# Kaye Thorn

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**Kaye Jennifer Thorn** is a New Zealand management and human resources academic, and is a full professor at [Massey University](/source/Massey_University). Thorn specialises in career progression, studying issues such as mobility, gender and hybrid work.

## Academic career

Thorn completed a Master's thesis titled *Public participation in resource allocation* at the [University of Canterbury](/source/University_of_Canterbury) in 1984, and worked as a tourism consultant and an economic analyst at the [New Zealand Treasury](/source/New_Zealand_Treasury) before moving into academia. She completed a [PhD](/source/PhD) titled *Flight of the kiwi: an exploration of motives and behaviours of self-initiated mobility* at Massey University in 2008.[1][2] Thorn joined the faculty of Massey, rising to full professor in 2024.[3] She is Associate Head of the Massey School of Management.[3] Thorn is co-facilitator of a mentoring programme for women graduates, and coordinates an internship programme in the College of Business.[4]

Thorn researches career mobility and the motivations of people living and working abroad, including such topics as '[the brain drain](/source/Human_capital_flight)'. She has also investigated gender issues in careers.[3][5] Her paper on how couples use strategies to manage hybrid work with Dr Joanne Mutter of the [University of Auckland](/source/University_of_Auckland) won the award for Best Paper Aligned to the Conference Theme – Common Good Human Resources Management at the 5th Human Resources International Conference in 2024.[6][7] She was also an author of a paper *The Return Home: Expectations and Experiences of Self-Initiating Repatriate New Zealanders* that won the 2017 Best International Paper award from the Academy of Management.[8]

In 2013 Thorn was awarded the Excellence in Governance Development Award at the inaugural Women in Governance awards, established by Women on Boards New Zealand.[4]

## Selected works

- Wikidata item [Q125184667](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125184667)
- Wikidata item [Q125184661](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125184661)
- Wikidata item [Q125184659](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125184659)
- Wikidata item [Q125184671](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125184671)
- Wikidata item [Q125184660](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125184660)
- Wikidata item [Q125184668](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125184668)

## References

1. Thorn, K. J. (1984). [*Public participation in resource allocation*](https://hdl.handle.net/10182/3368) (MSc thesis). Research@Lincoln, [University of Canterbury](/source/University_of_Canterbury). [hdl:10182/3368](https://hdl.handle.net/10182/3368)

1. Thorn, Kaye Jennifer (2008). [*Flight of the kiwi: an exploration of motives and behaviours of self-initiated mobility*](https://hdl.handle.net/10179/834) (PhD thesis). Massey Research Online, [Massey University](/source/Massey_University). [hdl:10179/834](https://hdl.handle.net/10179/834)

1. ["2023 Professorial promotions announced"](https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/2023-professorial-promotions-announced/) (in en-NZ). *www.massey.ac.nz*. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

1. ["Mentor rewarded"](https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/north-harbour-news/20130726/281642482788198). *North Harbour News*. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

1. ["Kaye Thorn: Sums for the return home"](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ikaye-thorni-sums-for-the-return-home/W7ZTNWLOPBDD3VK7Q57KVOLBT4/) (in en-NZ). *NZ Herald*. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

1. ["How are couples handling hybrid work? - The University of Auckland"](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/03/22/how-are-couples-handling-hybrid-work-.html). *www.auckland.ac.nz*. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

1. ["Will you marry...me and my hybrid workstation?"](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/working-from-home-will-you-marry-me-and-my-hybrid-workstation/3NSRUPYIVBCFHGNVNRYUOKED2Y/) (in en-NZ). *NZ Herald*. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

1. ["Awards and Recognition"](https://aom.vtcus.com/career-services). *AOM_CMS*. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

## External links

- *[Business Simulation for Master's Capstone class](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN_fmNzYbXs)*, Kaye Thorne, 14 Aug 2020

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