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Associate Professor Sanna Malinen

Contact

Department: Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Email: sanna.malinen@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3693787

Office: Meremere 337

Languages: English, Finnish

About
Research / Creative works
Supervision
Networks
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Fields of Research

  • Wellbeing (individual, community)
  • Resilience (personal, employee, organisational)
  • Disaster management
  • Values in environmental management
  • Technology adoption
  • Volunteerism

Researcher Summary

I research in the fields of organisational behaviour and social psychology. Some of my current research projects focus on community and workplace wellbeing, values in environmental management, innovation uptake, disaster management and employee and organisational resilience.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Management, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, International Business and Other Business: Human Resources; Management; Organisational Behaviour and Theory
  • Psychology: Organisational Psychology; Social Psychology
  • Resilience: Social: Emergency Management Planning; Health and Wellbeing

Resources

  • Staff webpage
  • LinkedIn
  • Workplace Analytics Research

Prizes and Awards

  • Early Career Researcher Award ( 2013 )

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Nikkanen M., Malinen S. and Laurikainen H. (2023) What drives feelings of responsibility for disaster preparedness? A case of power failures in Finland and New Zealand. Risk, Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12263.
  • Plimmer G., Berman EM., Malinen S., Franken E., Naswall K., Kuntz J. and Löfgren K. (2022) Resilience in Public Sector Managers. Review of Public Personnel Administration 42(2): 338-367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734371X20985105.
  • Woodford SD., Wordsworth R. and Malinen S. (2022) Does My Tattoo Matter? Impact of tattoos in Employee Selection. New Zealand Journal of Human Resources Management 22(1): 1-14.
  • Bataille CY., Malinen SK., Yletyinen J., Scott N. and Lyver POB. (2021) Relational values provide common ground and expose multi-level constraints to cross-cultural wetland management. People and Nature 3(4): 941-960. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10244.
  • Franken E., Plimmer G., Malinen S., Bryson J. and Berman E. (2021) Building people up: Growth oriented leadership in the public sector. Australian Journal of Public Administration http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12520.
  • Malinen S., Algera P. and Mankkinen T. (2021) Boomerang volunteers in the Finnish Volunteer Fire Service. The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 36(4): 50-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.47389/36.4.50.
  • Tylianakis JM., Herse MR., Malinen S. and Lyver POB. (2021) Pandemic prevention should not victimize Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. Conservation Letters 14(5) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/conl.12813.
  • Bataille C., Luke K., Kruger T., Malinen S., Allen RB., Whitehead AL. and Lyver PO. (2020) Stakeholder values inform Indigenous peoples’ governance and management of a former national park in New Zealand. Human Ecology 48(4): 439-453. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-020-00170-4.
  • de Vries HP. and Malinen S. (2020) A Reflective Essay on Creating a Community-of-Learning in a Large Lecture-Theatre Based University Course. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 55(2): 363-377. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40841-020-00165-1.
  • Franken E., Plimmer G. and Malinen S. (2020) Paradoxical leadership in public sector organisations: Its role in fostering employee resilience. Australian Journal of Public Administration 79(1): 93-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12396.
  • Malinen S., Janhonen M., Heinio M., Walker B. and Venkataraman N. (2020) Kun maailma jarkkyy, resilientti organisaatio kestää! (When the world shakes, a resilient organisation endures!). Suomen sotilas 2: 89-93.
  • Malinen SK., Wong JHK. and Näswall K. (2020) Effective Workplace Strategies to Support Employee Wellbeing During a Pandemic. New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations 45(2) http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/nzjer.v45i2.24.
  • Hamilton Skurak H., Malinen S., Kuntz J. and Naswall K. (2019) The Relevance of Self-Determination for Corporate Volunteering Intentions. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations : 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-019-00140-5.
  • Little A., Wordsworth R. and Malinen S. (2019) Workplace Exercise Programmes - How organizational factors influence employee participation. Development and Learning in Organizations 34(6): 37-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/DLO-10-2019-0252.
  • Lyver POB., Ruru J., Scott N., Tylianakis JM., Arnold J., Malinen SK., Bataille CY., Herse MR., Jones CJ. and Gormley AM. (2019) Building biocultural approaches into Aotearoa–New Zealand’s conservation future. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 49(3): 394-411. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2018.1539405.
  • Malinen S., Algera P. and Mankkinen T. (2019) Volunteer motivations in the Finnish fire service. International Journal of Emergency Services http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJES-10-2018-0051.
  • Naswall K., Malinen S., Kuntz J. and Hodliffe M. (2019) Employee resilience: Development and validation of a measure. Journal of Managerial Psychology 34(5): 353-367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMP-02-2018-0102.
  • Hamilton Skurak H., Malinen SK., Naswall K. and Kuntz J. (2018) Employee wellbeing: The role of psychological detachment on the relationship between engagement and work-life conflict. Economic and Industrial Democracy http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831X17750473.
  • Malinen S., Hatton T., Naswall I. and Kuntz JRCP. (2018) Strategies to enhance employee wellbeing and organisational performance in a post-crisis environment: A case study. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12227.
  • Malinen SK. and Mankkinen T. (2018) Finnish firefighters’ barriers to volunteering. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 47(3): 604-622. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764017749890.
  • Tonkin K., Malinen SK., Naswall K. and Kuntz J. (2018) Building employee resilience through wellbeing in organizations. Human Resource Development Quarterly 29(2): 107-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21306.
  • Keeman A., Naswall K., Malinen SK. and Kuntz J. (2017) Employee Wellbeing: Evaluating a Wellbeing Intervention in Two Settings. Frontiers in Psychology 8 505: 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00505.
  • Kuntz JRCP., Malinen SK. and Naswall IMK. (2017) Employee resilience: Directions for resilience development. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 69(3): 223-242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000097.
  • Malinen S. and Harju L. (2017) Volunteer engagement: Exploring the distinction between job and organizational engagement. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 28(1): 69-89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-016-9823-z.
  • Kuntz JC., Näswall K. and Malinen S. (2016) Resilient Employees in Resilient Organizations: Flourishing Beyond Adversity. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice 9(2): 456-462. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/iop.2016.39.
  • Nguyen Q., Kuntz JRC., Naswall K. and Malinen S. (2016) Employee resilience and leadership styles: The moderating role of proactive personality and optimism. New Zealand Journal of Psychology 45(2): 13-21.
  • Eatwell J. and Malinen S. (2015) Coaching evaluation: a case study. Psychology Aotearoa 7(2): 126-129.
  • Hsueh M., Yogeeswaran K. and Malinen S. (2015) Leave your comment below': Can Biased Online Comments Influence Our Own Prejudicial Attitudes and Behaviors? Human Communication Research 41(4): 557-576. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hcre.12059.
  • Malinen S., Willis GM. and Johnston L. (2014) Might informative media reporting of sexual offending influence community members' attitudes towards sex offenders? Psychology, Crime & Law 20(6): 535-552. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2013.793770.
  • Helton WS., Ossowski U. and Malinen S. (2013) Post-disaster depression and vigilance: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Experimental Brain Research 226(3): 357-362. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-013-3441-4.
  • Malinen S. and Johnston L. (2013) Workplace Ageism: Discovering Hidden Bias. Experimental Aging Research (39): 445-465. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2013.808111.
  • Malinen S., Wright S. and Cammock P. (2013) What drives organisational engagement? A case study on trust, justice perceptions and withdrawal attitudes. Evidence-based HRM 1(1): 96-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/20493981311318638.
  • Richardson JJ., Kemp S., Malinen S. and Haultain SA. (2013) The academic achievement of students in a New Zealand university: Does it pay to work? Journal of Further and Higher Education 37(6): 864-882. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2012.699517.
  • Willis GM., Malinen S. and Johnston L. (2013) Demographic differences in public attitudes towards sex offenders. Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law 20(2): 230-247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2012.658206.
  • Wordsworth R., Malinen S. and Sloman M. (2012) Time for a change: highlighting the Partnership Model. Development and Learning in Organizations 26(5): 14-17.
  • Malinen S. and Johnston L. (2011) Seeking a Better Work-life Balance: Expectations and Perceptions of Work-related Practices and Attitudes of Recent Immigrants to New Zealand. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 20(2): 233-252.
  • Ossowski U., Malinen S. and Helton WS. (2011) The effects of emotional stimuli on target detection: Indirect and direct resource costs. Consciousness and Cognition 20(4): 1649-1658. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2011.08.015.
  • Sloman M. and Malinen S. (2010) One size doesn't fit all: The skills debate and the New Zealand economy. New Zealand Journal of Human Resource Management 10(2): 83-98.
  • Kemp S., Burt CDB. and Malinen S. (2009) Investigating the structure of autobiographical memory using reaction times. Memory 17(5): 511-517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658210902939330.
  • Malinen S. and Johnston L. (2007) The Influence of an Equity Statement on Perceivers' Implicit and Explicit Associations Between Males and Science. New Zealand Journal of Psychology 36(1): 18-24.
Edited Volumes
  • Hall CM; Malinen S; Vosslamber R; Wordsworth R (Ed.) (2016) Business and Post-disaster Management: Business, organisational and consumer resilience and the Christchurch earthquakes. Abingdon, Oxford: Routledge. xiv+297.
Chapters
  • Franken E., Plimmer G., Malinen S. and Bryson J. (2022) Growing and adapting during continuous change: Building Employee Resilience in Public Sector. In Pinheiro R; Frigotto ML; Young M (Ed.), Towards Resilient Organizations and Societies (1 ed.): 147-170.Palgrave Macmillan. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82072-5.
  • Malinen S., Naswall K. and Hatton T. (2021) Employee wellbeing in post-disaster settings. In Wall T; Cooper CL; Brough P (Ed.), The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Wellbeing: 301-317.Sage publications.
  • Naswall K., Wong J. and Malinen S. (2021) Measuring Wellbeing in Organizational Contexts. In Wall T; Cooper CL; Brough P (Ed.), The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Wellbeing: 463-477.Sage publications.
  • Wordsworth R., Hall CM., Prayag G. and Malinen S. (2021) Critical Perspectives On Disaster And Crisis Research: Revealing And Responding To Vulnerability. In Hill A; McKenny A; O'Kane P; Paroutis S (Ed.), Research Methodology in Strategy and Management: 75-97. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1479-838720210000013008.
  • Walker B., Malinen S., Nilakant V., Naswall K. and Kuntz J. (2020) Organizational Resilience in Action: A Study of a Large Scale, Extended-Disaster Setting. In Powley E; Caza B; Caza A (Ed.), The Research Handbook of Organisational ResilienceElgar.
  • Hall CM., Malinen S., Nilakant V., Vosslamber R., Walker B. and Wordsworth R. (2016) Undertaking business, consumer and organisational research in a post-disaster setting. Business and Post-disaster Management: Business, Organisational and Consumer Resilience and the Christchurch Earthquakes: 251-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315640211.
  • Hall CM., Malinen S., Nilakant V., Vosslamber R., Walker B. and Wordsworth R. (2016) Undertaking business, consumer and organisational research in a post-disaster setting. In Hall CM; Malinen S; Vosslamber R; Wordsworth R (Ed.), Business and Post-disaster Management: Business, organisational and consumer resilience and the Christchurch earthquakes: 251-268. Abingdon: Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315640211.
  • Hall CM., Malinen S., Vosslamber R. and Wordsworth R. (2016) Introduction: The business, organisational and destination impacts of natural disasters – the Christchurch earthquakes 2010–2011. In Hall CM; Malinen S; Vosslamber R; Wordsworth R (Ed.), Business and Post-disaster Management: Business, organisational and consumer resilience and the Christchurch earthquakes: 3-20. Abingdon: Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315640211.
  • Näswall K., Malinen S. and Kuntz J. (2016) Resilience development through an organisation-led well-being initiative. In Chmiel N; Fraccaroli F; Sverke M (Ed.), An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology: An International Perspective (3rd ed.): 506-513. London: Wiley. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119168058.ch28.
  • Nilakant V., Walker B., Kuntz J., de Vries HP., Malinen S., Näswall K. and van Heugten K. (2016) Dynamics of organisational response to a disaster: A study of organisations impacted by earthquakes. In Hall CM; Malinen S; Vosslamber R; Wordsworth R (Ed.), Business and Post-disaster Management: Business, organisational and consumer resilience and the Christchurch earthquakes: 35-47. Abingdon: Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315640211.
  • Malinen S. and Mankkinen T. (2013) Motivations and attitudes of volunteers in the Finnish fire service (Vapaaehtoisten motivaatiotekijat ja asenteet suomalaisissa palokunnissa). In Mankkinen T (Ed.), 24/365 Fire Services in Finland (24/365 Palokuntalaisuus Suomessa): 53-105. Helsinki: Suomen Pelastusalan Keskusjarjesto.
Reports
  • Eskelinen K., Tervala V., Mankkinen T., Malinen SK. and Hamilton-Skurak H. (2017) Fire service volunteers in Finland: Barriers, motivations and attitudes (Vapaaehtoiset palokuntalaiset Suomessa: esteet, motivaatiot ja asenteet). In Why does fire brigade activity cease to exist or get revitalised? (Miksi palokunta hiipuu tai viriaa?), Finnish National Rescue Association (Suomen Pelastusalan Keskusjärjestö SPEK). Commissioned by SPEK tutkii.
  • MacDonald C., Davies B., Johnston DM., Paton D., Malinen S., Naswall K., Kuntz J. and Stevenson J. (2015) A framework for exploring the role of business in community recovery following disasters. In GNS Science Report 2015/62, Commissioned by GNS Science. 22pp.
  • Näswall K., Kuntz J., Hodliffe M. and Malinen S. (2015) Employee Resilience Scale (EmpRes) Measurement Properties.Resilient Organisations Research Group. Commissioned by Resilient Organisations.
  • Walker B., Nilakant V., Baird R., de Vries H., Kuntz J., Malinen S., Naswall K. and van Heugten K. (2015) Building Adaptive Resilience: Key Findings from the Building Resilient Infrastructure Organisations Project.Resilient Organisations Research Group.
  • Miles B., Dorahy MJ., Naswall K., Malinen S. and McNatty G. (2013) The Canterbury Support Line: A Review of the Literature and Evaluation of the Service.Commissioned by Ministry of Social Development. 49pp.
  • Näswall K., Kuntz J., Hodliffe M. and Malinen S. (2013) Employee Resilience Scale (EmpRes): Technical Report.Resilient Organisations Research Group. 10pp.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • Galster M., Mitrovic A., Malinen S. and Holland J. (2022) What Soft Skills Does the Software Industry ∗Really∗ Want? An Exploratory Study of Software Positions in New Zealand. In International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement: 272-282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3544902.3546247.
  • Chase JG., Zhou C., Knopp JL., Shaw GM., Naswall K., Wong JKHK., Malinen S., Moller K., Benyo B. and Chiew YS. (2021) Digital twins in critical care: What, When, How, Where, Why? In 54(15): 310-315. Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2021.10.274.
  • Musa J., Mitrovic A., Galster M. and Malinen S. (2021) Improving Face-to-Face Communication Skills using Active Video Watching. In Rodrigo M; Iyer S; Mitrovic A (Eds). International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE) II: 682-684. Taiwan: Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education.
  • Musa J., Mitrovic A., Galster M. and Malinen S. (2020) Reflective experiential learning: Improving the communication skills of software engineers using active video watching. In 28th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE) 2: 786-789.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Nikkanen M., Malinen S. and Laurikainen H. (2021) Käsitys yksilön vastuusta ja omatoiminen varautuminen sähkökatkoihin | Understanding of individual responsibility and preparedness during power outages.. University of Oulu: The Annual Meeting of Finnish Geographers, 4-5 Nov 2021.
  • Plimmer G., Berman E., Kuntz J., Malinen S., Naswall I. and Franken E. (2021) The Impact of Uncertainty and Ambiguity on Employee Resilience in the Public Workplace. Virtual: IRSPM Conference, 20-23 Apr 2021.
  • Skurak H., Kuntz J., Malinen S. and Naswall K. (2020) Striking the right chord in corporate volunteer recruitment. Taupo, NZ: QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, 3 Sep 2018.
  • Sotardi V., Kuntz J., Malinen S. and Naswall I. (2020) Employee Stress, Well-being & Workplace Climate in the Tertiary Education Sector. University of Canterbury: 9th Aotearoa New Zealand Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behaviour Conference, 27 Nov 2020.
  • Little A., Wordsworth R. and Malinen S. (2019) The influence of organisational factors on employee participation in workplace exercise initiatives. Melbourne: 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology, 18-21 Jul 2019.
  • Naswall K., Wong J., Malinen S. and Kuntz J. (2019) Wellbeing works: Building a business case for employee health and wellbeing. Turin, ITALY: 19th EAWOP Congress, 29 May-1 Jun 2019.
  • Woodford S., Malinen S. and Wordsworth R. (2019) Body art and its impact on employment selection decisions: Is there a bias towards candidates with visible tattoos? Turin, Italy: 19th European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Congress, 29 May-1 Jun 2019.
  • Skurak H., Malinen S., Naswall K. and Kuntz JRCP. (2018) Variability in Corporate Volunteering motivation by volunteering types: The role of self-determination. Sheffield, UK: Institute of Work Psychology (IWP) International Conference, 19 Jun 2018.
  • Naswall., Malinen., Kuntz J., Goodwin T., Keeman A. and Kuntz J. (2017) Improving Wellbeing at Work using the Five Ways to Wellbeing: What works and why. Dublin, Ireland.: EAWOP, 1 Jan 2017.
  • Malinen S., Tonkin K., Naswall IMK. and Kuntz J. (2016) Can resilience be enhanced through focusing on wellbeing in the workplace? Sheffield, UK: Institute of Work Psychology conference, 20-23 Jun 2016.
  • Naswall IMK., Keeman A., Malinen S. and Kuntz J. (2016) Evaluation of the Wellbeing Game. Sheffield, UK: Institute of Work Psychology conference, 20-23 Jun 2016.
  • Hansen E., Naswall IMK., Malinen S. and Kuntz J. (2015) Does mindfulness buffer the effects of work stress on wellbeing, resilience and recovery? The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand: 4th Aotearoa New Zealand Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behaviour Conference, 27-27 Nov 2015.
  • Kuntz J., Malinen S. and Naswall K. (2015) Employee Resilience Defined. Oslo, Norway: 7th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), 20-23 May 2015.
  • Malinen S., Näswall K. and Kuntz JC. (2015) Enhancing organizational resilience through focusing on employee wellbeing. Turku, Finland: International Interdisciplinary Conference on Research on Work (WORK2015), 19-21 Aug 2015.
  • Näswall K., Malinen S. and Kuntz J. (2015) Change from the inside: Research-informed but organization-driven intervention to promote worker well-being. Atlanta, GA, USA: Work, Stress and Health 2015, 6-9 May 2015.
  • Näswall K., Malinen S. and Kuntz J. (2015) Resilience in the workplace: Leading through change and challenges. Oslo, Norway: 7th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), 20-23 May 2015.
  • Malinen S., Kuntz J. and Naswall K. (2014) Employee engagement, wellbeing and resilience in a post-disaster context. Paris, France: 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP 2014), 8-13 Jul 2014.
  • Malinen S., Kuntz J. and Naswall K. (2014) Employee wellbeing and attitudes in a post-disaster environment: A case study from the financial sector. Sheffield, UK: Institute of Work Psychology International Conference, 24-26 Jun 2014.
  • Malinen S., Morrissey R. and Ng PY. (2012) Barriers to volunteer work: I'd like to do more, but... Sheffield, UK: 3rd Biennial Institute of Work Psychology International Conference (IWP), 26-29 Jun 2012.
  • Dakin S. and Malinen S. (2011) The key to successful coaching? Exploring the coach-coachee relationship. Queenstown, New Zealand: New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference 2011, 20-23 Aug 2011.
  • Malinen S., Wright SL. and Cammock P. (2011) Organisational engagement during times of change: its antecedents and influence on turnover intentions. Brisbane, Australia: 9th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference (IOP), 23-26 Jun 2011.
  • Malinen S. and Johnston L. (2010) Immigrant expectations and perceptions of New Zealand work-related practices. Melbourne, Australia: 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, 11-16 Jul 2010.
  • Willis GM., Malinen S. and Johnston L. (2010) Dangerous predator released: the media's impact on community attitudes towards sex offenders. Phoenix, AZ, USA: Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) 29th Annual Research and Treatment Conference, 20-23 Oct 2010.
  • Malinen S. and Johnston L. (2009) Investigating attitudes towards older workers. Oslo, Norway: 11th European Congress of Psychology, 7-10 Jul 2009.
  • Malinen S. and Johnston L. (2008) Investigating implicit attitudes towards older and younger workers. Opatija, Croatia: 15th General meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology (EAESP), 10-14 Jun 2008.
  • Malinen S. and Johnston L. (2008) Workaholism and work-based beliefs amongst New Zealand and Immigrant workers in New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand: The Annual Conference of The New Zealand Psychological Society, 29-31 Aug 2008.

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  • PhD - Clarke E: Ethical leadership and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand law firms: exploring the mediating effect of psychological safety.
  • PhD - Sankara Iyer S: Transferable Skills Framework for ICT professionals
  • PhD - Steel E: Psychosocial risk management
  • Masters - Dealy Cottrell S: Exploring psychological safety, inclusion, independent thinking and belongingness for understanding effective decision-making at a group level.
  • Completed
  • PhD - Bethany M: Exploring Social Capital for Business Continuity and Post-Disaster Recovery: A Multiple-Case Study of SMEs in Christchurch, New Zealand (2019)
  • PhD - Franken E: Building people up: A mixed-method study of resilience-enabling leadership in the public sector (2019)
  • PhD - Hamilton-Skurak H: Volunteering and community resilience (2019)
  • PhD - Lee K: Theory Building on Emergency Decision-Making : The Case of ASEAN’s Disaster Management (2020)
  • PhD - Lucas-D'Souza C: Cross-cultural interest groups’ values and desired states inform biocultural management of wetlands in Aotearoa New Zealand (2021)
  • PhD - Wordsworth R: How people leave their jobs? An empirical test and extension of the unfolding model of voluntary turnover (2017)
  • Masters - Crawford F: Small business/micro business adaptation to cope during a crisis
  • Masters - Hamilton-Skurak H: The direct and indirect influences of job demands, engagement and drive on work-life conflict and well-being (2015)
  • Masters - Kaur P: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) minorities in marketing media advertisement (2016)
  • Masters - Little A: Success of exercise initiatives in SMEs (2018)
  • Masters - Loader J: How Mental Health Campaign Messages and Imagery Influence Rugby Players' Wellbeing (2018)
  • Masters - Murdoch A: The direct and indirect influences of workplace social inclusion and work engagement on organisational citizenship behaviour (2016)
  • Masters - Musa J: Soft skills development in ICT sector (2022)
  • Masters - Tuck M: The impact of actual and perceived investment in employee development on psychological contract fulfillment and organisational outcomes (2014)
  • Masters - Woodward S: Influence of tattoos in employment selection (2018)
  • Masters - Bateman G: Employee perceptions of co-worker support and its effect on job satisfaction, work stress and intention to quit (2009)
  • Masters - Bell H: Funding the Golden Age: The effect of financial planning choices on retirement satisfaction (2009)
  • Masters - Black O: The impact of work self-efficacy and cultural intelligence in predicting cross-cultural adjustment of expatriates (2009)
  • Masters - Dwan A: What makes a good trainee? (2010)
  • Masters - Fraser K: Employee Ownership and Preferences for Organisational Control (2010)
  • Masters - Hansen E: The role of mindfulness on recovery quality and wellbeing of senior business leaders (2016)
  • Masters - Howden M: The role of Protean and Boundary-less career perception on employee participation in learning/development (2009)
  • Masters - Keeman A: Increasing Wellbeing Through Gamification: An evaluation of the Wellbeing Game (2015)
  • Masters - Little A: Organisational influences on the effectiveness of workplace exercise initiatives (2018)
  • Masters - MacDonald J: Implicit and explicit attitude towards older workers and their relationship with controlled task behaviour (2011)
  • Masters - McGuigan C: 2009-Masters Thesis-McGuigan, Courtney (2010)
  • Masters - McLean A: Fatal attraction in career choice (2010)
  • Masters - Nichol A: Evaluation of wellbeing and leadership intervention (2015)
  • Masters - Osswoski U: Cross-cultural differences in perceptions of team workload (2011)
  • Masters - Richardson J: Influence of part-time work on academic achievement (2011)
  • Masters - Riley J: The Role of Organisational Trust and Recruitment Expectations in Volunteer Organisations (2013)
  • Masters - Schouten L: Caregiver employment and the impact on children’s work ethic (2011)
  • Masters - Shueh M: The Effects of Social Influence on Online Discrimination (2014)
  • Masters - Styles L: The effect of providing a pedometer to full-time corporate employees intent on becoming physically active and overall levels of physical activity, general health, job satisfaction and work related stress (2011)
  • Masters - Suebwongpat I: The Role of HRM System and Organisational Culture on Employee Engagement and Organisational Performance (2014)
  • Masters - Tonkin K: Increasing Employee and Organizational Resilience By Simply Playing A Game (2016)
  • Masters - Woodford S: Body art within society and its impact on employment opportunities: Is there a bias against candidates with body art? (2018)
  • Masters - Humm M: A strategy for how High Performance Directors can be retained within the New Zealand high performance sport system (2016)
  • Honours - Morrissey R: Characteristics of graduate development recruitment programmes (2012)
  • Honours - Tuck M: Employee engagement: the role of perceived investment in employee development and organisational outcomes (2011)

Affiliations

  • Employee Resilience Research group (Teaching/Research Organisation): Lead researcher
  • New Zealand Psychological Society (Professional Organisation): Member
  • Workplace Analytics Research Group (Teaching/Research Organisation): Lead Researcher

Research Groups

  • Employee Resilience Research Group (EmpRes)

Research Projects

  • Building Resilient Infrastructure through Effective Leadership and Management of Infrastructure Organisations

Key Methodologies

  • Quantitative methodologies
  • Qualitative methodologies
  • Experimental methods
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