Researcher

Dr Vindhya Weeratunga

Keywords

strategic human resource management

Fields of Research (FoR)

Human resources management, Public sector organisation and management

SEO tags

Public services management

Management

Biography

I am a Lecturer in the School of Business at UNSW, Canberra. I teach both undergraduate (Organisational Behaviour) and postgraduate courses (People and Systems) and undertake research mainly in the field of human resource management.

I am an HR practitioner / CEO turned academic. I draw upon my professional experience in people management to inform my research and increase the relevance and robustness of it. I am a mixed-methods researcher and...view more

I am a Lecturer in the School of Business at UNSW, Canberra. I teach both undergraduate (Organisational Behaviour) and postgraduate courses (People and Systems) and undertake research mainly in the field of human resource management.

I am an HR practitioner / CEO turned academic. I draw upon my professional experience in people management to inform my research and increase the relevance and robustness of it. I am a mixed-methods researcher and my research is focused on how to enhance employee outcomes, with my research to date focusing on employee engagement, employee well-being, the future of work, HR practices and different demographic groups.

I also facilitate workshops on Adaptive Leadership. Read more about this here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/business/our-schools/agsm/learn-with-us/academy-of-adaptive-leadership

My Qualifications

PhD in Management, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia

Master of Business Administration (Merit), Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

BSc in Business Administration, Major - International Business Management (Magna Cum Laude) - Goldey-Beacom College, Delaware, US

My Research Supervision

Supervision keywords

human resources management

Areas of supervision

I am a mixed-methods researcher and am keen to supervise candidates who undertake research into human resource management broadly, with specific interest in the future of work, employee engagement and employee well-being.