Kiwifruit New Zealand (KNZ), established under the Kiwifruit Export Regulations 1999 (New Zealand Government, 2014) is the regulator of the New Zealand kiwifruit industry. In the 15 years since establishment, KNZ has diligently fulfilled its role but has received criticism from both supporters...

Research question: This paper empirically examines the impact of corporate governance reforms on the financial performance of Indian state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for the period 2003–2011.Research findings/insights: The findings indicate that the various corporate governance reforms...

Accessibility is central to ensuring that all members of society benefit from importantinfrastructure investments. Hence, this paper focuses on accessibility research that integrateseconomic and social analyses in order to inform decision processes. A focus on accurateassessment of benefits and...

Consistent with the theme of this conference the paper stretches the boundary of what might be considered free and frank evaluative comment. By its nature is born out of a political agenda, yet the political opportunities and political risk is not traditionally considered evaluation. In the...

This paper reviews the literature on agricultural co-operatives and corporate governance to highlight some of the unique accountability problems faced by the governing boards of directors of producer-controlled agricultural co-operatives. Agricultural co-operative objectives and the problems of...

This paper reports on an investigation into the potential to use the financial ratios of New Zealand small businesses to discriminate their location as an aid in the accurate targeting of regional economic development programs. To the extent that there are clearly identifiable differences in...

Commercial banks in New Zealand do not appear to compete on price for small business clients in terms of the public advertising. An examination of information in the public domain relating to fees associated with aspects of typical SME banking does reveal differences. Fees data are used in a...

This paper investigates the short-term stock market reaction to the announcement of outward foreign direct investment related Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) by Indian companies. A new trend in India evident since 2005 is the increasing number of Indian corporates becoming global players,...