- Senior Lecturer, Dept of Management & Marketing, Faculty of Business & Economics, The University of Melbourne
Jesse Olsen (PhD in Organizational Behavior) is an Associate Professor of Management in the Department of Management and Marketing. His research focuses on hobbies and games' impacts on work, as well as improvisation, diversity and inclusion, and leadership. Jesse's work has been published in top-tier academic journals and featured in outlets including the BBC, Harvard Business Review, SBS World News, and Forbes. He has also engaged with organisations such as Perpetual, the Australian Workplace Gender Equality Agency, McDonald's, the Queensland Government, and the Asian Development Bank. Prior to becoming an academic, Jesse worked in professional roles in higher education and banking.
Experience
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2026–presentAssociate professor, Department of Management and Marketing, The University of Melbourne
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2018–2025Senior lecturer, Department of Management and Marketing, The University of Melbourne
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2016–2018Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Workplace Leadership, The University of Melbourne
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2014–2016Research Fellow, Centre for Workplace Leadership, The University of Melbourne
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2011–2014Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University
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2010–2011Assistant Professor, Solbridge International School of Business
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2005–2010PhD Student, Graduate Assistant, and Instructor, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology
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2004–2005Business Project Manager, Corporate Strategies Group, SunTrust Bank
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2001–2004Exchange Coordinator, Center for International Education and Cooperation, Kwansei Gakuin University
Education
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2010Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD in Organizational Behavior
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2001Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, BBA in International Business
Publications
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2024Why Gaming is Good for the Workplace, Harvard Business Review
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2022Does procedural justice climate increase the identification and engagement of migrant workers? A group engagement model perspective, Personnel Review
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2022Exploring the adoption of virtual work: the role of virtual work self-efficacy and virtual work climate, The International Journal of Human Resource Management
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2022When the minority rules: Leveraging difference while facilitating congruence for cultural minority senior leaders, Journal of International Management
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2021Between fit and flexibility? The benefits of high-performance work systems and leadership capability for innovation outcomes, Human Resource Management Journal
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2021Explaining the take-up of virtual work: The role of virtual work self-efficacy and virtual work climate, International Journal of Human Resource Management
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2021Does procedural justice climate increase the identification and engagement of migrant workers? A group engagement model perspective, Personnel Review
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2021Bringing the leader back in: Why, how, and when leadership empowerment behavior shapes coworker conflict, Group and Organization Management
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2018Who is the wolf and who is the sheep? Towards a more nuanced understanding of workplace incivility, Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice
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2016Racioethnicity, community makeup, and potential employees' reactions to organizational diversity management approaches, Journal of Applied Psychology
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2016Gender diversity programs, perceived potential for advancement, and organizational attractiveness: An empirical examination of women in the United States and France, Group & Organization Management
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2015Societal values and individual values in reward allocation preferences, Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal
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2015Multiculturalism in Japan: An analysis and critique, Kwansei Gakuin University Journal of International Studies
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2015学生の留学志向をめぐる調査および各種留学プログラムの現状と課題 [A survey on students’ intentions to study abroad and the trend of diversifying study abroad programs], 関西学院大学高等教育研究 [Kwansei Gakuin University Research in Higher Education]
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2013Social exchange from the supervisor’s perspective: Employee trustworthiness as a predictor of interpersonal and informational justice, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
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2012Understanding organizational diversity management programs: A theoretical framework and directions for future research, Journal of Organizational Behavior
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2009Effects of expatriate demographic characteristics on adjustment: A social identity approach, Human Resource Management
Professional Memberships
- Academy of Management
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management
Contact Jesse for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Website
- LinkedIn: jeolsen
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