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Professor Kerry Brown

Professor of Employment & Industry

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 2157
Mobile: 0407 731 939
Email: k.brown@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO2.351  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9209-8046

Kerry Brown is Professor of Employment and Industry in the School of Business and Law.

Key research

  • Asset management
  • Government-business-community relations
  • Negotiation and employment relations

Biography

Kerry Brown is the Professor of Employment and Industry in the School of Business and Law and ECU Research Theme Leader, Natural and Built Environments at Edith Cowan University, WA. Kerry is President of the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (2020-2022). Professor Brown is a Board Member of the Planning and Transport Research Centre WA (since 2019), Board Member of the Asset Institute and Executive Board Member and Founding Fellow of the International Society for Engineering Asset Management (ISEAM) since 2007. She is a member of the International Standards Organization Technical Committee TC251 Asset Management and current Program Leader of Governance & Organisational Planning at the Asset Institute. Professor Brown specialises in business management; innovation; public policy and management; HRM; collaboration, networks and business clusters; capability, strategy, management and policy for infrastructure and asset management.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University, 1998.

Research Outputs

2023

Journal Articles

  • Ndaguba, M., 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, 2023(Article in press), -. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40647-023-00379-9.
  • 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 and Research, 52(1), 438-479. https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124120926206.
  • Kiani Mavi, N., Brown, K., Fulford, R., Goh, M. (2023). Forecasting project success in the construction industry using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system. The International Journal of Construction Management, 2023(2023), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2023.2266676.
  • Parida, S., Chan, C., Ananthram, S., Brown, K. (2023). In The Search For Greener Buildings: The Role Of Green Human Resource Management. Business Strategy and the Environment, 2023(Article in Press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3467.
  • Adjei-Bamfo, P., Djajadikerta, H., Jie, F., Brown, K., Kiani Mavi, R. (2023). Public procurement for innovation through supplier firms' sustainability lens: A systematic review and research agenda. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32(1), 387-407. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3137.
  • Franken, E., Sharafizad, F., Brown, K. (2023). Gender, vulnerabilities, and how the other becomes the otherer in academia. Gender, Work and Organization, 2023(Article in press), 24 pages. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.13096.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Goh, E., Esfandiar, K., Jie, F., Brown, K., Djajadikerta, H. (2022). Please sort out your rubbish! An integrated structural model approach to examine antecedents of residential households’ waste separation behaviour. Journal of Cleaner Production, 355(25 June 2022), article number 131789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131789.
  • Brown, K., Jie, F., Le, T., Sharafizad, J., Sharafizad, F., Parida, S. (2022). Business Resilience and Upskilling for SMEs Post-COVID-19. Sustainability, 2022(Article in press), 17.
  • Ndaguba, E., Cilliers, J., Mbanga, S., Brown, K., Ghosh, S. (2022). Re-Imaging the Future in Urban Studies and Built Environment Discourse: A Neurourbanism Perspective. Buildings, 12(12), article number 2056. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12122056.
  • Sharafizad, F., Brown, K., Jogulu, U., Omari, M. (2022). Avoiding the burst pipeline post-COVID-19: Drivers of female academic careers in Australia. Personnel Review, 2022(article in press), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-12-2021-0909.
  • Farr-Wharton, B., Brunetto, Y., Hernandez Grande, A., Brown, K., Teo, S. (2022). Emergency Service Workers: The Role of Policy and Management in (Re) shaping Wellbeing for Emergency Service Workers. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 2022(article in press), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X221130977.
  • Brown, K., Jie, F., Le, T., Sharafizad, J., Sharafizad, F., Parida, S. (2022). Factors Impacting SME Business Resilience Post-COVID-19. Sustainability, 14(22), article number 14850. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214850.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Batac, T., Brown, K., Brito, R., Cranston, I., Mizutani, T. (2021). An Enabling Environment for Asset Management through Public Policy: The Benefits of Standardization and Application to the Water Sector. Water: an open access journal, 13(24), article number 3524. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13243524.
  • Parida, S., Ananthram, S., Chan, C., Brown, K. (2021). Green office buildings and sustainability: Does green human resource management elicit green behaviors?. Journal of Cleaner Production, 329(20 December 2021), article number 129764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129764.

Reports

  • Sharafizad, F., Farr-Wharton, B., Brown, K. (2021). 2021 Ready for Response Program Evaluation Ambulance Tasmania and the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management. Australia. Ambulance Tasmania and the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Dhakal, S., Mahmood, MN., Brown, K., Keast, R. (2020). Airport Social Responsibility and Regional Community Relations: Noisy Elephant In The Sky?. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 26(2), 107-131.
  • Lux, A., Romero Macau, F., Brown, K. (2020). Putting the entrepreneur back into entrepreneurial ecosystems. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 26(5), 1011-1041. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-01-2020-0031.
  • Sharafizad, J., Brown, K. (2020). Regional small businesses’ personal and inter-firm networks. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 35(12), 1957-1969. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-09-2019-0432.
  • Kiani Mavi, R., Goh, M., Kiani Mavi, N., Jie, F., Brown, K., Biermann, S., Khanfar, A. (2020). Cross-Docking: A Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability, 12(11), Article number 4789. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114789.

Conference Publications

  • Noorbakhsh, A., Howard, I., Kirk, B., Brown, K. (2020). Total Cost of Ownership for Asset Management: Challenges and Benefits for Asset-Intensive Organizations. Engineering Assets and Public Infrastructures in the Age of Digitalization Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (200-208). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48021-9_23.

Reports

  • Farr-Wharton, B., Teo, S., Brown, K., Hernandez Grande, A. (2020). 2020 Wellbeing at Work: Survey Results Report Ambulance Tasmania and the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management. Australia. Ambulance Tasmania and the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Royer, S., Gretzinger, S., Brown, K. (2019). The Value Adding Web Concept of Clusters-Strengthening and Extending the Fundament: Resources, Capabilities and Rents. Management Revue: the international review of management studies, 30(4), 389-411. https://doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2019-4-389.

Conference Publications

  • Noorbakhsh, A., Boehl, C., Brown, K. (2019). Assessing total cost of ownership: Effective asset management along the supply chain. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management and the 13th International Conference on Vibration Engineering and Technology of Machinery (433-440). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95711-1_43.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Ayentimi, D., Burgess, J., Brown, K. (2018). HRM practices of MNEs and domestic firms in Ghana: divergence or convergence?. Personnel Review, 47(1), 2-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-05-2016-0116.
  • Ayentimi, D., Burgess, J., Brown, K. (2018). HRM development in post-colonial societies: The challenges of advancing HRM practices in Ghana. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 18(2), 125-147. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595818765863.
  • Ayentimi, DT., Burgess, J., Brown, K. (2018). A conceptual framework for international human resource management research in developing economies. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 56(2), 216-237. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7941.12132.
  • Parida, S., Brown, K. (2018). Investigating systematic review for multi-disciplinary research in the built environment for multi-disciplinary research in the built environment. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 8(1), 78-90. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-10-2016-0056.

Conference Publications

  • Sharafizad, F., Brown, K., Jogulu, U., Omari, M. (2018). Stuck in a bottleneck: The careers of female academics at Australian Universities. EURAM 18 (41). EURAM.
  • Lux, A., Romero Macau, F., Brown, K. (2018). Entrepreneurial ecosystem development: Consolidating theory into a testable model. Proceedings of the 32nd Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (1-19). ANZAM.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Novak, J., Farr-Wharton, B., Brunetto, Y., Shacklock, K., Brown, K. (2017). Safety outcomes for engineering asset management organizations: Old problem with new solutions?. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 160(1), 67-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2016.12.004.

Conference Publications

  • Sharafizad, F., Brown, K., Jogulu, U., Omari, M. (2017). Gender and careers: Women in academia. Creative Disruption: Managing in a Digital Age. Proceedings of the 31st Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (655-672). ANZAM.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Wiewiora, A., Keast, R., Brown, K. (2016). Opportunities and Challenges in Engaging Citizens in the Co-Production of Infrastructure-Based Public Services in Australia. Public Management Review, 18(4), 483-507. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2014.999820.
  • Ayentimi, DT., Burgess, J., Brown, K. (2016). Developing effective local content regulations in sub-Sahara Africa: The need for more effective policy alignment. Multinational Business Review, 24(4), 354-374. https://doi.org/10.1108/MBR-08-2015-0040.

2015

Book Chapters

  • Farr-Wharton, B., Brown, K. (2015). Managing complexities through Flow in industry clusters: An emergent framework and case-study evidence from Australia. Managerial Flow (133-147). Routledge.

Journal Articles

  • Farr-Wharton, B., Brown, K., Keast, R., Shymko, Y. (2015). Reducing creative labour precarity: Beyond network connections. Management Decision, 53(4), 857-875. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-05-2014-0269.
  • Colley, L., Brown, K. (2015). The politics of regional disadvantage: Regional differences in public sector employment. Public Administration Quarterly, 39(4), 664-696.

Conference Publications

  • Mahmood, MN., Dhakal, SP., Wiewiora, A., Keast, R., Brown, K. (2015). Towards an Integrated Maturity Model of Asset Management Capabilities. Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM 2012) (431-441). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06966-1.
  • Wiewiora, A., Brown, K., Tafur, J. (2015). Contribution of computing services to benchmarking asset management knowledge management. New information and communication technologies for knowledge management in organizations (10-26). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22204-2_2.
  • Dhakal, SP., Mahmood, MN., Wiewiora, A., Brown, K., Keast, R. (2015). Stakeholder engagement and asset management: a case study of the Gold Coast airport. Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM 2012) (195-205). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06966-1_19.

2014

Book Chapters

  • Brown, K., Laue, M., Tafur, J., Mahmood, MN., Scherrer, P., Keast, R. (2014). An integrated approach to strategic asset management. Infranomics: Sustainability, Engineering Design and Governance (57-74). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02493-6_5.
  • Laue, M., Brown, K., Scherrer, P., Keast, R. (2014). Integrated strategic asset management: Frameworks and dimensions. Infranomics: Sustainability, Engineering Design and Governance (75-87). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02493-6_6.

Journal Articles

  • Pemsel, S., Wiewiora, A., Muller, R., Aubry, M., Brown, K. (2014). A conceptualization of knowledge governance in project-based organizations. International Journal of Project Management, 32(8), 1411-1422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.01.010.
  • McGeoch, M., Brunetto, Y., Brown, K. (2014). The policy delphi method: contribution to policy and strategy within energy organisations: a 2013 Malaysian case study with global implications. Quality and Quantity: international journal of methodology, 48(6), 3195-3208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-013-9950-1.
  • Wiewiora, A., Murphy, G., Trigunarsyah, B., Brown, K. (2014). Interactions between organizational culture, trustworthiness, and mechanisms for inter-project knowledge sharing. Project Management Journal, 45(2), 48-65. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21407.
  • Novak, JP., Brunetto, Y., Brown, K. (2014). An Analysis of the Role of Management in Nuclear Disasters using Text Mining. International Technology Management Review, 4(2), 105-114.
  • Nateque Mahmood, M., Prasad Dhakal, S., Brown, K., Keast, R., Wiewiora, A. (2014). Asset management policies and guidelines of different states in Australia: A comparative analysis. Journal of Facilities Management, 12(3), 286-302. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-03-2013-0017.

2013

Book Chapters

  • Brown, K., Keast, R., Waterhouse, J., Murphy, G., Mandell, M. (2013). Co-management to solve homelessness: Wicked solutions for wicked problems. New Public Governance, the Third Sector and Co-Production (211-226). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203152294.
  • Brown, K., Waterhouse, J. (2013). Managing the change process: The state of the art. Handbook of Innovation in Public Services (107-117). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849809757.00016.

Journal Articles

  • Pickernell, D., Keast, R., Brown, K., Yousefpour, N., Miller, C. (2013). Gambling Revenues as a Public Administration Issue: Electronic Gaming Machines in Victoria. Journal of Gambling Studies, 29(4), 689-701. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-012-9338-5.
  • Townsend, K., Wilkinson, A., Burgess, J., Brown, K. (2013). Has Australia’s Road to Workplace Partnership Reached a Dead End?. International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, 29(2), 239-256.
  • Dhakal, SP., Mahmood, MN., Wiewora, A., Brown, K., Keast, R. (2013). The innovation potential of Living-labs to strengthen SMEs in regional Australia. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 19(3), 457-474.
  • Pickernell, D., Keast, R., Brown, K., Yousefpour, N., Miller, C. (2013). Taking the Gamble: Local and regional policy issues of access to electronic gaming machines (EGMs): a case study of Victoria Australia. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 19(1), 274-294.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Brown, K., Furneaux, C., Gudmundsson, A. (2012). Infrastructure transitions towards sustainability: A complex adaptive systems perspective. International Journal of Sustainable Development, 15(1-2), 54-71. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSD.2012.044034.
  • Townsend, K., Lingard, H., Bradley, L., Brown, K. (2012). Complicated working time arrangements: Construction industry case study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138(3), 443-448. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000436.

2011

Books

  • Waterhouse, J., Keast, R., Brown, K. (2011). Negotiating the Business Environment: Theory and Practice for all Governance Styles. Tilde University Press.

Journal Articles

  • Gallery, N., Gallery, G., Brown, K., Furneaux, C., Palm, C. (2011). Financial literacy and pension investment decisions. Financial Accountability and Management, 27(3), 286-307. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0408.2011.00526.x.
  • McCabe, A., Parker, R., Brown, K. (2011). Social outcomes in the construction industry: The case of the Western Australian 'percent for art' policy. Construction Management and Economics, 29(9), 929-941. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2011.605794.
  • Townsend, K., Lingard, H., Bradley, L., Brown, K. (2011). Working time alterations within the Australian construction industry. Personnel Review, 40(1), 70-86. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483481111095528.
  • Brown, K., Bradley, L., Lingard, H., Townsend, K., Ling, S. (2011). Labouring for leisure? Achieving work-life balance through compressed working weeks. Annals of Leisure Research, 14(1), 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2011.575046.

Research Projects

  • Empowering Women in Western Australia to Achieve Economic Independence Through Entrepreneurship, Department of Communities (WA), Grants for Women Program, 2024 ‑ 2026, $75,000.
  • Developing a Digital Competencies Framework for the Australian Energy Industry, Asset Institute, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2026, $109,688.
  • Adequacy of Road Freight Transport Network to Support the Freight Task in Australia’s North West now and into the future, iMOVE Australia Limited, iMOVE CRC, 2022 ‑ 2024, $193,680.
  • Exploring the Relationship Between Vehicle Telemetry and Sustainability, iMOVE Australia Limited, PhD Top-up Scholarship, 2022 ‑ 2024, $26,667.
  • MARS: Advancing female inclusion and diversity in the mining sector – What’s working and what’s not, DMIRS: Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety - MARS, Grant, 2024, $10,100.
  • Competency Development and Skills Recognition for Life Cycle Asset Management of Royal Australian Navy Ships and Submarines, BMT Defence & Security Australia Pty Ltd, Scholarships to Support Industry Engagement PhD Projects, 2018 ‑ 2023, $17,500.
  • Wellbeing Evaluation Tender Proposal: Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management, Tasmanian Government , Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management Tasmania, Tender, 2019 ‑ 2023, $200,867.
  • Business continuity and resilience: capacity building and upskilling post COVID-19, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Covid-19 Research Fund, 2020 ‑ 2023, $100,000.
  • Optimising regional SME resilience and employment workflow by customer-led (DIY) re-engineering of financial planning and advisory services supply chains. , Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Engagement Grant, 2019 ‑ 2022, $56,526.
  • Managing transport system investment risk: enhancing patronage predictions and adapting strategic asset management and appraisal processes to account for emerging trends and uncertainty, iMOVE Australia Limited, iMOVE CRC, 2019 ‑ 2021, $94,008.
  • Ready For Response Evaluation Quotation, Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management Tasmania, Tender, 2021, $35,443.
  • Short Stay Accommodation in Regions: Case Study of Margaret River Region, Edith Cowan University, SBL 2019 Industry Linkage Research Grant, 2019 ‑ 2020, $10,000.
  • Examining residents waste source behaviour: an indication of the effectiveness of the three-bin rollout campaign by Joondalup City council, City of Joondalup, Grant, 2020, $10,000.
  • Preparation and Delivery of Research Reports on Current Rail Topics: a) Social Licence for Freight Rail b) Diesel Locomotive Energy Optimisation and CO2 reduction, Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation, Grant, 2019, $10,000.
  • Metro South Hospital and Health Service ISO55001 Gap Assessment, Metro South Hospital and Health Service, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2018, $3,500.
  • Sunshine Coast Regional Council: Strategic Asset Management: Asset Management Maturity Assessment, Asset Institute, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2018, $12,500.
  • Strategic Asset Management Plan, Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2018, $55,090.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Social and economic impact of short-stay accommodation: The case of the shire of Augusta-Margaret River
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Cross-sector collaboration, boards of directors, and resource dependence theory: Enhancing governance for a changing landscape
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Forecasting Project Success in Construction Industry Using Multi-Criteria Decision Making tools and Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Optimizing Operational Models for Remote Patient Monitoring.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the Factors Influencing the Readiness of Australian Energy Sector Organisations for Digital Skills Development
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Achieving work-life balance through leisure engagement and boundary management tactics: A case study of teleworkers
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The potential of solar energy technologies towards expediting renewable energy transitions in Ghana. A social acceptance perspective.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Accelerating female inclusion and diversity in the Western Australian Mining Industry

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the Relationship Between Vehicle Telemetry Systems and Sustainability: A Socio-Technical Management Perspective

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy: The Role of Infrastructure for Economic Development in an Airport Metropolis’ Region
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Variations on a routine: how selection-adaptation-retention dynamics create variety in organisational routines.
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Improving Labour Outcomes in the Creative Industries: The Role of Creative Workers Social Network Structure on Organisational Business Acumen
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The Careers of Female Academics in Australia: Inhibitors, Bottlenecks, Drivers and Family outcomes
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The Influence of Networks on Suppliers' Sustainable Innovation in Public Procurement: Insights from Ghana's Public Works Sector

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy: Crisis and disaster non-structural mitigation management practices in critical infrastructure and engineering organization
  • Doctor of Philosophy, How Start-up Accelerators Work to Facilitate Successful Commercialisation: A Critical Realist Perspective
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring sustainable project management practices in Australian public projects - a constructivist view

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy: Multinationals’ HRM policies and practices do national institutions in less developed countries really matter?
  • Doctor of Philosophy: The governance of inter-organisational decision-making: understanding the impacts of informal networks on formal decision-making regimes in the Brisbane Airport region.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Workplace bullying: An exploratory study in Australian academia
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Applying Stewardship Theory to Produce Better Stewardship of Privatised Water Infrastructure
  • Master of Business by Research, Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Governance in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector in Bhutan: A case study
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Multi-dimensional stakeholder analysis: a methodology applied to Australian capital city airports
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Stakeholder engagement by governance networks: a study of stakeholder engagement by road delivery network in Queensland
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