title: Putting leadership in its place: Transferability of leadership ability across contexts

authors: Dick, Jonathan William

subjects: leadership

abstract: Abstract
The aim of this study was to contribute to the growing body of research involving the
subject of leadership, while looking at a facet of this phenomenon on which there
appears to be very little data available. In the fast moving environment of the twenty
first century, there is more and more pressure on leaders from every area of industry,
commerce, community and public service to be capable of not only performing their
basic tasks in the immediate scope of their area of responsibility, but also a growing
expectation that they must be capable of exporting this ability into any environment or
context that the organisation rapidly finds itself. There is little time to recruit, train and
deploy new leaders when a novel situation presents itself. This research employs a
qualitative approach utilising an interpretive multiple case study method to investigate
what followers look for and expect in their leaders in the form of traits, values or
characteristics. The investigation then looks to see what style of leader employs these
values to best effect, suggesting that this type of style, based on this set of values, are
the most likely to be durable across any context. The study is conducted looking at the
wider culture of the individual participant in terms of age and era, gender, education,
and the added dynamic of punishment as a leadership tool. While initial findings
suggest that females may have this ability to transfer their leadership style at face value,
the study acknowledges the variables involved and recommends the way forward for
future research in this area.

text: Putting leadership in its place: Transferability of leadership ability across contexts Abstract
The aim of this study was to contribute to the growing body of research involving the
subject of leadership, while looking at a facet of this phenomenon on which there
appears to be very little data available. In the fast moving environment of the twenty
first century, there is more and more pressure on leaders from every area of industry,
commerce, community and public service to be capable of not only performing their
basic tasks in the immediate scope of their area of responsibility, but also a growing
expectation that they must be capable of exporting this ability into any environment or
context that the organisation rapidly finds itself. There is little time to recruit, train and
deploy new leaders when a novel situation presents itself. This research employs a
qualitative approach utilising an interpretive multiple case study method to investigate
what followers look for and expect in their leaders in the form of traits, values or
characteristics. The investigation then looks to see what style of leader employs these
values to best effect, suggesting that this type of style, based on this set of values, are
the most likely to be durable across any context. The study is conducted looking at the
wider culture of the individual participant in terms of age and era, gender, education,
and the added dynamic of punishment as a leadership tool. While initial findings
suggest that females may have this ability to transfer their leadership style at face value,
the study acknowledges the variables involved and recommends the way forward for
future research in this area.

year: 2009

title: The New Zealand performance based research fund and its impact on publication activity in economics

authors: Tressler, John

subjects: research measurement

abstract: New Zealand’s academic research assessment scheme, the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF), was launched in 2002 with the stated objective of increasing research quality in the nation’s universities. Evaluation rounds were conducted in 2003, 2006 and 2012. In this paper, we employ 22 different journal weighting schemes to generate output estimates of refereed journal paper and page production over three six year periods (1994-1999; 2000-2005 and 2006-2011). These time periods reflect a pre-PBRF environment, a mixed assessment period, and a pure PBRF research environment, respectively. Our findings indicate that, on average, research productivity, defined in either paper or page terms, has increased since the introduction of the PBRF. However, this outcome is due to a major increase in the quantity of papers and pages produced per capita that has more than off-set a decline in the quality of published outputs since the introduction of the PBRF. In other words, our findings suggest that the PBRF has failed to achieve its stated goal of increasing average research quality, but it has resulted in substantial gains in productivity achieved via large increases in the quantity of refereed journal articles.

text: The New Zealand performance based research fund and its impact on publication activity in economics New Zealand’s academic research assessment scheme, the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF), was launched in 2002 with the stated objective of increasing research quality in the nation’s universities. Evaluation rounds were conducted in 2003, 2006 and 2012. In this paper, we employ 22 different journal weighting schemes to generate output estimates of refereed journal paper and page production over three six year periods (1994-1999; 2000-2005 and 2006-2011). These time periods reflect a pre-PBRF environment, a mixed assessment period, and a pure PBRF research environment, respectively. Our findings indicate that, on average, research productivity, defined in either paper or page terms, has increased since the introduction of the PBRF. However, this outcome is due to a major increase in the quantity of papers and pages produced per capita that has more than off-set a decline in the quality of published outputs since the introduction of the PBRF. In other words, our findings suggest that the PBRF has failed to achieve its stated goal of increasing average research quality, but it has resulted in substantial gains in productivity achieved via large increases in the quantity of refereed journal articles.

year: 2013-02

title: Patricia Grace's Tu: Reading the novel of indigenous insight

authors: Mahuika, Joel Rupert

subjects: Patricia

abstract: This thesis centres on Patricia Grace’s novel Tu, which is a fictional story based on historical facts, namely 1940s New Zealand and Italy, the 28th Māori Battalion and World War Two. The title of the thesis research is Patricia Grace’s Tu: Reading the novel for indigenous insight. Therefore, the major research question is what are the indigenous insights portrayed in Patricia Grace’s novel Tu?
Analysis of Grace’s Tu seeks to flesh out indigenous insights of, for example, the novel’s characters, a sense of place like land and identity, inner conflict in the form of psychological and emotional issues, trauma and many other aspects that portray Māori (the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand) perspectives.

Grace’s novel Tu was produced with, among other resources, the aid of a memoir manuscript written by a 28th Māori Battalion captain, called Aku Korero. Together with Grace’s most recent and biographical book Ned and Katina: A True Love Story, are the two primary sources. Ned and Katina: A True Love Story is the journal account of a 28th Māori Battalion soldier’s experience on the island of Crete during World War Two.

Selected renowned Native American authors of fiction and non-fiction will have their stories compared with Grace’s novel to check for similarities or differences of aboriginal nations’ perspectives with those of Māori. One aspect of this thesis is to research what impacts indigenous insight may have on Māori and autochthonous American peoples’ identities and culture in countries colonised by hegemonic European settlers.

Major themes conveyed in Grace’s Tu and Ned and Katina: A True Love Story will include whānau (family) and whenua (land). Their importance to indigenous insight will be revealed in this thesis.

An interview with author, Patricia Grace, will determine what Māori perceptions she portrayed in her fictional novel. A conclusion will be formed based on evidence the data shows about indigenous insight in Grace’s Tu.

text: Patricia Grace's Tu: Reading the novel of indigenous insight This thesis centres on Patricia Grace’s novel Tu, which is a fictional story based on historical facts, namely 1940s New Zealand and Italy, the 28th Māori Battalion and World War Two. The title of the thesis research is Patricia Grace’s Tu: Reading the novel for indigenous insight. Therefore, the major research question is what are the indigenous insights portrayed in Patricia Grace’s novel Tu?
Analysis of Grace’s Tu seeks to flesh out indigenous insights of, for example, the novel’s characters, a sense of place like land and identity, inner conflict in the form of psychological and emotional issues, trauma and many other aspects that portray Māori (the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand) perspectives.

Grace’s novel Tu was produced with, among other resources, the aid of a memoir manuscript written by a 28th Māori Battalion captain, called Aku Korero. Together with Grace’s most recent and biographical book Ned and Katina: A True Love Story, are the two primary sources. Ned and Katina: A True Love Story is the journal account of a 28th Māori Battalion soldier’s experience on the island of Crete during World War Two.

Selected renowned Native American authors of fiction and non-fiction will have their stories compared with Grace’s novel to check for similarities or differences of aboriginal nations’ perspectives with those of Māori. One aspect of this thesis is to research what impacts indigenous insight may have on Māori and autochthonous American peoples’ identities and culture in countries colonised by hegemonic European settlers.

Major themes conveyed in Grace’s Tu and Ned and Katina: A True Love Story will include whānau (family) and whenua (land). Their importance to indigenous insight will be revealed in this thesis.

An interview with author, Patricia Grace, will determine what Māori perceptions she portrayed in her fictional novel. A conclusion will be formed based on evidence the data shows about indigenous insight in Grace’s Tu.

year: 2015