Abstract: The Pathways to Sustainable Employment (PASE) project is a five year research endeavour... more Abstract: The Pathways to Sustainable Employment (PASE) project is a five year research endeavour funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology. It examines the impact of diverse employment pathways on young people in New Zealand aged ...
Demographic projections for New Zealand indicate there will be major labour shortages in the futu... more Demographic projections for New Zealand indicate there will be major labour shortages in the future, which will not be met through either natural increase in population or immigration. It is therefore necessary that for New Zealand to retain and/or improve its current economic position, the labour force we do have is employed in ways that optimise outcomes for individuals, families/whanau and communities on the one hand, and businesses, enterprises and institutions on the other. At present, there is inadequate information about the labour market and employment due, in part, to the way many employment-related measures are defined. Additionally the importance given to two specific measures official unemployment and labour force participation as indicators of a buoyant labour market, provide an incomplete picture of the complex and increasingly diverse patterns of employment in New Zealand. While most measures used in New Zealand mirror those used internationally and thus allow for lar...
Demographic projections for New Zealand indicate there will be major labour shortages in the futu... more Demographic projections for New Zealand indicate there will be major labour shortages in the future which will not be met through either natural increase in population or immigration. It is therefore necessary that for New Zealand to retain and or improve its current economic position, the labour force we di have is employed in ways that optimize outcomes for individuals, families/whanau and communities on the one hand, and businesses, enterprises and institutions on the other. At present, there is inadequate information about the labour market and employment due, in part, to the way many employment-related measures are defined. Additionally the importance given to two specific measures – official unemployment and labour force participation – as indicators of a buoyant labour market, provide an incomplete picture of the complex and increasingly diverse patterns of employment in New Zealand. While most measures used in New Zealand mirror those used internationally and thus allow for ...
The Pathways to Sustainable Employment (PAS£) research programme is a five-year programme aimed a... more The Pathways to Sustainable Employment (PAS£) research programme is a five-year programme aimed at determining the supply-side and demand-side parameters of employment-seeking and career development of New Zealanders aged 15-34, and developing policy implications. In an initial phase of the project, 866 participants sampled from four geographical areas and representative of different age, gender, and ethnic groups took part in a Computer Aided Telephone Interview (CAT/) concerning their employment experiences to date and their aspirations for the future. This paper reports on the experiences of participants in respect of seeking and finding their current job, their last job, and their first job and the role social networks play in supporting career decision making. The data, which demonstrate the key role that social capital plays in these regards, raises issues about such things as the expertise of network members, their objective understanding of others' capacities and interes...
Since the late 1970s in New Zealand, education and training have been essential elements as gover... more Since the late 1970s in New Zealand, education and training have been essential elements as governments have grappled with maintaining and increasing the employability of the labour force. This paper reports on one phase of the Labour Market Dynamics and Economic Participation research programme which addresses the role that education and training institutions play in mediating labour supply and demand and promoting economic participation within various New Zealand regional labour markets. The paper refines and extends some of the key concepts of the Department of Labour's Human Capability Framework to explore the effectiveness of regional education and training institutions, and other intersecting regional and national organisations, in mediating regional labour market supply and demand.
Employability is a widely used term in the labour market lexicon. Yet there is no consensus on ho... more Employability is a widely used term in the labour market lexicon. Yet there is no consensus on how the concept should be applied and a fog of ambiguity surrounds the term. Making employability ‘work’, however, is essential not only for younger people to access and sustain work but also for addressing skills shortages that plague many developed economies. This article positions the employability concept in relational terms and highlights the importance of effective information flows across the various labour market stakeholders. Employability is a shared outcome and responsibility even though individuals’ skills and knowledge is the foundation of employability. Empirical data from a major New Zealand labour market research programme is used to support contentions.
The intention of this paper is to extend critiques of rationality that have been developed across... more The intention of this paper is to extend critiques of rationality that have been developed across a range of disciplines and within a number of strands of feminism. Initially providing a brief review of rationality critiques, the paper then focuses on bounded rationality, the key behavioural assumption of transaction cost economics (TCE). It is shown that, to some extent, this notion of rationality erodes the atomistic model of economic activity central to the economic orthodoxy and is therefore an improvement on the neoclassical orthodox view of rationality. The paper then moves on to a more critical examination of bounded rationality through the development of the feminist slanted concept of ‘constrained entrepreneurship’. This new conceptualisation also provides a means of extending TCE through the incorporation of the Coasian insight that the development of TCE has tended to lose sight of the raison d’être of the firm, that of ‘running a business’ (Coase, 1988a). The concept of ...
This paper describes the experiences of a group of intentional immigrant entrepreneurs (IIEs) who... more This paper describes the experiences of a group of intentional immigrant entrepreneurs (IIEs) who have successfully set up a business within three years of arrival in a new country. It shows how various forms of symbolic capital are successfully deployed at each stage of the entrepreneurial process and asserts that the study of intentional, well-resourced immigrants, can contribute to understanding immigrant entrepreneurs' adaptation to their new settings and also inform immigration policy. Research Design & Methods: Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with a sample of New Zealand intentional immigrant entrepreneurs. The iterative analytical process used revealed the various dimensions of symbolic capital necessary for adaptation to the host country and to fulfilling visa requirements to gain residency. Findings: This paper demonstrates that the successful adaptation of IIEs, while in the first instance requiring adequate financial capital, also requires the strategic use of human, cultural and social capital, in different ways and at different times in the entrepreneurial process, to overcome the obstacles and barriers to success. Implications & Recommendations: As immigration policy makers seek to balance global migrant pressures and international obligations against internal national economic and political demands, the results of this study could resonate with both global policy analysts and scholars engaged in immigrant entrepreneurship. Contribution & Value Added: This article adds to the relatively small body of scholarship on IIEship, particularly those who, unlike the majority of immigrant entrepreneurs, do not establish a business within ethnic communities. Article type: research paper
Larger cities in Australia and New Zealand have urban consolidation policies promoting higher-den... more Larger cities in Australia and New Zealand have urban consolidation policies promoting higher-density development, justified on the grounds of enhancing urban sustainability. Despite evidence for persistent preferences for lower density, there has been a significant increase in the supply of higher-density housing over recent years. More recent iterations of urban growth management policies, however, are now justified on the grounds that higher-density will result in enhanced "liveability". Reflecting on research findings from case studies of residents in medium density housing in Auckland, this paper examines the extent to which liveability is being enhanced in intensified suburban contexts. Using resident expressions of housing satisfaction as an indicator of liveability, the findings point to some positive outcomes. However, despite these perceptions, future housing aspirations tend to remain oriented to detached housing and lower densities, which raises policy issues for the promotion and management of urban consolidation and higher densities.
In New Zealand private property developers have begun to influence urban form in new ways by buil... more In New Zealand private property developers have begun to influence urban form in new ways by building large residential subdivisions and master planned developments reminiscent of those that have been built in the US for several decades. By creating these residential subdivisions and master planned developments, private property developers have had an increasing influence on urban form. Many have used the concept of 'community' in their advertising and promotional activities as a key selling point for these developments. Thus far, while there has been a great deal of research involving the residents of these new subdivisions, insufficient research has been carried out on the land developers themselves, their motives, intentions, and methods in regard to building communities. This paper presents the results of research that explored Christchurch real estate developers' understandings of 'community' and how they went about incorporating these understandings in shaping their developments and in the associated promotional material. In addition to in-depth interviews with real estate developers, advertising material, physical design, and section prices were examined.
Abstract: The academic debate around workplace flexibility has resulted in an impasse. This artic... more Abstract: The academic debate around workplace flexibility has resulted in an impasse. This article argues that polarised macro positions are not especially useful in illuminating the complexities of the operation of contemporary labour markets. To move beyond the current impasse, ...
The focus of this research report is non-standard work and young(er) people in New Zealand ie tho... more The focus of this research report is non-standard work and young(er) people in New Zealand ie those between the ages of 15-34, an age range which extends the usual emphasis on youth workers. The report aims at contributing to the knowledge of non-standard work in New ...
Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1991
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My sincere thanks go to the officers of the Christchurch Land Titles Office, the High Court, Valu... more My sincere thanks go to the officers of the Christchurch Land Titles Office, the High Court, Valuation New Zealand, Statistics New Zealand and Births, Deaths and Marriages for allowing me access to their records. To Jonathan Smith and Joy Thorns thank you for your input. I am also indebted to the people I interviewed for this study who gave their time so willingly. On a more personal note I wish to express my very special appreciation to my family who greatly enriched my life while I was working on this thesis. To Murray Smith, to my son Jordan Dupuis of whom I am so proud, my mother Kay Sherlock, Matt Smith, Adam Smith and Helen Carrick-thank you all for your support. v
The Labour Market Dynamics (LMD) research programme, funded by the New Zealand Foundation for Res... more The Labour Market Dynamics (LMD) research programme, funded by the New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST), is an interdisciplinary research project designed to explore and explain various dynamics of economic and labour market participation and ...
Abstract: The Pathways to Sustainable Employment (PASE) project is a five year research endeavour... more Abstract: The Pathways to Sustainable Employment (PASE) project is a five year research endeavour funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology. It examines the impact of diverse employment pathways on young people in New Zealand aged ...
Demographic projections for New Zealand indicate there will be major labour shortages in the futu... more Demographic projections for New Zealand indicate there will be major labour shortages in the future, which will not be met through either natural increase in population or immigration. It is therefore necessary that for New Zealand to retain and/or improve its current economic position, the labour force we do have is employed in ways that optimise outcomes for individuals, families/whanau and communities on the one hand, and businesses, enterprises and institutions on the other. At present, there is inadequate information about the labour market and employment due, in part, to the way many employment-related measures are defined. Additionally the importance given to two specific measures official unemployment and labour force participation as indicators of a buoyant labour market, provide an incomplete picture of the complex and increasingly diverse patterns of employment in New Zealand. While most measures used in New Zealand mirror those used internationally and thus allow for lar...
Demographic projections for New Zealand indicate there will be major labour shortages in the futu... more Demographic projections for New Zealand indicate there will be major labour shortages in the future which will not be met through either natural increase in population or immigration. It is therefore necessary that for New Zealand to retain and or improve its current economic position, the labour force we di have is employed in ways that optimize outcomes for individuals, families/whanau and communities on the one hand, and businesses, enterprises and institutions on the other. At present, there is inadequate information about the labour market and employment due, in part, to the way many employment-related measures are defined. Additionally the importance given to two specific measures – official unemployment and labour force participation – as indicators of a buoyant labour market, provide an incomplete picture of the complex and increasingly diverse patterns of employment in New Zealand. While most measures used in New Zealand mirror those used internationally and thus allow for ...
The Pathways to Sustainable Employment (PAS£) research programme is a five-year programme aimed a... more The Pathways to Sustainable Employment (PAS£) research programme is a five-year programme aimed at determining the supply-side and demand-side parameters of employment-seeking and career development of New Zealanders aged 15-34, and developing policy implications. In an initial phase of the project, 866 participants sampled from four geographical areas and representative of different age, gender, and ethnic groups took part in a Computer Aided Telephone Interview (CAT/) concerning their employment experiences to date and their aspirations for the future. This paper reports on the experiences of participants in respect of seeking and finding their current job, their last job, and their first job and the role social networks play in supporting career decision making. The data, which demonstrate the key role that social capital plays in these regards, raises issues about such things as the expertise of network members, their objective understanding of others' capacities and interes...
Since the late 1970s in New Zealand, education and training have been essential elements as gover... more Since the late 1970s in New Zealand, education and training have been essential elements as governments have grappled with maintaining and increasing the employability of the labour force. This paper reports on one phase of the Labour Market Dynamics and Economic Participation research programme which addresses the role that education and training institutions play in mediating labour supply and demand and promoting economic participation within various New Zealand regional labour markets. The paper refines and extends some of the key concepts of the Department of Labour's Human Capability Framework to explore the effectiveness of regional education and training institutions, and other intersecting regional and national organisations, in mediating regional labour market supply and demand.
Employability is a widely used term in the labour market lexicon. Yet there is no consensus on ho... more Employability is a widely used term in the labour market lexicon. Yet there is no consensus on how the concept should be applied and a fog of ambiguity surrounds the term. Making employability ‘work’, however, is essential not only for younger people to access and sustain work but also for addressing skills shortages that plague many developed economies. This article positions the employability concept in relational terms and highlights the importance of effective information flows across the various labour market stakeholders. Employability is a shared outcome and responsibility even though individuals’ skills and knowledge is the foundation of employability. Empirical data from a major New Zealand labour market research programme is used to support contentions.
The intention of this paper is to extend critiques of rationality that have been developed across... more The intention of this paper is to extend critiques of rationality that have been developed across a range of disciplines and within a number of strands of feminism. Initially providing a brief review of rationality critiques, the paper then focuses on bounded rationality, the key behavioural assumption of transaction cost economics (TCE). It is shown that, to some extent, this notion of rationality erodes the atomistic model of economic activity central to the economic orthodoxy and is therefore an improvement on the neoclassical orthodox view of rationality. The paper then moves on to a more critical examination of bounded rationality through the development of the feminist slanted concept of ‘constrained entrepreneurship’. This new conceptualisation also provides a means of extending TCE through the incorporation of the Coasian insight that the development of TCE has tended to lose sight of the raison d’être of the firm, that of ‘running a business’ (Coase, 1988a). The concept of ...
This paper describes the experiences of a group of intentional immigrant entrepreneurs (IIEs) who... more This paper describes the experiences of a group of intentional immigrant entrepreneurs (IIEs) who have successfully set up a business within three years of arrival in a new country. It shows how various forms of symbolic capital are successfully deployed at each stage of the entrepreneurial process and asserts that the study of intentional, well-resourced immigrants, can contribute to understanding immigrant entrepreneurs' adaptation to their new settings and also inform immigration policy. Research Design & Methods: Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with a sample of New Zealand intentional immigrant entrepreneurs. The iterative analytical process used revealed the various dimensions of symbolic capital necessary for adaptation to the host country and to fulfilling visa requirements to gain residency. Findings: This paper demonstrates that the successful adaptation of IIEs, while in the first instance requiring adequate financial capital, also requires the strategic use of human, cultural and social capital, in different ways and at different times in the entrepreneurial process, to overcome the obstacles and barriers to success. Implications & Recommendations: As immigration policy makers seek to balance global migrant pressures and international obligations against internal national economic and political demands, the results of this study could resonate with both global policy analysts and scholars engaged in immigrant entrepreneurship. Contribution & Value Added: This article adds to the relatively small body of scholarship on IIEship, particularly those who, unlike the majority of immigrant entrepreneurs, do not establish a business within ethnic communities. Article type: research paper
Larger cities in Australia and New Zealand have urban consolidation policies promoting higher-den... more Larger cities in Australia and New Zealand have urban consolidation policies promoting higher-density development, justified on the grounds of enhancing urban sustainability. Despite evidence for persistent preferences for lower density, there has been a significant increase in the supply of higher-density housing over recent years. More recent iterations of urban growth management policies, however, are now justified on the grounds that higher-density will result in enhanced "liveability". Reflecting on research findings from case studies of residents in medium density housing in Auckland, this paper examines the extent to which liveability is being enhanced in intensified suburban contexts. Using resident expressions of housing satisfaction as an indicator of liveability, the findings point to some positive outcomes. However, despite these perceptions, future housing aspirations tend to remain oriented to detached housing and lower densities, which raises policy issues for the promotion and management of urban consolidation and higher densities.
In New Zealand private property developers have begun to influence urban form in new ways by buil... more In New Zealand private property developers have begun to influence urban form in new ways by building large residential subdivisions and master planned developments reminiscent of those that have been built in the US for several decades. By creating these residential subdivisions and master planned developments, private property developers have had an increasing influence on urban form. Many have used the concept of 'community' in their advertising and promotional activities as a key selling point for these developments. Thus far, while there has been a great deal of research involving the residents of these new subdivisions, insufficient research has been carried out on the land developers themselves, their motives, intentions, and methods in regard to building communities. This paper presents the results of research that explored Christchurch real estate developers' understandings of 'community' and how they went about incorporating these understandings in shaping their developments and in the associated promotional material. In addition to in-depth interviews with real estate developers, advertising material, physical design, and section prices were examined.
Abstract: The academic debate around workplace flexibility has resulted in an impasse. This artic... more Abstract: The academic debate around workplace flexibility has resulted in an impasse. This article argues that polarised macro positions are not especially useful in illuminating the complexities of the operation of contemporary labour markets. To move beyond the current impasse, ...
The focus of this research report is non-standard work and young(er) people in New Zealand ie tho... more The focus of this research report is non-standard work and young(er) people in New Zealand ie those between the ages of 15-34, an age range which extends the usual emphasis on youth workers. The report aims at contributing to the knowledge of non-standard work in New ...
Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1991
APA PsycNET Our Apologies! - The following features are not available with your current Browser c... more APA PsycNET Our Apologies! - The following features are not available with your current Browser configuration. - display, print, save, export, and email selected records - get My List count - save record to My List - get references ...
My sincere thanks go to the officers of the Christchurch Land Titles Office, the High Court, Valu... more My sincere thanks go to the officers of the Christchurch Land Titles Office, the High Court, Valuation New Zealand, Statistics New Zealand and Births, Deaths and Marriages for allowing me access to their records. To Jonathan Smith and Joy Thorns thank you for your input. I am also indebted to the people I interviewed for this study who gave their time so willingly. On a more personal note I wish to express my very special appreciation to my family who greatly enriched my life while I was working on this thesis. To Murray Smith, to my son Jordan Dupuis of whom I am so proud, my mother Kay Sherlock, Matt Smith, Adam Smith and Helen Carrick-thank you all for your support. v
The Labour Market Dynamics (LMD) research programme, funded by the New Zealand Foundation for Res... more The Labour Market Dynamics (LMD) research programme, funded by the New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST), is an interdisciplinary research project designed to explore and explain various dynamics of economic and labour market participation and ...
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