Previous studies have shown that firm births are linked to productivity growth and that birth rates are high in New Zealand compared to many other OECD countries, largely as a result of low barriers to entry and low costs ...

Corporate culture is a form of normative control (Fleming & Stablein, 1999; Kunda, 1992). Normative control can be described as a system of control that "works internally by engendering people with subjective attributes ...

In this project, we investigate New Zealand's rate of inflation and its deviations from target using two new methods. Firstly, Rowe's (2002) method of examining the correlations between inflation deviations from target and ...

Mental maps are a cartographic illustration of a person's internal representation of the spatial environment in which they live. They are often used to provide an insight into how different ethnic or social groups perceive ...

Automatic mood detection from music has two main benefits. Firstly, having the knowledge of mood in advance can allow for possible enhancement of the music experience (such as mood-based visualizations) and secondly it ...

Touch screens are a popular method of interaction with information systems embedded in public kiosks and PDAs. Typical information systems are used on desktop PCs and therefore restricted to having a mouse as the selection ...

In Social capital, intellectual capital and the organizational advantage Janine Nahapict and Stanantra Ghoshal (1998b) explore how intellectual capital is created through the combination and exchange of existing intellectual ...

This dissertation evaluates the extent to which alternative methods of estimation vary from one another in measuring technical efficiency (TE). Using data from the New Zealand dairy industry for the year 1993, this paper ...

This study sets out to determine the factors associated with the decision by those who have been dismissed unjustly, to seek or not to seek reinstatement as a remedy. This paper explores the factors that are said to influence ...

The aim of this research was to determine the effectiveness and future potential of online recruitment from an employers' perspective. The literature published has been restricted mainly to computer software developers and ...