Dr Carla Houkamau
Senior Lecturer
Carla Houkamau (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management and International Business.
Carla joined the Department in 2007 as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow. She completed her PhD in
Psychology at The University of Auckland under the Health Research Council Scholarship programme
as well as a Bachelor of Commerce (Conjoint) in Management and Employment Relations. Carla specialises
in the areas of personal identity and diversity management. Her current research programme is concerned
with the business case for diversity management: in particular, how diversity management can foster a
positive work environment for individuals from diverse backgrounds while promoting employee engagement
and productivity.
Qualifications: | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Doctor of Philosophy - Social Psychology | University of Auckland |
| 2000 | BA Honours (Psychology), First Class Honours | University of Auckland |
| 1999 | Bachelor of Arts (Conjoint) – Psychology | University of Auckland |
| 1999 | Bachelor of Commerce (Conjoint) - Management and Employment Relations | University of Auckland |
Special Interests:
| Diversity management, inter-cultural communication, cross-cultural management |
| Psychological (particularly social psychological) understandings of identity |
Awards:
| 2006 | National Maori Academic Excellence Award |
| 2000 | New Zealand Psychological Society – Presidents Scholar |
| 1998 | Senior Prize for Management & Employment Relations - The University of Auckland |
Teaching:
| 2012 | BUSINESS 151 G | Communication in a Multicultural Society |
| 2012 | MGMT 314 | Critical Issues in Organisations |
| 2011 | BUS 151 G | Intercultural Communication |
| 2011 | IB 303 | Cross-cultural Management |
| 2011 | MGMT 317 | Diversity at Work |
Selected Publications:
Refereed Journal Articles
In Press HOUKAMAU, C., SIBLEY, C., ‘Endorsement of the indigenous label“Pākehā” to describe New Zealanders of European descent: A function of in-group or out-group attitudes? ‘, Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy
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In press SIBLEY, C., STEWART , K., HOUKAMAU, C., MANUELA , S., ‘Ethnic group stereotypes in New Zealand.‘, The New Zealand Journal of Psychology
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In Press HOUKAMAU, C., ‘Transformations in Māori identity: Some things changesome stay the same‘, Qualitative Research in Psychology.
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2011 SIBLEY , C., HOUKAMAU, C., HOVERD , W., ‘Ethnic Group Labels and Intergroup Attitudes in New Zealand: Naming Preferences Predict Distinct Ingroup and Outgroup Biases. ‘, Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy , 10
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2011 HOUKAMAU, C., SIBLEY, C., ‘Māori cultural efficacy and subjective well-being: a Psychological Model and Resarch Agenda. ‘, Social Indicators Research , 103, 379 - 398 .
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2010 HOUKAMAU, C., ‘Māori identity Construction and reconstruction: The role of Sociohistorical contexts in shaping Māori identity‘, Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture , 16 (2) , 179 – 196..
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2010 SIBLEY , C., HARRE , N., HOUKAMAU, C., HOVERD , W., ‘The Gap in the Subjective Wellbeing of Māori and New Zealand Europeans Widened from 2005 and 2009‘, Social Indicators Research, 1, 1 - 13.
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2010 HOUKAMAU, C., SIBLEY, C., ‘The Multi-Dimensional Model of Māori Identity and Cultural Engagement.‘, New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 39 , 8-28..
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2004 HARRE, N., BRANDT, T., HOUKAMAU, C., ‘Young drivers' attributions for their own and their friends' risky driving.‘, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34 (4), 806-824.
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HOUKAMAU, C., BOXALL, P., ‘The Business Case for Diversity in New Zealand: What are the tangible benefits? ‘, Special Edition of the Asia/Pacific Journal of Human Resources., In Press
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Books
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Conference Paper
2007 HOUKAMAU, C., ‘Strategic Biculturalism Works (at work): Micro implications of bicultural politics. Paper Presented to ANZAM, Sydney, November‘
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