Rodney Scott (author)
Rodney Scott is an academic at the University of New South Wales, Australia, and public servant in New Zealand.
Career[edit]
Rodney Scott completed undergraduate degrees at RMIT University, Melbourne, before working in senior and executive management roles in the health and NGO sectors, and then moving into the New Zealand public sector.[1] He gained his PhD in System Dynamics and Public Management from the University of Queensland in 2014.[2] His doctoral dissertation Group Model Building and Mental Model Change,[3] won several awards including "Best Dissertation" by the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management.[4] This dissertation was subsequently adapted into a book Group model building: Using systems dynamics to achieve enduring agreement.[1]
As a public servant, Scott held senior management and advisory roles in public policy.[5][6]
Scott is an Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales.[7] In 2017 he completed a Visiting Fellowship at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,[8] and in 2018 a Visiting Fellowship at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University.[9] Scott's research work spans a range of public sector related disciplines.[10]
Selected bibliography[edit]
- Scott, Rodney J., Robert Y. Cavana, and Donald Cameron. "Recent evidence on the effectiveness of group model building." European Journal of Operational Research 249, no. 3 (2016): 908-918.
- Scott, Rodney J., Robert Y. Cavana, and Donald Cameron. "Evaluating immediate and long‐term impacts of qualitative group model building workshops on participants' mental models." System Dynamics Review 29, no. 4 (2013): 216-236.
- Scott, Rodney J., Robert Y. Cavana, and Donald Cameron. "Mechanisms for understanding mental model change in group model building." Systems Research and Behavioral Science 33, no. 1 (2016): 100-118.
- Scott, Rodney, and Ross Boyd. Interagency performance targets: A case study of New Zealand's Results Programme. IBM Centre for the business of government, 2017.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scott, Rodney (2018). Group model building: Using systems dynamics to achieve enduring agreement. Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-8959-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Scott, Rodney; Boyd, Ross (2017). Interagency performance targets: A case study of New Zealand's Results Programme. Washington DC: IBM Centre for the business of government. Search this book on
- ↑ Scott, Rodney (December 2014). "Group model building and mental model change". University of Queensland Espace. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ANZAM Best Doctoral Dissertation Award Past Winners" (PDF). Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management. December 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Scott, Rodney; Boyd, Ross (2022). Interagency Performance Targets: Better Service through a Focus on Results. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 9780815739180. Search this book on
- ↑ "Rodney Scott". Australia Defence Force Academy. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Faculty". University of New South Wales. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Innovations Scholars". Harvard University. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Annual Report 2017-2018" (PDF). Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Australia and New Zealand School of Government". Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- A number of research papers by Scott are available on his staff page at University of New South Wales, and his profile on Research Gate.
- Public Service Commission of New Zealand website
- Public Service Fale website
- The Australia Defense Force Academy
- Rodney Scott publications indexed by Google Scholar
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