Oluremi Ayoko

Dr Oluremi (Remi) AYOKO

Contact

Positions Held

Lecturer (Organisation & Communication)

Honours Program Director for Business Communication, Ipswich

Academic Qualifications

Memberships

• Member, Australian Institute of Management
• Member, US Academy of Management
• Member, International Association of Conflict Management
• Professional Teacher Registration: Registered with the Queensland
  College of Teachers
• Member, British Academy of Management
• Member, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.

Major Research Grants

Field of Current Research

Publications

Published Refereed Journal Articles

• Ayoko, O. B. (In press, 2007). Communication openness conflict events and reactions to conflict in culturally diverse workgroups". Cross-Cultural Management: An International Journal, 14 (2).
• Ayoko, O. B., Callan, V. J., Hartel, C. E. J. (Accepted). The influence of team emotional climate on conflict and team members' reactions to conflict. Small Group Research.
• Ayoko, O. B & Härtel, C. E. J. (2006). Cultural diversity and leadership. Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, 13(4), 345-360.
• Ayoko, O. B., Callan, V .J. & Hartel, C.E.J. (2003). Intragroup conflict, emotional reactions to bullying and counterproductive behaviours. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 11 (4), 283-301.
• Ayoko, O. B & Härtel, C. E. J. (2003). The role of space as both a conflict trigger and a conflict control mechanism in culturally heterogeneous workgroups. Journal of Applied Psychology: An International Review, 52 (3), 383-412.
• Ayoko, O. B. & Härtel, C. E. J. Callan, V. (2002). Resolving the puzzle of productive and destructive conflict in culturally heterogeneous workgroups: A Communication Accommodation Theory Approach. International Journal of Conflict Management. 13(2), pp: 165-185.
• Ayoko, O. B., & Härtel, C. E. J. (2000). Cultural differences at work: How managers deepen or lessen the cross-racial divide in their workgroups. Queensland Review, 7 (1), 77-87.

Book Chapters

• Ayoko, O. B, Hartel C. E. J, Fisher, G. & Fujimoto, Y. (2004). "Communication competence for effective cross-cultural business interactions" in Tourish & Hargie (Eds.) Key Issues in Organizational Communication, 157-171. London: Routledge.
• Ayoko, O. B., & Hartel, C.E.J. (2002). The role of emotion and emotion management in destructive and productive conflict in culturally heterogeneous workgroups. In Ashkanasy, Hartel & Zerbe (Eds.), Managing Emotions in the Workplace, 77-97. Armonk: M. E. Sharpe.

Published Refereed Conference Papers

• Ayoko, O. B. (2005). Virtual conflict and emotions: An experiential learning. Proceedings of the 2005 Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
• Ayoko, O. B & Pekerti, A. A. (2005). Organisational Trust: What has conflict got to do? Proceedings of the 2005 Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
• Ayoko, O. B. & Moore, A. (2005). A conceptual model of the effects of conflict, reactions to conflict and communication openness on innovation in diverse groups. Proceedings of the 2005 Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
• Ayoko, OB. (2004). Intragroup conflict, negative emotions and forgiveness. In Mahony & G. Fisher (eds.), Australian and New Zealand International Business Association Conference (ANZIBA) Proceedings. CD ROM Canberra. Australia.
• Ayoko, O. B., Härtel, C. E. J. & Callan, V. (2002). A multi-method examination of intragroup conflict, emotions and counterproductive behaviours. In W. Renforth (Ed), Assessing International Business Theory and Practice. Proceedings of Australia-New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) Conference, Brisbane, Australia, pp: 13-31.
• Ayoko, O. B., Härtel, C. E. J. & Callan, V. (2001). Disentangling the complexity of productive and destructive conflict in culturally heterogeneous workgroups: A communication accommodation theory approach. In D. H. Nagao (Ed.). Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, CM: A1-A6
• Ayoko, O. B. (2003). Diversity, communication openness, reaction to conflict and group consequences. In Alan Brown (Ed.), Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), 2-5 December, 2003 Perth.
• Ayoko, O. B. & Härtel, C. E. J. (2000). Task and emotional conflict in culturally heterogeneous workgroups: leader and member responses. In M. Sheehan, S. Ramsay and J. Patrick (Eds.), Transcending Boundaries Proceedings, Brisbane, Australia. Pp. 52-59.

Refereed Conference Abstracts

• Ayoko, O. B., Yang, Y. & Konrad, A. M. (2007). Diversity and Group Conflict: The Importance of Leadership. Peer- reviewed paper to be presented at the US Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, and P.A. August 3-8, 2007.
• Ho, C. & Ayoko, O. B. (2007). Team diversity and team learning: The moderating effects of team affective climate Peer-reviewed paper to be presented at the US Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, and P.A. August 3-8, 2007.
• Ayoko, O. B. (2006). The role of apology and forgiveness in workplace conflict resolution. Peer-reviewed paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Emotions and Organizational Life, August 10-12, Atlanta, USA.
• Ayoko, O. B. (2006). Diversity climate at the group level: What leaders want and members desire. Peer-reviewed paper presented at the US Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta Georgia. August 11-16, 2006.
• Ayoko, O. B. (2006). Affect, reaction to conflict and team heterogeneity. Peer-reviewed paper presented at the US Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta Georgia. August 11-16, 2006.
• McKenna, B. & Ayoko, O. B. (2006). Remoteness, indigeneity and community health engagement processes: A discursive approach. Peer-reviewed paper accepted for presentation at the US Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta Georgia. August 11-16, 2006.
• Paulsen, N., Maldonado D., Ayoko, O. B. & Callan, V. J. (2006). Organizational change and innovation in a research intensive organization. Paper presented at the EGOS Conference, Olso, Norway.
• Ayoko, O. B., and Hartel, C. E. J. (2005). Productive and destructive reactions to conflict in diverse workgroups. Peer- reviewed paper presented at the European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Munich Germany
• Ayoko, O. B. and Boyle M V. (2005). Emotions and conflict in virtual teams: A qualitative study. Peer- reviewed paper presented at the EGOS Conference, Berlin, Germany.
• Ayoko, O. B. (2004). Diversity and Bullying: The effects of Employees communication openness and reactions to conflict. Peer- reviewed paper presented at the US Academy of Management, New Orleans.
• Ayoko, O. B. (2004). Conflict events, reactions to conflict and affect in culturally diverse workgroups. Peer- reviewed paper presented at the US Academy of Management, New Orleans.
• Ayoko, O. B. & Callan, V. J. (2004). The effects of transformational leadership style on conflict, emotions and outcomes in culturally diverse workgroups" Peer- reviewed paper presented at the US Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans.
• Ayoko, O. B. (2004). Resolving the puzzle of workplace diversity: What have emotions got to do? Peer- reviewed symposium paper presented at the US Academy of Management, New Orleans.
• Moore, A. & Ayoko, O. B. (2003). The effects of conflict and communication on innovation in diverse groups: An Australian experience. Peer- reviewed paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Seattle, Washington D.C.
• Ayoko, O. B., Callan, V. J. Hartel, C. E. J. & Simons, R. (2002). Conflict, bullying and emotions: An examination of conflict events as antecedents of bullying, emotions and counterproductive behaviours in the workplace. Peer- reviewed paper presented at the Emotions in Organisational Life (EMONET) Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
• Ayoko, O. B. & Härtel, C. E. J. (2002). Making a difference from Differences: A theoretical development of leader intervention in conflict events in culturally heterogeneous work groups. (Peer- reviewed paper presented at the Emotions in Organisational Life (EMONET) Conference, Gold Coast, Australia
• Ayoko, O. B. & Härtel, C. E. J. (2000). Culturally heterogeneous workgroups: The effects of leader behaviours and attitudes on conflict and its relationship to task and social outcomes. Peer- reviewed paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Toronto.
• Ayoko, O. B. & Härtel, C. E. J. (2001). Physical and psychological space: A moderator of conflict in culturally heterogeneous workgroups. Peer-reviewed abstract, European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium CD Rom Proceedings. Lyon, France.
• Ayoko, O. B. & Härtel, C. E. J.(2000). How members and leaders of diverse workgroups respond to conflict-related emotions: A Field Study. Peer-Reviewed Extended Abstract, Asian Academy of Management Conference Proceedings CD -Rom. Singapore.
• Ayoko, O. B. & Härtel, C. E. J. (1999). Culturally heterogeneous work groups: The effects of leader's conflict management skills on group's task and social outcomes. Peer- reviewed paper presented at the Australia New Zealand Academy of Management Conference Proceedings (ANZAM), CD-ROM, Hobart, Australia.
• Ayoko, O. B. & Hartel, C. E. J. (1999). Effects of leaders' behaviours and attitudes on task and social outcomes of culturally heterogeneous workgroups: Development of a theoretical model and a research agenda. Peer- reviewed paper presented at the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Conference Proceedings (SASP), Noosa, Australia.

Research Report And Monographs

• McKenna, B. J. and Ayoko, O. B. (2005). Application of Balanced Scorecard to Community Health Delivery in the Roma Health Service District. A report delivered to Queensland Health.
• Ayoko, O. B (2002). Managing Diversity: An Assessment of Main Roads Diverse Workgroups. A technical report submitted to the Queensland Department of Main Roads (32 pages)
• Waldersee, R., Simons, R. & Ayoko, O. B. (2000) Leadership and top team cohesion. School of Management, Joint Working Paper Series, No 43. Queensland University of Technology.

Research Interests

• Innovation Strategy and Leadership
• Emotions In Business

Academic Cluster

Organisation and Communication