Dr Patty RENFROW
Contact
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+61 7 3365 2995 |
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+61 7 3365 6988 |
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p.renfrow@business.uq.edu.au |
| Location |
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Room 327, Colin Clark Building (39) St Lucia |
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Positions Held
Lecturer
Academic Qualifications
| Degree |
Institution |
Field |
Year |
| PhD |
Rice University |
Political Science |
1982 |
| MA |
Rice University |
Political Science |
1981 |
| BA (Hons 1) |
Lamar University |
Government |
1977 |
Memberships
- Vice-President, Institute of Public Administration Australia (QLD)
- Member, Institute of Public Administration Australia
- Member, American Society for Public Administration
Major Research Grants
| Year |
Title of Grant |
Granting Agency |
Amount |
| 2007 |
Culture Change for a Sustainable Future: Culture and Subculture in Queensland Health |
Australian Research Council Linkage Grant |
296,998 |
| 2005 |
Evaluation of the Practical People Management Program |
Queensland Dept of Industrial Relations |
22,000 |
| 1997 |
Australian Research Council Collaborative Grant |
Queensland Senior Executive Service |
37,900 |
| 1996 |
Australian Research Council, Small Grant |
Women Members of Federal Parliament |
16,200 |
| 1991 |
Australian Research Council, Small Grant |
Australian Senior Executive Service |
7,200 |
Field of Current Research
| Title of Research Area |
Brief Description |
| Senior Executive Services |
The design, implementation, and impact of senior executive services in the Australian public sector, HRM reforms to the public sector. |
| Human Resource Management |
Effects of performance management and organisational commitment on organisational outcomes; determinants of the transfer of training back to the workplace |
| Organisational Cultural Change |
Organisational cultures and subcultures - the impact of strategic change on cultures, the alignment of cultures with organisational strategy, and the effect of cultures on organisational performance. |
Publications
- Renfrow, P. and Jackson, M. 1998. Survey of Queensland Women. Brisbane: Queensland Government.
- Renfrow, P. 1995. An Assessment of the Senior Executive Service in the Australian Public Service: A Survey of its Officers. Canberra: AGPS.
Book Chapters
- Renfrow, P. 2003. Gender Politics, in I. McAllister, S. Dowrick, and R. Hassan (eds), The Cambridge Handbook of Social Sciences in Australia. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press: 305-322.
- Renfrow, P. 1989. Corporate Management and the Senior Executive Service: An American and Australian Comparison, in G. Davis, P. Weller, and C. Lewis (eds), Corporate Management in Australian Government. Melbourne: Macmillan: 89-102.
Published Refereed Journal Articles
- Drennan, J., Kennedy, J. and Renfrow, P. 2005. Impact of Childhood Experiences on the Development of Entrepreneurial Intentions International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation. November: 231-238.
- Kennedy, J., Drennan, J., Renfrow, P. and Watson, B. 2003. The Influence of Role Models on Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions Queensland Review 10 (1): 37-52.
- Renfrow, P. Hede, A. & Lamond, D. 1998. A Comparative Analysis of Australian Senior Executive Services, Public Productivity and Management Review 21 (June): 369-385.
- Renfrow, P. 1994. The Gender Gap in the 1993 Federal Election, Australian Journal of Political Science 29: 118-133.
Published Refereed Conference Papers And Subsequent Abstracts
- Drennan, J., Kennedy, J. and Renfrow, P. 2004. Understanding Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Importance of Childhood Experiences, SEAANZ Conference Proceedings, Brisbane, 26 - 29 September.
- Kennedy, J., Drennan, J., Renfrow, P. and Watson, B. 2003. Situational Factors and Entrepreneurial Intentions, SEAANZ Conference Proceedings, Ballarat, 28 September - 1 October.
Distinctions
- National Fellow, Institute of Public Administration Australia (awarded 2005)
Research Interests
- Organisations Dynamics and Change
Academic Cluster
Organisation and Communication
Absences
On leave Semester 2, 2006.
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