Stephen Nicholas

Biography

Professor Nicholas is a Emeritus Professor of International Business at University of Newcastle. He was elected to the Academy of the Social Science in Australia in 1997. Professor Nicholas is a High-end Foreign Expert of the State Administration for Foreign Experts and Tianjin 1000 Talents Expert, China, located at Tianjin Normal University. In 2016 Professor Nicholas was awarded the Mayor of Tianjin's HaiHe Friendship Medal. He is currently a Visiting Professor, Beijing Foreign Studies University and Visiting Professor Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. He was Yunshan Chair Professor at the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (2012-2015) and Guest Professor at Beijing Normal University (2011-2014)  and Nanjing University of Finance and Economics (2010-2014). Professor Nicholas is a member of the Board of Trustees of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies; Member of Council and Chair of Academic Board, TOP Education Institute, Sydney and previously Chair of the Governing Council, Williams Business College, Sydney. He served as the Inaugural President of the Australian-New Zealand International Business Academy; President of the Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand; and Member of the International Economic History Association Executive. He has been Visiting Professor at Nagoya University, Research Fellow at the Australian National University, a Visiting Fellow at Economics, Reading University and a visitor at the London School of Economics, Business History Unit. Professor Nicholas's research focuses on the development of whole societies with a focus on how a society interacts with its economic (business firms and unions), political (political parties and non-government organisations) and social (families and churches) organisations to ensure economic development while maintaining the right of individuals to exercise economic, social and political choices. His current research includes studies of restructuring of foreign subsidiaries in Tianjin-Beijing-Hebei, Guangdong and Shandong provinces and the health and well-being of China's population and labour force. Professor Nicholas has significant consulting experience with such major players as Rio Tinto, National Australia Bank, GM-Holden, Ford, IBM, Westpac and the Federal and State governments in Australia. Professor Nicholas has published over 120 refereed journal articles, book chapters and edited books in international business, knowledge and diversity management, international human resource management, and business history, economic history and anthroprometric history. His recent publications include Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, Journal of Business Research, International Studies in Management and Organizations, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Business History, Journal of Economic History and Oxford Economic Papers.

Research Interest

Primary Health Care, International Business, Industry Economics and Industrial Organisation