Alick Kay is a lecturer in organisational behaviour and management at UniSA Business. As a teaching academic, Alick's focus is on courses at City West, with over a decade spent also running courses in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
Alick Kay has an MBA and BSc (Hons) (Psychology) from The University of Adelaide with a current research focus on creativity and space. As a registered psychologist, Alick has run his own small business which involved recruitment and selection, and career advice, and worked in consulting projects involved in organisational change. He has given presentations to professional bodies in the mining and health sectors.
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About me
Alick Kay is a lecturer in organisational behaviour and management at UniSA Business. As a teaching academic, Alick's focus is on courses at City West, with over a decade spent also running courses in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
Alick Kay has an MBA and BSc (Hons) (Psychology) from The University of Adelaide with a current research focus on creativity and space. As a registered psychologist, Alick has run his own small business which involved recruitment and selection, and career advice, and worked in consulting projects involved in organisational change. He has given presentations to professional bodies in the mining and health sectors.
Alick’s international connections involve working for a major oil company in the UK and an international Scandinavian consulting company, running seminars in Eastern Europe. Alick was involved in the start of the executive partners program for the School of Management, being part of an inaugural delegation which visited the William and Mary College in Williamsburg in the US. From that, the program is still running and now includes international student exchange.
Having a wide range of interests, Alick was part of the inaugural executive for the International Society for Metal Music Studies, based in the UK. He has also presented at organisational behaviour teaching conferences in the US, Italy, and New Zealand, as well as at advances in management conferences in the US, Europe and Asia. Other presentations have been in the fields of tourism, leisure, education and ethics.
Alick brings more than 30 years of teriary teaching experience, including involvement in both the local and international business spheres in a range of management disciplines, along with having designed, co-ordinated and taught in 12 courses over the last 15 years, and a program director for 15 years in both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
About me
Member, Australian Psychological Association (APS) 2011-2024
Member, College of Organisational Psychologists (COP) 2011-2024
Member, Academy of Management (AOM) 2012-2024
Registered Psychologist in South Australia, Psychology Board 2011-2024
Member, Humanities, Arts and Social Science Space & Cosmology Research Group (HASS) 2021-2024
Board Member, Journal of Metal Music Studies, International Society for Metal Music Studies 2011-2016
About me
Master of Business Administration The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Science The University of Adelaide
Lecturer, UniSA Business, University of South Australia 1989 - present
Lecturer Offshore, Division of Business Programs in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia 2005 - 2019
Director, Career 2000 Vocational Services Australia & Resource 2000 Consulting and Recruitment 1986 - 1989
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Kay, A.(2020) Personality and Perception in the Health Field. Ausmed Education In-Home Nursing Care Conference, Thursday 20th - Friday 21st of February 2020, The Lakes Resort Hotel Adelaide.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Vilkinas, T., Murray, D., & Kay, A. (2014) Bad CEO: Understanding destructive leadership behaviour and its impacts is invaluable for the HR manager. HR Monthly, February, 29-32
Refereed Conference Papers
Kay, A. (2024) 'Not your Usual Report: An Alternative to Traditional Management and OB Reports' Proceedings of the Management and Organisational Behaviour Teaching Conference, Oceania, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane January 30-February 1,2024
Kay, A. (2023) ‘ Is this assessment authentic enough?' Proceedings of the Management and Organisational Behaviour Teaching Conference, Jacksonville University, Florida, June 6-9, 2023
Kay, A. (2020) 'Flipped learning exercises can be fun!' Proceedings of the International Management and Organisational Behaviour Teaching Conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, January 30-February 2, 2020
Kay, A. and Murray, D. ( 2019) 'What encourages managerialism to flourish and what are the implications? Proceedings of the 26th IAAM International Association of Applied Management, London, England,July 11-13, 2019
Balan, P. and Kay, A. (2019) 'Identifying and using student learning motivations as a tool for course delivery management.'Proceedings of the Management and Organisational Behaviour Teaching Conference, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ, USA June 5-8, 2019
Balan, P. and Kay, A. (2018) ‘Overcoming Resistance to Change: Managing student readiness for pre-learning instruction methods (Flipped learning and Team-Based Learning)’, Proceedings of the Management and Organisational Behaviour Teaching Conference, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina, USA , June 6-9, 2018
Kay, A. and Balan, P. (2017) ‘The student learning contract: a grounded approach’, Proceedings of Organisational Behaviour Teaching Conference, Providence College, June 14th – 17th, 2017, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Vilkinas, T., Murray, D.,and Kay, A. (2016) When too much or too little can lead to unethical leadership behaviour. 23rd Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics (AAPAE) Annual Conference University of South Australia, City West Campus, Adelaide, South Australia Theme: Responsible leadership and ethical decision-making When: 15–17 June 2016
Kay, A. and Chappel, S. (2013) ‘Iron, Steel, Metal’ Rust, Regeneration and Romance: Iron and Steel Landscapes and Cultures. Ironbridge International Institute of Cultural Heritage, University of Birmingham, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, 10-14 July, 2013
Vilkinas, T., Murray, D., and Kay, A. (2012) ‘Toxicity in Leadership: A Case Study of Qantas to Explore the Impacts of Leadership’. Ethical Leadership: Antecedents to Outcomes Ethical Leadership Mechanisms session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA. August 3-7
Kay, A. (2012) ‘Motivating a Specific Cohort of Tourists to Scandinavia through Viking Metal Music’ Soundtracks: Music, Tourism and Travel, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Chappel, S. and Kay, A. (2011) ‘Galipoli’ Leisure Studies Association Conference, Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom
Chappel, S. and Kay, A. (2009) ‘Controlling the Beach: Australian Identity and the Cronulla Riot 2005’, Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change-- Resorting to the Coast Conference, Blackpool, United Kingdom
Chappel, S. and Kay, A. (2009) ‘Desert performances: Tourism on the Birdsville Track’ Leisure Studies Association Conference, Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom
Chappel, S. and Kay, A. (2008) ‘Interpreting a Folk Hero; Ned Kelly and the tourism industry’, Leisure Studies Association Conference, John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Kay, A. (2008) ‘Just what is fair and what is just’, Proceedings of Organisational Behaviour Teaching Conference, Babson College, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberCollege of Organisational Psychologists |
2021 |
MemberHumanities, Arts and Social Science Space & Cosmology Research Group (HAAS) |
2021 |
MemberAcademy of Management (AOM) |
2021 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2021 |
Registered Psychologist in South AustraliaPsychology Board of Australia |
2021 |
MemberAcademy of Management (AOM) |
2020 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2020 |
MemberCollege of Organisational Psychologists |
2020 |
MemberAcademy of Management (AOM) |
2019 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2019 |
MemberCollege of Organisational Psychologists |
2019 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2018 |
MemberCollege of Organisational Psychologists |
2018 |
MemberAcademy of Management (AOM) |
2018 |
Registered Psychologist in South AustraliaPsychology Board of Australia |
2018 |
MemberAcademy of Management (AOM) |
2017 |
MemberCollege of Organisational Psychologists |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2017 |
Registered Psychologist in South AustraliaPsychology Board of Australia |
2017 |
Board MemberJournal Metal Music Studies, International Society for Metal Music Studies |
2016 |
MemberCollege of Organisational Psychologists |
2016 |
MemberAcademy of Management (AOM) |
2016 |
Board MemberJournal Metal Music Studies, International Society for Metal Music Studies |
2015 |
MemberCollege of Organisational Psychologists |
2015 |
MemberAcademy of Management (AOM) |
2015 |
Board MemberJournal Metal Music Studies, International Society for Metal Music Studies |
2014 |
MemberCollege of Organisational Psychologists |
2014 |
MemberAcademy of Management (AOM) |
2014 |
Board MemberJournal Metal Music Studies, International Society for Metal Music Studies |
2013 |
MemberCollege of Organisational Psychologists |
2013 |
MemberAcademy of Management (AOM) |
2013 |
Board MemberJournal Metal Music Studies, International Society for Metal Music Studies |
2012 |
MemberCollege of Organisational Psychologists |
2012 |
MemberAcademy of Management (AOM) |
2012 |
Board MemberJournal Metal Music Studies, International Society for Metal Music Studies |
2011 |
MemberCollege of Organisational Psychologists |
2011 |
Motivation Concepts, International Management, Stress Management, Cross-cultural Behaviour, Creativity in Management
Teaching & student supervision
