STAFF PROFILE
Professor Johanna Macneil
Johanna Macneil is the Dean of the School of Management and Professor of People, Organisation and Work, commencing in July 2020. Before joining RMIT University she was Professor of Employment Relations and HRM, and Assistant Dean, Teaching and Learning, in the Faculty of Business and Law at The University of Newcastle.
Johanna Macneil is the Dean of the School of Management (SoM). Johanna is a formidable academic leader with an international reputation in her field of expertise, industrial relations. Her research over more than 25 years has been on understanding and improving genuine cooperation at work. As an educator, Johanna has received many grants and awards recognizing her work including two substantial HEPPP grants – on blended learning and on mentoring young women from regional areas – as well as an Australian Universities Teaching Excellence Award (2014). She is co-author of the leading Australian textbook in her field (Employment Relations: Theory and Practice). In July 2019 Johanna was appointed to the TEQSA Panel of Experts and brings a wealth of regulatory knowledge to the College. Johanna joins us from the University of Newcastle where she held the position of Professor of Employment Relations and Human Resource Management, and Assistant Dean, Teaching and Learning, in the Faculty of Business and Law.
- Dean of the School of Management
- Professor of People, Organisation and Work
- Member of the College of Business School Executive Committee
- Member of the Industry Advisory Committee
- Member Academic Board 2020-to present
- Member Education Committee Academic Board 2020
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Melbourne
- Graduate Diploma of Educational Psychology, Monash University
- Master of Business Administration, The University of Melbourne
- Doctor of Philosophy in Management, The University of Melbourne
Awards
- (2017) Outstanding contribution to the International and Advancement Division, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International and Advancement, The University of Newcastle
- (2014) Australian Universities Awards for Teaching, National Award for Teaching Excellence, Minister for Education, Commonwealth Department of Education
- (2013) Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Learning Support, Faculty of Business and Law Award and Overall University Award, The University of Newcastle
- (2010) Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning, Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Commonwealth Department of Education
- (2009) Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning, The University of Newcastle
Elected Positions and Appointments
- (2019- ) Expert Panel member, Tertiary Education Quality Standards Authority (TEQSA) - Three year appointment from 24 July 2019
- (2018-2019) Organising Committee, Learning and Teaching Network - Australian Business Deans’ Council (ABDC)
- (2017-2019) Academic Co-ordinator, Study Group on Third Party Neutrals in Labour Relations -International Labor and Employment Relations Association (ILERA)
- (2012-2017) Elected President (2016) and Elected Vice-President (2015) - Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)
- (2016- ) Member, Editorial Board, Labour and Industry: A Journal of Economy and Society
Memberships
- 2007 to date, International Labor and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) and Industrial Relations Society of New South Wales (Newcastle Branch)
- 1998 to date, Academy of Management (AOM)
- 1992 to date, Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)
Training
- EQUIS Executive Academy, Singapore, 1-5 April 2018
- Mediation, Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, Boston MA, 1-5 June 2015
- Advanced Negotiation, Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, Boston MA, 8-12 June 2015
- 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)
- Bray, M.,Macneil, J.,Spiess, L. (2021). Unions and collective bargaining in Australia in 2020 In: Journal of Industrial Relations, 63, 338 - 356
- Macneil, J.,Bray, M.,Spiess, L. (2020). Unions and collective bargaining in Australia in 2019 In: Journal of Industrial Relations, 62, 380 - 402
- Bray, M.,Budd, J.,Macneil, J. (2020). The Many Meanings of Co-Operation in the Employment Relationship and Their Implications In: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 58, 114 - 141
- Bray, M.,Macneil, J. (2019). Mediation and Conciliation in Collective Labor Conflicts in Australia In: Mediation in Collective Labor Conflicts, Springer, Netherlands
- Bray, M.,Macneil, J.,Spiess, L. (2019). Unions and collective bargaining in Australia in 2018 In: Journal of Industrial Relations, 61, 357 - 381
- Clement, N.,Holbrook, A.,Forster, D.,Macneil, J.,Smith, M.,Lyons, K.,McDonald, E. (2019). Timebanking, co-production and normative principles: putting normative principles into practice In: International Journal of Community Currency Research, 21, 36 - 52
- Bray, M.,Macneil, J.,Stewart, A. (2018). Cooperation at Work: How Tribunals Can Help Transform Workplaces, Federation Press, Sydney, Australia
- Bray, M.,Macneil, J. (2018). Bargaining, Cooperation and ‘New Approaches’ under the Fair Work Act In: Collective Bargaining under the Fair Work Act, Federation Press, Australia
- Macneil, J.,Liu, Z. (2017). The role of organizational learning in soft regulation of workplace gender equality In: Employee Relations, 39, 317 - 334
- Macneil, J. (2016). On the role of collegiality, civility and collectivism in shaping academic identity In: Labour and Industry, 26, 165 - 178