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An empirical study of customer retention in New Zealand’s retail banking industry
(Lincoln University, 2004)
In an environment of increasingly intense competition and reduced profits, one of the most important business tenets in current practice is customer retention. The literature on customer retention is vast. Even so, little ...
Development of a conceptual framework for sustainability indicators used in structure planning
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Environment, Society and Design., 2010-05)
Structure Plans in New Zealand are a non‐statutory method of land use planning (Quality Planning,
2009). They do not have any explicit legal status or statutory effect unless provided for as part of a
statutory planning ...
Market response to corporate loan announcements in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2001)
The benefits of bank financing from screening and monitoring process have been well documented in studies examining the information content of corporate loan announcements. While most of the previous literature is conducted ...
An evaluation of the use of mediation in environmental dispute resolution under s.268 of the Resource Management Act 1991
(Lincoln University, 2002)
Since the 1970s there has been a growing interest in, and utilisation of, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques to resolve environmental conflicts in western societies. ADR was incorporated into one of New Zealand's ...
Seeking historic heritage conservation and cultural landscape protection in a dynamic South Island high country environment : a case study of the Upper Rangitata/Ashburton Gorge area : can an integrated environmental management approach offer a means by which conflicts can be resolved and progress made?
(Lincoln University, 2002)
The South Island High Country is a distinctive New Zealand landscape, but one which
could be set to change significantly over the next fifty years. Tenure review, once
completed, is expected to see around sixty per cent ...
The truck simulator - a training option for the New Zealand heavy vehicle industry?
(Lincoln University, 2009)
There are many reasons why both transport companies and the government should consider
training as an important adjunct to their operational thinking. These include, but are not
limited to; safety, efficiency, economy and ...
Hydrological modelling of glacierized mountain watersheds in Southern Alps, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2001)
Available observations are often not sufficient as a basis for decision-making in water resources management, hazard mitigation, and water resources utilisation. The decision making process becomes more complex in a headwater ...
River environment classification: an ecological spatial framework for environmental management
(Lincoln University, 2004)
The Resource Management Act (RMA) governs management of river resources in New Zealand. The RMA promotes the goal of sustainability, but it is largely administrative law, which is non-prescriptive with respect to environmental ...
A comparative and competitive analysis of the Virgin Blue business model
(Lincoln University, 2009)
Many papers have been written which investigate and compare individual specific airline performance measurement criteria. Few, if any, combine a number of these criteria simultaneously across a number of airlines. Such an ...
Corporate failure models as analytical procedures for assessing going concern : an investigation into their relevance and efficacy within the audit decision framework
(Lincoln University, 2005)
Previous research has identified the issuance of clean audit reports to companies that subsequently fail as a major factor contributing to the audit expectations gap. This often results in large costs to auditors in terms ...