Sara Walton
New Zealand management professor
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Sara Walton is a New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the University of Otago, specialising in climate change and business, including topics such as circular economies, business preparedness for climate change, and carbon footprints.
- Exploring career: A study of career meanings in changing workplaces (2000)
- Contesting natures : a discourse analysis of natural resource conflicts (2008)
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| Alma mater | University of Otago |
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| Institutions | University of Otago |
Academic career
Walton completed a Master of Commerce titled Exploring career: A study of career meanings in changing workplaces at the University of Otago. She went on to also complete a PhD at Otago exploring conflicts over natural resources.[1][2] Walton then joined the faculty of the University of Otago, rising to associate professor in 2019 and full professor in 2023.[3][4][5] Walton teaches the Master of Sustainable Business and is the co-director of Otago's Climate Change Research Network.[6][7][8]
Walton's research focuses on climate change and business, including topics such as circular economies, business preparedness for climate change, and carbon footprints.[9][10] Walton led research, with Janice Lord, that investigated farmers' attitudes to the 2020 National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management, finding that farmers saw a tension between complying with the regulations and being a 'good farmer'.[5] She also conducted a stakeholder analysis on land use around the Macraes gold mine, using discourse analysis to investigate the issues that stakeholders had.[11] Walton has conducted research for OceanaGold and BRANZ, and is part of the Innovation Culture team within the Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge.[7] Walton helped produce Stuff's Climate Action Report Card.[9]
Selected works
Journal articles
- Markus J. Milne; Helen Tregidga; Sara Walton (23 October 2009). "Words not actions! The ideological role of sustainable development reporting". Accounting. 22 (8): 1211–1257. doi:10.1108/09513570910999292. ISSN 0951-3574. Wikidata Q126726621.
- Markus J. Milne; Kate Kearins; Sara Walton (November 2006). "Creating Adventures in Wonderland: The Journey Metaphor and Environmental Sustainability". Organization. 13 (6): 801–839. doi:10.1177/1350508406068506. ISSN 1350-5084. Wikidata Q53997251.
- Janet Stephenson; Barry Barton; Gerry Carrington; et al. (May 2015). "The energy cultures framework: Exploring the role of norms, practices and material culture in shaping energy behaviour in New Zealand". Energy Research & Social Science. 7: 117–123. doi:10.1016/J.ERSS.2015.03.005. ISSN 2214-6296. Wikidata Q58213225.
- Jodyanne Kirkwood; Sara Walton (11 May 2010). "What motivates ecopreneurs to start businesses?". International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 16 (3): 204–228. doi:10.1108/13552551011042799. ISSN 1355-2554. Wikidata Q126726629.
- S. Walton; Janice Lord; A. J. Lord; V. Kahui (20 June 2023). "Conflicts between being a "Good Farmer" and freshwater policy: A New Zealand case study". Agriculture and Human Values. doi:10.1007/S10460-023-10471-1. ISSN 0889-048X. Wikidata Q121432307.
- Rebecca Ford; Sara Walton; Janet Stephenson; David Rees; Michelle Scott; Geoff King; John Williams; Ben Wooliscroft (April 2017). "Emerging energy transitions: PV uptake beyond subsidies". Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 117: 138–150. doi:10.1016/J.TECHFORE.2016.12.007. ISSN 0040-1625. Wikidata Q63777328.
- Brendan James Gray; Suzanne Duncan; Jodyanne Kirkwood; Sara Walton (27 May 2014). "Encouraging sustainable entrepreneurship in climate-threatened communities: a Samoan case study". Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. 26 (5–6): 401–430. doi:10.1080/08985626.2014.922622. ISSN 0898-5626. Wikidata Q126726642.
Newspaper articles
- "Creating value locally and further afield". Otago Daily Times. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "The best of the radical futures". Otago Daily Times. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "Everyday steps towards resilience". Otago Daily Times. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "Crunching the numbers on carbon". Otago Daily Times. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.