Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

• Balzarova M., Dyer C. and Falta M. (2022) Perceptions on blockchain readiness for Fairtrade programmes. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 185 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122086.

• Robertson J., Botha E., Walker B., Wordsworth R. and Balzarova M. (2022) Fortune favours the digitally mature: The impact of digital maturity on the organisational resilience of SME retailers during COVID-19. International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management 50(8/9): 1182-1204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJRDM-10-2021-0514.

• Balzarova MA. (2021) Blockchain technology – a new era of ecolabelling schemes? Corporate Governance (Bingley) 21(1): 159-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/CG-08-2020-0328.

• Balzarova MA. and Cohen DA. (2020) The blockchain technology conundrum: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 45: 42-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2020.08.016.

• Guerello A., Page S., Holburn G. and Balzarova M. (2020) Energy for off-grid homes: Reducing costs through joint hybrid system and energy efficiency optimization. Energy and Buildings 207 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109478.

• Balzarova M. and Castka P. (2018) Social responsibility: Experts’ viewpoints on adoption of the ISO 26000 standard. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 25(5): 819-824. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/csr.1497.

• Castka P. and Balzarova M. (2018) An exploration of interventions in ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification context – a multiple case study approach. Journal of Cleaner Production 174: 1642-1652. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.096.

• Balzarova M. and McWilliam W. (2017) The role of dairy company policies in support of farm green infrastructure in the absence of government stewardship payments. Land Use Policy 68: 671-680. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.08.030.

• Bowler K., Castka P. and Balzarova M. (2017) Understanding Firms’ Approaches to Voluntary Certification: Evidence from Multiple Case Studies in FSC Certification. Journal of Business Ethics 145(2): 441-456. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2880-1.

• Esteves MC., Dean D. and Balzarova M. (2017) Assessment of building products attributes — A comparative study between eco-labelled and non-eco-labelled products available in the New Zealand market. Sustainable Production and Consumption 10: 100-109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2017.02.003.

• McWilliam W. and Balzarova M. (2017) The role of dairy company policies in support of farm green infrastructure in the absence of government stewardship payments. LAND USE POLICY 68: 671-680. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.08.030.

• Ahmed H., Balzarova M. and Cohen DA. (2015) Organizational Change Stimuli and Moderators - Evidence from New Zealand. Journal of Organizational Change Management 28(4): 546-564. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-11-2013-0226.

• Ahmed H., Balzarova M. and Cohen D. (2014) To sell or not to sell; that is the question? Stakeholders’ supremacy in the New Zealand electricity industry. Journal of Management & Organization (Vol. 20, Iss. 3): 410-414. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2014.27.

• Balzarova M., McWilliam W., Coghlan S. and Haas R. (2014) What constitutes an effective voluntary dairy scheme? Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie (Journal of Austrian Society for Agricultural Economics) 24: 203-212.

• Nemec W. and Balzarova MA. (2014) Sustainable freshwater fish farming: Comparison of the South Island of New Zealand and Carinthia in Austria. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies 8(1): 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2329-1621/CGP/v08i01/53304.

• Delmas M., Nairn-Birch N. and Balzarova M. (2013) Choosing the Right Eco-Label for Your Product. Sloan Management Review (Summer 2013, Vol. 54, No. 4): 10-12.

• Poetz K., Haas R. and Balzarova M. (2013) CSR schemes in agribusiness: Opening the black box. British Food Journal 115(1): 47-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00070701311289876.

• Balzarova MA. and Castka P. (2012) Stakeholders' influence and contribution to social standards development: The case of multiple stakeholder approach to ISO 26000 development. Journal of Business Ethics 111(2): 265-279. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1206-9.

• Poetz K., Haas R. and Balzarova M. (2012) Sustainability and food corporations? Emerging strategic CSR partnership initiatives in agribusiness: The case of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI). Journal on Chain and Network Science 12(2): 151-165. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/JCNS2012.x010.

• Castka P. and Balzarova MA. (2010) Geographies, motivations and benefits from ISO 9000 standard: a comparison of manufacturing and service organisations. International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management 5(4): 370-383. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJPQM.2010.032956.

• Balzarova MA. and Castka P. (2008) Underlying mechanisms in the maintenance of ISO 14001 environmental management system. Journal of Cleaner Production 16(18): 1949-1957. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.01.007.

• Castka P. and Balzarova M. (2008) Adoption of social responsibility through expansion of existing management systems. Industrial and Data Management Systems 108(3): 297-309.

• Castka P. and Balzarova M. (2008) The impact of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 on standardization of social responsibility; an inside perspective. International Journal of Production Economics 113: 74-87.

• Castka P. and Balzarova MA. (2008) Adoption of social responsibility through the expansion of existing management systems. Industrial Management & Data Systems 108(3): 297-309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02635570810858732.

• Castka P. and Balzarova MA. (2008) Adoption of social responsibility through the expansion of existing management systems. INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT & DATA SYSTEMS 108(3-4): 297-309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02635570610858732.

• Castka P. and Balzarova MA. (2008) ISO 26000 and supply chains - On the diffusion of the social responsibility standard. International Journal of Production Economics 111(2): 274-286. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.10.017.

• Castka P. and Balzarova MA. (2008) Social Responsibility Standardization: guidance or reinforcement through certification? Human Systems Management 27: 231-242. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/HSM-2008-0681.

• Castka P. and Balzarova MA. (2008) The impact of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 on standardization of social responsibility - an inside perspective. International Journal of Production Economics 113(1): 74-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2007.02.048.

• Castka P. and Balzarova MA. (2007) A critical look on quality through CSR lenses - key challenges stemming from the development of ISO 26000. International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management 24(7): 738-752.

• Balzarova MA., Castka P., Bamber CJ. and Sharp JM. (2006) How organisational culture impacts on the implementation of ISO 14001:1996 - a UK multiple-case view. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 17(1): 89-103.

• Castka P. and Balzarova M. (2005) ISO management system standards and social responsibility connection: (not quite) joined-up opinions of ISO’s stakeholders. Total Quality Management and Excellence 33(3): 119-124.

• Balzarova M., Bamber C., McCambridge S. and Sharp J. (2004) Key Success Factors in Implementation of Process-Based Management: a UK Housing Association Experience. Business Process Management Journal 10(4): 387-399.

• Castka P., Balzarova M., Bamber C. and Sharp J. (2004) How can SMEs effectively implement the CSR agenda - a UK case study perspective. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 11(3): 140-149.

• Castka P., Balzarova M., Bamber C. and Sharp J. (2004) How can SMEs effectively implement the CSR agenda? A UK case study perspective. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 11(3): 140-149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/csr.62.

Conference Contributions - Published

• Balzarova M. (2017) An insight into challenges of teaching a business and sustainability course: the lessons learnt the hard way. In EDULEARN17 Proceedings: 8583-8591. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2017.0598.

• Balzarova MA. and Castka P. (2016) Experts’ opinion on adoption of ISO 26000 standard fro social responsibility: an insight for the ICIT community. In Proceedings of 20-ICIT.

• Balzarova M. and Nemec W. (2014) How useful are sustainability indicators: a comparison of the South Island of New Zealand and Carinthia in Austria. In Proceedings to the 18th International Conference on ISO and TQM.

• Coghlan S., Balzarova M., McWilliam W. and Haas R. (2014) Evaluation of agro-environmental schemes adopted by dairy industry in Canterbury. In Proceedings to 24th Annual conference of the Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics.

• Coghlan S., Balzarova M., McWilliam W. and Haas R. (2014) Lifting the veil of voluntary management standards – what is underneath? A case of dairy farming in Canterbury. In Proceedings of EIANZ 2014.

• Balzarova M. and Guerrello A. (2013) What Issues Most People do not Consider when They Drink Milk: key environmental issues of the dairy farming industry in Canterbury, New Zealand. In Proceedings to 17th International Conference on ISO and TQM: 14.

• Balzarova M., Esteves M. and Dean D. (2013) Assessment of building products attributes - a comparative study between eco-labelled and non-eco-labelled building products. In Ejewe M (Eds). Proceedings to the Sustainability conference.

• Nemec W. and Balzarova M. (2013) Sustainable Freshwater Fish Farming: A Comparison of the South Island of New Zealand and Carinthia in Austria. In Proceedings to 8th International Conference on interdisciplinary social sciences.

• Ahmed H., Balzarova M. and Cohen DA. (2012) Enhancement of the Evolutionary Change Theory – A determination of who and what matters through a study of New Zealand’s electricity industry. In Proceedings of ANZAM2012.

• Ahmed H., Balzarova M. and Cohen DA. (2012) To sell or not to sell, that is the question? Stakeholders’ Supremacy in the New Zealand Electricity Industry.. In.

• Castka P. and Balzarova M. (2006) Patterns from ISO 9000 certified companies in New Zealand - profiles, customers, motivations and benefits. In Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Total Quality Management: 9pp.

• Castka P. and Balzarova M. (2006) Quality Needs to Reinvent to meet the Demands of ISO 26000 and Corporate Governance. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on ISO 9000 & TQM (11-ICIT).

• Balzarova M., Bamber D., Castka P. and Sharp J. (2004) Beyond ISO 14001;1996 - toward affinities between organisational climate, environmental attitudes and behaviours. In.

• Bamber C., Balzarova M., Jaber A., Aboudhadra D. and Abadrani S. (2004) Factors affecting successful implementation of ISO 9001:2000: a European and Libya experience. In.

• Balzarova M., Sharp J. and Castka P. (2003) Systems based ISO 14001:1996 implementation - beyond the conformity paradigm and towards company wide acceptance. In : 88-93.

• Sharp J., Balzarova M., Castka P. and Bamber C. (2003) Problems and barriers in implementation of process-based quality management systems - UK multiple case study perspective. In : 134-140.

• Balzarova M., Bamber C., McCambridge S. and Sharp J. (2002) Factors affecting successful implementation of process-based management. In.

• Balzarova M., Pospichal Z., Urbanek J. and Castka P. (2001) User involvement in the design, realization and maintenance of healthy technical water supply systems. In : 23-29.

Conference Contributions - Other

• Balzarova M. and Braito M. (2019) Blockchain technology - A New Era of Eco-Labelling Schemes. Lisboa, Portugal: EURAM 2019, 26-28 Jun 2019.

• Balzarova M. and Castka P. (2013) Stakeholders’ Influence and Contribution to Social Standards Development: The Case of Multiple Stakeholder Approach to ISO 26000 Development. Sydney, AU: 17th International Conference on ISO and TQM, 23-25 Aug 2013.

• Castka P. (2005) ISO 26000 and Supply Chains - On diffusion of the social responsibility standard. Bali, Indonesia: OSCM 2005, 1 Dec 2005.

Chapters

• Balzarova M. and Castka P. (2018) ecostore – the Carbon CaptureTM Pak decision. oikos free case collection: 10.

Other

• Vas C., Wordsworth R., Nilakant V. and Balzarova M. (2020) Digital Resilience for Directors. Boardroom 2020(February/March): 30-32. [Magazine article].

• Wordsworth R., Vas C., Nilakant V. and Balzarova M. (2020) Digital Resilience for Directors. Boardroom 2020(February/March): 30-32. Institute of Directors. [Magazine article].

Reports

• Balzarova M. (2019) Beyond Risk - How ISO Standard 56002 helps businesses to be more innovative and responsible?.

Student Supervision

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Current
• Masters - Catto E: Green training and development in NZX listed organisations
• Masters - Van der Linde ME: Examining the developments in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) standards and guidelines since 2010 with a focus on agribusiness
Completed
• PhD - Ahmed H: Evolutionary Change Theory and its application to NZ electricity industry (2014)
• PhD - Gautam S: Migrant entrepreneurs in Christchurch (2020)
• PhD - Haropoulou M: Sustainable strategy as practice: enablers and barriers to sustainable strategic product creation (2014)
• PhD - Pham H: Effectiveness of Corporate Environmental Target Setting: An Investigation (2021)
• PhD - Poncharoen K: Barriers to organic farming in Thailand (2020)
• Masters - Alex P: Sustainable Solid Waste and Facility Upgrade for Waimakariri District Council (2021)
• Masters - Buchmayer A: Consumers understanding and awareness of eco-labels in Austria (2015)
• Masters - Carasuk R: A Comparative evaluation of the Supply and Demand Side Perceptions of ‘Responsible Tourism – QUALMARK’ accreditation (2009)
• Masters - Christensen B: Critical review of Fire Management Strategy for DOC (2013)
• Masters - Coghlan S: Comparative evaluation of NZ dairy farming standards (2015)
• Masters - Davidson L: Introduction of electric cars network in Christchurch, Yougo (2019)
• Masters - Dworak H: Economic analysis and technical design of appropriate sanitation technologies for in coastal areas in Vanuatu (2015)
• Masters - Dyer C: Blockchain and Fairtrade program (2020)
• Masters - Esteves M: The assessment of building material attributes – a comparative study between eco-labelled and non-eco-labelled products– funded by BRANZ (2013)
• Masters - Feldmeyer D: Environmental risk assessment of existing hazard zones of mountain torrents in Austria (2014)
• Masters - Glover C: Assessment of opportunities for general practice to manage resources in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner (2019)
• Masters - Grout R: Product Design: Developing a system to strengthen and facilitate relationships between New Zealand supermarkets and food banks (2012)
• Masters - Guerello A: Energy-efficiency for off-grid homes: how to reduce cost by using Hybrid Systems – funded by NZAid (2015)
• Masters - Lee Martins M: Growth strategy for Christchurch Football Charitable Trust (2019)
• Masters - Lei N: Carbon reduction program at Cavotech (2022)
• Masters - McNicol J: Environmental criteria for suppliers and contractors of three ISO 14001:2004 certified businesses (2008)
• Masters - Messner A: Sustainability assessment of products: a comparison of the methods ecological footprint, MIPS and integrated EFORWOOD sustainability impact assessment, by example of two wood products (MSc) (2011)
• Masters - Nemec W: The assessment of sustainability indicators of freshwater fish farming of Carinthia in Austria and the South Island of New Zealand (2012)
• Masters - Poetz K: Comparative evaluation of CSR standards and guidelines with focus on agribusiness (2011)
• Masters - Power R: A Strategy to Develop ANZ’s Approach Towards Support Mid-Canterbury Dairy Farmers as They Become More Environmentally and Economically Sustainable (2019)
• Masters - Raab D: Analysis of cost-effective on-site sanitation practices addressing rising water tables in the Pacific region (2015)
• Masters - Rowden A: Sustainability & Not-for-profit. A Sustainability Strategy for Ronald McDonald House Christchurch (2019)
• Masters - Schmitter M: Climate protection compensation payment systems – the benefits and the benefit distribution in two indigenous communities in Peru, assessed and framed in global context (2014)
• Masters - Waeber K: A business plan for the Green Cross – Earth Charter Label – funded by Green Cross (2010)
• Masters - Glover C: Assessment of opportunities for general practice to manage resources in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner (2019)
• Masters - Ganapathy S: Attitudes of Christchurch based firms to become more sustainable (2018)

Review and Refereeing

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• Business and Society ( 2012 - 2023)
• Business Ethics Quarterly ( 2012 - 2023)
• Environmental Engineering and Management Journal ( 2012 - 2023)
• Journal of Business Ethics ( 2012 - 2023)
• Journal of Cleaner Production ( 2012 - 2023)
• Journal of Engineering Science and Technology ( 2012 - 2023)
• Regulation and Governance ( 2012 - 2023)