ProfessorJohn Shields

BA(Hons) ANU; PhD

John Shields is Professor of Human Resource Management and Organisational Studies in the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies within the Business School. John holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Australian History (1977) from the Australian National University and a PhD in Economic History from the University of Sydney (1990). He currently serves as the School’s Associate Dean Programs and has previously served as  Associate Dean Postgraduate (2009-14), Deputy Dean Education (2014-16), Deputy Dean and Associate Dean Education, Deputy Dean (2017-19), Chair of the Faculty Board (2017-19) and Academic Director International (2019-23). John has represented the Business School on numerous university-level boards and committees and on external bodies, including the Australian Business Deans’ Council Learning and Teaching and International Networks, governing bodies of the CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education, and the Technical Advisory Group for the NSW HSC Business Studies syllabus. He is an experienced educator ad researcher in the human resource management field, with particular expertise in performance management, reward management, corporate governance and leadership. John is also a member of Council of Sancta Sophia College at the University of Sydney.