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BCom, BGL, MS, MBA, PhD

Professor Brian D’Netto PhD HR Mgmt (State University of New York at Buffalo), MBA (Arkansas), MS HR Mgmt (Xavier Labour Relations Institute), BLaw (India), BCom (India).

Professor Brian D’Netto is a skilled human resource manager, teacher and consultant whose career includes a unique combination of industry and academic experience. Brian spent seven years working in human resources roles in India and Australia before turning his attention to academia. His roles in large companies within the manufacturing and corporate sectors in India included Personnel Officer at Tube Investment of India Ltd and Senior Personnel Officer at Kothari Industrial Corporation Ltd. In these positions he was responsible for recruitment, training, HR planning, compensation and benefits administration, HR policy formulation and industrial relations. In Australia Brian has managed the HR function for the Confederation of Australian Industry.

Working as a consultant, Brian’s clients include Mobil Oil Australia, where worked on a project to improve diversity management practices, Towers Perrin (USA) and the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Brian has taught at the Australian Catholic University, University of South Australia, Mt Eliza Business School, Monash University, State University of New York at Buffalo (USA) and the Loyola Institute of Business Administration (India).

He has experience delivering a wide range of subjects including strategic human resource management, international human resource management, organisational behaviour, employee relations, performance management, organisational change, ethical leadership and research methods. Brian's articles have been published in refereed journals, and he has presented his research at international conferences in the USA, UK, Canada, France, Portugal and Greece.

Brian has been the recipient of several academic awards for his research, and he was included in the 1997 edition of the Marquis ‘Who’s Who in the World’ (Marquis Foundation, USA). Brian is a member of Academy of Management (USA) and a Fellow of the Australian Human Resource Institute.

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Research

HR Diversity Management, Migrant skill utilisation in Australia, Generation Y: Talent Retention, Sustainable human resource management, The impact of technology on work-life balance, Cultural intelligence and global leadership effectiveness, International Human Resources Management.

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Teaching

  • Human Resource Management
  • International HRM
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Change
  • Research Methods
  • Workforce Diversity

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Professional Activities

  • Fellow, Australian Human Resources Institute
  • Member of the Academy of Management, USA

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Selected Publications

Journal Publications and Book Chapters
  • D’Netto, B., Monga, M., Shen, J., & Chelliah, J. (2012). Employee Perceptions of Human Resource Diversity Management Practices in Australia: A National Study. (Paper Under Review at The International Journal of Human Resource Management)
  • D’Netto, B. (2012). HR Challenges presented by Generation Y. (Paper accepted for publication by World Business Institute).
  • Islam, N., Ahmed, E., Chew, J., & D’Netto, B. (2012). Determinants of Empowerment of Rural Women in Bangladesh. (Paper accepted for publication by World Business Institute).
  • Shen, J. & D’Netto, B. (2012). Impact of the 2007-2009 global economic crisis on human resource management among Chinese export-oriented enterprises. Asia Pacific Business Review. Vol. 18, No. 1, pp 45-64.
  • Fenwick, M., Costa, C., Sohal, A. & D’Netto, B. (2011). Cultural Diversity Management in Australian Manufacturing Organisations. Asia-Pacific Journal of Human Resources. Vol. 49, No. 4, pp 494-507.
  • Shen, J., D’Netto, B., & Tang, J. (2011). Effects of HR Diversity Management on OCB in China. In Warner, M. (ed.) Confucian HRM in Greater China: Theories and Practices. pp 104-121. Routledge: London & New York.
  • Azim, M., Ahmed, E., & D’Netto, B. (2011). Corporate Social Disclosure in Bangladesh: A Study of the Financial Sector. International Review of Business Research Papers. Vol. 7, No. 2, pp 37-55.
  • Verghese, T. & D’Netto, B. (2011). Cultural Intelligence and Openness: Essential Elements of Effective Global Leadership. International Review of Business Research Papers. Vol. 7, No. 1, pp 191-200.
Conference Proceedings, Presentation and Other Publications
  • Shen, J., Tang, N., & D’Netto, B. (2012). Effects of HR Diversity Management on Employee Knowledge Sharing: Mediating Role of Trust in the Organization. Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Boston, USA. August 3-7, 2012. Paper accepted for presentation in the refereed paper stream.
  • Verghese, T. & D’Netto, B. (2012). The Link Between Cultural Intelligence and Effective Global Leadership. Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Boston, USA. August 3-7, 2012. Paper accepted for presentation in the refereed paper stream.
  • Ahmed, E., D’Netto, B., & Bordia, P. (2011). Perceptions and Impact of Psychological Contract Breach among Bank Employees in Bangladesh. Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Wellington, New Zealand. December 7-9.
  • Chew, J., D’Netto, B., & Bordia, S. (2011). A Multi-level Conceptual Framework to Internationalize Higher Education. Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Wellington, New Zealand. December 7-9.
  • D’Netto, B. (2011). Talent Retention: Effective Strategies for Generation Y. World Business, Economics and Finance Conference. Sydney, Australia. November 21-23.
  • Islam, N., Ahmed, E., Chew, J., & D’Netto, B. (2011). Empowerment Factors of Rural Women Through Homestead Poultry Rearing in Bangladesh. World Business, Economics and Finance Conference. Sydney, Australia. November 21-23.
  • Shen, J. & D’Netto, B. (2011). Determinants of Chinese Female Expatriate Performance in International Assignments. Academy of Management Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, USA. August 12-16.

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