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Papers by Rob Macklin

Personnel Review, 2004

This paper reviews the results of an exploratory study designed to examine the perceptions of a r... more This paper reviews the results of an exploratory study designed to examine the perceptions of a random selection of Australian human resource professionals regarding the attributes required of and the quality of service provided by executive search firms (ESFs) and advertised recruitment agencies (ARAs). A total of 109 useable responses were entered and a four-factor solution was derived employing three

Qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) programs are well-established research tools, but littl... more Qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) programs are well-established research tools, but little is known about how researchers use them. This article reports the results of a content analysis of 763 empirical articles, published in the Scopus database between 1994 and 2013, which explored how researchers use the ATLAS.ti™ and NVivo™ QDAS programs.* The analysis specifically investigated who is using these tools (in terms of subject discipline and author country of origin), and how they are being used to support research (in terms of type of data, type of study, and phase of the research process that QDAS were used to support). The study found that the number of articles reporting QDAS is increasing each year, and that the majority of studies using ATLAS.ti™ and NVivo™ were published in health sciences journals by authors from the United Kingdom, United States, Neth-erlands, Canada, and Australia. Researchers used QDAS to support a variety of research designs and most commonly used the programs to support analyses of data gathered through interviews, focus groups, documents, field notes, and open-ended survey questions. Although QDAS can support multiple phases of the research process, the study found the vast majority of researchers are using it for data management and analysis, with fewer using it for data collection/creation or to visually display their methods and findings. This article concludes with some discussion of the extent to which QDAS users appear to have leveraged the potential of these programs to support new approaches to research.

The business ethics literature has paid little attention to the similarities, differences, and in... more The business ethics literature has paid little attention to the similarities, differences, and interactions between 'justice climate' and 'ethical work climate', two key perspectives on the moral dimension of organizations that are related to cultural diversity. In this conceptual paper we argue that integrative studies of justice and ethical work climates could contribute significantly to our understanding of the moral dimensions of organizations. We propose a model showing that an organization's moral climate can perform both normative and evaluative functions. With the globalization of business and increasing diversification of the labour force, cross-cultural differences regarding organizational perceptions and behaviours are increasingly salient. Hence, we also explore the influence of cultural diversity in our integrated model with the Chinese business context as a specific example. We conclude by discussing directions for further research on the relationship between cultural diversity and moral climate in organizations.

ABSTRACT Industry demands highly skilled, work ready and adaptable graduates who can solve comple... more ABSTRACT
Industry demands highly skilled, work ready and adaptable graduates who can solve complex problems. Work integrated learning (WIL) offers
educators an authentic assessment that approximates future
performance requirements. Often this would include workplace
placements or internships for a selected number of students. In this
paper, we evaluate the ‘live case study’ assessment as an example of an
alternative embedded approach to WIL. We address a lack of simple and
specific criteria for assessing WIL and assess the live case approach
against these criteria. We find that the live case approach is an effective
form of WIL, offering large numbers of students an authentic learning
experience. We recommend this approach to universities seeking to
offer large cohorts of students a workplace learning experience that is
less time and resource dependent than internships, and effective for
international and distance students.

Journal of Business Ethics, 2017

International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2015

ABSTRACT Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) programs are established t... more ABSTRACT Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) programs are established tools for qualitative research. Making informed decisions when using them requires researchers to understand how they affect research practices and outcomes. In this article we consider the impact of CAQDAS on researcher reflexivity. Reviewing three decades of literature, we identify specific ‘reflexive moments’ experienced by CAQDAS users, the contexts in which they occur, the issues they raise, and the reflexive awareness they generate. The ways in which CAQDAS can enhance or undermine researcher reflexivity are also reported. By doing so, we aim to help researchers and especially research students (and their supervisors) understand the relationship between CAQDAS and reflexivity and the reflexive moments they may encounter when using such software.

Process Studies, 2014

The study of organizational ethics continues to be the focus of significant academic attention, h... more The study of organizational ethics continues to be the focus of significant academic attention, however it is a discourse that remains largely informed by "a rational, cognitive and ordered form of morality" (see Pullen, Rhodes, and ten Bos). Traditional approaches to questions of organizational ethics emphasize a fundamentally static view of organizations and the people within them, reinforcing notions of mind/body dualism and reifying ethics as an outcome of human agency, choice, and deliberate intention (see MacKay and Chia). We challenge this approach and instead argue in favor of ethics research that adopts an ontology grounded in process metaphysics. Escaping the confines of Cartesian dualism, we reconceptualize organizational ethics as something that is in fact not held constant, is not a static termination point or an outcome of events, but is rather an input into the continually reconstituting context of the organization over time (see Langley, et al.). The process ethics we articulate provides a grounding for moral critique in diverse communities that is not undermined by relativism. Moreover, it provides guidance to managers and employees facing moral problems without forcing them to face a tyranny of principles. We consider how a process ethics would be enacted in organizations through managerial decision-making and in the treatment or employees.

Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics. Vol.9, No.1, pp 101-113, 2007

Basu, P. O’Neill, G. & Travaglioni A. (eds) Engagement & Change: Exploring Management, Economics & Financial Implications of a Globalising Environment(Link), 2007

Pinnington, A. Macklin, R. and Campbell, T. (eds) HRM: Ethics and Employment, 2007

Green, B & Kemmis S. Understanding and researching professional practice, 2009

Kinsella, A. and Pitman, A. Phronesis as Professional Knowledge, 2012

Higgs, J. Cherry, N. Macklin, R. Ajjawi, R. Researching practice: A discourse on qualitative methodologies, 2010

in Higgs, J. Cherry, N. Macklin, R. Ajjawi, R. Researching practice: A discourse on qualitative methodologies, 2010

Business & Professional Ethics Journal, 1999