Faculty of Business and Law

Professor Gael McDonald

Professor Gael McDonald

Present position: Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business and Law)
Professor, School of Management and Marketing

Campus: Melbourne Burwood Campus
Tel:+61 3 9244 6548
Email: dean-bl@deakin.edu.au

Academic Qualifications: PhD LSE MBA UWA BBS MasseyU

Publications

Link to research output
(P) indicates principal author

Recent Publications

  • Zutshi, A., McDonald, G., Kalejs, L., (2012). Challenges in Collaborative Writing: Addressing Authorship Attribution. European Business Review Vol 24 No 1 pp28-46. B Journal (ERA)
  • Cooksey, R., and McDonald G.M (2011). Postgraduate Business Research: Surviving and Thriving. Tilde University Press. Victoria, Australia.

Key Publications

  • Ferkins, L., McDonald, G.., Shilbury, D. (2010). A Model for Improving Board performance: The Case of a National Sporting Organisation. Journal of Management and Organisations 16(5), pp601-621. B Journal (ABDC).
  • McDonald, G.M (2009). An Anthology of Codes of Ethics. European Business Review Vol 21, No. (4) pp 344-372. (P). B Journal.
  • Ferkins, L, Shilbury, D., and McDonald, G. (2009). Board Involvement in Strategy: Advancing the Governance of Sport Organizations. Journal of Sport Management Vol 23, pp245-277, A* Journal.
  • Killerby, S., Maplesden, F., Jack, M., McDonald, G. and Rolland, D. (2007). Assessing the Parameters of Acceptability. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science Vol. 37, No (3). pp 412-434. A Journal.
  • Killerby, S., Maplesden, F., Jack, M., McDonald, G. and Rolland, D. (2007). Chemical Modification of Timber Decking: Looking to the Future. NZ Journal for Forestry Science. Vol.37, No (1), pp 197-223. A Journal.
  • Ferkins, L., Shilbury, D. and McDonald, G.M. (2005). The Role of the Board in Building Strategic Capability: A Review of Sport Governance Research. Sport and Management Review. Vol. 8. No (3), pp. 195-225. A Journal.
  • McDonald, G.M. (2004). A Case Example: Integrating Ethics into the Academic Business Curriculum. Journal of Business Ethics. Vol.54, No.4, November (I), pp. 371-384. (P). A Journal.
  • McDonald, G.M., (2000). Cross-Cultural Methodological Issues in Ethical Research. Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 27, Nos. 1-2. September, pp. 89-104. (P). A Journal.
  • McDonald, G.M., (2000). Business Ethics: Practical Proposals for Organisations. Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 19, No. 2, 1 April 2000, pp. 143-158. (P). A Journal.
  • McDonald, G.M., and Pak Cho Kan, (1997). Ethical Perceptions of Expatriate and Local Managers in Hong Kong. Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 16, pp. 1605-1623. (P). A Journal.
  • McDonald, G.M. and Pak Cho Kan, (1996). It's All Fair in Love, War and Business: Cognitive Philosophies in Ethical Decision Making. Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 15, pp. 973-966. (P). A Journal.
  • McDonald, G.M., and Don-Levy, G. (1995). Objections to the Teaching of Business Ethics. Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 14, pp. 839-853. A Journal.

Appointments and Awards

  • Secretary, Australian Business Deans Council Executive (ABDC) 2012- present.
  • Panel Member, 2008-2012
    New Zealand National Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) Reference Group
  • Life Fellow, 2008
    Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
  • Panel Member, 2007
    Australian Research Quality Framework (RQF) Assessment – Business Panel
  • Panel Member, 2006
    New Zealand National Review Panel for Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) – Business and Economics Panel
  • Research Fellow, 2006-2008
    Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
  • Council Member, 2006 -2009, 2012-
    National University of Samoa
  • President, 2004
    Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
  • Adjunct Professor of Research, 2004-2006
    National University of Samoa
  • Distinguished Membership, 2001
    Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
  • Deputy Chair, 2003
    National Review Panel for Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) - Management, Economics, Commerce, Business Administration and Marketing Panel, 2003
  • Professorial Appointment, 1998
    Professor of Business Ethics, Unitec, New Zealand

Professional Experience

2005-2008 Vice-President, Research
Responsible for the development of a research performance at Unitec, with particular focus on: enhancing research skills training for staff, ensuring accurate reporting of Unitec research outputs, facilitating internal funding of research projects, increasing advanced practice and consultancy, increasing external research grants, increasing PBRF participation and rankings, facilitating possible commercialisation of research, maintaining a high level of ethics for research activities, and the promotion of Unitec’s research activities.
2004-2005 Vice-President, International
Responsible for advancing the internationalisation of Unitec through multiple initiatives in such areas as international linkages, curriculum enhancement, off-shore programmes, international recruitment, research consultancy, staff and student exchanges. I also performance-managed seven Heads of School. In addition to the above roles, from April 2005 I was concurrently Acting Vice-President, Research.
1995-2003 Dean, Faculty of Business, Unitec, New Zealand
The Faculty of Business offered a wide range of business programmes including customised company training, short courses, undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. Responsibilities included: providing leadership, strategic planning, human resource management, financial and administrative control of the Faculty of Business. The Faculty contained the School of Accountancy, Law & Finance, the School of Information Systems & Computing, the School of Applied Management, the School of Communication, the Business Development Unit and the New Zealand Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
1990-1995 Associate Professor
Asia Pacific International University. A multi-national educational consortium with offices in: Vancouver, Canada; San Francisco, USA; Auckland, New Zealand; Macau and Hong Kong. Responsibilities included undergraduate and postgraduate (MBA) course design, teaching and thesis supervision in Hong Kong, Malaysia, USA, New Zealand and Canada. Undergraduate in-house degree programme teaching for Motorola Sdn Bhd, Malaysia. Research and publications in the areas of Business Ethics, Strategic Planning, International Marketing and Human Resource Management.
1983-1989 Assistant Professor
School of Business Administration, University of East Asia, Macau. Responsibilities included postgraduate (MBA) and undergraduate teaching and research in the areas of Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Organisational Behaviour, Management Theory and Human Resource Management.

Editorial Roles

  • Member, International Advisory Board, Compliance and Regulatory Journal - 2008-present.
  • Member, Editorial Board, European Business Review, 2007-present.
  • Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, 2005-present.
  • Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Creativity, Innovation and Management, 2003-present.
  • Member, Editorial Board, New Zealand Journal of Applied Business Research, 2002-present.
  • Member, Editorial Board, Business Ethics: A European Review, 1992-present.
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Management and Organisation, 2006-2010 (formerly the Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management [JANZAM], 2001-2006).

Teaching Interests

  • International Marketing
  • Marketing Management
  • Business Ethics
  • Human Resource Management
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Organisation and Management
  • Research Methodology
  • Organisational Structure and Design
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Strategic Planning

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19th November 2012