Overview
Background
Neal M. Ashkanasy OAM, PhD is an Emeritus Professor of Management at the UQ Business School at the University of Queensland in Australia. He came to academe in after an 18-year career in water resources engineering. He received his PhD in social/organizational psychology from the same university. His research is in leadership, organizational culture, ethics, and emotions in organizations, and his work has been published in leading journals including the Academy of Management Journal and Review, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, and the Journal of Applied Psychology. He is Associate Editor for Emotion Review and Series Co-Editor of Research on Emotion in Organizations. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Organizational Behavior and Associate Editor for the Academy of Management Review and Academy of Management Learning and Education. Prof. Ashkanasy is a Fellow of the Academy for the Social Sciences in the UK (AcSS) and Australia (ASSA); the Association for Psychological Science (APS); the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP); Southern Management Association (SMA), and the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences (QAAS). In 2017, he was awarded a Medal in the Order of Australia.
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Neal Ashkanasy is:
- Not available for supervision
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering, Monash University
- Masters (Coursework) of Engineering, University of New South Wales
- Diploma of Computer Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Member, Academy of Management, Academy of Management
- Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences, Academy of Social Sciences
- Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
- Member, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association
- Fellow, Associatioon for Psychological Science, Associatioon for Psychological Science
- Life Fellow, Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management, Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management
- Member, Australian Psychological Society, Australian Psychological Society
- Fellow, British Academy of Management, British Academy of Management
- Fellow, Churchill Fellows Association, Churchill Fellows Association
- Member, College of Organizational Psychologists, College of Organizational Psychologists
- Member, International Association for Chinese Management Research, International Association for Chinese Management Research
- Member, International Association of Applied Psychology, International Association of Applied Psychology
- Member, International Society for Research on Emotions, International Society for Research on Emotions
- Fellow, Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences, Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Fellow, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Member, Society for Organisational Behaviour, Australia, Society for Organisational Behaviour, Australia
- Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Fellow, Southen Management Associatioon, Southen Management Associatioon
Research interests
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Emotions at work
This is the principal focus of my research. The area of emotions in the workplace is rapidly gaining wide recognition in organisational research. Several PhD students are working in this area at present, funded through various ARC projects. In addition, I established the e-mail discussion group ‘Emonet’ which includes among its members the leading researchers in this field, and is affiliated with the (US-based) Academy of Management. I am also organizer of international “Conferences on Emotions and Organizational Life” (San Diego, August, 1998; Toronto, August, 2000; Gold Coast, 2002; London, 2004; Atlanta, 2006; Fontainebleau, 2008, Montreal, 2010, Helsinki, 2012, Philadelphia, 2014, Rome, 2016, Chicago, 2018, Virtual, 2020). Three books, based principally on the proceedings of the conferences, have been published by Quorum Books, M.E. Sharpe, and Lawrence Erlbaum respectively, and an annual series of books, now published by The Emerald Group under the JAI Press banner, commenced in 2005. A major article, entitled, “Emotion in the workplace” was published in 2017 in the Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior (co-authored by A. Dorris). Related publications are in the Academy of Management Executive, the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Management, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, the Journal of Applied Psychology, The Leadership Quarterly, and Human Resources Management Review.
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Leadership and leader-member relations
Following on from my doctoral research program, I have maintained an interest in the factors affecting relationships between organisational supervisors and their subordinates. These interests cover two areas:- (a) Attribution theory. Research in this area has included a study of basic attribution processes, looking at the way people make attributions for their own and others’ performance, studies of attributions for leader behaviour, and cross-cultural field data on leader attributions for subordinate performance outcomes. Articles based on this research have appeared in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, and the Journal of Social Psychology, the Leadership Quarterly, and the Australian Psychologist. (b) Leader-member exchange theory. The more recent focus of this research is on the role of emotions and values in leader-member relationships. This work has been published in the Journal of Social Psychology and the Leadership Quarterly.
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Organisational culture
There are two principal foci for this research, as follows: (a) Organisational change and mergers. Several studies have been completed in this respect, examining culture changes in accounting firms, academic institutions, and government agencies. Papers describing these studies have been published in Accounting, Organizations and Society, Australian Academic Research Libraries, and the British Journal of Management. An article (with former doctoral student, Dr. Marie Kavanagh) was also published in the Elsevier Science/JAI Press book, Advanced on Mergers and Acquisitions. (b) International organisational culture. Funded in part by the ARC, this research includes cross-cultural studies as a part of the international Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) project and development and validation of a new measure of organisational culture. Reports of this research have appeared in the Journal of World Business and Asia-Pacific Journal of Management. I was also co-author of the ‘Future Orientation’ chapter in the main GLOBE book, published by Sage. Associated activities include founding and administering the ‘Orgcult’ e-mail discussion list, sponsored by the US Academy of Management; and co-authorship (with Drs. Mark Peterson, Florida Atlantic University; and Celeste Wilderom, University of Twente) of the Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate. A second edition was published in 2011.
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Ethics in organisational behaviour
Like emotions, ethics in the organisational context is gaining increasing recognition as an important field of research. Projects include an ARC study with former PhD student Dr. Carolyn Windsor (Griffith University) and Dr. Linda Treviño (Pennsylvania State University), recently published in Business Ethics Quarterly. Other publications on this topic have appeared in Accounting, Organizations and Society, Behavioral Research in Accounting, Research on Accounting Ethics, and the Journal of Business Ethics.
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The physical environment of office work
Initially funded by a grant from the ARC, this work resulted in an edited volume (Routledge, 2019) and articles published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior and the Australian Journal of Management. Collaborators are Dr. Oluremi (Remi) B. Ayoko (UQ Busine ss School) and Prof. Karrn A. (Etty) Jehn (Melbourne Business School). S Special Issue of the Journal of Managerial Psychology will be published in 2021.
Research impacts
Professor Ashkanasy’s many books and scholarly works have contributed materially to understanding of the role of leadership and culture in work organisations. In particular, he is internationally recognized as one of the originators and current leaders of the study of emotion in organisations and, as such, was the first Australian to be elected a Fellow of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (APA Division 14). His citation read, in part, “Dr. Ashkanasy is one of a very small group of scholars who has developed theoretical models and conducted empirical research so effectively on emotions in the workplace that this topic has moved within the past decade from obscurity to mainstream research in I-O psychology.” His work is widely cited in industry trade books (e.g., Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, published by HBR Press, 2004) and university textbooks (he is the only Australian management scholar to be included in a recent list of the top 2% of scholars whose work is cited in leading textbooks – see Aguinis, H., Ramani, R. S., Campbell, P. K., Bernal-Turnes, P., Drewry, J. M., & Edgerton, B. T. In press. Most frequently cited sources, articles, and authors in industrial-organizational psychology textbooks. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice).
Works
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2025
Book Chapter
A Five-Level Model of Positive Organizational Behavior and Emotions
Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Kromah, Momo D. (2025). A Five-Level Model of Positive Organizational Behavior and Emotions. Advancing Positive Organizational Behaviour. (pp. 85-100) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032619385-6
2024
Book Chapter
Conclusion
Edwards, Marissa S., Martin, Angela J., Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Cox, Lauren E. (2024). Conclusion. Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health. (pp. 516-527) edited by Edwards, Marissa S., Martin, Angela J., Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Cox, Lauren E.. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781803925080.00039
2024
Book
Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health
Edwards, Marissa S., Martin, Angela J., Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Cox, Lauren E. eds. (2024). Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781803925080
2024
Book Chapter
Introduction and historical review
Edwards, Marissa S., Cox, Lauren E., Martin, Angela J. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2024). Introduction and historical review. Research Handbook of Academic Mental Health. (pp. 1-30) Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781803925080.00006
2024
Journal Article
A multimethod investigation of the interpersonal effects of leader perfectionism and anger expression on employee psychological safety and creativity
Ocampo, Anna Carmella G., Gu, Jun, Li, Quan, Koseoglu, Gamze, Wang, Lu and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2024). A multimethod investigation of the interpersonal effects of leader perfectionism and anger expression on employee psychological safety and creativity. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 46 (1), 108-130. doi: 10.1002/job.2822
2024
Conference Publication
How Do You Feel Today? Emotion Regulation and Work Outcomes
Zhu, Xiaoxia, Lee, Joohan, Le, Huong, Ashkanasy, Neal M., Rafferty, Alannah, Troth, Ashlea, Jordan, Peter J., Merino Verona, Sandra, Rico, Ramon, Uitdewilligen, Sjir, Quintana-Diaz, Manuel, Alam, Mahbubul, Wong, Elena Maria, Caligiuri, Michael Donald, White, Marla and Le, Huong (2024). How Do You Feel Today? Emotion Regulation and Work Outcomes. 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2024), Chicago, IL United States, 9-13 August 2024. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2024.19762symposium
2024
Conference Publication
‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ – The Impact of Emotional Memories in M&A Organizational Change
Talas, Sandor, Pekerti, Andre, Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Kriz, Alexandra (2024). ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ – The Impact of Emotional Memories in M&A Organizational Change. 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2024), Chicago, IL United States, 9-13 August 2024. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2024.15718abstract
2024
Book Chapter
Down the wrong rabbit hole: methodological traps in researching emotions in post-merger integration
Talas, Sandor, Pekerti, Andre A. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2024). Down the wrong rabbit hole: methodological traps in researching emotions in post-merger integration. Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions. (pp. 133-151) edited by Sydney Finkelstein and Cary L. Cooper. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/s1479-361x20240000023009
2024
Journal Article
Commitment to organizational change: the role of territoriality and change-related self-efficacy
Kromah, Momo D., Ayoko, Oluremi B. and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2024). Commitment to organizational change: the role of territoriality and change-related self-efficacy. Journal of Business Research, 174 114499, 114499. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114499
2024
Book Chapter
Negative feedback, emotion regulation, and task performance: a moderated mediation model
Harati, Hamidreza, Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Amirzadeh, Mahsa (2024). Negative feedback, emotion regulation, and task performance: a moderated mediation model. Emotion in Organizations: A Coat of Many Colors. (pp. 117-131) edited by Neal M. Ashkanasy, Ashlea C. Troth and Ronald H. Humphrey. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group. doi: 10.1108/s1746-979120240000019006
2024
Book Chapter
Work Motivation and Knowledge Sharing: The Roles of Team–Member Exchange (TMX), Justice Perceptions, Organizational Rules, and Climate for Trust
Wojciechowska-Dzięcielak, Paulina and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2024). Work Motivation and Knowledge Sharing: The Roles of Team–Member Exchange (TMX), Justice Perceptions, Organizational Rules, and Climate for Trust. Emotion in Organizations: A Coat of Many Colors. (pp. 245-264) Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group. doi: 10.1108/s1746-979120240000019011
2024
Book Chapter
Conclusion to a coat of many colors
Ashkanasy, Neal M., Troth, Ashlea C. and Humphrey, Ronald H. (2024). Conclusion to a coat of many colors. Emotion in organizations: a coat of many colors. (pp. 265-270) edited by Neal M. Ashkanasy, Ashlea C. Troth and Ronald H. Humphrey. Leeds, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/s1746-979120240000019012
2024
Book Chapter
Introduction to a Coat of Many Colors
Ashkanasy, Neal M., Troth, Ashlea C. and Humphrey, Ronald H. (2024). Introduction to a Coat of Many Colors. Emotion in Organizations: A Coat of Many Colors. (pp. 1-12) Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/s1746-979120240000019001
2024
Book Chapter
Abusive supervision dispersion: an affective events theory perspective
Nguyen, Hieu, Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Parker, Stacey (2024). Abusive supervision dispersion: an affective events theory perspective. Emotion in Organizations: A Coat of Many Colors. (pp. 57-83) edited by Neal M. Ashkanasy, Ashlea C. Troth and Ronald H. Humphrey. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group. doi: 10.1108/s1746-979120240000019004
2024
Book Chapter
Driving sustainable development transformations with emotional leadership
Norton, Thomas A., Ashkanasy, Neal M. and da Silva, Jo (2024). Driving sustainable development transformations with emotional leadership. Psychology of sustainability and sustainable development in organizations. (pp. 104-125) edited by Annamaria Di Fabio and Cary L. Cooper. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003212157-9
2023
Journal Article
When commuting becomes a pain: a daily diary study of the effect of commuting stressors on abusive supervision
Chen, Yushuai, Ashkanasy, Neal M., Liu, Xin, Wu, Lijun and Yang, An (2023). When commuting becomes a pain: a daily diary study of the effect of commuting stressors on abusive supervision. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 38 (8), 657-670. doi: 10.1108/jmp-07-2022-0371
2023
Journal Article
Advocacy and the search for truth in management scholarship: can the twain ever meet?
Wright, Thomas A., Emich, Kyle, Pearce, Jone L., Ramoglou, Stratos, Ashkanasy, Neal, Bartunek, Jean M., Kunisch, Sven, Denyer, David, Foss, Nicolai J., Klein, Peter G., Town, Sophia, Hollwitz, John, Barney, Chet E., Harms, Peter, Munyon, Timothy P., Seijts, Gerard and Tsang, Eric W.K. (2023). Advocacy and the search for truth in management scholarship: can the twain ever meet?. Journal of Management Inquiry, 33 (1), 11-25. doi: 10.1177/10564926231203522
2023
Conference Publication
Transforming the Organization: The Implications of Workers Applying Different Discretionary Schemas
Zubac, Angelina, Tucker, Danielle, Cofrancesco, Steven R., Zwikael, Ofer, Martinsons, Maris G., Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Cofrancesco, Steven R. (2023). Transforming the Organization: The Implications of Workers Applying Different Discretionary Schemas. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA United States, 4-8 August 2023. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2023.11536symposium
2023
Conference Publication
Merger Failure as Self-Regulation Failure: An Organizational Change Phenomenon in Merger Integration
Talas, Sandor, Pekerti, Andre and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (2023). Merger Failure as Self-Regulation Failure: An Organizational Change Phenomenon in Merger Integration. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA United States, 4-8 August 2023. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2023.10641abstract
2023
Journal Article
Common methodological issues in quantitative management education research and recommendations for authors
Hamdani, Maria Riaz, Wallin, Ann, Ashkanasy, Neal M. and Fenton-O’Creevy, Mark (2023). Common methodological issues in quantitative management education research and recommendations for authors. Journal of Management Education, 47 (6), 572-588. doi: 10.1177/10525629231186158
Funding
Supervision
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Neal Ashkanasy is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
A Social Identity Perspective of Leadership: An Exploration of The Processes Underlying Employee Well-Being
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Responsible Leadership as Shared Practice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Thomas Maak
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Doctor Philosophy
Emotions and cognition in post-merger integration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alexandra Kriz, Dr Andre Pekerti
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Doctor Philosophy
A Social Identity Perspective of Leadership: An Exploration of The Processes Underlying Employee Well-Being
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Comparative Feedback: Relationship Between Negative Feedback and Task Performance
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Justin Brienza
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating Value Malleability in Reaction to a Negative Interpersonal Prime
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Justin Brienza
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Playing Favourites: Examining the Nature of Abusive Supervision Dispersion
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Yiqiong Li, Professor Tyler Okimoto
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Emotional intelligence and its effects on biomarkers of workplace stress
Principal Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The case for strategic emotional intelligence: Extension and test of a model
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tyler Okimoto
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Scent sensitivity and scent preferences: What is the role of emotional intelligence?
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
A dual theory, process-and-variance model of workplace mistreatment and its effects in organisations from the individual target's perspective
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Employee Responses to Wrongdoing in Organisations: The Role of Psychological Processes in Employee Silence and Whistle-blowing
Principal Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Positive and Negative Prejudicial Attitudes and the Experience of Aggression at Work: The Role of Gender Self-Categorisation and Emotion
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Remi Ayoko
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Within-person Relationships between Mood and Creativity: The Moderating Roles of Trait Goal Orientation and Trait-relevant Context
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Emotional Contagion from Followers to Leaders: Implications for Leadership
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Proenvironmental behaviour in organisations: the role of emotion and issue ownership
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Griffiths
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
THE ROLE OF AFFECT, FAIRNESS, AND SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION IN VERTICAL AND LATERAL EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIPS
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE STYLES IN FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
FOLLOWER EMOTIONAL RESPONSES TO ATTRIBUTIONS OF LEADERSHIP
Principal Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
THE USE OF INTUITION IN MANAGERIAL DECISION-MAKING IN FAST-PACED INDUSTRIES: DETERMINANTS AND AFFECTIVE MODERATORS
Principal Advisor
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
VALUES AND CULTURES IN INSTITUTIONS SUBJECT TO MERGER
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Emotional Intelligence during Clinical Placement: Nursing Students' Experiences of Affective Events
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Cognitive remediation and social cognition interaction training:implementation and dessimination in a clinical setting
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Damian Santomauro, Associate Professor Meredith Harris, Professor Harvey Whiteford
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Workspace Territoriality: Role, Process and Consequences in the Context of Organisational Change
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Remi Ayoko
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Collaboration in open-plan offices
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Remi Ayoko
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
A multilevel perspective on employee green behaviour
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Stacey Parker
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The Emotional Labour of Nurse Managers: A Multi-level Approach
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
IDENTITY AND IDENTIFICATION IN ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXTS: TOWARDS AN INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVE
Associate Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
BIRTH-ORDER, MOTIVES, OCCUPATIONAL ROLE CHOICE AND ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE
Associate Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
Emotions in diverse teams: an affective events perspective
Associate Advisor
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