Ramudu Bhanugopan is Associate Professor of Human Resource Management at School of Business, Charles Sturt University, Australia. He researches in the field of international and regional HRM issues; and has published more than one hundred articles. He has 25 years’ academic experience at universities in Australia, India, China, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia and Malaysia. Ramudu’s research interests relate to high performance HRM systems. In particular, he undertakes research on the implications of the emerging team leadership, employability skills, training and graduate work readiness in the international context. He has also undertaken research projects in relation to human resource development and his research is published in human resource management journals, including Journal of Vocational Behaviour, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Personnel Review, Journal of Business Research, and International Journal of Manpower. Ramudu was previously the Sub-Dean of Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Science. Ramudu teaches on graduate and post graduate programmes in the areas of Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour and Research Methods. He has supervised 20 PhD/DBA students to completion. Among these, 3 PhD graduates were awarded the best thesis prize. Ramudu has received the Dean’s Award for excellence in teaching, Charles Sturt University Excellence in Research Supervision Award, Best paper award from the Academy of Management, USA and ANZAM, Australia. Research Project Supervision Doctoral Students Supervision (PhD / DBA) I have supervised to the successful completion of PhD / DBA students. 1 Mr. K Aladwan Jordan 2008 2011 PhD (Full time on campus) Principal Supervisor The Impact of Human Resource Management practices on employees attitudes Awarded 2 Mr. R Shankar Malaysia 2010 2013 DBA (Part time) Principal Supervisor Innovation and climate for innovation and Leadership Awarded 3 Ms. D Bealer Australia 2009 2012 DBA (Part time) Principal Supervisor National Identity and Leadership styles in the United Arab Emirates Awarded 4 Ms. Ying Wang China 2010 2014 PhD (Full time on campus) Principal Supervisor Skills shortage and Management Training and development in China Awarded 5 Mr. J Williams Canada 2009 2014 PhD (Part time) Principal Supervisor Managing Localisation of Human Resources in Qatar Awarded 6 Ms. Nusrat Khan Pakistan 2012 2015 PhD (Full time on campus) Co Supervisor Human resource management practices in Pakistan Awarded 7 Mr. A Kubicek Australia 2010 2015 DBA (Part time) Principal Supervisor Risk Management in high risk Industry Awarded 8 Ms. Stacey Jenkins Australia 20012 2015 PhD (Part time on campus) Principal Supervisor Work Life Balance practices in Australian Organisations Awarded Won Best thesis award 9 Ms. Linda Dalton Australia 2008 2015 DBA (Part time) Co Supervisor Inter cultural effectiveness of expatriates in China Awarded 10 Ms. J Esler Australia 2012 2018 PhD (Part time on campus) Principal Supervisor Human resource management practices in Health care sector in Australia Awarded Won Best thesis award 11 Ms Kelly Samson Australia 2011 2018 PhD (Part time) Co Supervisor Application of HR matrices Awarded 12 Mr. David Ewens Australia 2013 2018 DBA (Part time) Co Supervisor Managing non-governmental Charity organisations Awarded 13 Ms. Buddhika .M Srilanka 2016 2018 PhD Full time Principal Supervisor Temporal Leadership Awarded 14 Mr.Errol Brandt Australia 2016 2019 DBA (Part time) Co Supervisor Leadership behaviours in the Australian manufacturing sector Awarded 15 Ms. Sumedha Weerasekara Australia 2016 2020 PhD (full time) Principal Supervisor Business Eco –systems Modelling in NSW Awarded 16 Mr Yves Michel Serge Clerc Canada 2014 2019 DBA (Part time) Principal Supervisor Dominant Coalition in Top Management Teams of profit-oriented companies based on the analysis of organisational structures. Awarded 17 Mr. Hany Salib Australia 2017 2020 PhD (Part time) Principal Supervisor Environmental accounting Under Examination 18 Mr. Frank Thorn Australia 2015 2018 DBA (Part time) Principal Supervisor Staffing strategies in prisons in Australia Under examination 19 Mr.Ryan Hatcher Korea 2016 2022 DBA (Part time) Principal Supervisor Work life spill overs in Korea ongoing 20 Mr. Steve Peter Australia 2019 2023 PhD (Part time) Principal Supervisor Corporate social responsibility Ongoing 21 Mr. John Goddard Australia 2019 2022 PhD (Part time) Principal Supervisor Business Sustainability and action learning Ongoing 22 Mr. Simon Junor Australia 2019 2023 DBA Principal Supervisor impact of intellectual capital, and innovation and creativity on organisational performance within Australian banks Ongoing Honours Year Program BBus Honours (Full time) BBus Honours (Full time) BBus Honours (Full time) Membership Reviewer for the following journals Grants and Awards Awards Research Grants CSU External Grants
Professorial Staff
Associate Professor Ramudu Bhanugopan
Associate Professor in Human Resource Management
Wagga Wagga
Building 028 Room 120
Teaching Responsibilities
Research Focus
Name of Student Commenced Proposed Completion Program Supervisor Type Research Title Status Name of Student Commenced Proposed Completion Program Supervisor Type Research Title Status 1 Ms. J Carlisle
Australia2010 2010 BBus Honours
(Full time on campus)Principal Supervisor Training needs of Nurses in Australia Awarded with First class 2 Ms. Lynne Ainsworth
Australia2013 2014 Principal Supervisor Workplace Bulling in Australian Organisations Awarded with First class 3 Ms. Louise Lotz
Australia2013 2014 Principal Supervisor Work and family spill over in Australian Organisations Ongoing 4 Ms. Rebekah Carter
Australia2013 2015 Principal Supervisor Training and development in Australian rural hospitals Ongoing
Professional Activities
Name of all Chief Investigators Title of Grant Year Amount of Grant Type of Grant Granting Agency Dr. Ramudu Bhanugopan Workplace Bullying and Aggression in Australian Organisations 2014 $13 000 Compact grant Faculty of Business, CSU Dr. Ramudu Bhanugopan &
Dr. Pamela LockhartInteractive Leadership and Employee Voice 2015-2016 $10 000 Compact grant Faculty of Business, CSU Dr. Ramudu Bhanugopan &
Dr. Hussain RammalGandhian Philosophy and Leadership Behaviour of Indian Managers 2013 $10 000 Compact grant Faculty of Business, CSU Dr. Ramudu Bhanugopan,
Dr. Rob Macklin & Dr. Le Ge (Vivian)The institutionalisation of ethics in organisations: Perceptions of Australian managers 2010-2011 $2600 Seed Grant Faculty of Business, CSU Dr. Ramudu Bhanugopan,
Dr. Rob Herriot, Mr. Tony Bush, Mr. Antony Jarratt &
Dr. VivianAssessing Internet readiness of CSU enrolled students in China using the MEBIR (Management Education by Internet Readiness) scale 2009-2010 $2600 Seed Grant Faculty of Business, CSU Dr. Ramudu Bhanugopan Employability of graduates in China 2008-2009 $3000 Seed grant Faculty of Business, CSU Dr. Ramudu Bhanugopan Interactive leadership practices of expatriate managers in China: Strategic implications for cultural convergence and intercultural competence 2009-2012 $5000 OPEL Grant Dr. Ramudu Bhanugopan & Professor Alan FishPersonal well-being and intercultural interaction interventions for cross-border manager adjustment: Investigation of construct validity using structural equation modelling 2004-2005 $5000 Asia-Pacific Research Grant Faculty of Commerce, CSU Chief investigators (in the order used to submit the grant) Title of the Grant Funding Funding body Start and End Date Mark Morrison & Ramudu BhanugopanAged Care Workforce Reform Project 'Building communities of practice $25,000 CareWest 2012-2013 Shane Thomas,
Ramudu Bhanugopan &
Joanna CarlisleMy life, My people, and My community $100,000 Headspace 2015-2016