Dr Catherine Bedwei-Majdoub BA, MA (Marketing), MA (Philosophy), PGCHE, PhD, SFHEA
Currently reading: Research and Knowledge Exchange projects
Biography
Dr Catherine Bedwei-Majdoub is the Course Leader for Business Management and an Associate Professor.
She teaches business ethics, professional development, and research methodologies. Dr Bedwei-Majdoub has worked at several UK universities at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Previously, she held leadership posts in the hospitality and events sectors.
Dr Bedwei-Majdoub is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
- School of Business, Management and Commerce
- Course Leader and Associate Professor
Research and Knowledge Exchange projects
Dr Catherine Bedwei-Majdoub ‘s research focus is the meaning of 'meaning' especially in terms of the significance and value of ethical practice – in business, research, or education - in relation to semantics and hermeneutics and the interdisciplinary contexts relevant to these areas.
Publications
- Fadli, H., Khodaviren, M. Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (2026). ‘Future Directions: AI, Ethics, and Sustainable Development Goals.’ in (ed) AI, Ethics, and the SDGs: Are We Innovating Sustainably in the Hospitality Industry? Routledge, Taylor & Francis.
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (ed). (2025). Meaning and Interpretation in Research: Nuance, Objectivity, & the Ethics of Reason. IGI Global: New York. DOI 10.4018/979-8-3373-3810-1
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C. & Bado, A. (2025). ‘Crossing the Great Subject-Object Divide: Participation and Ethical Reason in Text-Based Research,’ in ed Catherine Bedwei-Majdoub. Meaning and Interpretation in Research, Nuance, Objectivity, & the Ethics of Reason. IGI Global: New York. DOI 10.4018/979-8-3373-3810-1.ch009
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C. & Bado, A. (2025). ‘Poesis as New Knowledge: Pushing Paradigmatical Boundaries through Interdisciplinary Research.’ In ed Catherine Bedwei-Majdoub. Meaning and Interpretation in Research, Nuance, Objectivity, & the Ethics of Reason. IGI Global: New York. DOI 10.4018/979-8-3373-3810-1.ch011
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (2025). Jacques Derrida: Madman, Genuis, or Charlatan?
The Collector.
- Bedwei-Majdoub. C. (2025). Does the Public Sphere Need Religion? Jurgen Habermas’ Atheist Perspective. The Collector.
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (2025). Augustine vs Baudrillard: Are Words Signs of Reality or Hyperreality? The Collector.
- Maher, C., & Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (2024). Engaging International Students as Curriculum Co-Creators, in eds. Andy Jiahao Lui & Cassandra Conway, Preparing Students from The Academic World to Career Paths: A Comprehensive Guide, IGI Global.
- Maher, C. & Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (2024). ‘Semi-structured Qualitative Study: Process and Considerations for Doctoral Students,’ in ed. Robin Thorne, Qualitative Research Methods for Dissertation Research. IGI Global.
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (2023). Should You Be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism. The Collector.
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (2022). ‘Derrida’s Meaning of Meanings (via Augustine),’ in eds. Catherine Knowles, Birute Briliute, & Harry Schnitker, Aspects of Doctoral Research, Vol 4, Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars.
Conference Papers and Panel Participation
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C. '(2023). ‘An Aquinian Virtue Ethics Approach to Action Learning Sets on International Postgraduate Business Programmes.’ International Action Learning Conference, Action Learning: Research and Practice. April 2023.
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (2023). ‘Using Student Evaluations of Teaching to Inform Pedagogy.' Talk About Teaching, Academic Tutoring, Coaching, & Student Wellbeing. York St John University, February 2023.
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (2016). ‘Derrida, Participation, and The Question of The Book.’ Liberal Arts Education, Culture and Society, Blackfriars, Oxford University.
- Panel Member: 'How Can Assessment Design Support Student Self-Regulation? Rethinking Tasks, Briefs, and Feedback.' MyFest, July 2025
Forthcoming Publications/Current Projects
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C., & Bado, A. (eds.). (forthcoming 2026). The Interconnectedness and Moral Obligations of Post-Neoliberal Education, Business, and Society. IGI Global.
- (In development) Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (ed). AI and Data Analysis in a Post-Neoliberal World: Integrating Education, Innovation, and Society. For book series: https://www.routledge.com/Knowledge-based-Engineering-for-Innovation/book-series/KBEIT series editor Nilanjan Dey. Taylor Francis/Routledge.
- Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (forthcoming) ‘Beyond the Bottom Line: Personhood, Meaning, and Epistemic Responsibility in the Zeitgeist of AI.’ The Interconnectedness and Moral Obligations of Post-Neoliberal Education, Business, and Society.
- Bado, A & Bedwei-Majdoub, C. (forthcoming). ‘In Defence of the Humanities: The Moral Responsibility of Educators in Technological Capitalism.’ The Interconnectedness and Moral Obligations of Post-Neoliberal Education, Business and Society. IGI Global.