- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Kent, 1978.
- PhD in Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Bath, 1981.
Ian joined Monash University in May 2008 as Professor of Management and Head of the Department of Management.
He was previously Director of the Newcastle University Business School at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK), where he had held a Chair in Management since 1998. Ian was responsible for developing one of the University’s most successful teaching units with a globally ranked MBA and established the School as one of the top 30 UK Business Schools in terms of research. Whilst at Newcastle he also co-founded and directed the ‘Newcastle Centre for Social and Business Informatics’, a cross-disciplinary University research centre. As a Principal Investigator Ian was responsible for projects worth over £1 million.
Research Interests
Ian’s research interests lie in the broad area of technological and organisational and the interaction between the two through the innovation process. Previous research on this topic has embraced a variety of innovations and settings and his most recent work has focussed upon the management of complex projects and innovation in public service delivery. He has been involved in funded research projects in the UK, Europe and Australia.
Ian’s publications range across organisational behaviour, human resource management and employment relations. He is best known for his pioneering work on non-union employment relations and research on technological and organisational change. Key works include: Enterprise Without Unions, Open University Press, 1994; Technological Change at Work (1988,1994) and Creative Technological Change (1999). He has also published widely in edited books and leading international academic journals including Journal of Management Studies, Human Relations and Work Employment and Society. Forthcoming works include: The Management of Complex Projects (Routledge 2009) and E-Government at Work (Oxford University Press, 2010).
Service
Contributions to the academic community include being an elected member of the Executive Committee of the UK Association of Business Schools (2001-6), an elected member of the British Academy of Management Council (2005-06) and an appointed member of research commissioning and advisory panels for the UK Economic and Social Research Council. Ian holds or has held visiting positions in Universities in the UK, Europe and Australia
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