Our leadership team
Adjunct Professor Jane Parker
Jane's research and study interests concern comparative industrial relations and HRM, with a particular focus on equity in the workplace and trade union strategy. Currently based at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) in Brussels, Jane has co-led MPOWER with Prof. Jim Arrowsmith since mid-2013.
Professor James (Jim) Arrowsmith
Jim is interested in the management of people at work, and has researched and published on human resource management and industrial relations. Key expertise includes employee engagement, variable pay and flexible working time. Jim has been a consultant for the International Labour Organization, advising Pacific Island governments on the regulation of child labour, seasonal work and employment law.
Executive board members
Jim Arrowsmith
MPOWER Co-Director
Massey University (NZ)
Tim Bentley
Professor
Edith Cowan University (Australia)
Bevan Catley
Ex-Director, Healthy Work Group
Massey University (NZ)
Jarrod Haar
Professor
AUT University (NZ)
Jane Paker
MPOWER Co-Director and Coordinator
European Trade Union Institute and Massey University (NZ)
Janet Sayers
Associate Professor
Massey University (NZ)
Beth Tootell
Lecturer
Massey University (NZ)
Christian Yao
Senior Lecturer
Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Ted Zorn
MPOWER Co-Director and Director, Commercial Management
Massey University (NZ)
MPOWER also collaborates with external agencies for particular research projects or 'people and work management' issues/events.
MPOWER expertise by discipline (indicative)
The five main areas of research for the MPOWER hub are listed below, with specialists beneath each heading.
Human resource management (HRM) and/or Employment Relations
Human resource management (HRM) and/or Employment Relations
At Massey
- Jane Parker
- Jim Arrowsmith
- Janet Sayers
- Bevan Catley
- David Tappin
- Beth Tootell
- David Brougham
- Phil Ramsay
- Fatima Junaid
- Dr Salman Rashid
- Dr Kazunori Kobayashi
External
- Shane Scahill (University of Auckland, NZ)
- Paula O'Kane (University of Otago, NZ)
- Fiona Edgar (University of Otago, NZ)
- Valeria Pulignano (Katholieke Universiteit, Belgium)
- Bernd Brandl (Durham University, England)
- Patrice Jalette (University of Montreal, Canada)
- Stephen Blumenfeld (Victoria University of Wellington, NZ)
- Marcus Ho (AUT, NZ)
- Nazim Taskin (Bogazici University, Turkey)
- Betul Taskin (Bogazici University, Turkey)
- Tim Bentley (Edith Cowan University, Australia)
- Julie Douglas (AUT, NZ)
- Russell Lansbury (University of Sydney, Australia)
- Sarah Proctor-Thomson (NZ Public Service Association, NZ)
- Rae Cooper (University of Sydney, Australia)
- Marian Baird (University of Sydney, Australia)
- Sanjay Bhowmick (Northumbria University, UK)
- Jone Lako (University of the South Pacific, Fiji)
- Anne Boyd (ILO, Geneva)
- Richard Samuel (ILO, Papua New Guinea)
- Tony Dobbins (Bangor University, Wales)
- Peter Boxall (University of Auckland, NZ)
- Christian Yao (Victoria University of Wellington, NZ)
- Ozan Alakavuklar (Utrecht University, Holland)
- Christian Ibsen (FAOS, University of Copenhagen)
- Richard Rudman (Bolivar, NZ)
- Chris Forde (University of Leeds, UK)
- Aristea Koukiadaki (ILO, Geneva)
- Paul Marginson (University of Warwick, UK)
- Donald Hislop (University of Aberdeen, UK)
- Ben Imbun (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
- Enda Hannon (Kingston University, UK)
- Guiglermo Meardi (Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy)
- Jarrod Haar (AUT, NZ)
- Amanda Pyman (Deakin University, Australia)
- Peter Prowse (Sheffield Hallam University, UK)
- Joshua Healy (University of Sydney, Australia)
- Kate Lewis (Newcastle University, England)
People management, leadership and performance
People management, leadership and performance
At Massey
- Jim Arrowsmith
- Jane Parker
- Paul Toulson
- Bevan Catley
- David Tappin
- Darryl Forsyth
- Jarrod Haar
- Kaye Thorn
- Lili Zhao
- Fatima Junaid
- Ralph Bathurst
- David Brougham
- Damian Ruth
External
- Phil Almond (University of Leicester, England)
- Bernd Brandl (Durham University, England)
- Gabriel Eweje (Edith Cowan University)
- Kate Lewis (Newcastle University, England)
- Rachel Morrison (AUT, NZ)
- Carol Woodhams (University of Surrey, UK)
- Ben Lupton (Manchester Metropolitan University, England)
- Christian Yao (Victoria University of Wellington, NZ)
- Peter Boxall (University of Auckland, NZ)
- Nada Kakabadse (Henley Business School, University of Reading, England)
- Nazim Taskin (Bogazici University, Turkey)
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion
At Massey
- Janet Sayers
- Jane Parker
- Jo Bensemann
- Stuart Carr
- Shirley Julich
- Beth Tootell
- Selu Paea
- Patricia Loga
- Natalia D'Souza
External
- Amanda Pyman (Deakin University, Australia)
- Kate Lewis (Newcastle University, England)
- Katherine Ravenswood (AUT, NZ)
- Noelle Donnelly (Victoria University, NZ)
- Sarah Proctor-Thomson (NZ Public Service Association)
- Anne Boyd (ILO, Myanmar)
- Rae Cooper (University of Sydney, Australia)
- Marian Baird (University of Sydney, Australia)
- Gill Kirton (Queen Mary University, UK)
- Torkild Thanem (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Employee engagement, health and wellbeing
Employee engagement, health and wellbeing
At Massey
- Jim Arrowsmith
- Jane Parker
- Paul Toulson
- Stu Carr
- Kate Blackwood
- Bevan Catley
- Jarrod Haar
- David Tappin
- Darryl Forsyth
- Trish Bradbury
- Zoe Port
External
- Tim Bentley (Edith Cowan University)
- Katherine Ravenswood (AUT, NZ)
- Shane Scahill (University of Auckland, NZ)
Pacific-wide research
Pacific-wide research
At Massey
- Jane Parker
- Jim Arrowsmith
- Selu Paea
- Patricia Loga
External
- Tino Nemani (Ministry for Employment, Productivity and Workplace Relationships, Government of Fiji)
- Anne Boyd (ILO, Myanmar)
- Malakai Koloamatangi (Ministry of Pacific Peoples, NZ)
- Jone Lako (University of the South Pacific, Fiji)
- Ben Imbun (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
- Anita Togolo (Toksave Gender Resource, Pacific-wide)
Our associates and partners
Industry and other links
- Toksave Gender Resource (network, Pacific-wide)
- HRNZ
- Henley Business School, University of Reading (UK)
- Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre (DWPRC), Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)
- Bircol (UK)
- Governance NZ
- PositiveDirection
- Elephant HR
- European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
- Helen White Law
- EMA – Northern
- Centre for Studies for Social Intervention (CESIS) (Portugal)
- KU Leuven (Belgium)
- Living Wage Movement Aotearoa NZ (LWMANZ)
- New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
- International Labour Organisation (ILO)
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) (Ireland)
- Institute of Management NZ (now MLANZ)
- Convergence Partners
- Centre for Labour, Employment and Work (CLEW), Victoria University (NZ)
Associates
- Professor Phil Almond (Leicester Business School, Faculty of Business and Law De Montfort University, UK)
- Professor Marian Baird (Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney, Australia)
- Professor Peter Boxall (Department of Management and International Business, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Auckland, NZ)
- Professor Rae Cooper (Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney, Australia)
- Professor Tony Dobbins, Bangor Business School, Bangor University, Wales, UK)
- Associate-Professor Noelle Donnelly (School of Management, Victoria Business School, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ)
- Professor Chris Forde (Work and Employment Relations Division, Leeds University Business School, Leeds University, UK)
- Dr Enda Hannon (Department of Management, Kingston Business School, Kingston University, UK)
- Professor Mark Gilman (University of Derby, UK)
- Professor Candice Harris (School of Management, Faculty of Business and Law, Auckland University of Technology, NZ)
- Professor Donald Hislop (University of Aberdeen, UK)
- Professor Christian Ibsen (FAOS, University of Copenhagen)
- Dr Ben Imbun (HRM and IR Discipline, School of Business), University of Western Sydney, Australia)
- Professor Gill Kirton (School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, UK)
- Dr Aristea Koukiadaki (ILO, Geneva)
- Dr Jone Lako (School of Management and Public Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of the South Pacific, Fiji)
- Professor Russell Lansbury (Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney, Australia)
- Professor Paul Marginson (Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour Department, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK)
- Professor Guglielmo Meardi (Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy)
- Associate-Professor Rachel Morrison (School of Management, Faculty of Business and Law, Auckland University of Technology, NZ)
- Tino Nemani (Ministry for Employment, Productivity and Workplace Relationships, Government of Fiji)
- Professor Valeria Pulignano (Centre for Sociological Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)
- Professor Amanda Pyman (Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Australia)
- Richard Rudman (Principal at Bolivar Associates Limited, NZ)
- Professor Torkild Thanem (Department of Management and Organisational Studies, School of Business, Stockholm University, Sweden)
- Professor Carol Woodhams (Head of Organisation Studies, University of Exeter Business School, Exeter University, UK)
Past sponsors
- The Warehouse Group
- SA Partners
- Institute of Management NZ (now MLANZ)
Our links with research groups include:
At Massey
- Pacific Student Support
- Ending Poverty and Inequality Research Cluster (EPIC)
- Centre for Advanced Retail Studies (CARS)
- School of Management Women at Work (WaW) Special Interest Group
- School of Management Critical Management Studies (CMS) Special Interest Group
- Knowledge Exchange Hub
- Te Au Rangahau (Maori Business Research Centre)
External
- Toksave Gender Resource
- Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre (Manchester Metropolitan University, England)
- European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
- Governance New Zealand (NZ)
- Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia and New Zealand (MLANZ)
- The Warehouse Group (NZ)
- Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRNZ)
- Governance New Zealand (NZ)
- New Zealand Work and Research Institute (NZ)
- Union Strategy Research Group (USRG) (University of Sydney, Australia)
- Employment Relations Research Group (ERRG, part of NZWRI)
- Gender and Diversity Research Group (GDRG, part of NZWRI)
- FAOS (Employment Relations Research Centre), University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Industrial Relations Research Unit (IRRU), University of Warwick (UK)
- Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity, Queen Mary University (UK)
- Wright Communications (NZ)
- Centre for Labour, Employment and Work (CLEW), Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
- Convergence Partners (NZ)
- Diversity Works New Zealand (NZ)
- Henley Business School (University of Reading, UK)
- KU Leuven (Belgium)
- Public Services Association (NZ)
- Positive Direction (NZ)
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound, Ireland)
- Bircol (UK)
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (NZ)
- Ministry for Women (NZ)
- CESIS (Portugal)
- Business Central (NZ)
Contact us
Email mpower@massey.ac.nz