MGMT5, 5th Edition | AU/NZ

​Dr. Chuck Williams is Professor of Management in the Andre B. Lacy School of Business, formerly known as the College of Business, at Butler University. Dr. Williams previously served as Dean of the College of Business at Butler University, Dean of Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific, and Associate Professor of Management at the M.J. Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University. Dr. Williams has also served as Associate Dean and Chair of Management and has taught at Michigan State University and Oklahoma State University. Dr. Williams received his BA in psychology from Valparaiso University. He specialized in organizational behaviour, human resources, and strategic management, while earning his MBA and PhD in Bbusiness Aadministration from Michigan State University. His research interests include employee recruitment and turnover, performance appraisal, and employee training and goal setting. Dr. Williams has published research in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Re-view, Human Resource Management Review, Personnel Psychology, and the Organizational Research Methods Journal. He was a member of the Journal of Management’s editorial board and currently serves as a reviewer for numerous other academic journals. He was also webmaster for the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management.​

Alan McWilliams is an Associate Professor in the College of Business at Victoria University where is he also the Deputy Head of Community Engagement in the First Year College. In academia since 1990, Alan previously worked in various management and HR roles in hospitality and within the Tasmanian State Public Service. Alan’s research interests include team-based organisations, employee relations management and management issues within the hospitality and events industries. Alan has published in numerous refereed journals and has presented at a variety of discipline-related conferences. His teaching awards include Carrick Australia Award for University Teaching 2007: Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning; Vice Chancellors citation for outstanding contribution to student learning 2006 and a Vice Chancellors Award for programs that enhance the student experience 2006. Alan is also a Board Member of the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM).

Rob Lawrence has many years of senior management experience with Federal and State public services, working as a Project Manager, Ministerial Adviser and speechwriter for Commonwealth and Victorian governments. He also worked for three years as Manager, Learning and Development, for the Australian Public Service Commission. Rob has a BA in Economics, adult training certification, and post-graduate qualifications in Management. His teaching experience includes lecturing in a range of management subjects at Monash and RMIT universities. In recent years Rob has focused on teaching first-year Management at Victoria University. He teaches locally and overseas, mainly in China.

Wahed Waheduzzaman is currently a Lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Law, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. He completed his PhD in comparative management and public service management from the Victoria University, Australia. Wahed previously worked in different Ministries as a Deputy Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh. Major areas of his research interests are management, local government management, good governance, and public sector management. He has published articles in several refereed journals including Public Administration and Society, Local Government Studies, Australian Journal of Political Science and Australian Journal of Public Administration. outstanding contribution to student learning 2006 and a Vice Chancellors Award for programs which enhance the student experience 2006.