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Pricing for profit in dynamic competitive markets using logit demand models: closed form optima and some corollaries

Mather, Damien William (Working Paper, 2017)

This manuscript develops and simplifies a pricing decision model for maximum profit as a function of unit variable cost, 3 estimated price-demand response points, a simplified representation of known competitor intensity ...
An Archaeology of Madang Papua New Guinea

Gaffney, Dylan; Summerhayes, Glenn R. (Working Paper, 2017)
Excavations on Motupore Island. (Vol 2)

Allen, Jim (Working Paper, 2017)
Excavations on Motupore Island (Vol 1)

Allen, Jim (Working Paper, 2017)
John Evelyn (1620-1706) An Inventory of Works, Special Collections, University of Otago

Smith, Romilly (Working Paper, 2016)

John Evelyn was born in Wotton, Surrey in October 1620. He lived in tumultuous times – the execution of Charles I, the ascension of Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum, and the Restoration of King Charles II, of whose ...
Robert Gibbings (1889-1958): An Inventory of his Work in Special Collections, University of Otago

Smith, Romilly (Working Paper, 2016)

Irish-born Robert Gibbings (1889-1958) was an incredibly talented artist, engraver, and author. He traveled widely and spent a lot of time in the South Pacific; he even visited Dunedin in the 1940s. Special Collections at ...
Eric Gill (1882-1940): An Inventory of his Work in Special Collections, University of Otago

Smith, Romilly (Working Paper, 2016)

Eric Gill (1882-1940) was an artist, engraver, typographer and sculptor. The works he completed in his lifetime have had a lasting effect and influence on the artistic world. Special Collections at the University of Otago ...
Foxcroft Lecture 2015

Kerr, Donald (Working Paper, 2016)

An overview of three New Zealand book collectors: Sir George Grey, Dr T.M. Hocken, and Frank Wild Reed; their collections and legacy.
Sailing for Survival

Mennis, Mary R. (Working Paper, 2014)

Sailing for Survival is a comparative study of the trading systems and canoes of two groups of people in Papua New Guinea: the Bel people of Bilbil/Yabob on the North Coast, near Madang and the Motu people on the South ...
Incunabula in Special Collections, University of Otago Library

Kerr, Donald (Working Paper, 2010)

Special Collections, University of Otago Library, houses 42 examples of pre-1501 early printed books that represent 15th century printmanship from Italy, German, Switzerland, and France. There is one highly unusual English ...
Robert Graves: Poeta 1895-1985. Works by Robert Graves in Special Collections, University of Otago Library

Kerr, Donald (Working Paper, 2012)

On the headstone that marks his grave at Deyá, Marjorca, there is the simple: ‘Robert Graves Poeta 1895-1985’. And it was this aspect that attracted Charles Brasch, editor, patron and poet, to the works of Graves, calling ...
The Archives of Joseph William Mellor (1869-1938): Chemist, Ceramicist & Cartoonist

Smith, Romilly (Working Paper, 2015)

Joseph William Mellor (1869-1938) was an Otago graduate who became a ceramicist, a cartoonist, and, more importantly, a famous chemist. Indeed, his single-handed effort to complete his 16 volume definitive work A Comprehensive ...
Scientific Expedition Reports University of Otago Special Collections

Smith, Romilly (Working Paper, 2014)

This document provides an overview of the Scientific Expedition Reports held in Special Collections, University of Otago. The earliest reports date from D'Urville's expedition in the Astrolabe 1826-29 (published in 1832); ...
Census of Alexander Shaw's Catalogue of the Different Specimens of Cloth in the three voyages of Captain Cook to the Southern Hemisphere, 1787 (2015)

Kerr, Donald (Working Paper, 2015)

This is an attempt to corral all known copies of Alexander Shaw's Tapa Cloth book (1787) held in institutions around the world. My main objective was to track down institutional copies of Shaw’s work so that scholars ...
Amoeba Management: Why it Works at Kyocera and which other Firms Could Benefit from its Adoption - Part 1

Adler, Ralph W; Hiromoto, Toshiro (Working Paper, 2010)

This paper is the first of two articles that explores the workings of amoeba management. Kyocera, a Japanese manufacturer of ceramics and printing-related devices, first introduced amoeba management in the 1960s. On the ...
Towards a study of Ngāi Tahu financial literacy and its effect on financial well-being: A literature review

Whiting, Rosalind; Low, Daniel Chern Ming (Working Paper, 2012)

This literature review is the first of two literature reviews developed to inform a proposed longitudinal study on financial literacy and knowledge among one of New Zealand’s indigenous tribes, Ngāi Tahu. The aim of this ...
Towards a longitudinal study of Ngāi Tahu financial literacy: a literature review of relevant longitudinal studies

Whiting, Rosalind; Mountier, James (Working Paper, 2012)

This literature review is the second of two literature reviews developed to inform a proposed longitudinal study on financial literacy and knowledge among one of New Zealand’s indigenous tribes, Ngāi Tahu. The aim of this ...
Towards mining norms in open source software repositories

Savarimuthu, Bastin Tony Roy; Dam, Hoa Khanh (Working Paper, 2012)

The concept of norms has attracted a lot of interest in various disciplines including computer science since it facilitates collaboration and cooperation of individuals in societies. Extracting norms from computer-mediated ...
Acquiring Market Flexibility via Niche Portfolios: The Case of Fisher & Paykel WhiteGoods

Hamlin, Robert Philip; Henry, James; Cuthbert, Ronald (Working Paper, 2011)

The instability of niche markets, and their predisposition to catastrophic collapse, makes market flexibility a prerequisite for long-term survival among niche marketers. This article describes how a niche marketer can ...
Are we on the same page? Understanding your research needs: 2010 ITHAKA/Otago Library Survey Report

Elliot, Gillian (Working Paper, 2011)

The University of Otago academic survey, Are we on the same page? Understanding your research needs: 2010 ITHAKA/Otago Library Survey is unique within New Zealand. Based on the ITHAKA S+R Faculty Survey 2009 (Schonfeld & ...