AProf Dai Gilbertson

Associate Professor,
Victoria Management School

Introduction

Dai Gilbertson is the first New Zealander elected to be president of the Australia-New Zealand Academy of Management and was awarded a Fellowship in recognition of his long service and contributions as Vice President, reviewer, member of editorial boards and teacher - all in the management domain.

As a Senior Fulbright Scholar Dai held a position with the University of Alabama's School of Business and also consulted on organization development with the prestigious Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.

Dai training spans management, marketing, and strategy with an emphasis on action oriented research and organization development. His emphasis is applied and action oriented research that both underpin the processes of diagnosis-led interventions.

Such an approach demands a wide appreciation of behaviour in organizational settings and of challenges facing individuals in domains such as leadership. Wide experience as a consultant to NZ business and government has seen Dai working with a Who's Who of large and small businesses and briefing a government caucus. The Innovation and Action Research Clinic is one of Dai's recent innovations that reaches out to the Wellington community as a source of advice and counsel.

Fundamental to Dai's academic contribution is the process of applied case research whether it be of problems in human resources, the change of a culture in a hospital or the processes of innovation and the cases insights gained from studying entrepreneurs in New Zealand.

Seven books of such cases are the cornerstone of Dai's research and its translation into research-led teaching whether at the entry level course, in the MBA or in the PhD programme. Two Prime Ministers have commended his work in their introductions to his innovation case books.

Dr Gilbertson's contributions to futures thinking in the New Zealand sports domain are especially noteworthy where he has led almost all of the major sports to think through challenging times such as the 'failed' rugby world cup.

A foundation trustee of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, Dai led Operation Olympic Spirit to war torn East Timor and received the NZ operational Service Medal and the East Timor Medal from the NZ Government. He was one of the Mangers of New Zealand House for the Sydney Olympic Games and received many commendations for his unique 'kiwi style'.

Dai has received three awards for his outstanding contributions to teaching excellence at Victoria University and his reputation has carried him to make contributions throughout New Zealand as a presenter and PhD examiner and internationally in the IMBA programme in Hong Kong and as a member of the Chief Executive's Forum in the Ivey School at University of Western Ontario.

Qualifications

BCom(Hons)
MS MSU
PhD Victoria
JP
FANZAM

Research Interests

• Maori innovation and entrepreneurship;
• management of innovation, change and new ideas;
• the consultancy and therapeutic process;
• technological innovation;
• the role of governance;
• international business.

Memberships

ANZAM
IPMNZ
ANZIM

Publications and Presentations

Articles

Gilbertson, D.W., 'Olympism in New Zealand: Uniting or Dividing Values?, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, 5 (2005).

Gilbertson, D., Winsley, P. and Couchman, P., 'Future Development of New Zealand's Science and Technology System', Prometheus, 16, 1 (1998), pp. 57-68.

Gilbertson, D., Winsley, P. and Couchman, P., 'Lessons in the Management of Technological Innovation', New Zealand Strategic Management, pp. 40-47.

Books/Scholarly Editions

Gilbertson, D.W., Winsley, P., Couchman, P., Managing Innovation in New Zealand: Case Studies Vol III, (Palmerston North, Dunmore Press 2001), 202pp, ISBN 0 86469 384 2.

Chapters

Gilbertson, D.W., Blyde, P., Gianotti, S., Gilbertson, D., and Dougan, D., 'Transformational Leadership', Trenberth, L. and Collins, C., Sport Management in New Zealand, (Palmerston North, Thompson, 2005), pp. 147-163.

Johnston, R., Davenport, S., Dunford, R., Gilbertson, D. and Mabin, V., 'Technology Strategy in Australia and New Zealand Industry', in A. Kouzmin, L.V. Still and P. Clarke (eds), New Directions in Management (Sydney, McGraw-Hill, 1994), Ch. 4, pp. 464-478. Professor Sally Davenport (Author), Associate Professor Vicky Mabin (Author).

Conference Presentations

Gilbertson, D. and Gilbertson, D., 'ADHD or Latent Entrepreneur Personality Type', New Zealand Psychologists Association Conference, (Wellington, September 2004). Ms Deb Gilbertson (Author)

McNally, B.A. and Gilbertson, D., 'Colliding Interpretative Schema: The role of interpretative schema in informing perceptions of business leadership: A constructivist study', Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, (Dunedin, December 2004).

McNally, B.A. and Gilbertson, D., 'The enactment of business leadership: Perceptions of the impact of European colonisation upon the business leadership role', New Zealand Business History Conference, (Auckland, September 2004).

Gilbertson, D., 'Strategic Change in the New Zealand Olympic Movement', Sports Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, (Dunedin, November 2003).

Gilbertson, D.K. and Gilbertson, D.W., 'Rapid Diffusion - Linking Crown Science Agencies with Users, Leveraging Research and Technology', R and D Management Conference (Wellington, February 2001). Ms Deb Gilbertson (Author)

Winsley, P., Gilbertson, D.W., Couchman, P., 'Some Lessons in the Management of Technological Innovation in New Zealand, Leveraging Research and Technology', R and D Management Conference, (Wellington, February 2001)

Published Conference Papers

McNally, B. and Gilbertson, D., 'Colliding interpretative schema. The role of interpretative schemas in informing perceptions of the enactment of business leadership: A constructivist study', in Graham Elkin (ed), Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (Dunedin, ANZAM, 2004), CD-ROM, 10pp.

Gilbertson, D., 'Planning Interventions in Sport', New Zealand Organisation Development Conference (Auckland, 2004), CD-ROM.

Davies, J., Gilbertson, D.W., and Butler, G., 'Sport Futures and the Perceptions of Sport CEOs: Their Impact on Sport Management in New Zealand', 33rd Annual Meeting of Western Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Pavett, C (ed), Manzanillo, April 2004, pp. 345-348. Professor John Davies (Author).

Davies, John, Gianotti, S. and Gilbertson, Dai, 'Governance and Management in Sport Organisations: An Exploration through Case Studies - Soccer New Zealand the the Football Association of Wales', Proceedings of 3rd International Sport Management Alliance Conference and the 5th Annual Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, (Sydney, Australia, 2000), pp. 14-15. Professor John Davies (Author).

Davies, John, Gianotti, S. and Gilbertson, Dai, 'Soccer New Zealand: A Continuing Saga of Governance and Change', Proceedings of 29th Annual Western Decisions Sciences Institute Conference, (Maui, Hawaii, April 2000), pp. 1203. Professor John Davies (Author).

Davies, John, Gianotti, S. and Gilbertson, Dai, 'Soccer New Zealand: A Continuing Saga of Governance and Change', Proceedings of 6th Annual Sport Management Association of Australian and New Zealand Conference, (Hamilton, Waikato, November 2000), pp. 9. Professor John Davies (Author).