scholarly journals Export Ambidexterity in Small- and Medium-sized Family Firms: A Case of New Zealand Clustered Wineries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Sara Yaghoubi
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Industrial Cluster ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Exploration And Exploitation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cluster Membership ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Product Domains ◽  
The Impact

<p>Ambidexterity, defined as the ability to simultaneously explore new knowledge and exploit existing knowledge, allows firms to adapt over time, build a sustainable competitive advantage and achieve growth in the long run. However, due to the tensions and trade-offs between exploration and exploitation, pursuing ambidexterity or developing a more balanced strategy can be challenging. Previous research on ambidexterity has focused primarily on large and well-established organizations and the outcomes of ambidexterity such as performance, whereas little is known about how ambidexterity of small- and medium-sized family businesses in an international business context is managed, especially with regard to exporting, which is the most common form of internationalisation for those firms.  Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative case study is to understand how small- and medium-sized family firms manage ambidexterity in exporting. Specifically, I shed light on both market and product domains in exporting and further the impact of industrial cluster on firms’ approach to becoming ambidextrous. Using data from semi-structured interviews with six family-owned wineries located in the Marlborough wine region, New Zealand, the research provides evidence that family firms’ unique characteristics, that is, the socioemotional wealth, guide them to particular types of export exploration and exploitation activities in both market and product domains. These are not only aligned with their non-economic goals but also create synergies among seemingly contradictory ambidextrous activities. These findings suggest a behaviour logic and path to explain how ambidexterity in exporting is achieved, through combining and integrating exploration and exploitation in a balanced way. The findings also show that cluster membership improves family firms’ ability to achieve export ambidexterity by providing access to critical resources.  Overall, the study adds to the growing body of literature on family business internationalisation and organizational ambidexterity by focusing on the export context. It further links ambidexterity research to industrial cluster literature.</p>

scholarly journals Export Ambidexterity in Small- and Medium-sized Family Firms: A Case of New Zealand Clustered Wineries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sara Yaghoubi
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Industrial Cluster ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Exploration And Exploitation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cluster Membership ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Product Domains ◽  
The Impact

<p>Ambidexterity, defined as the ability to simultaneously explore new knowledge and exploit existing knowledge, allows firms to adapt over time, build a sustainable competitive advantage and achieve growth in the long run. However, due to the tensions and trade-offs between exploration and exploitation, pursuing ambidexterity or developing a more balanced strategy can be challenging. Previous research on ambidexterity has focused primarily on large and well-established organizations and the outcomes of ambidexterity such as performance, whereas little is known about how ambidexterity of small- and medium-sized family businesses in an international business context is managed, especially with regard to exporting, which is the most common form of internationalisation for those firms.  Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative case study is to understand how small- and medium-sized family firms manage ambidexterity in exporting. Specifically, I shed light on both market and product domains in exporting and further the impact of industrial cluster on firms’ approach to becoming ambidextrous. Using data from semi-structured interviews with six family-owned wineries located in the Marlborough wine region, New Zealand, the research provides evidence that family firms’ unique characteristics, that is, the socioemotional wealth, guide them to particular types of export exploration and exploitation activities in both market and product domains. These are not only aligned with their non-economic goals but also create synergies among seemingly contradictory ambidextrous activities. These findings suggest a behaviour logic and path to explain how ambidexterity in exporting is achieved, through combining and integrating exploration and exploitation in a balanced way. The findings also show that cluster membership improves family firms’ ability to achieve export ambidexterity by providing access to critical resources.  Overall, the study adds to the growing body of literature on family business internationalisation and organizational ambidexterity by focusing on the export context. It further links ambidexterity research to industrial cluster literature.</p>

scholarly journals Sustainable electricity for sustainable health? A case study in North-western Zambia

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 72-82
Author(s):  
Lizzie Caperon ◽  
Lina Brand-Correa
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Hydropower Plant ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

This study explores the under-researched link between clean energy and public health outcomes, and offers new insights into the link between wider access to clean energy and progress towards health outcomes, in particular the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes. This is the first study to consider the impact of a run-of-river hydropower plant (RORHP) in a remote rural community in Zambia in relation to health outcomes. Exploring this relationship establishes how the health benefits which renewable energy can bring can be capitalised upon to meet the health-related objectives of the United Nations sustainable development goals. Workshops and semi-structured interviews were conducted with a range of stakeholders including community members, health workers, business owners, and key people involved with the plant, to establish health and social impacts of the introduction of electricity in the community of Ikelenge. Findings are used to establish both synergies and trade-offs of the RORHP on the health of the community, and recommendations are made for the continued improvement of health following the introduction of the RORHP, to achieve further progress towards meeting SDG targets.

The Opportunity Cost of Changing Clinical Practice in Anticipation of a Surge of Covid-19 patients – A Convergent Mixed Methods Study Protocol

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Veena Manja ◽  
James Wiedeman ◽  
Jeffrey S Hoch ◽  
Diana Lee Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Case Mix ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Case Volume ◽  
Quantitative Phase ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
The Impact

Background: The rapid rise of COVID-19 infections has strained the capacity of healthcare systems worldwide. Many organizations are changing practice to make room for a surge in patients with COVID-19 infections. Cancelling and rescheduling elective procedures is one strategy advocated and used by many. This process may result in negative consequences for the patients who need procedures and have negative teaching and economic implications.Rationale and Study Design: This convergent mixed-methods study includes analysis of surgical databases to evaluate differences in case-volume and case-mix before and after the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic (quantitative phase), prospective observational study of patients impacted by the delayed scheduling of surgical procedures (quantitative phase) and 1:1 semi-structured interviews with patients, physicians and administrators to understand the impact of operational changes as a result on COVID-19 infection on patient care, teaching and learning and fiscal outcomes.Methods: The quantitative phase will consist of a review of the surgical database to quantify the differences in case-volume and case-mix during 2019 and 2020. In addition a prospective cohort of patients impacted by the delay in these procedures will be followed for 6 months to assess changes in patient important outcomes due to changes in scheduling procedures. The qualitative phase will consist of 1:1 semi-structured interviews to gain a depth of understanding of the trade-offs due to a change in practice related to COVID-19. The interviews will be analyzed using qualitative description.Discussion: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused worldwide disruption in the practice of healthcare, current focus on increasing capacity in preparation for a COVID-19 surge may have unforeseen consequences for patients who need non-COVID-19 related care. Studying the impact prospectively will provide information on the trade-offs associated with change in healthcare priorities. These results may be helpful in informing optimal healthcare practices and resource allocation in the future. 

scholarly journals How do traditional Māori values affect the sustainability of Māori tourism businesses?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Adam Ransfield
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Kaupapa Māori ◽  
The Impact

<p>The Māori economic asset base has seen significant growth over the past 100 years. Research estimates the Māori economy to be valued at 50 billion (NZ Foreign Affairs & Trade, 2018). While this figure represents the Māori economy, Māori tourism makes a significant economic contribution to this asset base. When considering the different aspects of the New Zealand tourism product, a key aspect that sets New Zealand tourism apart from other destinations is the unique Māori culture. This cultural aspect is a key motivating factor for international tourists intending on visiting New Zealand.  Māori tourism businesses offer a range of tourism products and services that are embedded in, and informed by Māori values. When incorporated in business, many of these traditional Māori values align closely to the three pillars of business sustainability. Literature on Māori tourism, Māori values and business sustainability provide some insight into this phenomenon. However, little is known about how these three components interrelate. Ultimately very little is known about how traditional Māori values impact the business sustainability of Māori tourism businesses. The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether Māori tourism businesses incorporate traditional Māori values into their business and if so, how does the application of these values affect the sustainability of Māori tourism businesses.  Developed from an interpretive social science research paradigm aligned with Kaupapa Māori research, this thesis assesses the impacts of the incorporation of Māori values on the business sustainability of Māori tourism businesses. Semi-structured interviews were selected as an appropriate method of data collection. 12 respondents from eight Māori tourism businesses were interviewed and their responses along with an analysis of the wider literature enabled the researcher to answer the overarching research question – how are traditional Māori values affecting the business sustainability of Māori tourism businesses?   Key research findings include the following: the importance of hiring Māori, developing cultural capacity of staff and stakeholders, preventing cultural misappropriation, providing opportunities for local communities, the relationship of Māori with the land, the importance of sustainable relationships, the impact of climate change on Kaitiakitanga, and the importance of making a profit – but not at the detriment of culture and the environment. The findings identified that to have the ability to implement sustainable practices requires financial sustainability.  This thesis makes a contribution to the literature on Māori values, Māori tourism and business sustainability by providing a greater understanding of which Māori values are applied by Māori tourism businesses and how these values impact business sustainability. In particular, this thesis has done something that previous literature has not, that is, it has attributed the specific effects of individual Māori values against the pillars of business sustainability. This gives the indication of which values have the greatest impact on business sustainability. Finally, in accordance with Kaupapa Māori research, this thesis has provided a practical contribution to the Māori tourism industry. This contribution is in the form of recommendations made to enhance the business sustainability of Māori tourism businesses.</p>

The impact of national context on future care planning for Korean parents in Korea and in New Zealand caring for their children living with disabilities: A cross-national study

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087282094962
Author(s):  
Clara Choi ◽  
Mike O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
National Study ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Korean Parents ◽  
Future Care ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
The Impact

An increasing concern of families caring for children living with disabilities is related to planning for their future care. This qualitative study explores how the country contexts shape the plans for future care provision of Korean parents in New Zealand and Korea. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with parents ( n = 18) and professionals ( n = 18). The study revealed that there are differences and similarities regarding the social reality of future care planning among Koreans in different national contexts. Recommendations are made In support of future care planning process taking its place as a conventional phase of care provision for people living with disabilities.

The art of delegation: integration of the veterinary nursing assistant into New Zealand veterinary practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 484-491
Author(s):  
Angela C Young
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Nursing Assistants ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Nursing Assistant ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Workload Management ◽  
Veterinary Practice ◽  
The Impact

Background: In 2016 veterinary nursing assistants (VNAs) were introduced as an additional tier to New Zealand veterinary practice. Aim: This study explores the utilisation of VNAs in New Zealand veterinary practices to ascertain the impact of an additional staffing layer to patient outcomes, workload management and staff wellness. Method: Through focus groups and semi-structured interviews with 30 participants, three themes emerged allowing evaluation of the Allied Veterinary Professionals Regulatory Council (AVPRC) Scope of Practice (SP) (AVPRC, 2020) and development of delegation guidelines (DG). Results: Analysis identified weak processes in delegation. The practice-based perspectives of VNA staff utilisation supports the AVPRC SP. Conclusion: Effective communication of the SP and DG for veterinary practice utilisation could contribute to reducing workload pressure. Additionally, individual practice staff discussions regarding own and colleague job expectations, along with review of contractual job descriptions, could further evolution of multi-tiered practices leading to improved patient outcomes, team wellness and business success.

scholarly journals Clients Coming Out – Men speak out about purchasing sex in New Zealand’s decriminalised environment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Shannon Mower
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Sex Industry ◽  
Contextual Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Worker Rights ◽  
The Impact

<p>This thesis explores the client experience of purchasing sex in New Zealand in the context of decriminalisation. This research was conducted at a time when speculation over the impact of decriminalisation on the conduct of clients was at an all-time high. Despite vast speculation by critics, little to no research exists on client populations in New Zealand. This thesis addresses this knowledge gap and offers an initial insight into the experiences of clients in this context. The research that forms the basis of this thesis involved qualitative semi-structured interviews with 12 men and women who purchase sex in New Zealand, along with three key informants with broader contextual knowledge of clients. The clients interviewed constituted a diverse group, and in many ways, they challenged common stereotypes. For example, while all participants were motivated by sexual desire, half the sample placed more significance on their desire for human interaction. Hegemonic masculinity was also discussed as motivating their engagements with the sex industry. The interviews also revealed the impacts of purchasing sex on participants, which related more to their interactions with sex workers than the physical act of having sex. Lastly, the research explored participants’ interactions with sex workers under decriminalisation, finding that they emphasised clear communication, respect of sex worker’s boundaries, and a desire to purchase sex ethically. There are three key conclusions of this thesis. Firstly, that client stereotypes are inapplicable to the entire client population as the participants challenged many and provided support for the ‘every man perspective’. Second, that support exists for non-sexual client motivations, and following the impacts participants discussed, sex workers and their services can be considered therapeutic and supporting the well-being of participants. Lastly, that legal context does make a difference on the conduct within sex industries and under decriminalisation. The participants’ conduct was driven by an awareness for sex worker rights and working conditions, thus producing an informed, harm-reductionist approach to purchasing sex.</p>

scholarly journals Lead maternity care midwives' perspectives on the effect of severe perineal trauma on their relationship with women

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Audrene Samuel
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Genital Tract ◽  
Postnatal Period ◽  
Perineal Trauma ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Severe Perineal Trauma ◽  
Ongoing Relationship ◽  
The Impact

<p>Although childbirth is a time of happiness and joy for couples, happiness can be flawed by pain and discomfort associated with perineal trauma sustained during childbirth. It is estimated that 85% of vaginal births are accompanied by trauma to the perineum. A higher risk of trauma is sustained at the first birth compared with subsequent vaginal births. In New Zealand, midwives work in partnership with the woman. The Lead Maternity Care (LMC) midwife has an ongoing relationship with the woman in her care that starts when the pregnant woman books with the midwife and ends at six weeks postpartum. The relationship between the woman and the LMC midwife involves trust, shared control, responsibility and a shared meaning through mutual understanding. Midwives fear they will be held responsible by women who sustain severe perineal trauma during their birth for the outcome. There is a lack of research into how New Zealand midwives’ relationships are affected when women in their care sustain severe perineal trauma. This research sought to explore the experiences of LMC midwives who have cared for women who sustained severe perineal trauma during childbirth. The objective of this study was to understand the effects of severe perineal trauma on the midwife/ woman relationship. The aim was to explore LMC midwives` perception of how they were affected when women in their care sustained severe genital tract trauma during birth. Qualitative descriptive methodology was used. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with LMC midwives from three geographical regions in lower North Island of New Zealand. The participants were eight midwives who had personal experience of caring for a woman who sustained severe genital tract trauma during childbirth. The findings revealed three themes: building a relationship with women, participants’ perceptions of the effects of severe perineal trauma on women, and the impact of severe perineal trauma on the midwife. The findings demonstrate that LMC midwives build relationships with women during the antenatal period. This relationship ensures an excellent partnership, established on the foundation of trust and respect, developed with the women. Midwives are affected on a personal and professional level when woman sustains trauma during childbirth, and the midwife adopts ways of coping. In the aftermath of severe perineal trauma, the woman may suffer health problems. This can impact her relationship with her LMC midwife during the postnatal period.</p>

How does the territory impact on entrepreneurial family embeddedness?

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Martínez-Sanchis ◽  
Cristina Aragón-Amonarriz ◽  
Cristina Iturrioz-Landart
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Externalities ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
History Of ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to explore how territory impacts on entrepreneurial families’ (EFs) embeddedness to unveil the role that territories play on the continuity and development of EFs. Design/methodology/approach To study complex contexts where subjective realities are analyzed, a constructivist qualitative approach is recommended. Given that, this paper develops a qualitative methodology in which 25 semi-structured interviews were carried out and analyzed based upon the use of ATLAS.ti, following an open-coding approach. Findings This paper found out that the territory can condition EFs’ embeddedness in different ways. First, through the cultural embeddedness, the shared territorial understanding of values and norms inherited by the history of the territory. Second, by the political embeddedness, i.e. the power exercised by territorial economic actors and non-market institutions. Third, through the structural embeddedness generated by the territorial social networks and the generation of close relationships and finally, through the so-called cognitive embeddedness, the territorial actors’ representations, interpretations and meanings. These four modes of territorial embeddedness are unfolded in a set of 16 territorial factors that impact on EFs’ embeddedness. Most of the identified factors, 14 out of the 16, are acting mainly over one of the embeddedness modes studied (cultural, political, structural and cognitive), while two of them, because they are operating simultaneously on various modes of embeddedness, have been considered transversal factors. Originality/value EFs have, to a great extent, been recognized as major generators of positive externalities in the territories in which they are located, and to date, the literature has focused on the impact that firms and family firms have on regional development. However, how the territory conditions the embeddedness of these families, especially how it impacts on the EFs’ territorial embeddedness, remains unexplored. This paper proposes a framework of 16 factors that help to understand the embeddedness dynamics between EFs and territories, serving as a starting point for future research avenues. Additionally, regional policy makers may use it as a guidance to build policy mix that considers these territorial factors to boost EFs’ embeddedness.

scholarly journals Exploring partnerships between nonprofit organisations in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Nicola Joy Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Voluntary Participation ◽  
Resource Allocations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Nonprofit Organisations ◽  
Nonprofit Partnership ◽  
The People ◽  
The Impact

<p>Nonprofit partnership with government and with business is well documented in the literature. However partnership between nonprofit organisations has largely been ignored. This research focuses on such New Zealand partnerships. It investigates three aspects of partnership: the reasons why organisations partner, the resources they allocate to those partnerships, and the competencies used by the people managing the partnerships. How these three partnership aspects influence each other and the effect of that on the partnerships is also explored.  The study focuses on the ‘partnership’ rather than the ‘co-existence’ end of Craig and Courtney’s (2004) continuum where elements such as working from agreed values, sharing resources and decision making, and developing systems to support the partnership will be evident. Two partnerships were selected as case studies. Data came from semi-structured interviews with seven participants from five partner organisations.  The literature provided a framework for analysing the interview data in relation to the three aspects of partnership. This framework led to the identification of four new motivational factors, two new resource allocations and two new competencies. The literature also provided six theories that help explain partnership motivations.  In addition to the three aspects (motivation, resources, and competencies) of partnership, it became clear that these things made a difference: · the term used to describe what they were doing – collaboration or partnership, · the context, · the presence of trust and goodwill, · voluntary participation in partnership, and · the level of formality.  The findings demonstrated that the motivation to partner at all was the most important of the three aspects of partnership. It influenced resource allocations and the competencies used by partnership managers. Resource allocations did not influence the motivation to partner but influenced the competencies used by the partnership managers. And the competencies used by the partnership managers influenced the resources allocated by organisations but generally did not influence the motivation to partner.  The findings add to our knowledge about nonprofit-nonprofit partnership and will help people to plan partnerships. I also propose five areas for further research: · factors that influence formality, · factors that prevent nonprofit partnership, · role of competencies in motivating partnership, · quantity of resources and the impact on outcomes, and · ownership of intellectual property.</p>

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