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Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology), MBus (Queensland University of Technology), BBus (Queensland University of Technology)
Erica has worked at QUT for more than ten years. During that time she has taken leadership roles on the Equity Board and as Chair of the Faculty of Business Equity Committee. She is currently the President of the Equal Opportunity Practitioners Association Queensland and on the board of the Equal Employment Opportunity Network Australasia.
Research Interests
- equal employment opportunity
- managing diversity
- strategic organisational change
Erica’s research is primarily in the areas of equal employment opportunity and managing diversity and she is particularly interested in strategic organisational change. Erica is engaged in collaborative research projects which examine woman in management and is widely published in Australia and internationally in these areas. Her current research is investigating the position of women in management and equal opportunity specific to various industries including finance, transport and local government.
Additional information
- Strachan G, French E, Burgess J, (2010) Managing Diversity in Australia: Theory and Practice, McGraw-Hill
- French E, Tracey N, (2010) Critical thinking and organisation theory: embedding a process to encourage graduate capabilities, e-Journal of Business Education and Scholarship of Teaching p1-10
- Burgess J, French E, Strachan G, (2009) The diversity management approach to equal employment opportunity in Australian organisations, The Economic and Labour Relations Review p77-92
- French E, Sheridan A, (2010) Women in management: limited progress and uncertain prospects, Managing Diversity in Australia: Theory and Practice p153-168
- French E, Sheridan A, (2009) Equal employment opportunity and diversity management: can either live up to the promise of achieving gender equity?, ESCP-EAP - Gender and Diversity in Organisations Conference p1-11
- French E, Strachan G, (2009) Evaluating equal employment opportunity and its impact on the increased participation of men and women in the transport industry, Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice p78-89
- French E, Strachan G, (2007) Equal Opportunity Outcomes for Women in the Finance Industry in Australia: Evaluating the Merit of EEO Plans, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources p314-332
- French E, Ridge S, (2001) Equal or Difference? The use of equal opportunity as a strategy to increase the number of women in management, Presented at: Academy of Management 2001 Conference p1-31
- French E, (2001) Approaches to Equity Management and Their Relationship To Women in Management, British Journal of Management p267-286
- French E, (1999) Implementing Equal Employment Opportunity Through Identity Conscious or Identity Blind HR Strategies: The Effects on Women's Advancement in Management, Presented at: Fifty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management p2