The concept of Total Quality has undergone intense debate over the last the decade. Several researchers have suggested the techniques associated with Total Quality, which have there origins in manufacturing are equally ...

Employer responses to a changing business environment usually involve measures to reduce labour costs. There are several models that an organisation may adopt to improve labour productivity. These include contracting out ...

This dissertation focuses on the 'sense of place' of farmers and the way this shapes the farm transfer process. Three main bodies of literature are used in the forming of a conceptual framework. These are writings on ...

The Omaha aquifer is one of the most highly utilised aquifer systems in the Auckland Region. It is therefore under increasing pressure for controlled resource management to promote sustainable use. This study reports on ...

Between 1944 and 1949 a Cold War consciousness emerged in New Zealand in response to the ideological struggle which gripped the international world. During this period the New Zealand press came to visualise the world in ...

In the pages that follow I have tried to make some initial steps towards an assessment of the relevance of the work of Michel Foucault for contemporary organisation studies: Following Edward Said, I have framed this question ...

The purpose of this study is to place the work of the sisters at St Vincent's in Dunedin within the context of the work of their Order. Statistics for the period demonstrate why the Order was in this vanguard of social ...