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Career Summary
Qualifications
- PhD, University of New South Wales, 10/10/1989
- Master of Arts, University of Warwick - England, 14/12/1979
- Bachelor of Economics (Honours), University of Sydney, 13/05/1978
Research
Research keywords
- Human Resource Management
- Industrial Relations
- Labour Regulation
- Multinational Corporations
Research expertise
Industrial relations and human resource management in selected industries (including health, road transport, airlines, electricity generation), National and industry differences in labour regulation and the complexity of regulation. Industrial relations public policy. HRM in multinational corporations.
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 150300 | Business And Management | 85 |
| 150499 | Commercial Services Not Elsewhere Classified | 10 |
| 150799 | Transportation And Freight Services Not Elsewhere Classified | 5 |
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- Indicates that the researcher may be seeking students for this project.The role of industrial tribunals in promoting workplace cooperation and organisational performance – Hunter case studies$25,000
Improving labour productivity through co-operative workplace relations: A proactive role for industrial tribunals in Australia.$20,000
The evolution of workplace cooperation at Delta Electricity$10,000
Employee Attitude Surveys and Human Resource Strategies: A Survey of Businesses in the Hunter Region$10,000
The Implications of Award Simplification on Bargaining Structures$12,000
Workforce Issues in the Health Sector, 31 May 2002$2,362
Trade Union Renewal and the 'Oganising Model'.$11,000
11th Congress of the Association de la Gestion des Resources Humaines, France 16-17 November 2000$2,061
The Role of Awards and Enterprise Bargaining in Workplace Change in the NSW Health Sector$62,268
The Role of Awards and Enterprise Bargaining in Workplace Change in the NSW Health Sector. 1999 SPIRT PARTNER.$15,000
Managerial and employee responses to restructuring in the generation sector of the NSW electricity industry$10,000
The Transformation of Industrial Relations in the Hunter Region - Part 1$5,500
The Transformation of Industrial Relations in the Hunter Region - Part 1.$5,500
Globalisation and Labour Regulation in Small Open Economics.$2,920
The Impact of the Corporatisation and Potential Privatisation of the NSW Electricity Industry on Employment and Industrial Relations$11,800
Professor Gregor Murray, Department of Industrial Relations, Universite Laval, Quebec, CANADA, 22/1/99 - 30/6/99$6,944
(SHARED) Employment relations in the Global Corporation: A Study of Power Transformer Plants in Three Countries$35,596
(SHARED) Strategic choice and the transformation of Australian Industrial Relations: Testing Theory against practice$3,815
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 18 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $251,766 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2013 (3 grants)
The role of industrial tribunals in promoting workplace cooperation and organisational performance – Hunter case studies$25,000
Funding Body: Industrial Relations Society of New South Wales
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray, Doctor Johanna Macneil | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,000 | 2013 | 2014 |
| GNo:G1301047 | ||
Improving labour productivity through co-operative workplace relations: A proactive role for industrial tribunals in Australia.$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray, Doctor Johanna Macneil | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Pilot Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1301036 | ||
The evolution of workplace cooperation at Delta Electricity$10,000
Funding Body: Delta Electricity
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray, Doctor Johanna Macneil | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1300731 | ||
2003 (1 grants)
Employee Attitude Surveys and Human Resource Strategies: A Survey of Businesses in the Hunter Region$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray, Doctor Peter Howley, Conjoint Professor Kerrie Mengersen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182452 | ||
2002 (2 grants)
The Implications of Award Simplification on Bargaining Structures$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray, Dr Shane Ostenfeld, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Waring | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181326 | ||
Workforce Issues in the Health Sector, 31 May 2002$2,362
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Conference Establishment Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,362 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181958 | ||
2000 (2 grants)
Trade Union Renewal and the 'Oganising Model'.$11,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray, Mr Colin Lynch | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Small Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $11,000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0178964 | ||
11th Congress of the Association de la Gestion des Resources Humaines, France 16-17 November 2000$2,061
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,061 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0180570 | ||
1999 (6 grants)
The Role of Awards and Enterprise Bargaining in Workplace Change in the NSW Health Sector$62,268
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray, Associate Professor Glenda Strachan, Mr C Landrigan | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Strategic Partnerships with Industry - Research & Training Scheme (SPIRT) | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $62,268 | 1999 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0177887 | ||
The Role of Awards and Enterprise Bargaining in Workplace Change in the NSW Health Sector. 1999 SPIRT PARTNER.$15,000
Funding Body: Hunter Area Health Service
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray, Associate Professor Glenda Strachan, Mr C Landrigan | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| SPIRT Partner funding | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,000 | 1999 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0179135 | ||
Managerial and employee responses to restructuring in the generation sector of the NSW electricity industry$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0178182 | ||
The Transformation of Industrial Relations in the Hunter Region - Part 1$5,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Collaborative Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,500 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0179216 | ||
The Transformation of Industrial Relations in the Hunter Region - Part 1.$5,500
Funding Body: Industrial Relations Society of New South Wales
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,500 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0179217 | ||
Globalisation and Labour Regulation in Small Open Economics.$2,920
Funding Body: Canadian Studies - Canadian High Commission
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Canadian-Asia-Pacific Award in Canadian Studies (CAPA) | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,920 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0178651 | ||
1998 (2 grants)
The Impact of the Corporatisation and Potential Privatisation of the NSW Electricity Industry on Employment and Industrial Relations$11,800
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Duncan MacDonald, Professor Mark Bray | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Small Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $11,800 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0177276 | ||
Professor Gregor Murray, Department of Industrial Relations, Universite Laval, Quebec, CANADA, 22/1/99 - 30/6/99$6,944
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Visitor Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,944 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0178282 | ||
1997 (2 grants)
(SHARED) Employment relations in the Global Corporation: A Study of Power Transformer Plants in Three Countries$35,596
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Large Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $35,596 | 1997 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0177480 | ||
(SHARED) Strategic choice and the transformation of Australian Industrial Relations: Testing Theory against practice$3,815
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Bray | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Large Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $3,815 | 1997 | 1997 |
| GNo:G0177635 | ||
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Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 4 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 2.3 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2016 | PhD (Management) | Principal Supervisor | The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Knowledge Workers Management Strategies in Malaysian and Indonesian Companies |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Management) | Principal Supervisor | Human Resource Practices and Voluntary Labour Turnover in the Readymade Garment (RMG) Industry in Bangladesh |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Management) | Principal Supervisor | Employment Relations Reform in the Banking Sector in Indonesia: the Implementation of Dispute Resolution Procedures - a Case Study |
| 2009 | 2013 | PhD (Management) | Principal Supervisor | Control of Subsidiaries from Emerging Economies into Developed Countries: The Case of Indian Multinationals in Australia |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PhD (Management) | Principal Supervisor | The Changing Structure of Labour Regulation: The Australian Domestic Airline Industry, 1990-2006 |
| 2012 | PhD (Management) | Principal Supervisor | Understanding Adoption, Implementation and Outcomes of New Public Management Reforms in Developing Countries: a Case Study of Botswana |
| 2011 | PhD (Management) | Principal Supervisor | The Relationship between High Performance Human Resource Practices and Organisational Performance in the Jordanian Industrial and Financial Sectors |
| 2010 | M Philosophy (Management) | Co-Supervisor | Employment Relations in the Indonesian Hospitality Industry: Three Case Studies |
| 2009 | PhD (Management) | Principal Supervisor | Modelling the Relationships Between Equity, Pay Satisfaction, Affective Commitment and Intention to Turnover: An Empirical Test in Botswana |
| 2006 | PhD (Management) | Sole Supervisor | Trade Union Strategy: The Problem of Structure and Agency |
| 2006 | PhD (Management) | Sole Supervisor | 'Not Charted on Ordinary MAPS' The Newcastle Steelworks Closure and the Closedown Effect |
| 2005 | PhD (Management) | Principal Supervisor | Equity and Efficiency: The Case of Australian Workplace Agreements |
| 2002 | PhD (Management) | Sole Supervisor | The Impact of Australian Multinational Companies Upon Industrial Relations in Malaysia: A Workplace View |
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Professor Mark Bray
| Work Phone | (02) 492 15073 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 492 16911 |
| Mark.Bray@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Professor Newcastle Business School Faculty of Business and Law |
| Focus Area | Human Resource Management |
| Office | SRS137 , Social Sciences, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/mark-bray |
