Susan Ainsworth

Gender in Human Resources: Hiding in plain sight

Susan Ainsworth, Andreas Pekarek

Journal article  |  2022  |  HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT JOURNAL

This paper argues an important aspect of Human Resources (HR) as an occupation has been largely overlooked by mainstream and criti..

After the applause: understanding public management and public service ethos in the fight against Covid-19

Rory Shand, Steven Parker, Joyce Liddle, Gary Spolander, Lisa Warwick, Susan Ainsworth

Journal article  |  2022  |  PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

Covid-19 has led to renewed public support for public services. Frontline workers symbolize a renewed ideal of public service etho..

THE GREAT MIGRATION: Leaving our Cities for the Regions, Part II: Current working patterns, future work perspectives

Peter Ghin, Susan Ainsworth

Report  |  2022

COVID-19 has forced us to reimagine the way we’re working now and into the future. We know, for instance, that the increase in rem..

THE GREAT MIGRATION: Leaving our Cities for the Regions, Part I: Internal Migration Patterns, Motivations and Experiences

Peter Ghin, Susan Ainsworth

Report  |  2022

The internal migration of Australians from metro to regional areas has received increasing attention since the beginning of the CO..

"A bridge too far?" Ideas, employment relations and policy-making about the future of work

Susan Ainsworth, Angela Knox

Journal article  |  2021  |  INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Drawing on ideational perspectives, we examine how ideas about the future of work and the discursive forms they take contribute to..

From 'sick nation' to 'superpower': Anti-corruption knowledge and discourse and the construction of Indonesian national identity (1997-2019)

Kanti Pertiwi, Susan Ainsworth

Journal article  |  2021  |  ORGANIZATION

Anti-corruption knowledge and discourse emerged in the mid-1990s promoted by powerful international actors and organizations, most..

Employed but not included: the case of consumer-worers in mental health care services

Vrinda Edan, Kathryn Sellick, Susan Ainsworth, Susie Alvarez-Varquez, Brendan Johnson, Krystyn Smale, Rory Randall, Cath Roper

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

This article explores how employees with mental illness perceive HRM and its impact, drawing on consumer-centred perspectives. Usi..

Employed but not included: the case of consumer-workers in mental health care services

V Edan, K Sellick, S Ainsworth, S Alvarez-Varquez, B Johnson, K Smale, R Randall, C Roper

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Human Resource Management

This article explores how employees with mental illness perceive HRM and its impact, drawing on consumer-centred perspectives. Usi..

Laying the foundation for gender equality in the public sector

Lauren Ryan, Alysia Blackham, Susan Ainsworth, Leah Ruppaner, Beth Gaze, Eileen Yang

Report  |  2021

Public Servants in Reflection

Susan Ainsworth, Peter Ghin

Book Chapter  |  2021

The emergence of New Public Management (NPM) and its reframing of the role of government contributed to the interest in identity w..