1. 5 May 2015 Sir Stephen Tindall Learning Centre The Warehouse Group head office

2. Sir Stephen Tindall Chair in Retail Management  Assoc.-Professor Jonathan Elms Massey’s Bachelor of Retail and Business Management TWG-MPOWER research collaboration partnership  Professors Jane Parker and Jim Arrowsmith  Andrew Bhimy, Anna Campbell and Mark Powell

3. established in May 2013 designed to progress and apply research- informed practice in the broad area of ‘people and work’ 500+ listed members  150 have joined MPOWER’s Linkedin Group  29 associates  22 members govern MPOWER  executive board  advisory group

4. collaborative research projects  Clarian HR manager and employee survey  employment regulation development across the Pacific  HR in the veterinary sector research  employee engagement study with NZ Post bringing research to bear on practice  MPOWER–Agri One farm people management training course  MPOWER-HRINZ organisational resilience symposium  MPOWER-Kalibre lean management conference – 2 September

5. our members include  academics  HR professionals  industry experts  employer and trade union group advocates  Ministry representatives  community group members  consultants this allows us to pull together  rich, multi-talented research teams  with aptitude for grounded, industry-relevant research recently awarded a Massey Business School ‘Excellence in Enterprise’ Award

6. Professor Jarrod Haar  leadership in business and modern practice Professor Stuart Carr  the business of inclusion: the Living Wage Professor Jim Arrowsmith  employee engagement in tough times