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Adjunct Professor Jane Parker PhD, MCom, BA, BCom
Adjunct Professor
Doctoral Supervisor School of Management and MarketingJane is Professor of Employment Relations (ER) and HRM in the School of Management. Her research focuses on comparative ER, equality and diversity at work, employee consultation, HRM, labour market analysis and union strategy. Jane was Senior Research Fellow at the Industrial Relations Research Unit at the University of Warwick's Business School before joining AUT as Senior Lecturer in 2008. She has 230+ publications including journal articles, books, book chapters, commissioned reports & conference proceedings. She received the highest grade in the 2018 and 2012 TEC PBRF research rounds.
Before leaving Warwick, Jane served as the UK National Coordinator and Contributing Editor to the European Working Conditions Observatory, and as a contributor to the European Industrial Relations Observatory.
Jane has had successful grant applications as a sole, co- or named researcher from the UK Dept of Trade and Industry/Acas/Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development; ILO; RSNZ Marsden Fund, European Foundation; University of Warwick, UK Economic & Social Research Council; AUT; and Massey University's Vice-Chancellor's, Research, Strategic Innovation and MBS PVC Office funds. She's been involved in various projects (e.g. as Primary Investigator on an ESRC Post-Doctoral Fellowship; sole UK partner of a 5-country team involved in analysis of the European Working Conditions Survey 2005; lead researcher for an ILO cross-national project on gender equality and social dialogue; and for ILO studies of employment and child labour policies in the Pacific). Her empirical/policy-orientated background is anchored in quantitative & qualitative research. Jane co-directs Massey's People, Organisation, Work and Employment Research (MPOWER) group, for which she and Prof. Jim Arrowsmith were awarded a Massey Business School Certificate of Excellence in Enterprise in 2014. She spoke at plenary sessions of the 2016 British Universities' Industrial Relations Association conference and 2009 World Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association. She co-received the Vic Taylor Memorial Paper Award at the 2010 Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and NZ Conference, and was sole recipient of the 2016-17 Massey Business School College Award Distinction - Individual for Research. Jane edited The Big Issues in Employment: HRM and Employment Relations in Australasia (2018) and chaired the 2019 HRD National HR Summit (as in 2017). In 2018, she was part of an international panel who reviewed the University of the South Pacific's School of Management and Public Administration (SMPA).
Selected roles and responsibilities
Member, International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) Executive Committee
Co-Editor in Chief, Labour & Industry
Editorial Board Member, Human Relations
Editorial Advisory Board member, Employee Relations.
Associate Fellow, Industrial Relations Research Unit, Warwick University.
Associate, Union Research Strategy Group, University of Sydney.
Co-Director, MPOWER.
Special issue co-editor, Journal of Industrial Relations, Sustainability, L&I, Economic & Labour Relations Review, and Employee Relations.
Professorial representative, Massey School of Management (SoM) Governance Group, and formerly, SoM Research Committee, and Massey Business School (College) Board.
Elected academic staff member, Massey University Academic Board (2018-20, 2021-24).
Former professorial member, Massey University Retail Programmes Advisory Board.
Former panellist, Business and Economics Panel, NZ Tertiary Education Commission's PBRF Quality Evaluation.
Jane is Professor of Employment Relations (ER) & HRM. Her research foci include comparative ER, workplace equality, & employee consultation. Before Massey, she lectured & researched at Warwick (UK), Auckland & AUT universities. Jane was a PI on a Marsden-funded Living Wage project & a current PI on a study of gender equity in the public service. She has led ILO-funded projects in PNG, Fiji & other Pacific Island nations. Jane was a panellist in the 2018 & 2012 PBRF rounds, 2017 HRINZ HR Researcher of the Year, & part of the 2019 HRINZ HR Research Team of the Year.
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: +64 (0)9 4140800 x 43393
Location: QB3.03, Quadrant B Building
Campus: Albany
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy - University of Warwick (2001)
- Master of Commerce - University of Auckland (1992)
- Bachelor of Arts - University of Auckland (1989)
- Bachelor of Commerce - University of Auckland (1989)
Prizes and Awards
- 2022 Labour and Industry Best Paper (Research Insight Award (certificate and prize money) - Labour and Industry: A journal of the social and economic relations of work (2022)
- Since 2012, I have received the following awards: External: * 2017 New Zealand HR Researcher of the Year (awarded by the HR Institute of NZ); * 2015 ‘best stream reviewer’ (HR) of papers submitted to the Australia & NZ Academy of Mgt Conference, 2-4 December (see ANZAM Newsletter, 30(2): 13); * 2012 - awarded an A grade by the BEC Panel for my PBRF portfolio (2006-11) with ROs=6/7, PE=7/7 and CRE=7/7; & * following receipt of the 2010 Vic Taylor Memorial Award for Best Paper at the Association of IR Academics of Australia & NZ Conference, (Uni. of W. Sydney, 3-5 Feb)a revised version of the paper was invited for inclusion as a chapter in the well-received Bryson & Ryan (eds) (2012) text, HRM in NZ: A critical primer (Auckland: Pearman). Internal: * 2016 Massey Business School Individual Research Award (Distinction in Research). Massey's VC wrote that it is 'a fine personal achievement & it is also an achievement that reflects positively upon Massey University' & Prof. Giselle Byrnes (AVC - Research, Academic & Enterprise) commented: 'Sincere congratulations on your richly deserved award! You need to know the competition was very tough'; & * 2014 Massey Business School ‘Certificate of Excellence (Excellence in Enterprise)’ with Prof. Jim Arrowsmith for MPOWER-related co-directorship & activity, plus prize money. - Various (2012)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
employment (regulation) in the Pacific region (including New Zealand and Australia)
HRM and strategic management in New Zealand firms
The Living Wage in New Zealand
social movement unionism
women, work and collective regulation
diversity and intersectional group organising
impacts of temporary working on employee well-being and work-life activities
Thematics
21st Century Citizenship, Resource Development and Management, Health and Well-being
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Business and Management (150300):
Business and Management not elsewhere classified (150399):
Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services (150000):
Human Resources Management (150305):
Organisational Behaviour (150311)
Keywords
(Gender) equality in work organisations
Employee consultation and engagement
Comparative employment relations
Labour market analysis
(Strategic) HRM
Executive education
Trade union organisation and strategy
Consultancy and Languages
Consultancy
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2017-18
- Convergence Partners (Executive Recruitment)
Co-designed survey-based study of women's careers and aspirations in New Zealand. -
2017
- Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS)
Delivered a training course on political economy policy analysis to PIFS policymakers in Suva, Fiji. -
2013-15
- Clarian HR
Co-designed 'The Great NZ Employment Survey' for several years, analysed results and co-authored research outputs. -
2010-16
- ILO
Various empirical studies on location of employment (regulation) in Pacific Island nations, culminating in reports and presentations to national tripartite partners.
Languages
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French
Last used: Intermittent use
Spoken ability: Average
Written ability: Excellent
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Statement
Papers coordinated:
114331 - Contemporary (and comparative) HRM and Employment Relations - internal
114709 - Managing Employment Relations (post-graduate) - internal and distance papers
114396 - Strategic Human Resource Management - internal
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2022
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Josephine Malenga
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Doctor of Philosophy
The relationship between organisational context and work-life balance of employees in New Zealand: A quantitative study using social exchange theory -
2021
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Wahab Shahbaz
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Doctor of Philosophy
Mindfulness Experiences of University Staff in New Zealand: An Integrated Workplace Mindfulness Framework -
2017
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Fatima Ali Junaid
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Doctor of Philosophy
The interplay of Job stress and Post-traumatic stress disorder in the context of terrorism, and its effects on employee outcomes: The roles of individual and organisational resources
Media and Links
Media
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20 Apr 2012 - Television
Contracting Out
I was interviewed by a reporter for Sky News on contracting out positions/work, and more specifically, the Ports of Auckland industrial dispute. Sidah Russell (External Relations, Massey University) w -
14 Nov 2013 - Online
Massey researchers study impact of living wage
Provided the commentary for a Massey University press release on the living wage project that I am co-leading with Professor Stuart Carr (School of Psychology, Massey University (Albany)). -
08 Oct 2013 - Online
Smart Technology Causes Work Overload
Provided an interview and commentary on the Clarian HR "The Great New Zealand Employment Survey 2013" for a Massey University press release. I lead a team of MPOWER/Massey researcher (Professors Jim A -
05 Nov 2012 - Radio
PNG Employment Policy
Interviewed by Radio New Zealand - Pasifika on my ILO-funded research into Papua New Guinea's current employment situation and policy development. This interview followed my presentation of a report o -
05 Jun 2013 - Online
New hub empowers better employment research
Provided the commentary for a Massey University press lease on the launch of the Massey People, Organisation, Work and Employment Research (MPOWER) group. I was the lead organiser of the launch which - view more...