Management

Dr Peter McLean
Senior Lecturer

E-mail: pmclean@uow.edu.au
Telephone: +61 2 4221 3647
Fax: +61 2 4227 2785
Location: Building 40 Room 146

Consultation Hours:
http://commfac.uow.edu.au/consult/

Qualifications

  • PhD in Management, University of Wollongong
    Thesis Title: ‘At the coalface: Identity implications of performance appraisal at an underground coal mine’
  • Master of Commerce in Human Resource Management, University of Wollongong
  • Bachelor of Business – Management (With Distinction), Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor of Arts, Ambassador College, St Albans (UK)

Teaching Awards

  • Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 2009
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Commerce 2009
  • Faculty of Commerce Teaching Excellence Award 2008
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Commerce 2005
  • The 2005 Pearson Education ANZAM Management Educator of the Year Award

Professional Memberships

  • Professional member of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
  • Certified Professional Member of the Australian Human Resources Institute (CAHRI)
  • Member of the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
  • People and Organisation Research Centre, University of Wollongong

Positions held at University level

  • Member of EDITS (Excellence, Diversity and Innovation in Teaching Subcommittee)
  • Accredited Peer Review of Teaching at UOW
  • Board member of the Commerce Internship Program

Positions held in the School of Management and Marketing

  • Chair, School of Management and Marketing Education Committee
  • Bachelor of Commerce (HRM) Advisor

Research Interests

  • Performance Management from employee perspectives
  • Organisational Change Processes
  • Power and discourse
  • Occupational identity
  • Critical management studies

Background

Peter McLean has worked in human resource development roles in multinational organizations in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia for over thirty years.  In addition, he has worked on assignment in Israel, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Hong Kong and Swaziland.

He is currently researching performance management issues in the coal mining industry, and has also conducted longitudinal studies on reform processes in local government. He recently completed a five year study of the introduction of a performance management system for underground coal miners, noting how HRM practices can unintentionally disrupt people’s sense of identity in the workplace. Peter says, based on his experience with coal miners, that socially innovative leadership can make a huge difference in terms of a worker’s sense of commitment and contribution.

Research Profile

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Last reviewed: 2 November, 2012