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The Civil Law Influence on the Evolution of Testamentary Succession
(University of Canterbury. Law, 2013)
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Perceptions of sexual consent : the effects of eroticism and dominant gender in advertising.
(University of Canterbury. Marketing, 2015)
This research investigates the impact that varying the levels of eroticism and gender of the dominant character in advertisements has on participants’ perceptions of sexual consent. Prior research has not examined these ...
Accountability for risk in the deep sea petroleum exploration arena : a critical discourse analysis.
(University of Canterbury. Accounting and Information Systems, 2015)
This research aims to take an interdisciplinary approach to examine how two different strands of literature, sociology of risk and the Māori guardianship value of kaitiakitanga, can inform corporate, public and personal ...
The adoption of cloud computing for small and medium accounting firms.
(University of Canterbury. Accounting and Information Systems, 2015)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the current state of cloud computing within the accounting industry, by studying how cloud computing technology had been used by accounting firms, and the factors that ...
The Impact of Investment in Employee Development on the Fulfilment of the Psychological Contract and Organisational Outcomes
(University of Canterbury. Management, 2014)
Present economic conditions are causing businesses to experience unprecedented change in the current
global market place. Competition for high-performing employees is ever increasing (Berger & Berger 2004)
and the ...
Momentum in the foreign exchange market.
(University of Canterbury. School of Business and Economics, 2015)
This paper investigates the existence of price momentum in the Foreign Exchange market before and after the Global Financial Crisis, by analysing a sample of 18 currency pairs between 2002 and 2013. Using a portfolio ...
Materialising the interface between business development and designer aesthetic on the catwalk : a case from the New Zealand designer fashion industry.
(University of Canterbury. School of Business and Economics, 2015)
This thesis explores how designers within the New Zealand designer fashion industry manage the interface between business development and designer aesthetic, then materialise this on the catwalk. The investigation is guided ...
Why does Australia grow faster than New Zealand?
(University of Canterbury. Department of Economics, 2002)
We analyse the divergence in productivity between Australia and New Zealand, with
a special emphasis on quantifying the industry-level contributors to the divergence
and on whether the countries have comparable growth ...
The Effect of Optionability on Underlying Stock Prices
(University of Canterbury. Accountancy, Finance and Information Systems, 2006)
In Ni, Pearson and Poteshmans' (2005) Journal of Financial Economics-article, they claim that the expiration-day price-distribution of optionable stocks is subject to inefficiencies caused by stock price manipulation and ...
Examining the Expectations Hypothesis of the Term Structure of Interest Rates and the Predictive Power of the Term Spread on Future Economic Activity in New Zealand
(University of Canterbury. Economics and Finance, 2009)
This thesis consists of two parts: the first examines the Expectations Hypothesis of the Term Structure for New Zealand, and the latter examines the predictive power of the term spread on future economic activity in New ...
