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The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two - PLUNGE
No full textThe Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two
A moving image and sound collaboration with James Sutherland
“Miller’s Law is the number of objects an average human being can hold in working memory. In this artwork we investigate this to explore Autonoetic Memory and Endel Tulving’s notion of Mental Time Travel, the voluntary or involuntary ability to project one’s self in a past or future situation often triggered by an external stimulus such as a familiar sound, smell or image. The footage is from journeys taken in 2010 and 2013 and will be reminiscent to many but specific to only one. Images and sound work in a generative way, creating moments of synchresis before separating. The quality of the image is painterly, impressionistic and indistinct. A fading memory. The viewer is invited to hold the information and to find the pattern through the multiple layers of image and sound.
Ecologies and comparative degrees of narration: Kia rongo i te tawara o te wai [Multimedia sound and vision installation]
No full textKia rongo i te tāwara o te wai (Listen to the murmur of the water)
Part of the "Ecologies and Comparative Degrees of Narration" exhibition at the BLUE ROOF MUSEUM in Chengdu, China.
Composed by Dr. Jeremy Mayall
Featuring Horomona Horo on taonga puoro
Filmed and edited by Ben Woollen 2016
Group exhibition between Chinese and New Zealand artist
Caring” – An Understanding of Professional Identity by First-Year Nursing Students
No full textProfessional identity is an important concept in nursing education. This paper reports a small study that examined first-year nursing students’ understanding of professional identity. The intention of the study was to offer insight for nurse educators who support the development of professional identity through nursing education. Three first-year adult nursing students were interviewed and results reflected previous study findings that students’ perceptions of professional identity centred strongly on caring rather than a recognition of the academic requirements needed for nurses to be capable and competent for contemporary practice delivery
Masters of Science (Advanced Practice - practice education)
No full textThesis completed: Reported perceptions of healthcare professionals regarding workplace interprofessional education - a qualitative systematic review
Teaching reading: Connecting teacher beliefs, course materials and classroom practice
Get PDFThe benefits of extensive reading, not just for English learners’ general and academic reading literacy, but also for wider language development, are now well-established. Yet the interplay of students’ first language and English reading experiences, curriculum requirements and course
materials are all powerful constraints on teachers’ approaches to the teaching of reading. Teachers' beliefs about themselves and their own attitudes toward reading are also likely to shape their classroom practice (Gomez, 2009; Macalister, 2010). This paper reports on a study of tertiary
institution teachers and their teaching practices in English language programmes, ranging from beginner level through to academic preparation. Findings come from questionnaires and interviews.The presentation explores how teacher beliefs, views about personal reading, course syllabus and materials all contribute to the understanding and delivery of ‘good practice’ in teaching reading. It
concludes with discussion on implications for course design and teacher development
"Show" - exhibition at RAMP Gallery
Get PDF"Show", curated by Ed Hanfling, RAMP Gallery, Wintec, Hamilton, 18-29 July 2016.
Exhibition of 38 works featuring:
Bruce Connew / Catherine Griffiths
Anthony Davies
Jenniffer Fernyhough
Catherine Fookes
D.B.G. Goodwin
Megan Hansen-Knarhoi
Ngahuia Harrison
Kenneth Merrick
Delaney Parker
Chelsea Pascoe
Toby Raine
Geoffrey H. Short
Erna Stachl
Rebecca Wallis
Lorraine Webb
Simon Williams
http://www.rampgallery.co.nz/?p=445
Art NZ 159, 2016: Exhibition review - "Soft Architecture"
No full textEdward Hanfling, review of exhibition "Soft Architecture", curated by Balamohan Shingade, Malcolm Smith Gallery, 13 June - 16 July 2016, published in "Art New Zealand", No. 159, Spring 2016, p. 47
Mergers and acquisitions: a review. Part 1
No full textPurpose
– This paper aims to review the relevant literature on mergers and acquisitions in an attempt to provide a comprehensive account of what we know about mergers and which parts of the puzzle are still incomplete.
Design/methodology/approach
– This literature review consists of three key sections. The first part of this paper summarises the literature on the cyclical nature of mergers referred to in the literature as merger waves. The second section reviews the causes and consequences of takeovers; it first reviews the causes, or drivers, of acquisitions, while focusing on the fact that acquisitions happen in waves and then reviews the consequences of takeovers, with a predominant focus on the impacts of mergers on the economic performance of acquirers. The third part of the review summarises the theories as well as previous empirical studies on determinants of announcement returns and post-acquisition performance of combined firms.
Findings
– Merger activity demonstrates a wavy pattern, i.e. mergers are clustered in industries through time. The causes suggested for this fluctuating pattern include industry and economy-level shocks, mis-valuation and managerial herding. Market reaction to announcement of acquisitions is, on average, slightly negative for acquirer stocks and significantly positive for target stocks. The combined abnormal return is positive. These findings have been consistent over several decades of investigation. The prior research also identifies a number of factors that are related to performance of acquisitions. These factors are categorised and reviewed in five different groups: acquirer characteristics, target characteristics, bid characteristics, industry characteristics and macro-environment characteristics.
Originality/value
– This review illustrates a number of issues. Prior research is heavily biased towards gains to acquirers and factors that affect these gains. It is also biased towards finding sources of value creation through mergers, despite the fact that several theories suggest that mergers can be value-destroying. In fact, value destruction is often attributed to managers’ self-interest (agency problem) and mistakes (hubris). However, the mechanisms through which mergers destroy value are rarely addressed. Aside from that, the possibility of simultaneous creation and destruction of value in acquisitions is not often considered. Finally, after several decades of investigation, a key question is not completely answered yet: “What are the sources of value in mergers and acquisitions?
Mergers and acquisitions: a review (part 2)
No full textPurpose
This paper aims to review the relevant literature on mergers and acquisitions in an attempt to provide a comprehensive account of what we know about mergers and which parts of the puzzle are still incomplete.
Design/methodology/approach
This literature review consists of three key sections. The first part of this paper summarises the literature on the cyclical nature of mergers referred to in the literature as merger waves. The second section reviews the causes and consequences of takeovers; it first reviews the causes, or drivers, of acquisitions, while focusing on the fact that acquisitions happen in waves and then reviews the consequences of takeovers, with a predominant focus on the impacts of mergers on the economic performance of acquirers. The third part of the review summarises the theories, as well as previous empirical studies, on determinants of announcement returns and post-acquisition performance of combined firms.
Findings
Merger activity demonstrates a wavy pattern, i.e. mergers are clustered in industries through time. The causes suggested for this fluctuating pattern include industry- and economy-level shocks, mis-valuation and managerial herding. Market reaction to announcement of acquisitions is, on average, slightly negative for acquirer stocks and significantly positive for target stocks. The combined abnormal return is positive. These findings have been consistent over several decades of investigation. Prior research also identifies a number of factors that are related to performance of acquisitions. These factors are categorised and reviewed in five different groups: acquirer characteristics, target characteristics, bid characteristics, industry characteristics and macro-environment characteristics.
Originality/value
This review illustrates a number of issues. Prior research is heavily biased towards gains to acquirers and factors that affect these gains. It is also biased towards finding sources of value creation through mergers despite the fact that several theories suggest that mergers can be value-destroying. In fact, value destruction is often attributed to managers’ self-interest (agency problem) and mistakes (hubris). However, the mechanisms through which mergers destroy value are rarely addressed. Aside from that, the possibility of simultaneous creation and destruction of value in acquisitions is not often considered. Finally, after several decades of investigation, a key question is not completely answered yet: “What are the sources of value in mergers and acquisitions?
Paper III: bi-cultural use of Kaiawhina: cultural sensitivity or conflict?
Get PDFIn an earlier paper (TeApatu et al., 2014) it was argued that researching issues of interest to Maori or
indigenous populations must be relevant and culturally sensitive. In subsequent papers (TeApatu et
al., 2015a, 2015b), using an appropriate methodology and based on the first round of interviews, a
clear meaning of “kaiawhina” emerged. Additional funds are being sought to take this research to the
next level.
In this paper, we attempt to tease out issues due to cultural differences in a multi-cultural society,
such as New Zealand, with its dominant Pakeha (Western white people) culture, providing a framework for health, social, housing, transport, and environmental policies. We achieved this through exploring the link between “kaiawhina” and health