Sampierre Mendy

Research student

Sampierre Mendy is affiliated with The Open University's Department for Public Leadership and Social Enterprise.

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Biography

Sampierre holds an MBA, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management and a BSc. Biology from the University of Northampton, Institute of Commercial Management and University of The Gambia, respectively. Prior to joining the Open University as a doctoral student, Sampierre worked as a management consultant at Emanic Consulting Co. Ltd (The Gambia), part-time lecturer (strategic and change management) at Management Development Institute (The Gambia), personal tutor and briefly as Institute of Commercial Management (UK) Country Coordinator for The Gambia.
His areas of expertise include among others, strategic and business planning, change management and project management.
Sampierre’s professional experience cuts across a range of sectors including the public and private sectors, NGOs and international agencies such as the United Nations Development Agency, World Bank, Economic Community of West Africa States, Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) and Catholic Relief Services.

Current research

Understanding Context in the Strategic Management of Public Organisations

Sampierre’s PhD research examines the influence of contextual factors on the management approach and performance of public organisations. Specifically, his study aims to contribute to the public management literature by examining and explaining key public management phenomena from a strategic management perspective and how public organisations manage to take root in challenging operational contexts. His research will help complement and supplement other source disciplines of public management.
Given the dominance of the public management and strategic management literature by the developed world and the need for more research on developing country contexts, Sampierre’s research will help bridge this knowledge gap through theoretical and empirical comparative studies.