Associate Professor Ian Williamson's expertise is in the recruitment, development, and retention of knowledge workers (e.g., executives, IT workers, consultants, and lawyers). He also examines recruitment and selection issues in the context of small businesses, how Internet technologies can enhance firm recruitment outcomes, and the recruitment and retention of diverse workforces.  Full profile.

Where do you typically recruit corporate leaders? The two options are to

- Recruit them from outside; or
- Appoint them from within.  Full story.

Executive mentoring and coaching is a specialised field that is increasingly gaining prominence in Australia. On the surface, mentoring and coaching may seem to be similar functions, however there are distinct differences.  Full story. 

A major challenge within organisations is to equip the workforce with the skills and behaviours that are necessary for sustaining a dynamic organisation. Melbourne Business School has been assisting organisations to achieve such behavioural change for over 50 years.  Full story.

An innovative new program to help executive teams working in complex situations uses a Flight Simulator to explore decision-making, team dynamics and the resulting organisational implications.  Full story. 

"So we all agree? The board of directors has signed off? Good! Then let's get onto it and sell our new five-year strategy to the troops!" Sadly, many well crafted, brilliantly articulated business strategies die a painful death after the fanfare of board approval passes.  Full story. 

Dr Istvan Gorgenyi is the mastermind behind the Hunting Territory theory of team dynamics. This approach is applicable for all manner of sporting and organisational teams requiring the optimal balance of human resources in a highly competitive and challenging environment.  Full story. 

Culture change refers to "changing the way we do things around here." In organisations, culture most commonly refers to the nature of decisions made primarily by management. It can include the information gathering, consultation and other processes that underpin decisions. It can also include the unspoken rules regarding what is legitimate, credible, appropriate, valued and available to managers and staff.  Full story. 

As part of the Marketing Strategy subject at Melbourne Business School, our students prepare a marketing plan for a Melbourne-based product or organisation that does not currently have a usable marketing plan. This subject is the capstone subject of our Master of Marketing degree and an elective in our MBA program.  Full story. 

The energy and enthusiasm of young employees can quickly turn to disenchantment and resentment if they do not receive a sense of being valued or belonging in an organisation. An experienced and caring mentor can guide and nurture the potential of new recruits with stunning outcomes.  Full story.

The First XI: Winning Organisations in Australia (2002) published by John Wiley and Sons, was the culmination of years of research undertaken by a team of Australian researchers that included Graeme Cocks who is a Professorial Fellow at Melbourne Business School. The project set out to identify Australian organisations deemed to be "high performing" or "winning" over the long term and highlight their underlying causes of success.  Full story.