By Dr Vindhya Weeratunga

Journal articles

Blackman D; Weeratunga V; Hart J; Dickinson H, 2025, 'Leveraging system flows for complex change', Australian Journal of Public Administration, Online, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.70020

Weeratunga V; Buick F; O’Donnell ME; Blackman DA; Glennie M, 2025, 'Well-Being in the Public Service: A Multi-Level Analysis of Job Demands and Job Resources', International Journal of Public Administration, 48, pp. 446 - 461, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2024.2365866

Buick F; Blackman DA; Glennie M; Weeratunga V; O’Donnell ME; O'Donnell M, 2024, 'Different Approaches to Managerial Support for Flexible Working: Implications for Public Sector Employee Well-Being', Public Personnel Management, 53, pp. 377 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00910260241226731

Buick F; Williamson S; Weeratunga V; Taylor H, 2024, 'Adopting a Purposeful Approach to Hybrid Working: Integrating notions of place,space and time', Policy Quarterly, 20, pp. 40 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.26686/pq.v20i1.9051

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2023, 'Working from home during COVID-19: What does this mean for the ideal worker norm?', Gender, Work and Organization, 31, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gwao.13081

Weeratunga V; Blackman D; Buick F; Cotton A, 2023, '"National culture has an impact on antecedents of engagement. Or does it?', South Asian Journal of Business Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SAJBS-08-2022-0280

Crichton R; Shrivastava P; Walker T; Farhidi F; Weeratunga V; Renwick D, 2023, 'Improving executive compensation in the fossil fuel sector to influence green behaviors', German Journal of Human Resource Management, 37, pp. 199 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23970022221137657

Buick F; Blackman D; Glennie M; Weeratunga V; O'Donnell M, 2023, 'Different Types of Managerial Support for Flexible Working: Implications for Employee Well-being', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2023.10016abstract

Glennie M; Buick F; Blackman D; Weeratunga V; Tani Bertuol M; West D; Dickinson H, 2023, 'Opportunities and challenges of using workforce big data: Insights from a mixed methods study on flexible working', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 82, pp. 590 - 595, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12591

Weeratunga V; Buick F; O'Donnell M; Blackman D; Glennie M, 2023, 'Well-being in the Public Service: Multi-level Analysis of Job Demands and Resources', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2023.11007abstract

Williamson S; Pearce A; Connor J; Weeratunga V; Dickinson H, 2022, 'The future of working from home in the public sector: What does the evidence tell us?', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 81, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12556

Conference Papers

Weeratunga V; Buick F, 2024, 'The Blended Workforce in the Public Service: Effects on Middle Manager Well-being – Lessons learnt from Australia', Wollongong, Australia, presented at 37th ANZAM Conference, Wollongong, Australia, 03 December 2024 - 05 December 2024

Conference Posters

Blackman D; Weeratunga V; Sparks E; Chaffer J, 2024, 'Relationality and Systems: Improving strategic human resource management outcomes', Berkeley, USA, presented at Relational Coordination Collaborative Roundtable, Berkeley, USA, 07 November 2024 - 09 November 2024

Conference Presentations

Blackman D; Weeratunga V, 2025, 'Relationality ontology and systems: rethinking leverage', presented at Philosophy of Management 2025, Oxford, UK, 27 June 2025 - 30 June 2025

Blackman D; Althaus C; Weeratunga V; Dickinson H; Rahman S; Schmidtchen D, 2025, 'Does understanding relationality enable adaptive leaders to shift complex systems?', presented at International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) conference, Bologna, Italy, 07 April 2025 - 09 April 2025

Weeratunga V; Breteler A, 2025, 'Leadership Barriers for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Employees in the Australian Public Service: A Systems Theory Perspective', presented at International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) conference, Bologna, Italy, 07 April 2025 - 09 April 2025

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2024, 'Keynote Address: Will Working from Home Entrench or Undermine the ‘Ideal Worker’?', presented at International Research Society for Public Management, Tampere, Finland, 16 April 2024 - 18 April 2024

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2024, 'Working from Home during COVID-19: What does this mean for the ideal worker norm?', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Perth, Australia, 31 January 2024 - 02 February 2024

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2023, 'Will Working from Home Entrench or Undermine the ‘Ideal Worker’?', presented at International Research Society of Public Management, Budapest, 11 April 2023 - 13 April 2023, https://irspm2023.exordo.com/programme/presentation/487

Weeratunga V; Blackman D; Cotton A; Buick F, 2022, 'National Culture Has an Impact on Antecedents of Engagement. Or Does It?', presented at European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Winterthur, Switzerland, 15 June 2022 - 17 June 2022

Weeratunga V; Blackman D; Cotton A; Buick F, 2022, 'Engaging employees in a South Asian, developing country – a mixed methods research', presented at 5th Global Conference on International Human Resource Management, New York, US (presented virtually), 21 May 2022

Weeratunga V; Blackman D; Cotton A; Buick F, 2019, 'Manifestation of Western employee engagement theories in an Asian context: specifically, Sri Lanka', presented at Tony CottonHR Division International Conference (HRIC) 2019, Dublin, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 09 January 2019

Conference Abstracts

Weeratunga V; Buick F; O'Donnell M; Blackman D; Glennie M, 2023, 'Well-being in the Public Service: Multi-level Analysis of Job Demands and Resources', Boston, USA, presented at Academy of Management, Boston, USA, 04 August 2023 - 09 August 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.11007abstract

Reports

Buick F; Glennie M; Dickinson H; Blackman D; Williamson S; Weeratunga V; Tani M, 2022, Flexible working in the Australian Capital Territory Public Service (ACTPS), ANZSOG, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28501, https://anzsog.edu.au/app/uploads/2022/10/Flexible-working-in-the-ACTPS-RI-CoverFINAL.pdf

Buick F; Glennie M; Dickinson H; Blackman D; Williamson S; Weeratunga V; Tani M, 2022, Flexible working in the Australian Capital Territory Public Service (ACTPS), http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28373, https://anzsog.edu.au/app/uploads/2022/10/Flexible-working-in-the-ACTPS-RI-CoverFINAL.pdf

Williamson S; Pearce A; Dickinson H; Weeratunga V; Bucknall F, 2021, Future of Work Literature Review: Emerging trends and issues, Public Service Research Group, UNSW Canberra, Canberra, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28103, https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/Future_of_Work_Literature_Review.pdf

Buick F; Glennie M; Dickinson H; Blackman D; Williamson S; Weeratunga V; Tani M, Flexible working in the Australian Capital Territory (ACTPS), Australia and New Zealand School of Government, http://dx.doi.org/10.54810/gwen3105, https://doi.org/10.54810/gwen3105

Media

Weeratunga V, 2025, Monkey theory and Clean Sri Lanka: Systems perspective, Daily FT, https://www.ft.lk/opinion/Monkey-theory-and-Clean-Sri-Lanka-Systems-perspective/14-774085

Weeratunga V, 2024, Want to change the ‘system’? If yes, then read this, Daily FT, https://www.ft.lk/columns/Want-to-change-the-system-If-yes-then-read-this/4-763170

Weeratunga V, 2024, Don't just give me a cupcake!, Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka, https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/daily-mirror-sri-lanka/20240308/282454238953376

Weeratunga V, 2023, UNVEILING MYSTERIES OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: SRI LANKA’S UNIQUE PATH, Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka, https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/business/Unveiling-mysteries-of-employee-engagement-Sri-Lankas-unique-path/215-273896

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2023, What does working from home mean for harmful worker stereotypes?, The Mandarin, https://www.themandarin.com.au/233771-what-does-working-from-home-mean-for-harmful-worker-stereotypes/

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2023, Working from home has worked for people with disability. The back-to-the-office push could wind back gains, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/working-from-home-has-worked-for-people-with-disability-the-back-to-the-office-push-could-wind-back-gains-209870

Weeratunga V; Glennie M; Tani Bertuol M; Buick F, 2022, Public sector organisations aren’t ready to unleash the power of data, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28219

Weeratunga V, 2022, Stop fixing women! Start fixing the system, Sri Lanka Brief, https://srilankabrief.org/stop-fixing-women-start-fixing-the-system-dr-vindhya-weeratunga/

Weeratunga V, 2021, Who is responsible for the Easter Attacks? It wasn't me!, Daily FT, https://www.themorning.lk/who-is-responsible-for-the-easter-attack-it-wasnt-me/

Weeratunga V, 2020, The tale of a National Anthem: What do we know and where do we go from here?, Daily FT, https://www.ft.lk/columns/The-tale-of-a-National-Anthem--What-do-we-know-and-where-do-we-go-from-here-/4-693636

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