Fields of Research

Human resources management
Business systems in context
Organisational behaviour
Innovation management
Business ethics
Marketing theory
Australian history
Organisation and management theory

Research Objectives

Management
Machinery and equipment
Technological and organisational innovation
Professions and professionalisation
Expanding knowledge in commerce, management, tourism and services
Business ethics
Workplace and organisational ethics (excl. business ethics)
Productivity (excl. public sector)
Understanding Australia's past
Marketing

Career Best Publications

Developing 'Employer of Choice' status: Exploring an employment marketing mix; Organization Development Journal: Guiding The Future of People Working Together
Research into the Psychological Contract: Two Australian perspectives; Human Resource Development International
The psychological contract of knowledge workers; Journal of Knowledge Management
The psychological contracts of Australian hospital volunteer workers; Australian Journal on Volunteering
The role of ethical values in an expanded psychological contract; Journal of Business Ethics

Research Publications

A hidden dimension? Work ideology and psychological contracts; ANZAM The Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2004
Alienation, Psychology and Human Resource Management; Australian Centre for Research in Employment and Work (ACREW) Conference
Armani suits and lab coats: Can HRM and science co-exist?; 16th ANZAM Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference
Capabilities, proactive CSR and financial performance in SMEs: empirical evidence from an Australian manufacturing industry sector; Journal of Business Ethics
Conceptualising the employment value proposition: The role of the extended marketing mix; ANZMAC
Developing 'Employer of Choice' status: Exploring an employment marketing mix; Organization Development Journal: Guiding The Future of People Working Together
Employee participation in decision-making processes at a small tertiary institution: A general staff perspective; National Conference of the Australian Institute of Tertiary Educational Administrators
Ethics and an expanded psychological contract; British Academy of Management
First agents-general; The Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland
How to Use Web 2.0 tools for employee-driven innovation; Strategic HR Review
Let's be professional about this: Ideology and the psychological contracts of registered nurses; Journal of Nursing Management
Linking psychological contract type and power distance orientation to exit, voice, loyalty and neglect behaviours; British Academy of Management
Management of Basic Research and Development: Lessons from the Australian Experience; Prometheus
Managerialism and its impact on science in universities 1987-1993
Managing knowledge-related barriers to technological innovation through exploitative and explorative organisational strategies; International Journal of Innovation Management
Managing the Psychological Contract for Employers of Choice: Would you like fries with that?; ANZAM
Managing the psychological contract in competitive labour-market conditions; Journal of Global Business Issues
Proactive CSR: An Empirical Analysis of the Role of its Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions on the Association between Capabilities and Performance; Journal of Business Ethics
Professional Ideology and the Psychological Contract
Professional work ideology and psychological contracts; Australian Centre for Research in Employment and Work (ACREW) Conference
Psychological capital at the individual and team level: Implications for job satisfaction and turnover intentions of emergency services volunteers; ANZAM
Report on the survey of volunteers - Calvary Hospital
Report on the survey of volunteers - Greenslopes Private Hospital
Report on the survey of volunteers - Mater Volunteer Services
Report on the survey of volunteers - Princess Alexandra Hospital
Report on the survey of volunteers - Royal Hobart Hospital
Research into the Psychological Contract: Two Australian perspectives; Human Resource Development International
Should Einstein have had a manager: Some thoughts on research management; National Conference of the Australian Institute of Tertiary Educational Administrators
Strategic capabilities for successful engagement in proactive CSR in small and medium enterprises: a resource-based view approach; Management and Engineering Innovation
Survey of TCUSA Cricket Umpires and Scorers
The psychological contract of knowledge workers; Journal of Knowledge Management
The psychological contracts of Australian hospital volunteer workers; Australian Journal on Volunteering
The role of ethical intelligence and organizational infrastructure in organizational decision-making; British Academy of Management
The role of ethical values in an expanded psychological contract; Journal of Business Ethics
William Whyte's 'The Organization man': A flawed central concept but a prescient narrative; Management Revue

Research Projects

Managing the Psychological Contract of Volunteer Workers to Improve Performance and Retention; University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Research Candidate Supervision

Identifying and Understanding The Contribution of Professional Ideology and Cultural Values to Perceptions of Employment
Proactive Corporate Sustainability Practices and Performance in Small and Medium Enterprises
What is the Relationship between Hybrid Flexible Delivery and the Level of Critical Engagement in Tertiary Education?