Seminars and events - Business School - The University of Auckland

Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series: eCultural Heritage, eTourism and New Zealand (Alumni events, Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series, All events)

22 March 2012 6pm- 8pm

The second of this year’s Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series presentations will be presented by Professor Detmar Straub (Georgia State University). >>

Tax avoidance developments in the United Kingdom (Commercial Law, All seminars, Research centres and groups)

21 March 2012 6pm- 7pm

In December 2010, the UK Government appointed Graham Aaronson QC, supported by a Study Group to consider and report on the need for, and possible shape of, a general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) in the UK. >>

Spark Launch 2012 (All events, Student events)

13 March 2012 5.30pm- 8pm

Hear Jeremy Moon, founder of Icebreaker, and Ernst & Young’s Inaugural Young Entrepreneur of the Year, share his dynamic vision and enthusiasm. >>

Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series: The missing link: Social science, university knowledge exchange and the innovation process (Alumni events, Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series, All events)

7 March 2012 6pm- 8pm

The first of this year’s Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series presentations will be presented by Professor Alan Hughes Director of Cambridge University’s Centre for Business Research. >>

A finance presentation by Dr Dan Thornton (Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis) (Accounting and Finance, All seminars)

7 March 2012 3pm- 4.30pm

A finance presentation by Dr Dan Thornton (Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis) >>

The Economics of Happiness (All events)

6 March 2012 Screening at 6.15pm followed by a Q&A session at 7.30pm- 8pm

Produced by internationally acclaimed author and filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge, "The Economics of Happiness" has a powerful message about globalisation that describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions. >>

Central Asia: Europe or Asia? (All seminars, Research centres and groups, New Zealand Asia Institute)

1 March 2012 3pm- 4pm

The New Zealand Asia Institute invites you to a seminar presented by Professor Rouben Azizian (Asia-Pacific Centre for Security Studies) >>

Getting published in top journals (All seminars, Research centres and groups)

1 March 2012 3pm- 4pm

How do you plan and execute the kind of study that stands a good chance of publication and how do you get published in top journals? Professor Mick Marchington will address these questions in this seminar. >>

Free open-air movie: My Wedding and Other Secrets (All events, Research centres and groups, New Zealand Asia Institute)

29 February 2012 8.30pm- 10pm

To celebrate the Year of the Dragon and the strength of Chinese cultural activities in Auckland, The University of Auckland Business School presents its annual free open-air public film festival featuring some popular Chinese-themed movies. >>

Japan’s policy towards the Mekong sub-region (All seminars, Research centres and groups, New Zealand Asia Institute)

29 February 2012 3pm- 4.30pm

The New Zealand Asia Institute invites you to a seminar presented by Professor Masaya Shiraishi (Waseda University, Japan) >>

Concierge option for a service offering: Design, analysis, impact and adoption (All seminars, Information Systems and Operations Management)

29 February 2012 11am- 12pm

Concierge Medicine is the most visible implementation of a new trend of introducing a fee-based premier option. This is usually done for the purposes of segmenting customers based on their willingness or ability to wait for the service. >>

Free open-air movie: Bruce Lee - My Brother (All events, Research centres and groups, New Zealand Asia Institute)

28 February 2012 8.30pm- 10pm

To celebrate the Year of the Dragon and the strength of Chinese cultural activities in Auckland, The University of Auckland Business School presents its annual free open-air public film festival featuring some popular Chinese-themed movies. >>

Free open-air movie: Kung Fu Panda 2 (All events, Research centres and groups, New Zealand Asia Institute)

27 February 2012 8.30pm- 10pm

To celebrate the Year of the Dragon and the strength of Chinese cultural activities in Auckland, The University of Auckland Business School presents its annual free open-air public film festival featuring some popular Chinese-themed movies. >>

Unprecedented operations performance improvements through end-to-end organisational changes and continuous improvement culture (All seminars, Information Systems and Operations Management)

27 February 2012 12pm- 1pm

Despite continued ICT application developments tackling global supply chain complexities, operational performance in factories, distribution warehouses and service facilities makes unprecedented progress through non-technical organisational changes. >>

Attracting attention in a limited attention world: An exploration of the determinants and consequences of positive extreme earnings surprises (Accounting and Finance, All seminars)

24 February 2012 11am- 12.30pm

This paper examines the causes and consequences of large positive deviations between expected and realised earnings (earnings surprises). >>

The generic tax policy process: “A jewel in our policy formation crown” or costume jewellery? A case study on the introduction of the “look through company” and the changes to the qualifying company rules (Commercial Law, All seminars)

TODAY 5.15pm- 6.15pm

On 1 April 2011 New Zealand’s tax system underwent two significant changes: it welcomed a new entity, the look through company (LTC), to the New Zealand tax lexicon and consigned the loss attributing qualifying company (LAQC), to history. >>

Crises, reforms and ideology (Accounting and Finance, All seminars)

22 February 2012 11am- 12.30pm

We investigate the relationship between crises and reforms while taking account for the political ideology of the government in office at the time of the crises. >>

The fair employment hypothesis: Reciprocity in unstable environments (All seminars, Economics)

17 February 2012 3pm- 4.30pm

We extend the well-known fair wage-effort hypothesis to situations in which firms suffer from negative productivity shocks and test experimentally whether a fair employment hypothesis exists. >>

Peeling back the curtain: Exploring the brand back story experience (All seminars, Marketing)

16 February 2012 1pm- 2pm

Consumers are increasingly privy to brand back story experiences - experiences that deconstruct a brand by revealing information and insights about the brand’s internal story such as the brand’s biography, image, production or philosophy. >>

Understanding the nature and impact of awkward brand experiences (All seminars, Marketing)

16 February 2012 12pm- 1pm

Strong brands represent a company’s most powerful asset, allowing them to demand premium prices and capture consumer choice and loyalty. >>