Hugh Christopher Willmott, FBA, FAcSS (born 17 September 1950) is a management and organization studies scholar and academic.
Willmott was educated at the University of Manchester, graduating with his undergraduate degree in 1972, and then completing his doctorate there five years later.
He then worked at the Aston University until 1988, when he became a lecturer at the University of Manchester's School of Management; in 1991, he was promoted to senior lecturer, in 1993 to a readership, and in 1995 to be Professor of Organizational Analysis.
[1][2][3] According to his British Academy profile, Willmott's research focuses on "critical studies of management; applications of social theory to management philosophies and practices; [and] organizational change and control".
[3] He received an honorary doctor of philosophy degree from Lund University in 2011.