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Prof Janet Sayers BA, DipBusAdmin, MBS, PhD

Professor

Doctoral Mentor Supervisor
School of Management

Dr. Janet Sayers critiques business challenges in novel and engaging ways to help shift practice towards more sustainable and ethical relations with each other and the larger ecology. Dr. Sayers' work is wide-ranging as she often helps her students publish into industry journals. She is an Associate Editor of the journal Gender, Work and Organisation and is currently co-editing a Routledge series on women writers and organisational studies. 

Dr. Janet Sayers critiques business challenges in novel and engaging ways to help shift practice towards more sustainable and ethical relations with each other, non-human animals and the larger ecology. She has published widely on technology, diversity, entrepreneurship and non-human animals and organization. 

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Professional

Contact details

  • Ph: +64 6 9517939
    Location: BSC2.09, Business Studies Central
    Campus: Palmerston North

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts - Massey University (1985)
  • Diploma in Business and Administration - Massey University (1986)
  • Master of Business Studies - Massey University (1990)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - University of Auckland (2004)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Theoretical expertise: Post-humanism, post-anthropomorphism, feminist new materialism, feminist care ethics (Donna Haraway, Rosi Braidotti, Karen Barad, Jane Bennett). Comic theory (Judith Roof).

Methodological expertise: Narrative analysis, story analysis, discourse analysis and other language-based methodologies. Visual methods. Writing differently. 

Recent business/management challenges foci: New technology (e.g. wearable technology, biotechnology); Sustainability (Ecology management); non-human animals (animals and organisation); Managing diversity (racism, ability, gender, age); Social entrpreneurship; Remote working. 

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship, Resource Development and Management, Design – for Commerce, Community and Culture, Health and Well-being, Future Food Systems

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Applied Ethics (220100):
Business and Management (150300): Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services (150000):
Cultural Studies (200200): Languages, Communication And Culture (200000):
Philosophy And Religious Studies (220000):
Sociology (160800): Studies In Human Society (160000)

Keywords

Small to Medium Enterprises

New Zealand's Biological Heritage

Sport Management and Marketing

Managing Diversity

Service Management

Process Management

Experience Management

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

Position Current Completed
Project Leader 0 5

Research Outputs

Journal

Plester, B., Sayers, J., & Keen, C. (2024). Health and wellness but at what cost? Technology media justifications for wearable technology use in organizations. Organization. 31(2), 358-380
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., Forrest, R., & Pearson, M. (2023). Furry Families: Ethical Entanglements Through More-than-Human Domestic Dramas. Sociological Research Online. 28(2), 540-557
[Journal article]Authored by: Forrest, R., Sayers, J.
Plester, B., Kim, H., Sayers, J., & Carroll, B. (2022). “Show us what you’ve got”: From experiences of undoing to mobilizing agentic vulnerability in research. Gender, Work and Organization. 29(1), 58-78
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Parker, J., Sayers, J., Young-Hauser, A., Barnett, S., Loga, P., & Paea, S. (2022). Gender and ethnic equity in Aotearoa New Zealand's public service before and since Covid-19: Toward intersectional inclusion?. Gender, Work and Organization. 29(1), 110-130
[Journal article]Authored by: Barnett, S., Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., Martin, L., & Bell, E. (2022). Posthuman Affirmative Business Ethics: Reimagining Human–Animal Relations Through Speculative Fiction. Journal of Business Ethics. 178(3), 597-608
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Parker, J., Sayers, J., Young-Hauser, A., Barnett, S., Loga, P., Paea, S., . . . Paea, S. (2021). Gender and ethnic equity in Aotearoa New Zealand's public service before and since Covid‐19: Toward intersectional inclusion?. Gender, Work and Organization.
[Journal article]Authored by: Barnett, S., Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Parker, J., Young-Hauser, A., Sayers, J., Loga, P., Paea, S., & Barnett, S. (2021). Pragmatic evaluation of transdisciplinary research on gender equity in the New Zealand public service. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management.
[Journal article]Authored by: Barnett, S., Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Martin, LA. (2021). “The King was pregnant”: Organizational studies and speculative fiction with Ursula K. Le Guin. Gender, Work and Organization. 28(2), 626-640
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Warsaw, D., & Sayers, J. (2020). The influence of animal welfare accreditation programmes on zoo visitor perceptions of the welfare of zoo animals. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research. 8(3), 188-193 Retrieved from https://www.jzar.org/jzar/article/view/401
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Lenton, A., Bradbury, T., & Sayers, J. (2020). Elite Sport Retirement. Elite New Zealand Athletes’ Perceptions of Retirement Interventions. Journal of Sport Behavior. 43(1), 50-70 Retrieved from https://www.journalofsportbehavior.org/index.php/JSB/article/view/13
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Bell, E., Panayiotou, A., & Sayers, J. (2019). Reading the TED talk genre: Contradictions and pedagogical pleasures in spreading ideas about management. Academy of Management Learning and Education. 18(4), 547-563
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Roadley, VM., Sayers, JG., & Bathurst, R. (2019). The real affects of change. Organizational Aesthetics. 8(1), 11-25 Retrieved from https://oa.journals.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/oa/article/view/97
[Journal article]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
Bradbury, T., & Sayers, JG. (2019). The role of story-sharing in enacting values-based strategic human resource management. New Zealand Journal of Human Resources Management. 19(1), 18-30 Retrieved from https://hrnz.org.nz/fileadmin/user_upload/NZJHRM/4_NZJHRM_2019-1_Bradbury_and_Sayers_-_Final.pdf
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.Edited by: Brougham, D.
Sayers, J., Hamilton, L., & Sang, K. (2019). Organizing animals: Species, gender and power at work. Gender, Work and Organization. 26(3), 239-245
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.Edited by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., & Brunton, M. (2019). Using the heterotopic mirror to reveal tensions in public reaction to a photographic essay of eldercare staff and older adults. Journal of Aging Studies. 48, 17-24
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Scahill, SL., Tracey, MS., Sayers, JG., & Warren, L. (2018). Being healthcare provider and retailer: perceiving and managing tensions in community pharmacy. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 48(3), 251-261
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Martin, LA., Edwards, M., & Sayers, JG. (2018). A “novel” Discovery: Exploring women's literary fiction for use in management and leadership education. Academy of Management Learning and Education. 17(1), 24-40
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2017). Feminist CMS writing as difficult joy: Via birds and bitches. Dialogues in Critical Management Studies. Feminists and queer theorists debate the future of CMS.. 3, 155-169
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Brewis, J., Meisenbach, R., Rippin, A., Risberg, A., Sayers, J., & Skőld, D. (2017). Professor Heather Höpfl, 1948–2014: Eine Gedenkschrift. Culture and Organization. 23(2), 81-84
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Poulter, C., Sayers, JG., & Tipples, R. (2016). Retention of migrants in the New Zealand dairy industry. Primary Industries Journal. 20(1), 36-41 Retrieved from https://www.nzipim.co.nz/
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2016). A report to an academy: On carnophallogocentrism, pigs and meat-writing. Organization. 23(3), 370-386
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Chrystall, AB., & Sayers, JG. (2017). King Konsumer: Menippean satire, spectatorship, sacrifice and consumption. Continuum. 31(2), 266-276
[Journal article]Authored by: Chrystall, A., Sayers, J.
Catherine Poulter, ., & Sayers, JG. (2015). Retaining skilled migrants in the New Zealand Dairy Industry. New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations. 40(2), 1-23 Retrieved from http://www.nzjournal.org/
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., Parker, J., Douglas, J., Ravenswood, K., & Cooper, R. (2015). Introduction to Special Collection: Womens agency at work. Economic and Labour Relations Review. 26(3), 384-392
[Journal article]Authored by: Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Fachira, I. (2015). Telling tales: Online comic and gripe story-sharing by service workers about difficult customers. New Technology, Work and Employment. 30(2), 128-144
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Parker, J., Douglas, J., Ravenswood, K., Sayers, J., & Cooper, R. (2014). Editors’ introduction. Labour and Industry. 24(4), 249-257
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Parker, J., Douglas, J., Ravenswood, K., Sayers, JG., & Cooper, R. (2014). Editor's introduction. Labour and Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work. 24, 249-257
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Jones, D. (2014). Fifty shades of outrage: women’s collective online action, embodiment and emotions. Labour and Industry. 24(4), 272-285
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Jones, D. (2014). Truth scribbled in blood: Women's work, menstruation and poetry. Gender, Work and Organization.
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2014). Communication Power. WORK EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIETY. 28(1), 142-144
[Book Review]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., & Monin, N. (2012). Blake's 'London': Diabolical reading and poetic place in organisational theorising. Culture and Organization. 18(1), 1-13
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Foster, C., & Sayers, JG. (2012). Exploring physiotherapists emotion work in private practice. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy. 40(1), 17-23 Retrieved from https://pnz.org.nz/journal
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Brunton, M., & Sayers, J. (2011). Jostling for the ethical high ground during a junior doctors’ strike: The dark side of public health reform. Australian Journal of Communication. 38(1), 69-87
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., & Monin, N. (2012). Blake's 'London': Diabolical reading and poetic place in organisational theorising. CULTURE AND ORGANIZATION. 18(1), 1-13
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Teo-Dixon, G., & Sayers, J. (2011). Wisdom as Knowledge Management’s Perfect Solution: a Word of Caution. Philosophy of Management. 10(1), 61-77
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2011). Remaking Management: Between Global and Local. MANAGEMENT LEARNING. 42(2), 232-234
[Book Review]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Smollan, RK., Matheny, JA., & Sayers, JG. (2010). Chapter 4: Personality, affect, and organizational change: A qualitative study. Research on Emotion in Organizations. 6, 85-112
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J. (2010). Social constructionism: Sources and stirrings in theory and practice. Gender in Management: An International Journal. 25(8), 700-702
[Book Review]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2010). Home based businesses in the city. Small Enterprise Research: Journal of SMEANZ. 17(2), 165-176 Retrieved from http://ser.e-contentmanagement.com/archives/vol/17/issue/2/article/4022/homebased-businesses-in-the-city
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Smollan, RK., Sayers, JG., & Matheny, JA. (2010). Emotional Responses to the Speed, Frequency and Timing of Organizational Change. Time & Society. 19(1), 28-53
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Smollan, RK., & Sayers, JG. (2009). Organizational Culture, Change and Emotions: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Change Management. 9(4), 435-457
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2009). Flat whites: How and why people work in cafes. New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations. 34(2), 77-86 Retrieved from http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=960610867583736;res=IELBUS
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., Bathurst, RJ., & Symonds, H. (2009). Doubts architecture: Reflections on a research project using photographic juxtaposition. Creative Approaches to Research. 2(1), 58-70
[Journal article]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., Low, W., & Davenport, E. (2008). Te Warewhare: The impact of The Warehouse on Maori in Kaitaia, Kerikeri and Motueka. University of Auckland Business Review. 10(2), 36-43 Retrieved from http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=523990138746131;res=IELBUS
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Bathurst, R., Sayers, J., & Monin, N. (2008). Finding beauty in the banal: An exploration of service work in the artful classroom. Journal of Management and Organization. 14(5), 521-534
[Journal article]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
van Gelderen, M., Sayers, J., & Keen, C. (2008). Home-based internet businesses as drivers of variety. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 15(1), 162-177
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Franklin, PH. (2008). Culture shock! Cultural issues in a tertiary course using reflective techniques. Reflective Practice. 9(1), 79-88 Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14623940701816675#.UmBps3CBkV8
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., & Monin, N. (2007). Love<sup>®</sup>: A critical reading of Lovemarks. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 20(5), 671-684
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Plester, BA., & Sayers, J. (2007). "taking the piss": Functions of banter in the IT industry. Humor. 20(2), 157-187
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Prichard, GC., Sayers, JG., & Bathurst, RJ. (2007). Franchise, margin and locale: Constructing a critical management studies locale in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Sociology. 22(1), 22-44 Retrieved from http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1257855
[Journal article]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
Monin, N., & Sayers, JG. (2006). Art rules? Brokering the aesthetics of city places and spaces. Consumption, Markets and Culture. 9(2), 119-127 Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10253860600633655
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., Page, CA., Barney, AR., & Naidoo, K. (2003). A provisional 'thumbs up' to New Zealand bank call centres. University of Auckland Business Review. 5(1), 2-12 Retrieved from http://www.uabr.auckland.ac.nz/files/articles/Volume5/v5i1-sayers.pdf
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J. (2002). Post-Fordism, Gender and Work. Women in Management Review. 17(5), 237-238
[Book Review]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2002). Bookshelf: Families and work: New directions in the twenty-first century. Women in Management Review. 17(1), 39-40Retreived from http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0964-9425&volume=17&issue=1
[Book Review]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Dewar, K., Sayers, J., & Meyer, D. (2002). Hopes, dreams and reality: An investigation into the expectations and experiences of tourism graduates. Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism. 2(1), 1-18
[Journal article]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Page, CA., Sayers, JG., Barney, AR., & Kirkley, BW. (2002). The impact of technology on call centres: A qualitative study of the work environment and work in retail bank call centres. International Journal of Management Literature. 2, 127-148
[Journal article]Authored by: Kirkley, W., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2001). Women and work. The age of post-feminism?. Women in Management Review. 16(4), 193-195Retreived from http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0964-9425&volume=16&issue=4&articleid=1493169&show=abstract
[Book Review]Authored by: Sayers, J.

Book

Sayers, J. (2023). Imagining wearable technology (WT) otherwise. In A Research Agenda for Organization Studies, Feminisms and New Materialisms. (pp. 95 - 117).
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Calás, MB., Smircich, L., Cozza, M., Gherardi, S., Katila, S., Kuismin, A., . . . Pullen, A. (2023). What to do about "The Human" in Organization Studies? Thinking/saying/ doing with the Anthropocene, pandemics, and thereafters. In A Research Agenda for Organization Studies, Feminisms and New Materialisms. (pp. 177 - 194).
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Parker, J., Donnelly, N., Sayers, J., Young-Hauser, A., Loga, P., Paea, S., . . . Barnett, S. (2023). Evidencing women's progress in Aotearoa New Zealand's public service. In Handbook on Gender and Public Sector Employment. (pp. 176 - 193).
[Chapter]Authored by: Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Sayers, J. (2017). Feminist CMS writing as difficult joy: Via bitches and birds. In Dialogues in Critical Management Studies. (pp. 155 - 169).
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Ang, EK., & Sayers, JG. (2013). Managing diversity. In J. Parker, & J. Arrowsmith (Eds.) The big issues in employment: HR Management and employment relations in NZ. (pp. 75 - 94). Auckland: CCH New Zealand Ltd.
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.(2012). Managing diversity. Denmark: Bookboon
[Authored Book]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2012). Home-based business. In M. Marvel (Ed.) Encyclopaedia of new venture management. : SAGE
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2011). Charlie Chaplin 1889-1977. (pp. 192 - 196). San Diego, USA: Academic Press, Elsevier
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Smollan, R., Matheny, J., & Sayers, J. (2010). Personality, affect, and organizational change: A qualitative study. In WJ. Zerbe, CEJ. Hartel, & NM. Ashkanasy (Eds.) Research on Emotion in Organizations. (pp. 85 - 112). United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., & Monin, N. (2008). Chaplin's modern times: Service work, authenticity, and nonsense at the red moon café. In Service Work: Critical Perspectives. (pp. 11 - 29).
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2008). Managing employee diversity. In . Keith Macky (Ed.) Managing Human Resources: Contemporary Perspectives in New Zealand. (pp. 82 - 107). Sydney: McGraw Hill
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2007). What next? Women seeking work-life balance by setting up lifestyle businesses. In M. Waring, & C. Fouche (Eds.) Managing Mayhem: Work-Life Balance in New Zealand. (pp. 200 - 213). Wellington, NZ: Dunmore Publishing Ltd
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2005). Managing conflict at work. In F. Sligo, & R. Bathurst (Eds.) Communication in the New Zealand Workplace: Theory and Practice. (pp. 83 - 94). Wellington, NZ: Software Technology New Zealand
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2005). Directions for further research. In J. Sayers, & N. Monin (Eds.) The Global Garage: Home-Based Business in New Zealand. (pp. 329 - 336). Southbank, VIC: Dunmore Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2005). 'Show and tell': The home as shop window in direct-selling. In J. Sayers, & N. Monin (Eds.) The Global Garage: Home-Based Business in New Zealand. (pp. 315 - 328). Southbank, VIC: Dunmore
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Keen, C., & Sayers, JG. (2005). Smart, fast, small and virtual: innovative home-based internet businesses (HBIB) in New Zealand. In J. Sayers, & N. Monin (Eds.) The Global Garage: Home-Based Business in New Zealand. (pp. 185 - 204). Southbank, VIC: Dunmore Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2005). Looking back to the future. In N. Monin, & J. Sayers (Eds.) The Global Garage: Home-Based Business in New Zealand. (pp. 17 - 38). Southbank, VIC: Dunmore Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sipilä, J., Repo, K., & Rissanen, T. (2010). Introduction. (pp. 1 - 5).
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., & Eds, NM. (Eds.) (2005). The Global Garage: Home-Based Business in New Zealand. Southbank, VIC: Thompson-Dunmore Press
[Edited Book]Edited by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Edwards, MF. (2004). The professional sports worker: Challenges and issues. In P. Spoonley, A. Dupuis, & ADB. Eds (Eds.) Work and Working in Twenty-First Century New Zealand. (pp. 243 - 248). Palmerston North, NZ: Dunmore Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2001). Vodafone's Xmas party with a difference. In GE. Ed (Ed.) Human Resource Management in Action: Contemporary New Zealand Cases. (pp. 160 - 164). Palmerston North, NZ: Dunmore Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sligo, FX., Fountaine, SL., Sayers, JG., & O'Neill, D.(2000). Effective communication in business. Palmerston North, NZ: Software Technology NZ Ltd
[Authored Book]Authored by: Fountaine, S., Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., & Tremaine, M. (Eds.) (1994). The Vision and the Reality: Equal Employment Opportunities in the New Zealand Workplace. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press
[Edited Book]Edited by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.Home based business in New Zealand. In C. Massey (Ed.) Entrepreneurship and small business in New Zealand. Sydney: Pearson
[Chapter]Authored by: Sayers, J.

Creative Work

Symonds, H., Bathurst, RJ., & Sayers, JG. (2005, August 5). New visions of the self at work and at home: A photographic exploration. Hawaii Convention Centre.
[Exhibition]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.

Thesis

Sayers, JG. (2004). Small treats: Retail service work from a consumer's perspective. (Doctoral Thesis, University of Auckland)
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Sayers, J.

Report

Parker, J., Taskin, N., Sayers, JG., & Kennedy, J. (2017). Women’s careers and aspirations survey report.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Bradbury, P., Cardow, A., & Sayers, J. (2010). North Shore Events Centre proposed facility extension feasibility study. Commissioned by the Manager of the North Shore Events Centre..
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Cardow, A., Sayers, J.
Bradbury, P., Cardow, A., & Sayers, J. (2010). North Shore Events Centre: Proposed facility extension feasibility study.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Sayers, J.

Conference

Sayers, J.Profession Development Workshop Participant: Imagining Wearable Technology Otherwise. . Seattle
[Conference Other]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J.Imagining Wearable Technology (WT) otherwise using Rosi Braidotti for Symposium 'What Would it Take to Organize for a Better World? Thinking with Feminist New Materialisms'. . Seattle, USA
[Conference Other]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Parker, J., Young-Hauser, A., Sayers, J., Loga, P., Paea, S., & Barnett, S. (2022). Pragmatic evaluation of transdisciplinary research on gender equity in the New Zealand public service.
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Barnett, S., Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Paea, S., Loga, P., Parker, J., Young-Hauser, A., Sayers, J., & Barnett, S.Equity in Aotearoa New Zealand’s public service: The role of Pacific employee networks. . Massey University (online)
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Parker, J., Young-Hauser, A., Sayers, J., Paea, S., Loga, P., & Barnett, S. (2022). . Intersectional inclusion? Māori and Pasifika women and equity in New Zealand’s public service (presented by Parker). ILERA. : International Labour & Employment Relations Association (ILERA) World Congress
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Barnett, S., Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Parker, J., Paea, S., Loga, P., Young-Hauser, A., Sayers, J., & Barnett, S.Equity in Aotearoa New Zealand’s public service: The role of Pacific employee networks. . Massey University (online)
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Barnett, S., Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Parker, J., Young-Hauser, A., Paea, S., Barnett, S., Sayers, J., & Loga, P.Pragmatic evaluation of a transdisciplinary research project on gender equity in the New Zealand public service. . Christchurch, New Zealand
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Barnett, S., Parker, J., Sayers, J.
McCurdy, L., Mika, J., Toulson, P., & Sayers, J.Tribal organisational dynamism: From tribal aspirations to tribal outcomes. . Online, University of Auckland
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., Martin, L., & Bell, E.Posthuman affirmative ethics: Reimagining human-animal relations through speculative fiction. Paper presented at the meeting of Story-telling: A sustainable future. Virtual Conference
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J., & Stafford, K. (2019). "Bad dog" story-telling in the New Zealand media from 1995-2018. Poster session presented at the meeting of Understanding Animals Conference. Royal Society, Wellington, New Zealand
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Bone, K., & Sayers, J. (2019, July). Decolonizing ‘dangerous’ dog breeds in Aotearoa/NZ. Presented at Australasian Animal Studies Conference: Decolonizing Animals. New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies, Christchurch, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J.Writing differently. . Sydney, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Taskin, N., Parker, J., Kennedy, JC., & Sayers, J.(2018, June). Barriers and Facilitators in Women Career Satisfaction. .
[Conference]Authored by: Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Williamson, D. (2017, July). The tensions between ‘looking good’ and ‘being good’ experienced by complaint-handling call centre workers. Presented at EGOS (European Group on Organisational Symbolism) The Good Organisation. Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., Martin, L., & Edwards, M. (2017, February). Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘Sur’, R.F. Scott’s doomed Antarctic expedition, and the persistence of the heroic leadership trope: An analysis using Irigaray. Presented at Doing business with the unconscious. Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Bell, E., Panayiotou, A., & Sayers, JG. (2017). Talking about TED: Contradictions and pleasure in the ted talk genre. Online Proceedings for Organizational Learning Knowledge and Capabilities. : International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC)
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Scahill, SL., Tracey, M., Sayers, J., & Warren, L. (2017, April). Managing the health care provider and retailer divide in community pharmacy – it all comes back to the culture!. Presented at Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice. Nottingham University.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Hodges, SAG. (2016). Skateboarding, collaboration and social entrepreneurship. In A. de Bruin, & K. Lewis (Eds.) http://sierc.massey.ac.nz/conference/documents/Proceedings.pdf. (pp. 239 - 242). : Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference. Collaborating for Impact
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.From the ground up: Creating meaningful work for young people. . AUT, Auckland
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.What might Labour Process Theory look like if non-­‐human animals are allowed agency?A feminist perspective. . Keele University, United Kingdom
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.(2016, July 12). Writing research papers via birds and bitches. In https://scos2016.wordpress.com, Standing Conference on Organisational Symbolism (SCOS)
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.(2016). Fly my pretties! fly! fly: Dialectical and rhetorical transendence in John Oliver’s net neutrality intervention. Paper presented at the meeting of Under New Management: Innovating for Sustainable and Just Futures. Brisbane, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Warren, L., Scahill, S., & Sayers, JG. (2016). Do pharmacists perceive themselves as entrepreneurs & if so how does this impact on their practice?. ISBE Proceedings, 2016. : Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2016
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2015). Cat-bird writing in Aotearoa. , Aotearoa New Zealand Human-Animal Studies Conference 2015
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Ruth, DW., & Sayers, J.Here be dragons: Mapping our anxiety. . Macquarie University Sydney
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Plester, B.Rough play: On researching humour whilst being frightened.. . Utrecht, Netherlands
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.'Here be dragons': Interstices, suture and the uncanny. Paper presented at the meeting of https://www.egosnet.org/2014_rotterdam/colloquium_program__full_version_pdf. Rotterdam, Netherlands
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.The work of animals. . Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.On sarcasm and the labour proces. . Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Auckland
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.Cats versus birds: Analysis of #catstogo and murmuration in social media.. . Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Brunton, M., & Sayers, JG.Transparency in the organisation of eldercare: Viewing aged care-giving through Foucault’s heterotopic mirror.. Paper presented at the meeting of https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/ica/ica15/. Pueto Rico
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Plester, B, .Exploring the gendered dimensions of rough inter-play in an IT firm. . Chania, Crete, Greece
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Bradbury, P., & Sayers, JG.The SKYCITY Breakers. A values-based culture. . Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Jones, D.Embodied agency on the Internet: How do women use social media to improve their work experiences?. . Keele University, UK
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Hodges, S.Embodiment and social entrepreneurship: Play and flow in skateboarding. . Utrecht, Netherlands
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Bradbury, T. (2014). The SKYCITY Breakers: A values-based culture. , Sport Management Australia and New ZEaland
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Hodges, S. (2014). What can entrepreneurs learn from skateboarding? An embodied perspective centered on the 'play' experience. , Standing Conference on Organisational Symbolism (SCOS)
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Hodges, S.Flow and social entrepreneurship: Making a difference with skateboarding.. . Massey University, Albany Campus, Auckland, New Zealand
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Jones, D.Rage, pay equity and collectivism: Lessons from the Thompson debacle. . Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.(2013, June 25). Unmaking, making and money-making: The case of toothbrush innovation. In http://scos2013.wz.uw.edu.pl, Standing Conference on Organisational Symbolism (SCOS)
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Bradbury, PE., & Sayers, J.Sustainable Success: The SKYCITY Breakers' road to ANBL Championship titles. . Sydney, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2011). The wise wound' revisited: Work, wisdom and women's humour. In Practical Wisdom, Practical Wisdom. Leadership organisation and Integral Business Practice
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Chrystall, A.(2011, June 29). The joy of being 'Braindead'. , Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (POPCAANZ)
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Brunton, M. (2011). Victims, villains and victors: Media framing of the NZ 2006 junior doctors' strike. Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference. (pp. 1 - 13). : Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Fachira, I., Sayers, JG., & Chen, SC.Subtext and playtext in a hairdresser online discussion forum. : Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.Sorry is the hardest word: Service recovery and the power of an apology. . Istanbul, Turkey
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.The fire below: Auckland's volcanic amnesia and its impact on business development. . Deakin University, Melbourne
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.(2010, November). The fire below: Auckland's volcanic amnesia. Heat. ACSCOS 2010. Proceedings of the 4th annual Conference of ACSCOS. (pp. 100 - 102).
[Conference]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, J. (2010). Working in social third places: Human resource management implications. Research Forum 2010. (pp. 179 - 192).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.(2009, November 18). Invisible work and Foucault’s heterotopias: The Kai Tiaki photographic essay of care-givers working with the elderly. , 2nd New Zealand Discourse Conference, ‘Tilts and Shifts – Applying a Discourse Analysis Lens’
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2009, November). Invisible work and foucaults heterotopias: A discussion of the Kai Tiaki photographic essay of care-givers working with the elderly. Presented at New Zealand Discourse Conference. AUT University, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG.(2009). Napkin notes: Cafes and idea work. . Barcelona, Spain
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Smollan, R., Matheny, JA., & Sayers, JG. (2008). Personality, affect and organisational change. Emonet: The 6th Annual International Conference on Emotions and Organizational Life. (pp. 1 - 39).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., Monin, N., & Bathurst, RJ. (2008). Customer service internet humour: Ambivalence, carnivalesque and masking. Proceedings of the 24th European Group on Organisational Symbolism Colloquium. (pp. 1 - 22).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Monin, N. (2008). Reading William Blake: Heaven, hell and the city. In Proceedings of (SCOS) Standing Conference on Organisational Symbolism(pp. 58 - 58). : Manchester Business School
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., Low, W., & Davenport, E. (2008). The Warehouse comes to Kerikeri: Small town meets new retail development. In Proceedings of The 3rd Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism(pp. 57 - 58). , 3rd Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism: University of Technology
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2008). The role of family photograph albums in organizing New Zealand identites. In Proceedings of Organisation Identity Locality Exploring the local within the Aotearoa/New Zealand locality(pp. 85 - 87). , Organisation, Identity & Locality (IV): Exploring the local within the Aotearoa/New Zealand locality: Otago University
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
van Gelderen, MW., Sayers, JG., & Keen, C. (2008). Home-based internet businesses as drivers of variety. Proceedings of the 24th European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium. (pp. 1 - 19).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Smollan, R., Matheny, JA., & Sayers, JG. (2007). 'The times they are a-changing': Emotional responses to the temporal dimensions of organisational change. Proceedings of the 21st Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference. (pp. unpaged).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., Catley, BE., & Stager Jacques, R. (Eds.)(2006). Proceedings of the 2nd Meeting, Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. In Proceedings of the 2nd Meeting, Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. Massey University, Auckland, NZ: Massey University, Department of Management and International Business
[Conference Other]Edited by: Catley, B., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Keen, C. (2006). 'Work in cafes': A progress report. In Proceedings of the 2nd Meeting, Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism(pp. 33 - 34). , Australian Caucus of the Standing Conference of an Organization: Massey University, Department of Management and International Business
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2006). Emotional contagion and the 'infectious' service smile: A response using parody. In Proceedings of the 2nd Meeting of the Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism(pp. 31 - 32). : Massey University, Department of Management and International Business
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Prichard, GC., Sayers, JG., & Bathurst, RJ. (2006). Dancing with the stars: Notes on constructing a critical management studies locale in Aotearoa/New Zealand. In C. Prichard, D. Jones, & R. Jacques (Eds.) Organization, Identity, Locality (OIL) II: A one-day conference on Critcal Management Studies in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Conference Proceedings. (pp. 34 - 43).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
Prichard, GC., Sayers, JG., & Bathurst, RJ. (2006, February). Dancing with the stars: Notes on constructing a critical management studies locale in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Presented at Organization, Identity, Locality (OIL) II: A one-day conference on Critcal Management Studies in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
Monin, N., & Sayers, JG.(2005). Love: Kevin Roberts' Lovemakers as a Critical Reading Engagement.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Monin, N., & Sayers, JG. (2005, July). Love: Kevin Roberts' lovemarks as a critical reading enactment. Presented at 4th International Critical Management Studies Conference. Cambridge, UK.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Monin, N., & Sayers, JG. (2005, July). Playing with distance: Critical interpretive strategies for management practice. Presented at 4th International Critical Management Studies Conference. University of Cambridge, UK.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., Bathurst, RJ., & Symonds, H. (2005). New Visions of self at work and at home: Critical perspectives on a photographic exploration. Poster session presented at the meeting of A New Vision of Management in the 21st Century: The Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Honolulu, HI
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., Bathurst, RJ., & Symonds, H. (2005). New visions of the self at work and at home: A photographic exploration. Poster session presented at the meeting of Academy of Management 2005 Annual Meeting: A New Vision of Management in the 21st Century. Honolulu, HI
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2004, December). 'Freeze frame': The memory business and nostalgia. Presented at Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism (SCOS). University of Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Bradbury, TE. (2004, September). The aesthetic labour of fitness workers: Embodiment, cultural capital and consumption. Presented at Work, Employment and Society Conference 2004. Manchester, UK.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Monin, N., Sayers, JG., & Monin, DJ.(2004). QBL or quibble? Aesthetically responsible business and another bottom line..
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Monin, N. (2004, September). Comedy, pain and nonsense at the Red Moon Cafe: The little tramp's death by service work in 'Modern Times'. Presented at 2nd Art of Management and Organisation Conference. Paris, France.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Bradbury, TE., & Sayers, JG. (2004, November). Appearance management and fitness workers: A survey into recruitment practices. Presented at 10th Anniversary Conference of the Sports Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. Melbourne, VIC.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Monin, N. (2004). Comedy, pain and nonsense at the Red Moon Cafe: The little tramp's death by service work in Modern Times. Second Art of Management and Organisation Conference. (pp. 668 - 690). Colchester, England
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Plester, B., & Sayers, JG. (2004, September). Taking the piss: The use of banter in the IT industry. Presented at Second Art of Management and Organisation Conference. Paris, France.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Plester, B., & Sayers, JG. (2004). Taking the piss: The use of banter in the IT industry. Second Art of Management and Organisation Conference. (pp. 690 - 710). Colchester, England
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Monin, N., Sayers, JG., & Monin, JJ. (2004, September). Quibble or QBL? Do we want another (aesthetic) bottom line?. Presented at Second Art of Management and Organisation Conference: The Art of Oppression. Paris, France.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Bradbury, TE. (2004). Let the music take your mind: Aesthetic labour and working out to music. Work, Employment and Society Conference. (pp. unpaged). Manchester, UK
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2003, July). Small treats: Retail work from a consumer's perspective. Presented at 21st Standing Conference on Organisational Symbolism. Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Page, CA. (2003). Job satisfaction in retail bank call centres: A report on a large-scale research project. In AB. Ed (Ed.) Surfing the Waves: Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM). (pp. unpaged). Fremantle, WA
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2003). Technology, the JIT service labour process and the customer: New possibilities for resistance/misbehaviour and consumption in the labour process?. In M. Brigham, C. Brown, A. Contu, C. Elliott, S. Fox, N. Hayes, . . . ST. Eds (Eds.) 3rd International Critical Management Studies Conference. (pp. unpaged). Lancaster, UK
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2002, July). Images of work: Aesthetics and ambiguity in shopping mall encounters. Presented at 5th Asia Pacific Sociological Association Conference 2002. Brisbane, QLD.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG. (2002). The advertised worker. In CB. Ed (Ed.) Social Diversity and the Politics of Exclusion: Sociological Association of Aotearoa (New Zealand ) Proceedings of Conference 2001. (pp. 250 - 254). Palmerston North, NZ
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Page, CA., & Sayers, JG. (2001). Research trek: Boldly exploring the retail bank call centre workers' universe. (pp. 1 - 1). , Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference 2001: Closing the Divide Lindfield, NSW: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Keen, C.'Work in cafes': A progress report. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2nd Meeting of the Australasian Caucus of the Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism. Massey University, Auckland, NZ
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Sayers, J.

Other

Sayers, J. (2019). Of labour and love: Exploring conditions of debt bondage: Panel Participant.
[Other]Authored by: Sayers, J.Contributed to by: Sayers, J.
Parker, J., Taskin, N., Sayers, J., Kennedy, J., & Rees, D. (2017). Women on their way?. (pp. 20 - 22). HRINZ
[Other]Authored by: Parker, J., Sayers, J.
Bradbury, PE., & Sayers, J. (2014, March). 'SKYCITY Breakers: A values-based culture, competition and connectivity'. In MPOWER's 'After 5 - People and Work' seminar.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., van Gelderen, MW., & Keen, C. (2007). Home-based internet businesses as drivers of variety. In Department of Management and International Business Research Working Paper Series(pp. 1 - 22). : Massey University, Department of Management and International Business
[Working Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., Low, W., & Davenport, E. (2007). The impact of The Warehouse on New Zealand small towns: A discussion paper with specific reference to Maori. In Department of Management and International Business Research Working Paper Series(pp. 1 - 23). : Massey University, Department of Management and International Business
[Working Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Ruffolo, L. (2007). What lessons can we learn from Babe, a sheep-pig, about cultural adaptation?. In Department of Management and International Business Research Working Paper Series(pp. 1 - 16). : Massey University, Department of Management and International Business
[Working Paper]Authored by: Sayers, J.
Bathurst, RJ., Sayers, JG., & Monin, N. (2007). Re-conceiving management education: Artful teaching and learning. In Department of Management and International Business Research Working Paper Series(pp. 1 - 20). : Massey University, Department of Management and International Business
[Working Paper]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., Bathurst, RJ., & Symonds, H. (2007). Irony's architecture: Reflections on a photographic research project. In Department of Management and International Business Research Working Paper Series(pp. 1 - 22). : Massey University, Department of Management and International Business
[Working Paper]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Bathurst, RJ. (2007). Irony's architecture: Reflections on a photographic research project. Presented at Massey University, Auckland, NZ.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Bathurst, R., Sayers, J.
Sayers, JG., & Bradbury, TE. (2005, September). The power of appearance: A study of recruitment practices in the fitness industry. : The European Association for Sport Management and the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sayers, J.

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

Janet Sayers has experience teaching a wide range of courses in diversity management, organisational behaviour, service management, human resource management, small business management and entrepreneurship and other business courses. In 2023 Janet Sayers is teaching the postgraduate course - Advanced Organisational Behaviour, and 152.304 Managing Services Janet uses novel approaches to teaching and real-life case studies. As story methods are a feature of her research, Janet uses story and narrative to introduce students to ideas and practices.

Graduate Supervision Statement

Janet Sayers is a highly engaged and very experienced supervisor. Janet is interested in supervising projects that are novel and/or creative and deal with contemporary social and business challenges. Her expertise is in narrative and story methods of analysis. She has a particular interest in posthumanist theory and is interested in projects that investigate implications of the mutable nature of 'being human' in the 21st century, and especially the business challenges that emerge with new technological innovations and also our relationships with ecology and animals. 


Prof Janet Sayers is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Main Supervisor 1 3
Co-supervisor 2 4

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • Lynette McCurdy - Doctor of Philosophy
    The influence of tribal, commercial and community aspirations on strategic human resource choices, decisions in indigenous organisations

Co-supervisor of:

  • Ruth Jackson - Doctor of Philosophy
    Inclusive Entrepreneurship
  • Cheryl Gush - Doctor of Philosophy
    'The face in the mirror' Can Empathy in leaders be developed by engaging in portrait painting?

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • 2022 - Feng Yue - Doctor of Philosophy
    Unthought or a Contribution to Leadership Scholarship from a Chinese Perspective – Based on François Jullien’s work
  • 2013 - Ira Fachira - Doctor of Philosophy
    Knowledge and Learning in a Service context: Sensemaking in an Online Community of Hair Stylists
  • 2013 - Joy Panoho - Doctor of Philosophy
    A Maori-centred inquiry into health governance: Maori directors on District Health Boards

Co-supervisor of:

  • 2022 - Malimege Dilangi Shamalka Perera - Doctor of Philosophy
    Understanding Inclusion: An Exploratory Study of Women ICT Employees' Experiences
  • 2021 - Wahab Shahbaz - Doctor of Philosophy
    Mindfulness Experiences of University Staff in New Zealand: An Integrated Workplace Mindfulness Framework
  • 2009 - Roy Smollan - Doctor of Philosophy
    The emotional rollercoaster of organisational change
  • 2008 - Barbara Plester - Doctor of Philosophy
    Laugh Out Loud: The Relationship between Humour and Organisational Culture

Media and Links

Media

  • 28 Feb 2019 - Magazine
    Photo essay message 'still relevant', p. 10
    Feature article in Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, Feb 2019, about research published in Journal of Aging Studies