Dr Stuart Middleton
Senior Lecturer in Strategy & Entre
School of Business
+61 7 344 31225
Room 636, Sir Llew Edwards Building (14), St. Lucia Campus

Researcher biography
Dr Stuart Middleton is a qualitative researcher who explores political contests between different societal institutions. He has explored this topic with relation to the impact of allegations of sexual abuse against the Salvation Army, challenges to the health profession of maintaining values of care while under bureaucratic pressure for quick patient turnover rates, and methodological techniques for exploring latent institutional conflict in hospital settings. His work has been published in leading journals such as Organizational Research Methods, British Journal of Management, and Journal of Management Inquiry.
Publications
Book Chapter
Middleton, Stuart, Irving, Gemma L. and Wright, April L. (2020). Institutional power and organizational space: How space constrains micro-level action in the emergency department. Macrofoundations: Exploring the Institutionally Situated Nature of Activity. (pp. 49-65) edited by Christopher W. J. Steele, Timothy R. Hanigan, Vern L. Glaser, Madeline Toubiana and Joel Gehman. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/S0733-558X20200000068003
Journal Articles
Middleton, Stuart (2022). For you? Using TikTok® to teach key content. Management Teaching Review, 7 (3), 226-235. doi: 10.1177/23792981221096871
Huang, Peisheng, Wright, April L. and Middleton, Stuart (2022). How Material Objects Shape Student Team Learning Processes. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 21 (1), 35-60. doi: 10.5465/amle.2020.0025
Williams, Grace, Irving, Gemma, Wright, April L. and Middleton, Stuart (2020). Managing job‐related diversity processes in high‐reliability teams in the emergency department. British Journal of Management, 2020 (1) 1467-8551.12450, 20366-518. doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12450
Wright, April L., Middleton, Stuart, Hibbert, Paul and Brazil, Victoria (2018). Getting on with field research using participant deconstruction. Organizational Research Methods, 23 (2), 109442811878258-295. doi: 10.1177/1094428118782589
Wright, April L., Middleton, Stuart, Greenfield, Geoffrey, Williams, Julian and Brazil, Victoria (2016). Strategies for teaching evidence-based management: what management educators can learn from medicine. Journal of Management Education, 40 (2), 194-219. doi: 10.1177/1052562915624123
Wright, April L., Staggs, Jonathan, Middleton, Stuart, Burke, John, Markwell, Alex, Brazil, Victoria, Mitchell, Rob and Brown, Anthony F. (2015). Teaching and learning in an era of time-based access targets: impact of a new model of care on junior medical officers. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 27 (4), 355-358. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12438
Wright, April L., Zammuto, Raymond J., Liesch, Peter W., Middleton, Stuart, Hibbert, Paul, Burke, John and Brazil, Victoria (2015). Evidence-based management in practice: opening up the decision process, decision-maker and context. British Journal of Management, 27 (1), 161-178. doi: 10.1111/1467-8551.12123
Liesch, Peter W., Hakanson, Lars, McGaughey, Sara L., Middleton, Stuart and Cretchley, Julia (2011). The evolution of the international business field: A scientometric investigation of articles published in its premier journal. Scientometrics, 88 (1), 17-42. doi: 10.1007/s11192-011-0372-3
Middleton, Stuart, Liesch, Peter W. and Steen, John (2011). Organizing time: Internationalization narratives of executive managers. International Business Review, 20 (2), 136-150. doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.07.007
Middleton, S. (2009). Reputation management in the Salvation Army: A narrative study. Journal of Management Inquiry, 18 (2), 145-157. doi: 10.1177/1056492608330446
Middleton, Stuart and Hanson, Dallas (2003). Corporate reputation and scientific reputation: The mysterious case of Girard and Agassiz. Corporate Reputation Review, 6 (2), 147-160. doi: 10.1057/palgrave.crr.1540196
Conference Papers
Wright, April L., Liesch, Peter W., Middleton, Stuart, Burke, John and Brazil Victoria (2014). Teaching evidence-based management: Insights froman empirical study of an EBM decision process. 2014 Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States, August 2014.
Wright, A. L. and Middleton, S. (2012). Organisational design in hospitals: the impact of resource constraints on interactions between subunits. ANZAM 2012 Conference, Perth, Australia, 5-7 December 2012. Australia: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.
Liesch, Peter W., McGaughey, Sara L., Middleton, Stuart and Cretchley, Julia (2011). A scientometric investigation of articles published in the Journal of International Business Studies revealing empirically the evolution of the field. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business, Nagoya, Japan, 24-28 June 2011. East Lansing, MI, United States: Academy of International Business.
Moore, Lauchlan McKenzie, Wright, April Lee and Middleton, Stuart Anthony (2010). Institutional logics at the micro level: A study of the experiences of nurses in Australia. Academy of Management 2010 Annual Meeting: Dare to Care, Montreal, Canada, 6-10 August 2010.
Wright, April Lee, Middleton, Stuart Anthony and Brazil, Victoria (2010). Institutional logics and latent conflict in healthcare in Australia. Academy of Management 2010 Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 6-10 August 2010.
Middleton, S., Liesch, P. W. and Steen, J. (2009). Time narratives in international entrepreneurship. The Future of Asia-Pacific Business: Beyond the Crisis, Brisbane, Australia, 16-18 April, 2009. Australia: ANZIBA.
Middleton, Stuart, Liesch, Peter W. and Steen, John (2008). Temporal evolutionary trajectories in international new ventures. 50th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Milan, Italy, 20 June - 3 July 2008. East lansing, MI, United States: Academy of International Business.
Research Report
Liesch, P. W., Steen, M., Middleton, S. and Weerawardena, J. (2007). Born to be Global: A closer look at the international venturing of Australian born global firms. Sydney: Australian Business Foundation.