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Dr Tyler Riordan
Dr

Tyler Riordan

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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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33 works between 2013 and 2025

1 - 20 of 33 works

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.

Building the canoe as we're paddling it: generating collective responsibility for a societal challenge

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

What’s ‘natural’ about disasters? Practice theory as an emancipatory lens for reconceptualising the social construction of disasters

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

Free food and beer are common perks for hospitality workers – but are they masking unfairness?

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

‘Free food and beer’: fair contracts in hospitality work

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.

Resilient housing policies: a framework for evaluation

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

The LA fires have prompted a reckoning for the insurance industry – Australian premiums could soar as a result

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

Digitally mediated hospitality and algorithmic hostility in the platform economy: Emerging interactions across the virtual domain

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

Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt

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

Seeking justice beyond the platform economy: migrant workers navigating precarious lives

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.

Humanising food delivery work in Australia: a toolkit

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

Seeking justice beyond the platform economy: migrant workers navigating precarious lives

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.

Queensland tourism workforce crisis resilience & recovery project - final regional consultation workshops and national survey - report 6

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

Mediated hospitality: how migrant workers navigate interactions in and beyond the platform economy

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.

Queensland tourism workforce crisis resilience & recovery strategy

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

Affective propositions, the plant turn, and critiques of development

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

Contactless delivery: migrant experiences in the platform economy

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

Seeking justice beyond the platform economy: migrant workers navigating precarious lives

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.

Serving up a Fair Go? Surfacing cultural issues in hospitality employment

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.

Submission to Proposed Fair Conduct and Accountability Standards: inquiry into the Victorian On-Demand Workforce

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.

Weapons of the weak: everyday resistance of migrant food delivery workers

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    T4-A6 Evaluating the Resilient Homes Fund
    Natural Hazards Research Australia
    Open grant

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