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An exploratory case study analysis of implementation of six sigma in a New Zealand organisation.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Since its inception at Motorola during the late 1980s Six Sigma has steadily risen in popularity and reputation as a worldwide standard for manufacturing quality through its objective of increasing quality through the ... -
Comparing the predictive performance of the logit and discriminant analysis models in bankruptcy prediction
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This research assesses the sensitivity of ratio analysis in bankruptcy prediction. I challenge the usually applied criterion in bankruptcy analysis where a model outperforms another model based on their classification ... -
The role of entrepreneurial intuition in making sense of strategic opportunities.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)With the increasing amount of data and analytic tools now available, how do strategists actually utilise intuition in the opportunity sensing process? The existing literature in this area highlights the multi-faceted nature ... -
The regulation of complementary and alternative medicine in New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)There is little understanding of, or information about, CAM products, their use, or multifarious issues surrounding them in New Zealand. It is therefore unsurprising that NZ has lacked effective CAM product regulation for ... -
Comparing the worldviews of marketing and sustainability.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Sustainability has entered the vernacular of many disciplines and marketing seems to be no exception. However, the construct, both within and outside marketing, is still contested. Given the growing importance of ... -
Attitudes toward sustainable New Zealand wine held by millennials in the United States.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The aim of this thesis is to investigate Millennial consumers’ intentions, perceptions, and attitudes toward sustainably produced New Zealand wine. This research direction was informed by a thematic literature review which ... -
Consumers' attitudes and behaviours toward the sponsors of a football club.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis aims to investigate whether people’s attitudes and behaviours toward certain types of commercial brands change when these, become a sponsoring partner of a well-known international football club. Specifically, ... -
Examining the perceived risks of contactless card acceptance in the New Zealand market
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Contactless payment is a modern addition to transaction technology and has gained traction in New Zealand through the advent of contactless bank cards. Consumers no longer require security PINs for low value transactions ... -
Post-catastrophe insurance supply and demand: theory and evidence
(University of Canterbury, 2017)In September 2010 and February 2011, the Canterbury region experienced devastating earthquakes with an estimated economic cost of over NZ$40 billion (Parker and Steenkamp, 2012; Timar et al., 2014; Potter et al., 2015). ... -
Quantitative materiality disclosure and the impact on investor decision making and perceptions of audit quality
(University of Canterbury, 2017)For publically listed New Zealand (NZ) companies with a balance date post-December 2016, the disclosure of Key Audit Matters will become mandatory. This requirement, aimed at enhancing the information value of audit reports, ... -
An exploratory study of the practice of corporate planning and programme budgeting in the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga: evidence from a central government agency
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Purpose – This research explores how corporate planning and programme budgeting are practised by the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga, focussing on their application by a central government agency, the Office of the ... -
Does cooperation enhance competitiveness? : assessing the impacts of collaborative business relationships
(University of Canterbury, 2000)Collaboration among firms is now a ubiquitous phenomenon. Many theoretical and managerial perspectives argue that firms that collaborate will outperform those firms that take independent approaches. This thesis reports the ... -
New Zealand’s look-through company regime: a tax practitioners’ perspective
(University of Canterbury, 2017)This research explores look-through companies (LTCs) from the perspective of tax practitioners. Specifically, LTCs are compared with their predecessor, loss-attributing qualifying companies (LAQCs), in order to evaluate ... -
The Foreign Exchange Carry Trade
(University of Canterbury, 2017)I examine the foreign exchange (FX) carry trade, using both single currency and portfolio construction techniques. Chapter I looks at the background, the mechanics of constructing the FX carry trade, and the returns ... -
Before/after : the governance of urban tourist spaces in the context of the Christchurch CBD recovery
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Research in the governance of urban tourist spaces is characterized by a lack of argumentative inquiry and scant use of critical theory. This is evident, particularly, in the study of tourism and post-disaster urban recovery, ... -
Modeling supply chain risks and ways to ameliorate negative effects on the supply chain performance and reputation of firm in the dairy industry
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Supply chain risk has become an issue of significance for many dairy firms across the globe. The complexity of the supply chain has increased due to various levels of raw material sourcing, uncertain market conditions, ... -
Product costing using activity-based costing : a case study
(University of Canterbury, 1990)As manufacturing enterprises have become less labour-paced the process of recovering overheads by allocation on the basis of direct labour costs has been challenged. It has been claimed by proponents of Activity-based ... -
The dynamics of strategic negotiations : a case study of the New Zealand Fire Service industrial dispute
(University of Canterbury, 2000)This thesis considers the effect of the increasingly dynamic and competitive business environment on employment negotiations. International trends in collective bargaining have resulted in unions and employers negotiating ... -
Health and income: replication, theoretical model, simulation, and empirical analyses
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Health plays an important role in the economic growth process and increasing productivity concurrently creates better health outcomes. The stock of an individual’s health increases as income rises as well as investment in ... -
Performance investigation of secure 802.11 wireless LANs : raising the security bar to which level?
(University of Canterbury, 2003)Wireless networks have gained popularity, providing users flexibility and mobility in accessing information. The IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) standard has become the dominant architecture in practice. ...
