University of Tasmania, Australia

Human Resource Management focuses on the individual, organizational and community challenges associated with the new ways of leading and working required to develop the capacity to adapt to the global challenges of economic restructuring, environmental threats, emerging markets and industries. Research and teaching in this area aims to improve human capabilities in contexts where change is continuous, diversity is pervasive and the quality of work-life increasingly has significant economic, social and health related implications; an ARC Linkage Project, led by Dr Angela Martin and in collaboration with the charity Beyond Blue concerns itself most particularly with employee mental health. There is a strong emphasis on bridging the theory/practice divide by enhancing the development and implementation of evidence-based practices utilizing a range of different methodological paradigms in the study of processes and initiatives that will foster, for example, knowledge management, ethics and constructive employment and industrial relations. Inherent in this is the recognition that what constitutes human flourishing is contested, and that power differences between groups are pervasive; critical questioning of the role of organizations, managers and organized labour in society are therefore a further component of the research and teaching approach.

Cluster Leaders: Dr Angela Martin and Dr Rob Macklin

Alcorn, K., O'Donovan, A., Patrick, J., Creedy, D & Devilly, G 2010 'A prospective longitudinal study of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from childbirth events', Psychological Medicine, 40 (1) pp. 1849-1859.

Burchill, F, Labour Relations, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, pp. 214.

Cocker, F., Martin, A., Scott, J., Venn, A., Otahal, P & Sanderson, K 2011 'Factors associated with presenteeism among employed Australian adults reporting lifetime major depression with 12-month symptoms', Journal of Affective Disorders, 135 (1-3) pp. 231-240.

Holland, P., Pyman, A & Hecker, R 2008 'Services offshoring: Reflections and new directions', European Journal of Management, 8 (2) pp. 56-67.

Tonks, GR & Nelson, LG 2008 'HRM: A contributor to employee alienation?', Research and Practice: Human Resource Management, 16 (1) pp. 1-17.

Wickham, MD & Fishwick, S 2008 'Presenting a 'career-life balance' approach to the work-life balance issue', International Review of Business Research Papers, 4 (5) pp. 87-96.

Martin, A 2008 'Service climate and employee well-being in higher education', Journal of Management and Organization, 14 (2) pp. 155-167.

Martin, A 2010 'Individual and contextual correlates of managers' attitudes towards depressed employees', Human Resource Management, 49 (4) pp. 647-668.

Martin, A., Sanderson, K & Cocker, FM 2009. 'Meta-analysis of the effects of health promotion intervention in the workplace on depression and anxiety symptoms', Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 35 (1) pp. 7-18.

Martin, A., Sanderson, K., Janita, S & Brough, P 2009. 'Promoting mental health in small-medium enterprises: An evaluation of the 'Business in Mind' program', BMC Public Health, 9 (1) pp. 239-247.

O'Donohue, W & Wickham, MD 2008 'Managing the psychological contract in competitive labour-market conditions', Journal of Global Business Issues, 2 (2) pp. 23-32.

Patrick, J., Dyck, M & Bramston, P 2010 'Depression anxiety stress scale: Is it valid for children and adolescents?', Journal of Clinical Psychology, 66 (1) pp. 1-12.

Tonks, GR., Dickenson, K & Nelson, LG 2009. 'Misconceptions and realities: The working relationships of older workers and younger managers', Research and Practice in Human Resource Management, 17 (2) pp. 36-54.

Wickham, MD & O'Donohue, W 2009. 'Developing 'Employer of Choice' status: Exploring an employment marketing mix', Organization Development Journal: Guiding The Future of People Working Together 27 (3) pp. 77-95.

Woods, M & Hecker, R 2011 'Helping to learn: governance of knowledge-sharing in the Aurora preferred suppliers alliance network', International Journal of Strategic Business Alliances 2 (1/2) pp. 91-112.