2012

International CollaborationsIBR 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

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

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

Director, Dr Stuart Locke

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.

The Year in PerspectiveIBR 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.

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

Major International Conference ContributionsIBR 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.

IBR Major Projects in 2011

The Year AheadThe 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).

Postgraduate ResearchersWe 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.

Publications/Outputs Locke, S., Duppati, G. and Mishra, R.K. (2012) Corporate

Governance: A Global Perspective, Academic Foundation, New

Delhi.

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.