
Associate Professor John Hopkins
Biography
John Hopkins is an Innovation Fellow, and Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, for Swinburne's School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship. 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, Forbes, The Age, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, World Economic Forum, The Saigon Times and The Hong Kong Herald.
John has led and participated in many collaborative research projects during his time at Swinburne, for a range of industry and government clients, including:
Deloitte
Australian National Mental Health Commission
Australian Fair Work Commission
Australian Productivity 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:
Flexible, hybrid, and remote working
The four day work week (4DWW)
Supply chain innovation
Business innovation
Recent awards:
Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards 2022 - High Commendation for Education, Training & Development
Swinburne Innovation Fellow 2020 - Winner
Swinburne Vice-Chancellor's Global Initiatives Award 2019 - Winner
Faculty of Business and Law 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 Innovation; Technology & Innovation; The Future of Work; Hybrid Working; Telework; Four Day Work Week; Third Places; Flexible Work Arrangements
PhD candidate and honours supervision
Higher degrees by research
Accredited to supervise Masters & Doctoral students as Principal Supervisor.
Fields of Research
- Innovation Management - 350705
- Technology Management - 350307
- 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
- 2022, National, High Commendation for Education, Training & Development, Australian Supply Chain & Logistics 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
- 2022: RFQ: Towards Mentally Healthy Hybrid Workplaces *; National Mental Health Commission
- 2021: IR and Hybrid Working *; Deloitte
- 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
- 2023-03-20: Searching for your dream job - ABC Radio
- 2023-03-16: Is 2023 The Year Of "Third Space" Working? - Forbes
- 2023-03-07: How to offer flexible location work without risking burnout - Connectilly
- 2023-02-20: Are we going to see more employers providing accommodation for their workers? - ABC Radio Melbourne (The Conversation Hour with Richelle Hunt and Warwick Long)
- 2023-02-15: You’re about to see a growing trend of ‘laptop workers’ in cafés – and new research reveals why - Restaurant and Catering
- 2023-02-04: Hybrid work ‘normal’ - The Advertiser
- 2023-02-03: Laptop Workers in Cafes - ABC Sydney (Drive with Richard Glover)
- 2023-02-02: How pubs can appeal to remote workers - The Shout
- 2023-02-01: You're about to see growing trend of laptop workers in cafs - Mirage News
- 2022-11-14: Returning to the office - Radio FIVEaa
- 2022-11-12: Back to where cash is - The Herald Sun
- 2022-11-12: Easier way to get a pay rise - The Daily Telegraph
- 2022-11-11: Incentives for employees to return to work might include a pay rise - The Advertiser
- 2022-10-16: The Hybrid Work Revolution - The European Financial Review
- 2022-09-27: Supply Chain Innovation - MHD Supply Chain News
- 2022-09-21: 1 in 3 Aussies would quit if they couldn’t work from home - ABC Radio - Charlie Pickering
- 2022-09-20: Supply Chain Innovative Thinking - MHD Supply Chain News
- 2022-09-19: Is WFH here to stay? - 3AW
- 2022-08-16: Associate Professor John Hopkins discusses alcohol and working from home - ABC Melbourne
- 2022-07-27: In a post-pandemic world, 30 per cent of work will be at home: study - Sydney Morning Herald