Doctor Thomas Klikauer
Senior Lecturer,
Human Resources & Management
Biography
Thomas Klikauer teaches CPM to MBAs at the Sydney Graduate School of Management.
200718 Human Resource Management
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Qualifications
- PhD University of Warwick (UK)
- MA Bremen University
- MA Boston University
- BA University of Technology Darmstadt
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Human Resources & Management
Contact
| Email: | T.Klikauer@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | (02) 9685 9100 |
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| Location: | 1.8 |
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Teaching
Previous Teaching Areas
- BUSM7018 Contemporary People Management, 2015
- BUSM7018 Contemporary People Management, 2023
Publications
Books
- Klikauer, T. (2023), 'The Language of Managerialism: Organizational Communication or an Ideological Tool?', : Palgrave Macmillan 9783031163784.
- Klikauer, T. (2021), 'Media Capitalism: Hegemony in the Age of Mass Deception', : Palgrave Macmillan 9783030879570.
- Klikauer, T. (2016), 'Hegel's Moral Corporation', : Palgrave Macmillan 9781137547385.
- Klikauer, T. (2016), 'Management Education: Fragments of an Emancipatory Theory', : Palgrave Macmillan 9783319407777.
- Klikauer, T. (2013), 'Managerialism: A Critique of an Ideology', : Palgrave Macmillan 9781137334268.
- Klikauer, T. (2012), 'Seven Management Moralities', : Palgrave MacMillan 9780230369344.
- Klikauer, T. (2010), 'Critical Management Ethics', : Palgrave - Macmillan 9780230238251.
- Klikauer, T. (2008), 'Management communication : communicative ethics and action', : Palgrave Macmillan 0230515665.
- Klikauer, T. (2007), 'Communication and Management at Work', : Palgrave Macmillan Ltd 9780230515437.
Chapters in Books
- Klikauer, T. (2018), 'Adorno on ideology : ideology critique and mass consumerism', Media, Ideology and Hegemony, Brill 9789004357570.
- Klikauer, T. (2007), 'Organising Labour Through Communicative Action', New Europe - New Challenges: The Changing Contours of Industrial Relations, Athens University Press 978960898990.
Journal Articles
- Klikauer, T. (2023), 'An efficient "propagandistic instrument of mobilisation"', European Legacy, vol 28, no 3-4 , pp 400 - 404.
- Klikauer, T. and Campbell, N. (2022), 'Book review : Organizing Matters: Two Logics of Trade Union Representation', Transfer, vol 27, no 4 , pp 547 - 551.
- Klikauer, T. and Campbell, N. (2021), 'It's the government, stupid : how governments blame citizens for their own policies', Marx and Philosophy Review of Books, vol 3 February, 2021 .
- Klikauer, T. and Campbell, N. (2021), 'Peter Burke, Asa Briggs, Espen Ytreberg, A Social History of the Media', European Journal of Communication, vol 36, no 2 , pp 206 - 208.
- Klikauer, T. and Campbell, N. (2021), 'Review of Despotism on Demand: How Power Operates in the Flexible Workplace', Marx and Philosophy Review of Books, vol 7 June 2021 .
- Klikauer, T. and Campbell, N. (2021), 'Book review : Exploring Trade Union Identities: Union Identity, Niche Identity and the Problem of Organising the Unorganised', Transfer, vol 27, no 1 , pp 134 - 137.
- Klikauer, T. (2020), 'A preliminary theory of managerialism as an ideology', Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, vol 49, no 4 , pp 421 - 442.
- Klikauer, T. (2020), 'Organisational reasons for the Holocaust', European Legacy, vol 25, no 2 , pp 209 - 216.
- Klikauer, T. and Simms, N. (2020), 'Adcreep : the case against modern marketing', European Journal of Communication, vol 35, no 5 , pp 530 - 533.
- Klikauer, T. and Campbell, N. (2020), 'Capital and ideology', Marx and Philosophy Review of Books, .
- Klikauer, T. (2020), 'Antisemitism and Judaeo-Bolshevism', Patterns of Prejudice, vol 54, no 5 , pp 577 - 579.
- Klikauer, T. and Tunney, K. (2019), 'Germany's secret service investigates the alternative for Germany', German Politics and Society, vol 37, no 2 , pp 76 - 97.
- Klikauer, T. (2018), 'Chomsky : between science and politics', The European Legacy, vol 23, no 4 , pp 441 - 446.
- Klikauer, T. (2018), 'Between paternalism and academic freedom', Australian Universities' Review, vol 60, no 1 , pp 62 - 65.
- Klikauer, T. (2018), 'What we all know', Australian Universities Review, vol 60, no 1 , pp 67 - 69.
- Klikauer, T. (2018), 'Critical management as critique of management', Critical Sociology, vol 44, no 4-5 , pp 753 - 762.
- Klikauer, T. (2018), 'German government investigates anti-Semitism', Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol 41, no 13 , pp 2337 - 2343.
- Klikauer, T. (2018), 'Germany's new populist party : The AfD', German Politics and Society, vol 36, no 4 , pp 78 - 97.
- Klikauer, T. (2017), 'State, capitalism, democracy and the forgotten media', Capital and Class, vol 41, no 3 , pp 571 - 577.
- Klikauer, T. (2017), 'Business ethics as ideology?', Critique, vol 45, no 1-2 , pp 81 - 100.
- Klikauer, T. (2016), 'Negative recognition : master and slave in the workplace', Thesis Eleven, vol 132, no 1 , pp 39 - 49.
- Klikauer, T. (2016), 'Reflections on Phishing for phools : the economics of manipulation and deception', TripleC, vol 14, no 1 , pp 260 - 264.
- Klikauer, T. (2016), 'Walter Benjamin on the radio', Critique, vol 44, no 1-2 , pp 179 - 183.
- Klikauer, T. (2016), 'Heidegger, Adorno and Arendt : historical-philosophical reflections', European Legacy, vol 21, no 7 , pp 721 - 727.
- Klikauer, T. (2016), 'Critical reflections on time and capitalism', TripleC, vol 14, no 2 , pp 451 - 456.
- Klikauer, T. (2015), 'What is managerialism?', Critical Sociology, .
- Klikauer, T. (2015), 'Critical management studies and critical theory : a review', Capital & Class, vol 39, no 2 , pp 197 - 220.
- Klikauer, T. (2015), 'Reflections on Phelan's Neoliberalism, media and the political', TripleC, vol 13, no 2 , pp 607 - 609.
- Klikauer, T. (2015), 'Reflections on Bola?o's culture industry', TripleC, vol 13, no 2 , pp 603 - 606.
- Klikauer, T. (2014), 'Emancipatory education : a review essay', Australian Universities' Review, vol 56, no 1 , pp 91 - 96.
- Klikauer, T. (2014), 'Human resource management and Kohlberg's scale of moral development', Philosophy of Management, vol 13, no 1 , pp 73 - 95.
- Klikauer, T. (2013), 'Philosophy, business ethics and organisation theory : a review article', Philosophy of Management, vol 12, no 1 , pp 79 - 87.
- Klikauer, T. (2013), 'Hegel on profits, poverty, and politics', Radical Philosophy Review, vol 16, no 3 , pp 789 - 799.
- Klikauer, T. (2012), 'A General Motors works council's response to the capitalist global financial crisis : a case study from Germany', Capital and Class, vol 36, no 2 , pp 303 - 322.
- Klikauer, T. (2012), 'The political economy of GFW Hegel : a review article', International Journal of Social Economics, vol 39, no 7 , pp 526 - 534.
- Klikauer, T. (2012), 'Hegel's philosophy : ethics, recognition and oppression', Philosophy & Social Criticism, vol 38, no 6 , pp 651 - 658.
- Klikauer, T. (2011), 'Management and Emancipation - Two Opposing Ideas', International Journal of Social Economics, vol 38, no 6 , pp 573 - 580.
- Klikauer, T. (2011), 'The Ethics of the ILO - Kohlberg's Universal Moral Development Scale', Ramon Llull Journal of Applied Ethics, vol 1, no 2 , pp 33 - 56.
- Klikauer, T. (2005), 'Forcing German managers to focus on productivity', Employee Relations-The International Journal, vol 27, no 5 , pp 459 - 477.
- Klikauer, T. (2004), 'Trade Union Shopfloor Representation in Germany', Industrial Relations Journal, vol 35 , pp 3 - 18.
- Klikauer, T. and Donn, C. (2004), 'Varieties of Industrial Relations in the Shipping Industry: A Comparison of two Anglo-Saxon Liberal Market Economies and two European Coordinated Market Economies', New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, vol 29 , pp 39 - 61.
- Klikauer, T. and Morris, R. (2003), 'Human resources in the German maritime industries : 'back-sourcing' and ship management', International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol 14, no 4 , pp 544 - 558.
- Klikauer, T. and Morris, R. (2002), 'Kiribati Seafarers and German Container Shipping', Maritime Policy and Management Journal, vol 29 , pp 93 - 101.
- Klikauer, T. and Morris, R. (2002), 'Into murky waters : globalisation and deregulation in Germany's shipping employee relations', Employee Relations, vol 24, no 1 , pp 12 - 28.
- Klikauer, T. (2002), 'Stability in Germany's Industrial Relations', British Journal of Industrial Relations, vol 40 , pp 295 - 308.
- Klikauer, T. (2002), 'Germany's employment relations: a social-democratic government's shift towards regulation', Employee Relations Review, vol 22 , pp 22 - 27.
- Klikauer, T. (2002), 'Neo-Liberal Industry Policy and Employment Relations in Australia's Shipping Industry', Shipping Industry, Policy, Organisation & Society, vol 21, no 2 , pp 65 - 82.
- Klikauer, T. and Morris, R. (2001), 'Crews of convenience from the South West Pacific : "the German" sailors of Kiribati', New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations, vol 26, no 2 , pp 185 - 198.
- Klikauer, T. and Morris, R. (2001), 'Responses to Globalisation: Employee relations in the German and Ausatralian shipping industries', Employee Relations Review, vol 19 , pp 9 - 15.
Conference Papers
- Alshahrani, A., Dadich, A. and Klikauer, T. (2016), 'Critical success factors of knowledge management in higher education', Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. International Conference, Brisbane, Qld..
- Klikauer, T. (2007), 'HRM and Communication', Beyond Walz - Dances of Individuals and Organization, Vienna, Austria.
- Klikauer, T. (2002), 'Critical Theory and the World Of Work', Organising/Theorising: Developments in Organisation Theory and Practice, Cardiff, Cardiff University Business School.
- Klikauer, T. (2001), 'Teaching Comparative Employment Relations at Undergraduate Level: and all-including and structuralist approach', Proceedings of the Inaugral International Employment Relations Association Teaching and Learning Symposium, Sydney: UTS, School of Management., .
- Klikauer, T. and Morris, R. (2001), 'Neo-Liberalism and IR in Australia's Shipping Industry', 15th AIRAANZ Conference 2001, Wollongong.
Previous Projects
| Title: | The impact of Flags of Convenience (FOCs): Employment relations strategy in the Australian and German Maritime Industries |
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| Western Researchers: | Thomas Klikauer and Richard Morris |
| Years: | 2000-02-01 - 2000-12-31 |
| ID: | P0011168 |
Supervision
Doctor Klikauer is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Thesis Title: | HR Managers Roles & Contributions in Merging Process |
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| Thesis Title: | The Turnover in Saudi Labor Market in the Hotel Industry is Higher Than Other Industries in the Private Sector. |
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| Thesis Title: | What is the Relationship between Organisational Innovation and Psychological Contracts of Employees: A Study from Fiji |
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| Thesis Title: | Human resource management policies and practices and the engagement and empowerment of knowledge workers |
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| Thesis Title: | The impact of knowledge sharing on Entrepreneur's perfomance |
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| Thesis Title: | Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Young Entrepreneurs in Collectivist Cultures |
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Previous Supervision
| Thesis Title: | Achieving Future Sustainability Through Green HR Practices While Thinking Through Employees Perception of HR Practices |
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| Thesis Title: | Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Potential Young Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh: Challenges and Strategies from a Cultural Perspective |
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| Thesis Title: | Evaluating the Effectiveness of Labour Law in Saudi Arabia from the Perspective of Employees in Private Sector. |
| Field of Research: | Human Resource Management |
| Thesis Title: | Implementation of Green HRM Practices in Saudi Universities |
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| Thesis Title: | The Effects of Green Human Resource Management Practices on the Employee Well-Being During COVID-19 Pandemic |
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| Thesis Title: | The Relationship between Perceived Performance Appraisal Effectiveness and Employee Turnover Intention in Saudi Banks |
| Field of Research: | International Business |
| Thesis Title: | The Relationship between Transformational Leadership Style and Employee Intentions to Leave in Saudi Arabia?s Real Estate Industry |
| Field of Research: | Business And Management |
| Thesis Title: | Women Empowerment in the Middle East |
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| Thesis Title: | Critical Success Factors of Knowledge Management in Higher Education Institutions: A Comparative Study Between Western Sydney University in Australia and King Fahd Security College in Saudi Arabia |
| Field of Research: | Business And Management |
| Thesis Title: | Effects of Entrepreneurial Characteristics on the Success of SMEs in the Saudi Arabian Market |
| Field of Research: | Business And Management, N.e.c. |
| Thesis Title: | Empowerment of Saudi Women in Public Sector |
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| Thesis Title: | The Impact of National and Organisational Culture on Performance: Case Study, National Water Company in Saudi Arabia |
| Field of Research: | Society And Culture, N.e.c.; Business Management; Human Resource Management |
| Thesis Title: | The Moderating Role of Salary and Career Growth on the Relationship between Employee Perceived Performance Appraisal Effectiveness and Turnover Intention in the Islamic Local Banks Sector in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
| Field of Research: | Human Resource Management |
| Thesis Title: | Exploring the Influence of Sustainable Leadership on Employee Creativity and Organizational Innovation: The Case of Megaprojects in Saudi Arabia: A Mix Method Study |
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| Thesis Title: | The Impact of Work Life Balance on Employee Performance |
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| Thesis Title: | The impact of knowledge sharing on Entrepreneur's perfomance |
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| Thesis Title: | Exploring the Influence of Sustainable Leadership on Employee Creativity and Organizational Innovation: The Case of Megaprojects in Saudi Arabia: A Mix Method Study |
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| Thesis Title: | The Roles of Human Resource Executives in Mergers: A Comparative Case Study of Two Bank Mergers [The Merger of Westpac Corporation & St George Bank (Aus) and the Merger of Emirates Bank International and National Bank of Dubai (UAE)] |
| Field of Research: | Business And Management |
| Thesis Title: | What is the Relationship between Organisational Innovation and Psychological Contracts of Employees: A Study from Fiji |
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| Thesis Title: | The Roles of Human Resource Executives in Mergers: A Comparative Case Study of Two Bank Mergers [The Merger of Westpac Corporation & St George Bank (Aus) and the Merger of Emirates Bank International and National Bank of Dubai (UAE)] |
| Field of Research: | Business And Management; Other Management And Commerce |
| Thesis Title: | The Impact of National and Organisational Culture on Performance: Case Study, National Water Company in Saudi Arabia |
| Field of Research: | Society And Culture, N.e.c.; Business And Management; Business Management; Human Resource Management |
| Thesis Title: | The Relationship between Perceived Performance Appraisal Effectiveness and Employee Turnover Intention in Saudi Banks |
| Field of Research: | International Business |
| Thesis Title: | Evaluating the Effectiveness of Labour Law in Saudi Arabia from the Perspective of Employees in Private Sector |
| Field of Research: | Business And Management; Human Resource Management |