title: Market uncertainty, market sentiment, and the post-earnings announcement drift

authors: Bird, Ron

subjects: anomalies

abstract: Post-earnings announcement drift (PEAD) which was first identified over 40 years ago seems to be as much alive today as it ever was. Numerous attempts have been made to explain its continued existence. In this paper we provide evidence to support a new explanation: that the PEAD is a reflection of the level of market uncertainty and sentiment that prevails during the post-announcement period. The overriding conclusion from our analysis is that both uncertainty and sentiment play a central role in determining investor behaviour and it is this behaviour that ultimately determines the pricing that is observed in financial markets.

text: Market uncertainty, market sentiment, and the post-earnings announcement drift Post-earnings announcement drift (PEAD) which was first identified over 40 years ago seems to be as much alive today as it ever was. Numerous attempts have been made to explain its continued existence. In this paper we provide evidence to support a new explanation: that the PEAD is a reflection of the level of market uncertainty and sentiment that prevails during the post-announcement period. The overriding conclusion from our analysis is that both uncertainty and sentiment play a central role in determining investor behaviour and it is this behaviour that ultimately determines the pricing that is observed in financial markets.

year: 2013

title: A symbiotic model for transforming public healthcare in New Zealand

authors: Green, Craig J.

abstract: Given the poor state of public healthcare in New Zealand, this study challenges researchers and practitioners to expand their conceptual repertoire beyond mere cost-cutting and piecemeal improvements to consider potentially transformative business models. It invites stakeholders to consider how they ascribe meaning to behaviour, events, and environments when participating in every aspect of healthcare provision.  

A Delphi study garnered expert opinion on the ideal healthcare system for New Zealand, which senior District Health Board interviewees confirmed should involve equitable access, patient-centred care, service integration, and shared resources. To deliver this ideal, traditional pipeline model elements and an emergent platform ecosystem were merged, creating a symbiotic, hybrid healthcare concept in which the pipeline’s efficient methodical processes and the platform’s flexible facilitation of patient/provider engagements combine to offer a context-specific approach to healthcare provision, superior value-based outcomes and fair distribution of resources. Model validation extended to consideration of a comprehensive implementation roadmap that emerged from the main mechanisms and stakeholder behaviours required to transform today’s healthcare system.  

As the healthcare landscape evolves, embracing dynamic and inclusive approaches that prioritise patients and harness the potential of technological advancements is crucial. By inviting practitioners to reflect on their participation in healthcare provision, this study contributes to the ongoing discourse on healthcare delivery models. It provides valuable insights for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners navigating the complex world of contemporary healthcare.

text: A symbiotic model for transforming public healthcare in New Zealand Given the poor state of public healthcare in New Zealand, this study challenges researchers and practitioners to expand their conceptual repertoire beyond mere cost-cutting and piecemeal improvements to consider potentially transformative business models. It invites stakeholders to consider how they ascribe meaning to behaviour, events, and environments when participating in every aspect of healthcare provision.  

A Delphi study garnered expert opinion on the ideal healthcare system for New Zealand, which senior District Health Board interviewees confirmed should involve equitable access, patient-centred care, service integration, and shared resources. To deliver this ideal, traditional pipeline model elements and an emergent platform ecosystem were merged, creating a symbiotic, hybrid healthcare concept in which the pipeline’s efficient methodical processes and the platform’s flexible facilitation of patient/provider engagements combine to offer a context-specific approach to healthcare provision, superior value-based outcomes and fair distribution of resources. Model validation extended to consideration of a comprehensive implementation roadmap that emerged from the main mechanisms and stakeholder behaviours required to transform today’s healthcare system.  

As the healthcare landscape evolves, embracing dynamic and inclusive approaches that prioritise patients and harness the potential of technological advancements is crucial. By inviting practitioners to reflect on their participation in healthcare provision, this study contributes to the ongoing discourse on healthcare delivery models. It provides valuable insights for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners navigating the complex world of contemporary healthcare.

year: 2025

title: Maori perspectives of the environment: A review of policy submissions made by iwi to Environment Waikato.

authors: Whangapirita, Laura

subjects: Maori

abstract: As part of our broader brief to gather, summarise, analyse and distribute information held by Environment Waikato on Maori and the environment, we evaluated and summarised those iwi policy submissions made toward the Proposed Waikato Regional Plan (1998). This report refers to values and beliefs sourced from iwi submissions held by Environment Waikato and are presented within a Maori values framework to highlight environmental perspectives of tangata whenua in the Waikato region.

text: Maori perspectives of the environment: A review of policy submissions made by iwi to Environment Waikato. As part of our broader brief to gather, summarise, analyse and distribute information held by Environment Waikato on Maori and the environment, we evaluated and summarised those iwi policy submissions made toward the Proposed Waikato Regional Plan (1998). This report refers to values and beliefs sourced from iwi submissions held by Environment Waikato and are presented within a Maori values framework to highlight environmental perspectives of tangata whenua in the Waikato region.

year: 2003-10