Charles Thornton

Academic profile

Dr Charles Thornton

Lecturer in Service Operations Management and Business Strategy (Education)
Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Charles's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 04: SDG 4 - Quality EducationGoal 08: SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthGoal 09: SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureGoal 10: SDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesGoal 12: SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionGoal 17: SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

About Charles

BA Durham University -1984
MBA Kingston University - 1997 
PhD Lougborough - 2013. 
Thesis Title "An Examination of the Impact of Resources and the External Environment Amongst Providers of U.K Banking Services". 

CMBE - 2025

SFHEA - 2017
Banking Diploma - 1988
After a career in banking I started lecturing at City of London Polytechnic which became London Guildhall University and following a merger London Metropolitan University.
I joined the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ in June 2007

Supervised Research Degrees

The Holistic Exploration of the Multifaceted Relationship Between Healthcare Professionals’ Job Satisfaction and Quality of Care - Moya Lerigo-Sampson 2019
Application of Business Process Management for Corporate Sustainability - Felicitas Johanna Breitenbach 2020
PhD Internal Examiner 
Financial Literacy and Stock Market Participation in Sweden -1 Dmitri Katkov 2021

Teaching

Sevice Operations Management
Operations Management
Strategy

Contact Charles

Room 303, Fitzroy Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 585695