Dr Marissa Edwards
Lecturer in Management & Lecturer
School of Business
+61 7 344 32424
Room 310, Colin Clark Building, St. Lucia Campus
Researcher biography
Marissa is an Education Focused course coordinator and lecturer who is primarily responsible for teaching large first year courses. Marissa is passionate about higher education and both staff and student well-being, and has a particular interest in enhancing the first year student experience. Currently her work is focused on exploring how to encourage wellness in academic settings. Marissa has considerable experience as a researcher, project manager, seminar presenter, and educator, and has worked with a number of government departments in addition to consulting to not-for-profit organisations. She has a variety of research interests, including blended learning in diverse classrooms; psychological well-being and thriving in higher education; healthcare management; mental health promotion in organisations; and social justice initiatives.
Book
Robbins, Stephen P. , Judge, Timothy A., Edwards, Marissa , Sandiford, Peter and Fitzgerald, Martin (2019). Organisational Behaviour. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Pearson.
Book Chapters
Edwards, Marissa, Lawrence, Sandra A. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2016). How perceptions and emotions shaped employee silence in the case of "Dr Death" at Bundaberg Hospital. Emotions and organizational governance. (pp. 341-379) edited by Neal M. Ashkanasy, Charmine E. J. Härtel and Wilfred J. Zerbe. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1108/S1746-979120160000012015
Edwards, Marissa S., Lawrence, Sandra A. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2013). The role of perceptions, appraisals and anticipated emotions in shaping reporting behavior in response to wrongdoing. Voice and Whistleblowing in Organizations: Overcoming Fear, Fostering Courage and Unleashing Candour. (pp. 254-277) edited by Ronald J. Burke and Cary L. Cooper. Cheltenham, Glos, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781781005927
Edwards, M.S. and Greenberg, J. (2011). What is insidious workplace behavior?. Insidious Workplace Behavior. (pp. 3-30) edited by Jerald Greenberg. New York, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203849439-9
Edwards, Marissa S. and Greenberg, Jerald (2011). Issues and challenges in studying insidious workplace behavior. Insidious workplace behavior. (pp. 309-354) edited by Jerald Greenberg. New York, NY, United States: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203849439-21
Edwards, Marissa, Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Gardner, John (2009). Deciding to speak up or to remain silent following observed wrongdoing: The role of discrete emotions and climate of silence. Voice and Silence in Organizations. (pp. 83-109) edited by J. Greenberg and M. Edwards. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing.
Brinsfield, C. T., Edwards, M. and Greenberg, J. (2009). Voice and silence in organizations: Historical review and current conceptualizations. Voice and Silence in Organizations. (pp. 3-33) edited by Greenberg, J. and Edwards, M.. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.
Edwards, M. and Greenberg, J. (2009). Sounding off on voice and silence. Voice and Silence in Organizations. (pp. 275-291) edited by Greenberg, J. and Edwards, M.. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.
Blenkinsopp, John and Edwards, Marissa S. (2008). On not blowing the whistle: quiescent silence as an emotion episode. Emotions, ethics, and decision-making. (pp. 181-206) edited by Wilfred J. Zerbe, Charmine E.J. Härtel and Neal M. Ashkanasy. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1016/S1746-9791(08)04008-X
Edwards, M. and Ashkanasy, N. M. (2008). Integrative case study: Diagnosing Queensland health. Organisational Behaviour. (pp. 290-292) edited by S. P. Robbins, T. A. Judge, B. Millett and T. Waters-Marsh. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Education Australia.
Journal Articles
Edwards, Marissa S., King, Jemma and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2019). Social and emotional learning in graduate school to improve student well-being and performance: A proposed training program. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2019 (162), 91-105. doi: 10.1002/tl.20367
Wright, April, Hibbert, Paul, Strong, Ross and Edwards, Marissa (2018). Exposing practical, psychological, and pedagogical shadow sides of experiential learning. Journal of Management Education, 42 (6), 761-771. doi: 10.1177/1052562918802327
Edwards, Marissa S. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2018). Emotions and failure in academic life: normalising the experience and building resilience. Journal of Management and Organization, 24 (2), 167-188. doi: 10.1017/jmo.2018.20
Edwards, Marissa S. and Gallagher, Erin C. (2018). Oh, behave! Insights and strategies for teaching business ethics to Gen Y students. E-Journal of Business Education and Scholarship of Teaching, 12 (1), 1-18.
Lock, Mark J., Stephenson, Amber L., Branford, Jill, Roche, Jonathan, Edwards, Marissa S. and Ryan, Kathleen (2017). Voice of the Clinician: the case of an Australian health system. Journal of Health, Organisation and Management, 31 (6), 665-678. doi: 10.1108/JHOM-05-2017-0113
Conference Papers
Edwards, Marissa S. and Gallagher, Erin C. (2017). ‘Oh, Behave!’ Insights and strategies for teaching business ethics in the undergraduate classroom. Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, Melbourne, Australia, 5-8 December 2017.
Edwards, M. S. and Ashkanasy, N. M. (2008). The role of discrete emotions and organizational climate in employee silence and whistle-blowing. 68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, 8-13 August, 2008. Anaheim, California: Academy of Management.
Edwards, M. (2008). The conceptualisation and measurement of whistle-blowing: A new way forward. 22nd ANZAM Conference 2008, Auckland, New Zealand, 2-5 December, 2008. Lindfield, NSW: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.
Edwards, M., Ashkanasy, N. M. and Gardner, J. (2007). The role of emotions in employees' decisions to report serious wrongdoing. 7th Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference (IOP), Adelaide, SA, 28 June - 1 July, 2007. Adelaide, South Australia: Australian Psychological Society.
Edwards, M. S. R. and Gardner, M. J. (2006). Employee silence and whistle-blowing: The case of 'Dr Death'. Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, 11-16 August, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia. New York: Academy of Management.
Thesis
Marissa Edwards (2011). Employee Responses to Wrongdoing in Organisations: The Role of Psychological Processes in Employee Silence and Whistle-blowing. PhD Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland.