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Desirable attributes of computerised financial systems for property managers
(Lincoln College. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 1988-04)
Most producers face a wide range of financial decision making problems and consequently can potentially make effective use of the many different computer based financial analysis packages available. Examples include ...
Tractor replacement policies and cost minimisation
(Lincoln College. Agricultural and Economics Research Unit, 1983-11)
Calculating the most appropriate replacement policy for farm tractors
is a complex exercise made even more difficult because of inadequate
data on how resale values and repair costs vary with tractor age and
hours of ...
Actual and potential computer use by a group of primary producers
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 1992-05)
"In the rural sector, computer adoption has been significant, although not at the rate evident in the urban scene. In order to identify the level and type of computer use practised by rural businesses, especially farmers, ...
The psychology of decision making in farm management : a review of the background to managerial ability, and suggestions for a research programme to investigate its improvement
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 1999-05)
Managerial ability has always been regarded as an important parameter in agricultural production. However, while there have been studies on descriptive aspects of management processes and abilities (e.g., Johnson et al ...
Managerial competencies in primary production : the view of a sample of New Zealand farmers
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2002-12)
A mail survey designed to obtain the views of New Zealand primary producers on the important management competencies was sent to a randomly selected sample of 2300 managers in mid-February 2001. The sample was stratified ...
Computer use and attitudes for a sample of Canterbury, New Zealand dairy farmers
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group., 2001-07)
With the objective of collecting data for assessing research hypotheses about
information management, a mail survey was carried out on Canterbury dairy farmers
between July and August of 2000. From a total of 537 questionnaires ...
Managerial competencies in primary production : the view of consultants and other professionals
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2002-12)
Primary production is based on the use of three major resources, land, labour and capital. But
the efficiency of the production depends on a fourth critical resource, the skill level of the
person making decisions on how ...
New Zealand farm computer users : their maturing attitudes and characteristics
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2001-03)
On-farm computing is increasingly becoming an integral part of farm decision systems. To aid the development of appropriate systems and their efficient use it is important to understand the changing
farm computing scene. ...
Factors affecting Canterbury, New Zealand farmers' adoption and use of computerised information systems
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2001-07)
The aim of this study is to identify which factors have operated as adoption barriers to information innovations (computerised systems) in Canterbury (New Zeeland) daily farming. This study is a attempt to link the farm ...
Development of tests for assessing managerial ability on N.Z. farms
(Lincoln University. Farm and Horticultural Management Group, 2006-05)
Production depends on the successful co-ordination and management of the physical resources and capital available. Over the decades major effort has been directed at understanding the physical resources, improving the ...