Credentials
Doctorate of Philosophy in Management, The University of Auckland Business School; Master of Commerce, The University of Auckland Business School; Bachelor of Arts, The University of British Columbia.Biography
Dr Dara Kelly-Roy is from the Leq’á:mel First Nation, part of the Stó:lō Coast Salish.
Kelly-Roy’s research priority areas include ethical Indigenous economies, community-engaged research, ontological diversity in management and organizational studies, ancestral leadership, and Indigenous economic well-being. In her research, Kelly-Roy responds to the need for Indigenous-led research grounded in Indigenous knowledge to realign the values of historical Indigenous economies with approaches to Indigenous economic development today and for future generations of Indigenous peoples. She is one of a handful of Indigenous scholars doing research in Indigenous business/management in Canada and part of a small group of Indigenous scholars globally. In 2020, Kelly-Roy was awarded an Early in Career Award by the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of (CUFA) BC. This distinguished academic award recognizes her outstanding work exploring and applying Indigenous knowledge systems to broaden understanding of economic issues impacting the wellbeing of local, national and international communities. Dr Kelly-Roy is currently on the Advisory Committee for the Association for Economic Research for Indigenous Peoples (AERIP) and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development (JAED).
Dr. Kelly-Roy spent nearly a decade studying at the University of Auckland Business School where she completed her master’s and doctorate degrees. Her PhD thesis explores Coast Salish philosophy of freedom, unfreedom, wealth and reciprocity and how that shapes Coast Salish philosophy of economy. She conducted the research using research methodology emerging from Coast Salish philosophy, protocols and worldview. She continues to be proud of the research she completed for her master’s thesis entitled, "Ngā Kete e Toru o te Wānanga: Exploring Feminine Ancestral Leadership with Māori Business Leaders" now published in the journal Leadership here. The approach to research methods and methodology that Dara takes is informed by Coast Salish epistemology and emphasizes the richness and wealth of knowledge embedded in oral history. In her time in Aotearoa-New Zealand, Dara contributed to and continues to maintain strong ties within her research network at the Mira Szászy Research Centre for Māori and Pacific Economic Development at The University of Auckland Business School. Dara also led an undergraduate-level leadership development program that brought the students to Sāmoa as their final leadership experience.
Research Interests
Indigenous economic philosophy, Indigenous economic development, Indigenous wealth, Indigenous freedom, Indigenous capabilities, Indigenous leadership, Indigenous business research methodology.
Selected Publications
articles and reports
Kelly, D. I., & Nicholson, A. (2022). Ancestral leadership: Place-based intergenerational leadership. Leadership. http://doi.org/10.1177/17427150211024038
Kelly, D. I., & Woods, C. (2021). Ethical Indigenous Economies. Engaged Scholar Journal, 7(1), 140-158. http://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v7i1.70010
Easter, S., Ceulemans, K., & Kelly, D. (2021). Bridging Research-Practice Tensions: Exploring Day-to-Day Engaged Scholarship Investigating Sustainable Development Challenges. European Management Review, 18(2), 9-23. http://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12443
Podlasly, M., von der Porten, S., Kelly, D. I., & Lindley-Peart, M. (2020). Centering First Nations Concepts of Wellbeing: Toward a GDP-Alternative Index in British Columbia. British Columbia Assembly of First Nations. https://www.bcafn.ca/sites/default/files/docs/reports-presentations/BC%20AFN%20FINAL%20PRINT%202020-11-23.pdf
Kelly, D. I., & Hrenyk, J. (2020, October). A call to decolonize business schools, including our own. Conversation. https://theconversation.com/a-call-to-decolonize-business-schools-including-our-own-145915
Nicholson, A., Staniland, N., Kelly, D. I., Dell, K., & McClutchie, A. (2020). Manaakitanga and the Academy. Hospitality & Society, 11(1), 9-26. http://doi.org/10.1386/hosp_00028_1
Smith, S., Poyntz, S., Johal, A., Kelly, D. I., & Dooley, S. (2020, August). Whose knowledge is it? Community-centered approaches to research in practice at Simon Fraser University. Stanford Social Innovation Review. https://ssir.org/articles/entry/whose_knowledge_is_it#
Kelly, D. I. (2017). Sq'ewlets: A Sto:lo-Coast Salish community in the Fraser Valley virtual museum. BC Studies, 194(Summer), 195-197. https://bcstudies.com/new_media_review/sqewlets-a-stolo-coast-salish-community-in-the-fraser-river-valley-virtual-museum/
books chapters and monographs
Kelly, D. I. (2021). Indigenous Oral History Methods in Leadership Research. In Tolstikov-Mast, Y., Bieri, F., & Walker, J. L. (Eds.), Handbook of International and Cross-Cultural Leadership Research Processes: Perspectives, Practice, Instruction (pp. 232-245). Routledge (US). http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003003380
Kelly, D. I., & Kelly, P. (2015). An Ethic of Reciprocity: Illuminating the Sto:lo Gift Economy. Indigenous Spiritualities at Work: Transforming the Spirit of Enterprise (pp. 191-208). Information Age Publishing Inc.. https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Indigenous-Spiritualities-at-Work
Kelly, D., Jackson, B., & Henare, M. (2014). 'He apiti hono, he tatai hono': Ancestral leadership, cyclical learning and the eternal continuity of leadership. Core-Periphery Relations and Organization Studies (pp. 164-184). Palgrave Macmillan Ltd (UK). http://doi.org/10.1057/9781137309051