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Impact of green supply chain management on organisational performance: A case study of an engineering company in Sri Lanka
No full textThis exploratory study investigates the impact of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) on the organisational performance of engineering manufacturing company in Sri Lanka, using a case study approach. The study chooses mix-method approach for data collection with combination of semi-structured interviews and secondary data analysis. This study mainly analysed company performance metrics pre- and post-implementation of GSCM practices was conducted. Finding suggest the significant positive correlation between GSCM and environmental performance. Except the green logistic all other GSCM practices positively correlation with OP. Financial gains were evident in reduced costs associated with resource use, environmental accident, and transportation. Non-financial benefits, such as enhanced brand reputation, increased stakeholder satisfaction, wining international orders were also observed.
The results underscore the potential benefits for engineering companies in Sri Lanka to incorporate GSCM practices. Besides tangible financial gains, embracing sustainable and green initiatives can contribute to building a stronger, more resilient, and more respected business model in the engineering sector. Further research could explore challenges and barriers to adopting GSCM to support businesses in transitioning to greener operations
Baby Boomers’ and Millennials’ motivation towards work in Invercargill's Retail Industry
No full textThis research study explores the motivating factors of baby boomers and millennials employed in the retail sector in Invercargill, New Zealand. The study aims to bridge the workforce gap in the region by understanding the needs and beliefs of these generations. The research objectives include investigating the motivational drivers of baby boomers and millennials, as well as identifying the main differences between these generations. The study incorporates motivational theories, the multigenerational theory, and the retail industry as key concepts. The research methodology adopts an interpretivist philosophy and utilizes an exploratory approach with a phenomenological design strategy. Data collection involves twelve semi-structured interviews, which are analysed thematically. The findings reveal that baby boomers prioritize relationships, financial rewards, job security, and fulfilling employment obligations, while millennials value financial rewards, relationships, career growth, and development opportunities. The differences between the generations include their perception of challenges and new skills, the importance of career advancement and job security, their understanding of the meaning of work, and the impact of management on their motivations. The study recommends aligning compensation with expectations, promoting a healthy workplace culture, providing growth opportunities, and considering government policies. The limitations of the study include a small sample size, focus on a specific location and industry, and reliance on self-reported data. Future research should expand the sample size, include diverse locations and industries, employ longitudinal designs, and combine qualitative and quantitative methods to gain a comprehensive understanding of work motivation across generations and industries in New Zealand. The study's findings contribute to the existing knowledge on employee motivation and can guide organizations and policymakers in effectively managing and retaining a multigenerational workforce
Environmental performance and the role of government support : evidence from the recent COVID-19 pandemic
Get PDFThis paper investigates whether good firm environmental performance attracted government support. Furthermore, we explore the effect of different government measures such as access to new credit, cash transfers, fiscal exemptions or reductions, and wage subsidies. The COVID-19 data were collected from the COVID-19 follow-up survey, while environmental data are from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys. Our results show that 21% of the firms received wage subsidies, 10% received cash and exemption support and only 6% of firms received credit support. The results indicate that the probability of receiving government support increases if firms have a good environmental performance score
Developing a prefabricated timber and strawbale wall panel for Aotearoa New Zealand
No full textMaking greater use of materials that sequester carbon, like timber and straw, is one way of reducing carbon emissions in the construction industry. In Aotearoa New Zealand building with straw bales has been perceived as a fringe technique, undertaken mostly in rural locations and often by owner-builders. For the past twenty years, however, and in the face of escalating climate change, practitioners have looked to prefabrication to advance the process of building with straw. Prefabricated timber and straw-bale wall panels have been developed in Europe, the United Kingdom, North America and Australia. They have been used to construct stand-alone houses, medium density housing, schools and medium scale commercial projects. This paper reports on Project Pātūtū, a research project aiming to develop a straw-bale panel system suitable for use in Aotearoa. International examples have been investigated before designing six panel options. Scale model panels were built and analysed in terms of their suitability for both community participation in the construction process and mainstream commercial construction. A small house was designed using the panels and analysed in terms of compliance with building regulations and the practicalities of constructio
RoVE: A crossroad in trades education?
No full textOutline of my presentation
1. What is vocational education & training (VET)
2. WBL (work-based-learning) : ITOs Vs ITPs based apprenticeship
2. WIL (work-integrated-learning)
5. New unified funding system (UFS)
6. Workforce Development Council
7. Lack of educator voice in Workforce Development Council
8. Skill standards
9. Micro credentials
10. Conclusion: What would make RoVE and Te Pūkenga wor
Máscaras teatrais e a cultura Māori: Experimentos sincréticos no Pacífico Sul [=Theatrical masks and Māori culture: Syncretic experiments in the South Pacific]
No full textEsta apresentação é uma breve reflexão sobre alguns experimentos sincréticos entre máscaras teatrais e a cultura Indígena da Aotearoa Nova Zelândia
A Máscara e mascaramento aparece na cultura Indígena da Aotearoa Nova Zelândia de duas formas:
[1] A primeira está na maneira como a genealogia é expressada através de tatuagem, e em alguns casos
devido a posição social, a genealogia dos indivíduos é impressa no rosto
[2] Esta tatuagem facial e chamada de ‘Ta Moko’.
Children of the Mist (1960) Leigh Brewer, Wellington Ballet Company
Earth and Sky (1968) Jenny McLeod
Green Are the Islands (1970)
New Zealand Noh Theatre Company (1990s) John Davies [with Unitec matua Hare Williams as consultant]
SolOTHELLO (2016) Regan Taylor, Te Rehia Theatre Company
Leilani (2016) Pedro Ilgenfritz, Mahuika Theatre Company
[This presentation is a brief reflection on some syncretic experiments between theatrical masks and culture Indigenous to Aotearoa New Zealand
Leaders' contribution to safety culture and empowering them to succeed
No full textSafety culture is an accepted concept which involves shared values and beliefs relating to health and safety within an organisation. Due to their position of influence within organisations, leaders are widely recognised as a crucial cog in the system in influencing the type of safety culture formed.
While there is a wealth of research available on what effective leaders of health and safety do, there remains a gap in highlighting succinct ways in which leaders can learn these effective leadership techniques. This underscores the need for practical and actionable guidance to help leaders develop the necessary skills and behaviours to enhance safety culture.
This thesis delves into the critical role of leaders in shaping safety culture within organisations, with a particular focus on identifying the behaviours, actions and leader values within the organisation that are contributing to safety culture. The research methodology involved the development and administration of a comprehensive safety culture survey aimed at senior leaders at the organisation within the Tertiary environment. This survey integrated both quantitative data and open-ended questions to gain comprehensive insights into the organisation’s safety culture. The data from open-ended questions was analysed using thematic analysis, allowing underlying themes to be uncovered regarding what is working well, as well as opportunities for growth. When developing recommendations, this project considered less traditional methods to support the development of safety culture training resources, such as incorporating humour into training packages.
The literature review revealed that humour, when used thoughtfully, can break down barriers and improve receptiveness to safety messages. It can also foster a more positive and inclusive safety culture. Below are highlighted the key areas found to be working well, areas for growth and a recommendation summary.
What's Working Well:
• Values-based context in safety efforts
• Habitualisation and normalisation of health and safety routines
• Effective health and safety communication/kōrero
• Role Modelling and Safety Hīkoi
• Wellbeing and holistic approach to health and safety
• A culture of collaboration taking place.
Areas for Improvement:
• Enhanced training is sought to further equip leaders in safety leadership
• Enhanced access to Information/Resources
• Establishing greater depths of relationship building and trust
• While many leaders showed strong role modelling, a proportion of them expressed feeling additional development was desired
• Communication of health and safety goals, targets, and objectives
• Seeking kaimahi input on improving health and safety in the workplace
• A portion of leaders require training and support to feel comfortable and competent in conducting safety hīkoi
• Some leaders may benefit from shifting focus away from compliance-based approaches to more positive influence strategies
• Leaders expressed the need for more dedicated time to focus on safety.
Recommendations
• Develop a comprehensive training package for leaders
• Initiate mentorship programs for newer leaders
• Implement comprehensive training on effective communication during safety hīkoi
• Reinforce successful practices by openly communicating them with leaders
• Optimise the organisation's access to health and safety resources
Unpicking the blanket: Escaping the bed we were made to lie in
No full textThis project focuses on the complexities of womanhood by addressing both physical and psychological aspects of being female. Generational associations between women became the basis for my research as they are instrumental in shaping our beliefs around what it means to be a woman with each generation unwittingly throwing a blanket of their experiences onto the next. It is important to acknowledge that we carry forward ripples from the past, while also being informed by events and opinions specific to our own time. While we must look through the lens of things, it is vital that we also look between things, questioning why we have these connections and what purpose they serve.
Working within an auto-ethnographic methodology the personal relationship between myself and my mother provided an intimate account of the complexity of the mother daughter relationship, with particular focus on the period post World War II up to the present day. Investigation into the perceived role of women not only as mothers and daughters but as active participants within society, provides insight into the double standards that still exist in relation to gender equality.
Examining how society has stitched womanhood together, it became evident that humanity continues to look at woman and womanhood through a narrow lenses that is steeped in gender bias. Cultural constructs of Western patriarchal society and feminist action both continue to shape women’s lives and the use of subtle manipulation and control is so ingrained in our cultural norms that it regularly goes unnoticed. Consistently repeating patterns, failure to consider alternatives, trying to ‘fit in’ and ‘do the right thing’, as perceived by generations older than us, are common traps to fall into. The impact on our external and internal being is monumental and often goes unacknowledged and unrecognised.
Womanhood is no longer confined to the domain of the domestic environment and their role as active participants in contemporary society provides platforms for initiating great change. I believe we are in an era of disruption and am attempting to highlight the patterns of the past and the need to challenge our behaviours and ways of thinking as we step into the future. The time is ripe for new beginnings, where women do not simply participate in the world as it already exists, but actively attempt to re shape it (1). Acknowledging the fundamental characteristics and traits of women, from the matriarchal perspective rather than the traditionally accepted patriarchal viewpoint.
1.Crispin Jessa, Why I am Not A Feminist, A Feminist Manifesto. New York; Melville House Printing 2017 , xi
Coping strategies for the prevention of burnout among occupational therapists: A literature review
No full textThe risk for occupational therapists of burnout in the workplace appears to be increasing. By identifying and implementing effective coping strategies for the prevention of burnout, occupational therapists can maintain their own overall health and well-being.
The aim of this study was to identify the coping strategies for reducing the risk and potentially preventing burnout among occupational therapists.
A review of the occupational therapy literature from 2010 to 2022 was conducted. A PICO framework was used to develop a research question, a search of online databases was conducted. Relevant literature was identified and screened prior to data extraction and thematic analysis.
A total of 20 papers were identified. The two main themes of external and internal strategies were identified as potential coping strategies for the prevention of burnout. Sub-themes included: Professional identity, job satisfaction, supervision, colleagues support, resilience, and mindfulness.
The review suggests internal and external coping strategies potentially reduce the risk of burnout for occupational therapists. Minimal evidence was found to demonstrate the effectiveness of coping strategies in clinical practice. Further research is recommended into the longitudinal impact of the identified coping strategies for burnout prevention