Elizabeth More AM

Professor Elizabeth More is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development and External Relations) at Macquarie University, Sydney, following a two year period as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra. Prior to these positions, she was Director of Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM), Chair of Academic Senate at Macquarie University, and Managing Director of MGSM Pty Ltd.

Professor More holds a first class honors degree in Humanities and a Ph.D from the University of N.S.W.; a Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Central Queensland; a Masters degree in Commercial Law from Deakin University.

In the Queen’s Birthday 2005 Honours List, Professor More received the award of Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to education, particularly in the fields of communication, management and organisational change.

Professor More has given conference presentations and published widely, both locally and internationally, in the field of organisation studies, particularly in the areas of organisational change, communication, culture, communications technology and policy. Her current research focus is on inter-organisational collaboration, strategic alliances, networks, and e-commerce communities.

Professor More is on the editorial boards of the Australian Journal of Communication; the Journal of Communication Management; The Journal of International Communication; Knowledge and Process Management – The Journal of Corporation Transformation. She has also been awarded research grants from the Australian Research Council, Macquarie University, the N.S.W. Education and Training Foundation, and the Commonwealth Department of Health.

Professor More is a past President of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, and of the Australian Communication Association. She also has extensive experience in consulting to both private and public sector organisations and, over the past decade, has been called upon regularly for expert media comment on issues related to management practice and education. Her many community service roles includes membership of the Board of the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS).

Before becoming a University academic, she worked as a classical ballet dancer in theatre and television, and in the advertising industry.