Associate Professor Howard Harris

Howard Harris's major interest is in corporate ethics. He has taught corporate ethics in Adelaide, Hong Kong and Singapore, and is now responsible for the Business & society course in the undergaduate core for all Business division students at UniSA.

Activity in corporate ethics includes publications, teaching, workshops, consultancy and seminars. He has served on the committee of the Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics since 1998.

Howard Harris is convenor of the Group for research in Integrity and Governance (GIG) and through it a member of the cross-divisional Hawke Research Institute.

He led the Australian consortium in Symphony, a multi-national research project under the auspices of the IMS Intelligent Manufacturing Systems program, with participation from Europe, Canada and Australia. Symphony developed a set of modular tools to assist medium-sized businesses adopt an agile stance when operating in networks and rapidly changing environments.

As founding director of Smartlink, Howard brought together industry, university and government in an initiative to enhance the management capabilities of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in Australia. He relinquished this position at the end of 2002.

From 2003-06 he led the CIEAM Toolbox project within the Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Engineering Asset Management (CIEAM). He was responsible for the research program developed through both Smartlink and the Australian Centre for Automotive Management (ACAM).

Howard completed his PhD in 1999 with a thesis entitled "An account of courage in management decision making", and is responsible for the course International Management Ethics and Values in the management degree.

Coming to the University after a career in industry, Howard has experience in senior management in Australia and overseas. He worked in sugar manufacture, rural industries, petroleum, corporate strategy and human resource management. For ten years he was a principal in an Adelaide-based consulting practice working in the field of corporate strategy and corporate finance.

Howard was on study leave in the first half of 2007, principally at the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge UK, working on leadership and virtue. On study leave in 2003 Howard worked with the Fraunhofer Institute at Stuttgart in Germany and at the Practical Ethics Center at the University of Montana.

• Business and society. Part of the common first year core for students enrolled in degrees within the BUsiness division at UniSA, this course covers the contribution of business to society, ethics, sustainability and what it means to be professional. I led the development of the course during 2009 following a review of core courses.
• Corporate ethics. I designed and taught the course International Management Ethics & Values, a course for students in the Bachelor of Management program. In Singapore the course wass taught in the Logistics and Supply Chain management degree and in the BBA. For some years it was taught in Hong Kong. Total annual enrolement in 2009 exceeded 400, in both face-to-face and online modes.
• Education for practicing managers and professionals, especially in management skills beyond their initial speciality.

Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics, AAPAE; President 2006-8, National Secretary 2000-6, committee member from 1998 to present.

Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers; Chartered Engineer (UK). Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia

Member of the Board of Pedare Christian College Inc, 2001-2010; chairman 2004-2009

Member of the Council of Governors, Walford Anglican School for Girls Inc, 1988-2000.

Member of the state executive of the Australian Institute of Petroleum, 1983-1999; state chairman 1987-90

Manufacturing Society of Australia, ManSA; sometime chair and secretary of the South Australian chapter

PhD; University of South Australia, in corporate ethics

BE (Hons); Adelaide, in chemical engineering

Dip Ec; University of the South Pacific, Suva Fiji

ThA; Australian College of Theology

• Corporate ethics, particularly the value of ethical culture and practice as a competitive benefit for an organisation, and the factors which can influence individuals in their response to situations where it may be difficult to act according to one's own (or one's corporate) code of conduct. Courage and love as management virtues.
• Networks and alliances: their management, organisation structure and criteria for success
• Technology transfer, especially the implmentation of new management systems within enterprises.

• Competitive grants:

• CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management CIEAM Toolbox project, 2003/6 Project value $820,000, grant $298,220; UniSA component $79,095; Strategic Directions project, 2004/5 $14,500.
• Directly responsible for UniSA participation in CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management, 2002
• $71,000 from Innovation Access for the Symphony project, in conjunction with Ecosol Pty Ltd, 2002
• ARC Linkage grant with Prof Lee Luong and A/Prof Chris Provis. Industry partner: Clipsal. decision making in cellular manufacturing. Project value $300,000, grant $70,000, 2002.
• $1.33 million grant from the Innovation Access program for Smartlink, together with matching cash & in-kind support from industry, governments and universities, 2000.
• $15,000 from Division of business for development of a survey instrument for use in transparency and reputation research, 2008

** Journal articles on corporate ethics

Harris, H 2010, Professionalism: MacIntyre and Confucius on exemplary figures, Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics , 10 (1&2) p3-9.

Harris, H. 2009. Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the business ethics classroom. Slayage: The Online International Journal of Buffy Studies 7(3)

Harris, H. 2008. Promoting ethical reflection in the teaching of business ethics, Business Ethics: A European Review, 17(4) p379-390.

Harris, H., and Katalin Illes. 2008. Promoting and assessing integrity in the research degree. Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies 13(2) p54-60.

Harris, H. 2008. The human face of business networks and alliances. Australian Journal of Islamic Studies 1(1) p5-19.

Harris, H forthcoming, Professionalism: Macintyre and Confucius on exemplary figures, Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics , [accepted Dec07].

Harris, H. 2007. Traditional virtues and contemporary management, Philosophy of Management: 6(2) p61-76.

Harris, H. 2007. Promotion of transparency through public enquiry: Oil-for-Food, the Volcker and Cole inquiries, and Australia's wheat exports to Iraq Business & Society Review 112(2) p215-225.

Harris, H & Castle, R 2007, Inquisitiveness or curiosity: Which is the management virtue?, Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics, 9(2) p77-85.

Harris, H & Harris, V 2007, Evaluating the Impact of Development Aid: Community Projects in Cambodia and The Philippines, International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. 3(6) p17-24

Harris, H, and Umit Bititci. 2005. The importance of moral values to the effectiveness of networking in Manufacturing and Maintenance, New Engineer, 8(1) p5-10.

Harris, H. 2004. Performance Measurement for Voluntary Codes: An opportunity and a challenge, Business and Society Review 109(4) p549-566.

Kalaitzidis, E & Harris, H 2004. Moral Agents and the nurse-patient relationship Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics 6(2) p89-96

Harris, H, Monga, M & Provis, C 2004. Value Orientation of Manufacturing Managers in the Punjab Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics 6(2) p41-55

Harris, H. 2003. Enhancing the Independence of Supervisory Agencies: The Development of Courage. Business Ethics: A European Review 12(4) p369-77.

Harris, H., and T. Bretag. 2003. Reflective and Collaborative Teaching Practice: Working Towards Quality Student Learning Outcomes Quality in Higher Education. 9(2) p173-79

Harris, H. 2002. Is love a management virtue? Business & Professional Ethics Journal. 21(3&4) p173-84.

Harris, H. 2001. Content analysis of secondary data: A study of courage in management decision making. Journal of Business Ethics. 34(3-4) p191-208.

Harris, H. 2001. Spirituality at Work: Some Australian observations. Business & Professional Ethics Journal. 20(1) p45-58

Harris, H. 1999. Courage as a management virtue. Business & Professional Ethics Journal 18(3&4) p27-46.

** 2010 publications and conference papers

Harris, H and Kym Fraser, 2010. Towards virtual manufacturing: An implementation framework from feasibility to product development. International Journal of Product Development. 11(1/2) p136-162.

Harris, H, 2010. Is there space for morality in postgraduate education?, Quality in Post-graduate Research QPR conference, Adelaide, April 2010

** 2010 invited presentations and seminars

Hypothetical: Ethics in postgraduate research, QPR Quality in Post-graduate Research conference, Adelaide, April 2010

** 2009 publications and conference papers

Harris, H. 2009. Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the business ethics classroom. Slayage: The Online International Journal of Buffy Studies 7(3).

Harris, H 2010, Professionalism: MacIntyre and Confucius on exemplary figures, Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics , 10 (1&2) p3-9.

Corral de Zubielqui, G, N Lindsay & H Harris, 2009, Exploring the Influence of Drivers, Idea Sources, and Collaboration on Globalisation, Innovation, and Firm Performance Relationships , paper presented at AGSE International Entrepreneurship Research Exchange, Adelaide University, February 2009.

Sekerka, L, Arnaud, A & Harris, H 2009, Designing Organizations to Innovate for Sustainability, Academy of Management annual meeting, August 2009, Chicago.

Harris, H. 2009. Spirituality and professions: Shifts in the Australian perception, Australian Assoc for Professional & Applied Ethics annunal conference, June 2009, Goulburn NSW

Harris, H, & S Mahmud. 2009. Transparency as a moral choice for enhancing corporate reputation. Society for Business Ethics annual meeting , August 2009, Chicago

Harris, H. & Mahmud, S. 2009. The nature of transparency and its impact on corporate reputation, Australian Assoc for Professional & Applied Ethics, June 2009, Goulburn NSW.

Martin, CD, M Metcalfe, and H Harris. 2009. Developing an implementation capacity: Justification from prior research. Journal of the Operational Research Society 60 p859-868.

Harris, H. 2009. 'Artisic worth or national service' and 'Wheat and Iraq: Breaking UN sactions', two case studies in Moral issues in business, WH Shaw, V Barry & G Sansbury, Cengage, South Melbourne, p208-10 & 532-4.

** 2009 invited presentations and seminars

Developing and Assessing Personal Integrity in Postgraduate Research, International Conference on Graduate Education, Shanghai, 8-10 November 2009

Whose greed are we worried about? The role and development of personal virtue. Young Business Leaders professional development workshop, Adelaide, February 2009

** 2008 publications and conference papers

Harris, H. 2008. Promoting ethical reflection in the teaching of business ethics, Business Ethics: A European Review, 17 (4) p379-390.

Harris, H. 2007. Traditional virtues and contemporary management, Philosophy of Management: 6(2) p61-76.

Harris, H 2008, Inquisitiveness as a management virtue: Insights from CS Peirce, Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, San Antonio TX, February 2008.

Harris, H. 2008. The human face of business networks and alliances. Australian Journal of Islamic Studies 1(1) p5-19.

Harris, H., and Katalin Illes. 2008. Promoting and assessing integrity in the research degree Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies 13(2):54-60.

Talukder, M, Harris, H & Mapunda, G 2008. 'Adoption of innovations by individuals within organizations: An Australian study', Asia Pacific Management Review, 13(2) p463-480.

Harris, H & Illes, K 2008, Finding room for personal integrity in postgraduate research, Proceedings of Quality in Postgraduate Research conference, Adelaide, April 2008, pt2 p40-52.

Harris, H., and Katalin Illes. 2008. Teaching as a form of intercultural dialogue. International Global Ethics Conference, Melbourne, June 2008.

Illes, Katalin, and H. Harris. 2008. Promoting and assessing integrity in the research degree, Australian Assn for Professional & Applied Ethics, Brisbane. June 2008.

Fraser, Kym, H Harris, and Lee Luong. 2008. Functional flexibility: Does it enhance or hinder effective teamwork within a manufacturing environment? 7th Intnl Symposium on Techniques and Methods of Competitive Engineering TMCE, April 2008, Izmir, Turkey.

** 2008 invited presentations and seminars

Two journeys. Presidential address: Austalian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics annual conference, June 2008, Brisbane.

Engineering ethics: profession, community…and love? Plenary address: International Conference on Engineering Professional Ethics and Education ICEPEE, May 2008, Kuala Lumpur.

** 2007 publications and conference papers

Harris, H & Harris, V 2007, Evaluating the Impact of Development Aid: Community Projects in Cambodia and The Philippines, International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. 3(6) p17-24

Harris, H. 2007, Promotion of transparency through public enquiry: Oil-for-Food, the Volcker and Cole inquiries, and Australia's wheat exports to Iraq Business & Society Review 112(2) p215-225.

Harris, H & Castle, R 2007, Inquisitiveness or curiosity: Which is the management virtue?, Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics, 9(2) p77-85.

Carapiet, S & Harris, H 2007, Examining the role of self-organisation in the handling of adaptive challenges by enterprises using a measure of the Ability to Self-Organize (ASO), Production Planning & Control 18(6) p466-474.

Fraser, K., Harris, H., & Luong, L. H. 2007. Improving the implementation effectiveness of cellular manufacturing: A comprehensive framework for practitioners. International Journal of Production Research 45(24) p5835-5856

Fraser, K, Harris, H & Luong, L 2007, Team-based cellular manufacturing: A review and survey to identify important social factors, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 18(6) p714-730.

Talukder, M, Harris, H & Mapunda, G 2007, Organizational innovation adoption: Determinants of the adoption of innovations by individuals within an organization Sasin Journal of Management 13(1) p72-88

Harris, H 2007, Chernobyl, and Networking, in Encyclopedia of business ethics & society, ed. R Kolb, Sage, Thousand Oaks CA.

Platts, MJ & Harris, H 2007. The place of philosophy in management Philosophy of Management 07, Oxford, July 2007.

Harris, H & Harris, V 2007, Evaluating the impact of philanthropy and aid: Experience with community projects in Cambodia and the Philippines, Third International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Chennai, India, January 2007.

Harris, H 2007, The power of collaboration: Sustainable eco-efficiency along the supply chain, Third International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Chennai, India, January 2007.

Martin, C & Harris, H 2007, Evaluating the implementation of TQM: Linking adoption models with successful practice, TQMISI: Total Quality Management in the Service Industries, Alexandria, Egypt, January 2007.

Harris, H. (project leader) 2007. Development of a toolbox of best practice management tools for Australian asset management: A guide to the implementation and adoption of new technology in engineering asset management organisations in Australia. Report on CIEAM project HD102. September 2007, Brisbane: CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management

Harris, H 2007, Lessons in corporate culture from the Oil-for-Food scandal: The power of transparent inquiry, IABS International Association for Business and Society , Florence, May-June 2007.

Harris, H 2007, Promoting ethical reflection in the teaching of business ethics, EBEN-UK conference: Ain't misbehaving: Organisations, ethics and misbehaviour, Cheltenham UK, April 2007.

Harris, H. 2007 Inquisitiveness and Abduction: Charles Peirce and moral imagination Aust Association for Professional & Applied Ethics, Melbourne June 2007

Harris, H 2007, Transparency can be less than a virtue in the pursuit of integrity, Asia Pacific Conference on Educational Integrity, Adelaide, December 2007.

** 2007 invited presentations and seminars

The virtue of transparency as seen in the Oil-for-Food program. Institute for Business & Professional Ethics, De Paul University, Chicago, 2 March 2007

Professionalism: MacIntyre and Confucius on exemplary figures Presidential address, Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics, Melbourne 28 June 2007.

** 2006 publications & conference papers

Harris, H., and S. Carapiet. Need for agility in asset management Inaugural World Congress on Engineering Asset Managment, July 2006, Gold Coast, Australia.

Harris, H. and Rick Castle. Curiosity as a management virtue? Or is it inquisitiveness? Australian Assn for Professional and Applied Ethics, Sydney NSW. June 2006.

Harris, H. Promotion of transparency through public enquiry: Oil-for-Food, the Volcker Committee and Australia's wheat exports to Iraq, Business Ethics in the Corporate Governance Era, Seattle WA. 6-7 July 2006.

Fraser, K., H. Harris, and L. S. Luong. 2006. Functional flexibility: Does it enhance or hinder effective teamwork within a cellular manufacturing environment Intl Conference on Group Technology/Cellular Manufacturing (GTCM), July, Groningen NL.

Fraser, Kym, H Harris, and LS Luong. Improving the implementation effectiveness of cellular manufacturing: A comprehensive roadmap for practitioners 17th conference on Production & Operations Management Society, April-May 2006, Boston.

Fraser, K., H. Harris, and L. S. Luong. 2006. Improving the success of team-based cellular manufacturing: A review and survey to identify important social factors Intl Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering (CIE), June, Taipei.

Fraser, Kym, H Harris, and Lee Luong. 2006. Implementation of Cellular Manufacturing: A value-adding framework for practitioners 6th Intnl Symposium on Techniques and Methods of Competitive Engineering TMCE, April 2006, Slovenia.

Matthews, K., and H. Harris. Maintaining Knowledge Assets Inaugural World Congress on Engineering Asset Managment, 11-14 July 2006, Gold Coast, Australia.

Talukder, M., H. Harris, and G. Mapunda. 2006. Organizational Innovation Adoption: Determinants of the Adoption of Innovations by Individuals within an Organization South Asia Management Forum, Dec 2006, Dhaka.

Fraser, Kym, H Harris, and LS Luong. Team-based Cellular Manufacturing: A review and survey to indentify important social factors 17th conference on Production & Operations Management, 18-22 April 2006.

** 2006 invited presentations and seminars

Workchoices: Managing employee issues to protect individuals and ensure fairness, CPA Congress: Agility in the face of change, Adelaide, 16-17 November 2006.

New tools for managing the small business: Symphony project Size doesn't matter for successful global collaborative innovation, Commercialization Expo 2006, Melbourne. 20 June 2006.

From description to reflection: observations from teaching ethics in an undergraduate management degree Values and ethics across the curriculum, Hawke Research Institute, Adelaide. 7 June 2006.

Issues in engineering ethics. Ethics Centre of South Australia, Professional practice seminar, Adelaide. 5 May 2006.

** 2005 publications & conference papers

Kalaitzidis, Evdokia, and H. Harris. 2004. Moral Agents and the nurse-patient relationship. Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics. 6(2) p89-96.

Harris, H., M. Monga, and C. Provis. 2004. Value Orientation of Manufacturing Managers in the Punjab. Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics. 6(2) p41-55.

Harris, H, and Umit Bititci. 2005. The importance of moral values to the effectiveness of networking in Manufacturing and Maintenance, New Engineer, 8(1) p5-10.

Pudlatz, Marc, Flavius Sturm, Jeroen Kemp, and Howard Harris. 2005. Competiveness and sustainable growth for SMEs through creative strategy development. In Proceedings of SMESME05, 12-15 June 2005, Glasgow. University of Strathclyde. 124-131.

Carapiet, Saadia, and Howard Harris. 2005. Role of self-organization in creating adaptive organization structure. SMESME05, 12-15 June 2005, Glasgow. edited by P. Ball, U. Bititci and J. MacBryde. University of Strathclyde. 295-302.

Harris, Howard. 2005. Traditional virtues and contemporary management. Philosophy of Management 05, 6-10 July 2005, Oxford.

Harris, H. 2005. Capturing the benefits of networks and alliances for the paper industry. Proceedings of the 7th International conference on pulp, paper and conversion industry, New Delhi 3-5 December 2005. p289-300

Harris, Howard, and Vandra Harris. 2005. Evaluating the impact of philanthropy and aid: Experience with community projects in Cambodia and The Philippines, Business Performance and Corporate Social Responsibility, 22 June 2005, London

Harris, Howard, Eddie Wilczek, and Kaye Best. 2005. The Greener Business Alliance: a case study in eco-efficiency. 6th Asia Pacific Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption & Production 6APRSCP, 10-12 October 2005, Melbourne.

Harris, Howard, and Chris Martin. 2005. Implementing modern maintenance systems: Tools & techniques. International Conference of Maintenance Societies ICOMS, 31 May-2 Jun 2005, Hobart. Paper 46.

Matthews, Karl, and Harris, H., Strategic and Operational Leadership: Shared roles in implementing Excellence. Qualcon 2005: Australian Organisation for Quality's annual conference, Gold Coast, Paper 29.

Fraser, Kym, Howard Harris, and Lee S. Luong. 2005. Cellular manufacturing: Are teamwork and other human factors important? 9th International Workshop on Teamworking: IWOT9. Lisbon Portugal.

Fraser, Kym, Howard Harris, and Lee S. Luong. 2005. Improving Employee Relations and Manufacturing Performance: Understanding the Important Human Factors in Team-Based Cellular Manufacturing Proceedings of Pacific Employment Relations Association conference. 21-24 November, Yeppoon Australia. p86-99.

Kemp, J., H. Harris, et al. 2005. Managing strategic networks: concepts, ICT solutions and case studies. Innovation and the Knowledge Economy: Issues, Applications, Case Studies; Proceedings of eChallenges e-2005. Amsterdam: IOS Press. Paper 279

** 2005 invited presentations and seminars

Australian values and the accounting profession. Peter Edwards memorial lecture, CPA Australia SA Division, Adelaide 7 November 2005.

Tools for Asset Management. Workshop at ICOMS, Hobart. 3 June 2005

Networking workshop for Mission Resourcing Network, Uniting Church in Australia, Adelaide, February 2005

** 2004 publications & conference papers

Harris, H., S. Carapiet, and C. Provis. 2004. Adaptive and agile organizations: do they actually exist? Philosophy of Management 4(1) p3-12.

Harris, H., I. Charlton, and P. Balan. 2004. Transferring the benefits of IMS to SMEs: Australian experience, IMS Forum: Global Challenges in Manufacturing, Cernobio Italy. May 2004. p1504-1511

Harris, H., and Jun Ni. 2004. Implementing the maintenance system: From human resistance to full integration Proceedings of International Conference of Maintenance Societies ICOMS, May 2004, Sydney. Paper 28 p1-6.

Harris, H. 2004. Performance Measurement for Voluntary Codes: An opportunity and a challenge, Business and Society Review 109(4) p549-566.

Harris, H. 2004. The Nature of Moral Reasoning: Stephen Cohen (review). Australian Journal of Professional and Applied Ethics 6(1) p90-91.

Harris, H., M. Monga, and C. Provis. 2004. Value orientation of manufacturing managers in the Punjab. Australian Assn for Professional and Applied Ethics, September 2004, Hawkesbury NSW.

Harris, H. 2004. Teaching Business Ethics through Narrative and Popular Culture: Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the Classroom. Association for Practical & Professional Ethics, February 2004, Cincinnati OH.

Kalaitzidis, E., and H. Harris. 2004. Moral Agents and the nurse-patient relationship. Australian Assn for Professional and Applied Ethics, September 2004, Hawkesbury NSW.

Martin, C., and H. Harris. 2004. Technology Diffusion within SMEs in UK Manufacturing Sector: 5 Case Companies in the Teaching Company Scheme Proceedings of 8th Pacific Congress on Manufacturing & Management, December 2004, Brisbane. p296-304.

Kemp, J. L. C., F. Sturm, M. Pudlatz, F. Wagner, H. Harris, L.-A. Lefèbre, and E. Lefèbre. 2004. An integrated set of methods for strategic management of knowledge-based, adaptive SMEs Global Challenges in Manufacturing: IMSForum May 2004, Cernobbio IT. p1236-1243.

Harris, H. 2004. The moral nature of business networks and alliances. Australian Assn for Professional and Applied Ethics, September 2004, Hawkesbury NSW.

Harris, H. Doing the right thing. Adelaide Review, 26 November 2004, p6.

** 2004 invited presentations & seminars

New tools for managing the small business: Symphony & Harmony. Driving Innovation and Efficiency through International Networks, NSW Dept of State & Regional Devt, Sydney. 27 September 2004.

Making business ethics a competitive advantage Hong Kong Baptist University, Centre for Applied Ethics. 2 April 2004.

New tools for managing the small business. International Business Week, Adelaide, August 2004, with Ian Charlton.

The human face of business networks and alliances. The smart supply chain: Clean, lean and green, SA Dept of Trade & Economic Devt, Adelaide, August 2004.

Courage in management workshop for St Paul's Centre, Adelaide, with Oleg Morozow

Networking offers special new benefits. News item The Advertiser 7 September 2004, p38.

** 2003 publications & conference papers

Martin, C., and H. Harris. 2003. Australian Manufacturers and technology uptake routes: preferred learning behaviours by SMEs in the Australian manufacturing sector, Stimulating Manufacturing Excellence in Small and Medium Enterprises SMESME6, Athens. June 2003.

Harris, H. 2003. Enhancing the Independence of Supervisory Agencies: The Development of Courage. Business Ethics: A European Review 12 (4) p369-77.

Harris H and Umit Bititci 2003 Practical implications of the moral nature of networks. International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence. Melbourne.

Harris, H., and T. Bretag. 2003. Reflective and Collaborative Teaching Practice: Working Towards Quality Student Learning Outcomes Quality in Higher Education. 9(2) p173-79

Martin, C., and H. Harris. 2003. Environmental Scanning in the Manufacturing sector in Australia, Stimulating Manufacturing Excellence in SMEs SMESME6, Athens. June 2003.

Harris, H. 2003. Enhancing the independence of supervisory agencies: The development of courage, The Challenge of Business Ethics, April 2003, Selwyn College Cambridge, European Business Ethics Network UK.

** 2003 invited presentations and seminars

Ethics and Public Liability, Hypothetical, AusBiotech 2003 Conference, Adelaide August 2003

Ethics and the financial planner AMP Financial Planners professional development seminar, Adelaide July 2003

L'ethique comme facteur de competitive dans les enterprises (Making business ethics a competitive advantage). Cegos, Paris, March 2003

Writing about our teaching UniSA Teaching and learning seminar.

** 2002 publications & conference papers

Harris, H. 2002. Is love a management virtue? Business & Professional Ethics Journal. 21(3&4) 173-84.

Harris, H. 2002. Technology transfer in manufacturing management through international alliances: Two Australian examples. In P. Spiridonov and S. Nagalingam, eds. Proceedings of International Manufacturing Leaders Forum: Leadership of the Future in Manufacturing: 180-185, 8-10 February 2002, Adelaide AUSTRALIA.

Harris, H., and C. Martin. 2002. Environmental Scanning in the Australian Manufacturing sector: A discussion of some early results. In A. Sohal and R. Cooney, eds. Proceedings of Sixth International Research Conference on Quality Innovation and Knowledge Management: 659-666, 17-20 February 2002, Kuala Lumpur.

Castle, Rick, and H Harris. 2002. A model for the development of leaders in manufacturing management. Proceedings of Seventh Pacific Conference on Manufacturing and Management, November 2002, Bangkok.

Harris, H., and T. O'Malley. 2002. Making online delivery effective for professional development programs in maintenance and manufacturing management: The Upper Spencer Gulf initiative. Proceedings of International Conference of Maintenance Societies: Paper 35, 21-24 May 2002, Brisbane.

Harris, H., and C. Provis. 2002. There's more to maintenance teams than some might think: the importance of trust. Proceedings of International Conference of Maintenance Societies. Paper 23, 21-24 May 2002, Brisbane.

** 2002 invited presentations and seminars

Innovative Decision Support Systems for SMEs and Start-ups; Two IMS Projects: SYMPHONY & HARMONY. Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, IMS Australia & The Warren Centre. Sydney, February 2002.

Being adaptive - the key to successful exporting. International Business Week. Adelaide, August 2002, with Saadia Carapiet

Smartlink: Overview and new initiatives, Inside manufacturing: National Manufacturing Week, May 2002, Sydney

Ethics as a competitive advantage. Heads of Audit Conference, Institute of Internal Auditors - SA Branch. Adelaide, 2001

International alliances: Recognising the intangible factors. International Business Week. Adelaide, August 2000.

** 2001 publications & selected conference papers

Harris, H. 2001. Maintenance Excellence: Have the goal-posts moved? In Proceedings of International Conference of Maintenance Societies, 29-31 May 2001, at Melbourne, Australia.

Harris, H. 2001. Content analysis of secondary data: A study of courage in management decision making. Journal of Business Ethics. 34 (3-4), 191-208.

Harris, H. 2001. Spirituality at Work: Some Australian observations. Business & Professional Ethics Journal. 20(1), 45-58

Harris, H. 2001. Making Business Ethics a Competitive Advantage. Hawke Institute Working Papers no 13. Adelaide: University of SA, 2001.

Harris, H 2001 Courage: Management virtue or dangerous excess? Presentation at Caring for Country, workshop on environmental ethics. Angaston SA 11 May 2001

** media articles and appearances

From social responsibility to social acceptability. Business Community Intelligence October 2005, 34-35.

Doing the right thing. Adelaide Review, 26 November 2004, p6. http://www.adelaidereview.com.au/issuesandopinion_story3.shtml

ABC Radio Triple J; July 2003. Buffy the Vamprire Slayer and teaching business ethics

ABC TV, Sunday Spectrum; March 2001. Business ethics

ABC Radio Adelaide; Ethics on The Long Lunch

ABC TV, Statewide; 2000, Manufacturing in SA

Australian boxmakers face collusion allegations. 2005. InPaper International 7 (3):4-8.

Australian Paper Industry Today. 2000. InPaper International 4 (2):4-6.

Getting excellence and ethics into the boardroom. The Advertiser, 29 September 2001, 28.

Trick or Treat - The Secret of Success. Leading Edge, October 1992, p5-6.

** corporate ethics: selected earlier publications

Harris, H 2000, The spiritual dimensions of courage in management , paper presented at Business Ethics: Corporate Responsibility conference, Marquette University, Milwaukee WI, February 2000.

Harris, H. 1999. Courage as a management virtue. Business & Professional Ethics Journal 18 (3&4):27-46.

Harris, H. 1998. Making professional values and ethics a competitive resource. In Proceedings of 26th Australasian Chemical Engineering Conference, September 1998, Port Douglas.

Harris, H. 1997. The role of courage in the establishment of an ethical system. In Proceedings of Fourth Annual International Conference on Human Resource Management in the Asia-Pacific Region, December 1997, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. p5.1-5.18.

Harris, H. 1997. Courage to be professional, and individual, in the face of global pressure for conformity. In Proceedings of International Employment Relations Association, Fifth Annual Conference, July 1997, Sydney. p263-275.

Harris, H. 1995. Growing Demands for Ethical Best Practice for Chemical Engineers. In Proceedings of 23rd Australasian Chemical Engineering Conference, September 1995, Adelaide. p37-42.

Harris, H., and Margaret Knage. 1991. Social Issues and Ethics in Business: Activities for SACE Stage 1, A Teacher's Handbook, Business Education Teachers Association annual conference, December 1991, Adelaide

** manufacturing management and resources: selected earlier publications

Harris, H. 2000. Australian Paper Industry Today. InPaper International 4 (2):4-6.

Harris, H, and Robert Park. 1999. What do employees think that automotive employers want from teams, AIRAANZ Conference,February 1999, at Adelaide

Harris, H, and David Paul. 1995. Opportunities for Non-wood Fibre Processing. In Proceedings of 23rd Australasian Chemical Engineering Conference, September 1995, Adelaide. p127-132.

Paul, David, Ian Wood, and H Harris. 1996. Economic and Market factors in Non-wood Fibre processing, Proceedings of New Crops Conference, March 1996, Brisbane

Harris, H, ed. 1999. Teamworking in the Australian Automotive Industry: An implementation manual. Adelaide: University of SA.

Harris, H., and John Harrison. 1991. Possible Systems for the Joint Mining of Oil Shale & Coal at Leigh Creek. In Proceedings of Sixth Australian Workshop on Oil Shale, December 1991, Brisbane.

** regional development

Harris, H. 1995. Regional Financial Autonomy: The Lameroo Response. In Proceedings of Developing Regional Australia Beyond 2000 Conference, April 1995, Pt Augusta.

Harris, H., and Anthony Blackburne. 1994. Regional Investment Foundations. Adelaide: Strategies For Growth & Change.

Blackburne, Anthony M., and Howard R. Harris. 1992. Raising Capital for Development in Non-metropolitan South Australia, Paper read at Regional Science Association, December 1992, at Ballarat

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline:

• Business ethics
• Professional ethics
• Triple Bottom Line
• Corporate social responsibility
• Manufacturing management