Organisation Studies

SEIRnet is proud to have among its members some of the leading scholars in organisation studies including the areas of organisational behaviour, organisational change, organisational learning, organisational performance, organisational values, the philosophy of management, and the interrelationship between organisations and political, cultural and geographical factors.  The wide range of disciplinary expertise and industry experience represented by the group ensures we bring to our partnerships leading edge and grounded research.  Examples of recent contributions SEIRnet has made in this area include the positive work environments initiative with the State Services Authority, co-development with Rio Tinto Iron Ore of an organisational and community development approach to facilitating Aboriginal economic development, contributions to employee assistance programmes and workplace counselling, improving organisational systems and practices relating to the contract workforce, effects of organisational policies and practices on the acculturation of immigrants, and the impact of retirement villages on communities.

Within the organisations studies program are five ongoing flagship research programs: Aboriginal Economic Development, Ageing and Employment, Agribusiness, Immigration and Labour Mobility, and Workplace Bullying, Stress and Organisational Violence.  More information on the activities of each of these flagship programs is provided below:

Flagship Programs

Aboriginal Economic Development

Current Research Projects

• Facilitating Aboriginal employment and career advancement
• Social barriers to Aboriginal employment

For further information on partnering with a SEIRnet team in this area, contact the Program Leader, Dr Dennis Appo (of the Mamu People) at Dennis.Appo@buseco.monash.edu.au

Ageing and Employment

Current Research Projects

• Analysis of problems facing an ageing population: A comparative study of Australia, China and Japan
• Retaining & sustaining the older worker

For further information on partnering with a SEIRnet team in this area, contact Dr Tui McKeown at Tui.Mckeown@buseco.monash.edu.au

Agribusiness

Agribusiness includes all organisations which bring food and fibre products to consumers or industrial customers. This wide variety of organisations includes both private firms and the public agencies such as food retailers, food manufacturers, fibre processors, agricultural producers, and suppliers of farm inputs. It also includes Government agencies, and service providers (finance, transport, market information and educational services.

The agribusiness group in SEIRnet is highly sought after as a research partner in this sector and has an impressive record of attracting industry funding.

Current Research Projects

• The inter-organisational context of Australian agribusiness value chains

For further information on partnering with a SEIRnet team in this area, contact Dr Lawrie Dooly, Agribusiness Programs Director, at Lawrence.Dooley@buseco.monash.edu.au

Immigration and Labour Mobility

Current Research Projects

• Integration of immigrants into the Australian workforce
• Social psychological aspects of Chinese off-farm migratio
• Migration and social protection in China
  
• Skill shortage and underutilization of educated migrants in the Australian labour market

For further information on partnering with a SEIRnet team in this area, contact Dr Ramanie Samaratunge at Ramanie.Samaratunge@buseco.monash.edu.au

Workplace Bullying, Stress and Organisational Violence

Current Research Projects

• Evaluation of a Positive Work Environment program
• Building a climate of trust during organisational change
• The development of positive workplace environments as the key to dynamic, enabling and sustainable workforce

For further information on partnering with a SEIRnet team in this area, contact Dr Tui McKeown at Tui.Mckeown@buseco.monash.edu.au