Rate My Professor Susan Mayson

Dr. Susan Mayson serves as Senior Lecturer and Director of Education in the Department of Management within Monash University's Faculty of Business and Economics. Her research centers on employment relations and human resource management, with particular emphasis on women's employment outcomes in small and entrepreneurial firms. She co-edited the International Handbook of Entrepreneurship and HRM, published by Edward Elgar, in collaboration with Professor Rowena Barrett. Her scholarly work has appeared in prestigious journals including the International Journal of Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management Journal, and Human Resource Management Review. Notable publications include 'Advancing understanding of HRM in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): critical questions and future prospects' (2022, with Harney, Gilman, and Raby), 'Sustaining a career in general practice: embodied work, inequality regimes, and turnover intentions of women working in general practice' (2021, with Bardoel), 'Turnover among Australian general practitioners: a longitudinal gender analysis' (2020, with Bardoel, Russell, Advocat, and Kay), and 'Contextualizing performance appraisal practices in Chinese public sector organizations: the importance of context and areas for future study' (2019, with Wang, Zhu, and Chen). Dr. Mayson also investigates human resource management in social enterprises and higher education teaching and learning, with contributions to Higher Education Research and Development.

In addition to her research, Dr. Mayson has supervised multiple PhD students to completion on diverse topics such as HRM in fast-growth firms, work-life balance and the psychological contract, performance management in Chinese universities, international student safety and welfare, and precarious workers in higher education. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses including MGF2661 Human Resource Management and MGF5130 Managing Diversity and Inclusion, as well as units on sustainability and performance in human resource management and ethics and legal issues in human resource management. Her commitment to teaching excellence is evidenced by several awards: the Dean's Teaching Award in 2011 (shared with Croy, Torres, and McCann), Dean's Commendation for Excellence in Teaching in 2009 (shared with Croy and Schapper), and Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence (Team) in 2021. As an Associate Fellow of the Monash Education Academy and a member of the Faculty Education Committee since 2012, she advances educational leadership and student engagement. Her research supports UN Sustainable Development Goals such as gender equality, decent work, quality education, and reduced inequalities. Past projects include 'Getting and keeping good staff: an analysis of human resource management in small firms' and organizational climate surveys.