Overview
Background
Victor Callan AM is Professor of Management and Leadership at the University of Queensland (UQ) Business School in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. His research investigates organisational change, leadership 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. In addition, more recently he was appointed as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) for 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.
Availability
- Professor Victor Callan is:
- Available for supervision
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of New South Wales
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Research interests
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Organisational Change, Leadership and Skills Development
1. Organisational Change and Leadership Special interest in employees' experiences with large scale organisational change, examining their levels of adaptation, coping resources and strategies, as well as the communication and leadership of change. 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.
Works
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2007
Journal Article
Restructuring the multi-professional organization: Professional identity and adjustment to change in a public hospital
Callan, V. J., Gallois, C., Mayhew, M., Grice, T. A., Tluchowska, M. and Boyce, R. (2007). Restructuring the multi-professional organization: Professional identity and adjustment to change in a public hospital. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 29 (Spring), 448-477.
2007
Journal Article
Status, equity and social identification during an intergroup merger: A longitudinal study
Amiot, C. E., Terry, D. J. and Callan, V. J. (2007). Status, equity and social identification during an intergroup merger: A longitudinal study. British Journal of Social Psychology, 46 (3), 557-577. doi: 10.1348/014466606X146015
2007
Other Outputs
Australian vocational education and training: research messages 2006
Callan, V. J. (2007). Australian vocational education and training: research messages 2006. Adelaide, SA Australia: National Centre for Vocational Educational Research (NCVER).
2006
Journal Article
Management are aliens! Rumors and stress during organizational change
Bordia, Prashant, Jones, Elizabeth, Gallois, Cindy, Callan, Victor J. and Difonzo, Nicholas (2006). Management are aliens! Rumors and stress during organizational change. Group & Organization Management, 31 (5), 601-621. doi: 10.1177/1059601106286880
2006
Journal Article
Status differences in employee adjustment during organizational change
Martin, A. J., Jones, E. L. and Callan, V. J. (2006). Status differences in employee adjustment during organizational change. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 21 (2), 145-162. doi: 10.1108/02683940610650758
2006
Conference Publication
Researching place and social identity in organizational change: A theoretically informed Leximancer analysis of a participant historiographical study
Rooney, D., Brabant, M., Paulsen, N., Callan, V. J. and Jones, E. (2006). Researching place and social identity in organizational change: A theoretically informed Leximancer analysis of a participant historiographical study. 56th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association: Networking Communication Research, Dresden, Germany, 19-23 June 2006. Washington, DC, U.S.A.: International Communication Association.
2006
Conference Publication
Employee group memberships and organisational communication during organisational change
Grice, T., Gallois, C., Jones, E., Callan, V. and Paulsen, N. (2006). Employee group memberships and organisational communication during organisational change. The 34th Annual Conference of the Society for Australasian Social Psychologists, Townsville, Australia, 7 - 10 April, 2005. Basingstoke, UK: Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/00049530600940006
2006
Other Outputs
Ready, willing and capable: Teaching capabilities for the Queensland Vocation Education and Training (VET) Sector
Callan, V. J. (2006). Ready, willing and capable: Teaching capabilities for the Queensland Vocation Education and Training (VET) Sector. Queensland: State of Queensland, Department of Education, Training and ts.
2006
Conference Publication
The effects of employee group memberships on organizational communication during organizational change
Grice, T. A., Gallois, C., Jones, E., Callan, V. J. and Paulsen, N. (2006). The effects of employee group memberships on organizational communication during organizational change. The 6th Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia, 30 June - 3 July, 2005. Basingstoke, U.K.: Taylor & Francis.
2006
Journal Article
"We do it, but they don't": Multiple categorizations and work team communication
Grice, T. A., Gallois, C., Jones, E., Paulsen, N. and Callan, V. J. (2006). "We do it, but they don't": Multiple categorizations and work team communication. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 34 (4), 331-348. doi: 10.1080/00909880600908591
2006
Other Outputs
Australian vocational education and training: Research messages 2005
Callan, V. J. and Gardner, M J (2006). Australian vocational education and training: Research messages 2005. Adelaide, SA: National Centre for Vocational Educational Research (NCVER).
2006
Conference Publication
Organizational change and innovation in a research intensive organization
Paulsen, N., Maldonado Rey, D. P., Ayoko, O. B. and Callan, V. J. (2006). Organizational change and innovation in a research intensive organization. 22nd European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, Bergen, Norway, 6-8 July, 2006. Berlin, Germany: European Group for Organizational Studies.
2006
Conference Publication
Interpersonal conflict and support mobilization: Nurses' experience of coping in the workplace
Lawrence, S. A. and Callan, V. J. (2006). Interpersonal conflict and support mobilization: Nurses' experience of coping in the workplace. Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 11-16 August, 2006. Glassboro, New Jersey, USA: Academy of Management.
2006
Journal Article
A longitudinal investigation of coping processes during a merger: Implications for job satisfaction and organizational identification
Amiot, C. E., Terry, D. J., Jimmieson, N. L. and Callan, V. J. (2006). A longitudinal investigation of coping processes during a merger: Implications for job satisfaction and organizational identification. Journal of Management, 32 (4), 552-574. doi: 10.1177/0149206306287542
2006
Journal Article
The moderating role of perceived available support on the work-family conflict - adjustment relationship
Lawrence, S. A. and Callan, V. J. (2006). The moderating role of perceived available support on the work-family conflict - adjustment relationship. Australian Journal of Psychology, 58 (Supplement), 35-35.
2006
Other Outputs
Australian vocational education and training: Research messages 2005
Callan, V. J. (2006). Australian vocational education and training: Research messages 2005. Adelaide, SA: National Centre for Vocational Educational Research (NCVER).
2005
Journal Article
Demographic effects on the use of vertical sources of guidance by managers in widely differing cultural contexts
Smith, Peter B., Peterson, Mark F., Ahmad, Abd Halim, Akande, Debo, Andersen, Jon Aarum, Ayestaran, Sabino, Belotto, Massimo, Bochner, Stephen, Callan, Victor, Davila, Carlos, Ekelund, Bjorn, Francois, Pierre-Henri, Graversen, Gert, Harb, Charles, Jesuino, Jorge, Kantas, Aristotle, Karamushka, Lyudmila, Koopman, Paul, Leung, Kwok, Kruzela, Pavla, Malvezzi, Sigmar, Mogaji, Andrew, Mortazavi, Shahrenaz, Munene, John, Parry, Ken, Peng, T. K., Punnett, Betty Jane, Radford, Mark, Ropo, Arja ... Yanchuk, Vladimir (2005). Demographic effects on the use of vertical sources of guidance by managers in widely differing cultural contexts. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 5 (1), 5-26. doi: 10.1177/1470595805050822
2005
Conference Publication
Engaging on the ground: Site-level community engagement practices in the Australian minerals industry
Brereton, D. J., Beach, R., Callan, V. J., Cheshire, L. A., McKenna, B., Paulsen, N. and Parsons, D.E.R. (2005). Engaging on the ground: Site-level community engagement practices in the Australian minerals industry. Sustainable Development Conference 2005 (SD05), Alice Springs, NT, 31 October - 4 November 2005. Kingston, ACT: Minerals Council of Australia.
2005
Conference Publication
An integrative model of the role of perceived available support in coping with organizational interpersonal conflict
Lawrence, S. A., Pisarski, A. and Callan, V. J. (2005). An integrative model of the role of perceived available support in coping with organizational interpersonal conflict. British Academy of Management Annual Conference, Oxford, UK, 13-15 September, 2005.
2005
Other Outputs
Why do students leave? Leaving vocational education and training with no recorded achievement
Callan, V. J. (2005). Why do students leave? Leaving vocational education and training with no recorded achievement. Adelaide, SA: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Funding
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Asian-Australian Leaders' Ascension to Top Management Teams and their Contributon to Organisational Resilience
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ree Jordan
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of maverickism in driving cultural transformation to achieve future workforce objectives
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ree Jordan
Completed supervision
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Navigating CEO appointments: Do Australia's top male and female CEOs differ in how they made it to the top?
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
The role of stated organizational values in times of change and crisis
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
EMPLOYEE RESPONSES TO ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE: THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF PERCEPTIONS OF ORGANISATIONAL JUSTICE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACTS
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL OF PERCEIVED AVAILABLE SUPPORT, ORGANISATIONAL STRESS AND SUPPORT MOBILISATION
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
PROFESSIONAL GROUP MEMBERSHIP AND PERCEPTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
Principal Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
Making a difference from differences: Culturally heterogeneous workgroups need leaders with conflict and emotional management skills
Principal Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
MANAGEMENT OF GROUP PROCESSES DURING ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE
Principal Advisor
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
COMMUNICATION AND WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Accountants' Whistleblowing Behaviours: A Macro, Meso, and Micro Analysis in the Indonesian Context
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ali Intezari Harsini
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Maverickism: Round pegs in square holes - The who, what and why of mavericks in organisations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Terrance Fitzsimmons
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Becoming and being a middle manager in the Australian Aged Care Sector - Let's talk about change
Associate Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
POST-COLONIAL INDONESIA: A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF THE COLONIAL LEGACY AND FOREIGN AID ON INDONESIAN PUBLIC SECTOR INSTITUTIONS
Associate Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
TURBULENCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES: CHANGE, INERTIA, POWER AND THE PROFESSIONS
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
EMPLOYEES' PERCEPTIONS OF MULTINATIONAL ORGANISATIONAL PRACTICES IN INDONESIA: CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND SOCIAL IDENTITY
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
AUSTRALIAN BOARDS AND PERFORMANCE: A MULTI-METHOD TEST OF THREE THEORIES OF GOVERNANCE
Associate Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
COMMUNICATION ACCOMMODATION IN THE WORKPLACE
Associate Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
PREDICTION OF GOAL-DIRECTED BEHAVIOUR: LIFE SATISFACTION AND CONSUMER INTENTIONS TO SEEK FINANCIAL PLANNING ADVICE
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Janet McColl-Kennedy
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
AN ANALYSIS OF THE VALIDITY OF COMMUNICATION ACCOMMODATION THEORY (CAT) APPLIED TO ORGANISATIONAL COMMUNICATION
Associate Advisor
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
THE USE OF POWER IN ABORIGINAL ORGANISATIONS
Associate Advisor
Media
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