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Papers by Martyn Brown

The Journal of New Zealand Studies, 2011

This issue is only available in print form at present. To enquire about purchasing a copy please ... more This issue is only available in print form at present. To enquire about purchasing a copy please contact stout-centre@vuw.ac.nz. Pdfs will be made available in November 2012

Knowledge Management places informal social networks in a positive light. Established ties betwee... more Knowledge Management places informal social networks in a positive light. Established ties between people enable communication and knowledge transfer to take place. Key Knowledge Management concepts such as Communities of Practice and Social Network Analysis reinforce further the value placed in the social networks. Yet disciplines such as psychology and sociology have been examining rumour and gossip within the ‘grapevine’ since World War Two. This work has often stressed the negative consequences of rumour and gossip. Contrasting knowledge transfer and rumour provides the basis for a healthy dialogue between the two areas of study.

Modern Greek Studies, 2014

The untimely death of the New Zealand iconic figure John Mulgan shortly after leaving liberated G... more The untimely death of the New Zealand iconic figure John Mulgan shortly after leaving liberated Greece in 1945 has fuelled popular conjecture about his suicide. An analysis of the investigation archive is carried out to determine to what extent one could argue he did not take his own life but was a victim of a British conspiracy. The degree of ambiguity, a key variable in conspiracy theorising, in the extended investigations of Mulgan's death, is considered, as well as any possible motivation for a cover-up.

In early 1944 thousands of Greek service personnel throughout the Mediterranean and the UK protes... more In early 1944 thousands of Greek service personnel throughout the Mediterranean and the UK protested for a new political system for post-war Greece. The Greek government in exile and their British sponsors responded with arrest, starvation, violent suppression and imprisonment in isolated desert camps. The death penalty was sought for the ringleaders. This dramatic episode has been lost from cultural memory. This documentary uses readings from print archives and newspapers from the time, re-enactments, interviews with historians and personal memories.

This paper outlines findings of a survey,of knowledge,management,practices in New Zealand. Both t... more This paper outlines findings of a survey,of knowledge,management,practices in New Zealand. Both the government,and private sectors were surveyed,using a survey instrument originally developed by the School of Management, University of Cranfield, United Kingdom, and enhanced by the School of Information Management and Systems at Monash University, Melbourne. A total of 410 surveys,were distributed. Findings show,a knowledge,management,landscape,that displays both a

This paper reports on findings from a New Zealand survey of chief executive and knowledge mangers... more This paper reports on findings from a New Zealand survey of chief executive and knowledge mangers on knowledge management systems. The paper focuses specifically on trends in the use of technology to facilitate knowledge sharing in New Zealand business and the issues with technology used to facilitate knowledge sharing reported by the respondents. Respondents report high use of on -line

PACIS 2003 Proceedings, Dec 31, 2003

This paper outlines findings of a survey of knowledge management practices in New Zealand. Both t... more This paper outlines findings of a survey of knowledge management practices in New Zealand. Both the government and private sectors were surveyed using a survey instrument originally developed by the School of Management, University of Cranfield, United Kingdom, and enhanced by the School of Information Management and Systems at Monash University, Melbourne. A total of 410 surveys were distributed. Findings show a knowledge management landscape that displays both a consensus on what constitutes knowledge ...

Proceedings 14th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 2003

This paper draws on preliminary empirical quantitative research into an understanding of the stat... more This paper draws on preliminary empirical quantitative research into an understanding of the status of knowledge management in the Australian and New Zealand environments. The relevant literature is surveyed on the role of leadership in knowledge management strategies and techniques. This is set against research findings on the roles allocated to lead the knowledge management task. In particular findings within the government sector and the non-government sectors are compared. The paper concludes ...

New Zealand’s military involvement with Greek matters during the Second World War extended beyond... more New Zealand’s military involvement with Greek matters during the Second World War extended beyond Operations Lustre and Mercury in 1941. The Dominion was connected to the Greek military in several theatres and the armed resistance in occupied territories. This was within the context of Commonwealth and Anglo Greek relations and changing Greek political and social forces. Absent from the British and Greek decision-making circles, the New Zealand politico-military elite had to steer their country’s army through often complex, publicly controversial and sometimes violent relations with its Mediterranean ally and Commonwealth leader.

The Journal of New Zealand Studies, 2011

Modern Greek Studies, 2014

PACIS 2003 Proceedings, Dec 31, 2003

Proceedings 14th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, 2003

Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2019

Greece was a poor country in turmoil and pain during the 1940s. A military dictatorship was follo... more Greece was a poor country in turmoil and pain during the 1940s. A military dictatorship was followed by invasion and terrifying occupation by Germany and its allies, starvation, civil war, political unrest and mutiny in its free military armed forces. New Zealand entered this arena and found a bond with a people that it still celebrates to this day. Absent from the New Zealand national storytelling is the complex, divisive and sometimes violent and surreal relationship between the two countries and the inescapable influence of Britain. The New Zealand-Greek story stretches from the mountains and open country of Greece and Crete to Middle East deserts, autumn-swept plains of Italy, and the blood-splattered streets of post-liberated Athens. New Zealand official state memory emphasizes some things and ignores the unpalatable. It also conceals its assertiveness with Britain over the latter’s Greek policies.

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In early 1944 thousands of Greek service personnel throughout the Mediterranean and the UK prote... more In early 1944 thousands of Greek service personnel throughout the Mediterranean and the UK protested for a new political system for post-war Greece. The Greek government in exile and their British sponsors responded with arrest, starvation, violent suppression and imprisonment in isolated desert camps. The death penalty was sought for the ringleaders. This dramatic episode has been lost from cultural memory. This documentary uses readings from print archives and newspapers from the time, re-enactments, interviews with historians and personal memories.