Charmine E. J. Härtel, Ph.D.
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Charmine Härtel is Professor of Organizational Behavior and Development at the University of Queensland, Australia. She is also founder and Director of the Social and Economic Interface Research Network, which is committed to identifying, understanding and creating awareness of the key challenges in fostering economic, social, environmental, organizational and individual wellbeing. Along with colleagues Neal Ashkanasy and Wilf Zerbe, Charmine co-founded the International Conference on Emotions and Organizational Life conference, which the three continue to co-organize
Charmine received her Bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Colorado and her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Colorado State University. She has 27 years of experience in the public and private sector and has been recognized for her excellence in research, innovation in organizational practice, supervision, service and mentoring, in particular with relation to students from diverse backgrounds, and is the recipient of several awards including the Martin E. P. Seligman Applied Research Award, the Richard M. Suinn Commendation Award for Excellence in Research and the Advancement of Psychology, the Monash Vice Chancellors Award for Postgraduate Supervision, the Deakin University Student Association Award for Supervisor of the Year in the Faculty of Business and Law, the Jacob E. Hautaluoma Distinguished Alumni Award for “improving organizations at the team, group, company and international levels, and a dedication towards helping individuals and organizations become more effective and well adjusted”, and the Janet Chusmir Award from the GDO division of the Academy of Management.
Charmine's research and consulting addresses issues of concern to management, employees and other business stakeholders with the aim of identifying work design and management interventions that improve quality of work life, cross-cultural relations, social and economic inclusion, employee and community well being, and achievement of personal and organizational work goals. Her teaching areas include research methods, statistics, qualitative research, organizational behavior, human resource management and organizational theory.
Charmine has authored or co-authored over 50 refereed journal articles, which have appeared in journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Management, and Human Resource Management Review. She is co-editor of the annual book series entitled "Research on Emotion in Organizations" (with Wilf Zerbe and Neal Ashkanasy) and co-author of the textbook: Human Resource Management: Transforming Theory into Innovative Practice (with Yuka Fujimoto and Karen Fitzpatrick, Pearson). Charmine is recipient of numerous grants including from the Australian Research Council, U. S. Naval Training Systems Center, and the U.S. Civil Aeromedical Institute.
