Publications:

Harman, J. and Smith, J. (2006) 101 strategies for recruiting and retaining members. Ballarat: Sovereign Press

Harman, J., (2008). ‘Successful social entrepreneurship: The case of the Eaglehawk Recycle Shop’, Journal of Services Research, February 2008, p.p. 201-216

Applied/Commercial Research Reports:

O’May, J, Harman, J. and Lynch, D. (2008). Evaluating the Grampians Stawell Bushfire Recovery program, for Department of Primary Industries;

Harman, J. (2008). Stakeholder consultation: Identifying stakeholders’ perceptions of CHW performance, for Central Highlands Water;

Harman, J. (2008). Evaluating Tradestart: Valuing a social venture, for Future Employment Opportunities;

Harman, J., Lynch, D. and McEachern, S. (2007). The social and economic impacts of water restrictions: Householders and businesses in the Ballarat Water Supply System, for Central Highlands Water

Harman, J. (2007). Evaluating dKnet: Factors underpinning successful collaboration, for dKnet and Department of Health Services, 2007

O’May, J. and Harman, J. (2007). Identifying issues at the interface of public and private land: A policy scoping paper, for Department of Sustainability and Environment;

O’May, J. and Harman, J. (2007). Evaluating the pilot regional pest plans, for Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2007

Harman, J., Lynch, D. and McEachern, S. (2007). Understand householders’ voluntary water reduction behaviour: Householders in the Ballarat Water Supply System, for Central Highlands Water;

Harman, J and Lynch, D (2006) Community perceptions of water supply and demand in 15 water systems. Central Highlands Water

Harman, J. and White, P. (2006) Regional Data Collection Project: Identifying key drivers of change for the Adult and Community Sector. Regional Council of Adult, Community and Further Education, Grampians Region.

O’May, J., and Harman, J. (2006) Evaluating the Good Neighbour Program. Department of Sustainability and Environment.

O’May, J., Palmer, G., Lynch, D and Harman, J. (2005). Evaluation of regional pest plant and pest animal action plans. Department of Sustainability and Environment.

Harman, J and Stevens, D. (2005). Workforce planning 2005-2015: Forecasting vacancies for career and volunteer employees (Report 4). Rural Ambulance Victoria.

Harman, J. and McEachern, S (2005). Rural Ambulance Victoria: Report of employee survey (Report 3). Rural Ambulance Victoria.

Harman, J. and Moran, L. (2005). Recruitment and retention in regional areas: A literature review (Report 2). Rural Ambulance Victoria.

Harman, J. and Stevens, D (2005). Rural Ambulance Victoria: A workforce profile (Report 1). Rural Ambulance Victoria.

Harman, J., Campbell, D and Lowe, J. (2005). Building sustainable community businesses: A strategy for success. Office of Training and Tertiary Education (OTTE).

Harman, J. (2005) Pyrenees Community Building Demonstration Project: An evaluation. Pyrenees Shire/Department of Victorian Communities.

Harman, J., McEachern, S. and Lynch, D. (2005). ‘Small Towns Water Quality Improvement’ program: An evaluation survey in the Clunes water supply system. Central Highlands Water.

Harman, J., McEachern, S. and Lynch, D. (2005). ‘Small Towns Water Quality Improvement’ program: An evaluation survey in the Beaufort water supply system. Central Highlands Water.

McEachern, S., Harman, J. and Lynch, D. (2005). ‘Small Towns Water Quality Improvement’ program: An evaluation survey in the Blackwood water supply system. Central Highlands Water.

McEachern, S., Harman, J. and Lynch, D. (2005). ‘Small Towns Water Quality Improvement’ program: An evaluation survey in the Forest Hill water supply system. Central Highlands Water.

Community consultation: Long term water resource planning for Central Highlands Water, December 2004

McEachern, S. and Harman, J. (2004) Hospitality and tourism in Western Victoria for School of Business Studies, University of Ballarat

Landholder perceptions of wetlands for Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, July 2004

Evaluating the 2004 Water restrictions campaign for Central Highlands Water, March 2004

Community wellbeing in the Pyrenees Shire for the Community Building Demonstration Project, March 2004

ICT Baseline Assessment for Grampians Regional Health Alliance (GRHANet) Network Inc, January 2004

Creswick community consultation – for Central Highlands Water, November 2003

Evaluating the 2003 Water restrictions campaign for Central Highlands Water, March 2003

Perceptions of water quality and service delivery: Community focus groups – March 2003

Evaluating community enterprise centres in Western Victoria – Reports 4,5,6 & 7 for Regional Connectivity Project, 2001 – 2003

Heritage Initiatives Study, 2002 – for Ballarat City Council 2003

Academic papers and conference proceedings:

Factors influencing successful collaboration, 2008 International Nonprofit and Social Marketing Conference, 15-16 July 2008, Wollongong;

Understanding the social impacts of water restrictions, Third International Conference on Water Resources and Environmental Management, Adelaide, 15 – 17 April 2008;

Successful social entrepreneurship: The case of Eaglehawk Recycle Shop, delivered at The Second International Conference on Services Management, New Delhi, India, 30 June – 1 July, 2007;

The barriers to recruitment and retention in rural and remote areas: Workforce planning at Rural Ambulance Victoria, presented at SEGRA, September 2007, Wollongong;

The factors underpinning successful collaboration: The case of dKnet submitted to ANZAM, December 2007;

Harman, J., Lowe, J. and Campbell, D. (2005). Building sustainable community organisations: The challenge for delivery of government-funded adult and community education in Victoria, Australia presented at the 10^th International Research Symposium on Public Management, Glasgow, April 2006.

Harman, J., Lowe, J. and Campbell, D. (2005). Sustainability and community based organisations: The Adult and Community Education (ACE) sector in Victoria, Australia, presented at the 38^th annual ARNOVA Conference, Washington DC, November 2005.

Oppenheim, P. and Harman, J. (2005) Managing perceptions of water users, presented at the International Conference on Services Management, New Delhi, March 2005.

Harman, J. and Clark, D. (2005) Stories from the back paddock: Community Building in the Pyrenees Shire, presented at the Future of Australia’s Country Towns Conference, July 2005.

Lowe, J. and Harman, J. (2004) Charting a future for SMEs: Evolution or revolution. Guest Editors Introduction in Small Enterprise Researc,’ No. 1, Vol 13, 2004

Oppenheim, P and Harman, J. (2004) Managing perceptions of water consumers. International Conference on Services Management, March 2005

Braun, P and Harman, J.(2004) Internet adoption in SMEs: An incremental learning approach. Small and Medium Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, September 2004

Harman, J. (2003) Measuring the impact of community based organisations, Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, 2003

Industry conference presentations 2006/2005:

Building sustainable community businesses at the ACFE Gippsland Region Conference, October 2006

Governance for nonprofit excellence: What’s hot and what’s not at the ACFE Grampians Region Conference, September 2006

Evidence based planning: Identifying key drivers of change in the ACE sector at the ACFE Grampians Region Conference, September 2006