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Professor Gabriel Eweje

Professor of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability

Staff Member Details
Email: g.eweje@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4210-2489

Gabriel Eweje is Professor of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability in the School of Business and Law.

Previously, he was Professor of Responsibility & Sustainability in the School of Management, Massey Business School, Massey University, New Zealand. He was also Director of the CSR and Sustainability Research Group at Massey Business School and Doctoral Mentor Supervisor at Massey University.

Gabriel has received awards for both teaching and scholarship. He is the Editor-in- Chief of Corporate Governance - An International Journal of Business in Society, and Associate Editor – Business Strategy and the Environment.

Gabriel has more than 25 years of work experience in teaching, research, and consultancy in social issues in management and sustainability disciplines. He worked as a Research Fellow at the United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS), Tokyo, Japan, and taught for several years at Royal Holloway University of London, England. He also worked as a Research Fellow with International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London on a project on how mining and minerals can contribute to sustainable development (MMSD).

Gabriel’s current research interests are ethical decision making in public and private organisations, conscious and responsible organisations, gender equality, sustainable supply chain management, social sustainability and employees’ wellbeing during Covid19, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

He has published his work in top journals in his research areas and has presented his research findings at international conferences.

Current Research Interests
  • Ethical Decision-Making in the New Millennium:  Corporate Social Responsibility and Irresponsibility in Private and Public Sector Organizations
  • Sustainable Global Supply Chain Management and Ethical Sourcing/Procurement
  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employees’ Wellbeing, Physical and Mental Health, and Livelihood (Social Sustainability) in Australia and NZ
  • Employers’ and Employees’ Engagement in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social and Environmental Sustainability in Japan
  • Sustainability and Gender Diversity in Japan
  • United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • The Circular Economy
  • Sustainability and Ethical Leadership

Awards and Recognition
  • 2022 – Top Cited Article, Wiley, The invisible side of managing sustainability in global supply chains: Evidence from multitier apparel suppliers. Journal of Business Logistics
  • 2022 – Research Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan
  • 2018: Research Supervisor Award (for distinction in research), Massey Business School, Massey University.
  • 2020 – Chris Voss Best Paper Award, 27th European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference, Warwick, United Kingdom
  • 2013 – True College of Business “STAR” for excellence in engaged teaching, Massey Business School, Massey University. New Zealand
  • 2017 – The Mark Todd Distinguished Teaching Award, Albany Students Association, Massey University, Auckland Campus, New Zealand

Professional Associations
  • International Association for Business and Society (IABS), Member.
  • British Academy of Management, (BAM), Member
  • Australasia Business Ethics Network (ABEN), Member
  • Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management, (ANZAM), Member
  • Academy of International Business UK & Ireland Chapter, Member.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, England, 2001.
  • Master of Science in Marketing and Product Management, England, 1996.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Amoah, P., Eweje, G. (2024). Examining the social sustainability strategies of multinational mining companies in a developing country. Social Responsibility Journal, 20(3), 568-584. https://doi.org/10.1108/SRJ-11-2022-0480.
  • Rastegar, H., Eweje, G., Sajjad, A. (2024). Sustainability-driven market impacts of climate change and firms’ renewable energy innovation: a conceptual analysis. Corporate Governance, 2024(Article in press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-07-2023-0298.
  • Rastegar, H., Eweje, G., Sajjad, A. (2024). The impact of environmental policy on renewable energy innovation: A systematic literature review and research directions. Sustainable Development, 2024(2024), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2884.
  • Kobayashi, K., Eweje, G., Tappin, D. (2024). Changing overwork culture: Stakeholder management for employee wellbeing and social sustainability in large Japanese companies. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2844.

2023

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Amoah, P., Eweje, G. (2023). Organisational drivers and sustainability implementation in the mining industry: A holistic theoretical framework. Business Strategy and the Environment, 2023(Article in press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3438.
  • Nath, SD., Eweje, G., Barua, S. (2023). Drivers and barriers for implementing social sustainability in supply chains: a qualitative investigation of a developing country's multi-tier suppliers. The International Journal of Logistics Management, 2023(2023), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-03-2022-0121.
  • Wittenberg, H., Eweje, G., Taskin, N., Forsyth, D. (2023). Different perspectives on engagement, where to from here? A systematic literature review. International Journal of Management Reviews, 2023(2023), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12361.
  • Sajjad, A., Eweje, G., Raziq, MM. (2023). Sustainability leadership: An integrative review and conceptual synthesis. Business Strategy and the Environment, 2023(2023), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3631.

2022

Book Chapters

  • Amoah, P., Eweje, G. (2022). CSR and environmental sustainability implementation in mining: Perspectives from Ghana. Business and Sustainable Development in Africa: Medicine or Placebo? (158-178). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003038078-9.

Journal Articles

  • Tampakoudis, I., Nerantzidis, M., Eweje, G., Leventis, S. (2022). The impact of gender diversity on shareholder wealth: Evidence from European bank M&A. Journal of Financial Stability, 60(2022), article number 101020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2022.101020.
  • Shaukat, M., Latif, K., Sajjad, A., Eweje, G. (2022). Revisiting the relationship between sustainable project management and project success: The moderating role of stakeholder engagement and team building. Sustainable Development, 30(1), 58-75. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2228.
  • Chen, S., Eweje, G. (2022). Managing tensions in sustainable development in Chinese and New Zealand business partnerships: Integrative approaches. Business Strategy and the Environment, 31(5), 2568-2587. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3044.
  • Amoah, P., Eweje, G. (2022). Barriers to environmental sustainability practices of multinational mining companies in Ghana: an institutional complexity perspective. Corporate Governance, 22(2), 364-384. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-06-2021-0229.

2021

Book Chapters

  • Kobayashi, K., Eweje, G. (2021). Barriers to Gender Equality in Japan: Moving from Myth to Realities. Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Equality in Japan (13-30). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75154-8_2.

Journal Articles

  • Eweje, G., Sajjad, A., Nath, S., Kobayashi, K. (2021). Multi-stakeholder partnerships: a catalyst to achieve sustainable development goals. Marketing Intelligence and Planning, 39(2), 186-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/MIP-04-2020-0135.
  • Nath, S., Eweje, G., Bathurst, R. (2021). The Invisible Side of Managing Sustainability in Global Supply Chains: Evidence from Multitier Apparel Suppliers. Journal of Business Logistics, 42(2), 207-232. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbl.12230.
  • Sajjad, A., Eweje, G. (2021). The covid-19 pandemic: Female workers’ social sustainability in global supply chains. Sustainability, 13(22), article number 12565. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132212565.
  • Sarvaiya, H., Arrowsmith, J., Eweje, G. (2021). Exploring HRM involvement in CSR: variation of Ulrich’s HR roles by organisational context. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(21), 4429-4462. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2019.1660698.
  • Amoah, P., Eweje, G. (2021). Impact mitigation or ecological restoration? Examining the environmental sustainability practices of multinational mining companies. Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(1), 551-565. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2637.
  • Nath, S., Eweje, G. (2021). Inside the multi-tier supply firm: exploring responses to institutional pressures and challenges for sustainable supply management. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 41(6), 908-941. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-09-2020-0651.
  • Chen, M., Eweje, G., Kennedy, J. (2021). Managerial sensemaking of tensions in sustainability: Empirical evidence from Chinese and New Zealand business partnerships. Journal of Cleaner Production, 319(2021), article number 128699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128699.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Nath, S., Eweje, G., Sajjad, A. (2020). The hidden side of sub-supplier firms' sustainability – an empirical analysis. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 40(12), 1771-1799. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-05-2019-0403.
  • Amoah, P., Eweje, G. (2020). CSR in Ghana's gold-mining sector: Assessing expectations and perceptions of performance with institutional and stakeholder lenses. Social Business, 10(4), 339-363. https://doi.org/10.1362/204440820X15929907056661.
  • Liu, S., Eweje, G., He, Q., Lin, Z. (2020). Turning motivation into action: A strategic orientation model for green supply chain management. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(7), 2908-2918. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2580.
  • Eweje, G. (2020). Proactive environmental and social strategies in a small- to medium-sized company: A case study of a Japanese SME. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(7), 2927-2938. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2582.
  • Chen, M., Eweje, G. (2020). Establishing ethical Guanxi (interpersonal relationships) through confucian virtues of Xinyong (trust), Lijie (empathy) and Ren (humanity). Corporate Governance, 20(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-01-2019-0015.
  • Sajjad, A., Eweje, G., Tappin, D. (2020). Managerial perspectives on drivers for and barriers to sustainable supply chain management implementation: Evidence from New Zealand. Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(2), 592-604. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2389.
  • Sajjad, A., Eweje, G., Tappin, D. (2020). Greening the supply chain: an empirical study. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 27(1), 42-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2019.1683769.
  • Amoah, P., Eweje, G., Bathurst, R. (2020). Understanding grand challenges in sustainability implementation within mining in developing countries. Social Business, 10(2), 123-149. https://doi.org/10.1362/204440820X15813359568309.

2019

Book Chapters

  • Nath, S., Eweje, G., Bathurst, R. (2019). Why Supply Chain Sustainability Matters for Developing Countries’ Apparel Suppliers? An Integrated Framework. Responsible Business in Uncertain Times and for a Sustainable Future (187-206). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11217-2_9.
  • Chen, M., Eweje, G., Kennedy, J. (2019). Managing Tensions in Sustainability in Chinese and New Zealand Business Partnerships: A Conceptual Perspective. Responsible Business in Uncertain Times and for a Sustainable Future (145-168). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11217-2_7.
  • Meyer, F., Apud, E., Eweje, G., Tappin, D. (2019). Past, Present, and Future of the Workforce at the Chilean Forestry Sector from a Social and Ergonomics Perspective. Human Factors for Sustainability: Theoretical Perspectives and Global Applications (319-334). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b22516-14.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Sarvaiya, H., Eweje, G., Arrowsmith, J. (2018). The Roles of HRM in CSR: Strategic Partnership or Operational Support?. Journal of Business Ethics, 153(3), 825-837. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3402-5.
  • Kobayashi, K., Eweje, G., Tappin, D. (2018). Employee wellbeing and human sustainability: Perspectives of managers in large Japanese corporations. Business Strategy and the Environment, 27(7), 801-810. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2032.

2017

Book Chapters

  • Sarvaiya, H., Eweje, G. (2017). Gender equality and diversity in the workplace: A partnership between CSR and HRM. Gender Equality and Responsible Business: Expanding CSR Horizons (135-152). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351286367.

Journal Articles

  • Brunton, M., Eweje, G., Taskin, N. (2017). Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility to Internal Stakeholders: Walking the Walk or Just Talking the Talk?. Business Strategy and the Environment, 26(1), 31-48. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.1889.
  • Meyer, F., Eweje, G., Tappin, D. (2017). Ergonomics as a tool to improve the sustainability of the workforce. Work, 57(3), 339-350. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-172563.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Addressing Societal Grand Challenges: The Role of Sustainability Leadership in Business

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the interplay of regulatory frameworks, stakeholder expectations, and the quality of environmental disclosures in the Philippine mining industry

Completed Supervisions

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