Practice Makes Profit: Business Practices and Firm Success Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 Which business practices set successful firms apart from others? We address this question using data from an official survey of almost 3,000 New Zealand firms. Questions…
Attitudes to smokefree bars among New Zealand bar managers Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 This study assesses bar managers’ overall support for workplace smoking bans and their perceptions of the impact of smoking bans on venue revenue and individual rights.…
New Zealand Website Privacy Notices: a first look Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2006 In September 2005, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner surveyed websites maintained by New Zealand’s largest employers. The survey was a relatively simple counting exercise and…
Christchurch Youth Drug Court Pilot: One year follow-up study Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2006 The Youth Court is a vital part of the structure created by the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989 to respond to offending by…
The benzylpiperazine (BZP) / trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) and alcohol safety study Last Publication Date: 24 Jan 2006 An estimated 20 million doses of these party pills have been sold legally in New Zealand over the past six years. There is a significant gap…
Zooming in on learning in the digital age (ZILDA): Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 The Zooming in on Learning in the Digital Age (ZILDA) research programme aims to 'zoom in' - or dig down deeper - into issues surrounding 'digital…
Ethnic Community Perceptions of New Zealand Police Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 In 2005 the New Zealand Police commissioned this research project to explore the perceptions of police held by members of various ethnic communities and to provide…
Literature Review and Synthesis: Online Communities of Practice Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 This literature review and synthesis aims at developing a knowledge base to inform the Ministry of Education on how to develop, implement, and maintain online communities…
The Social Report 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 The Social Report has four key aims: to report on social indicators that complement existing economic and environmental indicators; to compare New Zealand with other countries; to contribute to…
Internet Censorship Offending : a Preliminary Analysis of the Social and Behavioural Patterns of Offenders Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2005 During the past decade, significant public concern has focused on the use of the Internet to access child pornography and other legally objectionable material. Media reference…