Academy Fellow

John Benson is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Management, Monash University Australia. Professor Benson specializes in industrial relations, the economic performance of firms, Japanese enterprises and unions, and the restructuring of the Chinese economy. He is currently working on economic regionalism in Asia as well as labour segmentation and inequality in China. Other areas of interest are knowledge work, outsourcing and generational change. Key appointments include: advisor to the Australian Trade Commission, advisor to the European Union through its Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Professor and Chair, Graduate School of International Business at the University of Tsukuba, Japan (2005-2006), Professor and Head, School of Management, University of South Australia (2006-2014) and Professor and Head, School of Business, Monash University Malaysia (2015-2019).

• Professor and Head, School of Business, Monash University Malaysia (2015 - 2019); Adjunct Professor, Department of Management, Monash University Australia.
• Professor and Head, School of Management, University of South Australia (2006 - 2014).
• Professor and Chair, Graduate School of International Business, University of Tsukuba, Japan (2005 - 2006).
• Senior Lecturer / Reader, Department of Management, University of Melbourne (includes periods as Head and Deputy Head of Department) (1993 - 2006.)
• Lecturer / Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne (1984 - 1993).

• Australian Research Development Committee Fellow (Aust Govt)
• Senior Japan Foundation Fellow
• Senior Associate, St Antony's College Oxford
• Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia

Books (2005 - )

Benson, J and Zhu, Y. (eds.) – Unemployment in Asia, Routledge, London and New York, 2005.

Yukongdi, V. and Benson, J. (eds.) – Asian Business: Women and Management, Routledge, London and New York, 2006.

Benson, J and Zhu, Y. (eds.) – Trade Unions in Asia, Routledge, London and New York, 2008.

Zhu, Y., Webber, M. and Benson, J – Everyday Impact of Economic Reform in China: Management Change, Enterprise Performance and Daily Life, Routledge, London and New York, 2010.

Benson, J. and Zhu, Y. (eds.) – Labour Markets in Asia, Routledge, London and New York, 2011.

Benson, J., Gospel, H. and Zhu, Y. (eds.) – Workforce Development and Skill Formation in Asia, Routledge, London and New York, 2013.

Huang, E., Benson, J., and Zhu, Y. – Teacher Management in China: The Transformation of Educational Systems, Routledge, London and New York, 2016.

Benson, J., Zhu, Y. and Gospel, H. (eds.) – Employers' Associations in Asia: Employer Collective Action, Routledge, London and New York, 2017.

Lee C., Lee, Y. Benson, J., Zhu, Y., and Jang, Y. – The Political Economy of New Regionalism in Northeast Asia: Dynamics and Contradictions, Routledge, London and New York, 2018.

Trakic, A., Benson, J. and Ahmed, P. K. (eds.) – Dispute Resolution in Islamic Finance: Alternatives to Litigation?, Routledge, London and New York, 2019.

Zhu, Y., Webber, M. and Benson, J – Changing Labour Policies and Organization of Work in China: Impact on Firms and Workers, Routledge, London and New York, 2021.

Refereed Journal Articles (2005- )

Brown, M. and Benson, J. – Managing to Overload? Work Overload and Performance Appraisal Processes. Group and Organization Management, 30 (1) 2005: 99-124.

Yukongdi, V. and Benson, J. – Women in Asian Management: Cracking the Glass Ceiling? Asia Pacific Business Review, 11 (2) 2005: 139-148.

Benson, J. and Yukongdi, V. – Asian Women Managers: Participation, Barriers and Future Prospects. Asia Pacific Business Review, 11 (2) 2005: 283-291.

Benson, J. – Employment and Human Resource Management Developments in Japan. The Journal of Comparative Asian Development, 4 (1) 2005: 55-76.

Benson, J. – Japanese Management, Enterprise Unions and Company Performance. Industrial Relations Journal, 37 (3) 2006: 242-258.

Benson, J. and Brown, M. – Knowledge Workers: What Keeps them Committed; What Turns them Away. Work, Employment and Society, 21 (1) 2007: 121-141.

Benson, J., Yuasa, M. and Debroux, P. –- The Prospect for Gender Diversity in Japanese Employment and Human Resource Management. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18 (5) 2007: 890-907.

Kavanagh, P., Benson, J. and Brown, M. – Understanding Performance Appraisal Fairness: An Employee Perspective. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources , 45 (2) 2007: 132-150.

Zhu, Y., Collins, N., Webber, M. and Benson, J. – New Forms of Ownership and Human Resource Practices in Vietnam. Human Resource Management , 47 (1) 2008: 157-175.

Benson, J. and Gospel, H. – The Emergent Enterprise Union: A Conceptual and Comparative Analysis. International Journal of Human Resource Management , 19 (7) 2008: 1367 – 1384.

Shen, J. and Benson, J. – Labour Tripartism: A First Step towards a Collective Bargaining System in China. International Labour Review, 147 (2-3) 2008: 231-248.

Benson, J. – The Development and Structure of Japanese Enterprise Unions, The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, 45 (November), 2008: 1-8 [electronc journal].

Benson, J. and Brown, M. – Employee Voice: Does Union Membership Matter? Human Resource Management Journal, 20 (1) 2010: 80-99.

Zhu, Y., Webber, M. and Benson, J. – Intangible Management and Enterprise Success in the Chinese Transitional Economy, Asian Pacific Business Review, 16 (3) 2010: 437-460.

Benson, J. and Brown, M. – Generational Differences at Work: Do They Matter? International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(9) 2011: 1843 - 1865.

Benson, J. – Alternative Dispute Resolution in Japan: The Rise of Individualism. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23 (3) 2012: 511-527.

Shen, J., Benson, J. and Huang, B. – High Performance Work Systems and Teachers’ Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Quality of Working Life, Human Resource Management, 53 (5) 2014: 817-833.

Shen, J. and Benson, J. – When CSR Is a Social Norm: How Socially Responsible Human Resource Management Affects Employee Work Behavior. Journal of Management, 42 (6) 2016: 1723-1746.

Kang, H., Shen, J., and Benson, J. - Not all Expatriates are the Same: Non-traditional Expatriation Management in South Korean MNEs. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 28 (13) 2016: 1842-1865.

Mapunda, G., Wang, X., O’Malley, T., Benson, J. and Zhu, Y. – Building Closer Economic Ties between China and Africa: Small Traders Operating in China. Rutgers Business Review, 2 (1), 2017: 105-127.

Guo, Y., Rammal, H., Benson, J., Zhu, Y. and Dowling, P. – Interpersonal Relations in China: Expatriates’ Perspective on the Development and Use of Guanxi. International Business Review, 7 (2) 2018: 455-464.

Benson, J., Brown, M., Glennie, M., O’Donnell, M. and O’Keefe, P. - The

Generational “Exchange” Rate: How Generations Convert Career Development

Satisfaction into Organizational Commitment or Neglect of Work. Human Resource Management Journal, 28 (4) 2018: 524-539.

Glennie, M., O’Donnell, M., Brown, M. and Benson, J. - Referees or Sponsors? The Role of Evaluators in the Promotion of Research Scientists in a Public Research Organisation. Research Evaluation, 28 (1) 2019: 63-72.

Chapters in Books (2005 - )

Benson, J. – The Australian Industrial Relations System: Background and Operations, in Handbook for Japanese Companies – Australia, ed. H. Nagai, Japanese Association of Overseas Corporations, Tokyo, pp. 1-11 (2005).

Benson, J. and Zhu, Y. – Unemployment in Asia: Influences and Issues, in Unemployment in Asia, ed. by J. Benson and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 1-10 (2005).

Benson, J. – Unemployment in Japan: Globalisation, Restructuring and Social Change, in Unemployment in Asia, ed. by J. Benson and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 39-57 (2005).

Zhu, Y. and Benson, J. – Unemployment in Asia: Implications of Globalisation, Regional Integration, and Social and Economic Transformation, in Unemployment in Asia, ed. by J. Benson and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 194-204 (2005).

Benson, J. – Convergence and Diversity: Emerging Patterns of Human Resource Management in Japan, in The Changing Structure of Labour in Japan, ed. by R. Haak, Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 40-57 (2006).

Benson, J. – Outsourcing for a Competitive Advantage: The Human Resource Dimensions, in Global Outsourcing Strategies: An International Reference on Effective Outsourcing Relationships, ed. by P. Barrar and R. Gervais, Gower Publishing, London, pp. 127-137 (2006).

Benson, J and Zhu, Y. – Trade Unions in Asia: Organization, Strategy and Issues, in Trade Unions in Asia, ed. by J. Benson and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 1 – 10 (2008).

Benson, J. – Trade Unions in Japan: Collective Justice or Managerial Compliance, in Trade Unions in Asia, ed. by J. Benson and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 24– 42 (2008).

Zhu, Y. and Benson, J. – Trade Unions in Asia: A Comparative Analysis, in Trade Unions in Asia, ed. by J. Benson and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 256 – 266 (2008).

Zhu, Y., Webber, M. and Benson, J. – Intangible Management and Enterprise Success in the Chinese Transitional Economy, in Chinese Management in the Harmonious Society: Managers, Markets and the Globalized Economy, edited by M. Warner and C. Rowley, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 437-460 (2011).

Benson, J and Zhu, Y. – Labour Markets in Asia: Globalization and Transition, in Labour Markets in Asia, ed. by J. Benson and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 1-10 (2011).

Benson, J. – Labour Markets in Japan: Change and Continuity, in Labour Markets in Asia, ed. by J. Benson and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 31-60 (2011).

Zhu, Y. and Benson, J. – Labour Markets in Asia: A Comparative Analysis, in Labour Markets in Asia, ed. by J. Benson and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 224-242 (2011).

Benson, J. and Debroux, P. – The Changing Nature of Management and Culture in Japan, in Managing Across Diverse Cultures in East Asia: Issues and Challenges in a Changing Globalized World, ed. by M. Warner, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 99-121 (2013).

Shen, J. and Benson, J. - Socially Responsible Human Resource Management: A Conceptual Framework, in Sustainable Business: Theory and Practice of Business under Sustainability Principles, ed. by G. Wells, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 120-136 (2013).

Benson, J., Gospel, H. and Zhu, Y. – Workforce Development in Asia: Skill Formation and Economic Growth, in Workforce Development and Skill Formation in Asia, ed. by J. Benson, H. Gospel and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 1-11 (2013).

Benson, J. – Workforce Development and Skill Formation in Japan: The Shortcomings of an Enterprise-based Approach, in Workforce Development and Skill Formation in Asia, ed. by J. Benson, H. Gospel and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 40-66 (2013).

Zhu, Y., Benson, J. and Gospel, H. – Workforce Development and Skill Formation in Asia: Achieving National Development and Improving Company Performance, in Workforce Development and Skill Formation in Asia, ed. by J. Benson, H. Gospel and Y. Zhu, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 238-252 (2013).

Benson, J. – Conflict Resolution in Japan, in Oxford Handbook of Conflict Management in Organizations, ed. by B. Roche, P. Teague and A. Colvin, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 385-404 (2014).

Lee, Y., Benson, J. and Zhu, Y. - Economic Clustering in Northeast Asia: China, Japan and Korea Integration, in Dynamic Korea in a Transforming Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for South Korean Development, ed. by A. D’Costa, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 29-44 (2015).

Benson, J. - Labour Market Regulation in Asia: The Growing Dominance of Market-based Mechanisms?, in The Future Regulation of Work, ed. By D. Brodie, N. Busby and R. Zahn, Palgrave McMillan, London, pp.107-124 (2016).

Sandhu, S., Sastrowardoyo, S., Benson, J., and Scott-Young, C. - Aging in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities in China, India, Japan and South Korea, in The Aging Workforce Handbook: Individual, Organizational and Societal Challenges, ed. by A. Antoniou, R. Burke, and C. Cooper, Emerald Publishing, Bingley UK, pp. 513-536 (2017).

Benson, J., Zhu, Y. and Gospel, H. - Employer Collective Action and Employers’ Associations in Asia, in Employers’ Associations in Asia: Employer Collective Action, ed. by J .Benson, Y. Zhu and H. Gospel, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 1-12 (2017).

Benson, J. - Employers’ Associations in Japan: Fragmented Conservatism, in Employers’ Associations in Asia: Employer Collective Action, ed. by J. Benson, Y. Zhu and H. Gospel, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 38-59 (2017).

Zhu, Y., Benson, J. and Gospel H. - Employers’ Associations in Asia: Membership, Structure and Governance, in Employers’ Associations in Asia: Employer Collective Action, ed. by J .Benson, Y. Zhu and H. Gospel, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 229-241 (2017).

Trakic, A., Benson, J. and Ahmed, P. K. – In Search of an Effective Dispute Resolution Mechanism in Islamic Finance, in Dispute Resolution in Islamic Finance: Alternatives to Litigation?, ed. by A. Trakic, J. Benson and P. K. Ahmed, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 1-7 (2019).

Benson, J., Trakic, A. and Ahmed, P. K. – Dispute Resolution in Islamic Finance: The Way Forward, in Dispute Resolution in Islamic Finance: Alternatives to Litigation?, ed. by A. Trakic, J. Benson and P. K. Ahmed, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 158-167 (2019).