Laurie J. Mullins was formerly a principal lecturer at the University of Portsmouth Business School. He has undertaken a range of consultancy including UNAIS, VSO and UNISON Education; held lecturing appointments in the USA, Australia and the Netherlands; and acted as tutor, adviser and examiner for a number of professional and educational bodies. Laurie has the rare distinction for an academic author with an edition of Management and Organisational Behaviour featuring in both The Guardian and The Times bestseller lists of all paperbacks, both fiction and non-fiction.

Gary Rees is the Head of Organisational Studies and HRM at Portsmouth Business School. In 2021, he was awarded the Chartered Companionship of the CIPD for his significant contribution to HR Education. He is also a member of the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.