Dr Sanjee (Sanjeewa) Perera is Lecturer at UniSA Business School and a researcher within the Centre for Workplace Excellence (CWeX). Her research focuses on demographic diversity and emotions at work. Current projects investigate job search experiences of mature-age jobseekers and emotion management among family members who work in family businesses. Her research has been published in The Leadership Quarterly and Human Resource Management.
Dr Perera holds a Bachelor of Humanities and a in PhD Business and Management (University of South Australia). Prior to her academic career, Dr Perera worked as a Human Resource practitioner in both service and manufacturing sectors with her last position as the Human... Read more
About me
Dr Sanjee (Sanjeewa) Perera is Lecturer at UniSA Business School and a researcher within the Centre for Workplace Excellence (CWeX). Her research focuses on demographic diversity and emotions at work. Current projects investigate job search experiences of mature-age jobseekers and emotion management among family members who work in family businesses. Her research has been published in The Leadership Quarterly and Human Resource Management.
Dr Perera holds a Bachelor of Humanities and a in PhD Business and Management (University of South Australia). Prior to her academic career, Dr Perera worked as a Human Resource practitioner in both service and manufacturing sectors with her last position as the Human Resource Manager for a multi-national apparel manufacturer with production bases in two countries.
About me
Member - Academy of Management
Member (CAHRI) - Australian Human Resources Institute
Member - Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (Business and Management) University of South Australia
UniSA Business School Research Excellence Awards: Top Research Team (w. Shruti Sardeshmukh & Sukhbir Sandhu) (2019)
My broad research interests are in the areas of emotions in work life, workforce diversity and human resource management.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2017 |
2
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| 2015 |
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| 2011 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
15
16
32
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| 2019 |
Open access
3
2
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| 2016 |
33
25
5
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| 2016 |
Open access
55
55
35
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| 2015 |
10
8
47
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| 2015 |
15
16
21
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
Open access
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| 2011 |
Open access
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| 2010 |
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| 2010 |
Open access
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Research
UniSA Business School Research Excellence Awards: Top Research Team (w. Shruti Sardeshmukh & Sukhbir Sandhu) (2019)
My broad research interests are in the areas of emotions in work life, workforce diversity and human resource management.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Melbourne Business School | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Outstanding Reviewer AwardOrganizational Behavior Division, Academy of Management |
2015 |
Outstanding Reviewer AwardOrganizational Behavior Division, Academy of Management |
2013 |
UniSA Business School Staff Excellence Award: Teaching Commendation (2020)
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Stepping up and stepping back: core followership behaviours, facilitators, and expectations in the workplace | Current |
| Tough moves and soft turns: managing employee behaviour with emotion displays | Current |
| Try to see it my way: Stakeholder influence on environmental sustainability and gender equality in the fashion industry | Current |
| Will you forgive me? The moral licensing of social enterprises | Current |
| Are family friendly practices good for women's advancement? the relationship between family friendly practices and women in management | Completed |
| Employee petty theft: interplay among employees, authority figures and the environment | Completed |
| Lonely and ready to leave: experiences of racial microaggressions among employees of Asian ethnicity | Completed |
