ResearchArchive–Te Puna Rangahau: Recent submissions

  • What drive a long-term relationship in microcredit? Insights from a cambodian microfinance institution 
    Lanzavecchia, Alberto; Enache, Luminita (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    This article examines the determinants of the nominal value of loans in microcredit and the factors that drive long-term relationship banking. The dataset is drawn from primary data gathered from 216 randomly selected ...
  • An Analysis of the Processes that Ensure Success in ERP Implementations - A Case Study in a Public Sector Organisation 
    Ciubotaru, George Madalin (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)
    Companies adopt and implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to streamline their business processes, enhance functionality and reporting and ultimately to increase efficiency. ERP implementations are highly ...
  • The short-run nationwide Macroeconomic effects of the Canterbury earthquakes 
    Doyle, Lisa; Noy, Ilan (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    We examine the short-run impact of the Canterbury earthquakes (4/9/2010, and 22/2/2011) on the New Zealand economy using VAR macro-models. Maybe surprisingly, we find little evidence of a pronounced impact on the aggregate ...
  • Personal Knowledge Management: An Analysis of Benefits and Challenges of Using Web 2.0 Technologies at the Individual Level 
    Fathizargaran, Rouhollah (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)
    This research investigates the benefits and challenges of using Web 2.0 technologies (Wikis, Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) for personal knowledge management (PKM). It focuses on the challenges and benefits of using these ...
  • Changing Gear: Delivering the Social Dividend 
    Grimes, Arthur; Campbell-Hunt, Colin; Wilson, Ross; Withers, Glenn; Oram, Rod (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2002)
    In December 2001, the Institute of Policy Studies and Business New Zealand co-hosted a one day symposium entitled ‘Changing Gear: Delivering the Social Dividend’. It was addressed and attended by members of academia, the ...
  • Funding Our Culture 
    James, Colin (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2000)
    Many successive governments have funded the arts, cultural activities and heritage. Every now and then someone asks why or says it is not governments’ business. But their voices evaporate into the ether. The questions are ...
  • Watch Out for the Elephants 
    James, Colin (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2002)
    This speech was given by Colin James to the United Future conference, 16 November 2002. In it he gives a succinct account of recent New Zealand party politics, the place of niche parties, and the position of United Future.
  • Climate Change and Food Security 
    Weaver, Sean (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)
    This paper explores the global trends associated with food security and climate change and the linkages between them. This comes at a time of unprecedented international concern for global food security, against a backdrop ...
  • Government Size, Fiscal Policy and the Level and Growth of Output: A Review of Recent Evidence 
    Gemmell, Norman; Au, Joey (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)
    Theoretical developments, improved methodologies and more extensive data have helped generate a dramatic increase in the literature testing for the impact of government size and fiscal policy on economic growth in recent ...
  • The new governance arrangements for the public health sector and the need for wider public sector reform 
    Cook, Len; Hughes, Robert (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)
    Across the OECD countries the organisation of the public health service is subject to frequent scrutiny. In New Zealand there have been five major changes to the governance model for the public health service since the ...
  • Negotiating Without Bargaining Power: A Review of ‘New Zealand’s Trade Policy Odyssey’ 
    Holmes, Frank (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2003)
    This review focuses on a recent publication from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research: Chris Nixon and John Yeabsley (2002) New Zealand’s Trade Policy Odyssey: Ottawa, via Marrakech, and On, Research Monograph ...
  • The Rocky Road to CER 
    Holmes, Frank (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2003)
    This paper is a history of discussions, debates and arrangements leading up to the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relationship (CER), which was launched 20 years ago. While a large volume to celebrate the anniversary ...
  • New Zealand in the World Economy 1938–56 
    Holmes, Frank (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2004)
    While sorting through some old papers recently, I came across a paper that I had completed, probably early in 1957, on ‘New Zealand in the World Economy 1938-56’. This had been intended to be a contribution to a book on ...
  • The Quest for Security and Welfare in New Zealand 1938–1956 
    Holmes, Frank (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2004)
    This paper, largely written in the mid-1950s, appraises the implications of the policies followed by the first Labour Government from 1935 to 1949 and the National Government that succeeded it between 1949 and 1957. They ...
  • Paid domestic work: A private matter or a public policy issue? 
    Callister, Paul; Tortell, Lisa; Williams, Jessie (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)
    In industrialised countries most of the goods and services traditionally undertaken in the home are now largely sourced outside the household. The main exceptions are childcare, food preparation and washing and cleaning, ...
  • Joint or Shared Accountability: Issues and Options 
    Boston, Jonathan; Gill, Derek (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)
    Responsible and responsive government depends on effective accountability – at all levels within the state. To this end, democratic governments have typically established strong vertical or hierarchical accountability ...
  • Post-2012 Burden Sharing: Towards an Ethical Approach 
    Kengmana, Lucas; Boston, Jonathan (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)
    This paper explores how the costs of mitigating and adapting to climate change should be shared by the international community. While it briefly surveys other desiderata for a new global agreement on climate change for the ...
  • Experimentation and Learning in Policy Implementation: Implications for Public Management 
    Eppel, Elizabeth; Turner, David; Wolf, Amanda (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)
    Policy objectives often can be simply stated. Yet, policy implementation frequently becomes complex, not only when the problem addressed is complex or wicked, such as family violence prevention, but also when the policy ...
  • Authorising Environment: Mapping Role Designation and Practice in the New Zealand Model- A review of the New Zealand literature 
    Eppel, Elizabeth (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)
    The starting proposition for the Authorising Environment strand is that reform of public management system to date has been a one way street. By and large reform has focused on how public organisations set, manage and ...
  • The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: A step in the right direction? 
    Bullock, David (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)
    This paper examines the development, features, merits and likely impacts of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (as implemented by amendments the Climate Change Response Act 2002). First, the paper explores the history ...

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