Overview
Background
I am a Senior Lecturer in Management at UQ Business School with expertise in human resource management, specialising in talent management, global mobility, and the future of work. My research explores how organisations can build sustainable, inclusive, and future-ready workforces that address skills shortages and strengthen leadership capability.
A key focus of my work is workforce transformation, examining how digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping jobs, skills, and careers. I am particularly interested in the digital transformation of HRM, the rise of talent marketplaces, and the emergence of skills-based and algorithmic approaches to talent management. This research provides insights into how organisations can balance innovation, ethics, and inclusion in the evolving world of work.
My work has been published in leading international journals, including Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Journal, Human Resource Management Review, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, International Business Review, Journal of Vocational Behavior, MIT Sloan Management Review, and the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
Through collaborations with industry, government, and international research partners, my research delivers evidence-based insights to help organisations and policymakers navigate ongoing workforce and technological transformation.
Availability
- Dr Stefan Jooss is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University College Cork National University of Ireland
- Member, Academy of Management, Academy of Management
Research interests
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Human Resource Management
How organisations design workforce strategies, HR practices, and employee experiences to improve performance, well-being, and organisational outcomes.
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Strategic Talent Management
How organisations identify, develop, and manage talent, including skills-based, algorithmic, and AI-enabled approaches that shape workforce planning and decision-making.
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Global Careers and Mobility
How employees navigate cross-border careers, hybrid work, and career transitions in dynamic and disrupted work environments.
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Workforce Transformation
How digital technologies, platform work, and AI are reshaping HRM, organisational processes, and the deployment of human capital in the future of work.
Research impacts
My research addresses the global challenge of building sustainable, inclusive, and future-ready workforces. In an environment defined by skills shortages and workforce transformation, I explore how organisations can design strategic talent systems that enhance capability, equity, and long-term employability.
A key outcome of this work is the Talent Leadership Model, which I developed to reveal four distinct approaches leaders take when managing talent. This framework is helping senior executives and HR professionals better understand leadership behaviours and strengthen their organisation’s enterprise-wide talent strategy.
Through industry and government collaborations, my research informs evidence-based workforce planning and regional skills development, contributing to stronger communities and more adaptable organisations. By translating research into practice through professional publications and leadership development initiatives, my work supports more inclusive, resilient, and future-ready workplaces.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Artificial intelligence and work design: implications for frontline service employees and future research
Jooss, Stefan, Solnet, David, Knight, Caroline, Worsteling, Asha, Rinta-Kahila, Tapani and Hanssen, Annissa (2025). Artificial intelligence and work design: implications for frontline service employees and future research. Journal of Service Management. doi: 10.1108/JOSM-12-2024-0535
2025
Other Outputs
Brisbane Valley Rail Trail: workforce plan
Solnet, David, Benckendorff, Pierre, Jooss, Stefan, Golubovskaya, Maria and Walker, Tania (2025). Brisbane Valley Rail Trail: workforce plan. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Jobs Queensland.
2025
Book Chapter
Expatriates in flexible global work arrangements
Jooss, Stefan, Conroy, Kieran M. and McDonnell, Anthony (2025). Expatriates in flexible global work arrangements. The Authoritative Research Guide to Expatriates. (pp. 126-150) edited by Kate Hutchings. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781035326464.00017
2025
Other Outputs
Brisbane Valley Rail Trail: environmental scan
Solnet, David, Benckendorff, Pierre, Golubovskaya, Maria, Jooss, Stefan and Walker, Tania (2025). Brisbane Valley Rail Trail: environmental scan. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Jobs Queensland.
2025
Journal Article
How to foster talent management champions
Jooss, Stefan, McDonnell, Anthony and Skuza, Agnieszka (2025). How to foster talent management champions. MIT Sloan Management Review, 67 (1), 28-33. doi: 10.63383/oDoj8366
2025
Conference Publication
The negotiated landscape of algorithmic management: the platform perspective on algoactivism
Dasgupta, Prakriti, Carbery, Ronan, McDonnell, Anthony and Jooss, Stefan (2025). The negotiated landscape of algorithmic management: the platform perspective on algoactivism. 28th Irish Academy of Management (IAM) Conference, Cork, Ireland, 25-27 August 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Digital resource disruption in technology enabled learning (TEL): an IMP perspective on instructor decision-making autonomy in third-level networks
Drummond, Conor, Tanner, Sean, Alton, Dave, Auxtova, Kristina, O'Rourke, Grace, Duggan, James and Jooss, Stefan (2025). Digital resource disruption in technology enabled learning (TEL): an IMP perspective on instructor decision-making autonomy in third-level networks. 41st Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, 20-22 August 2025.
2025
Journal Article
Developing frontline managers’ creativity through formal and informal learning: a self-regulated learning perspective
Kulichyova, Anastasia, Garavan, Thomas and Jooss, Stefan (2025). Developing frontline managers’ creativity through formal and informal learning: a self-regulated learning perspective. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 36 (11), 1960-1987. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2025.2544195
2025
Other Outputs
Can human-centred work reverse Australia’s productivity slump? Experts weigh in
Jooss, Stefan (2025, 08 05). Can human-centred work reverse Australia’s productivity slump? Experts weigh in UQ Business School Magazine
2025
Conference Publication
The negotiated landscape of algorithmic management: the platform perspective on algoactivism
Dasgupta, Prakriti, Carbery, Ronan, McDonnell, Anthony and Jooss, Stefan (2025). The negotiated landscape of algorithmic management: the platform perspective on algoactivism. 85th Academy of Management (AOM) Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-29 July 2025. doi: 10.5465/AMPROC.2025.17371abstract
2025
Conference Publication
The digital dance of HRM: new skills, professional debates, and shifting dynamics?
Rapp, Marco Leander, Diefenhardt, Felix, Sarabi, Almasa, Boon, Corine, Lau, Annica, Parry, Emma, Jennifer, Liehr, Duggan, James, Jooss, Stefan, Margherita, Alessandro and Rapp, Marco Leander (2025). The digital dance of HRM: new skills, professional debates, and shifting dynamics?. 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2025), Copenhagen, Denmark, 25 - 29 July 2025. Briarcliff Manor, NY, United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2025.10415symposium
2025
Journal Article
A systematic review on worker voice in the platform economy: the constitution of a grassroots voice mechanism
Dasgupta, Prakriti, McDonnell, Anthony, Carbery, Ronan and Jooss, Stefan (2025). A systematic review on worker voice in the platform economy: the constitution of a grassroots voice mechanism. Human Resource Management Journal, 35 (3), 649-666. doi: 10.1111/1748-8583.12587
2025
Other Outputs
Breaking brand barriers: navigating career mobility in today’s hotel industry
Carbery, Ronan and Jooss, Stefan (2025, 07 01). Breaking brand barriers: navigating career mobility in today’s hotel industry Hotelier Magazine
2025
Conference Publication
The impact of AI on frontline service workers: a work design lens
Jooss, Stefan, Knight, Caroline, Worsteling, Asha, Rinta-Kahila, Tapani, Hansen, Anissa and Solnet, David (2025). The impact of AI on frontline service workers: a work design lens. 26th European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Florence, Italy, 22-25 June 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Understanding hotel general manager career trajectories through the kaleidoscopic career model: patterns, transitions, and development
Carbery, Ronan and Jooss, Stefan (2025). Understanding hotel general manager career trajectories through the kaleidoscopic career model: patterns, transitions, and development. 25th University Forum for Human Resource Development (UFHRD) Conference, Belfast, United Kingdom, 11-13 June 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
The impact of AI on frontline service workers: a work design lens
Jooss, Stefan, Knight, Caroline, Worsteling, Asha, Rinta-Kahila, Tapani and Solnet, David (2025). The impact of AI on frontline service workers: a work design lens. 19th International Research Symposium on Service Excellence in Management, Rome, Italy, 3-6 June 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Grow your own workforce for the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
Solnet, David, Golubovskaya, Maria and Jooss, Stefan (2025). Grow your own workforce for the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. 9th International Research Symposium on Service Excellence in Management (QUIS19), Rome, Italy, 3-6 June 2025.
2025
Journal Article
A typology of long-term expatriates: conceptualization, consequences and future research
Selmer, Jan, Shaffer, Margaret, Jooss, Stefan and Reiche, B. Sebastian (2025). A typology of long-term expatriates: conceptualization, consequences and future research. Human Resource Management Review, 35 (2) 101074, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2024.101074
2025
Book Chapter
Interorganizational talent pools in hospitality SMEs: a conceptual analysis of talent co-development through coopetition
Lenz, Julia, Jooss, Stefan and Burbach, Ralf (2025). Interorganizational talent pools in hospitality SMEs: a conceptual analysis of talent co-development through coopetition. Building human capital in tourism and hospitality: perspectives from theory and practice. (pp. 66-77) edited by Jorge Marques, Joana Alegria Quintela, Marilla Durao and Medeia Verissimo. Wallingford, United Kingdom: CABI. doi: 10.1079/9781800624979.0005
2025
Conference Publication
A new era of professional development in Big 4 firms: the role of management control practices
Carr, Michelle, Jooss, Stefan and Ringgaard, Amalie (2025). A new era of professional development in Big 4 firms: the role of management control practices. 47th Annual Congress European Accounting Association, Rome, Italy, 28 - 30 May 2025.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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Internal Talent Marketplaces: Strategy, Implementation, and AI
This project explores how organisations implement internal talent marketplaces to enhance workforce agility and strategic talent management. Students will investigate how these marketplaces align with organisational skills strategies, how they support skills-based matching for roles, gigs, and projects, and how upskilling or reskilling pathways are embedded. The research also examines the use of AI and algorithmic methods for skills inference, matching, and predictive analytics, as well as the experiences of employees and stakeholders in adopting these systems. Finally, students will evaluate how organisations measure success, including impacts on internal mobility, retention, skills development, and diversity and inclusion.
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Future Workforce Capabilities: Development, Transitions, and AI
This project focuses on how organisations identify, develop, and transition talent to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving workforce. Students will examine strategies for cultivating future workforce capabilities, implementing upskilling and reskilling programs, and preparing employees for new roles and work models. The research also considers the role of AI and algorithmic systems in workforce planning, skills matching, and talent development decisions, and investigates how organisations manage workforce transformation to ensure that employees are equipped for the future of work.
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Digital Transformation of HRM
This project investigates how digital technologies are transforming HR functions and workforce practices. Students will explore the adoption of HR information systems, AI, and data analytics, and how these tools influence recruitment, learning and development, performance management, and employee engagement. The project also examines the effects of digital transformation on workforce planning, employee experience, and organisational effectiveness, considering both strategic opportunities and ethical or practical challenges in implementing technology-driven HR initiatives.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Menstruation At Work - A Decent Work Lens
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing or Genuine Humility? The Role of Leader Emotion and Perceived Hypocrisy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Yiqiong Li, Associate Professor Chad Chiu
Media
Enquiries
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- Future of Work
- Global Mobility
- Human Resource Management
- Staffing
- Talent Management
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