... subsidiaries in a remote developed economy, i.e. New Zealand, is obtained. Formal distance is measured based on the worldwide governance indicators (WGI), and the hypotheses are tested using structural equation modeling. Findings Results show that the direct link between formal ID and subsidiary global...

... effects of BRELs on institutional success. Design/methodology/approach The proposed model is tested using questionnaire survey data from 186 senior Indian managers doing business with New Zealand. Findings The authors find significant support for the inverted curvilinear effects of BRELs...

...Christopher Selvarajah Purpose The paper seeks to explore educational objectives and attitudes to assessment methods between Chinese and New Zealand European students. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual framework developed from the literature and feedback from the pilot study, explains...

...Christopher Selvarajah Purpose Sets out to report on an exploratory study in which perspectives on cross‐cultural counselling in mental health care in Auckland, New Zealand, are to be examined. Design/methodology/approach The study utilised a single questionnaire which sought mental health...

...Nicholas J. Ashill; Ugur Yavas The study reported in this article investigates whether or not consumers from Turkey and New Zealand attach similar levels of importance to various information sources in their purchase decisions and whether they are similar (dissimilar) in their opinions...

...Yunxia Zhu; Jan Ulijn In this special issue, we present a research forum on current issues in cross cultural management in New Zealand, Australia and the Asian‐Pacific Region. Our theme is new horizons in cross cultural management, which is reflected in both topic and approach. Our topics...

... Republic of China (PRC). Previous studies have presented models of the Chinese negotiating process but these are primarily from the US. This study examines the negotiating experiences of selected New Zealand investors who have had experiences negotiating either Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) or short‐term...

... relationships. This preliminary study attempts to break the boundary and aims to explore relationship building from a culture‐specific perspective while in corporating a social constructivist dimension. Specifically, it compares relationship building across four cultures including European, New Zealand, Chinese...