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Assoc Prof Retha Wiesner

Name :	Assoc Prof Retha Wiesner
Position :	Associate Professor (Human Resource Management)
Section :	Faculty of Business and Law School of Management and Marketing
Office :	A526
Location :	Springfield Campus
Phone :	+61 7 3470 4519
Extension :	4519
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BCom(Hons), BCom, MCom, PhD Pretoria

Home Page : http://www.rwiesner.com
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Languages

Language	Accredited Translator	Proficiency Levels *N/A = not available
		Speaking	Reading	Writing
ARK	No

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Australian Institute of Management
Member of the Australian Institute of Human Resource Management

Research Interests

Organisational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Management, Managing Environmental Sustainability Change, Strategic Planning and Organisational Change in Small and Medium Size Enterprises.

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Refereed Articles Under Review

Wiesner, R. And Innes, P. The Paradox of HR Selection in SME Performance. International Journal of Manpower.

Wiesner, R. and Innes, P. In Search of Talent: The Link between Recruitment and Firm Performance in SMEs. International Journal of Human Resource Management.

Recent Refereed Journal Articles:

Innes, P and Wiesner, R. 2012. Exploring intra-function HRM clusters in SMEs. Small Enterprise Research (Forthcoming).

Wiesner, R. and Millett, B. 2012. Strategic Approaches in Australian SMEs. Journal of Management and Organisation. 18 (1).

Wiesner, R., Chadee, D. and Best, P. 2011. Environmental sustainability change management in SMEs: Learning from sustainability champions. International Journal of Learning and Change, Vol. 5, Nos. 3/4.

Wiesner, R. And Innes, P. (2010). Bleak house or bright prospect?: HRM in Australian SMEs over 1998-2008: Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 48 (2)

Wiesner, R., McDonald, J. and Banham, H. (2007). Australian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs): A study of high performance management practices. Journal of Management and Organisation. Volume 13, issue 3.

Littler, C., Wiesner, R. & Dunford, R. (2003). The Dynamics of Delayering: Changing Management Structures in Three Countries. Journal of Management. Invited Lead article. May, UK.

Wiesner, R. & McDonald, J. (2002), ‘Bleak house or bright prospect? Human resource management in Australian SMEs’, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 39 (2), pp. 28-50.

Wiesner, R. & McDonald, J. (2001), ‘The Human Side of SMEs. Journal of Australian and New Zealand academy of Management, December.

Wiesner, R., Vermeulen, L. and Littler, C.R. 2000. Survivor Syndrome: Effects on Middle Managers in SA. Journal of Economic and Management Sciences. September, Vol. 2: 3.

Most recent Book Chapter

R. Wiesner (2013), ‘Human resources and sustainability’, in G. Moscardo , G. Lamberton & G. Wells et al., Sustainability in Australian business: principles and practice, John Wiley & Sons, Milton.

Recent External Research Grants:

AusAID: Australian Leadership Awards Fellowship program (2012 - $264,237).
Project Title: Fostering Business Sustainability for Competitiveness in Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs)
Project Leaders: Wiesner and Mushtaq.

Linfoq Logistics (2012). Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Reduction through Teams and Rewards: A Viability Analysis and Pilot.
Project Leaders: Retha Wiesner

Enterprise Connect: Industry Intelligence & Networking (WIIN) Program, Round 2, (2010 - $50,000).
Project title: Managing Environmental Sustainability for Competitiveness (MESC): An Education Training Program for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Project leaders: Chadee, Wiesner, Best
Successfully completed on 30 November 2010.

CPA Small Business Grant (2009 - $10, 000)
Project Title: Developing a Best Practice Framework for Managing Environmental Sustainability in Small Businesses: Learning from the Stars
Project Leaders: Retha Wiesner, Doren Chadee, Peter Best

Eidos and Construction Skills Queensland (2008 – 2009) $55, 000
Project Title: Minimising the impact of the economic downturn on training

Most notable :
Wiesner, R. And Innes, P. (2010). Bleak house or bright prospect?: HRM in Australian SMEs over 1998-2008: Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 48 (2) Wiesner, R. & McDonald, J. (2002), ‘Bleak house or bright prospect? Human resource management in Australian SMEs’, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 39 (2), pp. 28-50.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

MGT5000 Management and Organisational Behaviour

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 16 years