
Research in the Management and Human Resource Management disciplines at UniSC incorporates micro-, meso- and macro-level projects.
These projects align with important strategic research occurring in areas such as health, medicine and well-being, human behaviour and work, sustainability, internationalisation, and society.
This array of research occurs across individual, organisational, community, regional, national and international levels.
Research focus
Individual level (micro) – individual development, foresight, resilience, trust, value, innovation, decision making, entrepreneurial characteristics, productivity, women’s entrepreneurship, women’s silence and wellbeing.
Organisational level (meso) – workplace culture, wellbeing, complex relationship development, employer branding, digital innovation, employee transition, strategic management, quality management, supply chain management and human capital.
Community, region, nationally, and international levels (macro) – small business and entrepreneurship, community wellbeing, entrepreneurial ecosystems, regional development, and sustainability.
Researcher profiles

Professor Deanna Grant-Smith
Professor of Management | School of Business and Creative Industries
Dr Dan Abell
Lecturer, Human Resource Management | School of Business and Creative Industries

Dr Jenna Campton
Lecturer, Management | School of Business and Creative Industries

Dr Anthony Grace
Lecturer, Business | School of Business and Creative Industries

Dr Melissa Innes
Associate Lecturer, Management and Human Resources Management | School of Business and Creative Industries

Associate Professor Retha de Villiers Scheepers
Associate Dean, Research | Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management | School of Business and Creative Industries

Dr Noel Tracey
Lecturer, Management | School of Business and Creative Industries