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When we talk to human resource (HR) managers about what constitutes a job, most point to the many different tasks their organisation expects employees to fulfill as a part of their role. Managers are told to make jobs interesting and the focus of managers and academics has been on allocating tasks that are interesting and […]

The sixth International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology (ICTTP) brought nearly 400 delegates from 36 countries together 2-5 August, including researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, and industry specialists from the fields of public health, law, medicine, economics, law enforcement, public policy, education, human factors and applied psychology. Held every four years since 1996, ICTTP has achieved […]

The barista at your local coffee chain might be underpaid, but there’s probably not a whole lot the franchisor is going to do about it. The Franchise Council of Australia has indicated that franchisors are very keen to commit to their legal obligations publically, to avoid being put in the same basket as 7-Eleven. However, […]

In today’s increasingly global, 24/7 workplace, the need for maintaining a work-life balance has never been more important. The Griffith Business School Alumni Network and theCentre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing (WOW) will explore issues related to flexible working arrangements for the Australian workforce with an interactive panel over breakfast tomorrow (Friday 12 August) in […]

It’s simple: people want choice in how they work. That’s the main philosophy driving Sunshine Coast Private Hospital General Manager Wallis Westbrook’s attitudes to flexible working arrangements. He is a strong believer in workplaces being adaptable to their employees’ needs and will be discussing his views as one of three key speakers at the Griffith […]

The health of a workplace is considered through many a lens: its operations, procedures, infrastructure, equipment and people (to name a few). In the broader sense, Dr Rebecca Loudoun’s research looks at how these aspects are managed. We spent five minutes with Rebecca to learn a little more… In what area/s does your current research […]

With a strong technology industry background, Associate Professor Mohan Thite’s research is global and heavily practice-focussed. We spent five minutes with Mohan to learn a little more about his work… In what area/s does your current research interests lie? My current research interests are strategic human resource management (HRM), HRM information systems, multinational corporations (MNCs) […]