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Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Business"
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2012)Pay in arrears electricity has been the traditional and most common method for purchasing power in New Zealand for a long time. As a result, both retailers and consumers are subjected to a number of problematic issues. ... -
Asset Pricing Models and Illiquidity: Using Multi-factor Regression Models on Thinly Traded Equities (Thesis, Master of Business, 2011)In this paper I examine the power of multifactor regression models in describing the returns to New Zealand stocks and portfolios from January 2006 to October 2010. The analysis focuses on making additions and adjustments ...
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(Dissertation, Master of Business, 2004)This study tests for a relationship between income smoothing, proxied by discretionary accruals, and job security concerns, proxied by product durability, capital intensity, and leverage, size is used a control variable, ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2012)NZ rugby has been confronted with the unenviable situation where competitions have become too predictable, making it increasingly hard to maintain fan support and to attract new fans. This is further complicated by many ... -
(Dissertation, Master of Business, 1999)This case study is being framed primarily as one in Labor Process analysis, looking at the impact of computerized information systems in control over work conducted in a general practice setting. The health care sector has ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2012)The supply of fossil fuels is at risk of depletion due to dwindling supplies and energy consumption. This has lead to worldwide urgency for the need to develop technological innovations that provide comfortable heat from ...
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(Dissertation, Master of Business, 2003)In this thesis, I examine companies that list on the New Zealand Stock Exchange and distribute financial information via the Internet. The types of financial information published on the Internet by these companies are ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2013)I examine the relationship between the strength of corporate governance and firm-level investment policies. While the link between governance and choice of investment policy has been examined by many, endogeneity in the ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2012)In this study I examine the effect of the tightening of corporate governance on the payout policy choice of companies following the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). Given the endogeneity in the relationship ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2011)Sovereign Credit default swaps (sovereign CDS) have come into the limelight recently as a result of the economic quagmire of a crisis the global economy has faced since mid-2007. This thesis aims to shed light on the ...
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(Dissertation, Master of Business, 2002)This report examines the First Aid Training market for the Southern Branch of the New Zealand Red Cross. The Southern branch covers all of the Otago and Southland regions from the Waitaki River down to Stewart Island. In ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2012)This study empirically examines whether the adoption of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) led to subsequent improvements in financing decisions of firms. The provisions in SOX are likely to improve the corporate governance ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2012)This research project investigated the influence of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) on customer purchase intentions. It explores the influence of positive vs. negative word of mouth, the influence of varying online mediums ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2013)Firms often statistically discriminate in order to lower the cost of recruiting. This behaviour creates different economic opportunities among equally able individuals. We use the New Zealand component of the 2006 Adult ... -
(Thesis, Master of Business, 2012)The purpose of this study was to investigate the increasing importance of person-organisation fit in organisations and how this might be attained during the recruitment and selection process. It achieved this aim by examining ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2009)Otago EPrints is an open access institutional repository at the School of Business, University of Otago. Authors within the school can deposit their work such as journal articles, working/discussion papers, conference ... -
(Thesis, Master of Business, 2012)Board of director composition has become an important mechanism in the mitigation of agency costs through alignment of manager-shareholder interests. The board can be seen as a market solution to the monitoring and contracting ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2011)While a vast number of studies have explored exchange dimensions between two entities as a means of value extraction, little attention has been paid to the value which an organisation can receive from a sponsorship ...
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(Dissertation, Master of Business, 2000)Supply Chain Management (SCM) emerged as a strategic device to gain competitive advantage, integrating buyers and suppliers into a seamless process incorporating the physical flow of goods from raw materials through ... -
(Dissertation, Master of Business, 1999)Supplier Selection, both domestically and on a global scale, is a critical task for organisations looking to increase the value added to products through materials procured and its impact on an organisations competitiveness. ...
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