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Simon Burgess is a Senior Lecturer at the UNE Business School, specializing in ethics, leadership, and policy evaluation. He holds a PhD from Monash University and has diverse qualifications in humanities and commerce. His career includes roles in community development, youth mental health services, and social policy design with the Cape York Institute. He has received teaching excellence awards from the UNE Business School in 2016 and 2021.
- Education:
- PhD, Monash University
- BA(Hons), Monash University
- BA, University of Melbourne
- BCom, University of Melbourne
- Research Interests: Focuses on ethical leadership, business ethics, reconciliation, and policy evaluation. His work integrates philosophical concepts like virtue ethics with contemporary challenges in governance and social policy.
His publications span ethics, leadership in Chinese governance, and innovative approaches to policy evaluation. Key contributions include analysis of China’s Social Credit System, Confucian leadership under Xi Jinping, and the role of hope and resilience in policy frameworks.
Dr. Burgess advises postgraduate students in business ethics, professional ethics, and ethical leadership. His external engagements include affiliations with the Australasian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics and the Australasian Business Ethics Network.
His research also addresses workplace civility, social policy reform, and historical reconciliation processes. Collaborations include work with Noel Pearson on welfare reform in Cape York, emphasizing structural policy shifts toward self-determination.
