College of Business and Law – Women Academics

The Center for Organizations and Social Change is a research center located in the College of Business and Law at RMIT University. The College of Business and Law produces quality impact-driven research at the intersection of business, technology, and society. Our researchers adopt a business lens to examine how social change can occur within or through organizations. We have a large and diverse membership across all the core business disciplines in the College of Business and Law, as well as beyond the college at RMIT University. Our research is collaborative and impactful, as we partner with a wide range of organizations, including policy makers, businesses, and the not-for-profit sector.

The project that I'm working on, together with other colleagues from the Positive Aging theme, is called "Shaping Connections." Shaping Connections focuses on helping older adults with digital inclusion. We work with the University of the Third Age and assist them in helping their members. I am a researcher in People and Organization, so my research in general looks into employee and organizational outcomes. However, I am also interested in understanding the career development of migrant women and women in professions such as women in STEM and non-traditional roles.

My recent research projects have specifically focused on understanding the impacts of intersectionality on women's career development. My research underscores the importance of considering linguistically and culturally diverse people to foster inclusive innovations and create a sustainable future for everyone. I collaborate with a wide range of industry partners from private and public organizations, non-profits, as well as startups.

My research is particularly interested in exploring factors and strategies that can facilitate positive organizational support (POS) interactions between expatriates and host country nationals. I have been collaborating with a number of Korean American and German multinationals, which has a clear linkage with the multicultural inclusion theme.

I'm interested in the way organizations respond to health and social problems, such as housing and homelessness, mental health challenges, and substance use. I'm interested in the way we organize responses to those kinds of problems and how organizations can be run in ways that provide more effective responses to the needs of vulnerable communities. Housing is one of the key challenges we face here as a research team at the Center for Organizations and Social Change. We need to work with partners to ensure that the research program we develop is as responsive as possible to their needs.