In the run up to Black History month, a revered academic Dr Morgan Dalphinis, 64, is doing a series of talks on his fourth full works entitled, Black People and Management.

His latest work, published by Glom Publications, delves into the experiences of aspiring black male and female managers in the work environment.

The book makes a strong distinction between the theory of business practice and how its reality differs. His observations attempt to make clear that unchallenged business models like “restructuring,” which are supposed to be unbiased, are in fact racially constrictive.

Dr Dalphinis, who teaches in Greenwich, said: “The truths we have been taught are not truths. There is a kind of discriminatory vision in business and the issue goes into the black box.”

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The doctor, who was born in Saint Lucia, West Indies, arrived in England when he was 11 years old. The respected lecturer has a PhD in Caribbean and African languages, an MBA, a BA (Hons) in Linguistics and Hausa and a PGCE in ESOL and French.

His list of accomplishments over the last 30 years include consultancy work on the curriculum and evaluation for UNESCO, the Ministries of Education in Saint Lucia and Jamaica, as well as studies for CfBT and the Windsor Fellowship.

Dr Dalphinis, who currently lectures part-time in Business and Enterprise for Greenwich University, said: “The cases that came to me show that black managers are frequently being undermined by other staff.

“Business models used in the industry are supposed to be neutral. So the question is, what are we teaching people?”

In his book, Dr Dalphinis links the emotional responses to racism in management, the management competences and the historical and cultural context for black managers - he attempts to confront the elephant in the room that business doesn’t want to recognise.

The 64-year-old who now lives in Ilford, said: “Sometimes businesses would reply back to my inquiries telling me that my questions didn’t apply to them because there are no black people in the organisation. So, what we are saying is, if there are no black people in business, we don’t need to think about it.”

Included in his works are recommendations to black managers as individuals and as a group, as well as directing advice to organisations and to governance.

Dr Dalphinis will be speaking at The Westminster Library, Buckingham Palace Road, on September 28 at 6pm; Manor Park Community Association in Newham, October 9, at 9pm; the Lewisham Library on October 13, 7.30pm - 9.30pm and the Barking Learning Centre, October 20, 6 - 7.30pm.

The academic has also been given a 5 minute slot at the Dagenham Library, October 2, between 7pm - 9pm to discuss his findings.