Dr Newey has pioneered a wellbeing approach to business and society. This framework assists leaders to integrate eight components of wellbeing: economic, environmental, social, cultural, physical, psychological, spiritual and material. Contemporary leadership in both business and society is seen to have to wrestle with competing tensions between these eight components. Dr Newey uses polarity leveraging as a way to assist leaders to create value across these eight components thus integrating businesses and societies to maximise wellbeing for their stakeholders. This integrated wellbeing model has been developed through a rigorous empirical research agenda and includes a number of conceptual papers laying out the core ideas, a measurement paper which specialises in how to measure wellbeing as well as field research. The field research has consisted of a large international study of the wellbeing beliefs and practices of leaders across Alaska, India and Norway as well as in-depth on-the-ground applied research with the City of Anchorage, Alaska. Included within the research is the study of how businesses and societies can successfully transition to wellbeing frameworks. Also included is a specialisation in circumstances of gridlock in societies where decision-making is characterized by polarization and lack of community investment. The research is currently being translated into a number of products including wellbeing frameworks for business and society as well as a wellbeing leadership development program for primary and secondary schools.
A passionate teacher, Dr Newey has won numerous internal University Teaching Awards as well as a prestigious National Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. These awards were earned based on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Social Entrepreneurship. Dr Newey innovated deep experiential learning experiences for students who are challenged to develop and execute with real stakeholders a social entrepreneurship model around a social issue of their choosing. These projects have addressed and made important contributions to issues including mental health, environmental sustainability, children with severe disabilities, homelessness, human trafficking and child services for victims of domestic violence.
In 2019, Dr Newey will launch his new course 'Entrepreneurial Leadership' which utilises insights from his groundbreaking research to develop a generation of leader able to deal with complex challenges as well as undertake ongoing personal development.
Societal Impact
Dr Newey's wellbeing research is currently assisting the City of Anchorage, Alaska in two main ways:
1. Moving beyond patterns of decision-making gridlock across the sectors and organizations in the City;
2. The above is seen as a precursor to assisting the City towards wellbeing-based decision-making and goal-setting
This work is laying the foundation for wellbeing models that can be adopted by other businesses and societies.
Next Generation Impact
The research is being funded by a collaboration between local Brisbane primary and secondary schools. Research findings are entering research and development in the form of a wellbeing leadership training program for primary and secondary school age students. The vision is to develop a new generation of leader based on knowing how to synergise the eight components of wellbeing under study in the research.
Journal Article: Absorptive capacity, complexity and regional renewal: a developmental psychology perspective
Newey, Lance R. (2023). Absorptive capacity, complexity and regional renewal: a developmental psychology perspective. Regional Studies, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2023.2209121
Journal Article: Well-being as a staged social responsibility process: exploratory testing of a new theory
Newey, Lance Richard, Torres de Oliveira, Rui and Mishra, Archana (2022). Well-being as a staged social responsibility process: exploratory testing of a new theory. Social Responsibility Journal, 19 (2), 286-304. doi: 10.1108/SRJ-09-2021-0394
Journal Article: Lock-in, paradox and regional renewal
Newey, Lance R. and Coenen, Lars (2021). Lock-in, paradox and regional renewal. Regional Studies, 56 (8), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1976745
International Wellbeing Leadership Study
(2017–2019) Kelvin Grove State College
(2016–2019) AAUT Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Sustainable Business Models: Combining Short and Long Terms
(2009) UQ Early Career Researcher
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
Integrating Indigenous & Western Models of Governance for Social Enterprises
Doctor Philosophy
(2019) Doctor Philosophy
Franco, Isabel B. and Newey, Lance (2020). SDG 12 responsible consumption and production: sustainable community development through entrepreneurship: corporate-based versus wellbeing-centred approaches to responsible production. Actioning the global goals for local impact: towards sustainability science, policy, education and practice. (pp. 187-217) edited by Isabel B. Franco , Tathagata Chatterji , Ellen Derbyshire and James Tracey. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-32-9927-6_13
Portfolio planning: a valuable strategic tool
Newey, Lance R. and Zahra, Shaker A. (2015). Portfolio planning: a valuable strategic tool. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management. (pp. 1-2) edited by Mie Augier and David J. Teece. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137294678
Absorptive capacity: The concept and its usefulness
Newey, L. R. and Zahra, S.A. (2012). Absorptive capacity: The concept and its usefulness. Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management - Strategic Management. (pp. 1-3) edited by John McGee and Tanya Sammut-Bonnici. Wiley online: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781118785317.weom120181
Wearing different hats: how absorptive capacity differs in open innovation
Newey, Lance (2012). Wearing different hats: how absorptive capacity differs in open innovation. Perspectives on supplier innovation: theories, concepts and empirical insights on open innovation and the integration of suppliers. (pp. 581-616) edited by Alexander Brem and Joe Tidd. Hackensack, NJ, United States: World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/9781848169005_0017
Absorptive capacity, complexity and regional renewal: a developmental psychology perspective
Newey, Lance R. (2023). Absorptive capacity, complexity and regional renewal: a developmental psychology perspective. Regional Studies, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2023.2209121
Well-being as a staged social responsibility process: exploratory testing of a new theory
Newey, Lance Richard, Torres de Oliveira, Rui and Mishra, Archana (2022). Well-being as a staged social responsibility process: exploratory testing of a new theory. Social Responsibility Journal, 19 (2), 286-304. doi: 10.1108/SRJ-09-2021-0394
Lock-in, paradox and regional renewal
Newey, Lance R. and Coenen, Lars (2021). Lock-in, paradox and regional renewal. Regional Studies, 56 (8), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1976745
Healing the half-world: How my worldview changed from helping leaders with complexity
Newey, Lance (2019). Healing the half-world: How my worldview changed from helping leaders with complexity. Strive (July-Sept)
This mindset will help train a new generation of wellbeing leaders
Lance Newey (2019). This mindset will help train a new generation of wellbeing leaders. Entrepreneur Asia Pacific
Wellbeing as emergent from the leveraging of polarities: harnessing component interdependencies
Newey, Lance and de Oliveira, Rui Torres (2019). Wellbeing as emergent from the leveraging of polarities: harnessing component interdependencies. Social Indicators Research, 144 (2), 575-600. doi: 10.1007/s11205-019-02061-8
Wellbeing as a staged social responsibility process for business and society
Newey, Lance R. (2018). Wellbeing as a staged social responsibility process for business and society. Social Responsibility Journal, 15 (1) SRJ-10-2017-0213, 75-89. doi: 10.1108/SRJ-10-2017-0213
New paradigms in a complex world
Newey, Lance R. (2018). New paradigms in a complex world. Strive: Inspiration of Innovation (Apr-June), 36-38.
'Changing the system': compensatory versus transformative social entrepreneurship
Newey, Lance R. (2017). 'Changing the system': compensatory versus transformative social entrepreneurship. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 9 (1), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/19420676.2017.1408671
Manfield, Russell Charles and Newey, Lance Richard (2017). Resilience as an entrepreneurial capability: integrating insights from a cross-disciplinary comparison. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 24 (7), 1155-1180. doi: 10.1108/IJEBR-11-2016-0368
Escaping the collapse trap: remaining capable without capabilities
Manfield, Russell and Newey, Lance (2015). Escaping the collapse trap: remaining capable without capabilities. Strategic Change, 24 (4), 373-387. doi: 10.1002/jsc.2016
On the frontiers: the implications of social entrepreneurship for international entrepreneurship
Zahra, Shaker A., Newey, Lance R. and Li, Yong (2014). On the frontiers: the implications of social entrepreneurship for international entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 38 (1), 137-158. doi: 10.1111/etap.12061
Newey, Lance R., Verreynne, Martie-Louise and Griffiths, Andrew (2012). The relationship between dynamic and operating capabilities as a stage-gate process: Insights from radical innovation. Journal of Management and Organization, 18 (1), 123-140. doi: 10.5172/jmo.2012.18.1.123
Zahra, Shaker A., Newey, Lance R. and Shaver, J. Myles (2011). Academic advisory boards' contributions to education and learning: Lessons from entrepreneurship center. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 10 (1), 113-129. doi: 10.5465/AMLE.2011.59513277
Multilevel absorptive capacity and interorganizational new product development: A process study
Newey, Lance and Verreynne, Martie-Louise (2011). Multilevel absorptive capacity and interorganizational new product development: A process study. Journal of Management and Organization, 17 (1), 39-55. doi: 10.1017/s183336720000170x
Wearing different hats: How absorptive capacity differs in open innovation
Newey, Lance (2010). Wearing different hats: How absorptive capacity differs in open innovation. International Journal of Innovation Management, 14 (4), 703-731. doi: 10.1142/S1363919610002830
Zahra, Shaker A. and Newey, Lance R. (2009). Maximizing the impact of organization science: Theory-building at the intersection of disciplines and/or fields. Journal of Management Studies, 46 (6), 1059-1075. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00848.x
The evolving firm: How dynamic and operating capabilities interact to enable entrepreneurship
Newey, Lance R. and Zahra, Shaker A. (2009). The evolving firm: How dynamic and operating capabilities interact to enable entrepreneurship. British Journal of Management, 20 (Supp.1), s81-s100. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00614.x
Social knowledge and SMEs' innovative gains from internationalization
Zahra, S. A., Ucbasaran, D. and Newey, L. R. (2009). Social knowledge and SMEs' innovative gains from internationalization. European Management Review, 6 (2), 81-93. doi: 10.1057/emr.2009.6
Systemic absorptive capacity: creating early-to-market returns through R&D alliances
Newey, Lance R. and Shulman, Arthur D. (2004). Systemic absorptive capacity: creating early-to-market returns through R&D alliances. R & D Management, 34 (5), 495-504. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2004.00357.x
Heuristics to survive firm collapse
Manfield, Russell and Newey, Lance (2019). Heuristics to survive firm collapse. In: Academy of Management Proceedings. Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, (). 9-13 August 2019. doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2019.16064abstract
Navigating Trouble: The emergence of heuristics with unstable resources
Manfield, Russell, Eberl, Martina, Newey, Lance and Eberl, Peter (2019). Navigating Trouble: The emergence of heuristics with unstable resources. EGOS 2019, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 3-6 July 2019. Sage.
Utilities: microfoundations of capability dismantling and rebuilding
Manfield, Russell and Newey, Lance (2014). Utilities: microfoundations of capability dismantling and rebuilding. 74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2014), Philadelphia, PA, United States, 1-5 August 2014. Commerce, TX, United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2014.14738abstract
Newey, Lance R. (2006). Absorptive capacity and firm evolution: Understanding the links between dynamic and operating capabilities. Workshop on the Practice of Dynamic Capabilities, Lancaster University, UK, 5-6 May 2006. Lancaster: Lancaster University.
Creating value from knowledge and knowing: Absorptive capacity or potential exploitation capability?
Newey, L. R. (2005). Creating value from knowledge and knowing: Absorptive capacity or potential exploitation capability?. Academy of Management 2005 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5-10 August, 2005. Hawaii: Academy of Management.
Newey, Lance R. (2003). External governance structures in small, emerging high technology firms: A configurational perspective. Sixty- first Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Washington, D.C. U.S.A., 3-8 August, 2003.
Dynamic capabilities in alliance formation
Newey, L. R. (2002). Dynamic capabilities in alliance formation. 2002 Research Student Colloquium, Riverglenn Conference Centre, Indooroopilly, 1 June, 2002. The University of Queensland, St Lucia: UQ Business School.
National innovation development models: Perspectives from strategy and organisation theory
Newey, L. (2001). National innovation development models: Perspectives from strategy and organisation theory. Third Annual Research Colloquium, Indooroopilly,Qld, Australia, 2 June, 2001. St Lucia, Qld, Australia: School of Management, University of Queensland.
Newey, Lance R. (2005). Knowledge exploitation capabilities and value creation in interorganizational new product development. PhD Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/107305
International Wellbeing Leadership Study
(2017–2019) Kelvin Grove State College
(2016–2019) AAUT Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Sustainable Business Models: Combining Short and Long Terms
(2009) UQ Early Career Researcher
Knowledge exploitation, exploration and firm growth
(2006–2009) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
Integrating Indigenous & Western Models of Governance for Social Enterprises
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Organizational Resilience: A Dynamic Capabilities Approach
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor