Celebrating ANZAM's 40th Birthday
2026 ANZAM Conference
Navigating Complexity: Adaptive Strategies for People, Planet, and Performance​
Hosted by Newcastle Business School
Newcastle City Campus (Nuspace) - Nov 30 - Dec 3, 2026
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Join us for the 2026 ANZAM Conference
University of Newcastle City Campus (NUspace), NSW
Tuesday 1 to Thursday 3 December 2026 (Doctoral workshop, Monday 30 November)
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Hosted by Newcastle Business School at the University of Newcastle, in the heart of Newcastle’s cultural precinct, the 2026 ANZAM Conference gathers researchers, educators, and practitioners from across Australia, New Zealand, and beyond to advance rigorous scholarship and meaningful engagement with management practice.
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This year’s theme, “Navigating Complexity: Adaptive Strategies for People, Planet, and Performance,” invites participants to interrogate how organisations design and enact responsive strategies amid interdependent social, environmental, and economic pressures. We look forward to welcoming you to Newcastle to move the field forward and build meaningful connections.
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Conference Chair
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Dr Heidi Wechtler
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Heidi is a Senior Lecturer in Management and Deputy Head of School Research Training at Newcastle Business School. She researches the experience of workers in global and disrupted labour markets. The key research problem she addressed is how workers navigate identity, leadership, and systemic uncertainty, and how these conditions shape well-being, inclusion, and innovation. Her expertise combines advanced quantitative, qualitative methods, and cross-cultural research, a strong record of A/ A*/FT50 publications, supported by international collaborations across Europe and Australia. . Her research aligns with Australia’s research priorities on resilient communities and economic growth by advancing decent work, reducing inequalities, and fostering innovative, sustainable labour practices.
email: heidi.wechtler@newcastle.edu.au
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Doctoral Representative
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Ruilin Lyu
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​Ruilin is a PhD candidate in management at Newcastle Business School. Her research examines how Green Human Resource Management practices and leadership, particularly responsible leadership, jointly shape employees’ environmental citizenship and organizational green performance. A core contribution is a cross-cultural comparative lens: using multi-country survey designs, she analyses how cultural contexts (Australia vs China) condition the mechanisms and effect sizes linking GHRM and leadership to these outcomes. Ruilin has presented her work at the ANZAM Conference 2024 in Wollongong and the Academy of International Business (AIB) 2025 conference in Louisville. She is also a Three Minute Thesis prize third-place winner.
email: ruilin.lyu@uon.edu.au
Key dates
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Paper Submission Opens: Monday 20 April 2026
Registration Opens: Monday 20 April 2026
Paper/workshop submission closes: Monday 22 June 2026
Paper/workshop acceptance notification: Monday 24 August 2026
Registration deadline (for presenting authors): Monday 12 October 2026
Draft program: Monday 2 November 2026
Conference Overview
NOV 30
Doctoral Colloquium
Conference Welcome Reception
DEC 1
Full Day of Conference Sessions
DEC 2
Full Day of Conference Sessions
Conference Gala Dinner
DEC 3
Full Day of Conference Sessions
Submissions
Research stream
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Stream 1. Human Resource Management
Stream 2. Organisational Behaviour
Stream 3. Sustainability and Social Issues
Stream 4. Gender, Diversity and Indigeneity
Stream 5. Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Stream 6. Leadership, Governance and Strategy
Stream 7. Teaching and Learning
Stream 8. Business Processes, Innovation and Supply Chain
Stream 9. Health Management and Organisation
Stream 10. Public Sector, NGOs and Not-for-Profit
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Research Submissions
Submissions can be in the following formats:
Full Papers – for those seeking comprehensive feedback and discussion.
Extended Abstracts – for early-stage research, novel ideas, or emerging findings.
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Research Submissions
Workshops and Research Symposia focused on topics that increase the value of the conference for participants. Workshops and Research Symposia cover a broad domain of topics, for instance: research methods, teaching innovations, research success and career development.
NBS Prospectus
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Please find a presentation of the Newcastle Business School and ANZAM conference here: Prospectus.
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Conference Flyer
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Acknowledgement​​
Local UoN student artist: Ishpreet Kaur
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Ishpreet Kau is from New Delhi, India, and currently studying a Bachelor of Business Analytics at the University of Newcastle. She has been passionate about art since 2014, when she first started sketching and painting in school. Over the years, it has grown from a hobby into something that truly defines who she is. She loves studying Business Analytics and art equally — both let me think creatively, solve problems, and express ideas in different ways.
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Her work is inspired by emotions, people, and everyday moments that often go unnoticed. She loves exploring and creating paintings, portraits, sketches, and murals — anything that allows me to express feelings and tell stories through colour and imagination. She enjoys experimenting with new techniques and styles, always trying to capture the connection between art and human emotion. Moving from India to Australia has also influenced my art in new ways. Living in Newcastle has given me a fresh perspective on culture, people, and creative spaces. She has worked on a few sketches and painting projects here, and she continues to grow as an artist while studying and taking commissions.
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Art is not just a form of expression — it’s a way to connect, communicate, and bring warmth into spaces and communities. She really wanted to do something meaningful for the university, and when she saw the NUSpace building, she instantly felt inspired to paint it. She wanted to bring it to life through my hands and gift it to the Newcastle Business School as a token of gratitude and connection.
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You can see more of her work here: https://artlinee.my.canva.site/ishpreet-kaur
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