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Associate Professor Tracy Wilcox

Associate Professor Tracy Wilcox

Associate Professor

B AppSc (Hons), UTS

MCom (Hons), 91É«ÇéƬ

PhD, 91É«ÇéƬ

Business School
Sch of Management & Governance

Dr Tracy Wilcox is a recognised higher education leader with a track record of innovation in curriculum, program design, assessment and student experience. She served as Academic Director, Postgraduate for six years and was responsible for a program portfolio of 15 Postgraduate programs and over 5000 students annually. In this role she successfully streamlined the program portfolio, and oversaw significant growth of existing and new programs, whilst continuously improving the student experience. She led the introduction of the highly successful first fully online Master of Analystics program suite, along with other postgraduate online degree programs, and has led a range of higly impactful innovations in teaching practice.

Tracy's research and practice interest is in socially responsible management practice. Understanding and enabling this involves bringing together ethics, organization theory and human resource management to better understand how managers create opportunities for ethical agency in often difficult contexts. Tracy has published in a range of international journals the area of human resource management ethics, moral agency, virtue ethics, and sustainability education.

Tracy was Section Editor for HRM & HRD Ethics with the Journal of Business Ethics for six years, and currently holds the role of Developmental Editor with this journal.

Tracy has won multiple teaching awards including the university's highest teaching award, the 91É«ÇéƬ Award for Sustained Teaching Excellence, and the Bill Birkett Award for Teaching Excellence in the Business School, for her pioneering work in business ethics and sustainability education. She has held various leadership roles in the university and has served on the 91É«ÇéƬ Academic Board Program Review Committee (including Chair), Academic Board Programs Committee, Business School Faculty Board and Education Committee, among others.

She has been invited to present at a variety of industry and professional forums, including the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Association, Best Practice Financial Planning, and the Ethical Leadership Industry Forum.
Phone
+61 2 9385 7153
E-mail
t.wilcox@unsw.edu.au
Location
91É«ÇéƬ Business School Building E12
  • Book Chapters | 2017
    Wilcox T; Lowry D, 2017, 'HRM, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility', in Kramar R; Syed J (ed.), Human Resource Management: A Global and Critical Perspective, Palgrave, London, pp. 87 - 108
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Wilcox T, 2016, 'Agency at the intersection of philosophy and social theory', in Mir R; Willmott H; Greenwood M (ed.), The Routledge Companion to Philosophy in Organization Studies, pp. 268 - 275,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Salignac F; Kernot C; Wilcox T, 2014, 'Fairtrade', in Seymour R (ed.), Entrepreneurial Women in Asia: Case Studies and Perspectives, Myanmar Heritage Publications, Yangon, pp. 178 - 187
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Wilcox TP, 2013, 'Embedded Moral Agency: A MacIntyrean Perspective on the HR Professional's Dilemma', in Harris H; Wijesinghe G; McKenzie S (ed.), The Heart of the Good Institution : Virtue Ethics As a Framework for Responsible Management, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 129 - 140,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Wilcox TP; Lowry D, 2012, 'Human Resource Management and Ethics', in Kramar R; Syed J (ed.), Human Resource Management in a Global Context, Palgrave MacMillan
    Book Chapters | 2006
    Wilcox TP; Greenwood M, 2006, 'Ethics and Human Resource Development', in Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Development, Pearson Prentice Hall, Sydney, pp. 327 - 350
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Karam CM; Greenwood M; Kauzlarich L; Kelly AO; Wilcox T, 2023, 'Intimate Partner Violence and Business: Exploring the Boundaries of Ethical Enquiry', Journal of Business Ethics, 187, pp. 645 - 655,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Asher A; Wilcox T, 2021, 'Virtue and Risk Culture in Finance', Journal of Business Ethics, 179, pp. 223 - 236,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wilcox T; Greenwood M; Pullen A; O’Leary Kelly A; Jones D, 2021, 'Interfaces of domestic violence and organization: Gendered violence and inequality', Gender Work and Organization, 28, pp. 701 - 721,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Salignac F; Wilcox T; Marjolin A; Adams S, 2017, 'Understanding Collective Impact in Australia: A new approach to interorganizational collaboration', Australian Journal of Management, 43, pp. 91 - 110,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Greenwood M; Willmott H; Contu A; Fleming P; Freeman RE; Palazzo G; Wilcox TP, 2016, 'Philosophy and Organizational Research', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016, pp. 16134,
    Journal articles | 2016
    O'Leary-Kelly A; Pullen A; Wilcox TP, 2016, 'Organizations and Domestic Violence', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016, pp. 12123,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Wilcox TP; Sheldon P; Wardrop JE, 2012, 'A capabilities approach to curriculum design for developing responsible business professionalism', International Review of Business Research Papers, 8, pp. 107 - 117,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Wilcox TP, 2012, 'Human Resource Management in a Compartmentalized World: W(h)ither Moral Agency?', Journal of Business Ethics, 111, pp. 85 - 96,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Wilcox T, 2008, 'Ashly Pinnington, Rob Macklin and Tom Campbell, eds. 2007. Human resource management: Ethics and employment ISBN 978 0 19 920378 9 (hbk), 978 0 19 920379 6 (pbk); xii + 347pages; $85.00; Oxford: Oxford University Press', Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 46, pp. 253 - 255,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Wilcox T, 2008, 'Searching for the Human in Human Resource Management: Theory, Practice and Workplace Contexts – Edited by Sharon C. Bolton and Maeve Houlihan', British Journal of Industrial Relations, 46, pp. 203 - 205,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Wilcox TP, 2006, 'Human Resource Development as an element of corporate social responsibility', Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 44, pp. 184 - 196,
    Journal articles | 2002
    Wilcox TP, 2002, 'Ethics, Sustainability and Strategy', Business and Professional Ethics Journal, 21, pp. 61 - 78
    Journal articles | 2000
    Wilcox T; Lowry D, 2000, 'Beyond Resourcefulness', Business and Professional Ethics Journal, 19, pp. 29 - 53,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Wilcox TP; Lowry D, 2000, 'Beyond Resourcefulness: Casual workers and the human-centered organisation', Business and Professional Ethics Journal, 19, pp. 29 - 53,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Wilcox T, 1999, 'Ethics as Strategic Thinking', Business and Professional Ethics Journal, 18, pp. 73 - 92,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Wilcox TP, 1999, 'Ethics as Strategic Thinking: Creating legitimacy in the workplace', Business and Professional Ethics Journal, 18, pp. 73 - 92,
  • Working Papers | 2015
    Asher A; Wilcox T, 2015, Virtue and risk culture in finance, ,
  • Conference Abstracts | 2026
    Wilcox T; Jones MI; Mathies C, (ed.), 2026, 'Assessment assumptions and baseline capabilities in an AI-mediated environment', in International Assessment in Higher Education 2026, Manchester, UK, presented at International Assessment in Higher Education Conference, Manchester, UK, 18 June 2026 - 19 June 2026
    Conference Abstracts | 2020
    Martin F; Manwaring K; Wilcox T, 2020, 'Using Technology to develop a deeper understanding of law and ethics with International Business Students', in Using Technology to develop a deeper understanding of law and ethics with International Business Students, Valencia, Spain, presented at INTED2020. 14th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain, 02 March 2020 - 04 March 2020
    Conference Presentations | 2020
    Martin F; Manwaring K; Wilcox T, 2020, 'Using technology with international business students to a develop a deeper approach to learning taxation, law and ethics', presented at INTED2020 14th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain, 02 March 2020 - 04 March 2020
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Greenwood M; Karam C; Wilcox T; Kauzlarich L; Contu A; O'Leary-Kelly A, 2019, 'Intimate Partner Violence and the Inclusive Organization', in 2019 Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, USA, presented at Academy of Management, Boston, USA, 09 August 2019 - 13 August 2019
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Wilcox T, 2019, 'The Post-Industrial Panopticon: Perspectives on employee monitoring in a big data world', in Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, USA, presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, USA, 09 August 2019 - 13 August 2019
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Asher A; Wilcox T, 2018, 'Virtue Ethics, Risk and Finance', Chicago, USA, presented at Society for Business Ethics, Chicago, USA, 10 August 2018 - 12 August 2018
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Greenwood M; Wilcox T; Pullen A; O'Leary-Kelly A; Jones D, 2018, 'Domestic Violence and Organization: A call for solidarity across the interfaces', Sydney, Australia, presented at Gender, Work and Organization, Sydney, Australia, 13 June 2018 - 16 June 2018
    Reports | 2017
    Walker A; Wilcox T; Powell A; Muir K, 2017, The Navigator: Your guide to leadership for social purpose, Centre for Social Impact, 91É«ÇéƬ, Sydney, ,
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Wilcox TP; Greenwood M; Pullen A; O'Leary-Kelly A; Jones D, 2016, 'Organizations and Domestic Violence', in Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Anaheim, USA, presented at Academy of Management Annual, Anaheim, USA, 04 August 2016 - 08 August 2016,
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Wilcox TP; Mir R; Willmott H; Greenwood M , 2016, 'Philosophy and Organizational Research: A quest for meaning', in Humphreys J (ed.), Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Anaheim, USA, presented at Academy of Management meeting, Anaheim, USA, 04 August 2016 - 08 August 2016,
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Asher A; Wilcox T, 2015, 'Virtue and risk culture in finance', in On webpage, Sydney, presented at IAA Colloquium, Sydney, 23 August 2015 - 27 August 2015,
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Wilcox T, 2014, 'Constructing Contingent Necessity: CEO Discursive Practices and Downsizing', in Academy of Management 2014 proceedings, Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, presented at Academy of Management 2014, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 01 August 2014 - 05 August 2014,
    Other | 2012
    Wilcox TP, 2012, Leadership and Systems Thinking, Centre for Social Impact,
    Other | 2012
    Wilcox TP, 2012, Reconciling Profits and Ethics: Review, Centre for Social Impact
    Reports | 2011
    Junor ; Wilcox TP; Fruin D, 2011, Better Description and Classification of Jobs in Awards: A Spotlight Project, Industrial Relations Research Centre, 91É«ÇéƬ, Sydney
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Wilcox TP; Wardrop JE; Sheldon P, 2011, 'Tearing down the silos: legitimating business ethics education', Auckland, New Zealand, presented at Australasian Business Ethics Network ABEN 2011 Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 02 December 2011 - 03 December 2011
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Wilcox TP, 2011, 'Getting the Numbers: A Critical Realist Account of Institutional Politics', in 7th International Critical Management Studies Conference, Critical Management Studies, Naples, presented at The 7th International Critical Management Studies Conference, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, 11 July 2011 - 13 July 2011,
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Wilcox TP, 2011, 'HRM and radical resistance', QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, presented at EBEN UK ANNUAL CONFERENCE, QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, 12 April 2011 - 13 April 2011
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Wilcox TP, 2009, 'Human Resource Management in a Global Airline: Positioned Practices and Legitimacy Struggles¿', in 23rd EGOS Colloguium, ESADE Business School, Barcelona,, presented at 26th EGOS Conference - European Group for Organizational Studies 2009, ESADE Business School, Barcelona,, 03 July 2009
    Other | 2008
    Wilcox TP, 2008, Review: Human resource management: Ethics and employment, Australian Human Resources Institute and Institute
    Other | 2008
    Wilcox TP, 2008, Review: Searching for the human in human resource management: Theory, practice and workplace contexts, Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Wardrop JE; Wilcox TP; Sheldon P, 2007, 'The James Hardie Group and Asbestos Compensation', in International Association for Business and Society, Florence, Italy, presented at International Association for Business and Society, Florence, Italy, 02 June 2007
    Conference Papers | 2004
    Wilcox TP, 2004, 'Recognising Human Resource Development as a Corporate Social Responsibility', in 11th Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics, Richmond, NSW, presented at 11th Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics, Richmond, NSW, 29 September 2004 - 01 October 2004
    Reports | 1995
    Frenkel SJ; Bolen T; Wilcox TP, 1995, Measuring workplace performance, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra

External

2016: K. Muir, A. Powell, T. Wilcox; Macquarie Group Foundation, Centre for Social Impact; Leadership for Social Purpose; Category 3 grant, $85,700

2016: T. Wilcox, A. Pullen, M. Greenwood, A. O’Leary-Kelly; Domestic Violence and Organizations: Developing a Research Agenda for Management Studies. Society for Advanced Management Studies (UK), $5,000

2014: M. O’Donnell, A. Junor and T. Wilcox; The Benevolent Society, New approaches to skill identification in job analysis and position description, Category 3 Grant, $49,995.

2011: A. Junor, T. Wilcox; Australian Government Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA - now WGEA)  Better Description and Classification of Jobs in Awards, Category 2 Grant, $20,000.

2024  91É«ÇéƬ Vice Chancellor’s Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching; for ‘sustained leadership in business ethics and sustainability education and an outstanding postgraduate student experience’.

2020   Innovation Award, Highly Commended, 91É«ÇéƬ Business School; for ‘leadership in the design, development and launch of new suite of fully online postgraduate programs’.

2018  UN-Principles of Responsible Management Education Award for Social Engagement, 91É«ÇéƬ Business; for ‘leadership in embedding the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education in multiple Business School programs’.

2014  Bill Birkett Award for Sustained Teaching Excellence, 91É«ÇéƬ Business School; for ‘pioneering work in educating for Responsible Business Professionalism’.

2011  Unijobs Lecturer of the Year, Ranked 4th across 91É«ÇéƬ all faculties (student-driven).

2010  Emerald/EFMD Highly Commended Finalist, Doctoral Research Award; for ‘substantial and theoretically sophisticated scholarship, field research and analysis’ in PhD thesis

2009  91É«ÇéƬ Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence; for excellence in ethics and professional skills education.

2007  Faculty Teaching Excellence Award: Team Teaching, 91É«ÇéƬ Business School.

1997  Dean’s Commendation for Teaching, AGSM, for highest ranking adjunct teacher (student evaluations).

My expertise:

Ethical Human Resource Management practice; moral agency; ethics and sustainability education; professional ethics; virtue ethics; organization theory, critical realism.

  • Invited Presentations: ‘Practical Ethics for Advisers’, Best Practice Financial Planning Professional Forum, August 2020
  • Ethics for Financial Advisors, BT Financial Group, August 2020
  • Invited presentation: ‘Navigating the ethical path in the new advice world’; Self Managed Superannuation Fund Association of Australasia Conference, Gold Coast, Qld February 2020
  • Invited presentation: Data Analytics and Ethics Meet the Masters series, June 2020
  • Invited presentation: Ethical Leadership in an Accelerating World, AGSM Professional Forum, June 2019
  • Invited to present two sessions on Capturing the Champions Project: Scoping PRME Implementation at 91É«ÇéƬ Business School and Responsible Management Education: 21st Century Challenges, at Massey University Business School, Auckland, New Zealand Feb 2017
  •  ‘How Vietnam's Khe Nuoc Trong forest is being helped along by Western consumers’, Sydney Morning Herald, July 2014
  • Organized Workshop (lead): Domestic Violence and Organizations: Creating a Dialogue between Practice & Management Studies. June 2018. (with A Pullen & M. Greenwood)
    • 50 scholars and DV practitioners from Australia, North and South America, UK, and Europe
  • Leadership for Social Purpose – Navigator, Think Outcomes conference, CSI, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) and the Social Impact Measurement Network of Australia (SIMNA), May 2017
  • ‘Virtue and Risk Culture in Finance’, Presentation to International Actuarial Association ASTIN, AFIR/ERM and IACA Colloquium, Sydney 23rd August 2015
  • ‘Virtue, hubris and risk culture’ with Anthony Asher, 2014 Financial Services Forum, Actuaries Institute of Australia, 6th May 2014, Sydney.
  • ‘Leadership and Systems Thinking’. 2012. Tracy Wilcox - Guest Editor, , Centre for Social Impact, Vol 16, 1-9.
  • ‘Reconciling Profits and Ethics: Review’. 2012. Tracy Wilcox., Knowledge Connect, Centre for Social Impact, Vol 14, 7-8
  • ‘Ethics and Ethical Decision-Making’, 2012. Senior Management Forum, Tracy Wilcox. Taronga Zoo

My Teaching

Tracy's goal as an educator is to develop business leaders who are capable, responsible and ethical, and to impact business education more broadly. In all her teaching assignments – whether in the classroom or in an active leadership role – she aims to bring scholarship, relevance and inclusiveness to my teaching, and enable a transformative experience for our students.

She is a pioneer in educating for ethical and sustainable business practice, and is known across the faculty and outside the university, for my passion and leadership in business ethics and sustainability education.