title: Tongan Business Obligation: Across a sea of enterprise

authors: Fili, Rosemarie Louise

subjects: Business, obligation, challenges,

abstract: Dubbed as the only remaining monarchy in the South Pacific. The Kingdom of Tonga seeks to provide a unique history, tradition and culture. Economically though, Tonga comes in as one of the ‘least developed countries’ in the world. This research seeks to provide small to medium size businesses as the solution to reforming Tonga’s economic disposition. Prior literature has identified cultural obligation as what impedes business success. However, employing the Talanoa methodological approach, within grounded theory, secondary literature and interpretive paradigm, this research disproves cultural obligation as the only cause to business failure. Tongan business is ingrained within the Tongan way (anga-fakaTonga) of being, therefore, cultural obligation is a way of life. Furthermore, other challenges such as book keeping, management, and government assistance seeks to also contribute to the failure of Tongan business; to which business owners have provided various solutions in this study. A total of thirty-eight research samples participated in updating and conceptualizing the understanding of Tongan business especially in regards to its cultural diversity. Future research into Tongan business is need especially in comparison to western businesses.

text: Tongan Business Obligation: Across a sea of enterprise Dubbed as the only remaining monarchy in the South Pacific. The Kingdom of Tonga seeks to provide a unique history, tradition and culture. Economically though, Tonga comes in as one of the ‘least developed countries’ in the world. This research seeks to provide small to medium size businesses as the solution to reforming Tonga’s economic disposition. Prior literature has identified cultural obligation as what impedes business success. However, employing the Talanoa methodological approach, within grounded theory, secondary literature and interpretive paradigm, this research disproves cultural obligation as the only cause to business failure. Tongan business is ingrained within the Tongan way (anga-fakaTonga) of being, therefore, cultural obligation is a way of life. Furthermore, other challenges such as book keeping, management, and government assistance seeks to also contribute to the failure of Tongan business; to which business owners have provided various solutions in this study. A total of thirty-eight research samples participated in updating and conceptualizing the understanding of Tongan business especially in regards to its cultural diversity. Future research into Tongan business is need especially in comparison to western businesses.

year: 2017

title: The average order of the Dirichlet series of the gcd-sum function

authors: Broughan, Kevin A.

subjects: mathematics

abstract: Using a result of Bordellès, we derive the second term and improved error expressions for the partial sums of the Dirichlet series of the gcd-sum function, for all real values of the parameter.

text: The average order of the Dirichlet series of the gcd-sum function Using a result of Bordellès, we derive the second term and improved error expressions for the partial sums of the Dirichlet series of the gcd-sum function, for all real values of the parameter.

year: 2007

title: Piahana Hou: a Ngati Rahiri rangatira

authors: Hart, Philip

abstract: Piahana Hou, as the half-brother of Karauna Hou, had an illustrious ancestry, but to Pakeha he was known as, briefly, the skipper of a river steamer and, for most of his life, as a labourer. His interests in several blocks of land enabled him to obtain money through selling some of his holdings, but he never became prosperous. He had minimal involvement in mining at Te Aroha.
Piahana came to prominence not as a rangatira but as a drunk, who was even involved in a bar fight at Te Aroha. Despite this weakness, his high status meant that hundreds attended his splendid tangi. Unlike some other rangatira, he did not use his status to play an important role in either Maori or Pakeha society.

text: Piahana Hou: a Ngati Rahiri rangatira Piahana Hou, as the half-brother of Karauna Hou, had an illustrious ancestry, but to Pakeha he was known as, briefly, the skipper of a river steamer and, for most of his life, as a labourer. His interests in several blocks of land enabled him to obtain money through selling some of his holdings, but he never became prosperous. He had minimal involvement in mining at Te Aroha.
Piahana came to prominence not as a rangatira but as a drunk, who was even involved in a bar fight at Te Aroha. Despite this weakness, his high status meant that hundreds attended his splendid tangi. Unlike some other rangatira, he did not use his status to play an important role in either Maori or Pakeha society.

year: 2016