Bruce Johnstone

Current

• Independent Director at NFD Inc.
• Executive Director at Parnell Group Ltd.
• Director at DIRECT Home Loans Ltd.

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Past

• Managing Director at Gisborne Media Ltd.
• Executive Board Member at Radio Broadcasters Association

Education

• Auckland University of Technology
• Lincoln University
• Waikato University

• Henley Management College
• NZ Broadcasting School, CPIT
• Auckland University of Technology

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Recommended

8 people have recommended Bruce

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Financial Services

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

Bruce Johnstone’s Summary

Dr Bruce Johnstone is a company director and entrepreneur who operates businesses in research and education services, mortgage finance and real estate investment. He also acts as an independent director and advisor.

Bruce has a PhD in economics from Auckland University of Technology (AUT), an MBA from Henley Management College (UK) and a bachelor's degree in Broadcasting Communications (BBc), as well as post graduate qualifications in business research and property (real estate) studies.

In New Zealand he is a Member of the Professional Advisors Association (PAA), an Associate of the Real Estate Institute, a Member of the Institute of Directors and a Fellow of the Institute of Management. He also belongs to the International Society of Professional Innovation Managers (ISPIM).

Visit Bruce's websites at www.johnstone.co.nz and www.directhomeloans.co.nz
E-mail Bruce at bruce@johnstone.co.nz

Bruce Johnstone’s Specialties:

Research services - co-ordinating research projects.
Education and training services - course design and delivery.
Finance - mortgage advisor/broker in New Zealand.
Independent director - innovation management.

Bruce Johnstone’s Education

• Auckland University of Technology

  PhD , Economics - Entrepreneurship , 2002 — 2008

  Publications:
  
  Johnstone, Bruce A., Ethnographic Methods in Entrepreneurship Research, forthcoming in Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods in Entrepreneurship, Neergaard, H & Ulhøi, J (eds.), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK.
  
  Johnstone, Bruce A., Changing the Game: Entrepreneurs bring Networks to Small Markets, The great New Zealand radio experiment / Karen Neill and Morris W. Shanahan (eds). Southbank, Vic, Australia. Thomson Learning/Dunmore Press, 2005. ISBN 0170124800
  
  Johnstone, Bruce A., Supporting a Developing Network of Entrepreneurs: Implications for public policy from an ethnographic study of an emerging aquaculture cluster and its institutional framework in New Zealand. Proceedings of the XVII ISPIM Annual Conference "Networks for Innovation" Athens, Greece. 11-14 June 2006 Torkkeli M., Zutshi R., and Conn S. (Eds.) ISBN 952-214-213-1

  Activities and Societies:

  Attended 2003 Babson College and 2004 and 2005 AGSE-Babson
  Entrepreneurship Research Conferences/Doctoral Consortiums.
  
  Student representative on Post Graduate Committee.

• Lincoln University

  PGDipCom , Property (Real Estate) , February 2002 — March 2005

• Waikato University

  PGCertBusRes , Business Research , February 2001 — June 2002

  Doctoral Qualifying Programme. A+ grades in all papers.

• Henley Management College

  MBA , 1998 — 2001

• NZ Broadcasting School, CPIT

  BBc , Broadcast Communications , 1998 — 2001

  Executive degree - by distance learning.

  Activities and Societies:

  Industry Advisory Board member

• Auckland University of Technology

  DipSMEI , Sales and Marketing , January 1982 — March 1984

Additional Information

Bruce Johnstone’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Bruce Johnstone’s Interests:

Innovation management. Entrepreneurship research. Ethnographic research methods. Property (real estate) investment. Adventure travel and trekking. Major treks - UK: Wainwrights Coast to Coast walk in 2000, Hadrian's Wall path in 2003. USA: Hiking in the Grand Canyon. NZ: Mountain Biking around the East Cape. Climbing Mt Hikurangi. Traversing the mountains in Corsica (the GR20) in 2007.

Bruce Johnstone’s Groups:

Henley alumni, Henley Entrepreneurship Society, Fellow of the NZ Institute of Management (FNZIM), Member of the NZ Institute of Directors (MInstD), Member of the International Society of Professional Innovation Managers (ISPIM), Associate of the Real Estate Institute of NZ (AREINZ).

•    towerofbabel.com
•    Earlystage.com Entrepreneurs
•    Swinburne AGSE Alumni
•    Global Worker
•    ! Sales Best Practices
•    Henley Business School
•    ki work - powering the online business revolution
•    Front End of Innovation
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    Advanced Dual-Degree MBAs, Attorneys & Physicians
•    The 4-Hour Academy
•    GroupLinked.com
•    Kiwi Scrum
•    The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)
•    InvitesWelcome.com (Open Networkers)
•    New Zealand Business and Professional Network
•    Lincoln University Network
•    PROFESSIONALS WINNING ACROSS BORDERS ▪ PWAB ▪ International & Diverse Network of 160+ Countries
•    MBA Highway | MBA & Recruiter Network
•    Shoestring Marketing Group

Bruce Johnstone’s Honors:

A number of New Zealand Radio Awards - 1991 Provincial Station of the Year, 1992 Provincial Station of the Year Special Commendation, 1992 People's Choice Provincial Station of the Year, 1993 Provincial Station of the Year, 1993 Outstanding Community Contribution, 1994 Provincial Station of the Year Special Commendation, 1994 Outstanding Community Contribution, 1995 Provincial Station of the Year, 1996 Provincial Station of the Year, 2000 Finalist - Station of the Year Provincial.
Bruce has also received a Freberg radio-advertising award.

Bruce Johnstone’s Contact Settings

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