Enterprise and Innovation
Enterprise and Innovation is the name of the Research Paper Series of the Business School at AUT (ISSN 1176-1997). Enterprise and Innovation serves as an interdisciplinary forum for original research undertaken within the Business School, highlighting and supporting the active research culture here. The aims of the forum are to provide a channel for the dissemination of working papers for discussion prior to subsequent development.
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Employee social liability – more than just low social capital within the workplace
(Faculty of Business and Law, Auckland University of Technology, 2014)We describe a construct termed employee social liability (ESL); the antithesis of employee social capital. A conceptualisation of social liability does not yet exist and is the aim of this paper. We propose that ESL arises ... -
Performance appraisal of administrative staff in a Tertiary Institution: perception
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2006)There is little empirical evidence relating to how university administrative employees view the performance appraisal process (Analoui & Fell, 2002). The aim of this paper was to investigate administrative staff perceptions ... -
Retailers’ perceived value of manufacturers’ brands
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2003)Most of the theoretical and empirical research into brand equity has focused on business to consumer relationships and the value created with end-customers (consumer-based brand equity). Little is known of the processes ... -
Emotions experienced through organisational events: an exploratory framework of perceived justice and outcomes
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2003)Organisational events trigger a range of emotional experiences for employees. This paper provides a two-by-two matrix that places an inclusive set of emotions in a grid of perceived outcomes and perceived justice. In so ... -
The virtuous entrepreneur: new ventures and human flourishing
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2007)Entrepreneurship research in recent years has expanded to include the ethical dimension of new venture creation and various normative frameworks have been applied to the entrepreneurship role. Despite this, entrepreneurship ... -
Innovation networks and the development of consumer-driven ICT-based Management Systems
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2003)This paper examines the use of consumer-driven innovation networks within the UK food retailing industry using qualitative interview-based research analysed within an economic framework. This perspective revealed that by ... -
Paying attention to the Construct Of Salience In Identity-related Literature and Beyond
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2004)This paper reviews the salience construct, proposing a definition of salience as a phenomenon of connection between a stimulus and a person. Our framing of the salience construct includes its elements, temporality, and ... -
The use of Performance Measurement as an Accountability Mechanism: a case study in the UK National Health Service
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2003)The UK Labour government has recently developed the NHS Plan, which specifies long-term objectives and strategies for the development of the National Health Service. Along with the NHS Plan has come the development of ... -
Assessment preferences of MBA and MBus students: a New Zealand study
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2006)Assessment is often seen as a significant influencer of learning. Cooperative learning which encourages group work is viewed as a major contributor to the development of relevant workforce knowledge and skills, particularly ... -
Measuring intangible value in business to business buyer-seller relationships: an intellectual capital perspective
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2003)The value in a firm's relationships needs to be developed and managed carefully and marketing managers need to be able to quantify this value in order to manage it and in order to argue for their share of the firm’s resources ... -
Internet strategies for established retailers: five case studies from New Zealand
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2003)This paper reports the findings of research on the strategic responses of established retailers to the challenges and opportunities offered by the Internet and the development of electronic commerce. The paper identifies ... -
The impact of regulations on the informational basis of insider trading
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2006)While insider trading has been regulated in the vast majority of countries with financial markets, the efficacy of these regulations has only been sparsely examined. In this paper we examine the impact of major regulatory ... -
Accruals and Cash Flows Anomalies: evidence from the New Zealand Stock Market
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2005)This paper investigates the presence of accruals and cash flows anomalies in the New Zealand stock market for the period of 1987 to 2003. There is insignificant evidence of accruals anomaly. We find, however, that the poor ... -
Gender differences in the relationship between workplace friendships and organisational outcomes
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2007)The current study investigated gender differences in (a) perceived benefits of workplace friendships and (b) the relationship between friendship factors and organisational outcomes. Four hundred and forty-five respondents ... -
Do insiders crowd out analysts?
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2004)Both insiders and analysts are involved in the collection and dissemination of information to the market, roles which impact heavily on price efficiency and resource allocation. The differences between the two groups, ... -
Insiders and the law: the impact of Regulatory Change on Insider Trading
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2004)The impact of regulations in minimizing the detrimental effects of insider trading is unsettled. In this paper, we investigate the impact of the introduction of the Securities Market Amendment Act 2002 in New Zealand on ... -
Exploring entrepreneurship in the Public Sector: examining the application of Strategic Entrepreneurship to SOEs
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2005)The purpose of this research is to elaborate on a model of entrepreneurship within the public sector. Case studies involving state-owned enterprises (SOEs) trace three examples of entrepreneurial ventures. A theme of ... -
Examining the effects of Referent Power on Intrinsic Motivation in organisations: a self-concept based approach
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2003)Using a self-concept based approach we examine the literature for evidence of effects, induced by referent power, on the intrinsic motivation of employees. We propose that the subject of a referent power relationship will ... -
Political orientation of Government and Stock Market returns
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2006)Prior research documented that U.S. stock prices tend to grow faster during Democratic administrations than during Republican administrations. This letter examines whether stock returns in other countries also depend on ... -
Stock market volatility around national elections
(AUT Faculty of Business, 2006)This paper investigates a sample of 27 OECD countries to test whether national elections induce higher stock market volatility. It is found that the country-specific component of index return variance can easily double ...