Global Business Communities

This research is undertaken collaboratively by Dr Ujithra Ponniah, University of Witwatersrand and Dr Katie Higgins, University of Oxford. The research project aims to expand our knowledge about the historical development, international spread, and impact of peer advisory groups for senior executives, which have otherwise been rarely studied. Alongside these aims, the project wants to learn how peer advisory groups support senior executives’ personal and professional development and how they foster collaboration. In doing so, it aims to contribute to the fields of business studies, geography and sociology. A total of 75 senior business executives in Britain, India and South Africa who are members of peer advisory groups, and 30 professionals who support the running of these groups, will be interviewed for this project. The interviews will be completely confidential, and there are elaborate practices in place to protect confidentiality.