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Lean Supply Chain Management in SMEs: A Case Study of a New Zealand Company
In the modern business world, the competition among companies has been generally becoming the competition among supply chains (SCs). Supply chain management (SCM) is playing an increasingly significant role in running a ...
The Impact of Organisational Culture on the Performance of District Health Boards (DHBs) in New Zealand
Organisational culture has long been recognised as one of the crucial factors in determining healthcare organisational performance and subsequent outcomes, including clinical, operational, and financial performance. This ...
Ship to shore: The cruise industry's perception of economic risk
This thesis considers a variety of economic risks which could potentially threaten New Zealand’s position as a competitive and sustainable cruise destination. The risks are those articulated by stakeholders from the cruise, ...
The evaluation of milk brands both in the consumers' minds and the market in China
The economist has predicted that the consumption of goods and services in China has been steadily increasing every year (Paul Hubbard, Hurley, & Sharma, 2012) and therefore China has become an attractive market for ...
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 ...
The Development of the New Zealand Mortality Review Information System
New Zealand’s mortality review information system (MRIS) supports both local and national mortality review processes for the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (established 2001) and the Perinatal and Maternal ...
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 ...
The Post-War Reconciliation Process Of New Zealand Vietnam War Veterans
Contact is an essential component in addressing prejudice, resolving conflict and improving intergroup attitudes and relations. War encourages prejudice, stereotyping and dehumanization between military combatants. In order ...
How do New Zealand small to medium-sized (SME) fashion design firms acquire knowledge during the internationalisation process?
The purpose of this research is to understand how New Zealand fashion small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) acquire knowledge during the internationalisation process. A qualitative case study of four firms has been used ...
Novel Destinations: Dunedin City of Literature - Best seller, or write off?
The literary city is by no means a new concept, but is evident throughout history. As a social construct it has provided a stage upon which literature has been performed for generations, with tourism offering a launch pad ...