More featured researchers
More stories about the exciting and important work of researchers at the Wellington School of Business and Government.
Money for something
Professor Lisa Marriott and Max Rashbrooke are undertaking research into political campaign funding to support political party funding law reform.
Advocating for libraries
Professor Anne Goulding is focused on advocating for libraries and the important role they play in New Zealand communities.
The economic determinants of unethical behaviour
Professor Eberhard Feess’ research delves into the economic factors that encourage people to lie, cheat, and steal.
Family Matters
We may not be able to choose our families, but Dr Kate Prickett has chosen to study everything about them.
Turning school students into citizen scientists
Dr Cathal Doyle is researching how online citizen science projects can help New Zealand primary school students better engage with science.
The delicate art of managing a crisis
The psychology of blame, how crises unfold, ‘crisis contagion’, and what we can learn from them are the focus of Associate Professor Dan Laufer's research.
Entrepreneurship in the age of social media
Dr Mohammad Saud Khan is investigating how entrepreneurs can, and do, harness the power of social media.
Using data to answer important questions
Dr Jan Feld’s research might look scattered but it’s all focused on one idea—using data to answer important questions.
Supporting New Zealand exporters
Associate Professor Hongzhi Gao is engaged in research that seeks to help New Zealand exporters weather trade wars and other political disruptions to trade.
Using virtual reality to provide meaningful education on sustainability
Associate Professor Christian Schott’s research has led to the development of a VR experience that lets students experience cultures around the world.
Discerning patterns in supposed chaos
Associate Professor Markus Luczak-Roesch is leading a team that aims to understand and predict random events that occur within complex systems.
Busting management myths
Professor Stephen Cummings’ research explores the barriers to innovation that ingrained management practices create, and how to overcome them.
Equal treatment
Whether people are treated equally when it comes to welfare, pensions and sentences for financial crimes reveals a lot about New Zealand society..
Fast rise through the ranks of ethics research
Professor Michael Macaulay's research in public administration has a focus on ethics and has included an investigation into culture change in the New Zealand Police.
Examining tax behaviour
Award-winning economist Norman Gemmell’s research aims to create tools to analyse and predict how people will respond to tax and welfare changes.
Building our resilience
Ilan Noy, thought to be the world’s first professorial Chair in the Economics of Disasters, examines lessons from events such as the Christchurch earthquakes.
Analysing the analysts
Karl Löfgren has been examining how policy analysts work, and delving into public sector autonomy.
Exploring leadership through Cleopatra
Sally Riad often uses ancient Egypt as a way to examine management issues.