Qualifications & Memberships
Research Interests
I research in the fields of organisational behaviour and social psychology. Some of my current research projects focus on community and workplace wellbeing, values in environmental management, innovation uptake, disaster management and employee and organisational resilience.
Recent Publications
- Franken E., Plimmer G. and Malinen S. (2023) Growth-oriented management and employee outcomes: Employee resilience as a mechanism for growth. Leadership and Organization Development Journal http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-01-2023-0022.
- Galster M., Mitrovic A., Malinen S., Holland J. and Peiris P. (2023) Soft skills required from software professionals in New Zealand. Information and Software Technology 160 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2023.107232.
- Lee K., Malinen SK. and Nilakant V. (2023) The dynamics of cross-sector collaboration in disasters. Disaster Prevention and Management http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/DPM-09-2022-0184.
- Nikkanen M., Malinen S. and Laurikainen H. (2023) What drives feelings of responsibility for disaster preparedness? A case of power failures in Finland and New Zealand. Risk, Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12263.
- Plimmer G., Kuntz J., Berman E., Malinen S., Näswall K. and Franken E. (2023) The negative relationships between employee resilience and ambiguity, complexity, and inter-agency collaboration. Australian Journal of Public Administration 82(2): 248-270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12587.