THE NEW ZEALAND CENTRE FOR SME RESEARCH MASSEY UNIVERSITY WELLINGTON ANNUAL REPORT 2009 SUSTAINABLE SMES INFORMED BY RESEARCH

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1 THE NEW ZEALAND CENTRE FOR SME RESEARCH MASSEY UNIVERSITY WELLINGTON ANNUAL REPORT 2009 SUSTAINABLE SMES INFORMED BY RESEARCH

2 New Zealand Centre for SME Research Massey University Private Box 756 Wellington New Zealand Tel Fax

3 Contents Report RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP CONNECTIONS People news CENTRE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES CENTRE STAFF Further Information Publications in i

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5 Report has been a significant year for the Centre, marking its tenth anniversary and cementing its position as the pre-eminent Centre for SME research in New Zealand. The year also brought the appointment of a new Director, Professor David Deakins, as well as the inclusion of a fulltime research assistant on the centre s payroll. The Centre s founding Director, Professor Claire Massey, is still a Research Associate and has been appointed as the Head of the School of Management (see later). Over the course of 2009 a number of projects and activities were undertaken by the New Zealand Centre for SME Research (NZSMERC). These are discussed below, categorised according to the Six Big Goals that Massey University is striving to achieve in its new Strategy, The Road to Management Capability This project was funded by the Management Focus Fund and looked at how small firm ownermanagers develop their managerial capability. Twenty-five growth-orientated small firm ownermanagers were interviewed to explore the extent and nature of their managerial learning practices. Māori Businesses: Current Issues and Business Assistance Needs This project was funded by Poutama Business Trust and comprised a survey of 176 Māori businesses and 25 follow-up interviews with ownermanagers. The project explored how ownermanagers are coping with the economic downturn, the problems they are facing and the assistance they need to grow their business. SMEs and Sustainability This project was funded by the Massey University Research Fund. 50 interviews with small firm owner-managers were undertaken to explore how they define sustainability as well as how they put it into practice. These projects were in addition to the research that has been undertaken by individual researchers as part of their own research programmes which is reflected in the publications section at the end of this document. RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP We will promote the highest standards of research and scholarship and be a world leader in our areas of specialisation. Projects undertaken by the Centre in 2009 include: BusinesSMEeasure the 3 rd annual survey BusinesSMEasure is the Centre s longitudinal research programme that aims to investigate how New Zealand small firms develop over time was the third year that the Centre surveyed a panel of 1500 SMEs. R&D Perspectives of Small Firms This project was part of the 2008 BusinesSMEasure and was commissioned by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology. The study formed part of a series of baseline studies that aimed to explore the understanding of, and the practices related to, R&D in small firms. CONNECTIONS We will strengthen our connections with local, national and international partners and stakeholder to gain mutually beneficial outcomes. Overseas Visitors Visits by overseas researchers are an invaluable way of developing the networks of researchers based in New Zealand, as well as providing a practical mechanism for integrating New Zealand research with international studies. Visitors in 2009 included Dr Thomas M. Cooney, Research Fellow at the Dublin Institute of Technology and Director of the Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship (DIT), who was a key note speaker at the SEAANZ Conference. Visits Overseas The development of networks was also achieved by staff visiting international universities. Dr Martina Battisti, Deputy Director of the Centre, spent three and a half months at the Department of Economics at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, where she participated in the Department s research programme and worked collaboratively on the writing of research. Associate Professor Martin Perry also spent time visiting overseas, at the School of Management, Queen s University Belfast. 1

6 During his time in Ireland he undertook an interview-based survey of Irish trade associations to provide a matched sample to compare with New Zealand trade associations. Professor David Deakins will be retaining a Visiting Professorship appointment at his former institution; the University of the West of Scotland. SEAANZ Conference The 22 nd annual conference of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand was hosted by the Centre. Eighty delegates were attracted from a range of countries to contribute and share knowledge on small enterprise The conference was followed by a policy day, hosted by the NZSMERC in conjunction with the Ministry of Economic Development. Dr Thomas M. Cooney presenting at the 2009 SEAANZ Conferene (left), and post-conference policy workshop (right). Winning of ICSB Bid A bid led by Professor Claire Massey on behalf of the Centre to host the 2012 International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference was successful. The forum normally brings together more than 500 participants from many regions of the world, with a desire to support the goals and objectives of ICSB. The Centre is already engaged in planning for the 2012 Conference, which will be held on the dates June 2012 in Wellington; please mark these dates in your diary. Stakeholder engagement NZSMERC continued to engage with the business community and policy makers by contributing to a range of seminars, forums and panels. Some examples of this engagement are: - Presenting at the 2009 Business Capability Partnership Colloquium. - Presenting at the New Zealand Institute of Architects Country Series Seminar. - Member of the Evaluation panel for Envirostep Business Assessment Tool, run by the Ministry of Economic Development. - Judging for a number of Business Awards across the country. - Prof. Claire Massey was the invited speaker at a policy workshop organised by the Egyptian government (through the Industrial Modernisation Centre) in Cairo, October Prof. Claire Massey was the invited speaker at the Small Business Summit held in Auckland September Committee appointments Associates of the Centre, assisted on a number of small business and entrepreneurship related committees. Including: - Dr Jo Bensemann was invited to become a Trustee for the Ruapehu District Council s Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO), Visit Ruapehu. She took up this three year appointment in May Both Dr Kate Lewis and staff member Allison Taranchokov have longstanding positions on the committee of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ), and in 2009 Dr Lewis was elected as a Vice-President. Prof. Claire Massey - Re-elected as Senior Vice-President of the International Council for Small Business, with responsibility for the conference programme. - Chair of the Annual Conference of Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ) held in Wellington September Continued to act as a member of the Steering Group for the Statistics New Zealand project Making Information Freely Available. - Member of Steering Group for tote IRD research project on tax compliance. - Member of Steering Group for the Cross departmental research project (MED and IRD) on Capability & Compliance. - Member of Open Polytechnic Advisory Board to the School of Business (with a special focus on small business). 2

7 People news Further Information Congratulations are due to two of our Research Associates, Dr Joanne Bensemann and Dr Kate Lewis, who successfully defended their PhD s in Dr Lewis was also a recipient of a Women s Award at Massey University, a prize that enables staff involved in teaching or administrative work to take time out to write up research results for publication. We are proud to share that Professor Anne de Bruin was rewarded a Fulbright New Zealand Senior Scholar Award in 2008, which she utilised over the four months leading up to February 2009 at the leading entrepreneurship research and teaching institution in the United States Babson College in Boston. New Zealand Centre for SME Research Private Box 756 Wellington 6140 New Zealand Tel Fax Web: Director Administrator d.deakins@massey.ac.nz a.k.taranchokov@massey.ac.nz It is with great pride that we also announce the appointment of Professor Claire Massey, former director of the Centre, to the role of Head of the School of Management, Massey University. Staff Leaving the NZSMERC We recently said farewell to Dr Banjo Roxas, who joined the centre as a Researcher in July. Banjo has taken up a position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Southern Queensland. CENTRE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES Wellington Professor Claire Massey, Associate Professor Martin Perry, Dr Kate Lewis, Dr Louise Lee, Dr Raja Peter. Palmerston North/Manawatu Dr Joanne Bensemann, Dr Sue Cassells, Dr David Tweed. Albany, Auckland Professor Anne de Bruin, Dr Andrew Cardow, Dr Sue Flint-Hartle, Dr Marco van Gelderen. CENTRE STAFF Professor David Deakins - Director Dr Martina Battisti - Deputy Director Amanda Fernando - Research Assistant Allison Taranchokov Administrator 3

8 Publications in 2009 The following publications are restricted to those that are quality assured and does not include community-based presentations. Journal Articles Battisti, M. (2009). Below the surface: The challenges of cross-sector partnerships. Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 35, Brush, C. G., de Bruin, A., & Welter, F. (2009). A gender-aware framework for women's entrepreneurship. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 1(1), Deakins, D., Smallbone, D., Ishaq, M., Whittam, G., & Wyper, J. (2009). Minority ethnic enterprise in Scotland. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 35(2), Ferri, P. J., Deakins, D., & Whittam, G. (2009). The measurement of social capital in the entrepreneurial context. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 3(2), Perry, M. (2009). Trade associations: Exploring the trans tasman environment for business associability. Journal of Management and Organization, 15(4), Perry, M., & Coetzer, A. (2009). Small enterprise relations with banks and accountants. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 16(2), Wiltshier, P., & Cardow, A. (2009). Tourism, indigenous peoples and endogeneity in the Chatham Islands. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 2(3), Reports Battisti, M. (2009). R & D perspectives from New Zealand small enterprises. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Research, Science and Technology. Battisti, M. (2009). Who does what? Business compliance in small firms. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Economic Development. Battisti, M., & Gillies, A. (2009). Māori businesses. Current issues and business assistance needs. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Centre for SME Research. Battisti, M., Lee, L., & Cameron, A. (2009). Changing business focus: People, planet and profit. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Centre for SME Research. Cardow, A., & Kirkley, W. (2009). Are we there yet? Stagnation in entrepreneurship teaching practice ten years on (working paper). Wellington, New Zealand: Massey University. van Gelderen, M. (2009). Opportunities in the dating market (working paper). Wellington, New Zealand: Massey University. Watson, B., Meares, C., de Bruin, A., & Spoonley, P. (2009). Work-based training in Auckland Hawke's Bay and Rodney. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University. Conference Papers Abdul Jalal, H., Toulson, P., & Tweed, D. (2009). Organisational culture, knowledge sharing capability, & knowledge sharing success: A conceptual framework. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organisations: Knowledge Management & Service Science, Taipei, Taiwan. Battisti, M., Coetzer, A., Jurado, T., & Massey, C. (2009). The reality of management development in small New Zealand firms: Implications for policy. Paper presented at the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) Conference (CD-ROM), Seoul, South Korea. Battisti, M., Coetzer, A., Jurado, T., & Massey, C. (2009). Self-taught manager? How SME owner-managers develop their managerial capability. In M. van Gelderen & K. Lewis (Eds.), Small Enterprise Association Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ) Conference (CD-ROM). Wellington, New Zealand: SEAANZ. 4

9 Battisti, M., Coetzer, A., Massey, C., & Wigglesworth, R. (2009). Does management matter? Management development in small firms. Paper presented at the New Zealand Vocational Education and Training Research Forum, Wellington, New Zealand. Battisti, M., Drexler, A., & Moeller, H. (2009). Entwicklung und management von sozialkapital bei technologieorientierten universitaeren gruendern: Qualitative explorative fallstudien, Zuerich, Switzerland. Battisti, M., Lee, L., & Cameron, A. (2009). Keeping the business running. Evidence of sustainability practices in New Zealand small firms. Paper presented at the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) Conference, Seoul, South Korea. Battisti, M., & Palmer, K. (2009). I go with my gut feeling. R&D perspectives of New Zealand small firms. Paper presented at the Small Enterprise Association Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ) Conference, Wellington, New Zealand. Bourke, J., Pajo, K., & Lewis, K. (2009). Start small, stay small - flexibility, selfemployment and work-life balance. In M. van Gelderen & K. Lewis (Eds.), Small Enterprise Association Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ) Conference (CD- ROM). Wellington, New Zealand: SEAANZ. Bradbury, P., Asquith, A., Faapoi, E., & Cardow, A. (2009). The Rugby World Cup: Auckland, and New Zealand, have three years to prepare - can they deliver? Paper presented at the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand, Fremantle, WA. Bush, C., de Bruin, A., & Welter, F. (2009). Charting the direction of women's entrepreneurship research. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Cardow, A. (2009). The antecedents of entrepreneurial management practice in the New Zealand local government sector. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA. Cassells, S. (2009). An overview of the New Zealand automobile recycling industry as shaped by legislation & the market. Paper presented at the 5th Study Meeting on Comparison of Automobile Recycling System in Asia and Pacific, Tokyo, Japan. Cassells, S., & Lewis, K. (2009). SMEs & environmental responsibility: Do actions reflect attitudes? Paper presented at the Massey University Sustainability conference: The sustainability debate - The way forward, Auckland, New Zealand. Cassells, S., & Lewis, K. (2009). SMEs and environmental practices: Barriers and drivers. 23rd ANZAM conference: Sustainable management and marketing (CD-ROM). Melbourne, Australia: Monash University. de Bruin, A. (2009). Chicken or the egg? Insights on opportunity creation. Paper presented at the Arthur M Blank Centre for Entrepreneurship Seminar Series, Babson College, Boston, MA. de Bruin, A. (2009). Next steps for women's entrepreneurship research. Paper presented at the Diana International Research Symposium, Belfast, Ireland. Lamm, F., Legg, S., Battisti, M., Harris, L.-A., Laird, I., Massey, C., et al. (2009). Occupational health and safety in small businesses: Which way forward? Paper presented at the Occupational Health & Safety Industry Group Inaugural Conference, Aotea Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Lee, L. (2009). Corporate volunteering: Considering multiple stake holders. Paper presented at the ANZTSR Ninth Biennial Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. Lee, L. (2009). Corporate volunteering: Considering multiple stakeholders. Paper presented at the ANZTSR Ninth Biennial Conference, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand. Legg, S., Olsen, K., Harris, L., Lamm, F., Laird, I., Massey, C., et al. (2009). Small business owners awareness of Health and Safety legislation and targeted programmes. Paper presented at the Understanding Small Enterprises (USE) Conference (CD-ROM), Elsinore, Denmark: USE. 5

10 Lewis, K., & Cassells, S. (2009). Small firms & environmental responsibility: The potential for collaborative approaches. Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society conference: Finding solutions to global problems through stakeholder engagement, new social partnerships and strategic alliances for a sustainable enterprise economy, Brisbane, Australia. Massey, C. (2009). Contributing to a sustainable sme sector: Our role in the SME cosystem. Paper presented at the SEAANZ, Auckland, New Zealand. Massey, C. (2009). Government perception of small business: Economic saviour or second class citizen? Paper presented at the Inaugural Small Business Summit, Auckland, New Zealand. Massey, C. (2009). The long view: What longitudinal data tell us about the state of entrepreneurship in New Zealand. Paper presented at the Auckland University Business Case Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand. Perry, M., Battisti, M., & Jurado, T. (2009). Missed opportunities? Free trade agreements and New Zealand small firm exporters International Council for Small Business (ICSB) Conference (CD-ROM). Seoul, South Korea: ICSB. Raja, P. (2009). An assessment of the internal consistency of measures of constructs used to revise the innovation decision framework. Paper presented at the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Brazil. Raja, P. (2009). A review of tax issues in international taxation. Paper presented at the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Brazil. Singh, B. K., Stone, J., & van Gelderen, M. (2009). Ageing of the population and opportunities in NZ tourism. Paper presented at the 22nd Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. van Gelderen, M. (2009). Empowerment through enterprising competencies. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA. Conference, Halifax, NS. van Gelderen, M., Sayers, J., & Keen, C. (2009). Home-based internet businesses as drivers of variety. Paper presented at the 24th European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium, Vrije University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Walker, R., Hansen, S., & Massey, C. (2009). Quardle ardle oodle ardle wardle doodle: Work, organisations and management in Aotearoa/New Zealand fictional literature and film. Paper presented at the OIL Symposium, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Book Deakins, D., & Freel, M. (2009). Entrepreneurship and small firms (5th ed.). Berkshire, UK: McGraw-Hill Education. Lewis, K., & Coetzer, A. (2009). Human resource management in small firms: Effective informality. In M. Fink & S. Kraus (Eds.), The management of small and medium enterprises (pp ). New York: Routledge. Parry, J., Wirth, C., Bennett, J., & Cassells, S. (2009). Lecturer's guide to fundamentals of finance (3rd ed.). Australia: Pearson. Perry, M. (2009). The theory behind business clusters. In J. E. Rowe (Ed.), Theories of local economic development, linking theory to practice (pp ). Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing. Other Bensemann, J. (2009). Copreneurship in rural tourism: Exploring women s experiences. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Lewis, K. (2009). A meaningful life: Being a young New Zealand entrepreneur. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand. Lewis, K. (2009). Book review: Marilyn L. Kourilsky and William B. Walstad, The entrepreneur in youth: An untapped resource for economic growth, social entrepreneurship, and education. International Small Business Journal, 27(3), 385. van Gelderen, M. (2009). Policy issue in Dutch nascent entrepreneurship. Paper presented at the International Council for Small Business (ISCB) World 6

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