Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Business"
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A Patent on Innovation: the Case of Sydney’s Digital Start-ups
Ever since laws were formed to protect intellectual property, disputes have raged over their impact. The rapid onslaught of “patent wars”, where companies turn to intellectual property litigation as a means to attack rivals, ... -
Agency Conflicts and the Cash Flow Sensitivity of Cash in Australia
This thesis investigates the primary influences of cross-sectional variation in the cash flow sensitivity of cash in Australian firms over the period 1994-2013. Financial constraints are found to significantly increase the ... -
Agent-based modelling of monopsony and the minimum wage
A simple supply and demand argument apparently shows that minimum wage policy, ironically, hurts the workers it is ostensibly aimed at helping, by increasing their chances of unemployment. Stigler (1946) claims that ... -
An Analysis of Consumers’ Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Pay-As-You-Go Electricity Plans
Pay in arrears electricity has been the traditional and most common method for purchasing power in New Zealand for a long time. As a result, both retailers and consumers are subjected to a number of problematic issues. ... -
An Examination of the Effectiveness of Non-Executive Directors, Independent Directors, and New Zealand Firm Performance Before and After the Adoption of the NZX Corporate Governance Best Practice Code
Board of director composition has become an important mechanism in the mitigation of agency costs through alignment of manager-shareholder interests. The board can be seen as a market solution to the monitoring and contracting ... -
An Exploration into Sponsor Relations: How Value is Perceived by Businesses in Art Sponsorship Relationships
While a vast number of studies have explored exchange dimensions between two entities as a means of value extraction, little attention has been paid to the value which an organisation can receive from a sponsorship ... -
An Investigation into the Viability of the Chinese Organic Baby Food Market from a New Zealand Exporter Perspective
The organic food market in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is developing at a rapid pace. In particular, sales of organic baby food are predicted to see growth in the coming years. Factors such as increased purchasing ... -
An Investigation Of The Factors Which Influence Students To Adopt Saving Behaviour
Interest in saving is growing as researchers acknowledge the impact of psychological and behavioural factors on financial behaviour and financial institutions recognise its implications for products and services. This ... -
Asset Pricing Models and Illiquidity: Using Multi-factor Regression Models on Thinly Traded Equities
In this paper I examine the power of multifactor regression models in describing the returns to New Zealand stocks and portfolios from January 2006 to October 2010. The analysis focuses on making additions and adjustments ... -
The association between income smoothing and job security concerns in New Zealand
This study tests for a relationship between income smoothing, proxied by discretionary accruals, and job security concerns, proxied by product durability, capital intensity, and leverage, size is used a control variable, ... -
CEO Power and Rigged Compensation in New Zealand
This thesis examines whether, or not, powerful Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in New Zealand are able to rig their own pay. Using a sample consisting of all eligible firms listed on the NZX from 1997 to 2012. I investigate ... -
Competitive Balance in New Zealand Rugby
NZ rugby has been confronted with the unenviable situation where competitions have become too predictable, making it increasingly hard to maintain fan support and to attract new fans. This is further complicated by many ... -
Computerized information systems and general practice
This case study is being framed primarily as one in Labor Process analysis, looking at the impact of computerized information systems in control over work conducted in a general practice setting. The health care sector has ... -
Consumer Factors Affecting the Adoption of Pellet Fires: A qualitative study into the motivations and barriers for New Zealand householders
The supply of fossil fuels is at risk of depletion due to dwindling supplies and energy consumption. This has lead to worldwide urgency for the need to develop technological innovations that provide comfortable heat from ... -
Corporate financial reporting on the internet: Evidence from New Zealand companies
In this thesis, I examine companies that list on the New Zealand Stock Exchange and distribute financial information via the Internet. The types of financial information published on the Internet by these companies are ... -
Corporate Governance and Investment Policy: An Analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Stock Exchange Listing Requirements
I examine the relationship between the strength of corporate governance and firm-level investment policies. While the link between governance and choice of investment policy has been examined by many, endogeneity in the ... -
Corporate Governance and Payout Policy: an Analysis of the Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
In this study I examine the effect of the tightening of corporate governance on the payout policy choice of companies following the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). Given the endogeneity in the relationship ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility in Small and Medium-sized enterprises in Guatemala
Corporate social responsibility (CSR), in practice and theory, has grown immensely in the last six decades. In addition, the increasing importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in society and of developing ... -
The Determinants of Sovereign Credit Default Swap Spreads
Sovereign Credit default swaps (sovereign CDS) have come into the limelight recently as a result of the economic quagmire of a crisis the global economy has faced since mid-2007. This thesis aims to shed light on the ... -
A development strategy of the first aid training programme for the Southern Red Cross
This report examines the First Aid Training market for the Southern Branch of the New Zealand Red Cross. The Southern branch covers all of the Otago and Southland regions from the Waitaki River down to Stewart Island. In ...