The role of leadership theory in raising the profile of women in management
- Authors: Jogulu, Uma , Wood, Glenice
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Equal opportunities international Vol. 25, no. 4 (2006), p. 236-250
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- Description: To consider how leadership theories have helped or hindered raising the profile of women in management and leadership roles. The paper reviews the major leadership theories, and links these to a timeframe to illustrate how women were not visible in a management context until relatively recently. Such an omission may have contributed to the continuing low numbers of women who advance to senior management and leadership roles.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001718
Relationship between firm management and the ethical practice
- Authors: Hettihewa, Samanthala , Batten, Jonathan A.
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Corporate Citizenship Vol. 22, no. Summer (2006), p. 27-37
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- Description: This paper analyses the results of a survey of large Australian firms to determine (a) the scale and scope of ethical practices in the firm; and (b) the relationship between the different types of firm manager and the firm's ethical practices. The results suggest that whether or not a firm follows a written code of ethics appears to be strongly related to the age category of the senior manager. The level of education and the employment background of the senior manager do not seem to be related to whether the firm has a written code or not. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Description: 2003007180
Leadership and career aspirations in female and male middle managers : A cross-cultural study in Malaysia and Australia
- Authors: Jogulu, Uma
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: Western research dominates in areas of theories and models which describe organisational behaviours, human resource management and workplace participation. However the 21st century brings new challenges. Findings to-date suggest that attitudes and values are strongly culture specific therefore many facets now require re-thinking by human resource specialists and organisational behavioural theorists. For instance, the globalisation of the market economy has dramatically changed the contemporary business environment. As a direct consequence of the globalisation process, the nature of organisational structures and workforce diversity has also changed. Such changes may make the application of Western theories less relevant to explain behaviours and attitudes of contemporary employees around the world. Therefore, there is a need for expanding our cross-cultural understanding in order to provide practical knowledge to enhance people and business management so that organisations can remain successful nationally and internationally. Comparative cross-cultural studies are required to expand on Western theories and models. The present study acknowledged and regarded the importance of cross-cultural studies to date, and endeavoured to expand on the extant knowledge by providing specific information relating to two diverse countries. The aim of the research project is to examine two measurable areas of organisational behaviours namely leadership styles and managerial career aspirations of female and male managers in Malaysia and Australia to explore the similarities and differences between the groups. The study found differences within and between female and male managers in Malaysia and Australia in terms of leadership styles, perception of effectiveness, perceptions towards managerial career aspirations and perceived promotion opportunities during the quantitative and qualitative data collection stages. The study concludes by providing empirical evidence to refute the universality of Western theories and models in all cultures. The analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data revealed significant differences in terms of values, behaviours and attitudes of managers in the two diverse cultures which have important implications for work and employment. This suggests that Western theories and models of organisational behaviour and workplace participation are not universally applicable, appropriate or relevant in all cultural environments. Implications for theory and practice in the light of an enhanced cross-cultural understanding were recommended.
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy
Nurses' perceptions of leadership in an adult intensive care unit : A phenomenology study
- Authors: Linton, Jenelle , Farrell, Maureen
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Vol. 25, no. 2 (2009), p. 64-71
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- Description: The purpose of this research was to explore ICU nurses' perceptions of nursing leadership in the adult intensive care unit (ICU). The nursing profession needs leaders at all levels; ward, administration and executive and in an era in which there is a shortage of ICU nurses, nursing leadership is important, as positive leadership skills correlate with enhanced recruitment and retention of these specialist nurses. Six ICU nurses with at least 5 years experience in ICU nursing were recruited from a metropolitan hospital in Australia. Qualitative phenomenological methodology was used to depict the lived experiences of nurses' leadership in the adult ICU. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions and analysed using Giorgi's [Giorgi A. Toward phenomenologically based research in psychology. J Phenomenol Psychol 1970;1:75-98] descriptive method for data analysis. Five themes emerged and these were all inter-related: leading by example, communication, ability to think outside the management square, knowing your staff and stepping up in times of crisis. These findings highlight the importance of nursing leadership in the adult ICU and the need to ensure that all current and future nursing ICU leaders are adequately prepared and educated for this role. This information may also be used to assist in the development of leadership skills in ICU nurses. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A model of knowledge acquisition that refocuses knowledge management
- Authors: Van Beveren, John
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Knowledge Management Vol. 6, no. (2002), p. 18-22
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- Description: This paper presents a model of knowledge acquisition from definitions of data, information and knowledge. The model asserts that knowledge cannot exist outside of the human brain, and that any expression of the knowledge requires it to be transformed into information to be communicated outside of the brain. The model asserts that information is acquired through the sensors to the brain where it is processed with prior knowledge and that new knowledge can be created from the processing of information within the brain only. From a discussion of this model in the context of alternative viewpoints, it is concluded that the future focus for knowledge management should be toward human resource strategies that leverage human-intellectual capital within firms and for the dissemination and sharing of important information that promotes creativity and innovation within and between employees.
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- Description: 2003000231
The role of management boards during the succession of family business
- Authors: Van Beveren, John , Wise, Virginia
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), Dunedin, New Zealand : 8th November, 2004
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- Description: 2003000734
Ergonomics interventions as investments in occupational health and safety : A selected series of case studies within the Australian postal corporation
- Authors: Nelson, David
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: This thesis examines and reports upon the application of ergonomics interventions to OHS-based industrial problems. The study focuses on the values of these interventions as investment opportunieties for management. A wide review of the scientific and commercial literature, personal information, observation techniques, and a selected series of seven case studies and eleven separate data-sets within the Australian Postal Corporation have been undertaken.
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy
A dedicated reserve for conservation of two species of Synemon (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) in Australia
- Authors: Douglas, Fabian
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Insect Conservation Vol. 8, no. 2-3 (2004), p. 221-228
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- Description: Introductory notes on the family Castniidae are followed by some general information on the Pale Sun-moth, Synemon selene (Klug 1850) and the Golden Sun-moth, Synemon plana (Walker 1854). An account is given of the discovery of an extant population of the Nhill Morph of S. selene. The remainder of this work documents steps that have been taken to establish a 4.5 ha reserve at Nhill in western Victoria, to meet the urgent conservation needs of this taxon and asympatrically occurring population of S. plana. Some management issues that concern these two grassland-dependent Synemon species at Nhill are also discussed. © 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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- Description: 2003000724
An investigation into the professional competencies required by Australian HRM practitioners
- Authors: Chambers, Stephen
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Thesis
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- Description: "The role of human resource management (HRM), or simply human resource (HR), practitioners has changed dramatically, especially in the last 10 years. As a result of this change in role, as detailed in the literature review, HRM practitioners require appropriate competencies to maintain effectiveness and enhance the value of their contribution to their organisation..." --p. 1.
- Description: Master of Business
Increasing the understanding and use of natural archives of ecosystem services, resilience and thresholds to improve policy, science and practice
- Authors: Pearson, Stuart , Lynch, Jasmyn , Plant, Roel , Cork, Steve , Taffs, Kathryn , Dodson, John , Maynard, Simone , Gergis, Joelle , Gell, Peter , Thackway, Richard , Sealie, Lynne , Donaldson, Jim
- Date: 2015
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Holocene Vol. 25, no. 2 (2015), p. 366-378
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- Description: Despite the great potential of palaeo-environmental information to strengthen natural resource policy, science and practical outcomes naturally occurring archives of palaeo-environmental and ecosystem service information have not been fully recognised or utilised to inform the development of environmental policy. In this paper, we describe how Australian palaeo-environmental science is improving environmental understanding through local studies and regional syntheses that inform us about past conditions, extreme conditions and altered ecosystem states. Australian innovations in ecosystem services research and palaeo-environmental science contribute in five important contexts: discussions about environmental understanding and management objectives, improving access to information, improved knowledge about the dynamics of ecosystem services, increasing understanding of environmental processes and resource availability, and engaging interdisciplinary approaches to manage ecosystem services. Knowledge of the past is an important starting point for setting present and future resource management objectives, anticipating consequences of trade-offs, sharing risk and evaluating and monitoring the ongoing availability of ecosystem services. Palaeo-environmental information helps reframe discussions about desirable futures and collaborative efforts between scientists, planners, managers and communities. However, further steps are needed to translate the ecosystem services concept into ecosystem services policy and tangible management objectives and actions that are useful, feasible and encompass the range of benefits to people from ecosystems. We argue that increased incorporation of palaeo-environmental information into policy and decision-making is needed for evidence-based adaptive management to enhance sustainability of ecosystem functions and reduce long-term risks.
Effective University leadership and management of learning and teaching in a widening participation context: Findings from two national Australian studies
- Authors: Devlin, Marcia
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Tertiary Education and Management Vol. 19, no. 3 (2013), p. 233-245
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- Description: The widening participation agenda in Australian higher education heralds changes that demand fresh thinking in university leadership and management of learning and teaching. The findings from interviews, across two national studies in 16 Australian universities, with 50 staff and 89 successful students from low socio-economic backgrounds, provide the basis for new directions related to the leadership and management of university teaching and learning in the context of an increasingly diverse student body. These directions relate to: institutional strategic alignment; reward for and recognition of teachers; appropriate resourcing; and effective structure and organization of teaching and learning support. © 2013 European Higher Education Society.
Virtual teams : Worlds apart
- Authors: Knox, Ian , Wilmott, Deirdre
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings
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- Description: Virtual teams are a relatively new phenomenon. A number of studies have focused on the description of team development and the group process of virtual learning teams as they form. This paper is a study of how Australian and American undergraduates worked together in virtual teams to respond to ethical and business practice problems for a given scenario. The study specifically examined the communication methods, task completion methodology and cultural differences exhibited by two undergraduate classes from the University of Ballarat, Ballarat Australia and Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, United States. Both synchronous and asynchronous communications methods were used with differing levels of enthusiasm and acceptance. Although the study was based on a small sample, which limits its generalisability, there are implications to inform those who are considering similar methods in their teaching. © 2008 Ian Knox and Deirdre Wilmott.
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What does it take to get to the top : Do middle and senior managers agree?
- Authors: Wood, Glenice
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Women in Management Review Vol. 18, no. 3/4 (2003), p. 122-131
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- Description: Women constitute only approximately 3-5 per cent of Australian senior managers. One possible explanation of their failure to enter senior management in greater numbers is that women in management may have differing perceptions of the necessary prerequisites for promotion to senior roles. This study explored this possibility with 351 male and 156 female Australian middle managers, whose views were contrasted with senior managers’ perceptions. Gender differences in perception were found between middle managers and middle and senior managers in terms of the importance placed on personal qualities such as attractiveness, deference to superiors, likeability, personality, popularity and powerful allies (perceived charisma) as attributes considered necessary for achieving senior management promotion. In particular, female middle managers believed more strongly than their male counterparts, that senior managers would value the personal qualities encompassed in perceived charisma when considering middle managers for further promotion. However, senior managers did not consider this group of attributes to be important in promotion-seeking behaviour.
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- Description: 2003000613
The influence of national and organizational culture on absorptive capacity of Chinese companies
- Authors: Tian, Feng , Lowe, Julian
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: The international journal of knowledge, culture & change management Vol. 7, no. 10 (2007), p. 1-8
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- Description: The paper reports on a research study of knowledge acquisition by Chinese firms involved in collaborative ventures with foreign enterprises. The study uses 152 Chinese businesses and examines how absorptive capacity (ACAP), as conceptualized by Cohen and Leventahl (1990) and modified by Zahra and George (2002), and national and organizational culture differences, affect the transfer of knowledge between Chinese firms and their international partners. The study uses a multivariate modeling approach to examine the impact of a number of factors on successful knowledge transfer. It finds that ACAP has a significant effect on successful knowledge transfer but that the relationship is significantly modified by cultural differences and inter-firm communications. Culture per se does not influence knowledge transfer directly but does so through its impact on communications channels and institutions. Knowledge management practices and organization are also able to impact successful knowledge transfer.
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- Description: 2003005181
The use of the “conversation” game to facilitate student group cohesion
- Authors: O’Connor, Christine
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at 7th Annual Pacific Employment Relations Association Conference, Caloundra, Queensland : 14th-16th November 2007
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- Description: The October 2004 volume of The Academy of Management Review is a special topic forum on language and organization. In the January AMR, two more articles appear on the role of conversation in organizational behaviour. These recent inclusions of the subject of 'doing of discourse' (Boje, Oswick, Ford, 2004: 571-577) into mainstream Management and Organizational Behaviour literature invites fresh ways to engage students in the fine art of group process.
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Gender, power and managerialism in universities
- Authors: White, Kate , Carvalho, Teresa , Riordan, Sarah
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management Vol. 33, no. 2 (2011), p. 179-189
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- Description: This article explores the role of senior managers in consolidating and interpreting new managerialism in higher education in Australia, South Africa and Portugal, and perceptions of potential effects on gender. The impact of managerialism on decision-making in Australia was increased centralisation with the Vice Chancellor operating as a Chief Executive Officer; in South Africa tension existed between collegial and managerial models evident in power struggles between Vice Chancellors and faculties, plus overt risk and strong political considerations; while in Portugal decision making remained collegial with Rectors seeing themselves as primus inter pares (first among equals). The major finding was that while women as senior managers had an increased capacity to impact on decision-making in managerial universities, mainly related to 'soft' management skills, these were not valued in a competitive management culture strongly focused on research output. Thus managerialism presents a great challenge for women in senior management in higher education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Postoperative pain management experiences among school-aged children: a qualitative study
- Authors: Sng, Qian , Taylor, Beverley , Liam, Joanne , Klainin-Yobas, Piyanee , Wang, Wenru , He, Hong-Gu
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Clinical Nursing Vol. 22, no. 7-8 (2013), p. 958-968
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- Description: Aims and objectives To explore postoperative pain management experiences among school-aged children. Background Ineffective postoperative pain management among children has been commonly reported. School-aged children are able to evaluate how their pain is managed and what their preferred strategies are. Most studies in pain management have adopted quantitative methods and have overlooked children's pain management experiences. Design This is a qualitative study using face-to-face interviews. Methods Data were collected from 15 school-aged children admitted to a tertiary hospital in Singapore by in-depth interviews conducted between November 2010 and January 2011. Data were analysed by thematic analysis. Results Five themes were identified: children's self-directed actions to relieve their postoperative pain (e.g. using cognitive-behavioural methods of distraction and imagery, physical method of positioning, sleeping and drinking, seeking other people's help by informing parents and crying and using pain medications); children's perceptions of actions parents take for their postoperative pain relief (assessing pain, administering pain medications, using various cognitive-behavioural, physical methods and emotional support strategies, assisting in activities and alerting health professionals); children's perception of actions nurses take for their postoperative pain relief (administering medication, using cognitive-behavioural methods, emotional support strategies and helping with activities of daily living) and suggestions for parents (using distraction and presence) and nurses (administering medications, distraction and positioning) for their postoperative pain relief improvement. Conclusions This study contributed to the existing knowledge about children's postoperative pain management based on their own experiences. Children, their parents and nurses used various strategies, including pain medication and non-pharmacological methods, especially distraction, for children's postoperative pain relief.
Effective university teaching: views of Australian university students from low socio-economic status backgrounds
- Authors: Devlin, Marcia
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Tertiary Education and Management Vol. 19, no. 3 (2013), p. 233-245
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- Description: The widening participation agenda in Australian higher education heralds changes that demand fresh thinking in university leadership and management of learning and teaching. The findings from interviews, across two national studies in 16 Australian universities, with 50 staff and 89 successful students from low socio-economic backgrounds, provide the basis for new directions related to the leadership and management of university teaching and learning in the context of an increasingly diverse student body. These directions relate to: institutional strategic alignment; reward for and recognition of teachers; appropriate resourcing; and effective structure and organization of teaching and learning support. © 2013 European Higher Education Society.
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Short-term gain and long-term pain: Lessons learnt from the control of Lachnagrostis filiformis (fairy grass) in Victoria, Australia
- Authors: Warnock, Andrew , Florentine, Singarayer , Graz, Patrick , Westbrooke, Martin
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Weed Biology and Management Vol. 12, no. 4 (December 2012), p. 156-167
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- Description: The indigenous Lachnagrostis filiformis colonized extensive areas of dry lake beds in Victoria, Australia, during the drought from 1997 to 2009. Large numbers of the plants' detached seed heads disperse in the wind, lodging against nearby housing, fences and other obstacles. This accumulation of material creates a fire hazard, degrades townships' aesthetics and presents a nuisance to the communities of lake-side towns. This study aimed to examine the effects of various control methods on L.?filiformis in the short and long term. Although herbicide applications, slashing, grazing and burning were found to be effective in controlling the blown L.?filiformis seed heads in the short term, they failed to prevent subsequent reinvasion and can increase its abundance in the long term. The late application of herbicide resulted in an increase in the foliage cover and seed-head biomass of L.?filiformis by up to 37% and 150%, respectively, in the year following the treatment application. The results from this study highlight how management focused on achieving short-term goals, without consideration of the successional trajectory after implementation, can not only fail but be counter-productive in the long term. In order to achieve sustainable management, the fundamental ecological processes that promote the establishment and persistence of the weed need to be addressed.
Koalas Phascolarctos cinereus in Framlingham Forest, south-west Victoria : Introduction, translocation and the effects of a bushfire
- Authors: Wallis, Robert
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Victorian Naturalist Vol. 130, no. 1 (2013), p. 37-40
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- Description: Koalas were introduced into Framlingham Forest, south-west Victoria, in 1971 and the population grew rapidly. By the 1990s the forest was suffering severe defoliation and many trees preferred by Koalas had been over-browsed. In 1998/99 around 1100 Koalas were captured, the males sterilised and animals translocated to other suitable habitats in western Victoria. Some habitat restoration was subsequently undertaken. In 2007 a deliberately lit fire destroyed most eucalypt foliage and many Koalas were killed or burned and removed by wildlife carers and DSE staff. A survey in 2011 found only two Koalas in the area. A Koala management plan for Framlingham Forest has been prepared.
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