Associate Professor Sukhbir Sandhu

Associate Professor/ Associate Director: CWeX UniSA Business

City West Campus (EM5-32)
tel +61 8 830 20735

email Sukhbir.Sandhu@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Sustainability
Ethics
Circular Economy

Associate Professor Sukhbir Sandhu’s research focuses on social and environmental sustainability issues that confront organisations and societies. Her current research involves an Australian Research Council (Discovery) project that investigates the external drivers that push organisations to act on sustainability issues and the internal strategy and structure changes required to successfully accommodate these social and environmental initiatives.

UniSA Business

Recognised and respected for our quality education, career outcomes and research expertise, UniSA Business creates leaders for change and transforms modern business practice.

Tweets by @UniversitySA

About me

A/Prof Sandhu has a PhD in Strategy (Sustainability Strategies of Firms) from Lincoln University, New Zealand. A/Prof Sandhu has published in leading management and sustainability journals (e.g., Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Business and Society, Ecological Economics, Journal of Cleaner Production, Business Strategy and Environment). She has also published two books on social and environmental sustainability.

Her research on organisational sustainability has been recognised by the prestigious Research Impact on Practice Award from the Network for Business Sustainability. Her research has also been listed in the Financial Times "all-time top 100 social science research" articles that can lead to meaningful social impact and help improve society.

A/Prof Sandhu has also won numerous other awards for her research and teaching. She has been awarded the Top Mid-Career Researcher, the Top Mid-Career Teaching, and the Top Research Team awards (2019). A/Prof Sandhu has also received the Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning - Excellence Awards (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016). She received Vice Chancellor’s Outstanding Contributions to Digital Learning Award (2016). She was also awarded the Emerald Literati Outstanding Reviewer (2017). She has been a Finalist in Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Awards (2017, 2016) and a finalist for the Australian National Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2017).

A/Prof Sandhu serves as the Associate Director for Centre for Workplace Excellence (CWeX). She has been elected to the five-year leadership track at the Organisations and Natural Environment (ONE) Division of the Academy of Management (2019 – 2023). She has previously chaired ONE award committee (2016 - 2018). She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Business Research. A/Prof Sandhu serves as UniSA Business lead for the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME).

Research

Research themes

Scarce resources
Transforming societies

Research focus

Business and Management
Environmental Science and Management
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Applied Economics
Applied Ethics

Research

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.

Highlights

Year	Output
2021	Sandhu, S, Lodhia, S, Potts, A & Crocker, R 2021, 'Environment friendly takeaway coffee cup use: individual and institutional enablers and barriers', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 291, article no. 125271, pp. 1-11.
2019	Sandhu, S & Kulik, CT 2019, 'Shaping and being shaped: how organizational structure and managerial discretion co-evolve in new managerial roles', Administrative Science Quarterly, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 619-658. 13 10 24
2019	Sandhu, S, Orlitzky, M & Louche, C 2019, 'How nation-level background governance conditions shape the economic payoffs of corporate environmental performance', Management Decision, vol. 57, no. 10, pp. 2714-2739.
2019	Sandhu, S, Perera, S & Sardeshmukh, SR 2019, 'Charted courses and meandering trails: crafting success and impact as business school academics', Academy of Management Learning and Education, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 153-185. Open access
2016	de Lange, DE, Armanios, D, Delgado-Ceballos, J & Sandhu, S 2016, 'From foe to friend: complex mutual adaptation of multinational corporations and nongovernmental organizations', Business and Society, vol. 55, no. 8, pp. 1197-1228. 14 12 2

Chapters

Year	Output
2018	Sandhu, S, Soosay, C, Harris, H, Hvolby, H-H & Sandhu, H 2018, 'Ecosystem services for wine sustainability: a case in point of sustainable food systems', in J Marques (ed.), Handbook of engaged sustainability, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 27, pp. 653-682.
2017	Sandhu, S 2017, 'Sustainable ecosystems and the role of business', in H Sandhu (ed.), Ecosystem functions and management: theory and practice, Springer, Switzerland, ch.10, pp. 207-217.
2017	Sandhu, S, Sastrowardoyo, S, Benson, J & Scott-Young, C 2017, 'Aging in Asia: challenges and opportunities in China, India, Japan, and South Korea', in AS Antoniou, RJ Burke and CL Cooper (eds), The aging workforce handbook: individual, organizational and societal challenges, Emerald, UK, ch. 21, pp. 513-536.
2015	Sandhu, S, Benson, J, Sastrowardoyo, S & Scott-Young, C 2015, 'Complexity in multigenerational organisations: a socio-political perspective', in RJ Burke et al. (eds), The multi-generational and aging workforce: Challenges and opportunities, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, UK, ch. 7, pp. 138-157.
2014	Sandhu, SK, Smallman, C, Ozanne, L & Cullen, R 2014, 'Environmental responsiveness and cost savings: effect or driver?', in S Sukhbir, S McKenzie & H Harris (editors), Linking local and global sustainability, Springer, UK, pp. 55-70.
2013	Sandhu, S 2013, 'Towards an integrated conceptual framework for corporate social and environmental sustainability', in G Wells (ed.), Sustainable business: theory and practice of business under sustainability principles, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 19-38.
2012	Sandhu, S 2012, 'Exploring different accounts : depth interviews versus self-administered questionnaires in strategy and management research', in CL Wang (ed.), West meets east : toward methodological exchange, Emerald Group Publishing, UK, pp. 307-330. 1
2010	Sandhu, SK & Sandhu, H 2010, 'Natural resource management and productivity enhancement through organic agriculture', in BS Bhatia and D Sharma, Sustainable Development: Contemporary Issues and Emerging Perspectives, New Delhi, India.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2021	Mao, G, Hou, T, Liu, X, Zuo, J, Kiyawa, A-HI, Shi, P & Sandhu, S 2021, 'How can bicycle-sharing have a sustainable future? A research based on life cycle assessment', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 282, article no. 125081, pp. 1-13.
2021	Sandhu, S, Lodhia, S, Potts, A & Crocker, R 2021, 'Environment friendly takeaway coffee cup use: individual and institutional enablers and barriers', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 291, article no. 125271, pp. 1-11.
2019	Perera, S, Soosay, C & Sandhu, S 2019, 'Investigating the strategies for supply chain agility and competitiveness', Asian Journal of Business and Accounting, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 279-311. Open access
2019	Sandhu, S & Kulik, CT 2019, 'Shaping and being shaped: how organizational structure and managerial discretion co-evolve in new managerial roles', Administrative Science Quarterly, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 619-658. 13 10 24
2019	Sandhu, S, Orlitzky, M & Louche, C 2019, 'How nation-level background governance conditions shape the economic payoffs of corporate environmental performance', Management Decision, vol. 57, no. 10, pp. 2714-2739.
2019	Sandhu, S, Perera, S & Sardeshmukh, SR 2019, 'Charted courses and meandering trails: crafting success and impact as business school academics', Academy of Management Learning and Education, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 153-185. Open access
2017	Harris, H & Sandhu, S 2017, 'Effective use of reflection and research activities in teaching business ethics', Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, vol. 17, pp. 49-61.
2016	de Lange, DE, Armanios, D, Delgado-Ceballos, J & Sandhu, S 2016, 'From foe to friend: complex mutual adaptation of multinational corporations and nongovernmental organizations', Business and Society, vol. 55, no. 8, pp. 1197-1228. 14 12 2
2015	Sandhu, H & Sandhu, SK 2015, 'Poverty, development, and Himalayan ecosystems', Ambio, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 297-307. Open access 11 16 3
2014	Sandhu, H & Sandhu, SK 2014, 'Linking ecosystem services with the constituents of human well-being for poverty alleviation in eastern Himalayas', Ecological Economics, vol. 107, pp. 65-75. 34 32 3
2012	Sandhu, H, Nidumolu, U & Sandhu, S 2012, 'Assessing risks and opportunities arising from ecosystem change in primary industries using ecosystem-based business risk analysis tool', Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 47-68. 9 5
2012	Sandhu, S, Smallman, C, Ozanne, LK & Cullen, R 2012, 'Corporate environmental responsiveness in India : lessons from a developing country', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 35, pp. 203-213. 32 31
2010	Sandhu, SK 2010, 'Shifting Paradigms in Corporate Environmentalism: From Poachers to Gamekeepers', Business and Society Review, vol. 115, no. 3, pp. 285-310. 13
2010	Sandhu, SK, Ozanne, L, Smallman, C & Cullen, R 2010, 'Consumer Driven Corporate Environmentalism: Fact or Fiction?', Business Strategy and the Environment, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 356-366. Open access 45 45

Conferences

Year	Output
2019	Vishnu, V, Treuren, GJ, Sandhu, S, Manoharan, A & Bambacas, M 2019, 'The job search experience of former international student migrants in Australia. Does a local qualification make a difference to skill discounting?', 33rd Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, ANZAM, pp. 549-564. Open access
2015	Perera, S, Soosay, C & Sandhu, S 2015, 'Strategies for agility in supply chains: a study of Australian manufacturers', 13th ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium (ANZAM), Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, pp. 1-20. Open access
2014	Perera, S, Soosay, C & Sandhu, S 2014, 'Does agility foster sustainability: development of a framework from a supply chain perspective', in T Olsen & A Zhang (eds), 12th ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium, ANZAM, pp. 1-19. Open access
2013	Doherty, C, Harris, H & Sandhu, S 2013, 'Sensemaking of the regulation of wind farm development', in M Grimmer & R Hecker (eds), 27th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM): managing on the edge, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, pp. 1-19. Open access
2013	Sandhu, S, Cavalieri, S & Pinto, R 2013, 'Risk management for climate change', in M Grimmer & R Hecker (eds), 27th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: Managing on the Edge, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, pp. 1-13. Open access
2013	Sandhu, SK, Cavalieri, S & Pinto, R 2013, 'Sustainability and reputation risk', in M Grimmer & R Hecker (eds), 27th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM): managing on the edge, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, pp. 1-13. Open access
2010	Sandhu, SK 2010, 'Corporate Social and Environmental Sustainability: A Conceptual Framework', in Bruce Gurd, 24th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2010), ANZAM, pp. 1-20. Open access
2009	Sandhu, SK, Smallman, C, Cullen, R & Ozanne, L 2009, 'From the base of the Pyramid: Corporate Environmentalism in Developing Countries', Green Management Matters : 2009 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Academy of Management, pp. 1-40.
2008	Sandhu, SK, Smallman, C, Ozanne, L & Cullen, R 2008, 'Environmental responsiveness and cost savings: Effect or driver?', in Roger L. Burritt, A-CSEAR 2008, Centre of Accounting, Governance and Sustainability, pp. 626-637. Open access

Other outputs

Sandhu, Sukhbir and Kulik, Carol T 2018, 'How to Ensure the Success of a Position Your Company Hasn't Had Before', Harvard Business Review, Digital Article - https://hbr.org/2018/12/how-to-ensure-the-success-of-a-position-your-company-hasnt-had-before

Sandhu, Sukhbir and Kulik, Carol T 2018, 'Data Analytics, Inclusion, Sustainability: New Roles Multiply in Organisations', London School of Economics Business Review, Blog Post - http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2018/11/14/data-analytics-inclusion-sustainability-new-roles-multiply-in-organisations/

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Aalborg University	DENMARK
Audencia Business School	FRANCE
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Lincoln University	NEW ZEALAND
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Private Individual	AUSTRALIA
RMIT University	AUSTRALIA
Ryerson University	CANADA
South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)	AUSTRALIA
Stanford University	UNITED STATES
Tianjin University	CHINA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Bergamo	ITALY
University of Canterbury	NEW ZEALAND
University of Granada	SPAIN
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Western Sydney University	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member Academy of Management (AOM)	2017
Member Australia New Zealand Academy of Management	2017
Member Australia New Zealand International Business Academy	2017
Member Australia New Zealand Academy of Management	2016
Member Academy of Management (AOM)	2016
Invited presentation Humanistic Management Network, University of Adelaide	2015
Member Australia New Zealand Academy of Management	2015
Member Academy of Management (AOM)	2015
Member Australia New Zealand Academy of Management	2014
Member Academy of Management (AOM)	2014
Member Australia New Zealand Academy of Management	2013
Member Academy of Management (AOM)	2013
Member Australia New Zealand Academy of Management	2012
Member Academy of Management (AOM)	2012
Invited presentation Aalborg University, Denmark	2011
Member Australia New Zealand Academy of Management	2011
Member Academy of Management (AOM)	2011
Invited presentation Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India	2010
Member Australia New Zealand Academy of Management	2010
Member Academy of Management (AOM)	2010
Member Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society	2010
Organising committee Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference	2010
Invited presentation Canterbury University, New Zealand	2009
Member Australia New Zealand Academy of Management	2009
Member Academy of Management (AOM)	2009
Member Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society	2009
Member Australia New Zealand Academy of Management	2008

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

My current teaching focuses on Sustainable Business,I have also taught Corporate Strategy and Marketing

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Breaking free from the herd: How organisations become front runners in gender diversity	Current
Increasing gender diversity in modern organizations How organizations become leading in gender diversity	Current
Migrant's employee engagemnet: the impact of skill discounting	Current
The role of family in SME international opportunity identification: Papua New Guinea perspectives	Current
Tough moves and soft turns: managing employee behaviour with emotion displays	Current
A dynamic capability approach to sustainable supply chains: an investigation of agility and resilience in the Australian manufacturing sector	Completed
Corporate social responsibility, employee engagement and the effect on employee dignity	Completed
Museums and Muslim women's empowerment: a case study of the Islamic Museum of Australia	Completed
Tension management for integrative outcomes in corporate sustainability: a multiple instrumental case study of the Australian forestry and wood products industry	Completed
Wind farms in South Australia: a multi-level case analysis of stakeholder responses to planning policy changes	Completed

more less

Associate Professor Sukhbir Sandhu

About me

About me

UniSA Business

About me

Professional Associations

Experience

Qualifications

Work history

Research

Research themes

Research focus

Projects

Outputs

Highlights

Chapters

Journal Articles

Conferences

Other outputs

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Invited presentation

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Invited presentation

Member

Member

Invited presentation

Member

Member

Member

Organising committee

Invited presentation

Member

Member

Member

Member

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Courses and programs

Courses I teach and/or co-ordinate

Research degree supervision

Gallery