Future of Work Research Group

About this group

Led by Dr Marcus Ho, the Future of Work research group is a multidisciplinary team of researchers who are experts in their field of people and work. It's evidence-based research uncovers valuable insights into wellbeing, workplace performance, innovation, and effective organisational environments. The group takes an outcome-based approach that informs practitioners and stakeholders on how research can advise what works and how to implement it. It's world-class research and insights are designed to help organisations create better workplaces that benefit employees and employers.

Members

Current research

Managing talent in SMEs and entrepreneurial firms

• Ho, M., Soo, C., Tian, A., & Teo, S. T. T. (forthcoming). Leveraging dynamic capabilities: Strategic human resource management and entrepreneurial orientation for innovation in SMEs. International Small Business Journal.
• Ho, M., & Teo, S. T. T. (2022). Activating collective agency in disrupted contexts: The social-cognitive context of ad hoc organising in a small and medium-sized enterprise. International Small Business Journal, 40(2), 273-304. https://doi.org/10.1177/02662426211049503.
• Lorenzo-Afable, D., Singh, S. and Lips-Wiersma, M. (2021), "“Procedure versus practice”: navigating ethical tensions in social entrepreneurship research involving vulnerable people in the developing world", Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, Vol. 16 No. 3/4, pp. 674-690. https://doi.org/10.1108/QROM-12-2019-1868.

Firm capabilities for change and performance

• Haar, J. M. & Harris, C. (2023) A moderated mediation study of high performance work systems and insomnia on New Zealand employees: job burnout mediating and work-life balance moderating, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 34:1, 68-91, DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2021.1961161
• Gibb, J., Scott, J.M., Teo, S., Thien, G., Singh, S. and Ho, M. (2022), "Historical and social aspirations: influence of SME key decision makers’ resilience, social skills and stress on attaining firm performance goals", International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Vol. 28 No. 6, pp. 1414-1437. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-06-2021-0482
• Kapoor , S. J., Ho, M., & Anderson, D. (2022). How Managers Make Sense of Human Resource Management’s Role in Building Trust: Enacting Espoused Human Resource Management in Indian Gas and Petrol Public Sector Organisations. New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 47(1), 101-129. https://doi.org/10.24135/nzjer.v47i1.92
• Brazzale, P.L., Cooper–Thomas, H.D., Haar, J. and Smollan, R.K.  (2022), Change ubiquity: employee perceptions of change prevalence from three countries, Personnel Review, Vol. 51 No. 2, pp. 770-786. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-04-2019-0211
• Williamson, D & Harris, C. (2022) From corporatist consensus to neo-liberal revolution: a gendered analysis of the hotel workers union and its impact on (un)sustainable employment practices in the New Zealand hotel sector, 1955–2000, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 30:12, 2878-2894, DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2021.1928146

Digitalisation, technology and managing

• Abdali, M., Ho, M., & Morrow, J. (forthcoming). The strategic use of digital learning solutions for employee development: Implications for employee relations. New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations
• Woodfield, P. J., Ooi, Y. M., & Husted, K. (2023). Commercialisation patterns of scientific knowledge in traditional low-and medium-tech industries. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 189, 122349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122349.
• Woodfield, P. J., & Husted, K. (2022). Sharing Knowledge Across Generations and Its Impact on Innovation. Wine Business Journal, 5(1), 88–103. https://doi.org/10.26813/001c.31022

Professionalisation, leadership and competencies

• K. Ahsan and M. Ho (2022). Analysis of Agile Project Manager Competencies From Recruitment Signals. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, https://doi: 10.1109/TEM.2022.3222037.
• Le Vinh Nguyen, Jarrod Haar & Roy Smollan (2021) Exploring a hospitality leadership competency model: Cross-cultural validation in New Zealand and Vietnam, Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism, 20:3, 319-343, DOI: 10.1080/15332845.2021.1923901

Wellbeing, productivity, and firm performance

• Haar, J., Harris, C. and Myers, B. (2023), "The effects of work-life balance on the well-being of older workers: same-same or same-different?", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-04-2022-0181
• Smollan, R. K., Morrison, R. L., & Cooper-Thomas, H. D. (2023). Working from home during lockdown: The impact on performance and wellbeing. Journal of Management & Organization. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2023.9
• Smollan, R. & Singh, S. (2021) How Social Entrepreneurs Respond to Enterprise Failure, Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, DOI: 10.1080/19420676.2021.1890189.
• Hurd, F., & Singh, S. (2021). ‘Something has to change’: A collaborative journey towards academic well-being through critical reflexive practice. Management Learning, 52(3), 347-363. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507620970723.

Workplaces and their environment

• Greenslade‐Yeats, J., Cooper‐Thomas, H., Corner, P. D., & Morrison, R. (2023). A paradox‐constitutive perspective of organizational gossip. International Journal of Management Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12345
• Greenslade-Yeats, J., Cooper-Thomas, H., Morrison, R., & Corner, P. D. (2023). How Workplace Gossip Shapes Interpersonal Relationships: A Qualitative Study from the Gossip Recipient’s Perspective. Group & Organization Management, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011231184685
• Morrison, R.L. and Stahlmann-Brown, P. (2021), "Perceptions and performance of knowledge workers transitioning from single-cell offices to shared workspaces: evidence from panel data", Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 36 No. 4, pp. 366-381. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-09-2019-0531