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Publications

Publications

  • Khaled, A., Bhanugopan, R., and Fish, A. J. (2013 forthcoming) “Managing Human Resources in Jordanian Organisations: Challenges and Prospects”, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, accepted for publication, 6 (1).
  • Williams J., Bhanugopan, R. and Fish, A. J. (2011 forthcoming) "Localisation of Human Resources in the State of Qatar: Emerging Issues and Research Agenda", Education, Business and Society: Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues, 4 (3).
  • Fish, A. J., Cogin, J., and Bhanugopan, R. (2010) “Individual Value Orientations and the Selection of Suitable Cross-Border Managers”, in, Benson, P and D. J. Svyantek. Emerging Themes in the International Management of Human Resources, pp: 67-95, Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC.
  • Carlisle, J., Bhanugopan, R., and Fish, A. J. (2010) “A Review of Current Practices and Research Agenda for Managing the Training Needs of Nurses in Australia”, 21st International Networking Healthcare Education Conference, University of Cambridge, September 7-9.
  • Cogin, J., and Fish, A. J. (2010) “Modelling and Predicting the Performance of Cross-Border Managers: A Guide to Selection”, Personnel Review, 39 (4): 432-447.
  • Cogin J and Fish, A. J. (2009) “Predicting the Performance of Cross-Border Managers: A Model to Guide Selection Practices”, 10th Conference on International HRM, International Human Resource Management: ISBN New Mexico USA June 14-17.
  • Cogin, J. A. and Fish, A. J. (2009) “Gender, Work Engagement and Sexual Harassment: An Empirical Investigation”, Journal of Management and Organisation, 15 (5): 47-61
  • Cogin, J.A. & Fish, A. J. (2009). “Sexual harassment – A touchy subject for nurses”, Journal of Health Organization and Management, 23 (4): 442-463
  • Cogin, J. A. & Fish, A. J. (2009) “An empirical investigation of sexual harassment and work engagement: Surprising differences between men and women”, Journal Management & Organizations, 15 (1): 47 - 61
  • Bhanugopan, R., and Fish, A. J. (2009) “Achieving Graduate Employability Through Consensus in a South Pacific Island Nation”, Education & Training – An International Journal, 51 (2): 108-123.
  • Fish, A. J, and Cogin, J (2008). “Selection Characteristics of Cross-Border Managers – Understanding Social and Business Impact”, Academy of Management Annual Conference, “The Questions We Ask”, August 8-13 Anaheim, California, paper #536.
  • Fish, A. J., Bhanugopan, R., Huang, C., and Zhang, Y. (2008) “Employers’ and Students’ Perceptions of Job Fit in China: A Structural Equation Model Assessment of Employability Dimensions”, International Association of Chinese Management Research 2008 Annual Conference, The Olympic Spirit in Chinese Management Research, Guangzhou, China, June 19 – 22.
  • Fish, A. J. and Bhanugopan, R. (2008) “Personal Wellbeing and Intercultural Interaction Interventions for Cross-Border Adjustment: Investigation of Construct Validity using Structural Equation Modelling”, Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, 15 (3): 244 - 263.
  • Bhanugopan, R and Fish, A. J. (2008) “The Impact of Organizational Crime on Expatriate Staffing Practices in a Developing Country”, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 46 (1): 68 - 84.
  • Fish, A. J., Bhanugopan, R. and Cogin, J. (2008) “Value Orientations as Predictors of Cultural and Business Impact: Individual Suitability for Cross-Border Assignments”, Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal; 15 (1): 30-48.
  • Cogin, J and Fish, A. J. (2007) “Gender, Work Engagement and Sexual Harassment”, Proceedings of the 21st Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, ISBN 186308-140-2, 4 – 9th December, Sydney. (Editor Professor Ross Chapman).
  • Cogin, J and Fish, A. J. (2007) “Contextual Factors Contributing to Episodes of Sexual Harassment: An Investigation of Cause Using Structural Equation Modelling and Personal Interviews”, Academy of Management Annual Conference – Doing Well by Doing Good, Philadelphia, 3 – 8 August.
  • Fish, A. J., Bhanugopan, R. and Cogin, J. (2007) “Value Orientations and the Selection of Cross-Border Managers: An Investigation of Construct Validity using Structural Equation Modelling”, Proceedings of the 9th International HRM Conference, Changes in Society, Changes in Organisations, and the Changing Role of HRM: Managing International Human Resources in a Complex World. ISBN 978-9985-9342-8-9, Tallinn, Estonia; June 12-15. (Editors – Benson, P. G., Mahajan, A., Alas, R., and Oliver, R. L.)
  • Cogin, J and Fish, A. J. (2007) “Managing Sexual Harassment More Strategically – An Analysis of Environmental Causes”, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 45 (3): 333 – 352.
  • Bhanugopan, R. and Fish, A. J. (2007) “Replacing Expatriates with Local Managers: An Exploratory Investigation into Obstacles to Localisation in a Developing Country”, Human Resource Development International, 10 (4): 365 - 381
  • Kidwell, R. E. and Fish, A. J. (2007) “High-Performance Human Resource Practices in Australian Family Businesses: Preliminary Evidence from the Wine Industry”, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Vol. 3: 1 – 14.
  • Cogin, J. and Fish, A. J. (2006) “The Environmental Factors that Cause Sexual Harassment”, Management: Pragmatism, Philosophy, Priorities - Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Annual Conference, ISBN 1-92-1047-34-8. Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 6 – 9 December. Awarded Best Paper in the Human Resource Management Stream.
  • Kidwell, R. E. and Fish, A. J. (2006) “High-Performance Human Resource Practices in Australian Family Businesses: Preliminary Evidence from the Wine Industry”, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship / Small Business Institute Annual Conference - The Changing Entrepreneurial Environment, Tucson Arizona, USA, 12 – 15 January.
  • Bhanugopan, R and Fish, A. J. (2006) “An Empirical Investigation of Job Burnout among Expatriates in Papua New Guinea”, Personnel Review, 35 (4): 449 – 468.
  • Kharabsheh, R and Fish, A. J. (2005) “An Examination of Learning Success in International Joint Ventures: The Chinese Example”, Australian and New Zealand Academy of International Business Annual Conference, The Impact of Multinational Enterprises on the Business and Social Environment. ISBN 0-7326-2282-4, Melbourne, Australia, 10 – 11 November.
  • Fish, A. J. and Bhanugopan, R. (2005) “Personal Wellbeing and Intercultural Interaction Interventions for Cross-Border Manager Adjustment: Investigation of Construct Validity using Structural Equation Modelling”, 8th Conference on International HRM, International Human Resource Management: Making a Difference in a World of Differences; Editors Davidson, P and De Ceri, H. ISBN 0-646-44906-0, Cairns Qld June 14-17.
  • Fish, A. J. (2005) “Assisting Cross-Border Manager Adjustment: Psycho-Cultural and Socio-Cultural Interventions”, Personnel Review, 34 (2): 225 - 245.
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