ProfessorAmanda Pyman

Amanda is an experienced academic and people leader with a scholarly background in industrial and employment relations. Amanda is currently a Professor in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations and Dean, Deakin Business School.

In a career spanning twenty years in higher education, Amanda has worked in Australia and internationally. Amanda has established a strong track record as a researcher in the areas of employee voice, employee engagement, and employee workplace participation. Amanda has used Australian and international workplace data and has worked with small and medium-sized firms in the UK. Amanda's publication record includes over fifty outputs comprising journal papers, book chapters, and books. Amanda's work with industry has primarily been concentrated in the small and medium enterprise sector, but she has also worked with key government bodies such as Fair Work Australia and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in addition to receiving industry funding for research projects. Amanda is currently Co-Editor in Chief of Journal of Industrial Relations and a member of the Australian Business Deans Council Executive Committee.