Developing human capability project publications
Industry cases and discussion papers
Bryson, J, O’Neil, P. 'Overview of findings on developing human capability: discussion paper', Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington, 2008, 49pp.
O’Neil, P, Bryson, J, Lomax, H.‘Maori Research Strand', Discussion paper for the developing human capability project, Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington, 2008
Maori Research Strand Case Study
O’Neil, P, Bryson, J, Cutforth, T & Minogue, G, ‘Mental Health Services in Northland’, Final Report for the developing human capability project, Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington, 2008, 48pp.
Mental Health Services Case Study
Blackwood, L., Bryson, J. and Merritt, K. (2006) Case report on the Furniture manufacturing industry in NZ: discussion paper, DHC project, February 2006.
Mallon, M., Bryson, J., Pajo, K. and Ward, R. 'Learning at work, organisational opportunities and individual engagement: A case study of a New Zealand wine company', Paper presented at the 8th conference on International Human Resource Management (Cairns, 2005).
Bryson, J., Mallon, M. and Merritt, K. 'Opportunities and tensions in New Zealand organisations: The individual and the organisation in development', in Blumenfeld, S. and Lafferty, G. (eds), Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Labour, Employment & Work in New Zealand (Wellington, VUW, 2004), pp. 275-280.
Pajo, K. and Ward, R. Developing Human Capability in the Hawke’s Bay Wine Industry, A report for the Eastern Institute of Technology, 2005.
Bryson, J., Merritt, K. and Mallon, M. (2004) Themes from interviews on developing human capability in a factory, feedback report to participants in the project case study pilot.
Peer reviewed journal articles
Bryson, J. & O'Neil, P. (2009) Editors of Special Issue of the New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, Vol 34(1), on Human Capability.
Bryson, J. (2008) “Dominant, emergent and residual culture: the dynamics of organizational change”, Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol 21, No 6, 743-757
Lafferty, G. (2009) 'Familiar refrains, intractable issues: the radicalization of class-gender-race', Review of Radical Political Economics, 43(1). (in press)
Allan, C., Lafferty, G. and Burgess, J. (2008) 'University restructuring and teaching quality', New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations. (in press)
Lafferty, G. (2008) 'Surviving on the brink: New Zealand unions 1991-2007', invited paper for special issue on union recognition, Labor History. (in press).
Lafferty, G. (2008) 'Institutions, culture and the moral economy: the reconfiguration of class in theory and politics', Review of Radical Political Economics, 42(3). (in press)
Bryson, J. and Merritt, K. (2007) 'Work and the development of human capability', Formation Emploi: Revue Française de Sciences Socials, Numero Special: por une approche par les capacites avec Amartya Sen, No 98, 41-53.
Dow, G. and Lafferty, G. (2007) 'Ten years after: a reappraisal of the ALP-ACTU Accord 1983-1996',Australian Journal of Politics and History, 53(4), 552-568.
Feinberg-Danieli, G. and Lafferty, G. (2007) 'Unions and Union Membership in New Zealand: Annual Review for 2006', New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 32(3). (in press)
Anderson, G. and Bryson, J. (2006) 'Developing the statutory obligation of good faith in employment law: What might human resource management contribute?', VUW Law Review, 37(4), 487-504.
Bryson, J., Pajo, K., Ward, R. and Mallon, M. (2006) 'Learning at work: Organisational affordances and individual engagement', Journal of Workplace Learning, 18 (5), 279-297.
Feinberg-Danieli, G. and Lonti, Z. (2006) 'The union and non-union wage differential in the New Zealand Public Service', Policy Quarterly, 2(2), 27-36.
Hornsey, M.J., Blackwood, L. and Louis, W. et al. (2006) 'Why do people engage in collective action: Revisiting the role of effectiveness', Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36(7), 1701-1722.
Lafferty, G. (2006) 'Employer opposition to union rights’, International Trade Union Rights 12(4).
Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G. and Lafferty, G. (2005) 'Unions and union membership in New Zealand: Annual review for 2005', New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, 30(3), 81-94.
Hornsey, M.J., Blackwood, L.M. and O'Brien, A. (2005) 'Speaking for others: The pros and cons of group advocates using collective language', Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 8(3).
Lafferty, G. and van Fossen, A. (2005) ,The role of clusters in preventing tourism decline: A conceptual and empirical examination', International Journal of Services, Technology and Management, 6(2), 142-152.
Mallon, M. and Walton, S. (2005) 'Career and Learning: the ins and outs of it', Personnel Review, 43(4), 468-487.
Barry, M. and May, R. (2004) 'New employee representation: Legal developments and New Zealand Unions', Employee Relations, 26(2), 203-223.
Cohen, L., Duberley, J. and Mallon, M. (2004) 'Social Constructionism in the study of Career: Accessing the Parts that Other Approaches Can Not Reach', Journal of Vocational Behaviour, 64(3), 407-422.
Walton, S. and Mallon, M. (2004) 'Redefining the Boundaries? Making Sense of Career in Contemporary New Zealand', Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 42 (1), 75-95.
Blackwood, L., Lafferty, G., Duck, J. and Terry, D. (2003) 'Putting the group back into unions: A social psychological contribution to understanding union support', Journal of Industrial Relations, 44(4), 485-504.
Harbridge, R., May, R. and Thickett, G. (2003) 'The current state of play: Collective bargaining and union membership under the Employment Relations Act', New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations, 28(2) September.
Collective Bargaining Structures
Harbridge, R., Walsh, P. and Wilkinson, D. (2003) 'Labour Market Re-Regulation and its Effects on Free-Riding in New Zealand', Journal of Industrial Relations, 45(4), 529–538.
May, R., Walsh, P., Thickett, G. and Harbridge, G. (2003) 'Unions and Union membership in New Zealand: Annual review for 2002', New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations, 28(3) October.
Books, chapters and conference proceedings
Bryson,J (ed).(2010) 'Beyond Skill: Institutions, Organisations and Human capability', Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillian.
Roan, A., Lafferty, G. and Loudoun, R. (2008) 'Taking the employee’s perspective', in T. Le Trent-Jones (ed.), Critical Management Studies (1-14). Cheltenham, UK and Northampton (MA), USA: Edward Elgar.
Allan, C., Lafferty, G. and Burgess, J. 'University restructuring and teaching quality', Association of Industrial Relations Academics Association of Australia and New Zealand: proceedings of the 21st conference (Auckland, 2007).
Bryson, J. (2007) 'Human Resource Development or Developing Human Capability?', Chapter 10 in Bolton, S. & Houlihan, M. (eds.), Contemporary Human Relations in the Workplace: Searching for the Human in Human Resource Management. (UK: Palgrave Macmillan).
Bryson, J. (2006) 'Human resource management in New Zealand', Chapter 6 in A. Nankervis, S. Chatterjee, and J. Coffey (eds), Perspectives of Human Resource Management in the Asia Pacific (Sydney: Pearson Education) pp. 111-142.
Bryson, J. (2006) 'Human Capability at work: Property right or human right?', Human Development and Capability Association: proceedings of the 6th International Conference (Groningen, Netherlands).
Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G. and Lafferty, G. (2005) 'Unions and Union Membership in New Zealand: Annual Review for 2004', in S. Blumenfeld and G. Lafferty (eds.), Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand (Wellington: Industrial Relations Centre).
Bryson, J. and Merritt, K. (2005) 'The Role of Work in Developing Human Capability', 5th International Conference on the Capability Approach (Paris: UNESCO).
Lafferty, G. (2005) Review of V. Illegems and A. Verbeke (eds.), Moving towards the Virtual Workplace, Cheltenham (UK) and Northampton (MA). In Labour and Industry 16(3).
Lafferty, G. (2005). Review of H.C. Katz, W. Lee and J. Lee (eds.), The New Structure of Labor Relations: Tripartism and Decentralization. In The Journal of Industrial Relations 47(1), 123-125.
Mallon, M., Bryson, J., Pajo, K. and Ward, R. 'Learning at work, organisational opportunities and individual engagement: A case study of a New Zealand wine company', Paper presented at the 8th conference on International Human Resource Management (Cairns, 2005).
Pajo, K., Mallon, M. and Ward, R.F. 'Should employees leave the building? The role of formal education in workplace learning'. Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Organizational Knowledge, Learning and Capabilities (CD-ROM, FDF-Pajo, Mallon and Ward), (Boston, U.S.A., 2005), pp. 1-20.
Bryson, J. and May, R. 'Good life in the Bleak House', in Barry, M. and Brosnan, P. (eds), Proceedings of the 18th Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand Conference (Noosa, AIRAANZ, 2004), pp. 89-98.
Bryson, J. 'Capability in context: A systemic view of the sustained ability to perform', Proceedings of the British Academy of Management Conference (St. Andrews, 2004).
Bryson, J., Mallon, M. and Merritt, K. 'Opportunities and tensions in New Zealand organisations: The individual and the organisation in development', in Blumenfeld, S. and Lafferty, G. (eds), Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Labour, Employment & Work in New Zealand (Wellington, VUW, 2004), pp. 275-280.
May, R. 'Trade Unions and the Employment Relations Act', in E. Rasmussen (ed.), Employment Relationships: New Zealand’s Employment Relations Act. (Auckland University Press, 2004).
Thickett, G., Walsh, P. and Harbridge, R. 'Collective Bargaining under the Employment Relations Act', in Rasmussen, E. (ed.), Employment Relationships: New Zealand’s Employment Relations Act. (Auckland University Press, 2004) pp. 39-58.
Walsh, P., Harbridge, R. and Wilkinson, D. 'Employment Relations in New Zealand: The Role of the State vis-à-vis the Labour Movement', in Verma, Anil and Kochan, Tom (eds.), Unions in the 21st Century: an international Perspective (Houndmills, Palgrave MacMillan, 2004), pp. 61-74.
Ward, R., Mallon, M. and Pajo, K. 'Employees engaging in tertiary education: does it matter who pays?', Proceedings of the 18th Annual conference of the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (University of Otago, Dunedin, 2004).
Conference and keynote presentations
Bryson, J. and O’Neil, P. (2008) 'Developing Human Capability: The Potential Contribution of Workplaces to a Civil Society', Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand: proceedings of the 22nd conference (Melbourne: La Trobe University).
Dorsett, S. and Lafferty, G. (2008) ‘Bargaining anorexia: the problem of the skinny collective agreement’, Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand: proceedings of the 22nd conference (Melbourne: La Trobe University).
Bryson, J. ( 2007) 'Influences on the development of human capability for work', presentation to the 4th Vocational Education Research Forum, Industry Training Federation, Wellington, 28 March.
Blackwood, L. and Lafferty, G. (2006) ‘Deregulation and re-regulation: the New Zealand experience’, 20th Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand conference, (Adelaide).
Blackwood, L., Lafferty, G., Duck, J. and Terry, D. (2006) 'From apathy to action: The role of changed social context in union members’ engagement in union activity', Social Psychological Study of Social Issues, Biennial Convention, (California).
Feinberg-Danieli, G. and Lonti, Z. (2006) 'Union / non-union wage differential in the New Zealand Public Service', 20th Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand conference (Adelaide).
Bryson, J. 'How national learning and training strategies are implemented at the workplace level through industry training organisations', APEC HRD Forum: ‘Increasingly Vital Role of Enterprises in HRD, OVTA (Chiba, Japan, December 2006).
Bryson, J., Burke, S. and Cooper-Thomas, H. 'Organisational socialisation: What makes newcomers more proactive?', Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Psychological Societies (Auckland, September 2006).
Bryson, J. 'Human resource development or developing human capability', Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources (University of Toronto, April 2006).
Lafferty, G. (2006) ‘Union strategy, decentralization and deregulation: Australia and New Zealand 1991-2005', United Association of Labor Educators conference (Seattle, May).
Bryson, J. ‘New Zealand country report’, International conference on Vocational Education & Training reform (Oxford, September 2005).
Bryson, J. 'The role of work in developing human capability', Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE) (Oxford, October 2005).
Bryson, J. 'The role of work in developing human capability', Centre for Employment Relations and Organisation Performance (CEROP) (University College, Dublin, December 2005).
Dunn, C. (2005) 'Industry based vocational education and training strategies in Australia and New Zealand', 9th Labour Employment and Work in New Zealand Conference.
Lafferty, G. and Dow, G. (2005) ‘Globalisation, unemployment and the politics of fatalism: a social-democratic alternative’, Second Global Labour Forum, Institute for Human Development (New Delhi, December).
Merritt, K. and Bryson, J. 'Cultural Identity – The missing factor', 4th International Conference on Researching Work & Learning (Sydney, December 2005).
Roan, A., Lafferty, G. and Loudoun, R. (2005) ‘Taking the employee’s perspective’, Critical Management Studies conference (University of Cambridge, July).
Bryson, J. 'Developing capability in New Zealand organisations', Annual General Meeting of the Human Resource Institute of New Zealand (Wellington, June 2004).
Dow, G. and Lafferty, G. (2004) 'Ghosts of futures passed: Union renewal and the ALP-ACTU Accord', Association of Industrial Relations Academics Australia and New Zealand (February 2004). (revised version submitted to the Journal of Economic and Social Research)
Harbridge, R. and Thickett, G. (2004) ‘Women, Labour Force Participation and Gender Equity in Collective Bargaining Outcomes: Trends in New Zealand’ Proceedings of the 5th Asian International Industrial Relations Association Conference (CD-ROM) (Seoul, Korea, June).
Harbridge, R. and Thickett, G. (2004) ‘The Nature and Extent of Occupational Health and Safety Provisions in Collective Bargaining in New Zealand’, in Barry, Michael and Brosnan, Peter (eds.), Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand: Proceedings of the 18th Conference. (Noosa, February) pp 217 - 226.
Lafferty, G. and May, R. (2004) ‘Legislation, mediation and workplace conflict’, International Conference on Workplace Conflict (Adelaide, April 2004).
Lafferty, G. and May, R. (2004) ‘Legislation, mediation and unions: New Zealand’s Employment Relations Act 2000’, Labour Movements Conference (Sheffield, July 2004).
Merritt, K. 'Tangata pumanawa: lessons from the past', He Tirohanga Karearea hui, (Hawkes Bay, Eastern Institute of Technology, December 2004).
Anderson, G. and Bryson, J. 'Can human resource best practice contribute to a judicial definition of "unjustifiable" in employment law? The example of redundancy terminations in New Zealand', 17th Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand Conference (Monash University, February 2003).
Seminars and workshops
Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G., Lafferty, G., Bryson, J., O'Neil, P. and Kiely, P. 14th Annual Employment Agreements Bargaining Trends and Law Update Seminar Series. (2007). Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Napier.
Blackwood, L. and Lafferty, G. Presentation on current wages and conditions in NZ workplaces. (2006) Employers and Manufacturers Association’s Collective Bargaining Employer Advocates conference, Wellington.
Blackwood, L. and Lafferty, G. Workshop on current policy and practice in NZ workplaces, and implications for disputes in the employment relationship. (2006) Employment Relations Authority members’ meeting, Christchurch.
Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G., Lafferty, G. and Kiely, P. 13th Annual Employment Agreements Bargaining Trends and Law Update Seminar Series. (2006). Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Napier.
Bryson, J. 'What do we know about building workforce capability to support innovation', invited presentation at a Department of Labour workshop on Innovation-driven economic transformation, Wellington, 15 December 2006.
Lafferty, G. Workshop on current practice in managing the employment relationship. (2006). Human resource managers group, Napier.
Blackwood, L. and Lafferty, G. Workshop on collective bargaining research findings. (2005). Employment lawyers group, Auckland.
Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G., Lafferty, G. and Kiely, P. 12th Annual Employment Agreements Bargaining Trends and Law Update Seminar Series. (2005) Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch, and Dunedin.
Employment Law Seminar, organised by the Industrial Relations Centre, 1 July 2004, attended by representatives of business, government and trade unions. This was organised in conjunction with the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) Pay Equity conference on 28 & 29 June 2004.
Bryson, J. and Mallon, M. 'Developing people’s capability in New Zealand organisations: What’s happening now and what’s next?', Workshop session at the Human Resource Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ) national conference, Wellington, September 2004.
May, R., Walsh, P. and Kiely, P. 11th Annual Employment Agreements Bargaining Trends and Law Update Seminar Series. (2004) Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch, and Dunedin.
Mallon, M. and Bryson, J. Online Delphi discussion with HR Managers who participated in the HRINZ 2004 conference workshop on developing human capability.
May, R., Walsh, P. and Kiely, P. 10th Annual Employment Agreements Bargaining Trends and Law Update Seminar Series. (2003) Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch, and Dunedin.
Reports
Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G., Lafferty, G., Bryson, J., O’Neil, P. and Kiely, P. (2007) Employment Agreements and Law Update 2006/2007. Industrial Relations Centre, VUW.
Inder, L. and Bryson, J. 'The Ageing Workforce: retaining, utilising and challenging workers', A Literature Review, report for MAF and the DHC project, March 2007.
Blackwood, L., Bryson, J. and Merritt, K. (2006) Case report on the Furniture manufacturing industry in NZ: discussion paper, DHC project, February 2006.
Furniture Manufacturing Industry
Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G., Lafferty, G. and Kiely, P. (2006) Employment Agreements and Law Update 2005/2006. Industrial Relations Centre, VUW.
Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G. and Lafferty, G. (2006) Unions and union membership in New Zealand: Annual Review for 2004. Industrial Relations Centre, VUW.
Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G., Lafferty, G. and Kiely, P. (2005) Employment Agreements and Law Update 2004/2005. Industrial Relations Centre, VUW.
Blackwood, L., Feinberg-Danieli, G. and Lafferty, G. (2005) Unions and union membership in New Zealand: Annual Review for 2004. Industrial Relations Centre, VUW. Download (PDF 309KB)
Pajo, K. and Ward, R. Developing Human Capability in the Hawke’s Bay Wine Industry, A report for the Eastern Institute of Technology, 2005.
Barry, M. and Wailes, N. ‘Contrasting systems? 100 years of arbitration in Australia and New Zealand’, Working Paper 1/04 IRC, Victoria University of Wellington
Bryson, J., Merritt, K. and Mallon, M. (2004) Themes from interviews on developing human capability in a factory, feedback report to participants in the project case study pilot.
May, R., Walsh, P. and Kiely, P. (2004) Employment Agreements and Law Update 2003/2004. Industrial Relations Centre, VUW.
May, R., Walsh, P. and Otto, C. (2004) Unions and Union Membership in New Zealand Annual Review for 2003, Working Paper 2/04 IRC, Victoria University of Wellington. Download (PDF 532.9KB)
May, R. and Lonti, Z. ‘Identify and Explore the Impact of Current Pay Fixing and Bargaining Structures and Relevant Pay Systems in the Public Service on the Gender Pay Gap’, ‘Project 11’, for the Taskforce on Pay and Employment Equity in the New Zealand Public Service, Public Health and Public Education sectors. December 2003. Download (PDF 580.4KB)
Thickett, G., Harbridge, R., Walsh, P. and Kiely, P. (2003) Employment Agreements and Law Update 2002/2003. Industrial Relations Centre, VUW.
May, R., Walsh, P., Thickett, G. and Harbridge, G. (2003) Unions and union membership in New Zealand: Annual Review for 2002. Industrial Relations Centre, VUW. Download (PDF 1.67MB)
Trade journals and magazines
Blackwood, L. (2007) The Scope of Collective Employment Agreement Bargaining in NZ. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 26, May 2007.
Bryson, J. (2007) Ready, willing and able. In Employment Today, September/October, Issue 123, 26-28.
Lafferty, G. (2007) The Australian election: implications for New Zealand industrial relations? In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 28, December 2007.
Lafferty, G. (2007) Collective Bargaining Issues: The Obligation to Conclude a Collective Agreement and the Legality of Counter-Initiation of Bargaining. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 27, October 2007.
O'Neil, P. (2007) Human capability and the working poor. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 25, March 2007.
Blackwood, L. (2006) Annual wage increases: settlement period and range of wage increases. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 24, October 2006.
Callister, P. (2006) Making working hours decent. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 21, February 2006.
Davey, J. (2006) Combining work and eldercare: A neglected work-life balance issue. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 23, July 2006.
Merritt, K. (2006) Development of Maori capability. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 22, May, 2006.
Blackwood, L. (2005) Wages in New Zealand. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 18, May, 2005.
Bryson, J. (2005) The developing human capability research project, SKOPE newsletter, Centre for Skills, Knowledge & Organisational Performance, Oxford & Warwick Universities, UK, Spring 2005.
Dunn, C. (2005) Industry Training in New Zealand. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 20, November, 2005.
Lafferty, G. (2005) Multi-Employer Collective Agreements. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 19, August 2005.
Bryson, J. (2004) Developing human capability in New Zealand workers. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 17, December, 2004.
May, R. and Harbridge, R. (2004) Wages: In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 14, January, 2004.
May, R. and Harbridge, R. (2004) Regional differences in conditions. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 15, July, 2004.
May, R. and Harbridge, R. (2004) On wages. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 16, September, 2004.
May, R. and Harbridge, R. (2003) Free riding: In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 11, July, 2003.
May, R. and Harbridge, R. (2003) On wages. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 12, August, 2003.
May, R. and Harbridge, R. (2003) Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace. In The Employment Agreement, Industrial Relations Centre, VUW, Issue 13, December, 2003.