Dr. Rebecca Mitchell

Biography

Rebecca's research interests lie in the area of organizational behavior, including health and well-being at work, team dynamics, leadership, and social identity in organizations, particularly in healthcare organizations. Her current research programs focus on resilience and well-being at work, and the impact of gender on teamwork and team performance, especially team innovation. She is actively researching transformational leadership to increase team effectiveness, particularly in multidisciplinary teams, and investigating shared leadership within teams to enhance innovation. Rebecca has published in numerous top-tier, internationally recognized journals, such as the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and the Journal of Business Research. Over half of her research outputs in organizational behavior are ranked A* by the Australian Business Deans Council. Rebecca has successfully supervised several doctoral students to completion, with their work published in top-tier journals demonstrating her effectiveness as a supervisor. She is keen to work with motivated students in the areas of resilience, well-being at work, and healthcare management. In 2014, Rebecca won the British Academy of Management Paper Award for Strategic Management. Additionally, she has a background working as a senior policy advisor in both the Australian and Irish public sectors, contributing to healthcare and community service policy at state and national levels.

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