Mary Mallon

Mary Mallon (1957 – 19 March 2006) was a British–New Zealand management academic, and was a full professor at Massey University, specialising in human resources, and different types of employment and career path.

Academic career

Mallon completed a PhD titled From managerial career to portfolio career: making sense of the transition at Sheffield Hallam University in 1988. Her research was supervised by Cathy Cassell, Joanne Duberley and Phil Johnson. She joined the faculty of Massey University in 2002, being appointed as full professor. She also served as Acting Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Academic).

Mallon's research focused on different types of employment, such as contract and permanent employment, and 'portfolio careers' and 'odyssey careers'. Mallon was involved with a number of societies, including the European Group for Organization Studies, the Academy of Management, and the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.

Mallon died on 19 March 2006 after an illness. Massey offers a memorial scholarship in her memory, for postgraduate research in human resources.

Selected works