm.v19i0.1438

Research interests/expertise

HRM Practices, sustainable HRM, Performance Management, Change Management

Areas of teaching

  • Performance Management
  • Change Management
  • Ethical Leadership
  • People Management

Qualifications

  • PhD
  • Masters
  • Bachelors degree
  • PG Cert in Higher Education

Courses taught

  • People Management
  • Change management
  • Ethical Leadership and Management
  • Staretgic HRM
  • Sustainable HRM

Membership of professional associations and societies

CIPD