HRM Musings: Cultural and contextual considerations in HR practice and education

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Russell Wordsworth, Moderator

Russell Wordsworth completed his PhD in Management at the University of Canterbury. His PhD thesis examined employee turnover decision making in a post-crisis context. His core research interests center on employee turnover and retention, both from the perspective of identifying the factors that drive turnover and on understanding the decision processes involved in leaving and staying. Other areas of research interest include ethics in human resource management; employee recruitment and selection; and careers related research. At present he is particularly interested in understanding the processes involved in career transitions from self-employment to organisational employment. He is also coordinating an international study examining the role of the human resource function in promoting ethical behaviour in organisations in South Africa, New Zealand and China.

Professor Jim Arrowsmith

Jim Arrowsmith is Professor in the School of Management, Massey University, NZ where he teaches strategic and international HRM. Jim has published over 70 articles in leading international journals as well as many book chapters and commissioned research reports. He has acted as a consultant for employers, trade unions and government agencies including the International Labour Organisation on projects in Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga. He is co-editor in chief of Labour and Industry and an editor of the International Journal of Human Resource Management. He also serves on the editorial boards of Service Business: An International Journal; Human Resource Management Journal; Industrial Relations Journal; and Employee Relations: The International Journal.

Karli Te Aonga

Karli Te Aonga has iwi affiliations to Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Ruanui and Ngā Rauru. She has extensive leadership experience across the organisational strategic development and human resource management disciplines. She lectures at the University of Canterbury on policy and Te Tiriti, facilitates the HRNZ kaupapa Māori HR programme Transforming HRM Aotearoa, and leads the Māori-Crown Relations Capability team at the Ministry of Education. Karli holds a Bachelor in HR, a Master in Māori and Indigenous Leadership and is a PhD candidate in Māori Studies - where her research is focused on tikanga Māori and the employment relationship in the Public Service. She is also māmā to three boys Cobey, Wiremu Te Awarua and Tūterangi-Te Ramaapakura.

Dr Maulupeivao Betty Ofe-Grant

Dr Maulupeivao Betty Ofe-Grant is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Betty’s expertise lies in Human Resource and Organisational Development (HROD) with a specific focus on career pathways, workplace literacy and numeracy, diversity, intersectionality, and cross-cultural management. Her notable research on the "brown glass ceiling" explored the impact of racism and cultural biases on the career progression of Pacific peoples

Dr Sairusi Ratulomai

Sairusi (often known as Sai) is a seasoned HR professional with 25 years of experience in a variety of sectors around the Pacific and New Zealand. Sairusi is adept at engaging with employees at all levels and excels at both the strategic and operational parts of people management. His PhD thesis from the University of Canterbury focused on organizational culture, which has expanded his knowledge in this field and reflects a long-standing interest in creating effective and creative workplace cultures. Sai's extensive experience and accomplishments make him an invaluable source for the topic we'll be covering today.

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