Professor Raymond Gordon
Professor Dr. Raymond Gordon is an experienced academic leader, teacher and researcher holding positions at universities throughout the world including the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), the University of Sydney, University of Warwick (UK), Reitaku University Japan, New Mexico State University (USA), Copenhagen Business School Denmark and others.
He has an esteemed research and publication record with more than 70 publications in peer reviewed journals in the fields of leadership, power relations, organization theory and ethnographic studies. His work has been published by leading (Tier 1) international academic and journals such as the Leadership Quarterly, Organisation Studies, and the journal of Public Administration to name a few. Prior to becoming an academic Professor Gordon was an experienced corporate leader spending 25 years in the Computer Engineering and Information Technology industries in the UK, Australia, and US.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Ph.D. in Management (2004)
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MGSM) (1992)
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- British University Vietnam – BUV (Vietnam)
Vice Chancellor and President, British University, Vietnam (2018-now)
- Australian Academy of Business Management (AABM)
President and Chair of Board (2015-now)
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International
Mentor (2014-now)
- International Counsel of Business and Management (ICBM)
Vice President and member of the board (2014-now)
- Queensland Chamber of Commerce
Member (2013-now)
- Quality Training Solutions (QTS)
President and Chair of Board (2012-now)
- Australian Chamber of Commerce Vietnam
Former Director on the Board (2015-2020)
- Bond University (Australia)
Professor of Leadership and Director of Core Programs (2016-2018)
- RMIT University (Vietnam)
Head, School of Commerce and Management (2014-2016)
- Bond University (Australia)
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Business (2013-2014)
Associate Dean Quality Assurance and International Programs, Faculty of Business (2010-2013)
RESEARCH AREAS / FIELDS
Leadership and power
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
- Gordon, R.D. and Clegg, S.R. (2012)
Accounting for Ethics in Practice: Problems of Legitimacy, Financial Accountability and Management, 28(4): 0267-4424, (A Journal)
- Gordon, R.D., Kornberger, M. and Clegg, S.R. (2009)
Power, Rationality and Legitimacy in Public Organisations, Public Administration, 87(1): 15-34. (A* Journal)
- Gordon, R.D., Kornberger, M. and Clegg, S.R. (2009)
Embedded Ethics: Discourse and Power in the NSW Police Service, Organisation Studies, 30(01): 73-99 (A* Journal)
RESEARCH & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / EXHIBITIONS
- Gordon, R.D. (2008)
An Empirical Study into Leadership, Power and Discourse, ANZAM Colloquium into Discourse and Leadership
Auckland Business School
- Gordon, R.D. (2007)
Power, Domination and Legitimacy, APROS colloquium, Management Development Institute
Gurgaon, New Delhi, India
- Gordon, R.D. (2006)
Power, Authority and Legitimacy, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference
Yapoon
(Won best paper award in Critical Management Studies Division, and the all academy highly commended paper award).
- Gordon, R.D. (2005)
Constitution of Power and Corruption in a Police Organization, American Academy of Management Conference: A New Vision of Management In The 21st Century, Hawaii, Aug 2005.
- Gordon, R. D. (2000)
Developing an Alternative Research Framework for Studying Change Management Scenarios, Proceedings of APROS: Organizing Knowledge Economies And Societies
Sydney Australia, 14-17 December
RESEARCH GRANTS
ARC Linkage Grant with NSW Waterboard lead by Professor Stewart Clegg, Managing Collaborative Organisation Projects ($350,000) (2006)
Joint linkage project, Leadership development program, NSW Health ($20,000). Project completed (2006)
Joint linkage project, Exploring the use of democratic control systems in policing, NSW Police, $25,000. Project completed (2005)
AWARDS & HONOURS
- Australian National Export Award for Best Practice and Innovation in International Education Design (Hybri , MyBOND MBA) (2010)
International Education Association Australia (IEAA).
- Dean’s Excellence in Research Award (2009 & 2010)
Bond Business School, Bond University Australia.
- Excellent in Teaching Award (2007 to 2010)
Bond Business School, Bond University Australia.
- Best Research Paper (2006)
Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Yeppoon, Australia.
- Paper submitted to the US Academy of Management (2005)
Social Issues in Management (SIM) division for the all-academy Newman award for excellence in research.
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