Fernando, Mario

Overview

Dr Mario Fernando is an Associate Professor in the School of Management, Operations and Marketing, University of Wollongong. His research interests are centred on exploring how responsible executive action leads to positive individual, organisational and societal outcomes. Currently, Mario is conducting research in leadership, business ethics and human resource management areas. He has published two books and numerous academic journal articles in high-impact journals. He serves on three journal editorial boards. Mario’s learning and teaching contributions over a sustained period have been recognised at the national and institutional levels.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2014	The relationships of empathy, moral identity and cynicism with consumers’ ethical beliefs: the mediating role of moral disengagement
2011	Strategic ambiguity and leaders’ responsibility beyond maximizing profits
2014	MacIntyrean virtue ethics in business: a cross-cultural comparison
2016	Leading responsibly in the Asian Century
2012	Revealing the screening: organisational factors influencing the recruitment of immigrant professionals

Research Areas

1503 - BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Available as Research Supervisor

Member Of

*Associate Editor - Business Ethics: A European Review (BEER) *Editorial Review Board Member - European Management Journal (EMJ) *Editorial Review Board Member - Leadership & Organization Development Journal (LODJ) *Member - Academy of Management (AOM) *Member - International Leadership Association (ILA) *Member - Australasian Business Ethics Network (ABEN) *Member - International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics (ISBEE)

Has Collaborator

Selected Publications

Book

Year	Title
2016	Leading responsibly in the Asian Century
2007	Spiritual leadership in the entrepreneurial business: a multifaith study

Chapter

Year	Title
2016	Interactive dynamic learning environment (IDLE) Pages 207 - 211
2015	Cultivation of virtuousness and self-actualization in the workplace Pages 1 - 13
2011	Spirituality and leadership Pages 483 - 494
2007	The development and application of creativity in organizations: lessons for workplace spirituality Pages 703 - 708

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2016	Social innovation through responsible leadership Pages 1 - 1
2016	The role of ‘passing’ by skilled immigrants and its impact on their employment outcomes and wellbeing
2015	Corporate social responsibility attitudes of board directors in Australian firms: The role of gender and spiritual wellbeing
2015	Ethnicity influence on employer’s perception and recruitment decision-making
2015	The mediating role of employee turnover intentions on the relationship between HR practices and presenteeism: Evidence from Australian employees
2015	The relationship between responsible leadership and organisational commitment with the mediating effect of turnover intentions: An empirical study with Australian employees Pages 1 - 14
2014	A conceptual framework for understanding responsible leadership and presenteeism: the mediating influence of organizational commitment and employee turnover intentions Pages 1 - 1

2014	Enacting responsible leadership: the case of Singapore Pages 1 - 2
2013	Describing work as meaningful: Towards a conceptual clarification Pages 1 - 34
2013	Social innovation through spiritual leadership Pages 26 - 27
2012	Spiritual leadership: A review of models and themes
2012	Virtue in business: a cross-cultural comparison Page p. 4
2011	Career anchors and job satisfaction: the mediating effect of psychological empowerment Pages 1786 - 1796
2011	The effects of spiritual well-being and materialism on consumers’ ethical beliefs: evidence from Australia Page p. 1
2011	Transformational leadership and work-related outcomes: exploring the mediating role of meaning in work and work engagement
2010	Embedding notions of community in the teaching–research nexus: A case study Pages 289 - 299
2010	Strategic ambiguity and ethical actions Pages 1 - 23
2010	Strategic ambiguity and leaders’ responsibility beyond maximising profits Pages 1 - 12
2010	Strategic corporate social responsibility and organizational virtuousness: Evidence from Sri Lanka Page p. 1
2010	The Spiritual Identity of Projects Page p. 1
2010	Transformational leadership, workplace engagement and the mediating influence of meaningful work: Building a conceptual framework Pages 1 - 15
2009	Going beyond climate ethics: virtuousness in climate change initiatives Pages 1 - 14
2009	How context matters in corruption: the case of Wollongong City Council Pages 15 - 16
2009	The influence of strategic ambiguity on ethical decision making Page p. 15
2008	Connectedness in work relationships and quality of working life: evidence from Australian call centres Pages 1 - 15
2008	Organizational virtuousness and integrity: a longitudinal study of the Asian tsunami relief initiatives Page p. [23]
2007	Short-termism and genuineness in environmental initiatives: A comparative case study Pages 32 - 40
2007	The spiritual dimension in leadership: A case study of Dilmah tea and its founder Pages 1 - 34

Journal Article

Year	Title
2017	Impact on employee productivity from presenteeism and absenteeism: evidence from a multinational firm in Sri Lanka Published In Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Volume Online First Pages 1 - 6
2017	The Relationship Between Responsible Leadership and Organisational Commitment and the Mediating Effect of Employee Turnover Intentions: An Empirical Study with Australian Employees Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume Online First Pages 1 - 16
2016	Enacting spiritual leadership in business through ego-transcendence Published In Leadership and Organization Development Journal Volume 37 Pages 1 - 34
2016	Making the cut: occupation-specific factors influencing employers in their recruitment and selection of immigrant professionals in the information technology and accounting occupations in regional Australia Published In International Journal of Human Resource Management Volume Online First
2016	Teaching and learning responsible decision-making in business: a qualitative research evaluation of a simulation-based approach Published In Journal of Business Ethics Education Volume 13 Pages 293 - 323
2015	Describing work as meaningful: towards a conceptual clarification Published In Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance Volume 2 Pages 1 - 38
2015	Employer perceptions of migrant candidates’ suitability: The influence of decision-maker and organisational characteristics Published In Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources Volume Online first Pages 1 - 20
2015	Fitting the mould: the role of employer perceptions in immigrant recruitment decision making Published In International Journal of Human Resource Management Volume 26 Pages 2811 - 2832
2014	MacIntyrean virtue ethics in business: a cross-cultural comparison Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume 132 Pages 185 - 202
2014	The relationships of empathy, moral identity and cynicism with consumers’ ethical beliefs: the mediating role of moral disengagement Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume 124 Pages 677 - 694
2013	The role of spiritual well-being and materialism in determining consumers’ ethical beliefs: an empirical study with Australian consumers Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume 113 Pages 61 - 79
2013	Transformational leadership and work engagement: the mediating effect of meaning in work Published In Leadership and Organization Development Journal Volume 34 Pages 532 - 550
2012	Revealing the screening: organisational factors influencing the recruitment of immigrant professionals Published In International Journal of Human Resource Management Volume 23 Pages 1950 - 1965
2012	The organizational virtuousness of strategic corporate social responsibility: a case study of the Sri Lankan family-owned enterprise MAS Holdings Published In European Management Journal Volume 30 Pages 564 - 576
2011	A Social Innovation Based Transformative Learning Approach to Teaching Business Ethics Published In Journal of Business Ethics Education Volume 8 Pages 1 - 20
2011	Strategic ambiguity and leaders’ responsibility beyond maximizing profits Published In European Management Journal Volume 29 Pages 504 - 513
2011	The spiritual identity of projects Published In International Journal of Project Management Volume 29 Pages 504 - 513
2010	Corporate social responsibility in the wake of the Asian tsunami: effect of time on the genuineness of CSR initiatives Published In European Management Journal Volume 28 Pages 68 - 79
2010	The relationship between spiritual well-being and ethical orientations in decision making: an empirical study with business executives in Australia Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume 95 Pages 211 - 225
2009	Short-termism and genuineness in environmental initiatives: A comparative case study of two oil companies Published In European Management Journal Volume 27 Pages 26 - 35
2009	The spiritual dimension in leadership at Dilmah Tea Published In Leadership and Organization Development Journal Volume 30 Pages 522 - 539
2009	The utility of the assessment of spirituality and religious sentiments (aspires) scale with Christians and Buddhists in Sri Lanka Published In Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion Volume 20 Pages 131 - 143
2008	Ethical Ideologies of Senior Australian Managers: An Empirical Study Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume 82 Pages 145 - 155
2008	Survival strategies and characteristics of start-ups: An empirical study from the New Zealand IT industry Published In Technovation Volume 28 Pages 161 - 169
2008	The place of self-actualisation in workplace spirituality: Evidence from Sri Lanka Published In Culture and Religion Volume 9 Pages 233 - 249
2007	Corporate social responsibility in the wake of the Asian tsunami: a comparative case study of two Sri Lankan companies Published In European Management Journal Volume 25 Pages 1 - 10
2006	The influence of religion-based workplace spirituality on business leaders' decision-making: an inter-faith study Published In Journal of Management and Organization Volume 12 Pages 23 - 39

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Privacy Paradox and Information Disclosure in Digital Marketplaces: The Moderating Role of Psychological Distance	Bandara, Heenkenda Mudiyanselage Ruwan Jayawickrama
Doctor of Philosophy	Corporate Social Responsibility Attitudes of Board Directors in Australian Firms: The Role of Gender, Ethical Ideology and Spritual Wellbeing	Najafi, Bita

Awards And Honors

Best Reviewer, European Management Journal , 2014
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (ALTC Citation) , conferred by Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC), 2011
Best Paper Award, Sustainability and Social Issues in Management Stream, conferred by Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), 2011
Teaching and Research All-Rounder Performance Award , 2010
Excellence in Teaching and Learning, conferred by Faculty of Business, 2009
Management Educator of the Year, conferred by Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management and Pearson, 2009
Faculty Teaching and Learning Scholar, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2009
Innovations in Teaching, conferred by Faculty of Business, 2008
Research Excellence, conferred by Faculty of Business, 2008
Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, conferred by University of Victoria, Canada , 2007
Vice Chancellor's Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning Faculty Award (OCTAL), 2006
High Achiever, Research Outputs, conferred by Faculty of Business, 2005
Four-year University Entrance Merit Scholarship, conferred by Sri Lanka Government, 1984

Teaching Overview

Mario's passion for teaching is inspired by transformative learning (Mezirow, 1990). By challenging students to critically reflect on their assumptions, he aims to generate a conscious commitment in the student to engage in responsible executive action.

Mario has taught a range of subjects including strategic human resource management, cross-cultural management, operations and services management, organisational behaviour, organisation analysis, corporate governance and responsible leadership; all integrating content from the areas of international business, strategic management and change management. With his corporate experience in managing relationships and operations in multinational settings, Mario adds value to the teaching of these subjects across a range of different learner types.

Full Name

Assoc/Prof Mario Fernando

Mailing Address

School of Management, Operations and Management, UOW

Northfields Ave

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Located In Facility

40.143

Top Publications

Year	Title
2014	The relationships of empathy, moral identity and cynicism with consumers’ ethical beliefs: the mediating role of moral disengagement
2011	Strategic ambiguity and leaders’ responsibility beyond maximizing profits
2014	MacIntyrean virtue ethics in business: a cross-cultural comparison
2016	Leading responsibly in the Asian Century
2012	Revealing the screening: organisational factors influencing the recruitment of immigrant professionals

Research Areas

1503 - BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Member Of

*Associate Editor - Business Ethics: A European Review (BEER) *Editorial Review Board Member - European Management Journal (EMJ) *Editorial Review Board Member - Leadership & Organization Development Journal (LODJ) *Member - Academy of Management (AOM) *Member - International Leadership Association (ILA) *Member - Australasian Business Ethics Network (ABEN) *Member - International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics (ISBEE)

Has Collaborator

Selected Publications

Book

Year	Title
2016	Leading responsibly in the Asian Century
2007	Spiritual leadership in the entrepreneurial business: a multifaith study

Chapter

Year	Title
2016	Interactive dynamic learning environment (IDLE) Pages 207 - 211
2015	Cultivation of virtuousness and self-actualization in the workplace Pages 1 - 13
2011	Spirituality and leadership Pages 483 - 494
2007	The development and application of creativity in organizations: lessons for workplace spirituality Pages 703 - 708

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2016	Social innovation through responsible leadership Pages 1 - 1
2016	The role of ‘passing’ by skilled immigrants and its impact on their employment outcomes and wellbeing
2015	Corporate social responsibility attitudes of board directors in Australian firms: The role of gender and spiritual wellbeing
2015	Ethnicity influence on employer’s perception and recruitment decision-making
2015	The mediating role of employee turnover intentions on the relationship between HR practices and presenteeism: Evidence from Australian employees
2015	The relationship between responsible leadership and organisational commitment with the mediating effect of turnover intentions: An empirical study with Australian employees Pages 1 - 14
2014	A conceptual framework for understanding responsible leadership and presenteeism: the mediating influence of organizational commitment and employee turnover intentions Pages 1 - 1

2014	Enacting responsible leadership: the case of Singapore Pages 1 - 2
2013	Describing work as meaningful: Towards a conceptual clarification Pages 1 - 34
2013	Social innovation through spiritual leadership Pages 26 - 27
2012	Spiritual leadership: A review of models and themes
2012	Virtue in business: a cross-cultural comparison Page p. 4
2011	Career anchors and job satisfaction: the mediating effect of psychological empowerment Pages 1786 - 1796
2011	The effects of spiritual well-being and materialism on consumers’ ethical beliefs: evidence from Australia Page p. 1
2011	Transformational leadership and work-related outcomes: exploring the mediating role of meaning in work and work engagement
2010	Embedding notions of community in the teaching–research nexus: A case study Pages 289 - 299
2010	Strategic ambiguity and ethical actions Pages 1 - 23
2010	Strategic ambiguity and leaders’ responsibility beyond maximising profits Pages 1 - 12
2010	Strategic corporate social responsibility and organizational virtuousness: Evidence from Sri Lanka Page p. 1
2010	The Spiritual Identity of Projects Page p. 1
2010	Transformational leadership, workplace engagement and the mediating influence of meaningful work: Building a conceptual framework Pages 1 - 15
2009	Going beyond climate ethics: virtuousness in climate change initiatives Pages 1 - 14
2009	How context matters in corruption: the case of Wollongong City Council Pages 15 - 16
2009	The influence of strategic ambiguity on ethical decision making Page p. 15
2008	Connectedness in work relationships and quality of working life: evidence from Australian call centres Pages 1 - 15
2008	Organizational virtuousness and integrity: a longitudinal study of the Asian tsunami relief initiatives Page p. [23]
2007	Short-termism and genuineness in environmental initiatives: A comparative case study Pages 32 - 40
2007	The spiritual dimension in leadership: A case study of Dilmah tea and its founder Pages 1 - 34

Journal Article

Year	Title
2017	Impact on employee productivity from presenteeism and absenteeism: evidence from a multinational firm in Sri Lanka Published In Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Volume Online First Pages 1 - 6
2017	The Relationship Between Responsible Leadership and Organisational Commitment and the Mediating Effect of Employee Turnover Intentions: An Empirical Study with Australian Employees Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume Online First Pages 1 - 16
2016	Enacting spiritual leadership in business through ego-transcendence Published In Leadership and Organization Development Journal Volume 37 Pages 1 - 34
2016	Making the cut: occupation-specific factors influencing employers in their recruitment and selection of immigrant professionals in the information technology and accounting occupations in regional Australia Published In International Journal of Human Resource Management Volume Online First
2016	Teaching and learning responsible decision-making in business: a qualitative research evaluation of a simulation-based approach Published In Journal of Business Ethics Education Volume 13 Pages 293 - 323
2015	Describing work as meaningful: towards a conceptual clarification Published In Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance Volume 2 Pages 1 - 38
2015	Employer perceptions of migrant candidates’ suitability: The influence of decision-maker and organisational characteristics Published In Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources Volume Online first Pages 1 - 20
2015	Fitting the mould: the role of employer perceptions in immigrant recruitment decision making Published In International Journal of Human Resource Management Volume 26 Pages 2811 - 2832
2014	MacIntyrean virtue ethics in business: a cross-cultural comparison Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume 132 Pages 185 - 202
2014	The relationships of empathy, moral identity and cynicism with consumers’ ethical beliefs: the mediating role of moral disengagement Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume 124 Pages 677 - 694
2013	The role of spiritual well-being and materialism in determining consumers’ ethical beliefs: an empirical study with Australian consumers Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume 113 Pages 61 - 79
2013	Transformational leadership and work engagement: the mediating effect of meaning in work Published In Leadership and Organization Development Journal Volume 34 Pages 532 - 550
2012	Revealing the screening: organisational factors influencing the recruitment of immigrant professionals Published In International Journal of Human Resource Management Volume 23 Pages 1950 - 1965
2012	The organizational virtuousness of strategic corporate social responsibility: a case study of the Sri Lankan family-owned enterprise MAS Holdings Published In European Management Journal Volume 30 Pages 564 - 576
2011	A Social Innovation Based Transformative Learning Approach to Teaching Business Ethics Published In Journal of Business Ethics Education Volume 8 Pages 1 - 20
2011	Strategic ambiguity and leaders’ responsibility beyond maximizing profits Published In European Management Journal Volume 29 Pages 504 - 513
2011	The spiritual identity of projects Published In International Journal of Project Management Volume 29 Pages 504 - 513
2010	Corporate social responsibility in the wake of the Asian tsunami: effect of time on the genuineness of CSR initiatives Published In European Management Journal Volume 28 Pages 68 - 79
2010	The relationship between spiritual well-being and ethical orientations in decision making: an empirical study with business executives in Australia Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume 95 Pages 211 - 225
2009	Short-termism and genuineness in environmental initiatives: A comparative case study of two oil companies Published In European Management Journal Volume 27 Pages 26 - 35
2009	The spiritual dimension in leadership at Dilmah Tea Published In Leadership and Organization Development Journal Volume 30 Pages 522 - 539
2009	The utility of the assessment of spirituality and religious sentiments (aspires) scale with Christians and Buddhists in Sri Lanka Published In Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion Volume 20 Pages 131 - 143
2008	Ethical Ideologies of Senior Australian Managers: An Empirical Study Published In Journal of Business Ethics Volume 82 Pages 145 - 155
2008	Survival strategies and characteristics of start-ups: An empirical study from the New Zealand IT industry Published In Technovation Volume 28 Pages 161 - 169
2008	The place of self-actualisation in workplace spirituality: Evidence from Sri Lanka Published In Culture and Religion Volume 9 Pages 233 - 249
2007	Corporate social responsibility in the wake of the Asian tsunami: a comparative case study of two Sri Lankan companies Published In European Management Journal Volume 25 Pages 1 - 10
2006	The influence of religion-based workplace spirituality on business leaders' decision-making: an inter-faith study Published In Journal of Management and Organization Volume 12 Pages 23 - 39

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Privacy Paradox and Information Disclosure in Digital Marketplaces: The Moderating Role of Psychological Distance	Bandara, Heenkenda Mudiyanselage Ruwan Jayawickrama
Doctor of Philosophy	Corporate Social Responsibility Attitudes of Board Directors in Australian Firms: The Role of Gender, Ethical Ideology and Spritual Wellbeing	Najafi, Bita

Awards And Honors

Best Reviewer, European Management Journal , 2014
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (ALTC Citation) , conferred by Australian Learning & Teaching Council (ALTC), 2011
Best Paper Award, Sustainability and Social Issues in Management Stream, conferred by Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), 2011
Teaching and Research All-Rounder Performance Award , 2010
Excellence in Teaching and Learning, conferred by Faculty of Business, 2009
Management Educator of the Year, conferred by Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management and Pearson, 2009
Faculty Teaching and Learning Scholar, conferred by University of Wollongong, 2009
Innovations in Teaching, conferred by Faculty of Business, 2008
Research Excellence, conferred by Faculty of Business, 2008
Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, conferred by University of Victoria, Canada , 2007
Vice Chancellor's Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning Faculty Award (OCTAL), 2006
High Achiever, Research Outputs, conferred by Faculty of Business, 2005
Four-year University Entrance Merit Scholarship, conferred by Sri Lanka Government, 1984

Teaching Overview

Mario's passion for teaching is inspired by transformative learning (Mezirow, 1990). By challenging students to critically reflect on their assumptions, he aims to generate a conscious commitment in the student to engage in responsible executive action.

Mario has taught a range of subjects including strategic human resource management, cross-cultural management, operations and services management, organisational behaviour, organisation analysis, corporate governance and responsible leadership; all integrating content from the areas of international business, strategic management and change management. With his corporate experience in managing relationships and operations in multinational settings, Mario adds value to the teaching of these subjects across a range of different learner types.

Full Name

Assoc/Prof Mario Fernando

Mailing Address

School of Management, Operations and Management, UOW

Northfields Ave

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Located In Facility

40.143

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Available as Research Supervisor

Affiliation

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Book

Chapter

Conference Paper

Journal Article

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Background

Awards And Honors

Teaching Overview

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Located In Facility

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Affiliation

Member Of

Has Collaborator

Publications

Selected Publications

Book

Chapter

Conference Paper

Journal Article

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Background

Awards And Honors

Teaching Overview

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Located In Facility

Visualisations

Research Areas