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Centre's Research

Our research spans key areas, including ethical supply chain management, minimising ecological footprints, combating climate change, enhancing ESG reporting standards, and developing business-driven solutions to poverty and inequality. As a multidisciplinary research centre, we bring together leading experts to forge innovative solutions in sustainability, corporate responsibility, governance, and artificial intelligence, shaping a sustainable and equitable future for businesses, communities, and the environment.

Centre's Recent Publications:

Publication Year 2023
  • Amoah, P., & Eweje, G. (2023). Organisational drivers and sustainability implementation in the mining industry: A holistic theoretical framework. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(8), 5602-5614. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3438
  • Anaman, P. D., Ahmed, I. A., Suleman, A.-R., & Dzakah, G. A. (2023). Environmentally Sustainable Business Practices in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises: A Sub-Saharan African Country Perspective. Business Perspectives and Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/22785337231162740
  • Atawnah, N., Zaman, R., Liu, J., Atawna, T., & Maghyereh, A. (2023). Does foreign competition affect corporate debt maturity structure? Evidence from import penetration. International Review of Financial Analysis, 86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102539
  • Barnes, J., Naser, M. M., & Aston, J. (2023). A vulnerability approach to irregular migration and modern slavery in Australia. Australian Journal of Human Rights, 29(1), 121-140.
  • Beardman, G., Godden, N., Nejati, M., Farrant, J. Y., Scoffern, L., Khan, J., Northover, J., & Morrison-Saunders, A. (2023). Just Transitions From Fossil Fuels to a Regenerative and Renewable Future: Challenges and Opportunities. Achieving Net Zero: Challenges and Opportunities, 177-201.
  • Bezemer, P.-J., Pugliese, A., Nicholson, G., & Zattoni, A. (2023). Toward a synthesis of the board-strategy relationship: A literature review and future research agenda. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 31(1), 178-197. https://doi.org/10.1111/corg.12481
  • Coetzer, A., Redmond, J., Sharafizad, J., & Lundy, J. (2023). Enhancing learning in small businesses. Human Resource Management Journal, 33(2), 470-490. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12438
  • Jogulu, U., & Franken, E. (2023). The career resilience of senior women managers: A cross‐cultural perspective. Gender, Work & Organization, 30(1), 280-300. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12829
  • Jogulu, U., & McAlinden, M. (2023). More than below, but not quite above alterity, exclusion and silence at “home.” In S. Dovchin, Q. Gong, T. Dobinson, & M. McAlinden (Eds.), Linguistic Diversity and Discrimination (pp. 95–108). Routledge.
  • Langmann, S., Bezemer, P.-J., & Pick, D. (2023). Local community capacity building: exploring non-governmental organizations approaches in Tamil Nadu. Community Development Journal. 59(3), 438-456. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsad009
  • Naser, M. M., Mallick, B., Priodarshini, R., Huq, S., & Bailey, A. (2023). Policy challenges and responses to environmental non-migration. Npj Climate Action, 2(1), 5.
  • Naser, M. M., & Reza, H. M. (2023). Climate Change, Human Mobility, and Climate Finance: Potential Linkages and Challenges. J. Env't L. & Litig., 38, 139.
  • Ndaguba, E., Brown, K., Marinova, D., & Jogulu, U. (2023). Exploring the Social Impact of the Short-Stay Market (SSM) in Regional Areas: An Empirical Study. Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, 17(2), 243-277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40647-023-00379-9
  • Neil-Smith, R., & Naser, M. M. (2023). Legal framework for biodiversity conservation in Australia and New Zealand: A comparative analysis.
  • Nejati, M., & Shafaei, A. (2023). The role of inclusive leadership in fostering organisational learning behaviour. Management Research Review, 46(12), 1661-1678. https://doi.org/10.1108/MRR-10-2022-0716
  • Nejati, M., & Shafaei, A. (2023). Why do employees respond differently to corporate social responsibility? A study of substantive and symbolic corporate social responsibility. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 30(4), 2066-2080. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2474
  • Paterson, J., Naser, M. M., & Rigby, H. (2023). COVID-19 emergency measures and their implications for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in Australia: A human rights perspective. UW Austl. L. Rev., 50, 419.
  • Ranjbari, M., Shams Esfandabadi, Z., Gautam, S., Ferraris, A., & Scagnelli, S. D. (2023). Waste management beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Bibliometric and text mining analyses. Gondwana Research, 114, 124-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2021.12.015
  • Rasoolimanesh, S. M., Shafaei, A., Nejati, M., & Tan, P. L. (2023). Corporate social responsibility and international students mobility in higher education. Social Responsibility Journal, 19(9), 1632-1653. https://doi.org/10.1108/SRJ-12-2021-0505
  • Rentschler, R., Jogulu, U., Valos, M., & Ferkins, L. (2023). How Strategic Engagement is Influenced by Personal Values: Insights from Arts Board Directors. The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, 53(2), 85-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/10632921.2022.2151540
  • Reza, H. M., & Naser, M. M. (2023). Climate Change and Human Mobility: Responsibilities Under International Environmental Law. In Comparative Approaches in Law and Policy (pp. 141-156). Springer.
  • Seet, P.-S., Jogulu, U., Cripps, H., & Nejati, M. (2023). Transforming self-perceived self-employability and entrepreneurship among mothers through mobile digital sharing economy platforms: an exploratory case study. Personnel Review, 52(3), 492-520. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-04-2019-0217
  • Sharafizad, F., Brown, K., Jogulu, U., & Omari, M. (2023). Letting a Picture Speak a Thousand Words: Arts-based Research in a Study of the Careers of Female Academics. Sociological Methods & Research, 52(1), 438-479. https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124120926206
  • Torchia, D., Scagnelli, S. D., & Corazza, L. (2023). Breaking boundaries and creating inclusion-based organization through critical performativity and dialogical accountability: the case of FC United Manchester. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 36(7/8), 1839-1867. https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-01-2022-5645
  • Zhou, S., Rashid, M. H. U., Mohd. Zobair, S. A., Sobhani, F. A., & Siddik, A. B. (2023). Does ESG impact firms’ sustainability performance? The mediating effect of innovation performance. Sustainability, 15(6), 5586. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065586

Publication Year 2024
  • Afroz, T., Sikder, P. K., & Naser, M. M. (2024). The Climate Change-Development Nexus: A New Development Landscape for Bangladesh. In International Law, Climate Change and Bangladesh (pp. 445-466). Springer.
  • Afroz, T., Rigby, H., Paterson, J., Naser, M. M. (2024). The Test of Human Rights in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Evaluation of Australian Responses. Human Rights after 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Reflections from the Global South (407-428). BRILL. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004517967_021.
  • Ahmad, R., Nejati, M., Farr-Wharton, B., & Bentley, T. (2024). Impact of Leadership on Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Directions. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 31(3), 338-367. https://doi.org/10.1177/15480518241265399
  • 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
  • Amoako, E. K., Saviour Ayertey, N., Abdul-Razak, S., Amin Abdul, B., & Akwetey-Siaw, B. (2024) Mining safely: examining the moderating role of safety climate on mineworkers' mental health and safety behavior nexus. Kybernetes, 53(12), 5494-5516. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-06-2023-1067
  • Bannigidadmath, D., Ridhwan, M., & Indawan, F. (2024). Global Uncertainty and Economic Growth–Evidence from Pandemic Periods. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 60(2), 345-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2023.2213377
  • Barnes, J., Aston, J., Naser, M. M, Afroz, T. (2024). UDHR and Modern Slavery: Exploring the Vulnerability Approach to Address Migrants’ Slavery-Like Situations. Human Rights after 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Reflections from the Global South (473–491). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004517967_024.
  • Eirola, A., Bezemer, P.-J., & Reinhold, S. (2024). Boardroom Dissent: An Integrative Review and Future Research Agenda. Corporate Governance: An International Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/corg.12607
  • Farooq, M. B., Azantouti, A. S. A., & Zaman, R. (2024). Non-financial information assurance: a review of the literature and directions for future research. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 15(1), 48-84. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-03-2023-0166
  • Jain, T., Zaman, R., & Harjoto, M. (2024). Behavioral Agency Model and Corporate Social Irresponsibility: Uncovering the Implication of Fairness in CEO Compensation. Journal of Management, 50(7), 2715-2754. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063231174873
  • Jogulu, U., Green, N., Franken, E., Vassiley, A., Bentley, T., & Onnis, L.-a. (2024). Work arrangement “yo-yo”: Forced flexibility from the office to home and back again. Personnel Review, 53(5), 1224-1243. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-02-2023-0088
  • Kazemian, S., Zaman, R., Iranmanesh, M., & Mohd Sanusi, Z. (2024). Assessing the carbon footprint of the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry of Australia. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-08-2023-0610
  • 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. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2844
  • Mehedi, S., Akhtaruzzaman, M., & Zaman, R. (2024). Board demographic, structural, and capital diversity, and corporate carbon performance: international evidence. Journal of Accounting Literature. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAL-05-2024-0104
  • Naser, M. M, Rigby, H. (2024). Global Class Actions: Forum Shopping Just Ain’t What It Used to Be. Comparative Law: Unraveling Global Legal Systems (213-240). Springer. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7815-7.
  • Nath, S. D., Eweje, G., & Barua, S. (2024). 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, 35(4), 1332-1367. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-03-2022-0121
  • Nejati, M., & Shafaei, A. (2024). Nexus Between Green Human Resource Management, Environmental Culture, Meaningful Work, and Organisational Pride: Empirical Evidence from Australia. In: Yusliza, M.Y., Renwick, D. (eds) Green Human Resource Management: A View from Global South Countries. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7104-6_14.
  • Ordonez-Ponce, E., Nejati, M., & Ahmad, R. (2024). Education for sustainable development: an assessment of Australian and Canadian business schools. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-03-2024-0173
  • Pham, T., Bannigidadmath, D., Goh, E., & Golab, A. (2024). Hitting the jackpot: what drives casino hotel stock returns’ predictability? Tourism Recreation Research, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2024.2327258
  • Pham, T. N., Powell, R., & Bannigidadmath, D. (2024). Tail risk network analysis of Asian banks. Global Finance Journal, 62, 101017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2024.101017
  • Rashid, M. H. U., Begum, F., Hossain, S. Z., & Said, J. (2024). Does CSR affect tax avoidance? Moderating role of political connections in Bangladesh banking sector. Social Responsibility Journal, 20(4), 719-739. https://doi.org/10.1108/SRJ-09-2022-0364
  • Rasoolimanesh, S. M., Tan, P. L., Nejati, M., & Shafaei, A. (2024). Corporate social responsibility and brand loyalty in private higher education: mediation assessment of brand reputation and trust. Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 34(1), 156-177. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841241.2021.1973645
  • 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. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2884
  • Rastegar, H., Eweje, G., & Sajjad, A. (2024). Sustainability-driven market impacts of climate change and firms’ renewable energy innovation: a conceptual analysis. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society. 24(6), 1337–1359. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-07-2023-0298
  • Rastegar, H., Sajjad, A., Eweje, G., & Kobayashi, K. (2024). Enhancing Sustainability in Renewable Energy Innovation: The Role of Peer Dynamics and Firm Characteristics Amid Climate Crises. Business Strategy and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4092
  • Rastegar, H., Sajjad, A., Eweje, G., & Kobayashi, K. (2024). Sustainability in the wake of crisis: Transforming climate change-induced disasters into drivers of renewable energy innovation in business. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106777
  • Sajjad, A., Eweje, G., & Raziq, M. M. (2024). Sustainability leadership: An integrative review and conceptual synthesis. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(4), 2849-2867. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3631
  • Shafaei, A., & Nejati, M. (2024). Creating meaningful work for employees: The role of inclusive leadership. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 35(2), 189-211. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21512
  • Shafaei, A., & Nejati, M. (2024). Green human resource management and employee innovative behaviour: does inclusive leadership play a role? Personnel Review, 53(1), 266-287. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-04-2021-0239
  • Shafaei, A., Nejati, M., Omari, M., & Sharafizad, F. (2024). Inclusive leadership and workplace bullying: a model of psychological safety, self-esteem, and embeddedness. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 31(1), 41-58. https://doi.org/10.1177/15480518231209018
  • Sharafizad, F., Brown, K., Jogulu, U., Omari, M., & Gander, M. (2024). The holding pattern of the worker Bs: how bifurcation of consciousness impacts female academic career progression. Career Development International, 29(5), 593-612. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-09-2023-0348
  • Sharafizad, F., Franken, E., Jogulu, U., & Teo, S. (2024). “Being a carer, you just get forgotten!”: exploring the experiences and opportunities of informal primary carers in Australia. International Journal of Care and Caring, 8(3), 510-526. https://doi.org/10.1332/239788223X16789866214981
  • Suleman, A.-R., Amponsah-Tawiah, K., & Ametorwo, A. M. (2024). The role of employee environmental commitment in the green HRM practices, turnover intentions and environmental sustainability nexus. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 31(9), 3055-3078. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-06-2022-0393
  • Suleman, A.-R., Kyei-Frimpong, M., & Akwetey-Siaw, B. (2024). The role of green innovation in the relationship between green HRM practices and sustainable business performance; evidence from the mining industry. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, 16(5), 1112-1131. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJBA-09-2023-0471
  • Tanveer, A., Zeng, S., Zaman, R., & Scagnelli, S. (2024). World Trade Organization (WTO) trade policy reviews and green technology adoption: Global evidence. International Review of Financial Analysis, 96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103715
  • Tanveer, A., Zeng, S., Zaman, R., & Scagnelli, S. D. (2024). World Trade Organization (WTO) trade policy reviews and green technology adoption: Global evidence. International Review of Financial Analysis, 96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103715
  • Wittenberg, H., Eweje, G., Taskin, N., & Forsyth, D. (2024). Different perspectives on engagement, where to from here? A systematic literature review. International Journal of Management Reviews, 26(3), 410-434. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12361
  • Williamson, S., Jogulu, U., Lundy, J., & Taylor, H. (2024). Will return‐to‐office mandates prevent proximity bias for employees working from home? Australian Journal of Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12634
  • Zaman, R. (2024). When corporate culture matters: The case of stakeholder violations. The British Accounting Review, 56(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2023.101188
  • Zaman, R., Asiaei, K., Nadeem, M., Malik, I., & Arif, M. (2024). Board demographic, structural diversity, and eco‐innovation: International evidence. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 32(3), 374-390. https://doi.org/10.1111/corg.12545

Publication Year 2025
  • Afroz, T., Sikder, PK., Naser, M. M. (2025). The Climate Change-Development Nexus: A New Development Landscape for Bangladesh. International Law, Climate Change and Bangladesh (445-466). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71297-5_20.
  • Chen, Sitong M., & Eweje, G. (2025). An Extended Institutional Theory Perspective on the Implementation of the Circular Economy: Empirical Insights From New Zealand Food Manufacturing Firms. Business Strategy and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4117
  • Langmann, S., Bezemer, P., & Sharafizad, F. (2025). Visualising Community Capacity in Sustainable Development. The Journal of Development Studies, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2024.2445529
  • Lu, J., Rong, D., Eweje, G., Yuan, X., Song, M., & Searcy, C. (2025). Effective environmental strategy or illusory tactics? Corporate greenwashing and innovation willingness. Business Strategy and the Environment, 34(1), 1338-1356. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4047
  • Nath, Shobod D., Mustayin, Syed S., & Eweje, G. (2025). Circular Economy in a Developing Country's Textile and Apparel Industry: Managerial Perspectives on Challenges and Motivators. Business Strategy and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4169
  • Suleman, A.-R., Nejati, M., Shafaei, A., & Redmond, J. (2025). Green human resource management practices in the hospitality and tourism industry: An integrative multilevel systematic review. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 62, 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2024.12.009

HDR Member's Research:

Research Titles
HDR  MemberResearch Title
Amanda FergusonCross-sector collaboration, boards of directors, and resource dependency theory: enhancing governance for a changing business landscape.
Amy ChappleSOCIETAL IMPACT: Contemporary Ethical Issues in Business “Ethics and the Meaning of Work”
Caroline NgugiConceptualising the link between leisure time and work-life balance: A case study of teleworkers
Md HarunCorporate digitalisation and financial statement comparability
Jiawei SunBuilding CSR Innovation Ecosystems in the Mining Industry: An Open Innovation Approach
Kashif JavedThe Role of Green Human Resource Management Practices in Fostering Employee Green Behaviours and Sustainable Organisational Outcomes: The Moderating Role of CSR, Ethical Leadership, and Inclusive Leadership
Peiwen ChewAddressing Societal Grand Challenges: The Role of Sustainability Leadership in Business
Sochea NhemNetwork for Sustainable Tourism Supply Chain Governance: An Application of Action Research
Sharmeen RakhiAnalysing the Impact of Socioeconomic Factors and Macroeconomic Factors on Individual Default
Ummara FatimaThe Determinants of Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure
Jonathan McCoyAn Evaluation of Directors and Officers Duties for Managing Cyber Risk and Regulatory Development. A narrative literature review.
Abdul Razak SulemanInvestigating Green Human Resource Management Practices in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry: Insights from Ghana.

Diversity and Inclusion in Workplaces

The benefits of diverse and inclusive workplaces are well documented. Capability maturity models are useful tools to help identify current and desired levels of maturity and plan for continuous improvement. ECU's Diversity & Inclusion Capability Maturity Model (ECU D&I CMM) provides a practical, evidence-based approach to ensuring D&I are embedded throughout the organisation.

The ECU D&I CMM is available to download here, along with some support resources to assist organisations to utilise the CMM to advance their D&I maturity. The CSGR team request any users to cite the tool as per the citation details provided in these resources and we welcome your feedback about how you've found using the package.

Introduction to D&I CMM

Using the D&I CMM

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