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Change and its management in a health and hospital service : an analysis of the management of change in Canterbury Health Ltd, 1996-2000.
(University of Canterbury, 2001)Within this case study, two perspectives upon organisational change are tested within the practice of management undertaken within the context of a New Zealand health and hospital service (HHS) over the last five years. ... -
Audit data analytics : current practice and determinants among audit firms in New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This study explores and attempts to provide an in-depth understanding of the current practice and determinants of use of audit data analytics in the context of large audit firms in New Zealand. Specifically, this study ... -
A manager's dilemma : corruption-related decision-making
(University of Canterbury, 2001)This thesis explores the meaning of corruption and bribery and its occurrence during the interface between corporate business managers and public officials. It attempts to understand the motives behind their corrupt acts ... -
In the nude: factors determining the employment status of sex workers
(2018)This article analyses critically the 2018 Christchurch Employment Relations Authority’s (the Authority) decision in Hamilton-Redmond and Clifford v Casino Bar Limited, which found that two strip dancers were independen ... -
Prediction of Sphingosine protein-coding regions with a self adaptive spectral rotation method
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019)© 2019 Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original ... -
A retrospective analysis of curricular accounting
(2018)I explain how and why higher education learning has come to be accounted for using calculative practices, and to examine critically the implications of this curricular accounting. The practices in question, in which credits ... -
Exploring the potential disconnect in agriculture between industry bodies and farmers in their sustainability strategies and priorities
(University of Canterbury, 2019)The concepts of sustainability and environmental practices are investigated in the context of agriculture, in order to understand the impact of sustainability and the environmental challenges that farmers encounter in their ... -
Religiosity and tax compliance : a practical study in New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)This research explores the role of religiosity in tax compliance. Specifically, the role that religiosity has on tax morale which, in turn, influences tax compliance. The aim of this research is to develop a qualitative ... -
Methamphetamine contamination of residential property In New Zealand : the property law and insurance law implications.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Methamphetamine is not a new drug, nor is chemical contamination in residential property a new phenomenon. Rental accommodation, particularly social housing, is one of the main target areas for those looking to consume or ... -
The gendered consequences of Brexit
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To connect or not to connect: exploring communication professionals’ perceptions of using social media for internal organisational communication.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)A large proportion of the studies on social media (SM) used by organisations, address how organisations use SM for external communication (e.g., for marketing purposes) to gain the attention and communication with external ... -
Accessing court files as a feminist endeavour: Reflections on the Feminist Judgments Project Aotearoa: Te Rino, the two-stranded rope
(2018)In this piece, we reflect on the significance of accessing court records for feminist endeavours. We discuss two examples that illustrate the value of accessing and critiquing court processes. Feminist judgment writing, ... -
Politics of Accounting Evidence in Privatising Sri Lanka Telecom
(2018)Purpose: The objective of this paper is to explore the role of accounting information used by people with power to manipulate the perceptions of the audience of an organisation and build trust in uncertain circumstances. ... -
Does practice make micro-entrepreneurs perfect? An investigation of expertise acquisition using effectuation and causation
(Springer Verlag, 2019)The paper reports on a study testing whether effectuation (means-driven thinking) and causation (predictive thinking) influence the use of deliberate practice during business start-up by microfinance borrowers (‘micro-en ... -
What counts for quality in interdisciplinary accounting research in the next decade: A critical review and reflection
(2019)The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the focus and changing nature of measuring academic accounting research quality. The paper addresses contemporary changes in academic publishing, metrics for determining research ... -
Essays on bank competition and financial stability.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The three main essays in this thesis focus on exploring the relationship between bank competition and financial stability. Chapter one gives an introduction to the literature on bank competition and stability. Chapter two ... -
Male-biased sex ratios in Australian migrant populations: a population-based study of 1 191 250 births 1999-2015
(2018)Background: The naturally occurring male-to-female (M/F) ratio at birth is 1.05. Higher ratios found primarily in countries across Asia have been attributed to prenatal sex selection due to son preference. There is growing ... -
How did that happen? : an investigation of organisational outcomes when technology is used for knowledge sharing.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This research set out to investigate a specific instance of knowledge sharing in an organisation to contribute to theoretical and practical understanding of use of a knowledge sharing technology (Microsoft SharePoint). The ...
