Research output per year
Research output per year
Professor, BSc(Econ) Lond., MIR W.Aust.
The University of Western Australia (M252), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
The University of Western Australia (M261), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Prior to becoming an academic Ray gained experience in employment and industrial relations matters in the U.K. which gave rise to his interest in dispute resolution through negotiation and mediation. His research and teaching have been aimed at finding ways to negotiate more effectively in the business environment. He has undertaken management roles within the Business School including oversight of the MBA programs in Perth, Singapore, Manila and Jakarta, and as Associate Dean, International Relations.
Although now retired, he is still engaged in teaching and research activities within the Business School.
Business negotiation:
With colleagues overseas (Germany),
- exploring the role of negotiation in the supply chain process - drawing on some European data as a first stage of the project.
- examining how negotiators prepare for major negotiations
Workplace relations:
As part of an international study group (UK, New Zealand), exploring issues relating to low pay and Living Wage campaigns.
Continuing a critical examination of the nature of cooperation in management-union bargaining.
Continuation of a project to examine the impact of legislative requirements (such as good faith bargaining principles) on negotiators' behaviour
Teaching negotiation
Developing a script-based approach to negotiation teaching that is designed to encourage reflective practitioner learning.
Actively engaged in teachng negotiation to business students in the MBA degree programs at UWA, Copenhagen Business School and the Australian Graduate School of Management. He has taught as visiting professor on the MBA program at Judge Business School, Cambridge University, and also at MGSM, Sydney, Newcastle Business School, at Deakin University and in the International Program, Vienna University of Business and Economics.
He previously taught in the areas of workplace relations and human resource management.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Fells, R. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/96 → 31/12/96
Project: Research
Fells, R. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/95 → 31/12/95
Project: Research