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- Policy Leadership Styles and the Process of Paradigmatic Policy Change: Three Propositions
- This paper formulates a theory of policy leadership based on propositions that relate to the conditions under which rival leadership coalitions engage in a contest for authority over the system-wide direction of the policy process and differentiate themselves according to distinctive styles in respect of which the demand shifts due...
- White papers 2002-03-01
- GAAP, Independent Audits and Enabling Greater Accountability for Corporate Financial Statements
- This paper extends the work of Weiss and Berney, Clarke, et al., (2003), and Chambers by developing the argument further that the current GAAP is a fundamental obstacle to producing reliable corporate information. Specifically, it is argued that the accounting profession may continue to evade accountability for corporate financial statements...
- White papers 2005-08-30
- A Model Of Outsourcing And Foreign Direct Investment
- This paper presents a model in which two firms may use foreign direct investment or outsourcing in order to reduce the production cost of an intermediate input. Outsourcing requires training which is costly and creates a positive spillover. The paper shows that the equilibrium depends on the level of training...
- White papers 2005-12-01
- Productivity, Factor Accumulation And Social Networks: Theory And Evidence
- The paper analyzes how social barriers to communication affect economy-wide productivity and factor accumulation. Using a dynamic model of an economy that includes a reproducible capital stock physical or human and effective labor, a negative relationship is shown to exist between social barriers to communication and Total Factor Productivity TFP,...
- White papers 2004-03-01
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- Acknowledgments.
- The editor and associate editors are grateful for the help of the following referees from October 1999 to October 2000. F. Gerard Adams Northeastern University Robert Alexander University of Otago Sam Allgood University of Nebraska-Lincoln ...
- Research articles 2001-01-01
- Trans-Tasman transformation.
- Byline: Graeme Colman Apr 07, 2006 (INTHEBLACK - ABIX via COMTEX) -- CPA Australia has accredited degree programs at six New Zealand universities. These programs are available at the University of Auckland, Waikato University, Massey University, University of Otago, Victoria University of...
- Research articles 2006-04-07
- The next big (small) thing.
- March, 2002 NZBusiness ABIX via COMTEX -- Nanotechnology research is progressing in New Zealand. This is the science of the very small, because a nanometre is a billionth of a metre. In March 2002, key researchers in this field are Industrial Research, in Wellington,...
- Research articles 2002-03-12
- Daring to be Orange
- New Zealand's only PhD marketing consulting firm has celebrated its first year in business. In February 2007 Orange Consulting was established in Dunedin by seven University of Otago marketing PhD researchers from New Zealand, Australia, the US, Costa Rica, Germany and France. Combining a wide range of professional international consulting...
- Research articles 2008-04-30
- Small spenders: the final frontier.(Brief Article)
- Apr 21, 2005 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) A counter-movement to consumerism is gaining more attention from marketers. Professor Sarah Todd of the University of Otago in New Zealand calls these people "frugal consumers". They are the individuals and families who...
- Research articles 2005-04-21
- Black-White gap in IQ scores closing
- The gap in IQ scores between Blacks and Whites has narrowed since 1972, according to a paper to be published this fall in the journal Psychological Science. Researchers William T. Dickens, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, and James R. Flynn, professor of political studies at...
- Research articles 2006-08-10
- A perfect ride for young fashion surfers.
- Oct 29, 2002 (Apparel NZ - ABIX via COMTEX) Otago and Wellington in New Zealand could be the cities to watch for emerging fashion. Students from Otago Polytechnic and Massey University scooped the pool at the DuPont Lycra Student Fashion Awards, staged at the...
- Research articles 2002-10-30
- Death toll from road accidents 390 times that from terrorism: study
- PARIS AFP — The body count from road accidents in developed economies is 390 times higher than the death toll in these countries from international terrorism, says a study appearing in a specialist journal, Injury Prevention. In 2001, as many people died every 26 days on American roads as...
- Research articles 2005-11-30
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