This paper records issues in the Wellington regional response to the recent Canterbury earthquakes. It begins work on the concept of proximal and distal emergency management. That concept relates to emergency planning and crisis response. Specifically, it refers to the requirments when there is...

Business education is at a critical juncture. How are we to justify the curriculum in undergraduate business awards in Aotearoa New Zealand? This essay suggests a philosophical framework for the analysis the business curriculum in Western countries. This framework helps us to see curriculum in a...

This paper expounds an aspect of Heidegger's corpus with the ultimate objective of his enlightening management practice. It begins with a summary of Heidegger's practical involvement in management, particularly his experience as a university manager in Nazi Germany. Further, it suggests an area...

This paper extends our understanding of the concept and global practice of political economy. The paper sets out the limits of conceptual analysis regarding political economy. It then applies Heidegger's theory of metaphysics to the cultures of China and the West. It is possible to construct an...

This paper facilitates the valuation of intangible assets in accordance with ISO 10668. It indicates a method to assess brand values when a company's brand is inadvertently undermined by the actions of others who market similar products. The paper reports on commercial phenomena in China and...

The New Zealand Government has established a fund of $250 million to purchase public good science projects. This paper: Describes the four organizations that are involved in the development of priorities for purchases (the Cabinet committee, the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, the...

'Democracy thrives because it helps individuals identify with the society of which they are members and because it provides for legitimate decision-making and exercise of power.' With this statement, the Council of Europe raises for us some fundamental questions: what is the practice of...

This paper inaugurates a discussion about the phenomenology of union decision-making. Phenomenology provides a new lens that may enable us to gain penetrating insights into how unions function in the fractious world of human resources management. The present paper is preliminary to any fieldwork...