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To champion the study of management in public sector within the Massey Business School, with a particular emphasis on sub-national - especially local- government within Aotearoa/NZ
Senior Lecturer - School of Management
A professional Yorkshireman with a passion about the public/state sector with an emphasis on local body governance and politcs in New Zealand.
Lecturer in Management, Entrepreneurship & Innovation - School of Management
Associate Professor Margaret Brunton
Associate Professor - School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing
Margaret Brunton is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication, Journalism & Marketing at the Auckland campus of Massey University. Before entering academia Margaret practised as an RN in both the public and private health sector. Her research interests focus on multiple aspects of the role of workplace communication in supporting a sustainable healthcare service in NZ. Current research explores the intersection between communication and practice between RNs in culturally diverse healthcare organisations. The goal is to identify ethically responsible, practical initiatives to help health professionals navigate the increasing demands and complexity of a rapidly-changing work environment.
Senior Lecturer - School of Management
Associate Professor Grant Duncan
Associate Professor - School of People, Environment and Planning
Director (Arts) - College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Professor in Politics - School of People, Environment and Planning
I am a Professor of Politics and the Director BA (External Connections)
Brunton, M., Eweje, G., & Taskin, N. (2017). Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility to Internal Stakeholders: Walking the Walk or Just Talking the Talk?. Business Strategy and the Environment. 26(1), 31-48
Webster, K., & Cheyne, C. (2017). Creating Treaty-based local governance in New Zealand: Māori and Pākehā views. Kotuitui. 12(2), 146-164
Cheyne, CM. (2017). Directly elected mayors in New Zealand: The impact of intervening variables on enhanced governing capacity. In D. Sweeting (Ed.) Directly elected mayors in urban governance. Impact and practice. (pp. 139 - 158). Bristol: Policy Press
Duncan, G. (2017). The ‘soft target’ of Labour in New Zealand. In R. Manwring, & P. Kennedy (Eds.) Why the Left Loses: The decline of the Centre-Left in comparative perspective. (pp. 53 - 68). United Kingdom: Policy Press
Asquith, AR. (2016). Public sector management in New Zealand’s local government. In J. Drage, & C. Cheyne (Eds.) Local government in New Zealand: Challenges and choices. (pp. 205 - 217). Auckland: Dunmore
Duncan, G. (2016). Auckland: How to Govern It?. In J. Drage, & C. Cheyne (Eds.) Local Government in New Zealand: Challenges and Choices. (pp. 220 - 232). Auckland: Dunmore
Brunton, MA., & Galloway, CJ. (2016). The role of “organic public relations” in communicating wicked public health issues. Journal of Communication Management. 20(2), 162-177
Cheyne, ., & Imran, M. (2016). Shared transport: Reducing energy demand and enhancing transport options for residents of small towns. Energy Research and Social Science. 18, 139-150
Asquith, A., Brunton, M., & Robinson, D. (2014). Political influence on public-private partnerships in the public health sector. International Journal of Public Administration,38(3), 179-188. doi: 10.1080/01900692.2014.929590
Cheyne, C. (2016). E-voting Eventually? Online voting in (local) elections. Policy Quarterly. 12(4), 10-16
Cardow, AG., & Wilson, WR. (2013). Privatisation: The New Zealand experiment of the 1980's how did retail investors fare. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies. 5(2), 122-136
For enquiries regarding the Public Sector Management research group, please contact group directors:
Dr. Andy Asquith - a.asquith@massey.ac.nz
Dr. Andrew Cardow - a.cardow@massey.ac.nz