Senior Lecturer
BA
MA (Hons) – Auckland University
CLTA - Auckland University of Technology
PhD – Victoria University of Wellington
Current Teaching Area
- 152.761 Advanced International Business
- 152.765 Advanced Trade Management
- Also teaches ‘leadership’ in Massey’s MBA courses.
- Speaks : English, Spanish, Malay, Indonesian, and a few Chinese dialects.
Current Research Interests
- Political economy of international relations
- Economic and political history of Southeast Asia
- Entrepreneurship theories of developing economies
- Religion and Middle Eastern studies
- Shipping, shipbuilding and the petroleum industries
Research and Indicative Publications
Selected Publications
- Shome, A. (2002) Malay Political Leadership, London: RoutledgeCurzon). ISBN 0-7007-1629-7.
- Shome, A. (2005) International Business, Trade and Operations, Auckland: Klan Publishing. ISBN 0-476-01407-7.
- Shome, A. (2002) ‘Guided Entrepreneurship: A Theoretical Perspective’ in Renforth, W. (ed.) Assessing International Business Theory and Practice. Brisbane, Queensland: Queensland University of Technology. ISBN 0-9581932-0-7.
- Shome, A. (2003). 'Culture of Leadership Subservience in Asia’, Studying Leadership, Leadership Research, University of Lancaster. ISBN 1-86220-146-3.
- Shome, A. (2003). ‘My Side of History’, Contemporary Southeast Asia (Vol. 27, No. 3, December 2005). ISSN 0129-797X.
- Shome, A. (2000). ‘Evolution of Malay Leadership’, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, (July/August). ISSN 1174-8915.
- Shome, A. (2000). ‘Globalizing Leadership and the Nostalgia of Traditions’, Asian Studies Review, Association of Asian Studies of Australia.
Conferences
Fifteen international conferences (from 2000 to end of 2006)
Profile
Dr Tony Shome was born and raised in Singapore and has lived in New Zealand since 1982. He comes from an engineering background in shipbuilding and petroleum industries. He held management positions in multinational companies which had taken him to countries in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Iran, Japan, China, Hong Kong, USA, Canada, Europe, and South America. He comes to Massey University with extensive international business experience and proposes a hands-on approach to the study of International Business incorporating the many different skills and cultural experiences he hopes to share with his students. His research interests are in the political economy of international relations, the economic and political history of Southeast Asia, and leadership.
Research Methodological Expertise
Contact Details
E-mail : A.Shome@massey.ac.nz
Office: QB 3.02
Phone: 414 0800 Extn. 9236
