News from the College of Business, Government & Law

We acknowledge the traditional owners, both past and present, of the various locations Flinders University operates on, and recognise their continued relationship and responsibility to these lands and waters. We recognise that Flinders was established on the lands of the Kaurna nation, with the main Flinders campus located near Warriparinga

Welcome to the October edition of the College newsletter.  

Our feature photo this month is our annual snapshot of the College. Our growth can be quickly captured by our annual snapshots. It is becoming increasingly difficult to photograph all of us in the one frame!

Our feature story comes from Tania Leiman, our Dean of Law. Tania is now one of the longest-standing Law Deans in Australia. Long before I arrived at Flinders, she led a journey where Law embraced innovation and industry collaboration to create a unique profile for our law school. In doing so, she has provided leadership for the College in identifying and amplifying our points of difference to create unique offerings across our suite of disciplines.

Other stories this month include a New Columbo Plan Study Tour in Vietnam led by Leoni Connah, 11 new A/A* journal publications, two new research funding awards, 2 PhD completions, and a wrap up on the 2024 Thrive Festival (check out those back bends).

Happy reading!

Kind regards,
Michael

Professor Michael Gilding
Vice-President and Executive Dean

Feature Story

Tales from inside: Law

Flinders Law is embracing innovation and industry collaboration to shape the future of legal education. From new learning resources in native title law to interdisciplinary clinics addressing elder abuse, the school is creating unique pathways for student success. With recent student achievements in competitions, exciting international internships, and ground-breaking research, Flinders Law is expanding its impact while addressing the evolving needs of its diverse student community.

Written by Dean of Law, Tania Leiman discover how these initiatives are driving forward-thinking approaches to education and real-world legal challenges.

September Spotlights

Education

Transformative Journeys: Student Learning on the New Columbo Plan Study Tour in Vietnam

The New Colombo Plan Study Tour in Vietnam story, written by Dr. Leoni Connah, demonstrates the impact of international academic travel programs. This initiative is crucial for fostering global awareness and cross-cultural competencies among students. The tour encompassed a rich tapestry of cultural immersion, historical exploration, and scholarly engagement. From the historic Cu Chi Tunnels to the dynamic Mekong Delta, and the intellectually stimulating exchanges in Saigon and Hanoi, this journey provided Flinders University students with unparalleled educational experiences. Discover how students forged meaningful connections with the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, participated in global initiatives like Youth4Climate, and immersed themselves in the vibrant culture of Vietnam’s cities.

This program not only broadens academic horizons but also cultivates a deeper understanding of global issues, making it an indispensable component of the student's educational experience at Flinders University.

Research

Top Research Publications 
Top 10%/ A*/A/Q1

*Based on notification emailed to CBGL.research@flinders.edu.au from 22 August - 20 September 2024. Current BGL staff in bold.

Zare, Z., Bahrami, M. A., Bastani, P., Kavosi, Z. (2024). Oral and dental health utilization determinants in special health care needs: a systematic review of reviews. BMC Oral Health, 24(1), Article 965. (Scimago: Q1 (17.31%) in Dentistry (miscellaneous))

Davies, M. (2024). A Plural Nomos: Law, Life, and Knowledge. Law and Critique. Advance online publication. (CBGL Law Journal List: A Ranked)  

de Zwart, M., Henderson, S., Neumann, M. (2024). Conceptualising sustainability in outer space resource utilisation. Griffith Law Review. Advance online publication. (CBGL Law Journal List: A* Ranked) 

Gregg, D., Arslan, C., Stringer, R. (2024). Hidden income and its impact on expenditure patterns in Uganda. WORLD DEVELOPMENT, 183, Article 106736. (Scimago: Top 10% (1.50%) in Geography, Planning and Development) 

Arslan, C., Gregg, D., Wollni, M. (2024). Paying more to make less: value degrading in the coffee value chain in eastern Uganda. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 106(1), 96-117. (Scimago: Top 10% (2.13%) in Agricultural and Biological Science (miscellaneous)) 

Ho, N. T. T., Hoang, H. T., Seet, P. S., Jones, J. (2024). Navigating repatriation: factors influencing turnover intentions of self-initiated repatriates in emerging economies. International Journal of Manpower, 45(5), 999-1018. (Scimago: Q1 (17.86%) in Political Science and International Relations) 

Muenjohn, N., McMurray, A. J., Kim, J., Afshari, L. (2024). Workplace innovation and work value ethics: The mediating role of leadership in Asian SMEs. Journal of Innovation and Knowledge, 9(3), Article 100547. (Scimago: Top 10% (4.00%) in Management of Technology and Innovation) 

Wang, Z. M., Li, T., Praino, R. (2024). Is there a prototype leader look? Evidence from the photos of Chinese local leaders. Leadership Quarterly, 35(4), Article 101785. (Scimago: Top 10% (0.49%) in Sociology and Political Science) 

Northcott, C., Middleton, P., Makrides, M., Simmonds, L. (2024). How Message Framing and Visual Cues Drive Health-Related Ad Effectiveness Consumer Response to Social and Mass Media Promotion for Pregnancy Screening Programs. JOURNAL OF ADVERTISING RESEARCH, 64(1), 18-38. (Scimago: Top 10% (9.82%) in Communication) 

Cappelli, O., Aliberti, M., Praino, R. (2024). The ‘Implicit Intelligence’ of artificial intelligence. Investigating the potential of large language models in social science research. Political Research Exchange, 6(1), Article 2351794. (Scimago: Q1 (13.91%) in Strategy and Management) 

Hamiduzzaman, M., Siddiquee, N., Gaffney, H. J., Barraclough, F., Rahman, A., Greenhill, J., Flood, V. (2024). Shared decision making in rural general practices: a qualitative exploration of older rural South Australians’ perceived involvement in clinical consultations with doctors. Global Health Journal. Advance online publication. (Scimago: Q1 (23.74%) in Medicine (miscellaneous)) 

New Research Funding Awards*

*Based on notification emailed to CBGL.research@flinders.edu.au from 22 August - 20 September 2024. Current BGL staff in bold.

Deegan, S. Disrupting the Abuse-to-Prison Pathway for Girls, Australian Research Council ($484,901.00)

PhD completion - Congratulations Dr Graeme Mitchell!

Congratulations to Dr Graeme Mitchell on completing his PhD titled “Arrogant leadership and innovative work behaviour in times of discontinuity.”

Graeme was supervised by Professor Adela McMurray (principal supervisor), Dr Ashokkumar Manoharan (associate supervisor) and Dr Rajesh Johnsam (adjunct supervisor). Dr Mitchell’s PhD explored whether there is a relationship between leader arrogance (LA) and innovative work behaviour (IWB) in ‘times of discontinuity.’ His thesis was described as meticulous, well-supported, and a novel contribution to the literature: an outstanding result.

Dr Mitchell also published a Q1 top10% journal during his PhD titled “Workplace and workplace leader arrogance: A conceptual framework” that can be accessed below. 

PhD completion - Congratulations Dr Seyaf Omar M Alomar

Congratulations to Dr Seyaf Omar M Alomar for completing his PhD titled “The Role of Servant Leadership in Career Optimism of Saudi Employees in Universities.”

This thesis used a mixed methods approach including a questionnaire with 286 Saudi Arabian university employees and interviews to show identify a relationship between servant leadership and employee career optimism in Saudi Arabian universities. Seyaf was supervised by Professor Adela McMurray (principal supervisor), Dr Rong Zhu (associate supervisor) and Dr Rajesh Johnsam (adjunct supervisor). He was sponsored by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission.  

What's been happening in BGL?

Thrive Festival Wrap Up

The Thrive Festival on 10th of September was a vibrant and fun day at the Law and Commerce Courtyard, where BGL staff came together to enjoy the Spring weather and support important causes. 

Did you miss out on the Thrive Festival? Discover how BGL staff, student associations, and special guest speakers came together for a day of fun, food, and wellbeing, raising over $400 for The Food Centre. 

Congratulations to the Executive Education team! 

We are excited to announce that the LEAD program developed and delivered for Helping Hand has been selected as a finalist in the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards under the Best Leadership Development Strategy category. This recognition highlights the program's strategic impact, including the successful implementation of new projects, stronger cross-functional relationships, enhanced leadership capabilities, and improved retention rates.

The winners will be announced at the Celebration Lunch in Sydney on Friday, 6 December. While we are hopeful for a win, being acknowledged at this level is already a significant achievement!

Parliamentary Friends of Governance & Ethics | Canberra

On the 10th of September the Governance Institute of Australia, in conjunction with Parliamentary Friends of Governance and Ethics, hosted an expert Roundtable at Parliament House in Canberra on the future of independent advice to government.

Co-Chairs Bridget Archer MP, David Smith MP and Zoe Daniel MP worked with Governance Institute CEO Megan Motto, key politicians, academics, political advisors, public servants and executives from several industry associations. The roundtable explored perceptions of independence in relation to advice-giving institutions funded by government and the importance of clear governance structures.

Professor Vivienne Brand attended in her capacity as immediate Past President of the Society of Corporate Law Academics and as an active presenter to parliamentary committees and inquiries.

Shaping current and future Australian government drug policy priorities

Associate Professor Caitlin Hughes represented Flinders University College of Business, Government and Law at two days of whole of government discussions in Canberra for strategic planning about Australian drug policy priorities on the international stage. Present were the Commonwealth Department of Health, Commonwealth Attorney Generals Department, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Office of Drug Control. This is only the second time this meeting has been convened and had a strong focus on Australia’s involvement in the Asia Pacific; how to improve data collection to enable timely and evidence-based to evolving drug trends; how to continue to grow relationships between Government, academia and civil society, and other strategic avenues to put Australia at the front of policy discussions and drive global agendas forward.

Pictured here with the Commonwealth Department of Health and civil society members from across Australia.

What's on 📢

WHAT’S ON @ FUMA GALLERY

Sovereign Acts | Love Praxis

A Flinders University Museum of Art exhibition celebrating 10 years of critical and creative work by Unbound Collective: Ali Gumillya Baker (Mirning), Faye Rosas Blanch (Mbararam, Yidinyji), Natalie Harkin (Narungga) and Simone Ulalka Tur (Yankunytjatjara). 

Dates: 

30 September - Friday 13 December 2024 (summer recess)
Monday 17 February - 11 April 2025

This is a free exhibition. For more information, click the button below! 

BGL End of Year Celebrations

Mark your calendars for the BGL End of Year Celebrations! Join us Friday, 13 December from 12.30pm to 4pm at the Bodyline Bar at Adelaide Oval to celebrate a fantastic year of achievements. 

Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, 3 December for catering purposes. In your RSVP, include details of any food allergies or dietary requirements.

RSVP: CBGL.ExecutiveAssistantVPED@flinders.edu.au

Flinders International invites you to our All Staff Expo for 2024. 

We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming Staff Expo! This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with different teams and learn about the valuable services they offer.

Whether you have questions or just want to explore how we can collaborate, our team members will be available to provide insights and answer your queries.

Please register and share this invite with your teams and colleagues. We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible!

When:
Thursday 17 October 2024

Time: 
11.00am - 1.00pm 

Where:
Ground Floor of The Hub at the Bedford Park Campus

October is National Safe Work Month and for 2024 the theme across Australia is safety is everyone’s business. 

It aims to highlight the collective role everyone needs to play to provide safe workplaces and practices. It encourages business to focus on the positive outcomes for all including for staff, students, visitors, and the wider community. Safe work month reminds us of the core functions of safety, which is identifying hazards, managing and controlling the risks, consulting with staff on safety issues, and providing training to keep people safe. This is something everyone in the University needs to play an active role in. 

The Regulator, SafeWork SA, are running a number of free seminar sessions and activities, including mock trails and webinars on a range of topics from psychosocial, preventing muscular skeletal disorders and the role of manual handling training. Please see the schedule of activities for this October. 

Staff are also reminded they can access a range of University training material provided by the WHS Unit. These are available through the Flinders University WHS web site. It includes online modules and a large range of videos on the  Safety Hub. There is material covering everything from office safety, manual handling, noise, driving safety and much more. 

The WHS Unit would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) for their active participation in safety throughout the year. A morning tea will be held with our HSRs to celebrate SafeWork month later in October. 

Once again thank you for helping the University make safety everyone’s business. 

Coming up: Taster Days for Year 12 students

College staff have been working hard creating compelling events for year 12 students. Taster Days are for year 12s, where we invite applicants to come on campus and have an immersive experience related to their preferred course.

The current attendance numbers for our taster days are:

• Business (Bedford Park): 12
• Business (City): 7
• Law and the next frontier (Bedford Park): 18
• Law and the next frontier (City): 18
• Criminology: 34

Share Your News!

We know you have stories to share, and we want to hear from you. It could be important milestones coming up, staff achievements, exciting new research, innovative developments, people and culture updates, and more.

The newsletter is complemented by the staff-only blog - College of Business, Government and Law News - which is great for longer form content.

More info including timelines is here. 

Important University Dates 📅

View the university's calendar here.

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