Personal
- Name
- Associate Professor Cameron Newton
- Position(s)
- Associate Professor
QUT Business School,
Management - Discipline *
- Business and Management
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 2523
- Fax
- +61 7 3138 1313
- cj.newton@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Qualifications
-
PhD (University of Queensland)
Biography
Background
Cameron entered the banking and finance industries where he held various management positions within banking and financial services organisations following completion of a Bachelor of Commerce in 1991. He worked in the fields of finance and investment consultancy for 9 years before commencing studies in psychology. He completed his PhD in organisational psychology at The University of Queensland focusing on organisational culture, work stressors and employee well-being. Cameron joined The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies in September 2005 and re-joined the School of Management in 2010 as Senior Lecturer. Cameron is actively involved in research related to organisational culture, identity and effectiveness including employee, volunteer and governance issues. Cameron is also actively involved in objective measures of strain, in particular, heart rate variability in workplace decision making contexts.
Cameron is both a registered psychologist and a supervisor for the Queensland Board of Psychologists, overseeing the practice of intern psychologists. Cameron is regularly invited to speak at industry and professional events relating to issues such as employee stress and performance, governance, and other human resource management issues.
Reserach Interests
- Organisation psychology
- Nonprofit organisational culture
- Identity and effectiveness including volunteer, employee and nonprofit governance issues
- Tax deductible donations made by individual Australians
Cameron’s research focuses on the occupational stress measured using both subjective and objective (heart rate variability) methods. His research examines occupational stress in combination with a variety of theoretical frameworks related to organisational culture and identification. He is actively involved in scale development activities, particularly related to the assessment of workplace values and governance effectiveness. Cameron is the recipient of a number of small and large grants including an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant.
Cameron’s supervision of research higher degree students includes:
- Exploring organisational culture and employee change attitudes in nonprofit human service organisations
- Organisational identities and internal communications in public sector shared service arrangements
- Financial literacy and decision making in superannuation
- The role of trust and the use of budgets in nonprofit and for profit sectors
- Knowledge management in federated organisations
- Organisational culture and values and their impact on program evaluation in Australian philanthropic foundations (Masters)
- Organisational value congruence in mergers and acquisitions
- Heart rate variability and stress in decision making
- Scale development to assess nonprofit governance effectiveness
Teaching
Teaching Interests
- Organisational Behaviour
- Management and Governance for Nonprofit Organisations
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Business Research Methods
Publications
- Newnam SA, Greenslade JH, Newton CJ, Watson BC, (2011) Safety in occupational driving: Development of a driver behavior scale for the workplace context, Applied Psychology: an international review p576-599
- Nicholson G, Newton CJ, (2010) The role of the board of directors: Perceptions of managerial elites, Journal of Management and Organization p204-218
- Leiter J, Newton CJ, (2010) Nonprofit organizational behaviour : sociological and psychological approaches, International Encyclopedia of Civil Society p1076-1088
- Newton CJ, Jimmieson NL, (2009) Subjective fit with organisational culture : an investigation of moderating effects in the work stressor-employee adjustment relationship, The International Journal of Human Resource Management p1770-1789
- Newnam SA, Newton CJ, McGregor-Lowndes M, (2009) Predicting the safety performance of volunteers: Does motivation for volunteering influence driving behaviour?, Safety Science p1090-1096
- Nicholson G, Newton CJ, McGregor-Lowndes M, Sheldrake M, (2008) Governance training needs in community organisations, Just Policy: a journal of Australian social policy p5-11
- Newton CJ, Jimmieson NL, (2008) Role stressors, participative control, and subjective fit with organisational values: main and moderating effects on employee outcomes, Journal of Management and Organization p20-39
- Walsh P, McGregor-Lowndes M, Newton CJ, (2008) Shared services: Lessons from the public and private sectors for the nonprofit sector, Australian Journal of Public Administration p200-212
- Cornwell TB, Newton CJ, Lawson R, (2006) Dependence in Consumer Behaviour Research: Exploring Measurement, Advances in Consumer Research p543-548
- McKimmie BM, Newton CJ, Terry D, Schuller R, (2004) Juror's responses to expert witness testimony: The effects of gender stereotypes, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations p131-143
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Research projects
Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)
- Title
- The Value of Financial Planning Advice - Process and Outcome Effects on Consumer Well-Being
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- LP110200616
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Financial Advice, Well-Being, Investment, Consumer Protection
- Title
- Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Coaching in Reducing Workplace Stress: Laboratory and Field Investigations
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- LP110100616
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Biofeedback, Occupational Stress, Stress Management, Wellbeing
- Title
- Using Heart Rate Variability Measurements To Identify The Effects Of Stress On Decision Making
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- LP0884074
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Experimental Economics, Neuroeconomics, Organizational Design
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Monitoring and regulatory role of the balanced scorecard in controlling organisational identities | (2010)
