Josie Fisher
Associate Professor, Faculty of The Professions, UNE Business School
Qualifications
BA(Hons) (NE), DipHum (NE), Grad Cert Higher Ed (NE), PhD (NE)
Contact
| Email: | jfisher@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Economic Studies 3 (W42) 208 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3706 (or +61 2 6773 3706 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3148 |
Josie’s teaching and research interests include business ethics, professional ethics, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and the relationship between these areas and strategy and marketing. She also researches the scholarship of learning and teaching.
Research interests
Major research interests
Business and professional ethics, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and the connections between these disciplines and strategy and marketing; as well as research related to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Examples of research projects
Students' Attitudes to Ethics in the Accounting Profession,- National Institute of Accountants and Learning analytics: A bottom-up approach to enhance online learning.
Supervision Topic Areas
I am interested in supervising in the following topic areas:
- Business and professional ethics
- Corporate social responsibility
- Business sustainability
- The scholarship of teaching and learning
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Fisher, J. and Grant, B. (2013). 'Public Value: Recovering the ethical for public sector managers.' International Journal of Public Administration (in print).
Valenzuela, F.R. and Fisher, J. (2012) Poker machine wars: Social responsibility and marketing, World Journal of Social Sciences, 2(3), pp. 69-77.
Fisher, J. And Grant, B. (2011): ’Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility: Public Value and the Business of Politics’, International Journal of Business and Management, 7(7): 2-14
Bonn, I., & Fisher, J. (2011). 'Sustainability: the missing ingredient in strategy', Journal of Business Strategy, 32(1), 5-14.
Fisher, J., & Bonn, I. (2011). 'Business sustainability and undergraduate management education: An Australian study', Higher Education, 62(5), 563-571.
Grant, B., & Fisher, J. (2011). 'Public value: Positive ethics for Australian local government', Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 14(2), Article 7.
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), October, 2008.
Brown, R. & Fisher, J. (2007). ‘Towards a robust model of corporate social responsibility: The entrepreneur’s firm, Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics, 9(2), 36-45.
Fisher, J. (2007). ‘Business marketing and the ethics of gift giving, Industrial Marketing Management, 36 (2), 99-108.
Fisher, J. & Bonn, I. (2007). ‘International strategies and ethics: Exploring the tensions between head office and subsidiaries’, Management Decision, 45(10), 1560-1572.
Beck, W., Dunne, K., Fisher, J., O’Sullivan, J. & Sheridan, A. (2006). ‘A cappella and diva: A collaborative process for individual academic writing’, M/C Journal, 9(2), 11 May, 2006 http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0605/09-divas.php
Fisher, J. & Pappu, R. (2006). ‘Cyber-rigging click-through rates: Exploring the ethical dimensions’, International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising, 3(1), 48-59.
Bonn, I. & Fisher, J. (2005). ‘Corporate governance and business ethics – Insights from the strategic planning experience’, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 13(6), 730-738.
Fisher, J. (2005). ‘Sign on to save lives: Ethical issues raised by changes to the Australian organ donor register’, Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics, 6(2), 97-102.
Fisher, J. (2004). ‘Social responsibility and ethics: Clarifying the concepts’, Journal of Business Ethics, 52(4) 391-400.
Fisher, J. (2003). ‘Surface and deep approaches to business ethics’ Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, 24( 1-2), 96-101.
Fisher, J. (2001). ‘Lessons for business from bioethics’, Journal of Business Ethics, 34(1), 15-24.
Fisher, J. (2001). ‘Harm and the dead’, Journal of Death Studies, 25(7), 557-568.
Fisher, J. (1999). ‘An expedient and ethical Alternative to xenotransplantation’, Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2(1), 31-39.
Fisher, J. (1999). ‘Re-examining death: Against a higher brain criterion’, Journal of Medical Ethics, 25(6), 473-476.
Referred Book Chapters
Valenzuela, F., Fisher, J. and Whale, S. (forthcoming, 2012). “Lecturers’ Social Presence and Personality in the Online Environment: the perceptions of off-campus postgraduate and on and off-campus undergraduate management students”. In DEHub (Ed). Micro Level Research in Distance and Flexible Learning, Athabasca University Press.
Fisher, J., & Grant, B. (2012) ‘Strengthening business ethics teaching: The case for Moore’s theory of public value’ in M. Schwartz, M. & H. Harris (Eds), Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, Volume 8, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, (pp. 85-96). ISSN: 1529-2096/doi:10.1108/S1529-2096(2012)0000008011.
Refereed Case Study
Valenzuela, F., & Fisher, J. (2012). ‘Case study: Drinking or gambling: What is the core business of pubs?’ in G. Armstrong, S. Adam, S. Denize, & P. Kotler, Principles of Marketing, 5th edn, (pp. 527-528) Frenchs Forest: Pearson.
Refereed Working Paper
Grant, B., & Fisher, J. (2010). ‘Is public value a “game changer” for public managers? A critical exposition’, School of Business, Economics and Public Policy, Working Paper Series.1, 1-19.
Refereed Conference Papers
Fisher, J., Valenzuela, F., & Whale, S. (2012) ‘Enhancing distance education student outcomes utilising learning analytics: A case study’, Australian New Zealand Academy of Management 26th Annual Conference, Perth, 5-7 December, 2012, pp. 1-16.
Whale, S., Fisher, J.,& Valenzuela, F. (2012) ‘Promoting engagement and interaction through a technology supported learning activity’, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, Wellington, New Zealand, 25-28 November, 2012, pp. 1044-1047.
Fisher, J., Valenzuela, F., & Whale, S. (2011) ‘Social Presence in the Online Learning Environment’, Australian New Zealand Academy of Management 25th Annual Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 7-9 December, 2011, 1-16.
Valenzuela, F. & Fisher J. (2011) ‘Poker Machine Wars: Social Responsibility and Marketing’ 15th International Business Research Conference Proceedings, 21-23 November 2011.
Valenzuela, F. and Fisher, J. (2011) ‘Online Learning and Teaching: the perceptions of off-campus postgraduate management students’, Proceedings of the International Conference on Business and Information, Bangkok, Thailand, 4-6 July, 2011.
Fisher, J., & Grant, B. (2011). ‘Strengthening business ethics pedagogy: The case for Moore’s (1995) theory of public value’, Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics 18th Annual Conference Proceedings, School of Philosophy, University of Tasmania, 7-9 June 2011.
Fisher, J., & Bonn, I. (2010). ‘Sustainability and Australian undergraduate management courses’, University Learning and Teaching Futures Colloquium, 8-9 September 2010, Armidale.
Grant, B., & Fisher, J. (2010). 'Public value: Conjecture and refutation, theory and ethics', Australian New Zealand Academy of Management 24th Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia, ‘Managing for Unknowable Futures’, vol.22, pp. 1-15.
Fisher, J., & Bonn, I. (2009). 'Business sustainability and undergraduate management education in Australia', 11th International Business Research Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2nd - 4th December, 2009.
Fisher, J., & McCormack, C. (2009). 'Professional development online: Ethics education for accountants and business managers', Ascilite 2009: Same places, different spaces, Auckland, New Zealand, 6th - 9th December, 2009, 319-323.
Bonn, I., & Fisher, J. (2008). ‘Sustainability – the missing ingredient in strategy’, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, University of Auckland, NZ, 2-5 December, 2008.
Fisher, J., & Bonn, I. (2006). ‘International strategies and ethics’, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Central Queensland University, 6-10 December, 2006.
Brown, R., & Fisher J.(2006). ‘A reconceptualisation of the firm from the perspective of the entrepreneur’, Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics Conference, University of New South Wales, 12-14 June, 2006.
Fisher, J. (2005). ‘Ethics in the three-domain model of corporate social responsibility’, Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics Conference, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 28-30 September, 2005.
Bonn, I., & Fisher, J. (2004). ‘Corporate governance and business ethics – Towards an integrated approach’, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, University of Otago, Dunedin NZ, 8-11 December, 2004.
Fisher, J. (2004). ‘Increasing organ donation and the role of the family’, Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics Conference, University of Western Sydney, 29September – 1 October, 2004.
Fisher, J. (1998). ‘Business codes of ethics: Do as I say or do as I do’, Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics, Centre for Philosophy and Public Issues, University of Melbourne, pp. 161-168.
Fisher, J. (1997). ‘Give and let live: Organ donation in Australia’, Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics, Keon Publications, Wagga Wagga, pp. 170-174.
Report
Fisher, J., & McCormack, C. (2009). 'Report: Students’ opinions and attitudes to ethics in the accounting profession’ for the National Institute of Accountants, pp. 1-68.
Non-Refereed Journal Article
Fisher, J., & McCormack, C. (2009). ‘Can business and professional ethics be successfully taught by distance education?’ National Accountant, October/November, 2009 p. 57. [80%]
Non-Referred Conference Presentations
Valenzuela, F., Fisher, J., & Whale, S. (2011). ‘Developing social presence in the online learning environment: Findings from past research and challenges for implementation’, University Learning and Teaching Futures 2011 Colloquium, 14-15 September, 2011, Armidale.
Dalton, V., Fisher, J., Sheridan, A., & Verbeek, M. (2011). ‘Grappling with Sustainability: Reflections on Embedding Sustainability in the Business Curriculum’, Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Conference, QUT, April.
Other
Fisher, J. (2007). ‘Bait and Switch Practices’, Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, Kolb, R.W., Editor, Sage Publications, Los Angeles, pp. 139-142. (invited refereed contribution)
Fisher, J. (2007). ‘Cause Related Marketing’, Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, Kolb, R.W., Editor, Sage Publications, Los Angeles, pp. 270-271. (invited refereed contribution)
Fisher, J. (2007). ‘Professional Ethics’, Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, Sage Publications, Kolb, R.W., Editor, Los Angeles, pp. 1693-1696. (invited refereed contribution)