Media mentions
NZWRI is regularly mentioned in the media. A selection of articles is listed below:
Is your boss spying on you at work?
TVNZ's Seven Sharp featured a segment discussing employee surveillance with our Associate Director, Professor Jarrod Haar. The negative effects of being spied on at work included: higher anxiety and job stress and more likely to think about quitting.
A beautiful accountability
Leader of the NZWRI immigration and inclusion research group, Director of Diversity Professor Edwina Pio, gives two presentations on diversity. First "Privilege of Diversity: Working towards Inclusion" and second, "Strategizing for an unknown future".
Surprising link between crisis leadership and employee mental health
No crisis leadership is better for employee mental health than poor crisis leadership according to new research by Associate Director, Professor Jarrod Haar.
Good leadership can boost te reo Māori
NZWRI Associate Director, professor Jarrod Haar, discusses the importance of “servant leadership”and the and use te reo Māori.
Enhancing the impact of urban regeneration
A research team led by Associate Professor Scott Duncan, Professor Erica Hinckson and Professor Gail Pacheco has secured $7.95 million to quantify the societal impact of major urban regeneration projects currently taking place across the country.
Mind your manners - why etiquette is one of your biggest assets in the digital age
BusinessDesk, 11 September 2020
Research on the inclusion of te reo me nga tikanga Māori (Māori language and culture) into business culture, by Associate Director Professor Jarrod Haar, gets a mention in the discussion on kindness in the digital age.
Racism A Reality In Kiwi Workplaces
Recent research by Professor Jarrod Haar and Master of Business Management student, Saima Amjad, gathered and analysed racism data, which is scarce in NZ. The data revealed that workplace racism rates are high in NZ relative to international findings.
A three-day week? NZ telcos experiment with post-lockdown office life
Associate Director, professor Jarrod Haar comments in the NZ Herald on the virtues of a three-day work week.
How can HR walk the anti-discrimination talk?
Human Resource Director, 27 June 2020
Associate Director, Professor Jarrod Haar talks to HRD about strategies to address ethnic diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Kiwis looking to change careers urged to give beekeeping a try
NZWRI Director, Professor Gail Pacheco, comments on the potential prospects for Kiwis forced to rethink their careers. Gail notes that funding retraining programmes is a great start for those left jobless by COVID-19.
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