Dr Doug Watts
| Email: | H.Watts@Sheffield.ac.uk |
A graduate of the University of Leicester (BA) and the University of Hull (MA, PhD) Doug Watts' initial research and teaching was at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He joined the research staff on his retirement from the post of Reader in Geography at the University of Sheffield.
Research Interests |
Multinational firms, the manufacturing sector and regional development; corporate restructuring in the manufacturing sector; manufacturing in the European Union; plant closures; industrial clusters. |
Current research |
The research of Doug Watts has focused upon understanding the changing geographies of large organisations and the relationships between those changes and the restructuring of local and regional economies. This research, involving both the development of a theoretical framework and detailed empirical research was summarised in "The large industrial enterprise: some spatial perspectives" and "The branch plant economy: a study of external control". The early years of the 1980s were devoted to writing a synthesis of contemporary developments in this field. Published as "Industrial Geography", this work was subsequently translated into Italian and Japanese. At the present time research is focused on the theoretical and empirical analysis of the geographical implications of the processes of change within large manufacturing organisations. Within this broader area a specific interest is on the impact of multinationals on regional economies. |
Key Publications |
Doug Watts has over 80 publications, including three books and over 40 refereed research papers in journals. Recent key publications include:
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Teaching Interests
Postgraduate Research Over the last decade Doug Watts has played an active role in the supervision of postgraduates and in the development of postgraduate training in the department. Successful PhDs and current topics include:
Other Interests
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