Sarah Hall

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Teaching Summary

I currently teach on modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels on a range of topics related to my research interests in economic geography and the geographies of money and finance. In… read more

Research Summary

My research combines work from economic geography, the social studies of finance and new economic sociology to study contemporary financial services. I have particular interests in:

• cultural economy approaches to the geographies of money and finance
• the geographies and sociologies of financial knowledges
• business education and the geographies of learning
• the formationm reproduction and career trajectories of economic 'elites'

I have developed these research interests through a number of funded research projects that focus primarily on different epistemic communities within the wholesale financial services sector.

Funding

2011-2013: British Academy 'Globalizing for-profit business education service firms and the making of education markets in the UK and US

2008-2010: ESRC First Grant 'Spaces of business education and the (re)production of financial theory in practice'. £189,350.

2009: Financial Services Research Forum 'The wholesale-retail finance interface' with Prof Jon Beaverstock (Co-I), £8,690.

2009: Financial Services Research Forum 'Scoping the private wealth management of the high net work market in the UK's financial services industry'. Co-investigator with Prof Jon Beaverstock (P-I), £9,950.

2006-2007: ESRC, 'The globalization of the executive search industry in Europe'. Co-investigator with Prof Jon Beaverstock (P-I) and Dr James Faulconbridge (Co-I, Lancaster University). £44,968.

2005-2007: The Nuffield Foundation, 'Geographies of quantitative finance: American business schools and investment banking in London's financial district'. £7,456.

Selected Publications

• HALL, S., 2008. Geographies of business education: MBA programmes, reflexive business schools and the cultural circuit of capital TRANSACTIONS- INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS. VOL 33(NUMBER 1), 27-41
• HALL, S. and APPLEYARD, L., 2009. `City of London, City of Learning'? Placing business education within the geographies of finance Journal of Economic Geography. VOL 9(NUMBER 5), 597-617
• HALL S AND APPLEYARD L, 2011. Commoditising learning: cultural economy and the growth of for-profit educational service firms Environment and Planning A. 43, 10-27
• HALL S, 2011. Educational ties, social capital and the trans-local reproduction of MBA alumni networks Global Networks. 11(1), 118-138

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I currently teach on modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels on a range of topics related to my research interests in economic geography and the geographies of money and finance. In particular, my teaching includes the following topics:

• the geographies of money and finance
• financialization
• the social studies of finance
• cultural economy
• the economic geographies of knowledge and learning
• qualitative research methods

Future Research

My research combines work from economic geography, the social studies of finance and new economic sociology to study contemporary financial services. I have particular interests in:

• cultural economy approaches to the geographies of money and finance
• the geographies and sociologies of financial knowledges
• business education and the geographies of learning
• the formationm reproduction and career trajectories of economic 'elites'

I have developed these research interests through a number of funded research projects that focus primarily on different epistemic communicities with the wholesale financial services sector.

My current research focuses on exploring the relationship between different types of busienss education and contemporary economic elites. I am particularly interested in the (im)mobility of different types of knowledge and expertise between these domains and the ways in which business education is increasingly being used to reproduce particular elite subjectivities.

Funding

2011-2013: British Academy 'Globalizing for-profit business education service firms and the making of education markets in the UK and US

2008-2010: ESRC First Grant 'Spaces of business education and the (re)production of financial theory in practice'. £189,350.

2009: Financial Services Research Forum 'The wholesale-retail finance interface' with Prof Jon Beaverstock (Co-I), £8,690.

2009: Financial Services Research Forum 'Scoping the private wealth management of the high net work market in the UK's financial services industry'. Co-investigator with Prof Jon Beaverstock (P-I), £9,950.

2006-2007: ESRC, 'The globalization of the executive search industry in Europe'. Co-investigator with Prof Jon Beaverstock (P-I) and Dr James Faulconbridge (Co-I, Lancaster University). £44,968.

2005-2007: The Nuffield Foundation, 'Geographies of quantitative finance: American business schools and investment banking in London's financial district'. £7,456.

• HALL S, 2013. Geographies of Money and Finance III: financial circuits and the 'real economy' Progress in Human Geography.
• HALL, S, 2012. Geographies of money and finance II: financialisation and financial subjects Progress in Human Geography. 36(3), 403-411
• BEAVERSTOCK, J.V and HALL S AND WAINWRIGHT T, 2012. Servicing the super-rich: new financial elites and the rise of the private wealth management retail Regional Studies.
• FAULCONBRIDGE J R and HALL S, 2012. Business knowledges within and between the world city. In: DERUDDER, B, HOYLER M, TAYLOR P J and WITLOX F, eds., International Handbook of Globalization and World Cities Edward Elgar. 230-239
• BEAVERSTOCK JV, FAULCONBRIDGE JR and HALL, S, 2012. Executive Search. In: RITZER, G, ed., The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization Blackwell. 615-621
• HALL, S, 2012. Theory, practice and crisis: changing economic geographies of money and finance. In: BARNES, T J, PECK, J and SHEPPARD, E, eds., The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Economic Geography Wiley-Blackwell. 97-103
• BEAVERSTOCK JV and HALL, S, 2012. Competing for talent: global mobility, immigration and the City of London's labour market Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society.
• HALL S AND APPLEYARD L, 2011. Commoditising learning: cultural economy and the growth of for-profit educational service firms Environment and Planning A. 43, 10-27
• HALL S, 2011. Educational ties, social capital and the trans-local reproduction of MBA alumni networks Global Networks. 11(1), 118-138
• HODGSON D, MUZIO D, FAULCONBRIDGE JR, BEAVERSTOCK JV AND HALL S, 2011. Towards corporate professionalization: the case of project management, management consultancy and executive search Current Sociology. 59(4), 443-464
• HALL S, 2011. Geographies of money and finance I: cultural economy, politics and place Progress in Human Geography. 35(2), 234-245
• HALL S AND APPLEYARD L, 2011. Trans-local academic credentials and the (re)production of financial elites Globalisation, Societies and Education. 9(2), 247-564
• BEAVERSTOCK, JV, FAULCONRBRIDGE JR AND HALL S, 2010. Professionalization, legitimization and the creation of executive search markets in Europe Journal of Economic Geography. 10(6), 825-843
• HALL S, 2010. Linda McDowell. In: HUBBARD, P and KITCHEN R. AND VALENTINE G, eds., Key thinkers on space and place 2nd ed. London: Sage. 207-314
• FAULCONBRIDGE, J.R., BEAVERSTOCK, J.V., HALL, S. and HEWITSON, A., 2009. The 'war for talent': The gatekeeper role of executive search firms in elite labour markets Geoforum. 40(5), 800-808
• HALL, S, BEAVERSTOCK, J. V, FAULCONBRIDGE, J.R. and HEWITSON, A., 2009. Exploring cultural economies of internationalization: the role of 'iconic' individuals' and 'brand leaders' in the globalization of headhunting Global Networks. 9(3), 399-419
• FAULCONBRIDGE, J. R and HALL, S., 2009. Educating professionals and professional education in a geographical context Geography Compass. 3(1), 171-189
• FAULCONBRIDGE, J. R and HALL, S., 2009. Organisational geographies of power: Introduction to special issue Geoforum. 40, 785-789
• HALL, S. and APPLEYARD, L., 2009. `City of London, City of Learning'? Placing business education within the geographies of finance Journal of Economic Geography. VOL 9(NUMBER 5), 597-617
• FAULCONBRIDGE J. R. AND HALL, S., 2009. Economics and human geography. In: KITCHEN, R and THRIFT, N., eds., International Encylopedia of Human Geography 3. Oxford: Elsevier. 332-337
• HALL, S., 2009. Ecologies of business education and the geographies of knowledge Progress in Human Geography. 33(5), 599-618
• HALL, S., 2009. Financialized elites and the changing nature of finance capitalism: investment bankers in London’s financial district Competition and Change. 13(2), 175-191
• HALL, S., 2008. Geographies of business education: MBA programmes, reflexive business schools and the cultural circuit of capital TRANSACTIONS- INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS. VOL 33(NUMBER 1), 27-41
• FAULCONBRIDGE, J. R., HALL, S. and BEAVERSTOCK, J.V., 2008. New insights into the internationalization of producer services: organizational strategies and spatial economies for global headhunting firms. Environment and Planning A. 40, 210-234
• HALL, S., 2007. Knowledge makes the money go round: conflicts of interest and corporate finance in London’s financial district Geoforum. 38(4), 710-719
• HALL, S., 2007. ‘Relational marketplaces’ and the rise of boutiques in London’s corporate finance industry Environment and Planning A. 39(8), 1838-1854
• 2007. New insights into the internationalization of producer services: organizational strategies and spatial economies for global headhunting firms. <b>Environment and Planning A</b> Pion Ltd. Available at: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a3924>
• HALL, S., 2006. What counts? Exploring the production of quantitative financial narratives in London's corporate finance industry Journal of Economic Geography. 6(5), 661-678
• BEAVERSTOCK, J. V., HALL, S. and FAULCONBRIDGE, J. R., 2006. The internationalization of Europe's contemporary transnational executive search industry. In: HARRINGTON, J. W. and DANIELS, P. W., eds., Knowledge-based services, internationalization and regional development Ashgate. 125-152