Professor Victor Callan
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Victor Callan

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Background

Victor Callan AM is Professor of Leadership and Organisational Change at the University of Queensland (UQ) Business School in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. His research investigates a variety of factors impacting on organisational change, leadership performance and employee training, and he is one of Australia's most recognised researchers in these fields.

In terms of recognition by external bodies, Victor has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, a Fellow of the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for his significant service to higher education in the field of management as a researcher and adviser to Government and industry. Within UQ, Victor has been awarded the University's Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research Supervision for the quality of outcomes associated with his PhD supervision. In addition, he is a recipient of two UQ Excellence in Leadership Awards for his roles in developing strong research, consulting and industry partnerships.

Victor is a regular contributor to executive education for senior managers and executives in the public and private sectors in Australia and internationally. He has completed over 100 projects as an adviser for Federal, State and local government departments including major reviews on employee skills, vocational education and training, major industry closures and workforce development. He has also completed organisational and workforce development projects internationally, including for governments and organisations in South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania, Indonesia, Bhutan, Brunei, New Zealand, PNG and for South Pacific countries.

Currently his major teaching activities at UQ are in courses associated with MBA students, and students in the Bachelor of Advanced Business Honours program. In 2025 as one of the four Chief Investigators, he has begun his 14th Australian Research Council (ARC) project, in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), Mimal Land Council, and Indigenous women’s groups across northern Australia.

Availability

Professor Victor Callan is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services Psychology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of New South Wales
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University

Research interests

  • Organisational Change, Leadership and Skills Development

    1. Organisational Change and Leadership Special interest in employees' and leaders' experiences with large scale organisational change, examining their levels of adaptation, personal capabilities, as well as the communication and team dynamics. 2. Employee Skills, Capabilities and Training Examinations of effective responses to skills development and shortages, including strategies around recognition of prior learning, e-learning, new models of apprenticeships and strategies to assist displaced older workers, training and retraining including downsized employees, and the skills of leaders and chairpersons required of corporate boards.

Research impacts

Published reports for the National Centre for Vocational Education Research by Professor Callan are informing public policy in the areas of workforce development, apprenticeships, the application of e-learning in the workplace, and the development of improved pathways between the vocational education and higher education sectors. In addition, he has completed numerous evaluations of the effectiveness of State and Federal Government programs including evaluations of training programs in prisons; new models for the delivery of mental health services; programs to introduce more e-learning and e-assessment into workplaces; investigations into programs to assist employees impacted by large scale industry closures; and evaluations of various forms of apprenticeship models. His published academic work that consists of over 250 publications is presented into various executive education and middle manager programs for UQ, especially around applications for improved leadership, better communication, changes to workplace training and more successful change management.

Search Professor Victor Callan’s works on UQ eSpace

300 works between 1980 and 2025
All (300) Journal Article (178) Book Chapter (16) Conference Publication (60) Book (17) Other Outputs (29)

261 - 280 of 300 works

1984

Journal Article

Perceptions of Contraceptive Methods - a Multidimensional-Scaling Analysis

Callan, Victor J. and Gallois, Cynthia (1984). Perceptions of Contraceptive Methods - a Multidimensional-Scaling Analysis. Journal of Biosocial Science, 16 (2), 277-286. doi: 10.1017/S0021932000015054

Perceptions of Contraceptive Methods - a Multidimensional-Scaling Analysis

1984

Journal Article

Drinking Habits and Alcohol-Related Beliefs of Australian, Papua New Guinean and American-Youth

Wilks, J and Callan, VJ (1984). Drinking Habits and Alcohol-Related Beliefs of Australian, Papua New Guinean and American-Youth. British Journal of Addiction, 79 (4), 419-424. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1984.tb03890.x

Drinking Habits and Alcohol-Related Beliefs of Australian, Papua New Guinean and American-Youth

1984

Journal Article

Latvians in Australia - Putnins,al

Callan, VJ (1984). Latvians in Australia - Putnins,al. Australian Journal of Psychology, 36 (1), 126-127.

Latvians in Australia - Putnins,al

1984

Journal Article

Attitudes Toward Immigrants in Australia - a Reply

Callan, VJ (1984). Attitudes Toward Immigrants in Australia - a Reply. International Migration Review, 18 (2), 375-376. doi: 10.1177/019791838401800224

Attitudes Toward Immigrants in Australia - a Reply

1984

Journal Article

The Costs of Children - Perceptions of Australian and Papua-New-Guinean Students

Wilks, J and Callan, VJ (1984). The Costs of Children - Perceptions of Australian and Papua-New-Guinean Students. Adolescence, 19 (75), 703-712.

The Costs of Children - Perceptions of Australian and Papua-New-Guinean Students

1984

Journal Article

The Choice of Sterilization - Voluntarily Childless Couples, Mothers of One Child by Choice, and Males Seeking Reversal of Vasectomy

Callan, Victor J. and Que Heet, Raymond W. (1984). The Choice of Sterilization - Voluntarily Childless Couples, Mothers of One Child by Choice, and Males Seeking Reversal of Vasectomy. Journal of Biosocial Science, 16 (2), 241-248. doi: 10.1017/S0021932000015017

The Choice of Sterilization - Voluntarily Childless Couples, Mothers of One Child by Choice, and Males Seeking Reversal of Vasectomy

1984

Journal Article

Self and Other Perceptions of Urban and Rural Australian Aboriginal and White Youth

Callan, VJ and Stjohn, D (1984). Self and Other Perceptions of Urban and Rural Australian Aboriginal and White Youth. Journal of Social Psychology, 123 (2), 179-187.

Self and Other Perceptions of Urban and Rural Australian Aboriginal and White Youth

1984

Journal Article

Perceptions about the value and cost of children: Australian and papua new guinean high school youth

Callan, Victor J. and Wilks, Jeffrey (1984). Perceptions about the value and cost of children: Australian and papua new guinean high school youth. Journal of Biosocial Science, 16 (1), 35-44. doi: 10.1017/S0021932000014772

Perceptions about the value and cost of children: Australian and papua new guinean high school youth

1984

Journal Article

Similarity of University-Students and Their Parents Attitudes Toward Alcohol

Wilks, J and Callan, VJ (1984). Similarity of University-Students and Their Parents Attitudes Toward Alcohol. Journal of Studies On Alcohol, 45 (4), 326-333. doi: 10.15288/jsa.1984.45.326

Similarity of University-Students and Their Parents Attitudes Toward Alcohol

1984

Journal Article

Voluntary Childlessness - Early Articulator and Postponing Couples

Callan, VJ (1984). Voluntary Childlessness - Early Articulator and Postponing Couples. Journal of Biosocial Science, 16 (4), 501-509. doi: 10.1017/S0021932000015327

Voluntary Childlessness - Early Articulator and Postponing Couples

1984

Journal Article

Perceptions About the Value and Cost of Children - Australian and Papua New Guinean High-School Youth

Callan, VJ and Wilks, J (1984). Perceptions About the Value and Cost of Children - Australian and Papua New Guinean High-School Youth. Journal of Biosocial Science, 16 (1), 35-44.

Perceptions About the Value and Cost of Children - Australian and Papua New Guinean High-School Youth

1984

Journal Article

Alcohol Related Attitudes and Stereotypes - Teenagers in Australia, Papua-New-Guinea and the United-States

Wilks, J and Callan, VJ (1984). Alcohol Related Attitudes and Stereotypes - Teenagers in Australia, Papua-New-Guinea and the United-States. Journal of Drug Education, 14 (2), 119-132. doi: 10.2190/2LP8-8JFC-XKPP-HP1J

Alcohol Related Attitudes and Stereotypes - Teenagers in Australia, Papua-New-Guinea and the United-States

1984

Journal Article

Childlessness and marital adjustment

Victor J.C. (1984). Childlessness and marital adjustment. Australian Journal of Sex, Marriage and Family, 5 (4), 210-214. doi: 10.1080/01591487.1984.11004295

Childlessness and marital adjustment

1983

Journal Article

Evaluative reactions to accented English: Ethnicity, sex role, and context

Callan, V. J., Gallois, C. and Forbes, P. A. (1983). Evaluative reactions to accented English: Ethnicity, sex role, and context. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 14 (4), 407-426. doi: 10.1177/0022002183014004002

Evaluative reactions to accented English: Ethnicity, sex role, and context

1983

Journal Article

Perceptions About Having Children - Are Daughters Different From Their Mothers

Callan, VJ and Gallois, C (1983). Perceptions About Having Children - Are Daughters Different From Their Mothers. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 45 (3), 607-612. doi: 10.2307/351665

Perceptions About Having Children - Are Daughters Different From Their Mothers

1983

Journal Article

Repeat and 1St Abortion Seekers - Single Women in Brisbane, Australia

Callan, VJ (1983). Repeat and 1St Abortion Seekers - Single Women in Brisbane, Australia. Journal of Biosocial Science, 15 (2), 217-222. doi: 10.1017/S0021932000014504

Repeat and 1St Abortion Seekers - Single Women in Brisbane, Australia

1983

Journal Article

The voluntarily childless and their perceptions of parenthood and childlessness

Callan, V. J. (1983). The voluntarily childless and their perceptions of parenthood and childlessness. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 14 (1), 87-96. doi: 10.3138/jcfs.14.1.87

The voluntarily childless and their perceptions of parenthood and childlessness

1983

Journal Article

Cultural Perceptions of the Mentally-Ill - Australian and Papua New Guinean High-School Youth

Callan, Victor J., Wilks, Jeffrey and Forsyth, Stewart (1983). Cultural Perceptions of the Mentally-Ill - Australian and Papua New Guinean High-School Youth. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 17 (3), 280-285. doi: 10.3109/00048678309161285

Cultural Perceptions of the Mentally-Ill - Australian and Papua New Guinean High-School Youth

1983

Journal Article

Childlessness and Partner Selection

Callan, VJ (1983). Childlessness and Partner Selection. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 45 (1), 181-186. doi: 10.2307/351306

Childlessness and Partner Selection

1983

Journal Article

Ethnic-Stereotypes - Australian and Southern European Youth

Callan, VJ and Gallois, C (1983). Ethnic-Stereotypes - Australian and Southern European Youth. Journal of Social Psychology, 119 (2), 287-288. doi: 10.1080/00224545.1983.9922834

Ethnic-Stereotypes - Australian and Southern European Youth

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Amplifying leadership and voices of Indigenous women environmental rangers
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    Careers in everyday industries: Potential benefits of increased visibility (National Careers Institute Partnerships Grant)
    Federation University Australia
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2023
    Taylor Family Director (Chair) of The Centre for the Business and Economics of Health
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2015
    Managing Key Professional Transitions in the Health Sector
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Newcomer Socialisation: Testing a Human Resources Model
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Newcomer socialisation: Examining the processes predicting changes in organisational identification over time
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Team processes, identification, and reliable performance: Implementing the Balanced Scorecard in health service teams
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Coping with an Organizational Merger: A Longitudinal Study Investigating Changes in Social Identification Among Employees from High and Low Status Pre-Merger Organizations
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Identifying and Removing Boundaries to Effective Team Functioning and Communication
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Site-Level Community Engagement Processes in the Australian Minerals Industry: A Comparative Analysis
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2006
    The Management of Information Technology Based Organisational Change
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    Community Consultative Mechanisms in the Australian Minerals Industry: An Evaluation
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Employee adjustment to organisation change: applying social identity theory
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    Employee adjustment to organisational change: The role of communication and intergroup perceptions.
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 2000
    UQ - Wolston Park Hospital Collaboration Framework Agreement
    Wolston Park Hospital
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2000
    Employee Adjustment to Continue Organisational Change
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2000
    Employee adjustment to continued organisational change
    Department of Public Works & Housing
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2000
    Employee adjustment to continued organisational change (in kind contribution only - no cash)
    Princess Alexandra Hospital
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Validation of a strategic organisational culture survey
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Communication and workplace diversity
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Victor Callan is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Asian-Australian Leaders' Ascension to Top Management Teams and their Contributon to Organisational Resilience

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ree Jordan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The role of maverickism in driving cultural transformation to achieve future workforce objectives

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ree Jordan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Asian-Australian Leaders' Ascension to Top Management Teams and their Contributon to Organisational Resilience

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ree Jordan

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Leadership
  • Organisational change
  • Training and skills - work
  • Work place communication

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