School of Management and Marketing

Alan is currently Professor of Human Resource Management, having taught a variety of HRM subjects over many years whilst at CSU. Alan has previously been Head of the International School of Business and Partnerships and has recently returned to the School of Management and Marketing in a formal research role.

Alan's publishing record includes articles in The Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resource Management, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Cross-Cultural Management: An International Journal, Career Development International, Personnel Review, The Journal of Knowledge Management, The International Journal of Management Reviews, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Human Resource Development International and The Journal of Management and Organisation. Research papers have been presented at various international academic conferences in England, Hong Kong, Australia, the United States, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Thailand, Estonia and China. These include The Academy of Management in the USA; The Conference on International HRM held biannually in various international locations and The Association of Chinese Management Research.

Alan has also been Visiting Professor in International HRM at the University of Paderborn in Germany; at Kansas State University in the United States; at The University of Twente in The Netherlands, and Nottingham Tent University in England. In addition, he has been keynote speaker at International Business conferences in Malaysia, Australia, Switzerland, Thailand and China.

Teaching Responsibilities

• HRM514 International HRM
• HRM516 International Management Behaviour
• HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management

Administrative Responsibilities

Alan has been a member of and continues to participate as a member of a variety of University, Faculty and School Committees. These include The Dean's Advisory Committee of the Faculty of Business, School and Faculty Boards, Faculty Courses Committee, School and Faculty Assessment Committees as well as Faculty Staff Review and Assessment Committees.

Research Focus

Alan's research interests are in Cross-Border Management, International HRM and in particular the more strategic use of cross-border assignments in enhancing business growth and development, cross-cultural management and strategic HRM. Alan's current research project is titled, 'Behavioural fit - Identifying, Selecting and Deploying Cross-Border Managers'.

Research Project Supervision

Alan can provide research supervision in Cross-Border Management, International HRM and in particular the more strategic use of cross-border assignments in enhancing business growth and development, cross-cultural management and strategic HRM.

Current Research Students

Principal Supervisor

1. Mrs Stacy Jenkins . PhD. "Work-Life Balance in Australian SME's".
2. Mrs Linda Dalton. DBA. "The Effect and Impact of Chinese Management Styles and Practices in an Australian Business Enterprise".
3. Mrs Skye Sussans. DBA. "The Preparation and Adjustment of Accompanying Spouse/Partners for Cross-Border Business Assignments".
4. Mrs Maria Farrell. DBA. "Why the HR Function has not Performed or Met Expectations".
5. Miss Ying Wang . PhD. "Human Resource Management in China - A Divergent Need in a Converging Environment".
6. Mr Yu Teck Chuong. DBA. "Expatriate Staffing Practices in Multinational Oil Companies".
7. Mr Xue Dong Pan . PhD. "Expatriate Staffing Practices of Australian Organisations in China".
8. Ms Michaela Bubach . DBA. - "Link between HR Strategy and Corporate Strategy in the Swiss Health Industry".
9. Mr Amadeus Kubicek. DBA. "Managing organisational risk - An examination of organisational behavioural approaches to risk reduction through effective human resource and human factors management methodologies and processes".
10. Mr Liang Liang . PhD. "Strategic HRM".

Associate Supervisor

1. Mr Parth Patel. PhD. "Value Orientations and the Behaviour of Indian HR Managers".
2. Ms Iris Grogg . DBA. "Developing Multi-cultural Leadership in Small and Medium Sized International Companies".
3. Mr Justin Williams . PhD. "Strategic Localisation of Human Resources in Qatar".
4. Mr Roy Shankar . DBA. "The Impact of Transactional and Transformational Leadership in Business Process Outsourcing Companies in Malaysia".
5. Mr Khaled Aladwan . DBA. "The Impact of Human Resource Management on Organisational Commitment and Work Values in Jordanian Organisations".
6. Ms Georgina Green . PhD. "Career Pathways for Young Academics".
7. Mr Jason Tan. PhD. "Cross-Cultural Leadership".

Professional Activities

Alan was previously Editor of Career Development International an international research and professional practice journal.

Alan has also accepted invitations from a number of Australian universities to act as an external examiner for research degrees, including Masters by research, DBAs and PhDs. These include The University of South Australia (1), The University of Western Sydney (2), The University of Southern Queensland (2), Queensland University of Technology (1), Curtin University of Technology (1), Monash University (4), Southern Cross University (1), Macquarie University (1), The University of Newcastle (1), and The University of South Australia (1).

Alan has also acted as an external member of university and professional course review committees. These include The University of Western Sydney, The University of Canberra and The Australian Catholic University as well as The Australian College of Applied P sychology for the assessment and review of both undergraduate and postgraduate HRM courses. Alan was also a member on the review panel for the review of Graduate Management courses at Southern Cross University conducted 6 th and 7 th December, 2004.

Alan has also been an invited Keynote speaker at various national and international conferences, and forums.

Selected Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

• Fish, A.J., & Wood, J. (1993b). HRM and international expatriate management - A strategic link for Australian business.The International Journal of Career Management 5(4): 25 - 36. Awarded the best article published by the International Journal of Career Management.
• Fish, A.J., & Wood, J. (1996). A review of expatriate staffing practices in Australian business enterprises.The International Journal of Human Resource Management 7(4): 846 - 865.
• Fish, A.J., & Wood, J. (1997a). An evaluation of factors motivating Australian business managers to undertake expatriate appointments to the East-Asian business region. Career Development International, 2(1): 36 - 45.
• Fish, A.J., & Wood, J. (1997b). Cross-cultural management competence in Australian business enterprises.Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 35(1): 37 - 52.
• Fish, A.J., & Wood, J. (1997d). Managing spouse/partner preparation and adjustment - Developing a meaningful portable life. Personnel Review 26(6): 445 - 466.
• Fish, A.J. (1999). Selecting managers for cross-border assignments - Building value into the process.International Journal of Management Reviews 1(4): 461 - 483.
• Fish, A.J. (2005). Assisting cross-border manager adjustment: psycho-cultural and socio-cultural interventions. Personnel Review 34(2): 225 - 245.
• Bhanugopan, R., & Fish, A.J. (2006). An empirical investigation of job burnout among expatriates in Papua New Guinea.Personnel Review 35(4): 449 - 468.
• Bhanugopan, R., & Fish, A.J. (2007). Replacing expatriates with local managers: An exploratory investigation into obstacles to localisation in a developing country. Human Resource Development International 10(4): 365 - 381.
• Cogin, J., & Fish, A.J. (2007). Managing sexual harassment more strategically - An analysis of environmental causes. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources 45(3): 333 - 352.
• Fish, A.J., Bhanugopan, R., & Cogin, J. (2008). Value orientations as predictors of cultural and business impact: Individual suitability for cross-border assignments. Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 15(1): 30-48.
• Bhanugopan, R., & Fish, A.J. (2008). The impact of organizational crime on expatriate staffing practices in a developing country. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources 46(1): 68 - 84.
• Fish, A.J., & Bhanugopan, R. (2008). Personal wellbeing and intercultural interaction interventions for cross-border adjustment: Investigation of construct validity using structural equation modelling.Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 15(3): 244 - 263.
• Bhanugopan, R., & Fish, A.J. (2009). Achieving graduate employability through consensus in a South Pacific island nation. Education & Training - An International Journal 51(2): 108-123.
• Cogin, J. A., & Fish, A.J. (2009). An empirical investigation of sexual harassment and work engagement: Surprising differences between men and women. Journal Management & Organizations15(1): 47 - 61.
• Cogin, J.A., & Fish, A.J. (2009). Sexual harassment - A touchy subject for nurses. Journal of Health Organization and Management 23(4): 442-463.
• Cogin, J. A., & Fish, A.J. (2009). Gender, work engagement and sexual harassment: An empirical investigation. Journal of Management and Organisation 15(5): 47-61.

Refereed Conference Proceedings:

• Fish, A. J., & Wood, J. (1992). Expatriate career management - A need for strategic integration: Research design and some preliminary findings. 1st International Conference on Expatriate Management.Hong Kong Baptist College .
• Fish, A.J., & Wood, J. (1996). Expatriate career management practices in Australian business enterprises: An East-Asian focus. 5th Conference on International HRM. San Diego State University, USA.
• Fish, A.J. (1998). Cross-cultural citizenship: A typology of international manager personality types. 6th Conference on International HRM. University of Paderborn, Germany.
• Fish, A.J. (2003). Building and sustaining business and personal associations - Value orientations and the identification of cross-border managers. 7th Conference on International HRM. University of Limerick, The Republic of Ireland, June 3-6.
• Fish, A.J. (2003). The preparation and adjustment of expatriates - Lessons from Australian companies. 7th Conference on International HRM. University of Limerick, The Republic of Ireland, June 3-6.
• Srisermpoke, K., & Fish, A.J. (2003). Strategic human resource management and service quality in the Thai banking and financial sector. 7th Conference on International HRM. University of Limerick, The Republic of Ireland, June 3-6.
• Fish, A.J., & Srisermpoke, K. (2003). Work design and the development of Thai financial organisations. 2nd Asian Conference of the Academy of HRD, Human Resource Development in Asia - National Policy Perspectives. Bangkok, Nov 30 - Dec 2.
• Kidwell, R. E., & Fish, A.J. (2006). High-performance human resource practices in Australian family businesses: Preliminary evidence from the wine industry. United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship / Small Business Institute Annual Conference - The Changing Entrepreneurial Environment. Tucson Arizona, USA, 12 - 15 January.
• Cogin, J., & Fish, A.J. (2006). The environmental factors that cause sexual harassment. Management: Pragmatism, Philosophy, Priorities - Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Annual Conference. ISBN 1-92-1047-34-8. Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 6 - 9 December.

Awarded Best Paper in the Human Resource Management Stream.

• Fish, A.J., Bhanugopan, R., & Cogin, J. (2007). Value orientations and the selection of cross-border managers: An investigation of construct validity using structural equation modelling. Proceedings of the 9th International HRM Conference, Changes in Society, Changes in Organisations, and the Changing Role of HRM: Managing International Human Resources in a Complex World . ISBN 978-9985-9342-8-9, Tallinn, Estonia; June 12-15. (Editors - Benson, P. G., Mahajan, A., Alas, R., & Oliver, R. L.)
• Cogin, J., & Fish, A.J . (2007). Contextual factors contributing to episodes of sexual harassment: An investigation of cause using structural equation modelling and personal interviews. Academy of Management Annual Conference - Doing Well by Doing Good , Philadelphia, 3 - 8 August.
• Fish, A.J., Bhanugopan, R., Huang, C., & Zhang, Y. (2008). Employers' and students' perceptions of job fit in China: A structural equation model assessment of employability dimensions. InternationalAssociation of Chinese Management Research 2008 Annual Conference, The Olympic Spirit in Chinese Management Research. Guangzhou, China, June 19 - 22.
• Fish, A.J., & Cogin, J. (2008). Selection characteristics of cross-border managers - Understanding social and business impact. Academy of Management Annual Conference -"The Questions We Ask". August 8-13 Anaheim, California, paper #536.