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Department of Management Systems
Chief Supervisors
Below are the chief supervisors and their areas of research.
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Associate Professor
Chuda Basnet
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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. |
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Professor Jim Corner
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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 descrptive decision making in a managerial context. Topics researched by his current PhD students include environmental policy and decison making, the impact of questioning in knowledge transfer, and competitive advantage in techno-savvy organisations. He is well versed in the variety of research methods available. |
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Dr Eric Deakins
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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. |
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Dr Stuart Dillon
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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.
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Professor
Bob McQueen
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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. |
PhD Supervisors
Below listed other PhD supervisors and their research interests in Management Systems Department.
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Associate Professor
Paul Childerhouse
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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. |
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Dr Peter Sun
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Peter's main research interests are knowledge management, innovation, organizational learning and learning organization. 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. |
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