Amanda Pyman

Professor Amanda Pyman serves as Dean of Deakin Business School and Head of the Department of Management at Deakin University. She holds a PhD from Monash University and has held academic roles in Australia and internationally, including as a Teaching Fellow at Warwick Business School. Her research focuses on employee voice, engagement, and workplace participation in both domestic and international contexts.

Her professional activities include editorial roles for the Human Resource Management Journal and affiliations with organizations like the Australian Human Resources Institute (CAHRI). She has secured significant grants, including a $1.15 million project for the Australian Bureau of Statistics and a DFAT-funded initiative on women's entrepreneurship in Australia and Vietnam.

Professor Pyman's research spans strategic HRM, employment relations, and union dynamics. Her work emphasizes the intersection of labor policies and organizational performance, with notable contributions to understanding employee voice mechanisms in SMEs and the impact of digital tools on workplace regulation. She has advised numerous doctoral candidates across management and marketing disciplines.