Chief Supervisors
Below are the chief supervisors and their areas of research.
Associate Professor Chuda Basnet
Chuda's work is mainly in the area of manufacturing systems modelling and supply chain management. He has also published research papers in engineering optimisation, quality engineering, vehicle routing, and empirical production management. He has supervised research in the production management area. His primary orientation is in the quantitative research methodology.
Professor Jim Corner
Jim has specialised in the area of decision making with a specific emphasis on multi-attribute/multi-objective decision making, decision analysis, decision support systems and descriptive decision making in a managerial context. He is also interested in the new field of systems intelligence. Topics researched by his recent PhD students include a taxonomy of decision making, decision making for heritage building earthquake-proofing, the role of change readiness in knowledge management processes, complex adaptive systems, ISO 9000, and competitive advantage in techno-savvy organisations. He is well versed in the variety of research methods available.
Associate Professor Eric Deakins
Eric's main research interests are in the areas of business information systems and processes, electronic business/government and supply chain management. A range of topics include information systems alignment; supply chain integration; dot.com innovation management and e-government sophistication metrics. He is well versed in a number of research methods.
Dr Stuart Dillon
Stuart has a research background in managerial and executive decision making and problem structuring with an emphasis on descriptive behaviour. Current research also focuses on the manner by which strategic decisions are made in organisations. He is also involved in ongoing research concerned with the sophistication of e-local government. Much of Stuart's research is qualitative and he has a particular interest in interpretive approaches.
Professor Bob McQueen
Bob's research interests include groupware, knowledge management, electronic commerce and machine learning. He has successfully supervised PhD students in the areas of industrial computing languages, end user computing satisfaction, groupware and process improvement, and agreement in computer mediated groups. Current PhD students are looking at the impact of IT on Maori organisations, groupware supported industrial training, ethics in electronic commerce, and IT supported tacit knowledge building.
Professor Paul Childerhouse
Paul's main research interests are supply chain management and logistics management. He has undertaken research in the automotive, aerospace and construction sectors to investigate how supply chains can become fully integrated and market-orientated. He has a preference for case-based research but is well versed in a variety of research methods
Dr Peter Sun
Peter's main research interests are leadership, knowledge management, and organizational learning. His research looks at theory development and applications in inter and intra organizational contexts. He has undertaken research in the manufacturing and service based industries and is versed in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
PhD Supervisors
Dr John Buchanan
John's research focuses on multiple criteria decision making; how decisions are made and how they can be made better. This covers a wide spectrum from interactive mathematical models, through behavioural decision making through to studies of decision making in organisations. He has supervised a variety of Masters and PhD theses in this and related areas, with both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. John also is researching teaching in the context of large classes.
Dr Karyn Rastrick
Dr Karyn Rastrick's research interests include understanding the development and use of information systems in organisations management of critical incidents, and strategic theories such as the resource-based view. Karyn's research is typically based within a phenomenological paradigm and she has a preference for case based research.