
Overview
Background
Dr Tyler Riordan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the University of Queensland (UQ) Business School. In this role, he is helping to evaluate post-disaster reconstruction incentivisation programs against physical, financial, social, and emotional dimensions of resilience.
In his previous postdoctoral role, he co-authored the Queensland Tourism Workforce Crisis Resilience and Recovery Strategy. He holds a PhD in Hospitality and Anthropology (UQ), and his thesis investigated the experiences of migrants who work in the platform-based food-delivery sector. This research culminated in the publication of the multilingual Humanising food delivery work in Australia toolkitwhich encourages multiple stakeholders to improve the sector.
Tyler’s broader research examines labour and workforces, with a focus on the ways disadvantaged communities navigate employment, training, and the digital platform (‘gig’) economy. Tyler has more than eight years’ experience in the hospitality industry and a professional background working on education and community development programs with vulnerable communities in Australia and Latin America.
Availability
- Dr Tyler Riordan is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Hospitality, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Conference Publication
Building the canoe as we're paddling it: generating collective responsibility for a societal challenge
Jarzabkowski, P., Riordan, T., Meissner, K. and Gallagher, R. (2025). Building the canoe as we're paddling it: generating collective responsibility for a societal challenge. 41st EGOS Colloquium, Athens, Greece, 3-5 July 2025. European Group for Organizational Studies.
2025
Journal Article
What’s ‘natural’ about disasters? Practice theory as an emancipatory lens for reconceptualising the social construction of disasters
Jarzabkowski, Paula, Meissner, Katie, Riordan, Tyler and Gallagher, Rosie (2025). What’s ‘natural’ about disasters? Practice theory as an emancipatory lens for reconceptualising the social construction of disasters. The Journal of Practice Theory, 1-12. doi: 10.71936/xz4v-vp76
2025
Other Outputs
Free food and beer are common perks for hospitality workers – but are they masking unfairness?
Oren, Olivier, Robinson, Richard and Riordan, Tyler (2025, 05 13). Free food and beer are common perks for hospitality workers – but are they masking unfairness? The Conversation
2025
Book Chapter
‘Free food and beer’: fair contracts in hospitality work
Oren, Olivier, Riordan, Tyler and Robinson, Richard N. S. (2025). ‘Free food and beer’: fair contracts in hospitality work. Unpacking hospitality work realities: insights and advocacy from the global hospitality research alliance. (pp. 117-131) edited by Deirdre Curran and Anastasios Hadjisolomou. Oxford, United Kingdom: Goodfellow Publishers. doi: 10.2307/jj.28799946.12
2025
Other Outputs
Resilient housing policies: a framework for evaluation
Jarzabkowski, Paula, Meissner, Katie, Taylor, Neil, Riordan, Tyler and Gallagher, Rosie (2025). Resilient housing policies: a framework for evaluation. Carlton South, VIC, Australia: Natural Hazards Research Australia.
2025
Other Outputs
The LA fires have prompted a reckoning for the insurance industry – Australian premiums could soar as a result
Jarzabkowski, Paula, Meissner, Katie, Gallagher, Rosie and Riordan, Tyler (2025, 01 16). The LA fires have prompted a reckoning for the insurance industry – Australian premiums could soar as a result The Conversation
2024
Journal Article
Digitally mediated hospitality and algorithmic hostility in the platform economy: Emerging interactions across the virtual domain
Riordan, Tyler (2024). Digitally mediated hospitality and algorithmic hostility in the platform economy: Emerging interactions across the virtual domain. Hospitality and Society, 14 (3), 277-299. doi: 10.1386/hosp_00083_1
2024
Other Outputs
Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt
Jarzabkowski, Paula, Meissner, Katie and Riordan, Tyler (2024, 09 05). Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt The Conversation
2024
Book Chapter
Seeking justice beyond the platform economy: migrant workers navigating precarious lives
Riordan, Tyler, Robinson, Richard N.S. and Hoffstaedter, Gerhard (2024). Seeking justice beyond the platform economy: migrant workers navigating precarious lives. Tourism, Global Crises and Justice. (pp. 128-145) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003492610-10
2024
Other Outputs
Humanising food delivery work in Australia: a toolkit
Riordan, Tyler, Robinson, Richard N.S. and Hoffstaedter, Gerhard (2024). Humanising food delivery work in Australia: a toolkit. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: UQ Business School.
2023
Book Chapter
Seeking justice beyond the platform economy: migrant workers navigating precarious lives
Riordan, Tyler, Robinson, Richard N.S. and Hoffstaedter, Gerhard (2023). Seeking justice beyond the platform economy: migrant workers navigating precarious lives. A Sustainable Tourism Workforce. (pp. 92-109) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003435457-6
2023
Other Outputs
Queensland tourism workforce crisis resilience & recovery project - final regional consultation workshops and national survey - report 6
Robinson, R.N.S., Riordan, T., Yan, H. and Jiang, Y. (2023). Queensland tourism workforce crisis resilience & recovery project - final regional consultation workshops and national survey - report 6. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Tourism Industry Council.
2023
Other Outputs
Mediated hospitality: how migrant workers navigate interactions in and beyond the platform economy
Riordan, Tyler (2023). Mediated hospitality: how migrant workers navigate interactions in and beyond the platform economy. PhD Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ccfb1bc
2023
Other Outputs
Queensland tourism workforce crisis resilience & recovery strategy
Robinson, R.N.S., Riordan, T., Yan, H. and Jiang, Y. (2023). Queensland tourism workforce crisis resilience & recovery strategy. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Tourism Industry Council.
2023
Journal Article
Affective propositions, the plant turn, and critiques of development
Babidge, Sally, Dothling, Nathália, Thomson, Sarah, Riordan, Tyler, Wissing, Kirsty, Sant'Anna Fernandes, Ainá and Mejía Muñoz, Sara (2023). Affective propositions, the plant turn, and critiques of development. The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 34 (1), 30-32. doi: 10.1111/taja.12464
2023
Book Chapter
Contactless delivery: migrant experiences in the platform economy
Riordan, Tyler, Robinson, Richard and Hoffstaedter, Gerhard (2023). Contactless delivery: migrant experiences in the platform economy. Platform labour and global logistics: a research companion. (pp. 245-262) edited by Immanuel Ness. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003351764-20
2022
Journal Article
Seeking justice beyond the platform economy: migrant workers navigating precarious lives
Riordan, Tyler, Robinson, Richard N. S. and Hoffstaedter, Gerhard (2022). Seeking justice beyond the platform economy: migrant workers navigating precarious lives. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 31 (12), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2022.2136189
2022
Other Outputs
Serving up a Fair Go? Surfacing cultural issues in hospitality employment
Robinson, Richard N.S., Oren, Olivier and Riordan, Tyler (2022). Serving up a Fair Go? Surfacing cultural issues in hospitality employment. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2022
Other Outputs
Submission to Proposed Fair Conduct and Accountability Standards: inquiry into the Victorian On-Demand Workforce
Riordan, Tyler, Hoffstaedter, Gerhard and Robinson, Richard (2022). Submission to Proposed Fair Conduct and Accountability Standards: inquiry into the Victorian On-Demand Workforce. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Victorian Government.
2021
Conference Publication
Weapons of the weak: everyday resistance of migrant food delivery workers
Riordan, Tyler (2021). Weapons of the weak: everyday resistance of migrant food delivery workers. Connectedness, activism and dignity at work in a precarious era: Work, Employment and Society Conference, Virtual Conference, Wales, 25 - 27 August 2021. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
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