Our staff

Our 120 full-time academic staff are highly qualified and bring a wide range of industry experience to their roles. Over 320 adjunct Faculty (mostly off-campus) with relevant expertise also contribute to the development and delivery of our programmes.

Find out more about our staff by selecting a department below.

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• Council
• Executive Team
• School of Business
• School of Commerce and Enterprise
• School of Education Studies
• School of Engineering, Trades and Construction
• School of Environment and Primary Industries
• School of Health and Community
• School of Information Science and Technology
• School of Social Sciences
• The Learning Centre
• The Library
• The Maori Office

School of Business

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  Jane Needham

  Head of School

  Open Polytechnic

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am the Head of the School of Business.

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  Experience

  I have a Master of Business Studies, a Post Graduate Diploma in Accountancy and a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration. I am a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.

  I have spent most of my working life at Open Polytechnic in a variety of roles including Accounting Lecturer, Programme Leader and Head of School.
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  Allan Chang

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Business Finance
  • Corporate Finance

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I lecture in Accounting and teach the Corporate Finance (Degree in Accounting), Business Finance (NZ Diploma in Business) and Finance for Managers courses.

  Experience

  I have a PhD in Corporate Governance from the University Malaysia in Sarawak, a Master of Arts in Accounting & Finance from Lancaster and am a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom.

  Previously I was a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus), a Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Brunei, a Lecturer in Accounting at Mara University of Technology in Malaysia and have worked as a Group Accountant, Auditor, and Manager in various private companies in Malaysia.

  Publications and research

  The Effect of Corporate Governance Practices on Firms’ Financial Peformance – Evidence from Malaysian companies, Phd. Thesis, University of Malaysia Sarawak, 2005.

  Chang, A.L. (2008); The Impact of Internal and External Monitoring Measures on Firms' Dividend Payout: Evidence from Selected Malaysian Public Listed Companies, Corporate Ownership & Control, Spring 2008, Vol 5, Issue 3, P.126-138.

  Chang, A.L. (2008); A Survey Examining the Perceptions of CEOs on Corporate Governance Practices in Malaysian Companies, SASIN Journal of Management, Vol 14, No 1, June, Bangkok, Thailand.

  Chang, A.L. (2007); The Effect of Corporate Governance Practices on Firms’ Dividend Payout: Evidence from Selected Malaysian Public Listed Companies, International Journal of Business and Management, Vol 2, No 5, Perth, Australia.

  Chang, A.L. (2006); The Challenges to Brunei Darussalam Auditing Firms’ Prestige and Professionalism: Their Implications on Auditors’ Independence and Capital Market Integrity, in Articles on Issues in Brunei Darussalam, a book published in conjunction with the 20th Anniversary of Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

  Chang, A.L. (2006); Enhancing the Financial Infrastructure of Brunei Darussalam through Mandatory Implementation of International Accounting Standards, an article in a book to commemorate the late UBD’s Vice Chancellor Datuk Prof. Saedon.

  Chang, A.L. & Abu Mansor, S. (2005); The Aftermath of the East Asia Financial Crisis – A Review of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance and Capital Market Master Plan, TINJAUN: Policy and Management Review Journal of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Policy Studies of Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Vol. 6, 2004/05.

  Chang, A.L. & Abu Mansor, S. (2005); Can Good Corporate Governance Practices Contribute to Firms’ financial performance? – evidence from Malaysian companies, International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2005.

  Chang, A.L. (2004); The Impact of Corporate Governance Practices on Firms’ Financial Performance: Evidence from Malaysian companies, ASEAN Economic Review, Vol. 21, No. 3, December 2004.

  Chang, A.L. (1993); Creative Accounting - An Insight into the Nature and Extent of Manipulating Corporate Profits, Jurnal Akademik, ITM Sarawak, October, 1993.

  Chang, A.L. (1990); The Role of the Accountants - New Challenges Ahead, Jurnal Akademik, ITM Sarawak, Sept.1990.

  Chang, A.L. (1989); The Independence of the Auditors - Fact or Fantasy?, Jurnal Akademik, ITM Sarawak, Sept.1989.
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  Andrew (Andy) Kenah

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • The Economic Environment
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the industry and apply professional practice in a financial services organisation
  • Demonstrate understanding of investment concepts used by financial advisers
  • Apply principles of investment advice
  • Demonstrate understanding of relationships between economic environments, financial markets and their participants

  Qualifications taught

  • National Certificate in Financial Services (Financial Advice) (Level 5)

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Lecturer in Economics and in Financial Services and I teach the Economic Environment, and Economic Reasoning courses and some of the Financial Services unit standards.

  Experience

  I have a Master of Business Studies (Banking), a post graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Finance), a Bachelor of Business Studies (Economics), a Diploma of Business Studies (Finance) and am a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

  I have taught a variety of banking, finance and economic courses including Fundamentals of Banking, Advanced Banking, Investment and Insurance, and Principles of Economics. I have also written several banking and finance courses – including recently one of the foundation courses for the new National Certificate in Financial Services for financial advisers.

  Previously I worked for the Bank of New Zealand in sales and training and as a Tutor in Finance at Massey University.

  I completed my Masters of Business Studies in banking extramurally from Massey University so I know what it’s like to be a distance student. I'm currently studying towards a National Certificate in Adult Education and Training.

  Research

  My main research interest is Macroeconomics, with a focus on fiscal and monetary policies.
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  Catherine Nash

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • The Economic Environment
  • The Economic Environment

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I teach Economics in the New Zealand Diploma of Business and Bachelor of Business. 

  • Economic Reasoning
  • The Economic Environment

  Relevant education/work experience

  I have a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Economics, and a National Certificate in Adult Education and Training. I have worked at the Open Polytechnic since 2000.

  Work experience

  I have worked for the Ministeries of Transport, Foreign Affairs, Energy and the Housing Corporation providing Ministers and senior management with economic advice.

  Research interests

  I am interested in the innovations of distance learning.

• Cedric Hunt

  Principal Lecturer and Discipline Leader

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Introduction to the Legal System
  • Introduction to Law Office Practice

  Qualifications taught

  • New Zealand Law Society Legal Executive Diploma (Level 6)

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am the Programme Leader for the New Zealand Law Society Legal Executive Diploma and Course Leader for both Introduction to the Legal System and Introduction to Law Office Practice.

  Experience

  I have a Bachelor of Laws, have completed my Law Professionals, and have a Master of Business Studies (Business Law).

  I have worked as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, worked in both private law practice and in Government. My teaching experience includes teaching at The Central Institute of Technology, Wellington Polytechnic (now Massey University) and Open Polytechnic.
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  Chris Burns

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Organisation and Management
  • Quality Management
  • Operations Management
  • Operations Management

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Management Lecturer in the School of Business.

  Relevant education/work experience

  I have a MA, MPP and Diploma in Business Studies

  Work/ experience relevant to role at Open Polytechnic

  I have 30 years experience in the public service where I have specialised in management policy and systems.
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  George Huang

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Accounting Information Systems

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Lecturer in Accounting and teach Accounting Information Systems, and Managerial Accounting.

  Experience

  I have a Masters in Management, a Post Graduate qualification in Finance, a Bachelors in Accountancy, a Diploma in Information Technology, and a Certificate in Adult Training.

  I have worked as an Accounting supervisor/Systems accountant, Financial Analyst and an Accounting Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology and Whitireia Polytechnic.

  Research interests

  I am interested in virtual business accounting, accounting information systems, and accounting culture research.

  Publications

  Huang, G. (2010). A conceptual analysis of taxation systems on highly virtualised enterprises. GSTF international journal on computing, ISSN: 2010-2283, 1(1), 34-38.

  Huang, G. (2010). Virtual enterprise accounting, a serious challenge to cloud technologies – taxation series: Taxing a highly virtualised enterprise in New Zealand. Global Science & Technology Forum, ISBN: 978-981-08-5837-7, 66-76.

  Zhang, S., Huang, G. & Jin, X. (1995). Determination of unit cost for primary mechanised farming activities. Journal of China Agricultural Economy, 12(2), 68-72.

  Huang, G. & Meng, X. (1993). Dynamic planning of Haicheng county agricultural production using Input and Output Model. Journal of China Science and Technology. 24(1), 12 -18.     
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  Gigi Fenster

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Introduction to Commercial Law
  • Law and the Small Business Owner
  • Introduction to Commercial Law

  I teach in the law faculty. I am the course leader in Introduction to Commercial Law (510/71110); Law and the Small Business Owner (854A) and Judicial Studies (14D).
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  Gwyn Narraway

  Senior Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Accounting

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Senior Lecturer in Accounting.

  Experience

  I am a Chartered Accountant, and member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. I have a Masters in Business, a Diploma in Business Studies, a Diploma in Business and Administration, a Bachelor of Arts, and UnisaQualifications. I have worked as a Lecturer, a Tutor and a Demonstrator at Massey University.

  Research

  “Valuing Volunteers: Expanding the Relevance and Reliability Debate Research” with Dr C. Cordery to be published in AAR. 2010. Paper presented at AFAANZ, Adelaide, July 2009

  “Accountability and drinking-water in New Zealand” with Dr J. Barrett to be presented at the Asia Pacific Conference in Brisbane, November 2010

  “Volunteers: Valuable but invisible to accountants?” with Dr C. Cordery, published in the Third Sector Review, 2009. Original paper presented at Asia Pacific Conference, Paris, 2008

  “Conceptual Challenges Displayed through the Financial Reporting of Early Childhood Education Centers” with Dr C. Cordery, published in API, Vol. 8, 2008. Original paper presented at Asia Pacific Conference, November 2007, Kuala Lumpur and AFAANZ, Gold Coast, July 2007.

  Article published in the December Accountants Journal, 2006l: “The invisible crowd – valuing volunteer services” with Carolyn Cordery

  “A discussion on the use and care of New Zealand's pond of water”, presented at EIANZ conference, September 2006, Adelaide:

  “The Perception Gap – (Ac)counting invisible volunteers” with Carolyn Cordery, AFAANZ, Wellington, July 2006.

  “Reflection and discussion on ten tricky issues associated with the implementation of corporate social reporting” Asian Pacific Conference, November 2005, Wellington:

  “Hey! You’re responsible too”, with Leah Murphy, Poster. AFAANZ, July 2005, Melbourne.

  “Making the most of the clean green mantle”. Article, Accountants Journal, May 2005:  

  “They never said it would be easy”, with Leah Murphy. EIANZ, April 2005’ Christchurch:

  “The outcomes of changed delivery for a first-level accounting course”. Open Polytechnic Working Paper Series, December 2004.

  “Educating for sustainable development reporting in New Zealand”, CPA Australia Accounting Educators Forum, November 2004, Sydney.

  “Educating for sustainable development reporting in New Zealand” Poster, AFAANZ, Jult 2004, Alice Springs.

  “Web based communication appears to improve student persistence and grades but does nothing for those who do nothing”. Poster (McGraw Hill prize). AFAANZ, July 2003

  “Take the power back”.  Accountants Journal, July 2003.  

  “Using Web Based Communication to Improve Student Persistence in a First Level Accounting Course: A New Zealand Case Study”. Asia Pacific Conference, November 2002, LA.

  “Confusion in Accountability and Governance – The New Zealand Purchase Performance Proposal” with Dr J. and Dr S. Locke. Asia Pacific, October 2000 Paper, Beijing.
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  Jaco Pieterse

  Lecturer and Discipline Leader

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Management Accounting
  • Advanced Financial Accounting

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am an Accounting Lecturer and am responsible for teaching Management Accounting and Advanced Financial Accounting.

  Experience

  I have a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from North-West University in South-Africa and a MBA from Deakin University in Australia. I am also an Associate Chartered Management Accountant (UK). I am currently working on a PHD in Accounting. Before moving to New Zealand I worked as a lecturer at various Universities in South Africa for 16 years.
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  John Collins

  Senior Lecturer and Discipline Leader (Management)

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Human Resource Management
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Strategic Human Resource Applications
  • Managing Change

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Senior Lecturer and Discipline Leader (Management) in the School of Business. My main teaching focus is organisational behaviour and managing change but I am also involved in specific human resource-oriented courses. The primary courses I teach are Organisational Behaviour, Strategic Human Resource Applications, Managing Change and Change Management.

  Experience

  I have a Master of Business Administration and am a Member of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand. I have worked as a part-time tutor at the Auckland Institute of Technology for Henley Management College’s Master of Business Administration programme and also worked for the Accident Compensation Corporation. I had some 15 years of management experience which culminated in a position as General Manager Operations and included periods as Acting Chief Executive Officer.

  Research interests

  My research interests are organisational change, structural design, leadership and teams and small business management.
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  John Veal

  Principal Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Accounting Practices
  • Taxation

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  Course leader and lecturer for 71306 Taxation in the Bachelor of Business qualification.

  Relevant education/work experience

  Master of Business Studies (Accounting), Massey (1999)
  Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, VUW (1979)
  Bachelor of Science (Hons), VUW (1975)
  Chartered Accountant (1980)
  Prior to joining Open Polytechnic, John had nine years’ experience as an accountant in various commercial roles.

  Research interests/publications

  Veal, J., Turner, T., Macalister, C. (2010). Staples tax guide, Wellington: Brookers.
  [Staples Tax Guide is published annually in hard copy and monthly in electronic format (DVD and Internet). John has been a contributing author to Staples Tax Guide since 1994.]
  Alley, C., Chan, C., Dunbar, D., Flannery, P., Frost, A., Maples, A., Ritchie, K., Sharp, A., Veal, J. (2006). New Zealand taxation 2006: Principles, cases and questions, Wellington: Brookers Limited.
  Alley, C., Chan, C., Dunbar, D., Flannery, P., Frost, A., Maples, A., Smith, N., Veal, J. (2005). New Zealand taxation 2005: Principles, cases and questions, Wellington: Brookers Limited.
  Alley, C., Maples, A., Veal, J., & Polson, Higgs & Co. (2004). New Zealand taxation. Wellington: Brookers.

  Refereed journal articles

  Tan, L.M. & Veal, J. (2005). Tax knowledge for undergraduate accounting majors: Conceptual v. technical. eJournal of Tax Research, 3(1), 28-44.
  Tan, L.M. & Veal, J. (2003). Debt collection by tax authorities: Tax practitioners’ reactions to procedures. Australian Tax Forum 18(2), 243-264.
  McIntosh, R. & Veal, J. (2001). Tax evasion and New Zealanders’ attitudes towards it. New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy, 7(2), 80-110.
  Veal, J. (1999). Is expenditure to make computer software Y2K compliant deductible? New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy, Volume 5, No. 2 (August 1999), pp 71-95.
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  Jonathan Barrett

  Associate Professor

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Corporate and Finance Law

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am the Lecturer for Business Finance Law and also provide support for other Bachelor and Business Law papers.

  Experience

  I joined Open Polytechnic in late 2006. Before that, I taught a variety of law subjects for degree and diploma students at a regional polytechnic. In addition to professional qualifications, I hold degrees and post graduate diplomas from English and South African universities. Having run my own businesses, worked as a tax consultant for an international accountancy firm and acted as internal counsel to major financial institutions, I bring a broad business experience to my teaching.

  Research interests and publications

  I am an active researcher and have published peer reviewed papers on subjects including intellectual property rights, human rights, non vocational legal studies and taxation.

  A selection of my research outputs may be viewed at http://repository.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/list.php?terms=barrett
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  Joseph Eng

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Financial Accounting
  • Auditing

  Lecturer in School of Business
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  Josephine Bourke

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Employment Relations
  • Employment Relations

  Qualifications taught

  • New Zealand Institute of Management Certificate in Management

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Lecturer for the New Zealand Institute of Management courses.

  Experience

  I have an Master of Business Studies (Hons), a National Certificate in Adult Education and am currently studying for the Open Polytechnic Certificate in Designing & Facilitating E-Learning.

  Research interests

  I am interested in elder care, work-life balance, older workers and sustainability in education.
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  Leigh Thomson

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Employment Law
  • Property Law and Practice

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Lecturer in the Finance and Law Centre where I am the Course Leader for Judicial Studies, Property Law and Practice and the Legal Executive Diploma. I am also a Tutor for Employment Law. 

  Experience

  I have a Masters in Law (Hons), am a qualified Barrister and Solicitor and have spent over 20 years working in private legal practice and in corporate organisations. I have also spent time with an industry training organisation involved in distance learning.
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  Lisa Skogstad

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Estate Law and Practice
  • Litigation Law and Practice

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am the Course Leader and Lecturer for the Estates Law & Practice and Litigation Law & Practice courses in the New Zealand Law Society Legal Executive Diploma.

  Experience

  I have a Bachelor of Law Degree and have passed my Institute of Professional Legal Studies pre-admission professionals’ course. I also have five years experience as a solicitor in a legal practice.
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  Nazir Awan

  Principal Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Accounting Theory
  • Advanced Management Accounting

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Lecturer the Discipline Leader for the Accounting qualifications. I teach Advanced Management Accounting.

  Experience

  I have a Master of Science, am a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow - Chartered Certified Accountant (UK), and a Certified Management Accountant (Canada). I have held senior financial management roles in companies in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

  Research interests

  I am interested in governance and in accounting and accountability in not-for-profit organisations (Social Enterprises).

  Publications

  Conference papers: Pricing Challenge in a Social Enterprise: A Case Study, Social Enterprise in Action: A Case Study, Costing Dynamics in a Social Enterprise, Delivering Fit-For-Purpose Governance and Accountability: A case Study.

  Textbooks (Co-authored): Principles of Accounting (fourth edition) published by Pearson, Financial Accounting – A New Zealand Perspective published by Pearson.
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  Olive Alexander

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Introduction to Commercial Law
  • Business Law and Practice

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Lecturer and teach Introduction to Commercial Law, Business Law and Practice, and courses in the New Zealand Diploma of Business, and Legal Executive Diploma qualifications.

  Experience

  I have a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. I spent 10 years working as a solicitor in private practice working primarily in commercial property transactions before coming to work at Open Polytechnic.
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  Renu Joshi

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Fundamentals of Marketing
  • Buyer Behaviour and Communication Strategies
  • Marketing
  • Managing People

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Lecturer for courses within the New Zealand Diploma in Business, Bachelor of Business, and Graduate Certificate and Diploma in Management. I do course facilitation, student support, and course management. Courses I teach include: Fundamentals of Marketing, Marketing Planning and Control, Buyer Behaviour and Communication Strategies, Marketing Management and Advanced Marketing.

  Experience

  I have a Bachelor’s in Science, a Master’s in Business Administration, and a Bachelor’s in General Law.

  I have worked as a Marketing Executive for Otis Elevators India Ltd, a Marketing Research Contractor for CM Research in Wellington and a Voluntary Teacher/Assistant at Cardinal McKeefry School and at the School of the Nations in Macau.

  Research interests

  My current research interests include teaching across multi-generations, services marketing and cause related marketing.

  Publications

  National conference: academic papers published in proceedings

  Bhatt, R., Joshi, R., & Hebblethwaite, D. Entrepreneurial Approach as a Change Agent to the Process of Marketing Planning. Published in the proceedings of, New Zealand Applied Business Conference, 2007.

  Bhatt, R., & Joshi, R. Teaching an Entrepreneurial Approach to Marketing Planning for Business Success, as Applied to NZDip.Bus. course 248 –Marketing Planning and Control. Published in the proceedings of, New Zealand Applied Business Conference, 2006.

  Joshi, R., & Ramadass M. Ethical Internet Marketing – Key Criteria for Business Sustainability. Paper presented at and published in the proceedings of, New Zealand Applied Business Conference, 2005.

  Suda, R., & Kamath, A. Refereed paper - Three ‘Big E’s’ of the Learning and Earning Partnership: Education, Emotional Intelligence and Employability. Paper presented at and published in the proceedings of, New Zealand Applied Business Conference 2001

  Suda, R. & Kamath, A. Reflections and Directions ‘Opening the Doors to hi-profile facilitation’ Paper presented at, and published in the proceedings of, New Zealand Applied Business Conference, 2001.

  Nichols, M., & Suda, R. Marketing for e-commerce: Exploring the e-marketing mix. Paper published in the proceedings of New Zealand Applied Business Conference, 2001.

  Hornblow, D., & Suda, R. “Snap or the Sound of Silence? - How well do the attributes of NZ Dip Bus graduates match current and future work needs?” Paper presented at, and published in the proceedings of, NZ Dip Bus.Conference, 2000.

  Hornblow, D., Suda, R., & Davies, K. Bi-Modal Distributions – ‘A New Phenomenon in NZDB Assessments’. By – Dave Hornblow, Renu Suda and Kevin Davies. Paper presented at, and published in the proceedings of, NZ Dip Bus. Conference 2000.

  Suda, R., & Bull, Darrin. ‘Helping Small Entrepreneurs through students’- Paper presented at, and published in the proceedings of, New Zealand Marketing Educators Conference, 2000.

  Newspaper, magazine and web publications

  Nichols, M., & Suda, R. Peeling the e-Banana, in NZ Marketing Magazine, Issue November 2001.

  Suda, R., & Kamath, A. The spirit that moves us, in the Supplement ‘Campus' of the newspaper ‘Statesman’ India, October 2001.

  Suda, R., & Kamath, A. EI and Employability, www.sulekha.com  Published on 27th Nov. 2001.

  Suda, R., & Kamath, A. The spirit that moves us, www.thestatesman.net. Published on 18 Oct. 2001.
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  Richard Baxter

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Management Accounting
  • Financial Accounting

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a lecturer in Financial and Management Accounting, in the School of Business, for the Bachelor of Business and New Zealand Diploma in Business programmes.

  Experience

  I have a Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting) and am currently studying towards a Masters in Professional Accounting by distance education through the University of Southern Queensland.

  I have 12 years experience teaching in a variety of areas, including financial accounting, management accounting, taxation, marketing, management, MYOB, small business, economics and guitar. I have also had five years experience working with ex-gang, ex-prisoner rehabilitation and education.

  I also have experience in accounting and trouble-shooting work in the consultancy, chartered accounting, meat processing, private training education and commercial stock dealing industries.

  Publications

  Co-author, Principles of Accounting, by Smart, Awan and Baxter.

  Co-author, Financial Accounting: A NZ Perspective, by Smart, Awan and Baxter.

  Various financial accounting and MYOB computer accounting manuals.
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  Rudra De Zoysa

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Organisation and Management
  • Fundamentals of Marketing
  • Applied Management

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Lecturer and am the Course Leader for Organisation and Management and for Applied Management.

  Experience

  I have a Post Graduate Diploma in Management and have completed numerous management development courses.

  I have worked for 24 years at the Open Polytechnic. Previously I spent six years as Training Manager of Conzinc Riotinto of Australia and six years as Project Manager of the Wold Bank in Africa.
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  Ruth McIntosh

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Accounting Practices
  • Taxation

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I teach a mixture of first year Accounting and Taxation courses. I am currently the Lecturer for Accounting Practices in the New Zealand Diploma of Business qualification and am involved in teaching Taxation for the Diploma, and Accounting and Taxation for the Bachelor of Business.

  Experience

  I am a Chartered Accountant and hold a Bachelor of Business Studies, a Diploma of Business Studies, a Diploma in Accountancy, a Master of Business Studies and a Diploma in Communication.

  I have had considerable experience working in Chartered Accountants offices and am a facilitator of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountant’s Professional Accounting School.

  Publications

  I am the author of Accounting Practices: The New Zealand Context, and Professional Accounting Practices, both published by Pearson Education.
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  Tereska Knap

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Accounting Principles
  • Introduction to Accounting

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Tutor, Lecturer and Course Leader for Accounting Principles in the NZ Diploma of Business qualification.
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  Vanessa Scholes

  Lecturer

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Business Ethics
  • Personal and Organisational Learning

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am a Course Leader in the School of Business. My academic grounding is in philosophy, and its focus on critical thinking is my passion. I work in the fields of applied ethics and education.

  Experience

  I have a Master of Arts and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Adult ed.). I have facilitated ethics workshops for business ethics, for the Royal New Zealand Navy officer training, and for a postgraduate course in public sector ethics. I have tutored university courses in philosophy and New Start -Te Ao Maarama, and lectured a continuing education philosophy series.

  Research interests and publications

  My professional research interests include practical and applied ethics generally (in particular, employment ethics, especially privacy and discrimination, and public policy); and adult education (especially distance and online teaching, and critical thinking).

  Last year I had a book chapter published in Ethics and Public Policy: Contemporary Issues (VUP), and an article accepted in the highly-ranked Educational Philosophy and Theory. I have presented papers on ethical aspects of: the roles of public policy agents; the State's responsibility regarding resourcing tertiary education; experimental philosophy;and statistical discrimination in hiring.

  You can find out more about my research on my Academia profile.
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  Vasanthi Peter

  Programme and Discipline Leader

  Open Polytechnic

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  Courses taught

  • Leadership
  • Organisation and Management
  • Strategic Management

  Qualifications taught

  • Diploma in Applied Management (Level 5)
  • Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management (Level 7)

  Role at Open Polytechnic

  I am the Discipline Leader, Management, the Programme Leader of the Diploma in Applied Management, the Programme Leader of the Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management, and a Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator.

  I teach the Diploma in Applied Management, the Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management, Business Management and Strategic Management.

  Experience

  I have a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Arts, a Master of Philosophy and a doctorate. I have worked as a Research Scholar and was a Lecturer and the Research Officer at Curtin University and as a Programme Manager, Business Analyst and Research Manager at Whitireia Community Polytechnic.

  Research interests and publications

  My research interests include managing strategic change in a chaotic environment, taxonomy, risk management and strategic modelling.

  I have presented academic business research papers at international conferences and have submitted more than 30 papers to international conferences, and to academic business journals.

  I received the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Best Paper Award for a joint paper with Alan Coetzer and Raja Peter on continuous learning and employee learning processes.

  I was invited to present a paper on the effect of macroeconomic and environmental factors on the governance of government housing programs at an international conference and am currently a reviewer for the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management 2010.