About
Biography
Dr John Whiteoak has a PhD in small group dynamics from Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, and has been a university teacher since the mid–1990s.
John has published work in several international management journals including Small Group Research and the Thunderbird International Business Review.
John is also an experienced consultant and trainer who has worked on projects addressing human resource management and organisational change issues.
He has four years of experience working in the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf countries where he has worked with many well-known organisations.
As a trainer John has delivered the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) fundamentals, learning systems and global learning systems courses to numerous companies and managers in the Arabian Gulf Region.
He has also developed and delivered many management courses in areas which include creativity, decision making and negotiation, management style, motivation, personality, team work and leadership. In addition, John is an accredited Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Bar-On EQi assessor.
Teaching areas
- Human Resource Management
- Organisational Behaviour
- Leadership and Team Dynamics
- Organisational Change and Development
Program coordinator
- Master of Business Administration MBA
- Master of International Business
- Master of Management
- Master of Business Administration / Master of International Business
- Master of Business Administration (Extended)
- Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
- Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
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Dr John Whiteoak's specialist areas of knowledge include human resource management, organisational behaviour, leadership, team dynamics, organisational change and development, small group dynamics, workplace attitudes and values, motivation, emotional intelligence, creativity, decision making, negotiation, management style, personality, team work, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator