Conversations on Work, Organisation and Wellbeing

Category: Employment Relations

Research team explores the complexities employees face when returning to work after an injury or illness

Returning to work following an absence due to injury or illness can be a complicated and multifaceted process. The direct costs to Australian businesses due… Read More

Leaders who don’t listen will eventually be surrounded by people with nothing to say: A dive into destructive leadership

WOW Director publishes new book on destructive leadership. Key words: Abusive supervision, destructive leadership, leader derailment, toxic leadership, Dark Triad, dark triangle, occupational stressor From left: Professor Paula… Read More

There is little success where there is little laughter: New publication on organisational wellbeing

WOW member and incoming director co-edits cutting-edge book providing latest insights into perspectives on organisational wellbeing. Organisational wellbeing is a relatively new buzz word in… Read More

‘When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their souls at home’ – A new informed resource with real world case studies for Human Resource Management

WOW member co-edits book on Human Resource Management (HRM) that examines how organisations manage their people. The roots of HRM can be found in the… Read More

Performance appraisal stress? Try to look on the bright side

WOW PhD candidate co-publishes as first author in renowned psychology journal Is the stress of your next performance appraisal getting you down? It might not… Read More

PhD project investigates the dangers of nursing fatigue and what they need to recover

Fatigue among healthcare shiftworkers, and nurses specifically, has been a growing body of research in employment relations. As we have now seen the far-reaching effects… Read More

ARC Update – Improving people management systems in emergency services

WOW members conduct research that improves mental health prospects for emergency service workers As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded globally, and… Read More

What to do when the boss is blue? WOW academic investigates the effects of supervisors’ negative emotions on their subordinates

WOW member produces first of its kind study that incorporates self-efficacy to manage work and life as a personal resource and… Read More

I’m starting to feel sick tomorrow: A management history perspective to coronavirus in the workplace

WOW academic co-authors ‘The most comprehensive and in-depth examination of its subject matter in the marketplace’. COVID-19 and its associated global… Read More

To speak or not to speak? WOW academics co-author research handbook on employee voice

Do you have a voice at work? Do you know when to speak up or say nothing? These are some of the aspects of employee… Read More