International Collaborations
IBR collaborates closely with Institute for Public Enterprises
(IPE) in India and the Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Kuala
Lumpur. In particular, work on financial performance and
governance is attracting international interest.
IBR Staff
Director, Dr Stuart Locke
Stuart, inaugural director appointed
February 2011, has a PhD in finance
and a background in finance,
economics, valuation and chartered
accountancy.
Financial Performance and
Benchmarking Team
For the last three years we have co-organised and run the
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India two-day workshop
on Corporate Governance.
Dr Locke has been appointed as Distinguished Visiting
Professor at IPE and an IPE staff member is visiting IBR in
2012 to undertake research. Dr Locke continues his work
with the University Mauritius and several government
agencies to improve Small Business performance.
All of our academic partners have extensive international
connections. We have visiting researchers from China and
USA in 2012.
Mike Artinian – Manager IBR
Simon Brenton – Sales & Service Coordinator IBR
Paul Meharry – Business Research Analyst
Ryan Thomsen – Business Research Analyst
Seetha Ranathunga – Research Associate
Romy Udanga – Research Associate
Bentry Mkwara – Research Associate
John Mwanakasale – Research Associate
Jana Rowlands - Administrator
Institute for Business Research | Waikato Management
School | University of Waikato | Private Bag 3105 |
Hamilton 3420 | New Zealand | www.waikato.ac.nz/ibr |
Ph +64 7 858-5009
2012
The Year in Perspective
IBR has worked hard throughout the year to establish
a regional presence in commercial research. With the
assistance of the University of Waikato’s communications
team and Information Technology Services an active social
media platform is gaining traction. Regular video blogs and
announcements and report releases through the website are
establishing a following and interest in the capacity of our
researchers to provide relevant information.
The Year Ahead
The purpose of IBR is to provide the research expertise from
within the Faculty of Management, and elsewhere in the
University of Waikato, to organisations in the Waikato, New
Zealand and beyond. IBR works to establishing linkages
with and between business, governmental and voluntary
organisations internationally and locally increasing and
promoting opportunities for expanded engagements. IBR
strives to strengthen small business through its portfolio of
financial benchmarking services(www.waikato.ac.nz/mrc).
IBR Major Projects in 2011
Name of Client
Project Name
Home of Cycling
Economic and Social
Impact Analysis on the
University of Waikato
Hamilton City Council
Evaluation of Economic
Development Report
and Contract/Strategic
Partner Analysis
Hamilton City Council
Ministry of Economic
Development/Local
Government New
Zealand’s Core Cities
Report
NZ National Fieldays Society
Financial Analysis of
Proposed Options for
New HQ
Tainui Group Holdings Ltd
Social Impact Analysis
of Ruakura Estate
Development
Publications/Outputs
Postgraduate Researchers
Locke, S., Duppati, G. and Mishra, R.K. (2012) Corporate
Governance: A Global Perspective, Academic Foundation, New
Delhi.
We have a pool of intelligent and diligent researchers –
our senior postgraduate students - who contribute to our
research projects and increase their own understandings of
business.
Major International Conference
Contributions
IBR partnered the Institute for Public Enterprise in
Hyderabad, India, to deliver the International Conference on
corporate Governance, 28-29 November 2011. Drs Stuart
Locke and Geeta Duppati served on the advisory committee
and acted as session Chairs. Dr Locke provided the closing
address.
Dr Locke delivering the closing address at IPE, India.
Dr Locke gave an invited presentation at the Paul Woolley
Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality
Conference, October 2011, in Sydney to international
financiers.
Under University of Waikato Premier Sponsorship
Agreements, IBR was a major contributor to National
Fieldays at Mystery Creek, Hamilton, in June 2011 and
Equidays at Mystery Creek, in November 2011.