Dr Melinda Laundon
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Management
Biography
I am a Senior Research Fellow from the Australian Cobotics Centre and Centre for Decent Work and Industry, QUT. My current research focus is on the impact of emerging technologies such as collaborative robots on workers and organisations, and the implications of automation and digitisation for job quality, decent work and changing occupations, skills and tasks. My research crosses the disciplines of human resources management, employee relations, and higher education.My research interests also include the higher education policy environment, and in the management and organisation studies field, performance, recognition, skills and learning and development. My work is often based on interdisciplinary approaches combining public policy, employment relations and HRM theory. Recent and current research projects include evaluation of learning and teaching, teaching philosophies of university educators, and reward and recognition in the Australian finance sector. My career prior to academia was in the Australian Public Service, most recently as the Australian Research Council's Assistant Director, Research Performance and Analysis.
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Research Fellow - Australian Cobotics Centre
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Management
Keywords
Work and technology, Organisational justice, HR systems, Research impact, Knowledge translation, Reward and recognition, Pay transparency, Academic development, Higher education policy, Evaluation
Research field
Strategy, management and organisational behaviour, Policy and administration, Specialist studies in education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- Master of Management (Australian National University)
- Master of Public Policy (Australian National University)
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Queensland University of Technology)
- Bachelor of Arts (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) Associate Fellow (Indigenous) of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA (Indigenous Knowledges))
Member of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)
Member of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
Member of the European Academy of Management (EURAM)
Member of the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS)
Teaching
I have taught a range of management and international business units, including: - Learning & Development in Organisations - Performance and Reward Management - Management Theory and Practice - Organisational Behaviour - Intercultural Communication and Negotiation - International Business in the Asia Pacific - Research Methodology. I also taught into QUT's suite of Professional Development in Learning and Teaching modules and workshops supporting the Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellowship program. have previously taught into the Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice and sessional academic development program.
Experience
I am committed to translating research into effective policy through submissions and evidence to parliamentary inquiries and government consultation processes. Policy analysis and professional roles include developing and advising on research impact case studies for the national Engagement and Impact Assessment 2018 exercise, and policy, guidelines and stakeholder consultation on the Australian Government's Excellence in Research for Australia 2010, 2012 and 2015 evaluations. I've conducted commercial research and consultancy for large finance companies, universities, government agencies and non-profit organisations.
Publications
- Laundon, M., Cathcart, A. & McDonald, P. (2019). Just benefits? Employee benefits and organisational justice. Employee Relations, 41(4), 708–723. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/128682
- Laundon, M. & Williams, P. (2018). Flexible work: Barrier to benefits? Financial Planning Research Journal, 4(2), 51–68. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/124211
- Laundon, M., McDonald, P. & Cathcart, A. (2019). Fairness in the workplace: organizational justice and the employment relationship. In T. Dundon (Ed.), Elgar introduction to theories of human resources and employment relations (Elgar Introductions to Management and Organization Theory) (pp. 295–310). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/133415
QUT ePrints
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