Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) project on the Canterbury Earthquake Series and SME Resilience: Report 7: Improving the resilience of SMEs: policy and practice in New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorHatton, T.
dc.contributor.authorSeville, E.
dc.contributor.authorVargo, J.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-12T02:59:08Z
dc.date.available2014-08-12T02:59:08Z
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractThere are many things that organisations of any size can do to prepare for a disaster or crisis. Traditionally, the advice given to business has focused on identifying risks, reducing their likely occurrence, and planning in advance how to respond. More recently, there is growing interest in the broader concept of organisational resilience which includes planning for crisis but also considers traits that lead to organisational adaptability and ability to thrive despite adverse circumstances. In this paper we examine the policy frameworks1 within New Zealand that influence the resilience of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). The first part of the paper focuses on the New Zealand context, including the prevailing political and economic ideologies, the general nature of New Zealand SMEs and the nature of New Zealand’s hazard environment. The paper then goes on to outline the key policy frameworks in place relevant to SMEs and hazards. The final part of the paper examines the way the preexisting policy environment influenced the response of SMEs and Government following the Canterbury earthquakes.en
dc.identifier.citationHatton, T., Seville, E., Vargo, J. (2012) Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) project on the Canterbury Earthquake Series and SME Resilience: Report 7: Improving the resilience of SMEs: policy and practice in New Zealand. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). 37pp..en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/9490
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Department of Accounting and Information Systemsen
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::35 - Commerce, management, tourism and services::3507 - Strategy, management and organisational behaviour::350716 - Small business organisation and managementen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences::1701 - Psychology::170107 - Industrial and Organisational Psychologyen
dc.titleAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) project on the Canterbury Earthquake Series and SME Resilience: Report 7: Improving the resilience of SMEs: policy and practice in New Zealanden
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