CROP advances the understanding of responsible organisations and practices through interdisciplinary research in business, management and allied disciplines. Our research has international reach through our world-class scholars. We encourage the expansion of knowledge of responsible organisations and practices.
Centre for Responsible Organisations & Practices
As societies and organisations grow more complex and interconnected, it is important for an organisation to ensure that they develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the impact of their actions in a wider context. Established in 2016 the Centre for Responsible Organisations and Practices (CROP) is a vehicle to foster world-class multidisciplinary research in this area.
Our Vision
To be a hub for thought leadership in responsible organisations and their practices
Our Mission
To advance the understanding of responsible organisations and practices (ROP) through interdisciplinary research in business, management and allied disciplines
Our Principles and Values
Conscientious: To operate the research centre in a responsible, transparent, and equitable way. Embody the vision!
Respectful: To celebrate diversity by creating a collegial environment that recognises and develops strengths and mitigates weaknesses at both the individual and team level
Organised: To provide appropriate support systems to support relevant emergent research themes and collaborations
Progressive: To strive for excellence in all we attempt to achieve through attention to quality and continuous improvement.
Our Objectives
To provide appropriate targeted resources (pecuniary and non-pecuniary), from HDR to established researchers, to enable individuals to progress as researchers and to build relevant (CROP) research teams/clusters
To support high quality research activities including those with real world impact that promote university strategy and centre goals
- PRME principles
- Individual, organisational and societal well-being
- Organisational and environmental sustainability
- Accountable business/management practices
To develop and sustain an open collaborative, multidisciplinary research culture
- Enable open access to knowledge,
- Celebrate successes,
- Support innovation
Full Members
- Dr Roba Abbas
- Dr Lois Burgess
- Dr Sandra Chapple
- Professor Rodney Clarke (Co-Director)
- Associate Professor Corinne Cortese
- Dr Marco Antonio Amaral Féris
- Dr Belinda Gibbons
- Associate Professor Troy Heffernan
- Dr Kevin Huang
- Associate Professor Michael Jones
- Dr Ping Kattiyapornpong
- Dr Greg Kerr
- Dr Michael Mehmet
- Professor Lee Moerman (Co-Director)
- Dr Matthew Pepper
- Dr Stephanie Perkiss
- Dr Alan Pomering
- Dr Oriana Price
- Dr Sanja Pupovac
- Professor Nina Reynolds (Co-Director)
- Dr Mark Rix
- Associate Professor Ann Rogerson
- Dr Lynnaire Sheridan
- Dr Gordon Spence
- Dr Adrian Tootell
- Dr Freda Truscott
- Dr Christa Wood
- Dr Spring Zhou
Associate Members
- Professor Mary Barrett, Professor of Management, School of Management and Marketing
- Dr Anil Chandrakumara, Senior Lecturer, School of Management and Marketing
- Dr Mathew Todres, Lecturer, School of Management and Marketing
- Dr Sharna Wiblen, Sydney Business School - UOW
- James Reveley, Associate Professor, School of Management and Marketing
- Dr Ananda Wickramasinghe, Senior Lecturer, School of Management and Marketing
Research reports
Our members work in industry project collaborations, producing reports outlining trends and challenges as well as providing recommendations to improve responsible organisations and practices.
Read latest CROP research reports
Become a member of CROP
Join our centre as a full member, associate member or as a research student by letting us know about your research interests and work.
Apply for membership