Professor George Lafferty
HDR Director,
Dean's Unit - School of Business
PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT,
HRM and IR (SoBus)
Personal
Qualifications
- BA Griffith University
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Dean's Unit - School of Business
- HRM and IR (SoBus)
Contact
| Email: | G.Lafferty@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 9227 |
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| Location: | ED.G.40 Parramatta |
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Biography
Before joining UWS in May 2009, George Lafferty was Professor and Director of the Industrial Relations Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (from 2003). He previously worked at the University of Queensland (Senior Lecturer and Reader) and Griffith University (Lecturer and Senior Lecturer). He completed a BA (Hons 1) in politics and sociology at Griffith University and a PhD in political theory at the University of Queensland. He also holds graduate qualifications in higher education teaching. His main areas of teaching and research include social and political theory, service sector employment, industrial relations and the role of unions. He has published on these topics in international journals and books, and has also participated in various government policy bodies related to employment and industrial relations. This research has also attracted extensive funding from various bodies in Australia and overseas, including several grants from the Australian Research Council.
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Publications
Books
- Lafferty, G. and Kiely, P. (2008), 'Employment Agreements and Labour Law 15', : Industrial Relations Centre 0908651142.
- Lafferty, G., Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G. and Kiely, P. (2007), 'Employment Agreements and Labour Law 14', : Industrial Relations Centre 0908651141.
- Lafferty, G., Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G. and Kiely, P. (2006), 'Employment Agreements and Labour Law 13', : Industrial Relations Centre 0908651140.
- Lafferty, G., Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G. and Kiely, P. (2005), 'Employment Agreements and Labour Law 12', : Industrial Relations Centre 0908651139.
- Lafferty, G. and Pinnington, A. (2003), 'Human Resource Management in Australia', : Oxford University Press 0195514777.
Chapters in Books
- Lafferty, G. (2012), 'Mr Taylor goes to Hollywood : misbehavior in film and TV', Rethinking Misbehavior and Resistance in Organizations, Emerald Group 9781780526621.
- Lafferty, G., Whitehouse, G. and Diamond, C. (2003), 'Telework in Australia', Organisation and Work: Beyond 2000, Springer-Verlap 3790815284.
Journal Articles
- Lafferty, G. (2013), 'Dominance by default : neoliberalism's continuing ascendancy', Work, Employment and Society, 8.
- Lafferty, G. (2010), 'In the wake of neo-liberalism: Deregulation, unionism and labour rights', Review of International Political Economy, 20.
- Barnes, A. and Lafferty, G. (2010), 'The fair work act: As good as it gets?', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 12.
- Dorsett, S. and Lafferty, G. (2010), 'Good faith and the Fair Work Act: Its Potential, in light of the New Zealand Experience', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 6.
- Barnes, A. and Lafferty, G. (2010), 'Special Edition: Work in progress: crises, choices and continuity.', International Journal of Employment Studies, .
- Lafferty, G. (2009), 'Familiar refrains, intractable issues: the radicalization of class-gender-race', Review of Radical Political Economics, 18.
- Lafferty, G. and Feinberg-Danieli, G. (2008), 'Unions and union membership in New Zealand: Annual review for 2006', New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 9.
- Lafferty, G., Allan, C. and Burgess, J. (2008), 'University restructuring and teaching quality', New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 13.
- Lafferty, G., Russell, S. and Loudoun, R. (2008), 'Examining tourism operators' responses to environmental regulation: the role of regulatory perceptions and relationships', Current Issues in Tourism, 18.
- Lafferty, G. (2008), 'Institutions, culture, and the moral economy: the reconfiguration of class in theory and politics', Review of Radical Political Economics, 13.
- Dow, G. and Lafferty, G. (2007), 'Decades of disillusion: Reappraising the ALP-ACTU accord 1983-1996', Australian Journal of Politics and History, 17.
- Lafferty, G., Feinberg-Danieli, G. and Blackwood, L. (2006), 'Unions and union membership in New Zealand: annual review for 2005', New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 13.
- Lafferty, G. (2006), 'Employer opposition to unions', International Union Rights, 3.
- Lafferty, G., Blackwood, L. and Feinberg-Danieli, G. (2005), 'Unions and union membership in New Zealand: annual review for 2004', New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 12.
- Lafferty, G. and Van Fossen, A. (2005), 'The role of clusters in preventing tourism decline: a conceptual and empirical examination', International Journal of Services Technology and Management, 11.
- Lafferty, G. and Pinnington, A. (2004), 'The Bush Myth: internationalisation, tradition and community in the Australian context', Philosophy of Management, 10.
- Lafferty, G. and Van Fossen, A. (2004), 'Tourism in Australia and Hawai'i: historical perspectives', Australian Journal of Politics and History, 3.
- Lafferty, G. and Van Fossen, A. (2003), 'Dealing with maturity: strategies to address the problem of stagnation in tourism destinations', eReview of Tourism Research, 4.
- Lafferty, G., Blackwood, L., Duck, J. and Terry, D. (2003), 'Putting the group back into unions: a social psychological contribution to understanding union support', Journal of Industrial Relations, 20.
- Lafferty, G. and Fleming, J. (2003), 'Equity confounded? New managerialism, organisational restructuring and women in Australian police services', Labour & Industry, 7.
- Lafferty, G. and Lucas, T. (2003), 'The risky business of being a good corporate citizen', Australasian Journal of Business and Social Inquiry, 8.
- Lafferty, G. and Lucas, T. (2003), 'Corporate Strategy through Corporate Social Responsibility: issues of governance', New Academy Review, 9.
- Lafferty, G., Diamond, C. and Whitehouse, G. (2002), 'Assessing the benefits of telework:Australian case study evidence', New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations, 12.
- Lafferty, G., Roan, A. and Loudoun, R. (2002), 'Survivors and victims: a case study of organisational restructuring in the public health sector', New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 19.
- Lafferty, G., Bohle, P. and Guidice, C. (2002), 'Job sharing in Australia: possibilities, problems and strategies', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 22.
- Lafferty, G. (2002), 'Debating with specters: Marx, deconstruction and the challenge of reconstruction', Review of Radical Political Economics, 13.
- Lafferty, G., Roan, A. and Bramble, T. (2001), 'Australian Workplace Agreements in practice: the 'hard' and 'soft' dimensions', Journal of Industrial Relations, 15.
- Lafferty, G. and Fleming, J. (2001), 'Police unions, industrial strategies and political influence', International Journal of Employment Studies, 10.
- Lafferty, G. and Van Fossen, A. (2001), 'Integrating the tourism industry: problems and strategies', Tourism Management, 9.
- Lafferty, G. and Van Fossen, A. (2001), 'Contrasting models of land use regulation: community, government and tourism development', Community Development Journal, 14.
Conference Papers
- Lafferty, G. and Blumenfeld, S. (2005), 'Overview: Labour, Employment & Work', Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand, New Zealand.
- Lafferty, G., Blackwood, L. and Feinberg-Danieli, G. (2005), 'Unions and Union Membership in New Zealand', Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand, New Zealand.
Supervision
Professor Lafferty is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Title: | Work and Family Balance |
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| Title: | Occupational Health and Safety Policy Initiatives - An Exploration of a National OHS Strategy in Australia's Manufacturing Industry |
| Field of Research: | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY |
| Title: | Can an Education Program Informed by Dialogic Pedagogy Enhance Performance in the Practicing Lives of Medical Practioners and Medical Students? |
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| Title: | Social Development Approaches and Survival Strategies of the Landless Poor Families: A Study on Selected Villages in Northern Bangladesh |
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| Title: | Partnerships for Sustainable Development |
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| Title: | The Impact of Organizational Factors on the Performance Efficiency of the Libyan Hotels Employees. |
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