Maja Moensted

Position: Research Analyst
Phone:  02 9036 9080 
Email: m.moensted@econ.usyd.edu.au

Qualifications: B.Arts Psychology Roskilde University Copenhagen, M. Arts Psychology and Communication

Maja relocated from Copenhagen, Denmark to finish her Masters dissertation at University of New South Wales in 2005. She joined WRC in August 2008 as a Research Analyst. The topic of her Master dissertation was the consequences for the solidarity in the workforce when working with flexible management strategies.

Since joining the centre she has been involved in research projects which focus on improving workforce participation and firm performance and assisted on a project identifying pathways to skill growth or skill recession in the community services and health sectors.

Maja’s primary research interests are the dynamics between people and the facilitation of optimal communication, dialogue, culture, cooperation and knowledge sharing in the workplace.

Areas of Expertise:

• Flexible management strategies and work life balance
• Participatory research
• Qualitative methods, focus groups and interviewing techniques
• Facilitating workshops and developing knowledge sharing exercises

Master dissertation: What are the consequences for the solidarity and cooperation within the workforce when working with flexible management strategies?

Bachelor dissertation in Psychology: Research into the motivations and opportunities of female top leaders.

Bachelor dissertation in Communication: Cultural analysis, problem identification and strategy for the resolution of a conflict in cooperation at a public institution.