Rate My Professor Vindhya Weeratunga

Weeratunga's research specializations encompass human resource management, systems thinking applications to complex problems, adaptive leadership, employee engagement, worker well-being, flexible and hybrid work, the future of work, and the impacts of HR practices across demographic groups. As a mixed-methods researcher affiliated with the Public Service Research Group, she served as co-investigator on the ANZSOG/ACT Public Service project examining flexible working in the Australian Capital Territory Public Service and contributes to projects on hybrid working productivity. Her key publications include journal articles such as 'Working-from-home experiences and well-being of older workers in the public sector: An agency theory perspective' (2026, International Journal of Public Sector Management, with Buick et al.), 'The unintended consequences of the blended workforce in the Australian Public Service: Effects on middle manager well-being' (2025, Australian Journal of Public Administration, with Buick, Blackman, and O'Donnell), 'Leveraging system flows for complex change' (2025, Australian Journal of Public Administration, with Blackman et al.), 'Well-Being in the Public Service: A Multi-Level Analysis of Job Demands and Job Resources' (2025, International Journal of Public Administration, with Buick et al.), and 'Working from home during COVID-19: What does this mean for the ideal worker norm?' (2023, Gender, Work and Organization, with Williamson and Taylor), for which the team received the 2024 IRSPM Rosemary O'Leary Prize. With 14 journal articles, four reports, and numerous conference presentations, her work advances public sector management and employee outcomes.