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Dr Gerry Treuren

  • Senior Lecturer School of Management
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About me

Dr Gerry Treuren
  • turnover
  • retention
  • volunteer motivation
  • employee engagement

Gerrit (‘Gerry’) JM Treuren is a senior lecturer in the School of Management.

Gerry Treuren holds a PhD in Economic History (University of New England), a Master of Economics in Industrial Relations (University of Sydney), and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics (University of New South Wales).

Gerry’s current research looks at several issues in employee retention and turnover (the implications of the employee-client relationship on the relationship between the employee and the organisation; the antecedents and consequences of various components of employee embeddedness such as client and off-the-job embeddedness; the impact of job demands and resources on employee organisational attachment and performance) and... Read more

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Gerrit (‘Gerry’) JM Treuren is a senior lecturer in the School of Management.

Gerry Treuren holds a PhD in Economic History (University of New England), a Master of Economics in Industrial Relations (University of Sydney), and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics (University of New South Wales).

Gerry’s current research looks at several issues in employee retention and turnover (the implications of the employee-client relationship on the relationship between the employee and the organisation; the antecedents and consequences of various components of employee embeddedness such as client and off-the-job embeddedness; the impact of job demands and resources on employee organisational attachment and performance) and volunteer management (the ways in which potential volunteers choose organisations and events in which to participate the emergence and evolution of volunteer role identity;  identifying and engaging volunteer non-volunteer skillsets).

Gerry Treuren has published in a diverse range of journals such as the Australian Journal of Career Development, Current Issues in Tourism, Human Resource Management, International Journal of Manpower, International Journal of HRM, Journal of Industrial  Relations, Leisure/ Loisir and Nonprofit Management and Leadership.

In recent years, his research has involved close collaboration with several high profile community-based not-for-profit organisations, examining, among other things, ways of preparing the organisation for the introduction of consumer directed care funding models; identifying turnover likelihood; and changing the ways that volunteer-reliant organisations involve their volunteer communities in organisational development.

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Professional Associations

Academy of Management (US) (2005-), Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)(1996-), Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)(2006-), Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) (2000-), Industrial Relations Society of SA (1996-).

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Experience

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy University of New England

  • Master of Economics The University of Sydney

  • Bachelor of Commerce The University of New South Wales

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Research

Research themes

  • An age friendly world
  • Transforming industries
  • Scarce resources
  • Healthy futures
  • Transforming societies

Research focus

  • Business and Management
  • Applied Economics
  • Policy and Administration
  • Marketing
  • Tourism

Highlights

Job search; matching strategies and practices of potential employees and employers;  turnover retention of employees; attraction, recruitment and retention of volunteers. 

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Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

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Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year Output
2016

Treuren, GJ & Goods, J 2016, 'A three-stage approach for the diagnosis and reduction of employee turnover', in D Blackman, M O'Donnell and S Teo (eds), Human capital management research: Influencing practice and process, Information Age Publishing, US, ch. 5, pp. 63-80.

Journal Articles

Year Output
2019

Treuren, GJ 2019, 'Employee embeddedness as a moderator of the relationship between work and family conflict and leaving intention', International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol. 30, no. 17, pp. 2504-2524.

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2019

Treuren, GJ, Ashokkumar, M & Vishnu, V 2019, 'The hospitality sector as an employer of skill discounted migrants. Evidence from Australia', Journal of policy research in tourism, leisure & events, online, pp. 1-16.

2018

Treuren, GJ & Fein, EC 2018, 'Off-the-job embeddedness as a moderator of the relationship between work and life conflict and turnover intention', International Journal of Human Resource Management, online, pp. 1-22.

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2016

Treuren, GJ & Halvorsen, B 2016, 'The contribution of client embeddedness to an employee's employment experience', International Journal of Manpower, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 989-1003.

2015

Halvorsen, B, Treuren, G & Kulik, C 2015, 'Job embeddedness among migrants: fit and links without sacrifice', International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 1298-1317.

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2014

Treuren, GJ & Frankish, E 2014, 'Pay dissatisfaction and intention to leave the moderating role of personal care worker client embeddedness', Nonprofit Management and Leadership, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 5-21.

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2014

Treuren, GJ & Frankish, E 2014, 'The impact of pay understanding on pay satisfaction and retention: salary sacrifice understanding in the not-for-profit sector', Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 103-122.

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2014

Treuren, GJ 2014, 'Enthusiasts, conscripts or instrumentalists? The motivational profiles of event volunteers', Managing Leisure, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 51-70.

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2012

Kulik, CT, Treuren, G & Bordia, P 2012, 'Shocks and final straws: using exit-interview data to examine the unfolding model's decision paths', Human Resource Management, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 25-46.

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2012

Treuren, G 2012, 'Do individual differences impact on job search outcomes? : evidence from graduates from three degrees', New Zealand Journal of Human Resources Management, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 46-56.

2010

Treuren, GJM & Anderson, K 2010, 'The employment expectations of different age cohorts: Is generation Y really that different?', Australian Journal of Career Development, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 49-61.

2010

Treuren, GJM 2010, 'Do informal recruitment techniques contribute to workplace gender segregation?', New Zealand Journal of Human Resources Management, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 38-50.

2009

Treuren, GJM 2009, 'The Associative-Supportive Motivation as a Factor in the Decision to Event Volunteer', Leisure, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 687-711.

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Conferences

Year Output
2017

Hutchinson, C, Corlis, M, Stothard, C, Good, J & Treuren, GJ 2017, 'What is compassion fatigue? What does it mean for personal care workers in aged care?', in C Duff (ed.), 31st Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management: Creative Disruption: Managing in a Digital Age (ANZAM), ANZAM, pp. 1-17.

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2017

Treuren, GJ, Manoharan, A, Stothard, C & Hutchinson, C 2017, 'The relationship between self-determination theory, motivational types, emotional labour and client embeddedness', 31st Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), ANZAM, vol. 12, pp. 42-54.

Open access
2017

Treuren, GJ, Stothard, C, Hutchinson, C & Manoharan, A 2017, 'A theory of skilled migrant organisational attachment', in C Duff (ed.), 31st Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), ANZAM, pp. 1-19.

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2015

Treuren, GJ 2015, 'Two theories of turnover compared', 29th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: Managing for Peak Performance (ANZAM), Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, pp. 1-14.

Open access
2013

Treuren, G 2013, 'How does client embeddedness fit into a theory of turnover? Two models tested and an existing theory extended', in M Grimmer & R Hecker (eds), 27th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM), Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, pp. 1-18.

Open access
2013

Treuren, G 2013, 'Some speculations on the origins and role of the associative-supportive motivation to volunteer', in M Grimmer & R Hecker (eds), 27th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM), Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, pp. 1-16.

Open access
2013

Treuren, G 2013, 'The relationship between perceived job alternatives, employee attitudes and leaving intention', in M Grimmer & R Hecker (eds), 27th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM), Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, pp. 1-17.

Open access
2012

Halvorsen, B, Treuren, G & Kulik, CT 2012, 'Migrant workers and job embeddedness: developing an understanding of attachment', in W. Soontiens(ed.), 26th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference - ANZAM, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, pp. 1-18.

Open access
2010

Halvorsen, B, Kulik, CT & Treuren, G 2010, 'Retaining migrant employees: reducing turnover using job embeddedness theory', in B Gurd (ed.), 24th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2010), Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, pp. 1-19.

Open access
2010

Treuren, GJM 2010, 'The construct and predictive validity of three job embeddedness scales', in Dr. Steven Barrett, 9th Pacific Employment Relations Association : Workforce planning in times of crisis and change, Pacific Employment Relations Association, pp. 185-198.

2010

Wallgren, HC & Treuren, GJM 2010, 'Could employer unity, industry structure and union influence explain the different outcomes of Award Modernisation between industries, 2008-2009?', in A Barnes, N Balnave & G Lafferty (eds), 24th Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia & New Zealand (AIRAANZ), AIRAANZ, pp. 1-12.

Open access
2010

Wallgren, HC & Treuren, GJM 2010, 'The context and process of establishing modern awards, 2008-2009', in Dr. Steven Barrett, 9th Pacific Employment Relations Association : Workforce planning in times of crisis and change, Pacific Employment Relations Association, pp. 199-209.

2009

Treuren, GJM 2009, 'Does off-the-job embeddedness matter in predicting intention to leave?', in Dr. Nicholas Beaumont, 2009 Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Monash University.

Open access
2008

Treuren, GJM 2008, 'A model for the identification of organisational specific reasons for turnover', in Dr. Zia Haqq, World Business Institute.

2008

Treuren, GJM 2008, 'Are baby boomer, generation X and Y students really that different? Some evidence on the employment expectations of different age cohorts', in Marie Wilson, Promaco Convention Pty Ltd, for the ANZAM 2008 Conference, pp. 1-19.

2008

Treuren, GJM 2008, 'Some evidence about the relationship between gender, job search, personal ties and gender segregation', in Marie Wilson, Promaco Convention Pty Ltd, for the ANZAM 2008 Conference.

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Current research & highlights

Job search; matching strategies and practices of potential employees and employers;  turnover retention of employees; attraction, recruitment and retention of volunteers. 

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Collaborations

Organisation Country
Australian National University AUSTRALIA
Flinders University AUSTRALIA
Helping Hand Aged Care AUSTRALIA
RMIT University AUSTRALIA
The Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of SA AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia AUSTRALIA
University of Southern Queensland AUSTRALIA
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Engagement/recognition Year

Editorial Board Member

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

2018

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Academy of Management, United States

2018

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Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)

2018

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Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2018

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Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

2018

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Industrial Relations Society of South Australia

2018

Editorial Board Member

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

2017

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Academy of Management, United States

2017

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Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)

2017

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Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2017

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Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

2017

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Industrial Relations Society of South Australia

2017

Editorial Board Member

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

2016

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Academy of Management, United States

2016

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Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)

2016

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Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2016

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Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

2016

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Industrial Relations Society of South Australia

2016

Editorial Board Member

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

2015

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Academy of Management, United States

2015

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Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)

2015

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Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2015

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Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

2015

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Industrial Relations Society of South Australia

2015

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Academy of Management, United States

2014

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Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)

2014

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Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2014

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Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

2014

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Industrial Relations Society of South Australia

2014

Board member

Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2013

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Academy of Management, United States

2013

Member

Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)

2013

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Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2013

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Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

2013

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Industrial Relations Society of South Australia

2013

Board member

Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2012

Member

Academy of Management, United States

2012

Member

Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)

2012

Member

Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2012

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Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

2012

Member

Industrial Relations Society of South Australia

2012

Board member

Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2011

Member

Academy of Management, United States

2011

Member

Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)

2011

Member

Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2011

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Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

2011

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Industrial Relations Society of South Australia

2011

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Academy of Management, United States

2010

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Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)

2010

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Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)

2010

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Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

2010

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Industrial Relations Society of South Australia

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Courses I teach and/or co-ordinate

  • BUSS 5316 Strategic Management of Human Resources (2019)
  • BUSS 5316 Strategic Management of Human Resources (2018)
  • BUSS 3038 Strategic Human Resource Management (2019)
  • BUSS 3038 Strategic Human Resource Management (2018)
  • BUSS 3082 Recruitment and Selection of Organisational Talent (2019)
  • BUSS 3082 Recruitment and Selection of Organisational Talent (2018)
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Supervisions from 2010 shown

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Migrant's employee engagemnet: the impact of skill discounting Current
Organisations changing environment and implications to employee engagement Current
Factors that affect employee retention: a job embeddedness account of migrant turnover intentions and job search activities Completed
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