Dr Peter Woods

B Social Work (Hons), B Arts, PhD

Lecturer, Griffith Business School

Contact details for Dr Peter Woods

Research expertise

  • Cross-cultural management
  • Diversity management
  • ICTs in education
  • Performance management
  • Teaching in the multicultural context
  • Training and development

Current teaching areas

  • International human resource management
  • Management concepts
  • Management strategy and decision making
  • Managing diversity

Publications

Refereed journal articles

  • Woods, P.R. and Barker, M.C., 2007, 'Sustaining and Developing the Cross-Cultural Management Effectiveness of Australian and Singaporean Expatriates', The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 2 (7): 13-28.
  • Woods, P.R., Jordan, P.J., Loudon, R., Troth, A. and Kerr, D., 2006, 'Effective Tutoring in the Multicultural Business Classroom', The Journal of Teaching in International Business, 17 (4): 27-48.
  • Wilson, M., Woods, P.R. and Phal, L., 2006, 'Effective Diversity Management of Expecting and New Parents', International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, 5 (2): 1-8.
  • Lund, D.W., Woods, P.R., Hibbins, R. and Barker, M.C., 2006, 'Young Chinese Entrepreneurs in Australia: Migrant Networks in a New Land', International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, 5 (1): 99-108.
  • Baskin, C., Barker, M. and Woods, P.R., 2005, 'When Group Work Leaves the Classroom Does Group Skills Development Also Go Out the Window?', British Journal of Educational Technology, 36 (1): 19-31.
  • Woods, P.R., 2003, 'Performance Management of Australian and Singaporean Expatriates', International Journal of Manpower, 24 (5): 517-534.
  • Baskin, C., Barker, M. and Woods, P.R., 2003, 'Towards a Smart Community: Rethinking the Strategic Use of ICT in Teaching and Learning', Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 19 (2): 192-210.

Refereed conference papers

  • Woods, P.R., 2004, 'A Framework for Evaluating Cross-Cultural Management Performance', presented at the International Federation of Academies of Management (IFSAM) VII World Congress, Goteborg, Sweden, 5-7 July.
  • Baskin, C., Barker, M.C. and Woods, P.R., 2004, 'Towards a Conceptual Model for Online Group Work - Addressing Graduate Skills Development in Online Courses', presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education International Conference, Melbourne, 28 November - 2 December.
  • Woods, P.R. and Barker, M.C., 2004, 'Teaching Intercultural Skills in the Multicultural Classroom', presented at the 4th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Business, Honolulu, Hawaii, 21-24 June.

Book chapters and other publications

  • Davidson, P., Simon, A. and Woods, P., 2008,  'Management: An Australasian Perspective, 4th Edition'. John Wiley: Brisbane.
  • Baskin, C., Barker, M.C. and Woods, P.R., 2006.  'Industry-Relevant Smart Community Partnerships', in Marshall, S., Taylor, W. and Yu, X.H., Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology, Idea Group Reference: Hershey, PA, pp. 433-438.
  • Woods, P.R., 2005, 'Managing Individual Behaviour in Organisations', in Davidson, P. and Griffin, R., Management: An Australasian Perspective 3rd Edition, John Wiley: Brisbane, pp. 478-504.
  • Woods, P.R., 2005, 'Managing Group and Team Processes', in Davidson, P. and Griffin, R., Management: An Australasian Perspective 3rd Edition, John Wiley: Brisbane, pp. 622-648.
  • Woods, P.R., 2003, 'Excellence in Managing People - St Andrews Hospital Leads the Way', in Robbins, S. et.al., Management 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall: Frenchs Forest, pp. 683-687.
  • Chambers, P., Butrous, N., McBarron, E. and Woods, P.R., 2003, 'Instructor’s Manual and Powerpoint Slides', in Management, Pacific Rim Edition, Thomson: Melbourne.

Conference and working papers

  • Woods, P.R. and Barker, M.C., 2006, 'Sustaining and Developing the Cross-Cultural Management Effectiveness of Australian and Singaporean Expatriates', presented at the Second International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, 9-13 January.
  • Barker, M.C., Mak, A., Lund, D.W., Troth, A. and Woods, P.R., 2005, 'Intercultural Skills Training in Australian Higher Education and Community Contexts', presented at the Asian Association of Social Psychology - 6th Biennial Conference 2005: Global Perspectives on Asian Social Psychology, Wellington, NZ, 2-5 April.
  • Barker, M.C., Mak, A., Lund, D.W., Woods, P.R. and Troth, A., 2005, 'Intercultural Skills for Successful Transitions', presented at the Fifth International Diversity Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, Beijing, China, 30 June - 3 July.
  • Baskin, C., Barker, M.C. and Woods, P.R., 2004, 'Scoping Social Presence and Social Context: Cues to Support Knowledge Construction in an ICT Rich Environment', presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education International Conference, Melbourne, 28 November - 2 December.
  • Woods, P.R., 2003, 'Tutoring in the Multicultural Business Classroom', presented at Effective Teaching and Learning Conference, Griffith University, Brisbane, 6-7 November.
  • Woods, P.R., Barker, M., 2003, 'Developing Intercultural Skills for Business Students', presented at Effective Teaching and Learning Conference, Griffith University, Brisbane, 6-7 November.
  • Woods, P.R., 2003, 'A Model for Evaluating Cross-Cultural Management Performance', presented at Developing Networks for Business PhD Students Doctoral Symposium, QUT Brisbane, 29–30 September

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