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Work and organisational studies
Redesigning the future of work and organisations
The Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies is home to a long standing and highly regarded group of scholars in this field.
Our research and teaching aim to examine, analyse and influence the world of work and organisations in Australia and beyond by exploring challenges around the employment relationship and the workplace. Our research themes include:
- how perceptions and behaviours of individuals and groups impact the organisation’s functioning and performance
- design, management and regulation of work
- development and support of team member and leadership qualities
- gender, diversity and inclusion at work
- the future of work and organisations.
Our theory-led, strategy-focused and policy-relevant teaching and research equips our students with the knowledge and skills to work in diverse organisational settings. We contribute directly to knowledge, policy and practice in the fields of management, leadership, organisational behaviour, human resource management and employment relations.
Research groups
Professor Marian Baird
Professor Rae Cooper
Professor Bradon Ellem
Professor Kevin Lowe
Professor John Shields
Emeritus Professor Russell Lansbury
Emeritus Professor Greg Patmore
Associate Professor Dimitria Groutsis
Associate Professor Myra Hamilton
Associate Professor Anya Johnson
Associate Professor Sunghoon Kim
Associate Professor Angela Knox
Associate Professor Susan McGrath-Champ
Associate Professor Helena Nguyen
Associate Professor Diane van den Broek
Associate Professor Chris F Wright
Senior Lecturers
Lecturers
Dr Vanessa Loh
Dr Karyn Wang
Academic Fellows
Dr James Donald
Dr Ju Li Ng
Dr Alex Veen
Associate Lecturers
Honorary Professors
Honorary Associate Professors
Dr Flora Gill
Dr Jim Kitay
Honorary Associates
Jonathan Hamberger
Phillip McDonald
Adjunct Professor
Dr Iain Ross
Adjunct Associate Professor
Research Affiliates
Elisabeth Kirkby
Annalena Welp
View our current higher degree by research students.
Research seminars
We host regular seminars as part of our Work and Organisational Studies Speaker Series. If you would like to attend one of these talks, please email wos.admin@sydney.edu.au. All other enquiries should be directed to Dr Chris Wright, who coordinates the series.
Our books, publications and reports
2018
Bray M, Waring P, Cooper R, and Macneil J 2018 'Employment Relations: Theory and Practice (4 edition)', McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
Parker J, and Baird M 2018 'The Big Issues in Employment, HR management and Employment Relations in Australasia (2nd edition)', Wolters Kluwer, Auckland, New Zealand
Patmore G, and Balnave N 2018 'A Global History of Co-operative Business', Routledge, Oxon
Patmore G, and Stromquist S 2018 'Frontiers of Labor: Comparative Histories of the United States and Australia', University of Illinois Press, Champaign, USA
Van Den Broek D, and Groutsis D 2018 'Women, Work and Migration (Palgrave Migration and Diaspora Series)', Palgrave
Bharanitharan K, Chen Z, Bahmannia S, and Lowe K 2018 'Is Leader Humility a Friend or Foe, or Both? An Attachment Theory Lens on Leader Humility and Its Contradictory Outcomes', Journal of Business Ethics, In Press
Brown W, and Wright C 2018 'Policies for decent labour standards in Britain', The Political Quarterly, 89 (3), 482-489
Burns R, Loh V, Byles J, and Kendig H 2018 'The impact of childhood parental quality on mental health outcomes in older adults', Aging and Mental Health, 22 (6), 819-825
Burton L, Gilson L, Goldberg C, and Lowe K 2018 'Does being an athlete help a woman? Examining how subtle bias in perceptions of leadership potential differentially impact male and female athletes', Review of Global Management, 2 (1), 66-72
Byington E, Felps W, and Baruch Y 2018 'Mapping the Journal of Vocational Behavior: A 23-year review', The Journal of Vocational Behavior, In Press
Clibborn S 2018 'The politics of employment relations in a multinational corporation during crisis', Economic and Industrial Democracy, In Press
Clibborn S 2018 'Multiple frames of reference: Why international student workers in Australia tolerate underpayment', Economic and Industrial Democracy, In Press
Clibborn S, and Wright C 2018 'Employer theft of temporary migrant workers' wages in Australia: Why has the state failed to act?', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 29 (2), 207-227
Clibborn S 2019 'It takes a village: Civil society regulation of employment standards for temporary migrant workers in Australian horticulture', UNSW Law Journal, In Press
Cooke F, Wood G, Wang M, and Veen A 2018 'How far has international HRM travelled? A systematic review of literature on multinational corporations (2000-2014)', Human Resource Management Review, In Press
Costa D, Loh V, Birney D, Dhillon H, Fardell J, Gessler D, and Vardy J 2018 'The Structure of the FACT-Cog v3 in Cancer Patients, Students, and Older Adults', Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 55 (4), 1173-1178
Donald J, Ciarrochi J, Parker P, Sahdra B, Marshall S, and Guo J 2018. 'A worthy self is a caring self: Examining the developmental relations between self-esteem and self-compassion in adolescents', Journal of Personality, 1-12
Donald J, Sahdra B, Van Zanden B, Duineveld J, Atkins P, Marshall S, and Ciarrochi J 2018 'Does your mindfulness benefit others? A systematic review and meta?analysis of the link between mindfulness and prosocial behaviour', British Journal of Psychology, In Press
Ellem B, and Tonts M 2018 'The Global Commodities Boom and the Reshaping of Regional Economies: The Australian Experience', Australian Geographer, 49 (3), 383-395
Fee A, McGrath-Champ S, and Berti M 2018 'Protecting expatriates in hostile environments: institutional forces influencing the safety and security practices of internationally active organisations', International Journal of Human Resource Management, In Press
Fitzgerald S, Stacey M, McGrath-Champ S, Parding K, and Rainnie A 2018 'Devolution, market dynamics and the Independent Public School initiative in Western Australia: 'winning back' what has been lost?', Journal of Education Policy, 33 (5), 662-681
Foley M, Baird M, and Cooper R 2018 'Is independence really an opportunity? The experience of entrepreneur-mothers', Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 25 (2), 315-329
Ford E, Lowe K, and Huerta T 2018 'A Study of Hospitals Found That Outsider CEOs Make Their Organizations More Productive in the Long Run', Harvard Business Review
Ford E, Lowe K, Silvera G, Babik D, and Huerta T 2018 'Insider versus outsider executive succession: The relationship to hospital efficiency', Health Care Management Review, 43 (1), 61-68
Groutsis D, O'Leary J, and Russell G 2018 'Capitalizing on the cultural and linguistic diversity of mobile talent: lessons from an Australian study', International Journal of Human Resource Management, In Press
Harvey W, Groutsis D, and Van Den Broek D 2018 'Intermediaries and destination country reputation: Explaining flows of skilled migration', Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 44 (4), 644-662
Howe J, Reilly A, Van Den Broek D, and Wright C 2018 'A Tale of Two Visas: Interrogating the Substitution Effect between Pacific Seasonal Workers and Backpackers in Addressing Horticultural Labour Supply Challenges and Worker Exploitation', Australian Journal of Labour Law, In Press
Johnson A, Nguyen H, Groth M, and White L 2018 'Workplace aggression and organisational effectiveness: The mediating role of employee engagement', Australian Journal of Management, In Press
Johnson A, Nguyen H, Groth M, and White L 2018 'Reaping the Rewards of Functional Diversity in Healthcare Teams: Why Team Processes Improve Performance', Group and Organization Management, 43 (3), 440-474
Kharrazi H, Gonzalez C, Lowe K, Huerta T, and Ford E 2018 'Forecasting the maturation of electronic health record functions among US hospitals: Retrospective analysis and predictive model', JMIR Research Protocols, 20 (8), 1-11
Knox A 2018 'Book Review Symposium: Caroline Lloyd and Jonathan Payne, Skills in the Age of Over-Qualification: Comparing Service Sector Work in Europe', Work, Employment and Society, 32 (2), 439-441
Knox A 2018 'Regulatory avoidance in the temporary work agency industry: Evidence from Australia', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 29 (2), 190-206
Knox A, and Warhurst C 2018 'Occupations, the Missing Link? A New Theoretical and Methodological Approach to Product Markets, Skill and Pay', Work, Employment and Society, 32 (1), 150-168
Lansbury R 2018 'The Changing World of Work and Employment Relations: a Multi-Level Institutional Perspective of the Future', Labour and Industry, 28 (1), 5-20
McGrath-Champ S, Stacey M, Wilson R, Fitzgerald S, Rainnie A, and Parding K 2018 'Principals' support for teachers' working conditions in devolved school settings: Insights from two Australian States', Educational Management Administration & Leadership, In Press
McLaughlin C, and Wright C 2018 'The role of ideas in understanding industrial relations policy change in liberal market economies', Industrial Relations, 57 (4), 568-610
Ng E, Groutsis D, and Rajani N 2018 'From India to Canada: An Auto-ethnographic Account of an International Student's Decision to Settle as a Self-Initiated Expatriate', Canadian Ethnic Studies, 50 (1), 129-148
Petrie K, Joyce S, Tan L, Henderson M, Johnson A, Nguyen H, Modini M, Groth M, Glozier N, and Harvey S 2018 'A framework to create more mentally healthy workplaces: A viewpoint', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52 (1), 15-23
Reilly A, Howe J, Van Den Broek D, and Wright C 2018 'Working Holiday Makers in Australian Horticulture: Labour Market Effect, Exploitation and Avenues for Reform', Griffith Law Review, In Press
Schuessler E, Frenkel S, and Wright C 2018 'Governance of Labor Standards in Australian and German Garment Supply Chains: The Impact of Rana Plaza', Industrial and Labor Relations Review, In Press
Todd P, Ellem B, Goods C, Rainnie A, and Smith L 2018 'Labour in global production networks: Workers and unions in mining engineering work', Economic and Industrial Democracy, In Press
Tomlinson J, Baird M, Berg P, and Cooper R 2018 'Flexible careers across the life course: Advancing theory, research and practice', Human Relations, 71 (1), 4-22
Underhill E, Groutsis D, Van Den Broek D, and Rimmer M 2018 'Migration Intermediaries and Codes of Conduct: Temporary Migrant Workers in Australian Horticulture', Journal of Business Ethics, In Press
Vanhoutte B, Loh V, Nazroo J, Kendig H, O'Loughlin K, and Byles J 2018 'Selection, adaptation and advantage: Later-life health and wellbeing of English migrants to Australia', Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Veen A 2018 'The bulwarking of individualised workplace relations in the mining industry: Retaining managerial control within a contested regulatory space', Journal of Industrial Relations, 60 (1), 30-52
Webb S, Loh V, Lampit A, Bateman J, and Birney D 2018 'Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Computerized Cognitive Training on Executive Functions: a Cross-Disciplinary Taxonomy for Classifying Outcome Cognitive Factors', Neuropsychology Review, 28 (2), 232-250
Welp A, Johnson A, Nguyen H, and Perry L 2018 'The importance of reflecting on practice: How personal professional development activities affect perceived teamwork and performance', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27, 3988-3999
Williams E, Pillai R, Deptula B, Lowe K, and McCombs K 2018 'Did charisma "Trump" narcissism in 2016? Leader narcissism, attributed charisma, value congruence and voter choice', Personality and Individual Differences, 130, 11-17
Wright C 2018 'Australian industrial relations in 2017', Journal of Industrial Relations, 60 (3), 287-297
Zhao J, Li X, and Shields J 2018 'Managing job burnout: The effects of emotion-regulation ability, emotional labor, and positive and negative affect at work', International Journal of Stress Management, In Press
2019
Howe J, Clibborn S, Reilly A, van den Broek, D and Wright CF 2019 'Towards a durable future: Tackling labour challenges in the Australian horticulture industry'. Download the full report (pdf, 1.8MB). Download the report appendices (pdf, 8MB).
2018
Groutsis D, Cooper, R and Whitwell, G 2018 'Beyond the pale: Cultural diversity on ASX 100 boards', Australian Institute of Corporate Directors (AICD) and the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). Download the full report (pdf, 2.3MB).
Baird M, Cooper R, Hill E, Probyn E, and Vromen A 2018 'Women and the Future of Work'. Download the full report (pdf, 3.4MB).
McGrath-Champ, Wilson R, Stacey M & Fitzgerald S 2018 'Understanding Work in Schools: The Foundation for Teaching and Learning'. Download the full report (pdf, 3.3MB).
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