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User perceptions of computer speed
(Lincoln University, 1999)
Delays in response times experienced when using a computer can be caused by many factors. One such factor is if the computer is connected to a local area network. Performance measures for a network do not give any indication ...
The Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary : a recreation - conservation conflict
(Lincoln University, 1996)
The Hector's dolphin Marine Mammal Sanctuary was established around Banks Peninsula, on the East Coast of New Zealand's South Island, in December 1988. The sanctuary was established to protect the local population of the ...
Housie as leisure pursuit for older working class women
(Lincoln University, 1999)
This study investigates the involvement of a group of Christchurch women, sixty five years and over, in the game of housie as a way of exploring the meaning these women ascribe to their leisure behaviour and the role of ...
The role of quantitative analysis (specifically capital investment appraisal) in the process of strategic investment decision-making : New Zealand evidence
(Lincoln University, 1997)
The opinions of scholars differ regarding the role of capital investment appraisal in strategic investment decision-making. Finance academics regard financial analysis as an active process that both influences and contributes ...
The role of capital formation in contributing to sustainable community forestry in Nepal
(Lincoln University, 1999)
The Nepalese Forest Act 1993 clearly identifies the roles and rights of forest user groups (FUG’s) and gives them the legal right to manage all forest products from their forests in return for forest protection. In the ...
Disaggregating the purchasing determinants of red meat : attributes important in the consumer's red meat purchasing process : an analysis of twelve commonly purchased meat cuts and consumer segmentation study
(Lincoln University, 1994)
This study explores the purchasing determinants affecting red meat in New Zealand. Particular emphasis is placed on disaggregating the attributes determining meat consumption, allowing a better understanding of the causal ...
Physiological and genetic aspects of herbicide resistance in giant buttercup (Ranunculus acris L. subsp. acris)
(Lincoln University, 1991)
Giant buttercup, (Ranunculus acris L. subsp. acris), has become a major weed of dairy pastures traditionally controlled by application of the chloro-phenoxy herbicide MCPA. A population of giant buttercup was confirmed as ...
An approach to natural hazard assessments and hazard reduction
(Lincoln University, 1993)
This thesis endeavours to develop and demonstrate a procedure for the assessment of flood and erosion related natural hazards and prescribing means by which hazard reduction can be achieved. In the context of this study ...
Farm management consultants' Modus operandi: Case studies in the South Island of New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 1996)
The objective of this thesis is to describe and analyse the farm management consultants' modus operandi in the South Island of New Zealand. Using the "Grounded Theory" qualitative research method, seventeen consultants ...
State of the environment reporting by territorial local authorities : towards improvement
(Lincoln University, 1999)
The overarching purpose of New Zealand's principal legislation, the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), is to promote the sustainable management of New Zealand's natural and physical resources (Section 5). Achieving this ...