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Professor Stephen Teo

Adjunct Professor

Staff Member Details
Email: s.teo@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5025-7937

Professor Stephen Teo is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Business and Law.

Key Research Areas

  • Human resource management
  • Public management
  • Workplace bullying
  • Change management

Biography

Professor Stephen Teo is a Professor at the Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, UK.  Prior to this appointment, he was the Associate Dean Research (2020-21), and Associate Dean of the Management Discipline (2016-20). While employed at the Auckland University of Technology Business School, Professor Teo was recognised under the New Zealand Governments Research Performance ranking (2012 PBRF scheme) as one of the leading scholars in New Zealand, as shown by the outcome of the 2012 New Zealand Performance-based Research Funding evaluation (ranked in the top 6% of New Zealand business researchers (Ranked A – world class).

He has published in leading refereed journals such as Human Resource Management (USA), Human Resource Management Journal, Journal of Vocational Behaviour, the International Journal of Human Resource Management, International Business Review, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and others such as the Journal of Advanced Nursing. His most recent projects examined the impact of organisational change on the well-being and performance of public sector employees in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the USA and Italy. He is currently undertaking research into workplace ill-treatment and psychological capital. In addition to research, Professor Teo is passionate about learning and teaching, in particular the use of group assessment in the diverse, multicultural classroom.

Theme Two: Society and Culture; Individual, economic, organisational, political and social transformation

2018 - Best Stream Paper Award (Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups and Small Business Stream): Paper presented at the 2018 ANZAM Conference (authors: Gibb et al.)

2018 - Winner, Edith Cowan University School of Business and Law Excellence in Research Award

2015 - Winner, AUT Faculty of Business & Law Dean’s Premier Publication

2014 - Best Research Paper Award (authors: Ho, Teo, Bentley, Verreynne, & Galvin), Paper presented at the 4th Annual International Conference on Human Resource Management & Professional Development for the Digital Age, Singapore - winner of Best Research Paper Award

2014 - Nominated for Best Paper Award (authors: Nguyen & Teo), Paper presented at the First International Conference of the Human Resources Division, US Academy of Management, Beijing

2013 - Best Research Paper Award (authors: Ho, Lo & Teo), Paper presented at the 3rd Annual International Conference on Human Resource Management & Professional Development for the Digital Age, Singapore

2013 - Highly Commended Award for “Generic skills development and satisfaction with group work among business students: Effect of country of permanent residency” published in Education + Training

2013 - AUT Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence

2012 - Best Paper Award, Human Resource Management Track, Irish Academy of Management Conference

2012 - AUT Faculty of Business and Law Research Excellence Award

  • Fellow, Australian Human Resources Institute
  • Chartered Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
    Fellow, UK Royal Society of Arts
  • Member, Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management
  • Member, Academy of Management
  • Member, Asia Academy of Management
  • Member, USA Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Member, US Society of Human Resource Management
  • Research Mentor, Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management
  • Mandarin
  • Hokkien
  • Cantonese
  • Japanese

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology, 2001.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Lajom, J., Teo, S., De Carvalho Filho, MK., Stanway, A. (2023). Passionate and psychologically‐undetached: A moderated‐mediated investigation of psychological distress among engaged employees. Stress and Health, 2023(Article in press), 11 pages. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3239.
  • Roche, M., Shang, S., Bentley, T., Catley, B., Blackwood, K., Teo, S., Sutton, A. (2023). Mindfulness older workers and relational leadership. Journal of Management and Organization, 29(3), 571-588. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2022.11.
  • Lux, A., Grover, SL., Teo, S. (2023). Reframing commitment in authentic leadership: Untangling relationship–outcome processes. Journal of Management and Organization, 29(1), 103-121. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2019.78.

Journal Articles

  • Teo, S., Bentley, T., Nguyen, D., Blackwood, K., Catley, B. (2022). Inclusive leadership, matured age HRM practices and older worker wellbeing. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 60(2), 323-341. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7941.12304.
  • Ho, M., Teo, S. (2022). Activating collective agency in disrupted contexts: The social-cognitive context of ad hoc organising in a small and medium-sized enterprise. International Small Business Journal, 40(2), 273-304. https://doi.org/10.1177/02662426211049503.
  • Plimmer, G., Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Tuckey, M. (2022). Workplace bullying as an organizational issue: Aligning climate and leadership. Work and Stress, 36(2), 202-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2021.1969479.
  • Farr-Wharton, B., Brunetto, Y., Hernandez Grande, A., Brown, K., Teo, S. (2022). Emergency Service Workers: The Role of Policy and Management in (Re) shaping Wellbeing for Emergency Service Workers. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 2022(article in press), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X221130977.
  • Su, L., Cheng, J., Wen, J., Kozak, M., Teo, S. (2022). Does seeing deviant other-tourist behavior matter? The moderating role of travel companions. Tourism Management: research, policies, practice, 88(Feb 2022), Article number 104434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104434.

Journal Articles

  • Lundy, J., Keast, R., Farr-Wharton, B., Omari, M., Teo, S., Bentley, T. (2021). Utilising a capability maturity model to leverage inclusion and diversity in public sector organisations. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 80(4), 1032-1045. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12521.
  • Bentley, T., Teo, S., Nguyen, D., Blackwood, K., Catley, B., Gardner, D., Forsyth, D., Bone, K., Tappin, D., D'souza, N., Port, Z. (2021). Psychosocial influences on psychological distress and turnover intentions in the workplace. Safety Science, 137(May 2021), Article number 105200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105200.
  • Teo, S., Nguyen, D., Shafaei Darastani, A., Bentley, T. (2021). High commitment HRM and burnout of frontline food service employees: a moderated mediation model. Employee Relations, 43(6), 1342-1361. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-06-2020-0300.
  • Rose, P., Teo, S., Nguyen, D., Nguyen, N. (2021). Intern to employee conversion via person–organization fit. Education and Training, 63(5), 793-807. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-08-2020-0225.
  • Parr, J., Teo, S., Koziol-McLain, J. (2021). A quest for quality care: Exploration of a model of leadership relationships, work engagement, and patient outcomes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(1), 207-220. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14583.
  • Teo, S., Nguyen, D., Trevelyan, F., Lamm, F., Boocock, M. (2021). Workplace Bullying, Psychological Hardiness, and Accidents and Injuries in Nursing: A Moderated Mediation Model. PLoS One, 16(1), Article number e0244426. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244426.
  • Lux, A., Grover, S., Teo, S. (2021). Development and Validation of the Holistic Cognition Scale. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(September 2021), Article number 551623. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.551623.

Reports

  • Teo, S., Bentley, T., Nguyen, D., Farr-Wharton, B., Onnis, L., Brunetto, Y., Nguyen, H., De Almeida Neto, A. (2021). Flexible work and psychological safety: best practice to advance psychologically safe solutions from alternate locations. Australia. Centre for Work Health and Safety, NSW Government.

Journal Articles

  • Gardner, D., Roche, M., Bentley, T., Cooper-Thomas, H., Catley, B., Teo, S., Trenberth, L. (2020). An exploration of gender and workplace bullying in New Zealand. International Journal of Manpower, 41(8), 1385-1395. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-02-2019-0067.
  • Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Halvorsen, B., Staples, W. (2020). Leader Humility and Knowledge Sharing Intention: A Serial Mediation Model. Frontiers in Psychology, 11(8 December 2020), Article number 560704. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.560704.
  • Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Dinh, KC. (2020). Social support as buffer for workplace negative acts of professional public sector employees in Vietnam. Public Management Review, 22(1), 6-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2019.1638438.
  • Teo, S., Bentley, T., Nguyen, D. (2020). Psychosocial work environment, work engagement, and employee commitment: A moderated, mediation model. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 88(July 2020), article number 102415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2019.102415.
  • Galvin, P., Burton, N., Singh, P., Sarpong, D., Bach, N., Teo, S. (2020). Network rivalry, Competition and Innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 161(December 2020), article number 120253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120253.
  • Wen, J., Ying, T., Nguyen, D., Teo, S. (2020). Will tourists travel to post-disaster destinations? A case of 2019 Australian bushfires from a Chinese tourists’ perspective. Tourism Recreation Research, 45(3), 420-424. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2020.1763025.
  • Teo, S., Nguyen, D., Shafaei Darastani, A., Pick, D. (2020). Participation in change, job characteristics, and hedonic well‐being of senior public managers: The moderation effect of change information. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 79(4), 567-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12425.

Reports

  • Lundy, J., Teo, S., Omari, M., Farr-Wharton, B., Bentley, T. (2020). Sharing and Understanding Diverse Identities: Enhancing Psychological Safety in WA Public Sector Workplaces. Australia. Public Sector Commission.
  • Farr-Wharton, B., Teo, S., Brown, K., Hernandez Grande, A. (2020). 2020 Wellbeing at Work: Survey Results Report Ambulance Tasmania and the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management. Australia. Ambulance Tasmania and the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management.
  • Farr-Wharton, B., Omari, M., Shafaei Darastani, A., Bentley, T., Teo, S., Pooley, JA. (2020). Department of Water and Environmental Regulation : Valuing Workers Working from Alternative Locations2020 Final Milestone Report 2020. Australia. Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, WA government.

Journal Articles

  • Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Decieri, H., Ho, M. (2019). Perceived formal authority and the effectiveness of the HR department in Vietnam. Personnel Review, 48(2), 551-569. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-03-2017-0073.
  • Bentley, T., Teo, S., Catley, B., Blackwood, K., Roche, M., O’driscoll, M. (2019). Factors influencing leave intentions among older workers: a moderated-mediation model. Personnel Review, 48(4), 898-914. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-03-2018-0095.
  • Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Grover, SL., Nguyen, NP. (2019). Respect, bullying, and public sector work outcomes in Vietnam. Public Management Review, 21(6), 863-889. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2018.1538426.

Conference Publications

  • Boocock, M., Trevelyan, F., Ashby, L., Ang, A., Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Lamm, F. (2019). The influence of psychosocial and patient handling factors on the musculoskeletal health of nurses. Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) Volume III: Musculoskeletal Disorders (596-603). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96083-8_78.

Journal Articles

  • Ananthram, S., Teo, S., Connell, J., Bish, A. (2018). Control and involvement HR practices in Indian call centres: still searching for answers. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 56(2), 196-215. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7941.12153.
  • Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Pick, D., Jemai, M. (2018). Cynicism about Change, Work Engagement, and Job Satisfaction of Public Sector Nurses. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 77(2), 172-186. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12270.
  • Grover, S., Teo, S., Pick, D., Roche, M., Newton, C. (2018). Psychological capital as a personal resource in the JD-R model. Personnel Review, 47(4), 968-984. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-08-2016-0213.
  • Nguyen, D., Teo, S. (2018). HR orientations and HR department effectiveness in Vietnam. Personnel Review, 47(5), 1048-1066. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-03-2017-0074.
  • Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Ho, M. (2018). Development of Human Resource Management in Vietnam: A Semantic Analysis. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 35(1), 241-284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-017-9522-3.
  • Ananthram, S., Xerri, M., Teo, S., Conell, J. (2018). High-performance work systems and employee outcomes in Indian call centres: a mediation approach. Personnel Review, 47(4), 931-950. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-09-2016-0239.
  • Page, S., Bentley, T., Teo, S., Ladkin, A. (2018). The dark side of high performance human resource practices in the visitor economy. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 74(2018), 122-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.02.016.

Book Chapters

  • Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Grover, S., Nguyen, P. (2017). Laissez-faire Leadership Behaviours in the Public Sector in Vietnam. The Palgrave Handbook of Leadership in Transforming Asia (397-415). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57940-9_22.

Journal Articles

  • Pick, D., Teo, S. (2017). Job satisfaction of public sector middle managers in the process of NPM change. Public Management Review, 19(5), 705-724. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2016.1203012.
  • Plimmer, G., Bryson, J., Teo, S. (2017). Opening the black box: The mediating roles of organisational systems and ambidexterity in the HRM-performance link in public sector organisations. Personnel Review, 46(7), 1434-1451. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-10-2016-0275.
  • Brunetto, Y., Teo, S., Shacklock, K., Farr-Wharton, R., Shriberg, A. (2017). The impact of supervisor–subordinate relationships and a trainee characteristic upon police officer work outcomes. Journal of Management and Organization, 23(3), 423-436. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2016.27.
  • Farr-Wharton, B., Shacklock, K., Brunetto, Y., Teo, S., Farr-Wharton, R. (2017). Workplace bullying, workplace relationships and job outcomes for police officers in Australia. Public Money and Management, 37(5), 325-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2017.1328180.
  • Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Grover, S., Phong Nguyen, N. (2017). Psychological safety climate and workplace bullying in Vietnam’s public sector. Public Management Review, 19(10), 1415-1436. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2016.1272712.
  • Grover, SL., Teo, S., Pick, D., Roche, M. (2017). Mindfulness as a personal resource to reduce work stress in the job demands-resources model. Stress and Health, 33(4), 426-436. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2726.
  • Pick, D., Symons, C., Teo, S. (2017). Chronotopes and timespace contexts: academic identity work revealed in narrative fiction. Studies in Higher Education, 42(7), 1174-1193. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2015.1085008.
  • Gardner, D., Bentley, T., Catley, B., Cooper-Thomas, H., O'Driscoll, M., Roche, M., Teo, S., Trenberth, L. (2017). Organisational strategies to manage workplace bullying. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 33(1), 12pp..
  • Dai, F., Teo, S., Wang, K. (2017). Network Marketing Business and Chinese Ethnicity Immigrants in Australia. Journal of Small Business Management, 55(3), 444-459. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12244.
  • Soo, C., Wei Tian, A., Teo, S., Cordery, J. (2017). Intellectual Capital-Enhancing HR, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation. Human Resource Management, 56(3), 431-454. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21783.

Conference Publications

  • Teo, S., Nguyen, D., Grover, S., Pick, D. (2017). Engagement and Positive Experience at Work: An Ethical Leadership Perspective. Proceedings of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (429). Academy of Management. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2017.133.

Book Chapters

  • Bentley, T., Blackwood, K., Catley, B., O'Driscoll, M., Roche, M., Teo, S., Twiname, L. (2016). The role of human resource practices and other factors influencing the continuing work participation of older workers in New Zealand. The Aging Workforce Handbook: Individual, Organizational, and Societal Challenges (213-239). Emerald Group Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/9781786354471.

Journal Articles

  • Newton, C., Teo, S., Pick, D., Ho, M., Thomas, D. (2016). Emotional intelligence as a buffer of occupational stress. Personnel Review, 45(5), 1010-1028. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-11-2014-0271.
  • Gardner, D., O'Driscoll, M., Cooper-Thomas, H., Roche, M., Bentley, T., Catley, B., Teo, S., Trenberth, L. (2016). Predictors of workplace bullying and cyber-bullying in New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(5), article no.448. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13050448.
  • Teo, S., Pick, D., Xerri, M., Newton, C. (2016). Person-organization fit and public service motivation in the context of change. Public Management Review, 18(5), 740-762. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2015.1045016.
  • Bentley, T., Teo, S., McLeod, L., Tan, F., Bosua, R., Gloet, M. (2016). The role of organisational support in mediating teleworker job satisfaction and psychological strain. Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 52(1 Jan. 2016), 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2015.07.019.
  • Newman, A., Rose, P., Teo, S. (2016). The role of participative leadership and trust-based mechanisms in eliciting intern performance: Evidence from China. Human Resource Management, 55(1), 53-67. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21660.

Conference Publications

  • Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Ho, M. (2016). Power distance and the effectiveness of the HR department in Vietnam. Proceedings of the 30th British Academy of Management Annual Conference (N/A). British Academy of Management.

Journal Articles

  • Brunetto, Y., Teo, S., Farr-Wharton, R., Lambries, D., Gillett, P., Tomes, W. (2015). A comparison of impact of management on local government employee outcomes in US and Australia. Local Government Studies, 41(4), 495-515. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2014.968707.
  • Jepsen, D., Varhegyi, M., Teo, S. (2015). The association between learning styles and perception of teaching quality. Education + Training, 57(5), 575-587. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-02-2014-0005.
  • Ho, M., Nguyen, D., Lo, K., McLean, C., Teo, S. (2015). The state of human resource (HR) competency research: Charting the research development of HR competencies and examining the signals from industry in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 40(2), 67-83.
  • Brunetto, Y., Shacklock, K., Teo, S., Farr-Wharton, R., Nelson, S. (2015). Nurses’ supervisors, learning options and organisational commitment: Australia, Brazil and England. Journal of Nursing Management, 23(8), 1029-1038. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12249.
  • Yeo, M., Anantranam, S., Teo, S., Pearson, C. (2015). Leader-member exchange and relational quality in a Singapore public sector organization. Public Management Review, 17(10), 1379- 1402. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2013.806573.
  • Benn, S., Teo, S., Martin, A. (2015). Employee participation and engagement in working for the environment. Personnel Review, 44(4), 492-510. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-10-2013-0179.

Journal Articles

  • Newton, C., Teo, S. (2014). Identification and occupational stress: A stress buffering perspective. Human Resource Management, 53(1), 89–113. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21598.
  • Teo, S., Reed, K., Ly, K. (2014). Human resource involvement in developing intellectual capital. Service Industries Journal, 34(15), 1219-1233. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2014.942651.
  • Rose, P., Teo, S., Connell, J. (2014). Converting interns into regular employees: The role of intern-supervisor exchange. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 84(2), 153–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2013.12.005.
  • Shacklock, K., Brunetto, Y., Teo, S., Farr-Wharton, R. (2014). The role of support antecedents in nurses’ intentions to quit: the case of Australia. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(4), 811-822. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12239.
  • Brunetto, Y., Teo, S., Shacklock, K., Farr-Wharton, R. (2014). The impact of management on engagement and wellbeing of high emotional labour employees. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(17), 2345-2363. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.877056.
  • Nguyen, D., Teo, S., Mylett, T. (2014). An exploration of the roles of HR departments in Vietnam. Journal of General Management, 39(2), 83-113.

Conference Publications

  • Chong, JL., Teo, S., Leong, P., Tan, FB. (2014). Knowledge management and IT project success: A meta-analytic review. Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (11p.). Auckland University of Technology.

Reports

  • Bentley, T., McLeod, L., Teo, S. (2014). Final Report of Findings from the Survey of Work and Wellbeing in the Tertiary Education Sector. Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland University of Technology.

Journal Articles

  • Newton, C., Teo, S., Pick, D., Yeung, M., Salamanson, Y. (2013). Flexibility in change practices and job outcomes for nurses: exploring the role of subjective fit. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(12), 2800-2811. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12198.
  • Teo, S., Newton, C., Soewanto, K. (2013). Context-specific stressors, work-related social support and work-family conflict: A mediation study. New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 38(1), 14-26.
  • Sang, X., Teo, S., Cooper, C., Bohle, P. (2013). Modelling occupational stress and employee health and wellbeing in a Chinese higher education institution. Higher Education Quarterly, 67(1), 15–39. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2273.2012.00529.x.
  • Chow, I., Teo, S., Chew, I. (2013). HRM systems and firm performance: The mediation role of strategic orientation. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 30(1), 53-72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-012-9288-6.
  • Teo, S., Pick, D., Newton, C., Yeung, M., Chang, E. (2013). Organizational change stressors and nursing job satisfaction: The mediating effect of coping strategies. Journal of Nursing Management, 21(6), 878-887. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12120.

Journal Articles

  • Okamoto, K., Teo, S. (2012). Role stress reduction and cultural mediators in overseas Japanese companies. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(17), 3522-3535. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.644317.
  • Brunetto, Y., Teo, S., Shacklock, K., Farr-Wharton, R. (2012). Emotional intelligence, job satisfaction, well-being and engagement: explaining organisational commitment and turnover intentions in policing. Human Resource Management Journal, 22(4), 428-441. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2012.00198.x.
  • Teo, S., Yeung, M., Chang, E. (2012). Administrative stressors and nursing job outcomes in Australian public and non-profit health care organisations. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21(9-10), 1443–1452. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03871.x.
  • Pick, D., Teo, S., Yeung, M. (2012). Friend or foe? New managerialism and technical, administrative and clerical support staff in Australian universities. Higher Education Quarterly, 66(1), 3–23. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2273.2011.00500.x.
  • Teo, S., Segal, N., Morgan, A., Kandlbinder, P., Wang, K., Hinogarani, A. (2012). Generic skills development and satisfaction with groupwork among business students: Effect of country of permanent residency. Education + Training, 54(6), 472-487. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400911211254262.

Conference Publications

  • Hashim, R., Majeed, A., Ahmad, J., Rahim, M., Kaliannan, M., Teo, S., Lan, Y., Kuppusamy, M. (2012). Adoption of enterprise information system (EIS) in Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering & Industrial Applications - Information Science & Computer Applications (425-430).

Journal Articles

  • Teo, S., Le Clerc, M., Galang, MC. (2011). Human capital enhancing HRM systems and frontline employees in Australian manufacturing SMEs. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(12), 2522-2538. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.588034.
  • Okamoto, K., Teo, S. (2011). Convergence and divergence of role stress experience of locally hired Japanese and non-Japanese host country staff: A qualitative study. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(1), 218-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.538984.
  • Dai, F., Wang, K., Teo, S. (2011). Chinese immigrants in network marketing business in Western host country context. International Business Review, 20(6), 659-669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.02.015.
  • Baker, E., Kan, M., Teo, S. (2011). Developing a collaborative network organization: Leadership challenges at multiple levels. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 24(6), 853-875. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534811111175797.
  • Salamanson, Y., Andrew, S., Watson, R., Teo, S., Deery, I. (2011). The Stressors in Students (SIS) scale: Development, reliability, and validity. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20(13-14), 2078-2080. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03678.x.
  • Wang, K., Fang, Y., Teo, S. (2011). The moderating effect of face values: Information sharing and initiative encouragement in China’s civil service. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 11(3), 325–340. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595811401649.

Research Projects

  • Mental Health – Enhancing workplace mental health during and post-COVID-19, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Covid-19 Research Fund, 2020 ‑ 2023, $100,000.
  • Wellbeing Evaluation Tender Proposal: Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management, Tasmanian Government , Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management Tasmania, Tender, 2019 ‑ 2023, $200,867.
  • Evaluating a multi-level participatory psychosocial risk intervention , Health Research Council of New Zealand, Grant, 2020 ‑ 2023, $109,453.
  • Carers Connect to Education and Employment (Try, Test and Learn), Australian Medical Association (WA), Grant, 2020 ‑ 2021, $13,591.
  • An investigation of the effects of presenteeism on workplace and injuries amongst frontline service employees, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, SSHRC Insight Grant, 2018 ‑ 2021, $12,648.
  • Flexible work and psychological safety: best practice to advance psychologically safe work from alternate locations, NSW Government, Understanding the Changing World of Work (Tender), 2020 ‑ 2021, $135,157.
  • Diversity Disclosure in an Inclusive and Psychologically Safe Work Environment - A Work Guide for the WA Public Sector, Public Sector Commission, Public Sector Commission, 2020, $32,879.
  • BHP - Heritage: Work and Wellbeing, BHP Billiton, Grant, 2020, $47,989.
  • The Effect of Inclusive Leadership on Employee Innovative Behaviour, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2019, 2019 ‑ 2020, $4,950.
  • Valuing Remote Workers, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (WA), Grant, 2020, $75,000.
  • Safety outcomes and employee wellbeing in the workplace, Edith Cowan University, ECU Collaboration Enhancement Scheme - 2017 Round 1, 2017 ‑ 2018, $10,000.

Research Student Supervision

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Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy: Roles of HR departments in Vietnam
  • Master by Research: Facotrs influencing team performance and team effectiveness in Malaysian teams
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Experienced high performance work system in the public healthcare sector: Conceptualisation, scale validation and examination of its "dark side"
  • Master by Research: Extending and testing a model of voluntary turnover in the People's Republic of China

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy: A model of network marketing business entrepreneurial performance: An empirical investigation

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor in Health Science: Nursing work engagement and quality health outcomes
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Stress and wellbeing among Australian general practitioners
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Internship effectiveness in Chinese enterprises
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Implementing strategic management in the Chinese cosmetic industry
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Authentic leadership: An empirical assessment of the ephemeral.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Has the emergence of M-commerce revolutionised the Japanese government's role in the nation's economics?
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Strategic management of ERP project life-cycle
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