Dr Johanna Macneil
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 6471 |
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| Johanna.Macneil@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position |
Senior Lecturer
Newcastle Business School
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| Office | UNH3.08, University House |
Biography
Dr Johanna Macneil joined the University in 2007, and was Convenor of the Masters program in Human Resource Management from 2007-2010. She was awarded a University Career Enhancement Fellowship in 2011.
She was formerly a senior consultant in workplace change and industrial relations (1999-2006); a Senior Lecturer in Management at Deakin University (1996-1998); and a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University's National Key Centre in Industrial Relations (1992-95).
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Melbourne, 2005
- Master of Business Administration, University of Melbourne, 1992
- Post Graduate Diploma (Educational Psychology), Monash University, 1987
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne, 1986
Research
Research keywords
- high performance work systems
- interest-based bargaining
- work redesign
Research expertise
In applied/workplace industrial relations issues; in theory and practice of change management; in theory of work design and worker participation
Collaboration
Johanna's primary research collaboration within the discipline of industrial/employment relations is with Mark Bray, Professor of Employment Studies at the University of Newcastle; and Professor Nigel Haworth (Auckland University) and Erling Rasmussen (Auckland University of Technology). They are interested in workplace and regulatory processes to promote effective co-operation.
Johanna is also working with Professor Allyson Holbrook and Professor Sid Bourke from Education on understanding roles and boundaries in delivery of PhD education.
Languages
- English
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 150499 | Commercial Services Not Elsewhere Classified | 100 |
Centres and Groups
Centre
Memberships
Body relevant to professional practice.
- Member - Industrial Relations Society of Australia
Learned Academy.
- Member (Academy of Management)
Appointments
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Book Review Editor
Journal of Industrial Relations (Australia) |
01/10/2010 |
Awards
Recognition.
| 2010 |
Australian Learning and Teaching council Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
ALTC (Australia) For successfully integrating problem-based learning into graduate Human Resource Management courses, thereby enhancing student engagement, professional knowledge, and an appreciation for plural perspectives. |
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| 2009 |
Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
The University of Newcastle (Australia) For successfully integrating problem-based learning into graduate and executive Human Resource Management courses, thereby enhancing student engagement, professional knowledge and an appreciation for plural perspectives. |
Administrative
Administrative expertise
In convening programs; in management of large-scale research projects; in design and implementation of effective program/ course review processes; in policy design; in chartering/chairing committees
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- human resource management
- managing change
- organisation theory
- problem-based learning
Teaching expertise
In teaching graduate students, particularly with diverse life experiences/cultural backgrounds; in problem-based learning; in teaching both introductory and capstone courses; in course / curriculum design; in case teaching
Teaching interests
- Organisation theory and design
- Workplace relations and employee engagement
- Managing organisational change
- Human resource management