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Dr James Warn

Dr James Warn

Honorary Senior Lecturer
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School of Business

Dr James Warn is an academic with the School of Business, Ƶ.

Professional and Teaching Experience

Dr James Warn is an experienced researcher, academic and consultant. His current research, involving international collaboration with the Centre for Studies in Leadership at the University of Guelph, is investigating culture and leadership capability in complex situations. In another collaborative project he is working with a team of researchers to investigate road safety culture in the community and he is exploring the role of community leadership in cultural change.In conducting his research and consultancy, he utilises his extensive academic background to develop a strategic orientation whilst drawing on his extensive organisational psychology experience to maintain a practical focus. He is an accredited facilitator in leadership development tools and the use of psychological testing for organisations.

Dr James Warn teaches in the areas of leadership and organisational behaviour. He is committed to the value of lifelong learning and instils this ethos into his teaching practices. James' teaching performance has been recognised with the UNSW@Ƶ Teaching Excellence Award.

Dr Warn is a registered psychologist, a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and former Chair of the ACT Section of the APS College of Organisational Psychologists. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Visiting fellow at the Centre for Defence Leadership (Australian Defence College).

Awards

  • Emerald Highly Commended Paper by Literati Network Awards for Excellence
  • UNSW@Ƶ Teaching Excellence Award
  • High Commendation for Public Sector Evaluation from the Australasian Evaluation Society
Phone
0447 413 216
E-mail
j.warn@unsw.edu.au
Location
Building 27, School of Business, Ƶ
  • Books | 2019
    Warn J; Cox M, 2019, Leadership Challenges from the Edge of Experience : Shackleton's Leadership Principles to Serve, Lead and Excel
    Books | 1997
    Warn JR; Tranter PJ; Fulford GR, 1997, Graduate evaluation of tertiary education & military training at the Australian defence force academy, University College, Ƶ, Canberra
    Books | 1997
    Warn JR; Tranter PJ; Glenn F, 1997, Graduate evaluation of tertiary education & military training at the Australian defence force academy, University College, Ƶ, Canberra
  • Book Chapters | 2018
    Warn J, 2018, 'Strategic Leadership in an Era of Complexity and Uncertainty', in Lindsay D; Watola D; Woycheshin D (ed.), International Perspectives on Military Leadership, edn. 2018, Department of National Defence Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, pp. 217 - 234
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Warn JR; Cox M, 2014, 'The leader is leadership', in Svyantek DJ; Mahoney KT (ed.), Organizational Processes and Received Wisdom, edn. Research in Organizational Science, Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC, pp. 29 - 48,
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Warn JR; Okros A; Cox M, 2012, 'Intellectual Challenges of Complexity in Contemporary Military Missions', in Haas H; Kernic F; Plaschke A (ed.), Leadership in Challenging Situations, edn. Original, Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, pp. 23 - 65,
    Book Chapters | 2008
    Warn JR; Baker KJ, 2008, 'Mutiny-Some failures of Military Leadership 1943-1972', in Harvey M; Barbour JD (ed.), Global Leadership: Portraits of the Past, Visions for the Future, edn. Original, International Leadership Association, pp. 95 - 109
    Book Chapters | 2007
    Warn JR, 2007, 'Strategic leadership in an era of complexity and uncertainty', in Stouffer J; Macintyre A (ed.), Strategic Leadership Development: International Perspectives, edn. Original, CAnadian Defence Academy Press, Kingston, Ontario, pp. 1 - 20
  • Journal articles | 2020
    Small V; Warn J, 2020, 'Impacts on food policy from traditional and social media framing of moral outrage and cultural stereotypes', Agriculture and Human Values, 37, pp. 295 - 309,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wang Y; Warn J, 2019, 'Break-out strategies of Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in Australia', International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 25, pp. 217 - 242,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Wang Y; Warn JR, 2017, 'Chinese immigrant entrepreneurship: Embeddedness and the interaction of resources with the wider social and economic context', International Small Business Journal, 36, pp. 131 - 148,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Stewart J; Warn J, 2016, 'Between two worlds: Indigenous leaders exercising influence and working across boundaries', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 76, pp. 3 - 17,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Atapattu M; Warn J, 2014, 'Transformational Leadership in Promoting Knowledge Workers’ Propensity for Knowledge Management Processe', Sri Lankan Journal of Management, 19,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Wang Y; Warn JR, 2014, 'Ethnic Chinese business start-ups: a complex and uneven process.', Labour and Management in Development Journal, 15, pp. 1 - 21,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Wang Y; Warn JR, 2013, 'Business Start-up and Success Strategies of the Ethnic Chinese Entrepreneurs in Australia: The PRC Chinese Immigrant Group Study', The International Journal of Organizational Diversity, 12, pp. 11 - 24,
    Journal articles | 2011
    May M; Tranter PJ; Warn JR, 2011, 'Progressing road safety through deep change and transformational leadership', Journal of Transport Geography, 19, pp. 1423 - 1430,
    Journal articles | 2010
    May M; Tranter PJ; Warn JR, 2010, 'Holistic road safety report released', Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, November 2010, pp. 49 - 52,
    Journal articles | 2008
    May M; Tranter PJ; Warn JR, 2008, 'Towards a holistic framework for road safety in Australia', Journal of Transport Geography, 16, pp. 395 - 405
    Journal articles | 2008
    Tranter PJ; Warn JR, 2008, 'Relationships between interest in motor racing and driver attitudes and behaviour amongst mature drivers: An Australian case study', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 40, pp. 1683 - 1689
    Journal articles | 2006
    Warn JR, 2006, 'Plagiarism software: no magic bullet!', Higher Education Research and Development, 25, pp. 195 - 208
    Journal articles | 2005
    Barber E; Warn JR, 2005, 'Leadership in project management: from firefighter to fire lighter', Management Decision, 43, pp. 1032 - 1039
    Journal articles | 2005
    Warn JR, 2005, 'intangibles in commercialisation: the case of air navigation services in the South Pacific', Journal of Intellectual Capital, 6, pp. 72 - 88
    Journal articles | 2003
    Warn JR; Fairbrother K, 2003, 'Workplace Dimension, Stress and Job Satisfaction', Journal of Managerial Psychology, 8(1), pp. 8 - 21
    Journal articles | 2003
    Warn JR; Stevenson E, 2003, 'Quantifying changing Understanding', Evaluation Journal of Australia, 3, pp. 56 - 56
    Journal articles | 2001
    Warn JR; Tranter PJ, 2001, 'Measuring quality in higher education: a competency approach', Quality in Higher Education, pp. 191 - 198
    Journal articles | 2001
    Warn JR; Tranter PJ, 2001, 'Measuring quality in higher education: a competency approach', Quality in Higher Education, pp. 191 - 198
    Journal articles | 2001
    Warn JR, 2001, 'Overcoming Learned Helplessness', Australian Defence Force Journal, 150, pp. 57 - 61
    Journal articles | 1994
    Warn JR, 1994, 'Factors Influencing the Turnover of Skilled Personnel: A Case‐study', Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 32, pp. 29 - 40,
  • Reports | 2019
    Stewart J; Warn J, 2019, Researching Between Two Worlds: Using Interview-Based Methods to Generate New Understandings of Indigenous Leadership,
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Stewart J; Warn J, 2013, 'A new paradigm: indigenous leaders exercising influence and working across boundaries', in Proceedings of the 27th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, ANZAM, Hobart, pp. 1 - 20, presented at Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, Hobart, 04 December 2013 - 06 December 2013
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Stewart J; Warn JR, 2013, 'A new paradigm: indigenous leaders exercising influence and working across boundaries', in Proceedings of the 27th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, ANZAM, Hobart, Tasmania, presented at 27th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, 04 December 2013 - 06 December 2013
    Conference Papers | 2010
    May M; Tranter PJ; Warn JR, 2010, 'Climate change, peak oil and road safety: finding synergisms to challenge the dominance of speed', in 33RD AUSTRALASIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM, Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics, Canberra, presented at ATRF 2010: 33rd Australasian Transport Research Forum, Canberra, ACT, 29 September 2010 - 01 October 2010
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Warn JR; Baker KJ, 2008, 'Failure of Military Leadership', in The Locales of Leadersip: Foregrounding Context, 7th International Conference on Studying Leadership, Auckland, presented at 7th International Conference on Studying Leadership, Auckland, 08 December 2008 - 09 December 2008
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Warn JR; Bowman WR; Peterson JB, 2007, 'Putting fluid intelligence into the selsction pot with crystallized intelligence and personality measures', in 42nd APS Conference - Psychology Making an Impact, 42nd APS Conference - Psychology Making an Impact, Melbourne, presented at 42nd APS Conference - Psychology Making an Impact, Melbourne, 25 September 2007 - 29 September 2007
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Warn JR; Tranter PJ, 2007, 'Selecting and educating future leaders for a world of complexity', in International Military Testing Association 49th conference, Gold Coast, Qld, presented at International Military Testing Association 49th conference, Gold Coast, Qld, 08 October 2007 - 12 October 2007
    Conference Papers | 2004
    Warn JR; Tranter PJ; Kingham S, 2004, 'Fast and Furious 3: illegal street racing, sensation seeking and risky driving behaviours in New Zealand', in 27th Australasian Transport Research Forum, Adelaide, Sth Aust, presented at 27th Australasian Transport Research Forum, Adelaide, Sth Aust, 30 September 2004 - 01 October 2004
    Conference Papers | 2004
    Warn JR, 2004, 'Fast & Furios 2: Illegal Styreet Racing Sensation Seeking & Risky Driving Behaviours in New Zealand', in 27th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 27th Australasian Transport Research Forum, Adelaide, Sth Aust, presented at 27th Australasian Transport Research Forum, Adelaide, Sth Aust, 30 September 2004 - 01 October 2004
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Tranter PJ; Warn JR, 2003, 'Education for flexibility in a changing world: a case study of competency development in university graduates', in 2003 Annual International Conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australiasia (HERDSA), Christchruch, New Zealand, presented at Annual International Conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australiasia (HERDSA) 2003, Christchruch, New Zealand, 06 July 2003 - 09 July 2003
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Warn JR; Tranter PJ, 2003, 'Education for Flexibility', in Learning for an unknown future, Christchruch, New Zealand, presented at Annual International Conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australiasia (HERDSA) 2003, Christchruch, New Zealand, 06 July 2003 - 09 July 2003
    Conference Papers | 2002
    Warn JR; Knell SC, 2002, 'Transferring Expertise from the Public Sector', in ANZAM/IFSAM VIth World Congress, ANZAM/IFSAM VIth World Congress, Gold Coast, Qld, presented at ANZAM/IFSAM VIth World Congress, Gold Coast, Qld, 10 July 2002 - 13 July 2002
    Conference Papers | 2001
    Fairbrother K; Warn JR, 2001, 'The Differential impact of stressful work environments.', in Stevenson E; Warn J (ed.), ANZAAM, ANZAAM 2001 Conference, Sydney, pp. p.17 CD RO, presented at ANZAAM 2001 Conference, Sydney, 03 December 2001 - 06 December 2001
    Conference Papers | 2001
    Stevenson E; Warn JR, 2001, 'Yet to Leap Ahead : Training Managers to lead in the New Millenium', in ANZAAM, ANZAAM 2001 Conference, Sydney, presented at ANZAAM 2001 Conference, Sydney, 03 December 2001 - 06 December 2001
    Conference Papers | 1995
    Warn JR; Gilks D; Buckley RE, 1995, 'Measuring time use and activity patterns: a data matric approach', in Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Wollongong, NSW, presented at Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Wollongong, NSW