Emeritus Professor Alison Sheridan

Biography

Alison Sheridan is an Emeritus Professor at the UNE Business School, University of New England. She completed her undergraduate degree in agricultural economics at the University of Sydney. Prior to completing her PhD in management, she worked as an agricultural economist in Australia and the US. She has held a number of leadership roles within the University of New England, as well as on regional and national boards. Her research interests span gender and human resource management, corporate governance and regional development and entrepreneurship and she has published widely in these areas. She is a Life Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was the Chair of the Gender and Diversity in Organizations (GDO) Division of the US Academy of Management (2020).

Qualifications

BAg Ec (Hons 1), (Syd), PhD (NE), GAICD, FANZAM, PFHEA

Research Interests

Major Research interests

Gender, governance, regional development and management education.  She has published widely, and led research projects funded by the Australian Research Council and Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation.

Publications

Books

Adapa, S., Sheridan A. and Yarram, S.R. (2021) Entrepreneurship in Regional Communities: Exploring the Relevance of Embeddedness, Networking, Empowerment and Communitarian Values, Palgrave MacMillan. (ISBN 978-3-030-60558-2) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60559-9

Adapa, S. & Sheridan A. (eds) (2018) Inclusive Leadership – Negotiating Gendered Spaces, Palgrave MacMillan(ISBN 978-3-319-60665-1) https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319606651

Journal Articles

Abbas, S, Adapa, S., Sheridan, A., and Azeem, M. (2022) ‘Informal competition and firm level innovation in South Asia: The moderating role of innovation time off and R&D intensity’, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 181 August https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0040162522002761

Morales, L.E., Ehmke, M.D. and Sheridan, A. (2022) Consumer Trust and Purchase of Perishable Fresh Food Online Versus In-Store: The Case of beef, Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, DOI: 10.1080/08974438.2022.2072992

Basset, K., Newsome, L., Sheridan, A. and Azeem, M.A. (2022) ‘Characterizing the changing profile of employment in Australian agriculture’, Journal of Rural Studies, https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1eIfr2eyKFjxIb

Azeem, M.A., Sheridan, A. and Adapa, S. (2022) ‘Women to women: Enabling innovation and firm performance in developing countries’, Emerging Markets Review, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ememar.2021.100879

Sheridan, A., Newsome, L., Howard, T., Lawson, A. & Saunders, S. (2021) ‘Intergenerational farm succession: how does gender fit?’, Land Use Policy, 109, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105612

Sheridan, A. and Newsome, L. (2021) ‘Tempered disruption: gender and agricultural professional services’, Gender, Work and Organization, https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12623

Sheridan, A., Lord, L. and Ross-Smith, A. (2021) ‘Disrupting board appointments: Australia’s governance guidelines and gender capital’, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-08-2020-0242

Sheridan, A., O’Sullivan, J., Fisher, J., Dunne, K. and Beck, W. (2020) ‘Responding to institutional climate change in higher education: The value of group peer mentoring’ Gender and Education, 32 (7), pp.891-907, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09540253.2019.1594705

Adapa, S. and Sheridan, A. (2019) ‘A case of multiple oppressions: Women’s career opportunities in Malaysian SME accounting firms’, International Journal of Human Resource Management, https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/MqkX85fUMUFU8WagtaFs/full?target=10.1080/09585192.2019.1583269

Sheridan, A., O’Sullivan, J., Fisher, J., Dunne, K. and Beck, W. (2019) ‘Escaping from the city means more than a cheap house and a ten minute commute’, M/C Journal, 22(3), http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/1525

Newsome, L. & Sheridan, A. (2018). Taking Stock: Identifying the Growing Agricultural Service Sector in Australia. Australasian Agribusiness Review, 28(1).

Kennedy, T., Rae, M., Sheridan, A. & Valadkhani, A. (2017). Reducing gender wage inequality increases economic prosperity for all: Insights from Australia. Economic Analysis and Policy, 55, 14-24.

Grant, B., Smith-Ruig, T., & Sheridan, A. (2016). Slow change at the top: ‘Old hands’ and ‘accidental executives’ in New South Wales local government. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 75(1), 89-99. doi:10.1111/1467-8500.12160

Adapa, S., Rindfleish, J., & Sheridan, A. (2016). 'Doing Gender’ in a Regional Context:  Explaining women’s absence from senior roles in regional accounting firms in Australia. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 35 (March), 100-110.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2015.05.004

Adapa, S., Sheridan, A., & Rindfleish, J. (2015). Career enablers for women in regional and metropolitan accounting SMEs. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 21(2), 178-200.

Sheridan, A., Ross-Smith, A., & Lord, L. (2014). Institutional influences on women's representation on corporate boards : An Australian case study. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, 33(2), 140-159.

Sheridan, A., & O'Sullivan, J. (2013). 'Fact' and 'Fiction': Enlivening Health Care Education. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 27(5), 561-576.

Almeida, S., Fernando, M., & Sheridan, A. (2012). Revealing the screening: Organisational factors influencing the recruitment of immigrant professionals. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(9), 1950-1965.

Sheridan, A., McKenzie, F., & Still, L. (2011). Making visible the 'space of betweeness': Understanding women's limited access to leadership in regional Australia. Gender, Place and Culture, 18(6), 795-811.

Sheridan, A., Haslam McKenzie, F., & Still, L., (2011). Complex and contradictory: the doing of gender on regional development boards. Gender, Work and Organisation, 18(3), 283-297.

Sheridan, A., Pringle, J., & Strachan, G. (2009). Profitable margins. Journal of Management and Organization, 15(5), 544-548.

Sheridan, A., Pringle, J., & Strachan, G. (2009). Doing scholarship differently: Doing scholarship which matters. An interview with Amanda Sinclair. Journal of Management and Organization, 15(5), 549-554.

Rindfleish, J., Sheridan, A., & Kjeldal, S. (2009). Creating an 'agora' for storytelling as a way of challenging the gendered structures of academia. Equal Opportunities International, 28(6), 486-499.

Pini, B., Sheridan, A., & Conway, M. (2009). Gendering regional governance: A Framework for Analyses. Public Policy, 4(1), 12-29.

Beck, W., Dunne, K., Fisher, J., O'Sullivan, J., & Sheridan, A. (2008). Turning up the heat: Collaboration as a response to a chilly research environment. TEXT, 12(2).

Boohene, R., Sheridan, A., & Kotey, B. (2008). Gender, personal values, strategies and small business performance: A Ghanaian case study. Equal Opportunities International, 27(3), 237-257.

Paliadelis, P., Cruikshank, M., & Sheridan, A. (2007). Caring for each other: How nurse managers 'manage' their role. Journal of Nursing Management, 15(8), 830-837.

Smith, T., & Sheridan, A. (2006). Organisational careers versus boundaryless careers: insights from the accounting profession. Journal of Management and Organisation, 12(3), 223-234.

Sheridan, A., Pini, B., & Conway, M. (2006). Modestly staffed and modestly resourced: An exploratory critique of women's entry to rural and regional governance. Rural Society, 16(4), 271-282.

Beck, W., Dunne, K., Fisher, J., O'Sullivan , J., & Sheridan, A. (2006). A Capella and Diva: A collaborative process for individual academic writing. M/C Journal, 9(2)  9 May 2006. http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0605/09-divas.php

Sheridan, A., and Milgate, G. (2005). Accessing board positions: A comparison of women's and men's views. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 13(6), 847-855.

Kjeldal, S., Rindfleish, J., & Sheridan, A. (2005). Deal making and rule breaking: Beyond the façade of equity in academia. Gender and Education, 17(1), 431-447.

O'Sullivan, J., & Sheridan, A. (2005). The King is Dead, Long Live the King: Tall Tales of New Men and New Management in The Bill. Gender, Work and Organization,12(4), 299-318.

Sheridan, A., & Conway, M. (2005). Women, small business and regional location. Rural Society, 15(1), 55-76.

Kotey, B., & Sheridan, A. (2004). Changing HRM practices with firm growth. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 11(4), 474-485.

Sheridan, A. (2004). Chronic presenteeism: The multiple dimensions to men's absence from part-time work. Gender, Work and Organisation, 11(2), 207-225.

Rindfleish, J., & Sheridan, A. (2003). No Change from Within: Senior Women Managers' Response to Gendered Organizational Structures. Women in Management Review, 18(6), 299-310.

Sheridan, A., & Milgate, G. (2003). She says, he says: Women's and men's views on the composition of boards. Women in Management Review, 18(3), 147-154.

Sheridan, A. (2002). What you know and who you know: 'successful' women's views on accessing board positions. Career Development International, 7(4), 203-210.

Sheridan, A. (2002). Accessing directorships: Comparison of views of Canadian and Australian women directors. Psychological Reports, 90, 150-156.

Book Chapters

Adapa, S., and Sheridan, A. (2018) ‘Small and Medium-sized Accounting Firms in India: Inclusive or Exclusive Leadership?, in Adapa, S., and Sheridan, A. (eds) Inclusive Leadership – Negotiating Gendered Spaces, Palgrave MacMillan

Adapa, S., & Sheridan, A. (2016). The complex hues of entrepreneurial identity amongst women owning accounting firms. In Kumar, P. (Ed.), Indian Women as Entrepreneurs An Exploration of Self Identity (pp. 21-42). Palgrave MacMillan.

Sheridan, A., Ross-Smith, A. & Lord, L. (2015). Women on boards in Australia:  Achieving real change or more of the same? in Broadbridge  A., & Fielden, S. (Eds.), Handbook of Gendered Careers in management: getting in, getting on, getting out, Edward Elgar.

French, E., & Sheridan, A. (2010). Women in management: Limited progress, Uncertain prospects. In Strachan, G., French, E. & Burgess, J. (Eds.), Managing Diversity in Australia: Theory and Practice (pp.153-168). McGraw Hill.

Smith-Ruig, T., & Sheridan, A. (2009). Through My Eyes: Conducting Research as a Vision Impaired Researcher. In Minichiello, V. & Kottler, J. (Eds.), Qualitative Journeys: Student and Mentor Experiences with Research (pp. 115-127). Sage: Thousand Oaks.

Sheridan, A., & Milgate, G. (2003).  Two sides to the story: Women's and men's views on the difficulties women face in accessing directorships. In Natale, S. & Libertella, A. (Eds.), Instructed by Reason, Volume IX (pp. 209-220). University Press of America: Lanham.

Sheridan, A., & O'Sullivan, J. (2003). What you see is what you get: Popular culture, gender and workplace diversity. In Davidson, M. and Fielden, S. (Eds.), Individual Diversity within Organisations (pp. 297-312). John Wiley & Sons: Chichester.

Conference Papers

Morales, L. E., Ehmke, M.,  & Sheridan, A. (2021). ‘Buying perishable fresh food online versus in-store – The case of beef’. Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES), 65^th Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia. February 2021

Sheridan, A. and Adapa, S. (2019) ‘Doing Gender’ in SME Accounting Firms: A Transnational Perspective, Academy of Management Conference, Boston, August.

Adapa, S., Azeem, M., Sheridan, A. (2019) Gender, innovation and performance small and medium-sized firms in developing countries: Empirical evidence from the food and beverage industry, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference, Melbourne, February.

Newsome, L., Sheridan, A., Smith-Ruig, T. (2019) Producers of food and creators of social value: Women and alternative agriculture, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference,Melbourne, February.

Sheridan, A. and Newsome, L. (2018) Gender matters:  unleashing the potential of professional agribusiness services, Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Auckland, December.

Sheridan, A., Lord, L. and Ross-Smith, A. (2017) Changing Boundaries: Women, Boards and Gender Capital in Australia, Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, August.

Field, J., Smith-Ruig, T. and Sheridan, A. (2016) Crafting boundaries: Knowledge workers managing flexible work arrangements, Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Brisbane, December.

Adapa, S., Sheridan, A., and Rindfleish, J. (2015), Identities of Male and Female Owner-managers in Malaysian Accounting Firms, Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Queenstown, December.

Lord, L., Ross-Smith, A., Sheridan, A., Adapa, S., Handley, K., Hopkins, M.M., Liu, H., O’Neil, D.A., Pullen, A & Simpson, R. (2015) Research experiences of female academics, Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organisational Symbolism (ASCOS), Sydney, November.

Adapa, S., Sheridan, A., and Rindfleish, J. (2014), Career Progression of Women: Regional versus Metropolitan Australian Accounting Firms, Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, University of Technology Sydney , December.

Lord, L., Ross-Smith A., Marinelli, M., and Sheridan, A. (2014) ‘Stakeholder perceptions of the “right” pathway for women to corporate board membership’, Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, August.

Adapa, S., Rindfleish, J. and Sheridan, A. (2013) ‘Doing Gender’ in a regional context:  Explaining women’s absence from senior roles in regional accounting firms in Australia’, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, Athens, July.