Browsing by Supervisor "Scrimgeour, Frank"
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Cheating in retail illicit drug transactions: theory and evidence
(The University of Waikato, 1999)The reliability of illicit drug markets has important implications for any proposed legalization or decriminalization of illicit drugs. The level of violence and cheating in the illicit drugs market will define the magnitude ... -
Climate finance instruments and Kenyan agriculture
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Human activities lead to the emission of carbon and carbon equivalents into the atmosphere which leads to climate change. Some of the negative impacts of climate change include increased frequency of flooding and drought. ... -
Complexity and fragility: an assessment of New Zealand trade relations
(The University of Waikato, 2020)In the decade 2010-2019, international trade relationships started to show some new patterns with complex and fragile features. These patterns are attributed to various factors, including globally slower demand, greater ... -
Corporate environmental performance and its impact on financial performance and financial risk: Evidence from Australia
(University of Waikato, 2014)This thesis consists of four essays on Corporate Environmental Performance (CEP) and its impact on Corporate Financial Performance (CFP). The first essay is entitled “Emission Indices for Hazardous Substances: An Alternative ... -
Corporate governance and financial performance of Sri Lankan listed companies 2006-2010
(University of Waikato, 2012)This thesis investigates the effect of corporate governance practices have on the financial performance and agency costs of multinational subsidiaries and local public companies in Sri Lanka. In particular, this study ... -
Does corporate governance impact on the sustainable return of IPOs? A comparative analysis of China and New Zealand IPOs listed between 1999 and 2004
(University of Waikato, 2013)This thesis examines the impact of corporate governance practices on the short and longer-term sustainable returns of initial public offerings (IPOs) in China and New Zealand. In particular, the analysis focuses on the ... -
Incorporation of Environmental Issues into Banks’ Lending Decisions
(University of Waikato, 2011)This thesis examines commercial banks’ practice pertaining to the integration of environmental issues into their lending activities. There is evidence that over the last few decades some banks have considered the environmental ... -
Management to facilitate compliance with global conventions during hazardous and toxic waste cleanup projects in Asia
(The University of Waikato, 2004)The management of hazardous and toxic waste projects in Asia (especially that related to intractable chemicals) has had a less than acceptable performance profile during the last 20 years. There have been numerous documented ... -
Member voice and influence: A study of cooperative governance in the Australasian dairy industry
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Member governance can be characterised as the voice and influence that members have in their cooperative. The voice is related to the tangible control mechanisms available to cooperative members, and the influence ingredient ... -
A Normative Model For Strategic Planning
(University of Waikato, 2011)Abstract The thesis proposes a normative model for strategic planning using stakeholder theory as the primary theoretical framework. Development of the normative model is achieved by analysis of the literature and corroborative ... -
The Relationship Between Corporate Governance Practices and Financial Performance in New Zealand: An Empirical Investigation
(University of Waikato, 2010)Corporate Governance is the set of structures and behaviours by which a company or other business entity is directed and managed (New Zealand Securities Commission, 2003). The structures and behaviours guide how the entity ... -
Strategy Formation in a Horticultural Advocacy Context: The Case of New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers
(University of Waikato, 2016)This thesis presents a case study research on strategy reformation at New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated 2015-2016. The previous strategy of NZ Kiwifruit Growers had not changed since 2006 whilst the kiwifruit ... -
The dynamics of Vietnam agriculture under changing conditions
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Although Vietnam has undergone fundamental transformation since the economic reforms in the late 1980s, agriculture continues to play a pivotal role in the economy. Given the rising food demand and declining availability ... -
The financial costs of environmental compliance through reducing nitrate leaching for a range of Waikato dairy farm system intensities
(University of Waikato, 2014)The New Zealand dairy industry has grown significantly over the past decade through increasing both area farmed and the number of cows milked. Dairy farm systems have intensified as a result of the use of supplementary ... -
The Future of Marketing – An Investigation into Disruption and Innovation
(The University of Waikato, 2018)The future of marketing, looking out as far as 2050, is envisioned in this thesis. According to a world-renowned futurist, one theory is the end of marketing as we know it. Another describes the discipline as entirely ... -
Total quality management and drinking water quality: The Waikato experience
(The University of Waikato, 2004)Drinking water quality is a matter of concern in New Zealand. The quality of many New Zealand water supplies has been unsatisfactory as shown by the grading conducted since 1960 by the former Board of Health. In 1991, a ... -
Valuing biodiversity: Decision support for biosecurity response
(University of Waikato, 2011)This thesis develops a Decision Support System (DSS) to improve biosecurity response decisions affecting indigenous biodiversity. The key elements of the DSS are a synthesis of three components of non-market valuation: ... -
Virtue Ethics and Corporate Governance
(University of Waikato, 2013)The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological study was to explore directors’ lived experience of ethics in their task of corporate governance so as to capture some of the multiple facets of this phenomenon: specifically ...
