Associate Professor
Karen Becker
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Research field
Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- Fellow - Australian Human Resources Institute (FAHRI)
- Graduate & Member - Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
- Member - Academy of Management (US)
- Justice of the Peace (Qualified)
Teaching
- Workplace learning (internship - Management & HRM)
- Managing organisational change
- Organisational behaviour
- HRM competencies
- Introduction to management
- Human resource development
- Human resource planning, recruitment and selection
- Strategic performance management
- Performance and reward
- Strategic human resource management
- Personal and professional development
Publications
- Jorgensen, F. & Becker, K. (2017). The role of HRM in facilitating team ambidexterity. Human Resource Management Journal, 27(2), 264–280. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/106593
- Fleming, J., Becker, K. & Newton, C. (2017). Factors for successful e-learning: does age matter? Education and Training, 59(1), 76–89. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/107953
- Becker, K. & Smidt, M. (2016). A risk perspective on human resource management: A review and directions for future research. Human Resource Management Review, 26(2), 149–165. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/92282
- Bish, A. & Becker, K. (2016). Exploring expectations of nonprofit management capabilities. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 45(3), 437–457. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/84335
- Jorgensen, F. & Becker, K. (2015). Balancing organizational and professional commitments in professional service firms: the HR practices that matter. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26(1), 23–41. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/73981
- Becker, K. & Smidt, M. (2015). Workforce-related risks in projects with a contingent workforce. International Journal of Project Management, 33(4), 889–900. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/79102
- Newton, C., Becker, K. & Bell, S. (2014). Learning and development opportunities as a tool for the retention of volunteers: a motivational perspective. Human Resource Management Journal, 24(4), 514–530. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/71457
- Becker, K., Newton, C. & Sawang, S. (2013). A learner perspective on barriers to e-learning. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 53(2), 211–233. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/220034
- Becker, K., Hyland, P. & Soosay, C. (2013). Labour attraction and retention in rural and remote Queensland communities. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 19(3), 342–368. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/220440
- Becker, K., Fleming, J. & Keijsers, W. (2012). E-learning: ageing workforce versus technology-savvy generation. Education and Training, 54(5), 385–400. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/51065
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Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
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