Seminars and events - Business School - The University of Auckland

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. >>

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. >>

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. >>

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. >>

A presentation by Dr Mark Soliman (University of Washington) (Accounting and Finance, All seminars)

24 February 2012 11am- 12.30pm

A presentation by Dr Mark Soliman (University of Washington) >>

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)

23 February 2012 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. >>

Measuring bank peer performance from a multiple-stakeholder perspective (Accounting and Finance, All seminars)

15 February 2012 11am- 12.30pm

A presentation by Associate Professor Necmi Avkiran (University of Queensland) >>

2012 New Zealand Freight Summit (All events, Research centres and groups)

15 February 2012 - 16 February 2012 Wednesday 15 February 2012 8.30am to 5.15pm- Thursday 16 February 2012 9am to 4pm

Join us to hear and debate the insights of the Productivity Commission, the National Infrastructure Unit and senior shipping, road, rail and aviation CEOs regarding what the future efficiency of New Zealand’s freight sector will look like. >>

How do consumers of broadband-based services decide what they want? (All seminars, Information Systems and Operations Management)

13 February 2012 12pm- 1pm

As the New Zealand government builds a national broadband network, also known as Ultra- Fast Broadband or UFB, understanding the economics of the complex system that will arise is a fundamental input to the shaping of policy and regulation. >>

Diversity on boards (All events, Research centres and groups)

TODAY 1.30pm- 6pm

Considering how central the board of directors is to the company, it is surprising how little consensus exists on the role of the board. >>

Multitasking and incentive contracting: An empirical study in the context of accounting activities (Accounting and Finance, All seminars)

TODAY 11am- 12.30pm

It is generally accepted in economic theory that incentives can encourage managerial effort by aligning the manager and the firm’s goals and thereby increase firm performance. >>

Putting a human face on the financial services industry: What happens when it all goes wrong? (All seminars, Research centres and groups, Retirement Policy and Research Centre)

9 February 2012 3pm- 4pm

One impact of the Global Financial Crisis has been the collapse of several financial products and services providers. This has resulted in many thousands of people in Australia and NZ losing their life savings, house ownership and financial security. >>

Shifting personal brandscapes: Young sojourners’ consumer acculturation (All seminars, Marketing)

9 February 2012 12pm- 1pm

The plethora of brands available worldwide is steadily rising resulting in an experience of branded landscape (brandscape) for the consumer. >>

Not paying attention: DRIPs and the hidden cost of buying on the dividend pay date (Accounting and Finance, All seminars)

7 February 2012 11am- 12.30pm

On the day that dividends are paid, as well as three days earlier, we find a significant positive mean abnormal return for the 40% of US stocks with the highest dividend yield. >>

All online friends are not created equal: Discovering influence structure in online social networks (All seminars, Information Systems and Operations Management)

3 February 2012 2pm- 3pm

Online social networking services generate an online map of socially connected individuals. These virtual social networks enable new forms of marketing activities that take advantage of the embedded interpersonal influence. >>

Predicting continuance intention in social virtual world services (All seminars, Information Systems and Operations Management)

2 February 2012 3pm- 4pm

Internet-based social virtual world (SVW) services have aroused extensive interest among academics and practitioners. The success of SVW services depends heavily on customers’ continuance usage. >>

Leveraging crowdsourcing for value creation: Antecedents of firms’ and solvers’ participation (All seminars, Information Systems and Operations Management)

31 January 2012 2pm- 3pm

The crowdsourcing strategy as an emerging approach for organisational task solving is increasingly gaining management’s attention. Crowdsourcing refers to the act of leveraging the wisdom of crowds (solvers) for organisational tasks. >>

Understanding electronic service failure: Formation, impact and recovery (All seminars, Information Systems and Operations Management)

24 January 2012 9am- 10am

E-service failure has been the bane of e-commerce by compelling consumers to either abandon transactions entirely or to switch to traditional brick-and-mortar establishments. >>