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Degree of entrepreneurship : an econometric analysis using the ordinal probit model
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1996-11)
The purpose of this paper is to develop an ordinal probit model of entrepreneurship which would enable us to calibrate the degree of entrepreneurship of an individual in appropriate samples and to perform multivariate ...
Social choice, conservation strategies and just compensation
(Lincoln University, 1992)
Natural resources have rival uses. To determine optimal uses requires care and consideration. In the case of land, economic activities may compete with conservation goals. Although it has been argued that these two objectives ...
Training and development : management attitudes and practices in the New Zealand hotel industry
(Lincoln University, 1994)
Economic restructuring and rationalisation in service industries have led to an increased emphasis on the role of human resources in achieving strategic goals. Little attention in the past has been given by senior managers ...
Concept testing : a key to successful product development
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1994-07)
Concept testing is a research tool used to assess the market viability of a new product idea prior to incurring the development expense of actually fabricating a product. This paper examines the current literature on concept ...
A portfolio choice model of the demand for recreational trips
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1996-07)
This study extends previous recreational demand research by defining an annual
portfolio of recreational trips as the elemental alternative. There are three distinct advantages to this approach. First, identifying an ...
Factors influencing problem recognition in an environment of uncertainty
(Lincoln University, 1995)
Participation in agrichemical training courses and awareness of the benefits of information on safe and efficient agrichemical use and management is ultimately dependant upon recognition of a need or a desire for such ...
Congestion and the sale of pizzas : a theorem on home delivery
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1997-09)
Recently the pricing problem of a monopolist producing several different qualities of a product has received some attention in the literature. Mussa and Rosen (1978) studied the optimal product mix of a monopolist producing ...
An empirical analysis of the market value of imputation tax credits in the New Zealand share market
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1997-04)
This study argues that the value of imputation tax credits should be taken into account when firms are making decisions on investment, capital structure and dividend policy. The research examines ex-dividend day share price ...
A content analysis of educational advertising in Canterbury
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1996-04)
There is growing interest and evidence in the New Zealand education sector of the application of marketing principles and techniques. This has been brought about, in part, by a declining birth rate and a more market-driven ...
Real world agents, REH agents and the econometrician
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1995-05)
This paper aims to explain from within mainstream theory why incorporating the rational expectations hypothesis in new classical macroeconomics leads to stable market equilibria, while other branches within the mainstream ...