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ProfessorJohn Shields

Associate Dean (Programs)

Business School

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  • Associate Dean (Programs)
    Business School

RESEARCH INTERESTs

John’s research and teaching interests include performance management, remote/hybrid working, reward management, executive remuneration, corporate governance, 'dark side' leadership, organisational psychology, and international education. In human resource management, his co-authored books include Managing Employee Performance and Reward (4rd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2025) and Human Resource Management: Strategy and Practice (12th edition, Cengage, 2025). His research projects involve both quantitative and qualitative methods, including experimental design.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Pay Alignment: Fact or Fallacy
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    • Long RJ,
    • Brown M,
    • O'Donnell M,
    • Perkins S,
    • Scott D
  • GRANT
    Employee Reward Practice: A Global Study
    DVC Research1 Jan 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Shields J
  • GRANT
    TBA
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2006
    People funded by this grant:
    • Harvey A,
    • Shields J
  • GRANT
    A history of Citigroup and its antecedents in the Australian financial sector
    Citigroup1 Jan 2005
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    CEO remuneration, organisational performance and corporate governance in Australian listed companies, 1998-2007: a composite and case-study analysis
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2005
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Brien JM,
    • Shields J,
    • O'Donnell M,
    • O'Brien J,
    • Frino AA
  • GRANT
    Examining the predictors and consequences of CEO turnover in Australian listed companies
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2005
    People funded by this grant:
    • Shields J
  • GRANT
    A History of Electoral Politics in the Far Western Division of New South Wales
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2004
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Comparing executive remuneration and company performance in Australia and Canada.
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2003
    People funded by this grant:
    • Shields J
  • GRANT
    Consultancy report on executive remuneration and its impact in ASX-listed companies
    Labor Council of NSW1 Jan 2003
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Brien J,
    • O'Donnell M,
    • Shields J
  • GRANT
    Do pay practices fit management strategy? A comparative study of reward systems and human resource management strategy in Australian and Canadian firms
    DVC Research1 Jan 2001
    People funded by this grant:
    • Shields J