Post implementation review: Going Digital Last Publication Date: 13 Mar 2014 Going Digital was a significant four-year programme that was responsible for driving the country's transition from analogue to digital television by the end of 2013. It…
Value and culture: An economic framework Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 This paper seeks to clarify the understanding of value in the cultural context, using economics concepts. We develop an economic framework for thinking about value in…
New Zealand Professional Orchestra Sector Review final report Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2013 This page contains the final report of the Review of the Professional Orchestra Sector undertaken in 2011 and 2012 by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage…
New Zealand Professional Orchestra Sector Review discussion paper Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2012 New Zealand’s professional orchestras have, for many years, made a valuable contribution to our cultural life. They are the cornerstone of a wider network of junior…
To Make or Buy (Skills): An Analysis of Training Decisions Using Microdata Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of skill shortages on the supply of training within New Zealand firms. The study uses a…
Business Strategy and Skills in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 This paper summarises the results from two projects that investigated skills in New Zealand businesses. The first – The Impact of Skills on New Zealand Firms…
Should the focus of publicly provided small business assistance be on start-ups or growth businesses? Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 How is New Zealand best able to maximise the potential of its enterprise population? The simple answer is that it has to ensure that the "rules…
Innovation and the city: Review of the Auckland regional innovation system Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 Place matters in innovation. New ideas – and the capability to translate them into innovative goods, services, processes or markets – rely on the sharing of…
Business Strategies and Employment Decisions: Interviews with New Zealand Firms Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 A firm’s business strategy does not exist in a vacuum; it requires employees to implement it. However, firms often say that they have difficulties hiring certain…
A Good Worker is Hard to Find: Skills Shortages in New Zealand Firms Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2012 This paper examines the determinants of firms’ skill shortages, using a specially-designed survey, the Business Strategy and Skills (BSS) module of the Business Operations Survey. We…
