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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, 2013)The state of the market and investor sentiment are found to be crucial in determining the profitability of momentum strategies in New Zealand between 1987 and 2011. Momentum effects are lowest following neutral market and ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2013)Intellectual capital is quickly becoming a source of competitive advantage. Therefore, it is important to ensure intellectual capital, consisting of human capital, structural capital, and relational capital, is being created ... -
(Working Paper, 2012)This literature review is the second of two literature reviews developed to inform a proposed longitudinal study on financial literacy and knowledge among one of New Zealand’s indigenous tribes, Ngāi Tahu. The aim of this ... -
(Working Paper, 2012)This literature review is the first of two literature reviews developed to inform a proposed longitudinal study on financial literacy and knowledge among one of New Zealand’s indigenous tribes, Ngāi Tahu. The aim of this ... -
(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)The study finds evidence that CEO pay-performance sensitivity decreases in the variance of stock returns for NZ publicly listed firms during 1997 to 2005. Furthermore, CEOs in firms with more volatile stock prices have ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2012)This study examines whether combining previously identified explanations of post earnings-announcement drift (PEAD) may lead to a new and more insightful explanation of the drift when compared with each explanation on its ...
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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, 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, 2012)This study examines the predictability of excess stock returns in the New Zealand stock market over the period May 1992 to February 2011, and particularly whether there exists a spill-over effect from developed markets to ...
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(Working Paper, 2011)This paper presents a discussion and exploration of influences into the development of performance measurements in the public sector. Such measures are subject to individual (rational decision-makers), managerial (goal ... -
(Working Paper, 2011)This paper presents a discussion and exploration of influences into the development of performance measurements in the public sector. Such measures are subject to individual (rational decision-makers), managerial (goal ... -
(Working Paper, 2011)This study investigates different entry modes and staffing practices, and their influence on performance in Japanese subsidiaries in Australia and New Zealand. Company data were derived from the Toyo Keizai data bank of ... -
(Thesis, Master of Business, 2011)This paper is the first to investigate the informational content of model-free forward implied volatility (MF FIV) in energy markets, as previous studies mainly concentrated on model-dependent volatility estimates and used ... -
(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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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011)This thesis provides an attempt to explore the notions of fairness and trust building with employees and customers in Islamic banking. The study was designed: (1) to examine the associations between fairness and trust ...
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(Thesis, Master of Business, 2011)This paper examines the initial and aftermarket performance of new issues of common equity in New Zealand offered to the public between 1990 and 2009. In addition, the paper tests whether there is a systematic relationship ...
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Growth Opportunities, Corporate Governance and Payout Policy: The Case of the U.S. Defense Industry (Thesis, Master of Business, 2011)The financial fortunes of large U.S. defense contractors are affected significantly by changes in defense contracts they receive from the Pentagon. Significant shifts in the volume of government purchases are entirely ...
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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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