Qualifications

Profile

Alan Lockyer is a full-time lecturer in the Department of Management and Marketing, Unitec. Alan specialises in human resource management, leadership, organisation and management, international business, and sustainability. Alan's research interests include organisational restructuring and its consequences, international human resource management, the third sector sustainability issues, and international business issues.

He has a Masters Degree in Management from Massey University, Auckland. This empirical research is based on a study of MNCs expatriate manager selection criteria. He also has a Bachelor of Business Degree with a double major in human resource management and marketing.

Before becoming an academic Alan has worked in the health industry for over 20 years in the medical laboratory field. He also has proficiency qualifications in biochemistry and microbiology, and a specialist level qualification in microbiology.

Alan is married and has one daughter.

Research Interests

International business issues, business sustainability in for-profit and not-for-profit (economic, social, environmental) organisations, ethics and social responsibility, organisational downsizing, organisational change/restructuring.

Areas of Research

Human resource issues involving expatriation, business sustainability issues, international business issues; third sector sustainability issues.

Teaching Interests

International Business, Business sustainability, Leadership, HRM, General Management

Hobbies/Other Interests

Music (Rock, Blues, Jazz, Folk, Contemporary), sport (Rugby, Rugby League, Cricket, Basketball, Netball), travel, movies, trout fishing, camping, bush walks.

Publications

Lockyer, A. J., & George, S. (2022). What were the employee experiences during the Covid-19 epidemic in a New Zealand tertiary educational institute? Unitec/Te Pukenga Symposium, On-Line (Zoom).

Lockyer, A. J. (2021). New Zealand Non-Profit Organisation Responses to Programme Evaluation Efforts, Capacity, Evaluation Self-Reflection, Evaluation Barriers and Necessary Resources. Third Sector Review (Vol. 27(1)).

Southammavong, C., Lockyer, A. J., & Mirzaei, M. (2020). A Study of the Retention Strategies Needed for Retaining Talent in the Laos Banking Sector. Unitec Research Symposium, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

Southammvong, C., Lockyer, A. J., & Mirazei, M. (2020). A Study of the Retention Strategies Needed for Retaining Talent in the Laos Banking Sector. Unitec Institute of Technology Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand.

Lockyer, A. J. (2020). New Zealand Non-Profit Organisation Responses to Programme Evaluation Efforts, Capacity, Evaluation Self-Reflection, Evaluation Barriers and Necessary Resources. Third Sector Review (Vol. 27(1)).

Chan, D., Quifors, S., & Lockyer, A. (2019). A qualitative investigation into subsidiary level of Multinational Corporations performance measurement and management: Learnings from South East Asia. 26 th EurOMA Conference. Operations adding value to Society. 17 - 19 June 2019, Helsinki, Finland. Helesinki, Finland.

Lockyer, A. J. (2016). Evaluation capacity, barriers and resources needed to improve evaluation programmes in New Zealand Non-Profit Organisations. Dr Z. Hoque, World Business, Finance and Management Conference, Auckland, New Zealand November 28-29, 2016.

Lockyer, A. J., Nel, P., & Vilayvong, S. (2016). Utilising SHRM in capacity building of local managerial employees in foreign businesses in Laos. Dr Z. Haqq, World Business, Finance and Management Conference, Auckland, New Zealand November 28-29, 2016.

Lockyer, A. J. (2015). An Empirical Study of How New Zealand Not For Profit Organisations Are Faring In Performance Management and Evaluation. World Business Finance & Management Conference, Rendezvous Grand Hotel, Auckland.

Lockyer, A. J. (2015). An Empirical Study of How New Zealand Not For Profit Organisations Are Faring In Performance Management and Evaluation. World Business, Finance & Management Conference, Rendezvous Grand Hotel, Auckland.
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3301

Lockyer, A. J. (2014). Title: Proposed empirical research concerning the performance management in the New Zealand Not For Profit Sector. Dr Zia Haqq, Proceedings of World Business, Finance and Management Conference 8 - 9 December 2014, Rendezvous Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand.

Lockyer, A. J. (2014). "A study of the key cultural selection criteria that New Zealand selection managers use to select staff for overseas assignments". World Business and Economics Research Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/2998

Lockyer, A. J. (2014). A study of the key cultural selection criteria that New Zealand selection managers use to select staff for overseas assignments. .

Lockyer, A. J. (2014). Title: Proposed empirical research concerning the performance management in the New Zealand Not For Profit Sector. World Business Finance and Management Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3010

Lockyer, A. J. (2012). Key Issues Affecting the Effectiveness of Not For Profit Organisations. World Business and Economics Research Conference.

Lockyer, A. J. (2012). Key Issues Affecting the Effectiveness of Not For Profit Organisations. World Business and Economics Research Conference.

Lockyer, A. J. (2011). A proposal for the application of a logic model for evaluation and performance measurement of the New Zealand Nonprofit Sector. Unpublished at this stage.

Lockyer, A. J. (2011). Lockyer, A. J. (2011). A proposal for the application of a logic model for evaluation and performance measurement of the New Zealand Nonprofit Sector. This was a presentation of my proposal for a future doctorate at Massey University, Wellington as part of the pre-stage of the ANZAM conference. I received feedback from 3 professors and other doctorate students. .

Lockyer, A. J. (2010). The cultural management of New Zealand expatriate managers sent on overseas assignments. .

Lockyer, A.J. (2010). The cultural management of New Zealand expatriate managers sent on overseas assignments. .

Lockyer, A. J. (2010). Lockyer, A. J. (2010). The cultural management of New Zealand expatriate managers sent on overseas assignments. .

Lockyer, A. J. (2009). Portugal and New Zealand take a Positive Stance in their Development of Wind Energy as an Important Contributor on their Journey to Sustainability. Sustainability Conference 2009.

Lockyer, A. J. (2009). Lockyer, A. J. (2009). Portugal and New Zealand take a Positive Stance in their Development of Wind Energy as an Important Contributor on their Journey to Sustainability. Sustainability Conference 2009. .

Lockyer, A. (2008). A study of New Zealand based organisations expatriate manager selection criteria. (Vol. Master of Management in International Business).

Lockyer, A., Du Plessis, A., and Maritz, A. (2007). Climate change: Changes in corporate strategy and policy in the journey to sustainability. Commercium Journal, ISSN: 1021-9129 (Vol. 7 1).

Lockyer, A., Du Plessis, A., and Maritz, P. (2006). The corporate commitment to climate change and the changes in corporate strategy and policy in the journey to sustainability. Hoque, M. Proceedings of the Third International Business Research Conference (Vol. CD Rom).