Antonio Sama

Antonio Sama serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Business Management and Organisation within the School of Business, Law, and Policing at the University of Canterbury. He has been affiliated with the university since 2006 and joined the Business School specifically in 2013.

His research expertise centers on organisational dynamics and leadership development across diverse institutional contexts. Key focus areas include:

• How individuals and groups self-organise within organisations
• Leadership sensemaking processes in complex environments
• Personal and collective development pathways at individual, group, and organisational levels
• Transformational change mechanisms in varied organisational typologies

His work examines the interplay between role identities, community structures, and organisational evolution through both theoretical and practical lenses.