Associate Professor John Hopkins
Biography
Dr. John Hopkins is an Innovation Fellow, and Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain and Logistics Management, for Swinburne Business School. He has worked extensively in industry, for organisations such as General Motors and Cadbury, in addition to academic institutions in the UK, USA, Ireland and Australia. John's experience in industry has been critical to his academic career and he enjoys working at the interface of academic theory/knowledge and real-world industry practice.
Specialising in survey, focus group and case study-based methods, John's research has featured in many high ranking, internationally recognised peer-reviewed academic journals and industry publications. John is also regularly invited to provide expert opinion in the local, national and international media, for outlets like Channel 7 News, SBS World News, ABC, 2SER, 3AW, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, World Economic Forum, The Saigon Times and The Hong Kong Herald.
John has led many collaborative research projects during his time at Swinburne, for a range of industry and government clients, including:
Australian Fair Work Commission
NSW Public Service Commission
Transport for NSW
Fairtrade Australia
Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia
Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (UK)
His current research interests include:
Work from home behaviours during COVID-19
Flexible working as a solution to urban congestion
Hybrid and blended working
Supply chain innovation
Recent awards:
Swinburne Innovation Fellow 2020 - Winner
Swinburne Vice-Chancellor's Global Initiatives Award 2019 - Winner
FBL Teaching Excellence Award (Individual), for 'Innovation, leadership or scholarship that has influenced and enhanced learning and teaching and/or the student experience' 2019 - Winner
SCLAA & PwC 'To Be Disrupted Ideathon' 2018 - Winner
Victorian International Education Awards 2013 – Excellence in International Education, Student Employability and Careers 2013 - Winner
Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Excellence in Learning & Teaching (Programs that Enhance Learning) 2013 - Winner
Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards – National Training, Education & Development Award 2012 - Winner
Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) – Victorian Training, Education & Development Award 2012 - Winner
VU Vice-Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence in Learning and Teaching 2011 - Winner
Professional Association Memberships
CILTA (CMILT)
SCLAA
CIPS (Committee Member for the Australasian Academic Forum)
Organising committee member for ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium
Program committee member of Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS)
Research interests
Innovation; Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain Innovation; Technology & Innovation; Anywhere Working; Smart Cities; Workplace Flexibility; Remote Working; The Future of Work; Hybrid Working; Telework
PhD candidate and honours supervision
Higher degrees by research
Accredited to supervise Masters & Doctoral students as Principal Supervisor.
Fields of Research
- Human Resources And Industrial Relations - 350500
- Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains - 350900
Teaching areas
Supply Chain Management;Procurement;Supply Chain Innovation;Innovative Supply Chain Technologies;Business Innovation in Europe;Lean Six Sigma
Awards
- 2020, Swinburne, Innovation Fellowship , Faculty of Business and Law
- 2019, Swinburne, Vice-Chancellor's Global Initiatives Award, Swinburne University of Technology
- 2019, Swinburne, FBL Teaching Excellence Award (Individual), for 'Innovation, leadership or scholarship that has influenced and enhanced learning and teaching and/or the student experience', Faculty of Business and Law
- 2018, National, To Be Disrupted: Supply Chain Ideathon 2018, PwC ($5000 1st Prize)
- 2013, International, Excellence in International Education, Student Employability and Careers 2013 , Victorian International Education Awards
- 2012, Other, Victorian Training, Education & Development Award 2012, Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA)
- 2012, National, National Training, Education & Development Award 2012, Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards
Publications
Also published as: Hopkins, John; Hopkins, J.; Hopkins, J. L.; Hopkins, John L.
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Recent research grants awarded
- 2020: Key Work From Home Trends Emerging From COVID-19 *; Fair Work Commission
- 2019: Transport for New South Wales: Improving Workplace Flexibility for Frontline Staff *; Transport for New South Wales
- 2016: Increasing sustainable and ethical supply chains in the Indo-Pacific *; FAIRTRADE
* Chief Investigator
Recent media
- 2021-07-08: How The Conversation’s journalism made a difference in June - The Conversation
- 2021-07-07: The future of hybrid work model: glimpses from Ei Evolution Summit - Customer Experience Magazine
- 2021-06-08: Global Microchip Shortage - Channel 7 News
- 2021-06-08: No end for global microchip shortage - Ticker TV
- 2021-06-02: Yes, the global microchip shortage is COVID’s fault. No, it won’t end any time soon - The Conversation
- 2021-03-22: What the Hybrid Model Looks Like for the Tech Industry - The New Stack
- 2021-02-14: Australians desire to work from home affecting house prices - The Daily Telegraph
- 2021-01-24: It's exhausting - Return to office will be wobbly, handle with care - Sydney Morning Herald
- 2021-01-24: It's exhausting - Return to office will be wobbly, handle with care - The Age
- 2021-01-14: 'People will need to comply': No right to refuse return-to-office call, lawyers say - The Age & Sydney Morning Herald
- 2020-12-14: Bosses and employees divided over working from home rules - The Age
- 2020-12-14: There's a widening gap between staff who want to continue working from home and bosses who are calling them back into the workplace - 3AW Breakfast Show
- 2020-11-10: NSW Remote Working Insights: Our experience during COVID-19 and what it means for the future of work - NSW Government
- 2020-10-22: Swinburne and Officeworks skilling students for the future of supply chain - MHD Supply Chain News
- 2020-10-14: HR Innovation and Remote Work - How to recruit and engage new hires in a digital world - Jobecam
- 2020-09-25: Does your boss trust you to work from home? - The Canberra Times
- 2020-09-24: A quarter of workplaces saw productivity improve during COVID-19. The same number saw a drop - The Age & Sydney Morning Herald
- 2020-09-20: Sunday Feature Interview: Dr John Hopkins - Fear and Greed Podcast
- 2020-08-31: Coronavirus: Working at home becomes flexible - The Australian
- 2020-08-31: Information note: Working from home - Fair Work Commission