Biography
Andrea North-Samardzic is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management in Deakin Business School. Andrea has been in academia for over 17 years, teaching at universities in Australia and overseas consistently receiving excellent student evaluations. She is currently the Director of the Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Andrea received her PhD (Organisation & Management) from UNSW, with her research published in esteemed peer-reviewed journals. A regular presenter at international conferences, her areas of expertise include leadership, educational technologies, biometrics and ethics.
Andrea is an active executive education provider to corporations, as well as foreign government delegations to Australia. She has also secured sizeable government, non-profit and industry-based research funding for a variety of consulting and research projects such as the Ministry of Human Development in the Government of India, the Reece Group, Arts Centre Melbourne, and the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation.
Read more on Andrea's profileResearch interests
- Leadership
- Learning Technologies
- Biometrics
- Ethics
Affiliations
- Member, Academy of Management.
- Member, Biometrics Institute.
- Member, Association of Information Systems.
Teaching interests
- Leadership
- Management
- Organisational Behaviour
Media appearances
- 'Gender and Leadership', The Australian, Australia, 2018.
- Leadership and Perception, ABC Radio, Australia, 2017.
Publications
Leadership by cavea: The social processes of interorganisational collaborative leadership
Andrea North-Samardzic, Melanie Kan, Gareth Edwards
(2023), pp. 1-17, Journal of Management and Organization, Cambridge, Eng., C1
A Newman, A North-Samardzic, M Bedarkar, Y Brahmankar
(2022), Abingdon, Eng., A1
B Fox, M Bearman, R Bellingham, A North-Samardzic, S Scarparo, D Taylor, M Thomas, M Volkov
(2021), Vol. 52, pp. 2077-2092, British Journal of Educational Technology, C1
Biometric Technology and Ethics: Beyond Security Applications
A North-Samardzic
(2020), Vol. 167, pp. 433-450, Journal of Business Ethics, C1
Moral Disengagement at Work: A Review and Research Agenda
A Newman, H Le, A North-Samardzic, M Cohen
(2020), Vol. 167, pp. 535-570, Journal of Business Ethics, C1
Designing a human resource management simulation to engage students
Andrea North-Samardzic, Marlize de Witt
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 359-395, Journal of management education, London, Eng., C1
Charismatic leadership: beyond love and hate and toward a sense of belonging?
K Parry, M Cohen, S Bhattacharya, A North-Samardzic, G Edwards
(2019), Vol. 25, pp. 398-413, Journal of management and organization, Cambridge, Eng., C1
H Glow, Katya Johanson, A North-Samardzic, Anne Kershaw, Amanda Coles, Jordan Vincent
(2018), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Peer mentoring in higher education and the development of leadership skills in mentors
M Cohen, A North-Samardzic
(2016), pp. 273-288, Integrating curricular and co-curricular endeavours to enhance student outcomes, Bingley, Eng., B1
Surfacing authentic leadership: inspiration from after life
J Billsberry, A North-Samardzic
(2016), Vol. 15, pp. 1-13, Journal of leadership education, [unknown], C1
Acceptance and use of Moodle by students and academics
A North-Samardzic, B Jiang
(2015), pp. 1-13, AMCIS 2015 : Blue Ocean IS Research : Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems 2015, Puerto Rico, E1
Stefano Za, Paolo Spagnoletti, Andrea North-Samardzic
(2014), Vol. 45, pp. 1023-1035, British journal of educational technology, Chichester, England, C1
The impact of gender culture on women's career trajectories: an Australian case study
A North-Samardzic, L Taksa
(2011), pp. 196-216, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, England, C1-1
Commitment or even compliance? an Australian university's approach to equal employment opportunity
A North-Samardzic, S Gregson
(2011), Vol. 66, pp. 279-301, Relations Industrielles, Canada, C1-1
A commentary on decision-making and organisational legitimacy in the risk society
S Benn, P Brown, A North-Samardzic
(2009), Vol. 90, pp. 1655-1662, Journal of Environmental Management, United Kingdom, C1-1
Looking back to move forward: the (d)evolution of Australia's EEO regulatory framework
A North-Samardzic
(2009), Vol. 20, pp. 59-76, The Economics and Labour Relations Review, United Kingdom, C1-1
Capital access of nonprofit organisations
M Lyons, A North-Samardzic, A Young
(2007), Vol. 14, pp. 99-110, Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform, Acton, A.C.T., C1-1
An empirical study on the influence of context on the nature of prototypes of effective leaders
A North-Samardzic, J Crawford
(2005), pp. 1-13, ANZAM 2005 : Proceedings of the 19th Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Canberra, Australia, E1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Women entrepreneurs in Australia and Vietnam: Building capacity, building relationships
Dr Andrea North-Samardzic, Dr Huong Le, Prof Amanda Pyman
DFAT Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Grant
- 2021: $56,160
Women entrepreneurs leading sustainable development across Australia and Latin America
Dr Andrea North-Samardzic, Dr Jane Menzies, A/Prof Ambika Zutshi, Dr Rakesh Pati, Dr Arpit Raswant
CAT1-5 DFAT Council on Australia Latin America Relations
- 2022: $48,206
Industry and Other Funding
Innovation and networks in arts organisations
Dr Andrea North-Samardzic
Victorian Arts Centre Trust
- 2016: $7,000
Supporting older people who are disadvantaged with increased access to work through Deakin Professional Credentials
Dr Nick Patterson, Adj/Prof Marcus Bowles, Dr Andrea North-Samardzic, Ms Jane Fahey, Ms Sophie Lanyon
Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation - General Grants
- 2018: $50,000
A reimagined Crisis Leadership Programme for the Ukraine response.
A/Prof Max Kelly, A/Prof Maree Pardy, Dr Daniel Mcavoy, Dr Andrea North-Samardzic
The Humanitarian Leadership Academy
- 2023: $6,926
- 2022: $366,905
Supervisions
Isuru Ekmini Dharmasiri Kirige
Thesis entitled: Impact of Psychological Capital on the relationship between LMX and Adaptive Performance
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Management