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Training and maintaining autonomy-supportive supervisory style in low-skilled occupations
(2019)According to self-determination theory, employees' well-being is related to the autonomy-supportive style of a supervisor. However, the effect of supervision style on well-being remains understudied in low-skilled occupations. ... -
Supervisory skills training for the neglected supervisors: development and preliminary evaluation of an autonomy-supportive programme
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose Previous studies have demonstrated that an autonomy-supportive supervision style is associated with improved well-being and positive behaviours for supervisees. However, autonomy-supportive training (AST) has yet ... -
Empirical testing of genuine savings as an indicator of weak sustainability: A three-country analysis of long-run trends
(Springer, 2016)Genuine Savings has emerged as a widely-used indicator of sustainable development. This approach to conceptualising what sustainability is about has strong links to work published by Anil Markandya and colleagues over 20 ... -
Mindfulness as a personal resource to reduce work stress in the job demands-resources model
(Wiley, 2017)Based on the job demands‐resources (JD‐R) model, this study examines the different ways that the personal resource of mindfulness reduces stress. Structural equation modeling based on data from 415 Australian nurses shows ... -
Moderating role of acculturation in a mediation model of work-family conflict among Chinese immigrants in New Zealand
(Wiley, 2017)This study examined the antecedents of work–family conflict (WFC) and the mediation effects of WFC on well‐being consequences among Chinese immigrants to New Zealand, along with the moderating role of acculturation. Four ... -
Volatility and skewness spillover between stock index and stock index futures markets during the crash period: New evidence from China
(2018)This paper examines volatility and skewness spillover between the Chinese stock index and index futures markets during a market crash in 2015. The volatility spillover from futures to spot is significant and stronger than ... -
Corporate governance and correlation in corporate defaults
(Wiley, 2019)Manuscript Type Empirical Research Question/Issue This study examines the effect of weak corporate governance in terms of concentrated ownership, low board effectiveness, low financial transparency and higher shareholder ... -
Mechanisms linking acculturation, work-family conflict, and subjective well-being among Chinese immigrants in New Zealand
(Wiley, 2018)Work–family conflict (WFC) research has focused almost exclusively on nonimmigrant populations. To expand the understanding of WFC among immigrants, this longitudinal study (six‐month time lag) aimed to investigate the ... -
The role of NGOs in corporate environmental responsibility practice: evidence from Ethiopia
(Springer, 2017)This research explores the role of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in corporate environmental responsibility practice within the context of a developing country, Ethiopia, and provides a framework that enables NGOs to ... -
The role of IT application orchestration capability in improving agility and performance
(Elsevier, 2018)This paper investigates how IT application orchestration – a dynamic capability encapsulating a firm’s ability to refresh its application portfolio through a process of building, buying, and retiring IT applications – ... -
Mutualism beyond the "Mutual": The Collective Development of a New Zealand Single Industry Town Hospital
(Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, 2017)This paper discusses mutualism and its links to labourism. It is argued that rather than being contradictory, mutualism is incorporated into union activities in a range of ways beyond formal mutual and cooperative institutions, ... -
Māori women’s perspectives of leadership and wellbeing
(Te Rau Matatini, 2017)Within Aotearoa, New Zealand, Māori women are engaged in leadership roles in community and professional workplace settings, however little is known about how they maintain their wellbeing. This research sought to unravel ... -
Equality as a threshold conception: challenging future manager’s perceptions
(Emerald, 2018)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential to develop a shared understanding of systemic discrimination and the complexity of equality and an appreciation for the range of interventions designed to ... -
"Good" things take time: A living story of research so far
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose Although the process of fieldwork is often characterised by disorder, the requirement to adhere to a tightly defined methodology and produce timely research outputs often leads the authors to present the findings ... -
Social justice and women's careers
(2018)There are some exciting trends in women’s careers. However, gender discrimination still shapes the kinds of career outcomes experienced by women. -
“We’re all in this together”? The search for collective belonging in a globalised single industry town
(Emerald, 2017)Purpose Communities of work are a phenomenon closely associated with government social and industrial policy, and can be tracked in contemporary examples globally. This research explores community identity within a town ... -
Kaumtua Mana Motuhake: A study protocol for a peer education intervention to help Māori elders work through later-stage life transitions
(BMC, 2019)Background The Aotearoa/New Zealand population is ageing and numerous studies demonstrate with this phenomenon comes increases in non-communicable diseases, injuries and healthcare costs among other issues. Further, ... -
Migration: A means to create work-life balance?
(Cambridge University Press, 2018)In this article, we examine the postmigration work–life balance or conflict experiences of 15 Chinese-born mothers living in New Zealand. Our analysis contributes theoretically to the work–life balance and migration ... -
"What's going on?" Developing reflexivity in the management classroom: From surface to deep learning and everything in between
(ACAD Management, 2016)‘What’s going on?’ Within the context of our critically-informed teaching practice, we see moments of deep learning and reflexivity in classroom discussions and assessments. Yet, these moments of criticality are interspersed ... -
Changing perceptions about feminists and (still not) claiming a feminist identity
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018)We examine student perceptions about feminists and feminism, and the willingness to claim a feminist identity and engage in collective activism, as stated at the beginning and end of a Women’s Studies course. Course ...
