Dr Ruth McPhail

B Education, M Education, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Griffith Business School

Primary Program Director, Bachelor of Business

Contact details for Dr Ruth McPhail

Research expertise

  • The variations of work commitment in South East Asia, as compared with the West
  • International human resource management
  • Employment relations
  • Cross-cultural management in human resource management

Current teaching areas

  • International human resource management
  • Leadership and self development

Publications

Referred journal articles

  • McPhail, R. and Fisher, R., 2008, 'It's more than wages: Analysis of the impact of internal labour markets on the quality of jobs'.  International Journal of Human Resource Management, 19(3), 461-472
  • McPhail, R., Herrington, C. and Guilding, C, 2008, 'Human resource managers' perceptions of the applications and merit of the balanced scorecard in hotels', International Journal of Hospitality Management.

Refereed conference papers

  • Fisher, R. and McPhail, R., 2007, 'Internal labour markets in the UK hotel industry', British Academy of Management Conference, Warwick, September, 2007.
  • Fisher, R. and McPhail, R., 2006, 'Organisational Commitment, Job Satisfaction and Profitability: A Cross-National Analysis of Hotel Workers in Mexico and China', British Academy of Management Conference, Belfast, September, 2006.

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