Rate My Professor Fiona Edgar

Her doctoral research, supported by the prestigious Bright Futures Doctoral Scholarship—the inaugural award to a University of Otago Business School PhD candidate—examined legislation's influence on HRM policy and practice. Edgar has received the University of Otago Early Career Award for Distinction in Research in 2008 and an Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence for her 2009 paper 'Workplace Values and Beliefs: An Empirical Study of Ideology, High Commitment Management and Unionization,' published in The International Journal of Human Resource Management. Recent publications include 'Understanding employees’ environmentally sustainable work behavior: The roles of self-transcendence values, innovative work attitudes and sustainable performance management' (2026, International Journal of Productivity & Performance Management), the book chapter 'SDGs and HRM in Australia and New Zealand' (2025, The Elgar Companion to Human Resource Management Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals), and 'Research Sparks: Turning intellect into HR impact' (2025, Human Resources). Other significant works are 'Factors influencing university research performance' (2013, Studies in Higher Education) and 'Employee voice on human resource management' (2005, Journal of Management & Organization). Edgar's research explores strategic HRM, sustainable practices, employee wellbeing, and organizational performance.