Dr Teresa Roca

Assistant Professor

School: Newcastle Business School

I hold a multidisciplinary PhD in Occupational Psychology, Policy and Education, funded by the prestigious Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). I examined the impact on the well-being and working lives of 100 school teachers of being placed in failing school categories by The Office for Standards in Education (OfSTED) in England. My study was longitudinal and used various methods of data collection and multilevel analysis. I also hold a MSc in Occupational Psychology from the University of Nottingham and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the Open University UK.

My primary research interests are within the areas of occupational well-being, organisational behaviour, personnel development, performance management, research methods, accountability systems for school improvement, educational policy, leadership, decision-making, organisational culture and change.

Campus Address

City Campus East 1
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

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Key Publications

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Integrating Critical Thinking About Sustainable Development Goals: Making Biodiversity Matter for Business Students, Kopnina, H., Roca, T., Sorour, K. 2025, In: Journal of Education for Sustainable Development
The Sharing Economy: Harnessing Technology, Trust, and Sustainability for Future Growth, Rathnayake, D., Roca, T. 11 Jul 2025, Innovation and the Sharing Economy, Abingdon, Routledge
The Emergence of Technopreneurship for Sustainable and Ethical Economic Growth: Theory, Research and Practice, Rathnayake, D., Roca, T. 21 Jun 2022, Integrated Business Models in the Digital Age, Cham, Switzerland, Palgrave Macmillan
Increasing employees' engagement in organizational citizenship behaviors within continuous improvement programs in manufacturing: the HR link?, Morton, S., Michaelides, R., Roca, T., Wagner, H. 1 Nov 2019, In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Employee Engagement and Workplace Learning emerging from Matrix Structures in Digital Manufacturing Organisations, Roca, T., Bennett, D. 6 Jun 2018, University Forum for Human Resource Development Annual Conference 2018
How to increase employees’ engagement in organisational citizenship behaviours within continuous improvement programs in manufacturing, Roca, T., Morton, S., Michaelides, R. 8 Sep 2015, BAM 2015
Reimbursing research participants in UK health research: ethical and policy implications, Roca, T., Bates, P. 8 Sep 2015, BAM 2015
Uncovering the values that motivate people in relation to payments for involvement in research, Roca, T., Bates, P. 2014, In: Mental Health and Social Inclusion
Thinking about payments for involvement in research, Roca, T. 2013
The cognitive, physical and emotional sequalae of being placed in a failing category by OfSTED, Roca, T. Jul 2011

Professional Activity

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Invited talk: Well-being at work: International work-force issues in the global world 2017
Examination: Examiner for Royal Holloway 2016
Examination: Examiner for Glasgow Caledonian 2015
Publication Peer-review: Leadership in Health Services (Journal) 2014

PGR Supervision

Khurram Khan Digitalisation in the Electric Vehicles Automotive Manufacturing Industry in the UK: The Impact of Digital Technologies in Improving Employee Engagement and Organisational Learning within Matrix Organisations using Cross-Functional Teams in the Giga Factories within the Automotive Industry in the UK Start Date: 18/01/2021
Khurram Khan Digitalisation in the Electric Vehicles Automotive Manufacturing Industry in the UK: The Impact of Digital Technologies in Improving Employee Engagement and Organisational Learning within Matrix Organisations using Cross-Functional Teams in the Giga Factories within the Automotive Industry in the UK Start Date: 18/01/2021 End Date: 17/10/2025