Te Maea's goal is to advance collaborative and interdisciplinary research and teaching for, by and with Māori and Indigenous communities and enterprises.
We aim to undertake relevant research and to develop the next generation of Māori business leaders. We work with academics, practitioners and community members from across the University of Otago and beyond.
Our research
We undertake research in a number of areas, including:
- Māori and Indigenous entrepreneurship
- Māori small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
- Māori innovation and research and development
- Māori and Indigenous tourism
- Māori not-for-profit and social enterprises
- Māori business and enterprise policy
- Environment and Māori economy
- Māori and Indigenous data sovereignty
- Māori and Indigenous gaming
- Corporate social responsibility and Indigenous people
Current and past funded Māori-focussed economy and business research projects:
- Māori and the future of work
- Māori and indigenous traditional and colonial economies
- Māori language and economy
- Māori economy and health
Network members
- Research Associate Professor Katharina Ruckstuhl, Kaitohutohu | Co-Director, Office of Dean, Otago Business School
- Dr Maria Amoamo, Dean's Office
- Professor Nathan Berg, Economics
- Associate Professor Anna Carr, Tourism
- Dr Andrea Clark, Department of Management
- Cassino Doyle, Department of Management
- Assoicate Professor Anaru Eketone, Social and Community Work
- Dr Jeff Foote, Department of Management
- Dr Sebastian Gehricke, Accountancy and Finance
- Professor Robin Gauld, Departments of Management, and Preventive and Social Medicine
- Dr Madeline Judge, Dean's Office
- Dr Olivier Jutel, Media, Film and Communication
- Dr Mawera Karetai, Department of Management
- Professor Merata Kawharu, CSAFE
- Professor David Lont, Accounting and Finance
- Troy Mihaka, Department of Marketing
- Associate Professor Steven Mills, Computer Science
- Dr Mathew Parackal, Department of Marketing
- Associate Professor Karyn Paringatai, Te Tumu
- Mr Andre Poyser, Accountancy and Finance
- Associate Professor Kirsten Robertson, Department of Marketing, Deputy Director
- Associate Professor Diane Ruwhiu, Department of Management, Co-Director
- Dr Lynnaire Sheridan, Management
- Ms Sequoia Short, Department of Management, Management Committee
- Dr Wahineata Smith, Te Tumu
- Dr Nigel Stanger, Information Science
- Professor Michelle Thompson-Fawcett, School of Geography
- Dr Gareth Treharne, Department of Psychology,
- Associate Professor Sara Walton, Department of Management
- Gavin Walsh, Department of Management, Te Maea Co-ordinator
- Dr Yuki Watanabe, Sociology, Gender Studies, and Criminology
- Dr John Williams, Department of Marketing
- Dr Christine Winter, Politics
- Dr Brendon Woodford, Information Science
- Jekope Ramala Maiono, Dean's Office
Other Māori Business Research Centres with which Te Maea researchers collaborate:
- Dame Mira Szászy Research Centre, Auckland University
- Te Au Rangahau, Massey University
- Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato
