Associate Professor Graham Elkin

BA(Hons)(CNAA) MSc(City) PGCertEd(Leeds) FCIPD
Associate Professor

Graham teaches organisation behaviour and case writing. After a human resource management career he came to the University in 1983, and was the MBA Director from 1984-1989. He was Head of Department from 1999 until 2005. Graham's research interests are concerned with the application of organisational behaviour in New Zealand, educational design, case writing, internationalisation of business schools, the place of whole people in organisations and human resource development.

Teaching Interests

Organisational behaviour
Case writing
New approaches to the practice of management

Teaching Responsibilities

MANT 215: Organisational Behaviour
MANT 339: Human Resource Development
MANT 417: Human Resource Development

Research Interests

Organisational behaviour
Case writing and learning
Non-Western approaches to management
Mind, body, emotion and spirit at work
Social entrepreneurship

Supervision

Recent Completions

PhD

Haina Zhang (2011). Contemporary leadership approaches in Chinese businesses. (Supervisors: André Everett, Graham Elkin)

MCom

Schlaadt, R. (2009). Retirement for New Zealanders in 2025.(Supervisors: Alex Sibbald, Graham Elkin, Alan Geare)

Professional Affiliations

FCIPD - Fellow, Institute of Personnel Development (UK)
CIPD - Assocaite Fellow, New Zealand Human Resources Institute
Member, Academy of Management (US)

Recent Publications

For a list of recent publications, please click on the corresponding item:
Books
Book Chapters
Cases
Conferences
Journal Articles
Teaching Notes
Working Papers
Other

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Contacts

Room 8.13
Tel 64 3 479 8189
Fax 64 3 479 8173
Email graham.elkin@otago.ac.nz