Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington homepage
Photo of Professor John Davies

Professor

John Davies

Emeritus Professor

School of Management

Orcid identifier0000-0002-3902-3387
  • Emeritus Professor
    School of Management
  • RH 1008, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

BIO

John Davies joined the Department of Business Administration at Victoria University of Wellington in 1980, following prior work at the Welsh Regional Management Centre (now the University of South Wales); in local government; and as an operational researcher in the cable industry. He retired from his Victoria Business School/Faculty of Commerce roles of Associate Dean (International & Executive Education), and Director of Academic Programmes Accreditation, in 2017, having also served a five-year term as Chairman of the Management Group in the 1990s, and as Head of Victoria University of Wellington Management School (VMS) from 2005 to 2009.

John has also served terms as President of the Western Decision Sciences Institute (WDSI), Vice-President of the Operational Research Society of New Zealand (ORSNZ), as President of the Wellington Rugby Football Union and of the Poneke Football Club.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Dean (International & Executive Education); Director, Academic Pogrammes Accreditation
    Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria Business School, Wellington, New Zealand1 Jul 2012 - 31 Mar 2017
  • Professor oif Management Studies
    Victoria University of Wellington, School of Management, Faculty of Commerce and Administration, Wellington, New Zealand1 Jan 2008 - present
  • Head of School
    Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, School of Management, Faculty of Commerce and Administration, Wellington, New Zealand1 Jan 2004 - 29 Feb 2008
  • Associate Professor
    Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, School of Management, Faculty of Commerce and Administration, Wellington, New Zealand1 Jan 2000 - 31 Dec 2007
  • Chair, Management Group
    Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, Faculty of Commerce and Administration, Wellington, New Zealand1 Jan 1990 - 31 Dec 1994
  • Senior Lecturer
    Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, Department of Business Administrayion, Wellington, New Zealand1 Jan 1986 - 31 Dec 1999
  • Lecturer
    Victoria University of Wellington,, Department of Business Administration, Wellington, New Zealand23 May 1980 - 31 Dec 1986
  • Lecturer/Senior lecturer
    University of South Wales/University of Glamorgam/Polyrechnic of Wales, Welsh Regional Management Centre/Department of Management Studies, Treforest, United Kingdom1 Sep 1972 - 1 May 1980

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Operational Researcher/Mathematician
    BICC - British Insulated Callendar Cables - Research Centre, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 1968 - 30 Sep 1970
  • Research / Intelligence Officer
    Leicester City Corporation, Leicester, Department of Management Services, Leicester, United Kingdom1 Oct 1970 - 31 Aug 1972

DEGREES

  • MA
    Lancaster University, Lancaster, Lancaster, United Kingdom1 Sep 1967 - 30 Sep 1968
  • BSc (Hons) Applied Mathematics
    University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom1 Oct 1964 - 13 Jul 1967