Prof Chris Leggett ~ Adjunct Professor
Management & Tourism
- About
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- Interests
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- Professional
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- Professional association with ADAPT, which has a Framework Agreement with James Cook University. ADAPT is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 by Professor Marco Biagi with the aim of promoting studies and research in the field of labour law and industrial relations from an international and comparative perspective. Its purpose is to encourage and implement a new approach to academic research, by establishing long-term relationships with other universities and advanced studies institutes, and promoting academic and scientific exchange programs with enterprises, institutions, foundations and associations.
- Research
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- International and comparative employment relations
- Teaching
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- Employment Relations Organization Theory Global Business Environment
- Experience
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- 2014 to 2017 - Adjunct Professor, James Cook University (Australia)
- 2009 to 2015 - Adjunct Professor, University of South Australia (Australia)
- 2011 to 2014 - Adjunct Professor, James Cook University (Australia)
- 2009 - Guest Lecturer online, Univerity of Illinois (USA)
- 2008 - Visiting Consultant, Sultan Qaboos University (Oman)
- 1997 to 2008 - Professor, University of South Australia (Australia)
- 1994 to 1997 - Professor, central Queensland University (Australia)
- 1991 to 1994 - Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales (Australia)
- 1989 to 1991 - Principal Lecturer, City Polytechnic (Hong Kong)
- 1986 to 1989 - Lecturer, University of Stirling (United Kingdom)
- 1980 to 1986 - Senior Lecturer, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
- 1977 to 1980 - Senior Lecturer, University of Khartoum (Sudan)
- 1975 to 1977 - Lecturer, University of Technology (Papua New Guinea)
- 1973 to 1975 - Lecturer, Civil Service College (United Kingdom)
- 1971 to 1973 - Lecturer, Newcatle Upon Tyne Polytechnic (United Kingdom)
- 1969 to 1971 - Assistant Lecturer, King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia)
Chris Leggett holds a BSc Economics (honours) degree from the University of London, an MSc in Personnel Management from the University of Bradford, and a PhD in Industrial Relations from Griffith University. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and of the Australian Human Resources Institute, and a longtime member of the Association of Industrial Relations Academice of Australia and New Zealand.
Chris Leggett is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Business, Law and Governance at James Cook University where he lectures as a casual staff member on subjects in the Bachelor of Business undergraduate and MBA courses. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the School of Management at the University of South Australia.
Chris Leggett is the book reviews editor of the E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies, moderator of the International Employment Relations Network List (IERN-L), a member of the International Advisory Board of the Economic and Labour Relations Review, and co-director of the ADAPT International Bulletin.
Chris Leggett's research is in the area of international and comparative employment relations, with a focus on industrial relations in East and Southeast Asia, and on which he has published extensively.
- Honours
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- Awards
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- 2012 - Distinguished Achievement Award, Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)
- Fellowships
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- 2014 to 2015 - Fellow, Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)
- 1993 to 2015 - Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
- Other
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- 2013 to 2015 - Member, International Advisory Board, The Economic and Labour Relations Review (ELRR)
- Publications
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These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.
- Journal Articles
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- Leggett C and Stewart G (2014) Australia and the system of arbitration in Singapore. Economic and Labour Relations Review, 25 (1). pp. 115-129
- Shen J and Leggett C (2014) The effects of hukou (official household residential status) on perceived human resource management practices and organizational justice in China. Personnel Review, 43 (2). pp. 168-183
- Leggett C and Le Queux S (2013) Singapour: grève sauvage des travailleurs chinois: signe précurseur des limites de l'exclusion sociale? Chronique Internationale de l'IRES, 142. pp. 36-45
- Leggett C (2013) Workforce development and employment relations. Employment Relations Record, 13 (1). pp. 2-12
- Book Chapters
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- Leggett C, Kuah A and Gan B (2017) Employers' associations in Singapore: tripartite engagement. In: Employers� Associations in Asia: Employer collective action. Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK, pp. 82-101
- Leggett C (2013) Workforce development and skills formation in Singapore: developing and augmenting talent. In: Workforce Development and Skill Formation in Asia. Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia, 118. Routledge, London, pp. 89-114
- Leggett C (2011) Labour markets in Singapore: flexibility in adversity. In: The dynamics of Asian Labour Markets: balancing control and flexibility. Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia, 102. Routledge, Milton Park, UK, pp. 83-106
- Conference Papers
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- Leggett C and Le Queux S (2015) The partial incorporation of Singapore's foreign workers. Proceedings of the the 29th Annual Conference for the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand. In: AIRAANZ 2015: 29th Annual Conference for the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, 3-5 February 2015, Auckland, New Zealand
- Leggett C and Le Queux S (2014) L'institution syndicale comme agent frontière de l'exclusion sociale à Singapour. Proceedings of the 2014 CRIMT International Conference: new frontiers for citizenship at work. 12-14 May 2014, Montreal, Canada
- Ahmed R, Leggett C and Rahman K (2013) A Theoretical Model to Solve Cost Shifting Problem. Proceedings of the 9th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Conference. In: APMAA 2013: 9th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Conference, 1-4 November 2013, Nagoya, Japan
- Stewart G and Leggett C (2013) Charles Gamba and the influence of Australia on the system of arbitration in Singapore. Proceedings of the 27th Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand Conference: work, employment and employment relations in an uneven patchwork world. In: 27th AIRAANZ Conference 2013: work, employment and employment relations in an uneven patchwork world, 6-8 February 2013, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
- Leggett C (2010) The management of Singapore's labour market. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Pacific Employment Relations Association Conference. 15-18 November 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
- More
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 118+ research outputs authored by Prof Chris Leggett from 1975 onwards.
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