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The psychology of decision making in farm management : a review of the background to managerial ability, and suggestions for a research programme to investigate its improvement
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 1999-05)
Managerial ability has always been regarded as an important parameter in agricultural production. However, while there have been studies on descriptive aspects of management processes and abilities (e.g., Johnson et al ...
Risk: perceptions and management responses in a dryland farming system
(Lincoln University, 1990)
The broad objective of this study is to investigate how farmers view risk and respond to it in this deregulated environment. For a farm type which appears inherently quite risky, an attempt is made to understand what farmers ...
The moderating effects of leadership style on subordinates' perceptions of decision effectiveness : a partial test of the Vroom-Yetton model
(Lincoln University, 1998)
Research indicates that following the Vroom-Yetton (1973) Normative Model of
Leadership reliably predicts successful managerial decision-making. However, this model overlooks the basic leadership style of the decision ...
Decision-processes of adopters and non-adopters of an innovation
(Lincoln University, 1997)
There have been some concerns about the low uptake of new technologies by farmers.
One of the ways of addressing this issue is by understanding the perspectives of different groups of decision makers, particularly non-adopters. ...
A model of farmers’ decisions to adopt the new sheep breeds
(Lincoln University, 1993)
This study examines the criteria used by farmers in their decisions to adopt or reject new sheep breeds. The method used Ethnographic Decision Tree Modelling to elicit decision criteria used by the decision makers when ...
The impacts of attitudes, information, situation and behaviour on problem recognition : the impact on agrichemical training
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1995-09)
In spite of the significant benefits that can be derived from training on safe and efficient agrichemical application and management, many primary producers do not undertake formal agrichemical training. An identified ...
EDI adoption in New Zealand marketing channels: an empirical investigation of proactive versus reactive adopters
(Lincoln University, 1996)
Firms within commercial distribution channels have responded to the technology driven information revolution by adopting Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). This research addresses the lack of understanding the marketing ...
The role of quantitative analysis (specifically capital investment appraisal) in the process of strategic investment decision-making : New Zealand evidence
(Lincoln University, 1997)
The opinions of scholars differ regarding the role of capital investment appraisal in strategic investment decision-making. Finance academics regard financial analysis as an active process that both influences and contributes ...
Environmental factors affecting the international transfer pricing decisions of multinational enterprises : a foreign-controlled versus UK-controlled companies’ comparison
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1999-07)
A number of environmental factors influence the International Transfer Pricing decision
processes of multinational enterprises (MNEs). The extent to which each of these factors affect the process depends on management’s ...
The role and importance of branding in agricultural marketing
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1996-03)
A branding strategy is often employed in the marketing of manufactured or processed food
products but many other food products have comparatively lower levels of branding. At the same time there are frequent calls to utilise ...