Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, University of Technology Sydney
Dr. Robyn Johns is a Senior Lecturer in the Management Discipline Group at the UTS Business School. Dr. Johns has taught extensively on the domestic undergraduate and postgraduate HRM program and in Shanghai. Before transitioning into academia Dr. Johns worked in corporate HR roles and has also worked in the public health sector. Dr Johns' doctorate research centred on occupational stress, burnout and reduced psychological well-being. Other research themes include contemporary and emergent issues in the management of human resources, with particular emphasis on the labour turnover and work-life balance.
Coronavirus redundancies are understandable, but there are alternatives
May 04, 2020 13:23 pm UTC| Health
Redundancies are attractive to organisations in crisis. Although the payouts cost money upfront, they can reshape the remaining workforce to make it leaner and more fit for purpose. On the other hand they can demoralise...
We need to change more than pay for executives to do better
Sep 29, 2016 02:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
The pay of executives of a company, whether in salary, bonuses or other types of remuneration, is usually justified as an incentive to improve the financial performance of a company. This has led to ever more complex...
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