AUT - Marcus Ho

Marcus Ho

Senior Lecturer in Management

Phone: +64 9 921 9999 - ext: 5448

Email: marcus.ho@aut.ac.nz

Qualifications:

• Doctor of Philosophy (Auckland)
• Masters of Social Sciences (Hons)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Memberships and Affiliations:

Academy of Management
European Group of Organization Studies
New Zealand Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Centre
Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management
Beta Gamma Sigma

Biography:

Marcus' research and teaching interests lie at the nexus of entrepreneurship and HRM.  He has taught undergraduate, postgraduate and executive courses in entrepreneurship and human resource management at the University of Auckland and AUT.  His current research involves looking at high technology entrepreneurs and technology transfer; HR systems in start-ups; scientific entrepreneurship; and entrepreneurial cognition.

Teaching Areas:

• 466648 Management of Small-medium Enterprises (SMEs)
• 467955 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• 4666648 Human Resource Management

Research areas:

• High Technology New Ventures and Technology Transfer
• Employment systems in Start-ups
• Entrepreneurial Cognition

Research Summary:

Marcus' research and teaching interests lie at the nexus of entrepreneurship and HRM.  He has taught undergraduate, postgraduate and executive courses in entrepreneurship and human resource management at the University of Auckland and AUT.  Marcus has a background as an organizational psychologist and HR consultant and has consulted for a variety of small to large businesses.  
Marcus’ research builds on his experiences and background as an organizational psychologist and HR consultant.  He has research streams examining the cognitions and decision making of entrepreneurs and managers in a variety of settings such as the public sector and high technology organizations.    

Current Research Projects:

His current research involves looking at high technology entrepreneurs and technology transfer; HR systems in start-ups; scientific entrepreneurship; and entrepreneurial cognition.
Marcus Ho, Marie Wilson (Griffith)– Dynamic capability and knowledge governance in biotechnology firms
Marcus Ho, Rose Wong (Massey) – Scientific entrepreneurship in the public sector
Marcus Ho, Sophie Chen (CEIBS), Marie Wilson (Griffith) and Erling Rasmussen (AUT) – Chinese employment legislation and HRM in China
Marcus Ho, Kamrul Ahsan (AUT)– competencies and professionalization of project managers

Publications:

1.    Corner, P. D., & Ho, M. (2010). How opportunities develop in social entrepreneurship.  Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 34 (4), 635-659.
2.    Ho, M. W. Y., Wilson, M, & Chen, S. (2010).  HRM in biotechnology SMEs: Emergence of employment systems through entrepreneurship.  International Journal of Human Resource Management, 21( 3), 313–336.
3.    Corner, P. D. & Ho, M. (2010).  Trade Aid: Taking fair trade into the future. University of Auckland Business Review. Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland Press, 12(1), 1-5.
4.    Chen, S., Ho, M., Wilson, M., & Rasmussen, E. (2010).  Learning from Chinese Enterprises: Labor Law and models of trade unions and employment relations “with Chinese characteristics”, The 21st Chinese Economic Association (UK) and 2nd CEA (Europe) Annual Conference will be on Global Economic Recovery: The Role of China and Other Emerging Economies from 12-13 July 2010 at the University of Oxford, UK.
5.    Ho, M., Lewis, K., Harris, C., & Morrison (2010).  Not just a mom: Identification, self-verification and identity enactment in the entrepreneurial opportunity process. Paper presented at the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM) World Conference, Paris, France, 8-10 July.
6.    Ho, M., & Wilson, M. (2009). Academic Spinoffs, institutional linkages, and entrepreneurial roles: Knowledge and organizational resource configurations in the biotechnology sector. Paper presented at the International Society of Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) Conference, Vienna, Austria, 21-24 June.
7.    Wong, R., & Ho, M. (2009). Managing public sector scientific professionals. Paper presented at the European Group of Organizational Studies (EGOS) Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, 2-4 July.
8.    Ho, M., Wilson, M., Wu, S., & Harris, C. (2009). Led by an invisible hand: Complex adaptive systems and employment system creation in new ventures. Interactive paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Chicago, 9-11 August.
9.    Wu, S. & Ho, M (2008). Markets are “grue”: Modelling entrepreneurial opportunity as social emergence.  Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Anaheim, 8-13 August.
10.    Ho, M. W. Y., & Wilson, M. (2007).  Biotechnology Founders and their Impact on the Employment System of their Firms.  International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management, 7(3), 3-45.