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Applications of financial ratio analysis to strategic farm management decisions : an historic appraisal
(Lincoln University, 1992)
The objective of this thesis is an introduction to the easy way in which a considerable amount of information can be gained from financial farm accounts using Financial Ratio Analysis. The main limitation of its implementation ...
Why do consumers shop where they do? A study of Christchurch consumers' choice of supermarket outlets
(Lincoln University, 1999)
This thesis investigates why consumers shop at a particular retail outlet. It applies international research on consumer choice behaviour to the Christchurch context, paying particular attention to location convenience, ...
A study of supply response of coconut in Western Samoa
(Lincoln University, 1995)
The coconut industry has occupied an important place in the Western Samoa economy, but recent performance of the industry both with respect to replanting and the deteriorating position of coconut in world trade has caused ...
Towards an appropriate system of agricultural extension for Samoa
(Lincoln University, 1998)
The purpose of this research is to determine an appropriate system of agricultural extension to improve the services to Samoan farmers within the framework of government economic rationalisation policies. Policy makers and ...
The effect of time on the impact of a natural hazard on property values
(Lincoln University, 1999)
Collective participant opinion has a fundamental effect on the function of the real estate market and property values. Market participant opinion, perception and tastes all help colour the market, but also add to its ...
Information efficiency, volatility and herding: evidence from Hong Kong
(Lincoln University, 1999)
Financial market volatility persists as a dominating characteristic of modem financial markets. This presents a difficulty for finance theory in that research has demonstrated that standard models of price adjustment, such ...
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 ...
Media evaluation/selection : a review with respect to frequently purchased consumer products
(Lincoln University, 1994)
The media have been the means of delivering the creative message to the audience. Media selection while important hasn't been as difficult as it is today (Walsh, 1990). Advertising messages have thus become more focused. ...
The economic value of reseeding paua (abalone) on the Chatham Islands
(Lincoln University, 1991)
A paua (abalone) reseeding project on the Chatham Islands is evaluated to find the economic value of the project. The project is evaluated from two accounting stances. First, as a private investment by the paua ITO (individual ...
Oil and gas exploration activities in New Zealand : the need for future investment
(Lincoln University, 1998)
New Zealand achieved 50% of self sufficiency in liquid fuels by 1990, which then declined to 36% by the year 1996 due to falling local production and the growing domestic demand for oil and gas. In spite of this falling ...