STAFF PROFILE
Dr Beni Halvorsen
Position:
Senior Lecturer
College / Portfolio:
College of Business and Law
School / Department:
COBL|Management
Email:
beni.halvorsen@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Dr Beni Halvorsen joined RMIT's School of Management as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from 2015 – 2018. After finishing his Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dr Halvorsen was appointed to his current position as Lecturer, ECDF within the School of Management. He earned his Ph.D. in Human Resource Management from the University of South Australia Business School's Centre for HRM (now CWeX). Prior to entering academia, Beni was employed in various roles in HR in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors, as well as heading up his own consultancy.
Beni's research falls under two domains: human resource management and organisational behaviour. His research focuses specifically on diversity and employee turnover and retention; migrant, minority and under-represented employees' experiences in the workplace, and how HR practices can influence positive organisational outcomes.
Research Interests
- Organisational Behaviour
- Human Resource Management
- Diversity
- Employee turnover and retention
- Migrant, minority and under-represented employees' experiences in the workplace
Memberships
- Member, Academy of Management (USA)
- Member, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
- Member, Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)
- Ph.D. (Human Resource Management) (University of South Australia)
- Master of Human Resource Management (University of South Australia)
- Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (University of South Australia)
- Bachelor of Arts (Political Science/Indonesian) (University of Adelaide)
- Generalist HR Practitioner
- Industrial Relations Consultant
- Management Consultant
- Halvorsen, B.,Bartram, T.,Kia, N.,Cavanagh, J. (2023). Meeting customer needs through ethical leadership and training: examining Australian bank employees In: Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 61, 79 - 100
- Pariona-Cabrera, P.,Meacham, H.,Tham, T.,Cavanagh, J.,Halvorsen, B.,Holland, P.,Bartram, T. (2023). The buffering effects of psychological capital on the relationship between physical violence and mental health issues of nurses and personal care assistants working in aged care facilities In: Health Care Management Review, 48, 42 - 51
- Bartram, T.,Cavanagh, J.,Stanton, P.,Walker, M.,Pariona-Cabrera, P.,Halvorsen, B. (2023). In press - Medical science an undervalued profession: Strengthening professional identity through union strategy In: Journal of Industrial Relations, , 1 - 22
- Engelsberger, A.,Cavanagh, J.,Bartram, T.,Halvorsen, B. (2023). Maximizing team development for open innovation in digital product development: the role of collaborative HRM and relational leadership In: Personnel Review, , 1 - 17
- Cavanagh, J.,Pariona-Cabrera, P.,Halvorsen, B. (2023). In what ways are HR analytics and artificial intelligence transforming the healthcare sector? In: Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 61, 785 - 793
- Bartram, T.,Cavanagh, J.,Halvorsen, B.,Pariona-Cabrera, P.,Walker, M. (2023). Workplace violence in extreme settings: the case of aged care workers and the role of anti-violence HRM and trust of managers on intention to leave In: Personnel Review, , 1 - 18
- Cavanagh, J.,Bartram, T.,Walker, M.,Pariona-Cabrera, P.,Halvorsen, B. (2022). Health services in Australia and the impact of antiquated rostering practices on medical scientists: a case for HR analytics and evidenced-based human resource management In: Personnel Review, , 1 - 16
- Engelsberger, A.,Bartram, T.,Cavanagh, J.,Halvorsen, B.,Bogers, M. (2022). In press - The role of collaborative human resource management in supporting open innovation: A multi-level model In: Human Resource Management Review, , 1 - 14
- Meacham, H.,Tham, T.,Holland, P.,Bartram, T.,Halvorsen, B. (2022). The role of high-involvement work practices, supervisor support and employee resilience in supporting the emotional labour of front-line nurses In: International Journal of Human Resource Management, 34, 745 - 767
- Pariona-Cabrera, P.,Cavanagh, J.,Halvorsen, B. (2022). In press - Examining the need for HR analytics to better manage and mitigate incidents of violence against nurses and personal care assistants in aged care In: Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, , 1 - 19
Turnover and retention, Diversity, Migrant employees, Human resource management, Organisation trust
1 PhD Current Supervisions10 PhD Completions
- A Collaborative Approach to Preventing and Responding to Risks which Contribute to Psychological III Health in Manufacturing in Victoria. Funded by: Victorian Workcover Authority - Competitive from (2021 to 2023)