Griffith University

Professor, Department of Management, Griffith Business School

GIHE Senior Academic Fellow, 2008 - 2010

Research Expertise

• Internationalisation of the curriculum
• Intercultural awareness, adjustment and communication
• Managing diversity and corporate social responsibility
• Transnational education
• Workplace bullying and mobbing

Teaching Experience

• Managing diversity
• Group and organisational behaviour
• Human resource training and developmental skills
• Corporate social responsibility
• Organisational Change and Development
• International Human Resource Management

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

• Branch, S., Ramsay, R., & Barker, M. (2008). Workplace Bullying. In T. Redman & A. Wilkinson (Eds.), Contemporary Human Resource Management: Text and Cases, (pp. 517-541). UK: Pearson (Financial Times Press).
• Billett, S., Barker M. and Smith, R., 2008, 'Relational interdependence as means to examine work, learning and the remaking of cultural practices', in Wim J. Nijhof and Loek F.M. Nieuwenhuis (eds), The learning potential of the workplace. Sensor Publishers: Dordecht, The Netherlands.
• Lund, D.W., and Barker, M., 2007, 'Assignment China', New Horizons in Asian Management, Palgrave.
• Branch, S., Ramsay, R., and Barker, M., 2007, 'Bullying the Boss: A theoretical conceptualisation of upwards bullying', Advances in Organizational Psychology: An Asia-Pacific perspective. Brisbane: Australian Academic Press.
• Baskin, C., Barker, M. C., & Woods, P. (2006). Industry-Relevant Smart Community Partnerships. In S. Marshall, W. Taylor & X. Yu (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology (pp. 433-438). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference.

Journal Articles

• Ramsay, S., Barker, M., & Shallcross, L. (2008). Counterproductive forces at work: Challenges faced by skilled migrant job-seekers. International Journal of Organisational Behaviour, 13(2), 110-121.
• Branch, S., Ramsay, R., & Barker, M. (2007). Managers in the firing line: Contributing factors to workplace bullying by staff - an interview study. Journal of Management & Organization, 13(3), 264-281.
• Ramsay, S., Jones, E. & Barker, M. (2007). Relationship between adjustment and support types: Young and mature-aged local and international first year university students. Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 54(2), 247-265.
• Lund, D., Hibbins, R.., & Barker, M. (2007). Organisational Effectiveness of Immigrant Staff in Australia: Sustaining a Culturally Diverse Workforce. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 3(3), 79-88.
• Woods, P., & Barker, M. C. (2007). Sustaining and Developing: The Cross-Cultural Management Effectiveness of Australian and Singaporean Expatriates. International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, 2(7), 13-28.
• McCarthy, P., Henderson, M., Sheehan, M. & Barker, M. (in press). Ethical investment and workplace bullying II: changes over time and effects of product disclosure reform. International Journal of Management and Decision Making.
• Thanacoody, P.R., Bartram, T., Barker, M., & Jacobs, K. (2006) Career Progression among Female Academics: A Comparative Study of Australia and Mauritius, Women in Management Review, 21 (7), 536-553.
• Lund, D. W., Woods, P., Hibbins, R.., & 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, 99-107.

Keynote and Invited Conference Presentations

• Barker, M.C. (2006). Good practice 'down under': Organisational strategies to prevent and address workplace bullying in Australia. Keynote presentation. 5th International Workplace Bullying Research Conference. Trinity College Dublin 15-17 June.
• Barker, M., Murphy, C., Branch, S., Cameron, H., & Sheehan, M. (2005). Bullying Down Under: Organisational Strategies to address Workplace Bullying. An invited paper presented to the workplace bullying symposium at the Academy of Management, Honolulu, Hawaii, August.
• Barker, M.C. (2000) Looking back- Moving Forward. Reflections on international education in Australia. ISANA 2000: Innovative Practice. December 5-8, National Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney. International Student Advisers Network of Australia ISANA: International Education Association.

Conference Papers (Refereed)

• Mak, A., & Barker, M. (2008). Socio cultural competency training for migrants in a job placement program. Paper presented at the 43rd APS annual conference, Hobart, Tasmania, September.
• Branch, S., Ramsay, R., & Barker, M. (2007). Social Support for Managers Who are Bullied Upwards. Paper presented at the 21st Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Sydney, December.
• Branch, S., Ramsay, S., & Barker, M. (2006). Causes of Upwards Bullying: Managers’ Perspectives. Paper presented at Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Rockhampton, December.
• Thanacoody, P.R., Bartram, T., Barker, M., & Jacobs, K. (2006). Women in academia: The Australian and Mauritian cases. Paper presented at the ACREW Monash/Kings College London conference, Prato Italy, July 1-4 2006.
• Barker, M. C., & Mak, A. S. (2006). Integration: Strategies to foster Migrants' Effective Participation in a Group. Paper presented at the second international Asian health and wellbeing Conference Proceedings, "Prevention, Protection and Promotion", Centre for Asian Health Research and Evaluation (CAHRE), The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.