The PrincipalDr Alan Burton-Jones
Alan has consulted to major organisations in both public and private sectors in Asia, Australia, the UK and USA on strategies for improving human sourcing, workforce flexibility, workforce diversity, top team effectiveness and knowledge management. He contributed to the development of the report on the knowledge-based economy in APEC countries (DISR 2000) and the first national KM Framework published by Standards Australia. He is a frequent speaker on the international conference circuit and regularly conducts seminars and workshops in Australia, Asia and UK on human sourcing strategies and the management of intellectual resources. He has taught at the Brisbane Graduate School of Business (Queensland University of Technology) and is currently an adjunct faculty member of the Australian Graduate School of Management Alan has contributed
articles to a number of leading journals. His book: Knowledge
Capitalism: Business, Work and Learning in the New Economy (Oxford
University Press, 1999, 2001, 2005) has been described by reviewers
as a comprehensive analysis of the changing role of knowledge in
the economy and its impact on individuals, organisations, and the
future of work. The Japanese translation (Nikkei 2002) was a business
best seller. He is currently coediting the
Oxford Handbook of Human Capital, (Oxford University Press,
forthcoming) with JC Spender.
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Formerly a director of leading multinational British Oxygen's computer
services business, Alan Burton-Jones now heads an international
management consultancy practice headquartered in Australia. His
doctoral research explored the relationships between firms' human
sourcing strategies, their HR management practices and organizational
effectiveness, providing significant new evidence of causal effects.
He specializes in the field of intellectual resource management
with a particular focus on the links between strategy, people and
performance.
