Fields of Research

Regional analysis and development
Human resources management
Higher education
Organisation and management theory
Business systems in context
Mental health services
Business information management (incl. records, knowledge and intelligence)
Information systems organisation and management
Labour law
Marketing
Farm management, rural management and agribusiness
Organisational behaviour
Innovation management
Organisational planning and management
Agricultural systems analysis and modelling
Small business organisation and management
Logistics
Corporate governance
Workplace wellbeing and quality of working life
Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
Urban geography
Consumer-oriented product or service development
Educational psychology
Business information systems
Entrepreneurship
Information retrieval and web search
Software engineering
Occupational and workplace health and safety
Business and labour history
Injury prevention
Child and adolescent development
Maritime transportation and freight services
Applied economics

Research Objectives

Management
Public services policy advice and analysis
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems
Expanding knowledge in commerce, management, tourism and services
Mental health
Workplace safety
Technological and organisational innovation
Management and productivity
Marketing
Other education and training
Teacher and instructor development
Other information and communication services
Employment patterns and change
Policies and development
Application software packages
Technological ethics
Communication
Health education and promotion
Pedagogy
Field grown vegetable crops
Hospitality services
Horticultural crops
Industrial relations
Workforce transition and employment
Other economic framework
Injury prevention and control
Coastal sea freight transport
Processed fruit and vegetable products (incl. juices)
Consumption
Communication across languages and culture

Career Best Publications

Advancing qualitative research using qualitative data analysis software (QDAS)? Reviewing potential versus practice in published studies using ATLAS.ti and NVivo, 1994-2013; Social Science Computer Review
Management in focus: The global financial crisis; Pearson
Managing employees with mental health issues: Identification of conceptual and procedural knowledge for development within management education curricula; Academy of Management Learning and Education
The discourse of QDAS: reporting practices of ATLAS.ti and NVivo users with implications for best practices; International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Research Publications

A randomized controlled trial of the effects of mindfulness practice on doctoral candidate psychological status; Journal of American College Health
A Regional Agricultural Development Strategy for North West Tasmania: Accounting for agriculture in place ‐ based frameworks for regional development
A State of the Region Report for North West Tasmania: Accounting for agriculture in place - based frameworks for regional development
Accounting for agriculture in place-based frameworks for regional development: A value assessment and development framework and toolbox for building constructed advantage in agriculture-based regions
Advancing qualitative research using qualitative data analysis software (QDAS)? Reviewing potential versus practice in published studies using ATLAS.ti and NVivo, 1994-2013; Social Science Computer Review
An exploratory study in the motivation to stay versus the motivation to go for chefs employed in remote Tasmania; CAUTHE Conference
Analysis of community consultation data - Preliminary findings from stage 1: Northern and North West region
Analysis of community consultation data - Preliminary findings from stage 1: Southern region
Analysis of community consultation data relevant to the RDA Tasmania Regional Plan 2012- 2013
Analysis of formal divisional submissions to the Building on Strengths Committee
Applying a community entrepreneurship development (CED) framework; Small Enterprise Research
Branding as innovation within agribusiness value chains; Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Broadening the strategic use of CAQDAS to manage the qualitative research process: lessons from the field; 2004 QuaLIT The way forward
Challenges in doctoral research and psychological distress of candidates
Challenging Limitations in Qualitative Research Reporting by Charting the Course of Qualitative Data Analysis; Challenges for Qualitative Research
Collaborative development of enterprise policy: A process model for developing evidence- based policy recommendations using community focused strategic conversations and SERVQUAL; International Journal of Public Sector Management
Councils’ help with affordable housing shows how local government can make a difference
Creating regional Australia’s future: development of a community entrepreneurship development (CED) framework
Creating regional Australia’s future: development of CED framework; 29th Annual SEAANZ Conference
Daily mindfulness practice increases psychological capital and reduces depression in doctoral students; 39th Annual Conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
Developing and managing collaborative know-how in firms and strategic alliances; Managing Knowledge in Strategic Alliances
Doctoral student distress and progress - can mindfulness help?; Teaching Matters 2015: Tasmanian Blends
Helping to learn: governance of knowledge-sharing in the Aurora preferred suppliers alliance network; International Journal of Strategic Business Alliances
How managers experience situations involving employee mental ill-health; International Journal of Workplace Health Management
Incorporating generic skills in to a Graduate Certificate of Research to support research degree candidates -experiences and future directions
Interpartner learning dynamics in an alliance constellation; Managing Knowledge in Strategic Alliances
Investigating the effect of ethical leadership on employees’ psychological capital with the mediating role of organisational identification; 7th Annual Australasian Business Ethics Network (ABEN) Conference
Learning to develop alliance capabilities: Knowledge sharing in the Aurora Preferred Suppliers Network; Annual Conference on Partnerships
Management in focus: The global financial crisis; Pearson
Management: The essentials; Pearson
Management: The Essentials; Pearson
Managing alliance networks: Capability development through experiential learning in the Aurora Preferred Suppliers Alliance Network
Managing alliance portfolios: lessons from social enterprise; Managing Alliance Portfolios and Networks
Managing and mitigating suffering in the return-to-work process; Frontiers in Psychology
Managing employees with mental health issues: Identification of conceptual and procedural knowledge for development within management education curricula; Academy of Management Learning and Education
Mangement: The Essentials; Pearson
Mental illness, social suffering and structural antagonism in the labour process; Work, Employment and Society
Methodological implications of software use: An empirical investigation of the impact of software programs on literature analysis using N6 and N VIVO 7; Quality and Impact of Qualitative Research
Mindfulness can help PhD students shift from surviving to thriving
NW Veg – 3PL Tasmania - NSW Veg Value Chain Analysis Final Report
Pivot Maritime International: Taking on the World as a Born Global; Case Book in International Business
Policy brief: Barossa Yorke & Mid-North Regional Profile
Policy brief: Darling Down and South West Regional Profile
Policy brief: EVAD framework
Policy brief: Innovation in Regions
Policy brief: Murraylands and Riverland Regional Profile
Policy brief: Northern Inland Regional Profile
Policy brief: Policy Opportunities
Policy brief: Regional Comparisons of Drivers and Constraints
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Policing; Organisational Behaviour: Emerging Knowledge, Global Insights
Processes for disputing liability to pay workers’ compensation for psychological injury; Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice
Promoting agriculture in north west Tasmania - RIRDC report summary
Psychological health of doctoral candidates, study-related challenges and perceived performance; Higher Education Research and Development
Qualitative analyses of SETLs
Qualitative analyses of SETLs (2)
Qualitative analysis of SETL for the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning
Reflecting on the strategic use of CAQDAS to manage and report on the qualitative research process; Qualitative Research in Business and Management
Reflecting on the Strategic Use of CAQDAS to Manage and Report on the Qualitative Research Process; The Qualitative Report
Regional development and the Toowoomba Surat Basin Enterprise organization; Small Enterprise Research
Researcher reflexivity: exploring the impacts of CAQDAS use; International Journal of Social Research Methodology
Running before crawling: international human resource management in born global firm; 7th International Human Resource Management
Strategic management in the Tasmanian public sector: A case study of stakeholder management; ANZAM Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2001: Closing the Divide
Strategies for Managing Gold Collar Workers: A Global HR Challenge; ANZAM/IFSAM V1th World Congress
Strengthening the Role of Agriculture in the North West Region of Tasmania: Issues and Approaches: Accounting for agriculture in place - based frameworks for regional development
The comprehensive meta-analyses of the nomological network of psychological capital (PsyCap); Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies
The creation of entrepreneurial engineers: a re-evaluation of the Standish-Kuon and Rice (2002) typology and the emergence of the entrepreneurial engineering education (EEE) typology; The Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship
The discourse of QDAS: reporting practices of ATLAS.ti and NVivo users with implications for best practices; International Journal of Social Research Methodology
The ‘reasonable management action’ exception in workers’ compensation claims in Tasmania: an analysis of published decisions; University of Tasmania Law Review
Using Software to Enhance the Research and Analysis Process
Virtual enterprises and actual customers may not mix: the risk of using the virtual enterprise to outsource customer service; 17th ANZAM conference
With a little help...strategic use of networking and partnerships by a born-global SME; Sustaining SME Innovation, Competitiveness and Development in the Global Economy

Research Projects

Accounting for agriculture in place-based frameworks for regional development; AgriFutures (AgFut)
Drawing together legal and management expertise to develop practice guidelines for lawyers and HR managers about organisational obligations re providing a psychologically safe workplace; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Improving return-to-work outcomes for workers experiencing mental health conditions; WorkCover Tasmania (WCT)
Rapid assessments of regional primary industry competitiveness; AgriFutures (AgFut)
Regional Research Network; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Managing workplace mental health: Translating research into practice through capability and policy development

Research Candidate Supervision

Co-innovation in Agri-chain Businesses- Case Studies between Australia and the US
Does an Absence of Theories Affect Youth Entrepreneurship and the Creation of Small - and - Medium Sized Enterprizes (SMEs) in Transitioning and Developing Economies?
Does Providing Short Cycle Feedback Produce Organisational Learning?
Non-government Organisation and Business Partnerships- Exploring the Formation, Implementation and Outcomes of Partnerships Between Community Organisations and SME's in
People, perceptions and policies- public sector workforce alignment
Retaining Old Dogs- Garnering the Knowledge-bank Before it's Too Late
The Effects of Organisational Factors on Employee Process Innovation- An Empirical Study of China