Faculty of Business and Law 2

Honorary Doctorate

Mrs Linda Lavarch

Linda Lavarch is a distinguished leader whose career spans law, politics, and governance. Serving in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1997 to 2009, she made history as the first woman lawyer elected to the Queensland Parliament and again in 2005 as the State’s first woman Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, where she pursued an active reform agenda focused on community justice initiatives and the treatment of vulnerable people in the criminal justice system.

Beyond politics, Mrs Lavarch has held senior governance roles across health, housing, and the nonprofit sector. She is currently a Board Director of Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Australia’s largest public health provider, and President of Volunteering Queensland. Nationally, she chaired the Not-for-Profit Sector Reform Council, which played a crucial role in establishing the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, a landmark initiative in nonprofit regulation.

A QUT alumna, Mrs Lavarch’s enduring connection to QUT spans active senior advisory roles in the Faculty of Business and Law, and service on QUT Council. She has been an instrumental sponsor and advisor to the QUT Pathways to Politics for Women program, which since 2020 has equipped over 100 women to pursue political leadership. Her mentorship and advocacy have helped reshape Australia’s political landscape.

Mrs Lavarch holds a Bachelor of Laws (1986) and Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (1987), both from Queensland Institute of Technology.

In recognition of her distinguished service to QUT and the community, QUT Council has awarded Linda Lavarch Doctor of the University.

Doctor of Philosophy

Ferdous, Tahrima

Thesis Title

Organisational Control and Employee Outcomes in Mandatory Work from Home: Evidence from Bangladesh During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Erica French (Principal Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Muhammad Ali (Associate Supervisor)
• Professor Kevin Desouza (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

The COVID-19 pandemic initiated the world’s largest remote work experiment, compelling organisations to reassess how they manage employees working from home. This thesis examines two Bangladeshi organisations in manufacturing and telecommunications to analyse control dynamics during mandatory work from home arrangements. Presenting a multi-level model, it demonstrates how control mechanisms, managerial control styles, and employees’ self-management influence job satisfaction, performance, and wellbeing. The study identifies crisis-specific leadership style, gendered visibility practices, and the role of job-related psychological ownership in shaping employee outcomes. These insights provide evidence-based guidance for developing effective, tailored remote and hybrid work models in the post-pandemic context.

Islam, Ranjita

Thesis Title

An Investigation of Women’s Representation in Information Technology

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Muhammad Ali (Principal Supervisor)
• Associate Professor Erica French (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis investigates why women remain underrepresented in the Australian information technology industry and how workplace systems shape their career outcomes. It combines three studies to explore gender equality policies, examine hiring practices, and evaluate performance review systems, demonstrating how bias operates across organizational levels. The research shows that women’s representation improves when policies and practices work together, but stereotypes and biased evaluations continue to limit progress. The findings offer practical insights for organizations seeking to build inclusive cultures and create fair pathways for women’s recruitment, retention, and career progression in the technology sector.

Saeedikiya, Mehrzad

Thesis Title

The Role of Digital Transformation in Innovation-Based Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Sandeep Salunke (Principal Supervisor)
• Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

This research examined how firms, specifically, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can leverage digital transformation (DT) to boost their innovation and gain a competitive advantage. It found that DT most benefits innovation by enhancing knowledge and resource integration. Firms that benefit most are those that possess unique dynamic capabilities and align their digital transformation initiatives with their strategies and capabilities in response to market and environmental dynamics. This alignment enables them to absorb relevant knowledge and integrate it efficiently for innovation.

Smidt, Michelle

Thesis Title

It's the Thought That Counts: Expanding Employee HR Attributions About Wellness Programs

Supervisors

• Professor Nerina Jimmieson (Principal Supervisor)
• Professor Lisa Bradley (Associate Supervisor)
• Dr Martin Edwards (External Supervisor)

Citation

This thesis focuses on employees’ attributions about their organization’s reasons for providing HR practices, referred to as HR attributions. An expanded set of HR attributions were examined across three studies through which HR attributions were identified via extensive conceptual work and then applied in qualitative and quantitative studies with employee samples who had access to a wellness program in their workplace. Results showed that employees hold a variety of attributions about why their organization provides wellness programs. Through latent profile analysis, four profiles of attributions were identified which were shown to be linked to employee well-being outcomes in various ways.

Zadmehr, Masoud

Thesis Title

The Impact of Geopolitical Risks on Dynamic Capabilities within a Supermajor International Oil Company

Supervisors

• Professor Robert Perrons (Principal Supervisor)
• Professor Kevin Desouza (Associate Supervisor)

Citation

This investigation examines the impact of geopolitical risks on the dynamic capabilities and firm performance of a supermajor international oil company across 20 countries worldwide. In doing so, it contributes to our understanding of the limitations of dynamic capability theory within the energy industry, and suggests several context-specific approaches to capability development within that sector.  Also, by challenging the more popular measures of geopolitical risk in the literature, it extends the conventional understanding of geopolitical risk management in the energy industry.  Finally, it explores how these findings directly impact how incumbent energy firms should approach the energy transition.

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

• BARBER, Lu Lu Jane
• BEAMES, Emily Grace
• BLADE, Sofia Alexis
• BROOKS, Jaclyn Taylah
• COSTIN, Connor
• DHILLON, Gagandeep Singh
• EDWARDS, Sophie Bella
• HANSEN, Emma Katherine
• MANYCH, Samantha Louise
• MEHARY, Mehret
• MELLOR, Loradana Veronica
• MILHENCH, Kyle John Frederick
• MURPHY, Geraldine Eve
• OTHMAN, Rana
• PIDDINGTON, Isabella Grace
• RAMNATH, Diya
• RASIC, Hanisi Mereana
• RYAN, Ella Merle
• TANAHARA, Mitsuki
• UHLMANN, Abby Claire
• WANG, Meijue
• WU, Anita Jade
• XIE, Lanxiang Amber

Bachelor of Business (International Business)

• ALEXANDER, Emily Jazz
• APABLAZA GONZALEZ, Franco Andres
• BROWNING, Lucinda
• CHAPMAN, Jai Mitchell
• CHENG, Nga Sze
• CHUNG, Pei Shan
• CONSIDINE, Rebecca Gail
• CREIGHTON, Fraser
• D'ESPAGNAC, Monica Marie
• DEVLIN, Connor Michael
• DOMAT, Marie
• DUFOURQ, Naomi
• ELIASSEN, Vetle
• FRENCH, Isabella Maree
• GAVRANIC, Jake Matthew
• GILLARD, Jack Anthony
• HENDERS, Joel Thomas
• HOANG, Gia Bao
• HOSSEINIAMREI, Seyedmehrdad
• LAU, In Cho
• LEE, Alyssa Yi Xin
• LI, Zeyuan
• LIANG, Yik Jun
• LIU, Baoling
• LIYANAGE, Deshan
• LOO, Natalie Min Yie
• MA, Boyang
• MOREIRO-LEE, Kristian James
• NARARA, Nicholas Isaac
• NORIZAN, Muhammad Hakim
• PINONTOAN, Sergio Raphael
• PURKARTHOFER, Markus
• RETIEF, Harrison Andre
• ROSS, Liam James Lawlor
• STANLY, Jeevan
• STOTT, Jacob Andrew
• SUMAGUE, Ardiel Lawrence Pascual
• THEODORIDIS, Nicholas
• TRAN, Jenny Nhi
• YAHYA, Chaimaa

Bachelor of Business (Management)

• ALLEN, Ava Margaret
• AMIRSARDARI, Kasra
• AUSTIN, Rylee
• BIRCH, Fynn Christopher Campbell
• BOARD, Emma Clare
• BROWNING, Rudi Van Huysen
• CAMPBELL, Sophie Marie
• CARY, Graeme Todd
• CASTRISIOS, Calliope
• CHICK, Ryan Phillip
• CHU, Giang Ai Lan
• CRETHARY, Zen
• DAVIS, Michael James
• DAWSON, Abby Grace
• DOWNIE, Bobbie
• GARDNER, Eloise Cate
• GOSS, Lochlainn Isaac Noah
• HAIDARI, Sharifa
• HE, Juequan
• HOBBS, Caitlin Starr
• HOWARD, Thomas Desmond
• HUANG, Tingting
• HUME, Hayden Alan
• IGARASHI, Yuna
• JIBU, Neha
• JONES, Sandra Jane
• KEMPNICH, Angus Stines
• KHETRAPAL, Shaurya
• KIRBY, Josephine Anne
• LA, Ngoc Khue
• LIU, Taige
• LIU, William Sing Lang
• LIVIANI, Isabella
• MARTINZ, Brandon Anthony
• MASNJAK, Owen
• MCCALLUM SARANOV, Jordyn Ella
• MCERLEAN, Benjamin James
• MICALE, Kayd
• MIERS-DEVRIENDT, Audrey
• MINER, Jasmine
• MULLER, Sienna Jillian
• NETTLETON, Jennifer Anne Arascain
• O'KEEFE, Georgia Mary
• ONG, Han Shen
• OSHIKA, Runa
• PAPAGIANNIS, Diamantis Timothy
• PEARSON, Zane Andrew
• PETSKY, Jacob Daniel
• PFITZNER, Thomas David
• POWER, Matthew Jonathon
• PROCTOR, Jake
• PRYOR, Kai Joseph Mark
• RATCLIFF, Cassidy Regan
• SEMINI, Luke Kincaid Sydney
• STUDER, Daniel
• THOMPSON, Matthew Robert
• TISO, Jeremiah
• TULLY, Claudia Jade
• WALSH, David Francisco
• WITT, Emily Lara
• WONG, Sum Yu
• WU, Weiqi
• ZHANG, Tong
• ZORBAS, Alexander Vincent

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) – with Distinction

• COOREY, Jasmine
• GILFRICH, Lina
• JAIMES, Taliah Gabrielle
• KELLY, Eva
• KENEALLY, Allegra Louise
• MALEKI, Sarah Jane
• PHELAN, Meredith Ann
• RABJOHNS, Lara Olivia
• STRONG, Paris Christina Holly
• WARRELL, Anthony Jason

Bachelor of Business (International Business) – with Distinction

• DE PETRO, Jasmine
• DENT, Molly Elora Anne
• GRAHAM, Dominic James
• GRAVENALL, Lana
• HUYNH, Thi Hai Linh
• JACKSON, Ryan Mark
• SPURWAY, Grace Lea

Bachelor of Business (Management) – with Distinction

• BROCKLEY, Caitlin Louise
• CHOKSHI, Tanya Kunalkumar
• DEWAR, Joshua
• DUMPER ALMEIDA, Mariana
• DUNBAR, Kiera Jade
• FRANCIS, Ellen Brindabella
• GALL, Freya Josephine
• GARNER, Patrick
• HAMILTON, Meghan Fisher
• JACKSON, Jessica Ann
• KETTLE, Pria Grace
• LAWRIE, Kayla Janet
• MAJPRUZ, Isabelle
• PITT, Serena Lee
• SUMMER, Dana Aileen
• SURESH, Shruthikaa
• TAYLOR, Jake Douglas
• TEI, Harrison John
• TETLEY, Flynn Peter
• TREAGLE, Lucy Maree

Bachelor of Business (Marketing) – with Distinction

• CZERNIAWSKI, Claudia Marie

Bachelor of Business – International (International Business)

• MEHMET, Charli Poppy

Bachelor of Business – International (Management)

• TAYLOR, Matthew Ronald Desmond

Bachelor of Business – International (International Business) – with Distinction

• HACKETT, Lizzie Margaret

Bachelor of Business (Honours) – Second Class Honours – Division A

• CHIENG, Khai Hong

Postgraduate

Executive Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

• ANDERSON, Rebecca Beryl
• EATHORNE, Bradley James
• FISHER, Brock Thomas
• FOSTER, Sam Tony
• GEORGE, Donna Gaye
• ISCHENKO, Matthew William
• LAFFAN, Peter
• ZHAO, Alina Min

Graduate Certificate in Business

• BOYD, Hayley
• CANNINGS, Jahnee
• IRVING, Charles
• PURDY, Christopher James
• THYGESEN, Michelle Jane
• TRATHEN, Vicki Maree

Graduate Certificate in Business (Enterprise Leadership)

• ELLERY, Brodie
• LEONARD, Jonathon Brent
• TUCKER, Andrea

Graduate Certificate in Business (Human Resource Management)

• BLOOMER, Nicole Louise
• MECHANIC-MASCARENHAS, Melanie
• WALFORD, Olivia Maree

Graduate Certificate in Business (Management)

• CAMPBELL, Amanda Jane
• CANN, Antonette
• CHAPMAN, Mitchel Dean
• GUYATT, Cassandra Lee
• HANDLEY, Julia Frances
• WOODFORD, Alyssa Nicole

Graduate Certificate in Business (Public Sector Management)

• ARCHIBALD, Kirsty
• AVERY, Jason John
• BOASE, Jessica Alice
• BONGIORNO, Letitia
• BRAN GIRALT, Marlon Francisco
• BRENNAN, Nathan
• BROWN, Ikae Iyoeha
• CEMALI, Ozen
• COOK, Alana Jayde
• COX, Bradley Walter
• DE BOE, Tracie Dene
• DENNIS, Reginald
• ELMES, Douglas Richard
• FAGERHOLM, John
• GRAY, Zen Kim
• HILL, Keenan Luke
• HOLZER, Prudence Jade
• HUISKAMP, Jessica
• KHANWANI, Sapna
• LARKIN, Keith Patrick
• LOVE, Joel
• MCCLUSKEY, Steven Michael
• MCPHERSON, Amy Bliss
• MURPHY, Dominick
• NOY, Kahl Robert
• O'FARRELL, Kai
• PAINE, Gregory John
• PARKER, Kathleen Ann
• PEARSON, Christopher Jon
• READETT, Jessica Gwen
• REYNOLDS, Meredith Anne
• SIDDALL, Melanie Kathleen
• SLOAN, Daniel
• STACEY, Joshua Andrew
• STOOPS, Rebecca Jane
• TARDIEU, Genevieve
• TAYLOR, Brittany Louise
• THOMAS, Robert James
• THOROGOOD, Andrew Gordon
• WARNER, Thomas George John
• WELLS, Daniel Thomas
• WILLIS, April
• WYKES, Katie
• YULE, Rowena
• ZHANG, Jin

Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

• LI, Zenan
• NAWAZ, Khalid
• SOLOMON, Benjamin David

Executive Master of Business Administration

• AITKEN, Sharnie Robert
• BLUETT, Nathan Arthur
• CHANDRA, Prathima
• FURTADO, Kelly
• KARIYAWASAM, Nadish Chamika
• LIVINGSTONE, Amanuensis
• LU, Chu-Yeng Macy
• STEWART, Kate Alexandra
• VIJAYAKUMAR, Gokulakrishnan
• WHITE, Graham
• ZIMMER, Jodi Patricia

Executive Master of Business Administration – with Distinction

• ABUGHARBIEH, Abdallah Othman
• BARTLETT, Dean
• BASHAM, Jennifer Catherine
• BEST, Matthew Andrew
• BISHOP, Crystal Ann Michelle
• BULKA, Peter
• HEATLEY, Nathan Dwayne
• MC CORMACK, Colm Anthony
• MILLMAN, John Harry
• PAVILACH, Tessa
• ROBERTSON, Dean
• RYAN, Sasha Leah
• SAWYER, David Brenton
• SIMPSON, Michael
• SIMPSON, Todd
• TRAJKOSKI, Ljupco Louie
• WHEBELL, Travis
• WOOD, Karl

Master of Business (Human Resource Management)

• ALALEELI, KHALIFA RASHID SAIF ALSHALI
• ALDOSSARY, Waleed Khalid M
• ALNAQBI, Rashid Ali Mohamed Alobad
• ALODAILAH, Fahad Rasheed M
• BASAPALLY, Shivani
• CHODEN, Tshering
• CHOKI, Kinley
• DEMA, Tashi
• FERNANDES, Caroline
• MICALLEF, Lauren Renee
• NGUYEN, Vinh Chau
• PUTHANPARAMBIL, Veena Sasi
• SETHU, Nandana
• SHAJI, Arun
• SINGYE,
• TSHERING, Kelzang
• YANGCHEN, Pema
• YANGZOM, Deki
• ZAM, Ugyen

Master of Business (International Business)

• A MALEK, Daeng Fatin Aishah Binti
• AGUILAR CADAVID, Juan Carlos
• CHEN, Zirui
• CHINZORIG, Galbadral
• KAVYA,
• KUHAPERMSUB, Yanapatr
• MEHRA, Nupur Vijay
• OGUTU, Peris Atieno
• PHETKAMPHAENG, Warissara
• RAMANATHAN, Ajay Mahadevan
• SAIBOONCHAN, Punnita
• SHEIK BARIDHULLA, Haroon Raseed
• WAN, Xingyu
• ZHU, Jianhua

Master of Business (Management)

• ALSAYED, Marwan Ghaleb O
• ALZEYOUDI, SAEED MOHAMED ALI ALDOWAIB
• BANNEY, Sophie Jane
• CHANG, Kai-Hua
• CHOKI, Kinley
• LI, Jiarui
• MOHA, Cecilia Regina
• NAIR, Jaden John
• SHETTY, Vikram Prabhakar
• TRAN, Dinh Nam
• TSHOMO, Pema
• UPADHYAY, Varad Jitendra
• WANGCHUK, Karma
• WANGMO, Yeshi
• YANGDEN, Karma
• YANGDEN, Tshering
• YANGZOM, Tashi
• YEAZER, Jigme

Master of Business (Human Resource Management) – with Distinction

• HISLOP, Elizabeth Therese
• JEFFREYS, Kitty Twilight
• JOHNSON, Timothy Scott Garry
• KLAVSEN, Martin Kjaer
• KOULOURIS, Marissa
• PICKERING, Todd
• SAROHA, Siddharth
• WALKER, Jane Maree

Master of Business (International Business) – with Distinction

• GOMES, Britney Amelia
• PITZIUS, Vanessa

Master of Business (Management) – with Distinction

• CRANE, Nicola
• LHAMO, Deki
• WRIGHT, Liam Glynn

Master of Business Administration

• BORNEMAN, Andrew Mark
• CUNNINGHAM, Lisa
• FERGUSON, James Andrew
• KESHAVAN PRASANNAKUMAR, Rajesh
• KONYA, Hasan
• LIM, Soo Min
• MAHADIK, Ketan Kashinath
• NEYLAN, April Marie
• OZTUG, Tufan
• PURI, Chetan
• RALEIGH, Christopher Daniel Rupert
• SEKHON, Pallavi
• WEISS, Kristyne Marie
• ZHANG, Jun

Master of Business Administration – with Distinction

• CLANFIELD, Daniel John
• DYER, Tamara
• EDWARDS, Micah Gary
• FURINI HASHIMOTO, Marcel
• IRWIN, Amy Louise
• SCHUHEN, Nia
• SIMEONI, Veronica Clare
• WEIGH, Elizabeth

Bachelor of Engineering Studies

• TAYLOR, Jake Douglas

Master of Philosophy

• FLEETWOOD, Danae Morgan
• KATARIA, Saurav