Management
Our management research has supported policy and program initiatives in Australian and State Governments around innovation, responses to skills shortages, support for small business and efforts to build upon the management and leadership skills of Australian public and private sector organisations.
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Our previous management projects have created partners such as: Queensland Health; Brisbane City Council; Victoria State Emergency; QMI Solutions; Defence Materiel Organisation; BHP Billiton; Rio Tinto and Glencore Xstrata.
Leadership and Change Management
This area focuses on:
- leadership models, identity, styles and development;
- women in leadership;
- the role of emotions in leadership and followership;
- work stress and coping;
- creativity and innovation;
- models for effective change including consideration of mergers and acquisitions;
- crisis management and risk communication;
- interpersonal and intergroup communication;
- organisational culture;
- organisational reputation;
- organisational failure;
- features of leading and change in public sector management including public policy, intergovernmental relations, and local government.
Human Resource Management and Organisational Development
This area focuses on:
- competencies for effective HRM in local and cross-cultural contexts in both the public and private sectors;
- implementation of SHRM;
- workplace discourses;
- careers;
- integration of migrant workers;
- employment relations;
- knowledge in organisations;
- managing inter and intra group dynamics and conflict.
Corporate Social Performance
This area focuses on:
- wisdom, ethics in action, trust and trust repair;
- justice and justice restoration;
- equity and diversity management;
- business-government relations;
- promoting corporate social responsibility.