Dr Val Caines
Adelaide Business School
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Valerie Caines holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Management/OB) from the Australian National University, Canberra. She joined the University of Adelaide in February 2022. Prior to joining University of Adelaide, she worked at Flinders University (South Australia) and has had a long career in the private sector in senior HR Executive roles and Management Consulting.She is a Certified Practitioner with the Australian Human Resources Institute and is devoted to the HR profession and HR practitioner education. Val is currently the Head of Discipline for Management in the Adelaide Business School. Val is focussed on making ageing at work a positive experience for both individuals and organisations. She is affiliated with the Work and Ageing Research Network (WARN) located at the Australian National University. Her program of research focuses on older workers, mature entrepreneurship, retirement transitions, and employee development in late career.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2021 | Lecturer, Management | Flinders University |
| 2011 - 2019 | Lecturer HRM (casual/contract) | Flinders University |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Australian National University | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy (Management/OB) |
| University of South Australia | Australia | Bachelor of Management (Honours) | |
| University of South Australia | Australia | Bachelor of Management (Employee Relations) |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Certified Academic | Australian Human Resource Institute | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Caines, V., Ertug, G., Bordia, P., & Schleicher, D. J. (2025). Retirement and Organizations: Advocating Organizational Responsibility for Retirement in Practice and Scholarship. Journal of Management, 51(2), 518-535. Scopus3 WoS3 |
| 2024 | Caines, V., & Treuren, G. J. M. (2024). The importance of external social support for workplace-related stress as we grow older. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 43(1), 123-130. Scopus2 WoS1 |
| 2022 | Melville, A., Caines, V., & Walker, M. (2022). The grey zone: the implications of the ageing legal profession in Australia. Legal Ethics, 24(2), 141-170. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2020 | Caines, V. D., Crane, M. F., Noone, J., Griffin, B., Datta, S., & Earl, J. K. (2020). Older workers: Past, present and future. Australian Journal of Management, 45(3), 425-448. Scopus17 WoS13 |
| 2019 | Caines, V., Earl, J. K., & Bordia, P. (2019). Corrigendum: Self-employment in later life: How future time perspective and social support influence self-employment interest (Front. Psychol. 10, 448, (2019) 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00448). Frontiers in Psychology, 10(AUG), 1 page. Scopus15 WoS1 |
| 2019 | Caines, V., Caines, V. D., Earl, J. K., & Bordia, P. (2019). Self-employment in later life: How future time perspective and social support influence self-employment interest. Frontiers in Psychology, 10(MAR), 13 pages. Scopus26 WoS37 Europe PMC7 |
| 2018 | Garcia, P. R. J. M., Bordia, P., Restubog, S. L. D., & Caines, V. (2018). Sleeping with a broken promise: the moderating role of generativity concerns in the relationship between psychological contract breach and insomnia among older workers. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 39(3), 326-338. Scopus49 WoS48 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Earl, J. K., Mooney, A., & Caines, V. (2025). Retirement Planning. In The Oxford Handbook of Retirement. Oxford University PressNew York, NY. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Henderson, R., & Caines, V. (2022). Factors influencing successful working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic: An ICT employees’ perspective. In Not yet published. Gold Coast, Australia. |
| 2022 | Caines, V. (2022). Why is letting go so hard to do: A Conceptual Model of Resistance to Retirement. In The Future of Ageing Well. Adelaide, South Australia. |
| 2021 | Caines, V., & Treuren, G. (2021). HR Managers as leaders through paradoxical tensions and toxin handlers: A study of two aged-care organisations in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 34th Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Virtual format. |
| 2021 | Caines, V. (2021). Preparing students to work in a pandemic and Industry 4.0: A model for teaching interpersonal skills in undergraduate business degrees. In 34th Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Virtual format. |
| 2020 | Feakes, A., & Caines, V. (2020). Does Context Matter? Factorial and Measurement (Non-) Invariance Of McGee Et Al.’s Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy Scale - In Age and Culturally Diverse Cohorts. In https://acereconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ACERE2020-Program-V6-Post-Conference-WEB.pdf. Adelaide, Australia. |
| 2019 | Melville, A., & Caines, V. (2019). The Grey Zone: The Perspectives of Aging Lawyers Towards Retirement. In Linking generations in global justice. Spain. |
| 2015 | Fordham, K., Fisher, G. B., & Caines, V. (2015). Internal auditor’s commitment issues: the mediating effects of training effectiveness and career growth opportunities. In 29th ANZAM Conference (Managing for Peak Performance). Queenstown, New Zealand. |
| 2011 | Caines, V., & Bordia, P. (2011). Exploring Organisation Image in the Public Sector: Toward an Employee Value Proposition for Engineers and Technical Officers. In 25th Annual Australian New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Wellington, New Zealand. |
| 2010 | Caines, V., & Bordia, P. (2010). Recruiting Older Workers: The Implications of Generativity on Organisation Attraction. In 24th Annual Australian New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Adelaide. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Chiu, C., Perera, S., & Caines, V. (2023). Are Older Colleagues More Trustable? The Interactive Effect of Employee Relational Age and Voice Behaviour on Coworker Trust and Task Performance. Poster session presented at the meeting of CEPAR (ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research) International Conference:Population Ageing: Causes, Consequences and Responses. University of New South Wales. |
| 2022 | Caines, V. (2022). Slowly fading away: Toward an understanding of retirement resistance through the lens of the Australian legal profession. Poster session presented at the meeting of 35th ANZAM Conference. Gold Coast, Australia. |
| 2022 | Caines, V., Mooney, A., & Bastiaans, M. (2022). Smooth Transitions to a Successful Retirement. Poster session presented at the meeting of 55th Australian Association of Gerontology Conference. |
| 2021 | Treuren, G., & Caines, V. (2021). External social support, work-life conflict and stress. Poster session presented at the meeting of 34th Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Virtual Format. |
| 2017 | Caines, V., & Bordia, P. (2017). Too old to be enterprising? The role of social support and age norms in developing an interest in self-employment in later-life.. Poster session presented at the meeting of APS 12th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference. Sydney, Australia. |
| 2016 | Balan, P., Lindsay, N., Lindsay, W., Price, B., & Caines, V. (2016). SeniorPreneurs: Building a network for older entrepreneurs in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2016 ACERE Conference. Gold Coast, Australia. |
| 2016 | Caines, V., & Bordia, P. (2016). Older entrepreneurs: The Role of Support in developing Self-employment Interest and Goals. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2016 ACERE Conference. |
| 2016 | Caines, V., & Manoharan, A. (2016). Cultural determinants of the retirement intentions of Indian and Chinese immigrants in Australia: A conceptual model. Poster session presented at the meeting of Under New Management Innovating for sustainable and just futures 30th ANZAM Conference. |
| 2015 | Garcia, P., Bordia, P., Restubog, S. S., & Caines, V. (2015). Sleeping with a broken promise: Linking contract breach with insomnia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 30th Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference. |
| 2015 | Caines, V., & Bordia, P. (2015). Future time perspective and interest in self-employment for older workers: The mediating role of self-efficacy. Poster session presented at the meeting of 29th ANZAM Conference (Managing for Peak Performance). |
| 2014 | Garcia, P., Bordia, P., Restubog, S. S., & Caines, V. (2014). Does psychological contract breach hurt older workers’ well-being? The role of generativity.. Poster session presented at the meeting of 74th Meeting of the Academy of Management. |
2023 ABLE Advanced Engagement grant - $4830
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | When no-one is in the office: A mixed-methods study examining the leadership influence in remote teams. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ryan Henderson |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | When no-one is in the office: A mixed-methods study examining the leadership influence in remote teams. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ryan Henderson |
| 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Become an Inclusive Leader: How Managers Can Enhance Support for Autistic Employees in Neurodiverse Teams | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Cecilia Tournour |
| 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Become an Inclusive Leader: How Managers Can Enhance Support for Autistic Employees in Neurodiverse Teams | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Cecilia Tournour |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on the Leadership Style of Young Managers in the Fast-Food Sector | Flinders University | Bachelor of Management Honours | Honours | Part Time | Jessica Zadow |
| 2021 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | An Examination of the Factors Influencing Successful Working From Home during COVID-19 among ICT Professionals | Flinders University | Bachelor of Management Honours | Honours | Part Time | Ryan Henderson |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Australian Association of Gerontology | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | Member | Centre for Evidence-Based Management | Netherlands |
| 2010 - ongoing | Member | Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management | Australia |
| 1992 - ongoing | Member | Australian Human Resource Institute | Australia |
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