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Mr Russell Wordsworth

Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship

Fields of Research

  • Voluntary turnover and employee retention
  • Ethics in human resource management
  • Training and development, particularly the evaluation of training

Researcher Summary

I am currently undertaking a PhD in Management. My research examines voluntary turnover decision making of employees in a post-crisis context. This forms the bulk of my research interests at present. I am however involved in other studies investigating voluntary turnover of employees using the Unfolding Model of Voluntary Turnover. Other research interests include the evaluation of training; employee recruitment; and careers related research.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Affiliations

Prizes and Awards

  • University of Canterbury Teaching Award (2011)
  • College of Business and Economics Teaching Award (2010)
  • Best Paper Award at the Clute Institute ABR Conference in Orlando, United States, 3 January 2006. (2006)

Research Service

  • "Embedding staff for the long-term". Invited commentary. Interview with Paul Dagarin from INsite Media on the theory and practice of aged-care staff retention. (2011). (2011)

Publications


  • Wright, S. and Wordsworth, R. (2013) Teaching through 10,000 earthquakes: Constructive practice for instructors in a post-disaster environment. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 25(in press) (Journal Article)
  • Baruch, Y., Wordsworth, R., Wright, S. and Mills, C.M. (2012) Career Attitudes and Outcomes of Blue-Collar Workers: The Impact of Chance Event. Boston, MA, USA: Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 3-7 Aug 2012. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Wordsworth, R. (2012) Human resource planning and recruitment. In P. Nel (Ed.), Human Resource Management in Australia and New Zealand: 172-206. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Du Plessis, A. and Wordsworth, R. (2012) Job analysis and design. In P. Nel (Ed.), Human Resource Management in Australia and New Zealand: 134-171. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Nel, P. and Wordsworth, R. (2012) Selection. In P. Nel (Ed.), Human Resource Management in Australia and New Zealand: 208-235. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Wordsworth, R., Malinen, S. and Sloman, M. (2012) Time for a change: highlighting the Partnership Model. Development and Learning in Organizations 26(5): 14-17. (Journal Article)
  • Baruch, Y., Wordsworth, R., Wright, S. and Mills, C. (2010) Career attitudes of bus drivers. Lisbon, Portugal: 26th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, 28 Jun-3 Jul 2010. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Malik, A., Nilakant, V. and Wordsworth, R. (2010) Impulsive Itinerant and Deliberate Departer: Dominant pathways of employee turnover in IT firms. Montréal, Canada: 70th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 6-10 Aug 2010. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Wordsworth, R. (2007) myUnisa. Are students using online learning environments for their intended purpose? Bloemfontein, South Africa: HELTASA 2007 Conference, 19-21 Nov 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Wordsworth, R. (2007) The business world and business management. In G.S. Du Toit, B. Erasmus and J.W. Strydom (Ed.), Introduction to Business Management (7th ed.): 3-36. Cape Town: Oxford University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Erasmus, B.J. and Wordsworth, R. (2006) The Views of HR Practioners on Ethical Issues within Organisations: A South African perspective. Orlando, FL, USA: The 2006 ABR (Business) Conference and the 2006 TLC (Teaching) Conference, 2-6 Jan 2006. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Erasmus, B.J. and Wordsworth, R. (2006) The Views of HR Practitioners on Ethical Issues Within Organisations. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 9(4): 413-428. (Journal Article)