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Biography
My research focuses on how people can have meaningful and positive experiences at work - a place where many of us spend a lot of our time.
Currently, I study the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on the nature of work and workers' experiences. My research aims to help answer questions like what does it mean for us to work with AI? How will jobs change, how will work change, how will our skills change? How do people respond to AI making decisions that impact them, in contexts including human resource management and healthcare? This work also takes an ethical focus to understand how organisations can implement AI ethically and responsibly to best meet the interests of multiple stakeholders.
My research is interdisciplinary, meaning I work with colleagues in fields like computer science/machine learning, philosophy, economics, organisational psychology, and management.
Before becoming an academic, I worked in various human resource/organisational development roles in the public sector and have experience in management consulting. This includes managing initiatives related to graduate development, succession management, recruitment and selection, workforce diversity, mentoring and networking, and facilitating training and development workshops for graduates through to senior managers.
My industry background means I always aim for impact with my research, for both scholarship (to contribute to a body of knowledge) and importantly also for my research partners (to help them understand something better or do something better).
I also have research interests in psychological contracts (examining the employee-employer exchange relationship) and collaborative approaches to responsible innovation.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Queensland University of Technology
B. Business / B. Economics, The University of Queensland
Graduate Certificate in the Practice of Tertiary Teaching, University of Newcastle
External positions
Editorial Board member, The Australian Journal of Management
Nov 2021 → …
Associate Editor - Group and Organization Management
1 Jul 2020 → …
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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AI decision-making with dignity: Algorithmic management and interactional justice
Bankins, S., Formosa, P., Richards, D. & Griep, Y.
1/07/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Resilience and Mental Health in Mining C29020
Mitchell, R., Bankins, S., Branicki, L., Carter, L., Garcia, P., Jepsen, D., Kalfa, S., Lin, N., Maley, J., Snell, L., Thornthwaite, L., Tolentino, L., Trau, R., Webster, C., Wilden, R., Gu, J. & Boyle, B.
1/04/20 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Resilience and Mental Health in Mining
Mitchell, R., Garcia, P., Webster, C., Wilden, R., Thornthwaite, L., Snell, L., Maley, J., Lin, N., Bankins, S., Tolentino, L., Carter, L., Jepsen, D., Branicki, L., Breyer, Y., Meney, B., Boyle, B., Trau, R. & Gu, J.
27/03/20 → 1/02/22
Project: Research
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AI decision making with dignity? Contrasting workers’ justice perceptions of human and AI decision making in a human resource management context
Bankins, S., Formosa, P., Griep, Y. & Richards, D., 2 Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Information Systems Frontiers. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Artificial intelligence and the future of work: A functional-identity perspective
Selenko, E., Bankins, S., Shoss, M. K., Warburton, J. & Restubog, S. L. D., 10 Jun 2022, In: Current Directions in Psychological Science. 31, 3, p. 272-279 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Medical AI and human dignity: Contrasting perceptions of human and artificially intelligent (AI) decision making in diagnostic and medical resource allocation contexts
Formosa, P., Rogers, W. A., Griep, Y., Bankins, S. & Richards, D., Aug 2022, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 133, p. 1-13 13 p., 107296.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The ebb and flow of psychological contract breach in relation to perceived organizational support: Reciprocal relationships over time
Griep, Y. & Bankins, S., Feb 2022, In: Economic and Industrial Democracy. 43, 1, p. 344-361 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ethical AI at work: the social contract for Artificial Intelligence and its implications for the workplace psychological contract
Bankins, S. & Formosa, P., 2021, Redefining the psychological contract in the digital era: issues for research and practice. Coetzee, M. & Deas, A. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer, Springer Nature, p. 55-72 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prizes
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Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award for Undergraduate Business Teaching University of Newcastle
Bankins, Sarah (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Teaching award
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Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Supervision Excellence - Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle
Bankins, Sarah (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Other distinction
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AI and the Workplace: Webinar
Sarah Bankins (Speaker)
15 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The Future of Work is Now: The Nature of Work in the Age of AI
Sarah Bankins (Speaker)
3 Sep 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Organisational identity, image, branding and reputation: Examining the relevance to human resource management in public sector organisations
Sarah Bankins (Speaker) & Jennifer Waterhouse (Speaker)
11 Apr 2012 → 13 Apr 2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Press / Media
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Is your boss an 'avocado leader?' COVID-19's surprise bonus for workers
6/10/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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How offices are predicted to change post-pandemic - and the hurdles companies will face as they begin to adapt.
Lucy Taksa, Yvette Blount & Sarah Bankins
13/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Facebook Initiative Aims To Demystify AI By Crowdsourcing Ideas
Sarah Bankins, Paul Formosa, Deborah Richards & Yannick Griep
1/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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COVID-19 may change workplace models forever: Podcast
6/05/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impacts
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Resilience and Mental Health in Mining
Rebecca Mitchell (Participant), Jun Gu (Participant), Patrick Garcia (Participant), Cynthia Webster (Participant), Leanne Carter (Participant), Laramie Tolentino (Participant), Ralf Wilden (Participant), Nidthida Lin (Participant), Denise Jepsen (Participant), Louise Thornthwaite (Participant), Karen McNeil (Participant), Candy Lu (Participant), Raymond Trau (Participant), Sharif Burra (End user), Rae O'Brien (End user) & Sarah Bankins (Participant)
Impact: Organisation impacts, Health impacts