Meet the Deakin Business School Dean
Professor Amanda Pyman is a professor in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations and former Head of the Department of Management at Deakin Business School. In a career spanning 18 years in higher education, Amanda has worked in Australia and internationally, including as director of the Monash MBA and researching in areas of employee voice, employee engagement and employee workplace participation. She commenced as Deakin Business School Dean in 2021.
Our mission is to be a catalyst for positive change – business has a critical role to play in tackling the world’s complex problems. What’s exciting about Deakin Business School is our trajectory and ambition. The work we’re doing to create change makes it a really exciting place.
Professor Amanda Pyman
Dean, Deakin Business School
Key contacts
Professor Amanda Pyman, Dean, Deakin Business School
Associate Professor Xiaoyang Li, Director of Research, Deakin Business School
General contact
Cath Fairlie, Executive Assistant to the Dean, Deakin Business School
Study with us
Deakin Business School empower students, staff and partners to work toward positive change.
Department staff
Department heads
Professor Colin Higgins, Head of Department, Management
Professor Anne Wyatt, Head of Department, Accounting
Professor Rajeev Sharma, Head of Department, Information Systems and Business Analytics
Professor Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Head of Department, Economics
Alfred Deakin Professor Michael Polonsky, Head of Department, Marketing
Professor Xiangkang Yin, Head of Department, Finance
Our research
Deakin Business School partners with industry, government and community to transform ideas into impact. Our world-class researchers, facilities and networks will kick-start your research career.
Research staff
Units
Arts & Creative Industries Research and Engagement (ACiRE)
Professor Hilary Glow, Director
Better Consumption Lab
Associate Professor Josh Newton, Director
Deakin MarTech Clinic
Associate Professor Ali Tamaddoni, Director
Deakin MarTech Clinic
Professor Andre Bonfrer, Director
Impact Finance Hub
Dr Emma Li, Director
Leadership Futures Hub
Associate Professor Jeff Shao, Director
Leadership Futures Hub
Dr Fannie Wu, Director
Women's Entrepreneurship Research Alliance
Dr Andrea North-Samardzic, Director
Centres
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Business
Professor Hind Benbya, Director
Centre for Disaster Resilience and Economic Recovery Education
Professor Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Director
Centre for Refugee Employment, Advocacy, Training and Education (CREATE)
Dr Karen Dunwoodie, Director
Deakin Integrated Reporting Centre
Professor Peter Carey, Research Director
IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre
Professor George Tanewski, Director
Contact us
Get in touch or visit us at our Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waterfront or Warrnambool campuses.
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