Stefan Volk

Stefan Volk

Associate Professor
The University of Sydney Business School

Stefan Volk is an Associate Professor, Deputy Head of Discipline, and co-director of the Body, Heart and Mind in Business Research Group at the University of Sydney Business School. He studied business administration at Humboldt University Berlin and received his Ph.D. in management from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

As an interdisciplinary boundary spanner, Stefan explores new areas of scientific inquiry that lie dormant between established disciplines. In his research, he introduces novel concepts, theories, and methods from other disciplines into management research. Stefan’s highly innovative research has been published in some of the most prestigious academic journals in the field of management including the Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, and Organizational Research Methods. His research is also regularly covered by national and international media including TV (e.g., SBS TV World News, Channel 10 News), radio (e.g., ABC RN Breakfast, 2UE Radio) and newspapers (e.g., New York Times, Wall Street Journal).

From this author

Inclusive and workplace acceptance of refugees
Partnering for refugee employment

When considering their talent pipelines, few companies think outside-of-the-box. Most refugees flourish in the workplace, and so do the businesses that hire them.

SDG 16
Institutional investors demand a more sustainable capitalism

Honey gathering is a solitary job in Indigenous communities. The collector then shares the honey with their community but refrains from joining in the honey feast themself. The idea is that the gathering is not about their gratification, it’s about their contribution to the collective.  

SDG15 Bushfires
Optimisation model as a guide to burning forests to save forests

Setting fire to parts of a forest to save it might seem counterintuitive to urban communities. There is no equivalent of torching a few streets to protect a suburb. However, amongst First Nations people in Australia, hazard reduction burning is a well-established practice.

SDG13 - coal mining
Net zero now – it’s the economy AND the planet

In Australia, as elsewhere, the climate wars have focused on the climate versus jobs dichotomy. Yet while Australia remains highly dependent on fossil fuel extraction for its national economic prosperity it has also become increasingly unequal in its distribution of that wealth.