PRESENT POSITION:
Lecturer

CAMPUS:
Burwood

ROOM:
lb3.112

TELEPHONE:
+61 3 9244 5104

FAX:
+61 3 9244 5533

EMAIL:
jane.menzies@deakin.edu.au

Bcom Deakin University (1998), BBus (Hons) Monash University (2000), PhD Monash University (2005)

Jane is currently a Lecturer in International Business Management – MPM735.   Jane is the academic coordinator for the International Business Stream in the India Study Tour.  For further information on the India Study Tour please follow the following link: http://www.deakin.edu.au/buslaw/india/

Prior to her appointment at the Deakin Business School, Jane was a Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Victoria University. Jane had lectured in a variety of subjects there:

BM03352 International Management
BMO3220 Human Resource Management
BMO3227 Organisation Change and Development

Jane has also tutored at Monash University in various subjects which include:

MGF2351 International Business
MGX5631 International Human Resource Management
MGF3401 Strategic Management
MGF1010 Management

Jane was awarded her PhD in International Human Resource Management at Monash University in 2005. Her PhD focused on the participation of women in international assignments in multinational enterprises. Jane co-authored a 'Selected Paper' presentation at the International Human Resource Management Conference, Cairns (2005).

Jane’s current research projects are examining entry mode decisions made by Australian businesses when entering China, and the repatriation of individuals in multinational enterprises.  She has recently completed a report with her colleagues, Dr Mona Chung and Professor Stuart Orr on her research of Australian Businesses in China. The report can be viewed at the following link Doing Business in China. 

MEDIA:
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The Australian, Women miss out on foreign postings, August 15, 2007
HR Monthly – Rance, C - Global workforce planning, August 14, 2007
Geelong Advertiser – Women miss out on overseas posts, April 7, 2007
Courier Mail - Not the 'best man for the job'?, March 12, 2007
Courier Mail - Women still seen as not 'best man for the job', The Courier-Mail, March 10, 2007
Business Review Weekly - Women left at home, March 11, 2007
Australian Financial Review - Women miss out, February 12, 2007
MX (Melbourne) - Few women get a ticket to ride, February 06, 2007
HR Monthly [143Kb PDF] - Menzies, J.L. & Shen, CJS (2006) Fit to travel, October
The Age - Higher Expectations, The Age, July 17, 2006

Academy of International Business (AIB)
Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)
Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

Nguyen, S. & Menzies, J.L. (2008), A Multi-Stakeholder Evaluation of Event Management: A Case Study of the 2007 Lexmark Indy 300, Gold Coast, Australia, Proceedings of the 15th The European Institute of Retailing and Services Studies (EIRASS), Zagreb, Croatia, 14-17th July.

Menzies, J.L. (2008), Australian Businesses in China: Case Studies of Service Businesses, Abstract presentation at the 15th The European Institute of Retailing and Services Studies (EIRASS), Zagreb, Croatia, 14-17th July.

Menzies, J.L. & Chung, M. (2008), Australian Businesses in China: The Political Dimension, Proceedings of the Global Business and Technology Association (GBATA), 10th Annual International Conference, Madrid, Spain, 8 ­ 12th, July.

Menzies, J.L., Chung, M, & Orr, S (2008) Twelve things you should know about the Chinese Market before you enter, Deakin Business Review, Vol 1, Iss 1, pp 35-44.

Menzies, J.L., Chung, M, & Orr, S (2007) A multi-dimensional strategic management approach to single market entry to China, Proceedings of the 10th Conference of Australian and New Zealand International Business Academy, 9th – 10th November, Newcastle, Australia.

Menzies, J.L. & Lawrence, A.D.K. (2007) Do repatriate support practices influence repatriate experience, organisational commitment, turnover intentions, and perceptions of career success?, Proceedings of the 9th Conference of International Human Resource Management, 12th-15th June, Tallin, Estonia.

Menzies, J.L. (2007) Antecedents to women’s participation in international assignments in multinational enterprises, Proceedings of the 9th Conference of International Human Resource Management, 12th-15th June, Tallin, Estonia.

Menzies, J. L., (2006) Developing a model for the effective management of repatriation in multinational enterprises, Proceedings of the Third International Business Research Conference, 20th–23rd November, Melbourne, Australia.

Menzies, J. L., & Van Gramberg, B., (2006) Grievance procedures in organisations - why do they fail. In B. Pocock, Provis, C. & Willis, E. (Eds) Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, 1st-3rd Feb, Adelaide, Australia.

Menzies, J. L., and De Cieri, H., (2005). Conceptual Framework of the Factors Relating To the Participation of Women in International Assignments: A Two Study Perspective, Selected Paper Presentation at the 8th Conference of International Human Resource Management, 14th-17th June, Cairns, Australia.

FRG competitive grant $7850 (with Ann Lawrence) for a one year project examining ‘An examination of repatriation practices in multinational enterprises: Are repatriates appropriately supported for repatriation and future career assignments?’

International human resource management, expatriation, repatriation, and entry mode decisions of international businesses.