Research Papers

This page provides access to research papers, magazine articles, and newspaper articles that have emerged from our research project. Click on the category of interest to you.

• ICTs and Communities
• E-business and E-government
• Economic Consequences of ICTs
• ICT Implementation Processes and Consequences 

The following pages are summary documents from seminars in which multiple research projects were presented:

• ICTs in NZ Research Symposium, June 2002
• Impacts of ICTs on Work and Communities Research Symposium April 2006

ICTs and Communities

 Zorn, T. E. & Richardson, M. (2010) Survey of Community and Voluntary Organisations' Use of Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) 

 Zorn, T. E. (2008). Survey results: NZ non-profits use of social media

 Zorn, T. E. (2007). Social and Political Influences on Information Technology Adoption among Civil Society Organisations in New Zealand: A Preliminary Report. Paper presented at the 5th International Symposium on Politics and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: PISTA 2007, Orlando, Florida, USA.

 Richardson, M., Zorn, T. E., & Weaver, C. K. (2007). Not "Getting-on": Older Non-Users' Narratives of Computers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association conference, San Francisco.

 Zorn, T. E., Li, C., & Lowry, S. L. (2007). Survey of community and voluntary organisations' use of information and communication technologies. University of Waikato, Working paper.

 Sanders, C., Pauleen, D., & Harmer, B. (2007). ICT Demographics in New Zealand: An Overview. Victoria University of Wellington,Working paper.

 Ashton, H., & Thorns, D. (2004). Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs): to make or break community. Published in Future Time 2004, Vol 4, 6-8. (pdf, 276kb)

 Ashton, H. (2003). Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) as resources for community development: What is being done? What is their potential? Social Science Research Centre, University of Canterbury, Working Paper 2, ICT and Community Series (pdf, 82kb)

 Thomson, I. (2003). Community networking and broadband: Lessons learned from Canada. The report is based on lessons learned from the author's attendance at the Global Congress on Community Networking in the Digital Era and associated visits in Canada - October 2002 (word, 195kb)

 Campbell, N. (2002). Socio-Cultural Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies on Immigrants in New Zealand. (word, 417kb)

 Richardson, M., Zorn, T, E., & Weaver, K. (2002). Computing for Elderly Men and Women: Barriers, Benefits, Negative Consequences, and Gender Differences. Working paper - April 2002 (pdf, 194kb)

 Weaver, K., & Tucker, K. (2002). Teenage girls and information communication technologies in New Zealand: A case study of nz.girl.co.nz and its members. Working paper - April 2002 (pdf, 231kb)

Richardson, M. New skills have given older Kiwis a new lease on life.

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E-business and E-government

 Stewart, A., & Zorn, T. (2007). Responding to negatively emotive e-mails within organizations: Communicative strategies and their origins. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association conference, Chicago. (Top 4 paper in the Human Communication & Technology Division).

 Gibb, J. L., & Haar, J. M. (2007). Getting the Right Mix: Developing a Primary–Secondary Health Provider IT Interface in the Waikato District Health Board. University of Auckland Business Review, 9 (2), 47-55.

 Leonard, L., & Thorns, D. C. (2006).On-Line Workers Working from Home.  Paper to be presented at the Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (SAANZ) Conference, Hamilton, November.

 Gibb, J. (2006). Network Structure Choice: Comparing Three Technology Mediums. Paper presented in the Academy of Management Annual Conference in Atlanta in August 2006. (word, 267kb)

 Gibb, J. (2006). Adding Unique Value: How Intermediary Process Development Promotes Market Clearing in an Online Auction. International Journal of Applied Marketing. 1-24. (word, 134kbs)

 Gibb, J. (2005). Electronic networks: Identifying a constant source of structural holes prior to entry.  Academy of Management Annual Conference, 1-32. (word, 197kb)

 Locke, S. (2005). E-local government strategies and small business. (word, 341kb)

 Locke, S. (2004). ICT and the New Zealand Farmer. (word, 353kb)

 Ireland, B. (2003). ICT adoption and SME growth in New Zealand by Stuart Locke, International Council of Small Business, (word, 1050kb)

 Ireland, B. (2003). ICT adoption and SME growth in New Zealand by Stuart Locke, International Council of Small Business, (powerpoint, 560kb)

 Locke, S. (2003). National FieldDays E-farming Survey prelimanry result press briefing notes, (powerpoint, 28kb)

 Clark, D, N., Bowden, S., & Corner, P. (2003). E-Business in New Zealand, 2000-2002: Are we ready for the Digital Economy? University of Auckland Business Review (to appear). (word, 156kb)

 Clark, D, N., Bowden, S., & Corner, P. (2003). E-Business Adoption in New Zealand: Comparative Empirical Results for 2001 and 2002. 17th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Freemantle, Western Australia, 2-5 December. (word, 259kb)

 Gibb, J. (2003). Structural Holes: Value Optimization in Electronic Networks. Academy of Management Conference. 1-35. (word, 233kb)

 Peacey, B. (2002). Socio-Economic Impact of ICT. Egovernment at the local level- a discussion paper. Social Science Research Centre University of Canterbury, Working Paper 1, ICT and Community Series (pdf, 137kb)

 Locke, S. (2002). CT a flood with options - but do they increase value? Primary Industry Management Journal, (pdf, 108kb)

 Locke, S. (2002). Information and communication technology are trading partners,  Primary Industry Management Journal. (pdf 90kb)

 Clark, D, N., Bowden, S., & Corner, P. (2002). Adoption and Implementation of E-Business in New Zealand: Comparative Empirical Results for 2001 and 2002, University of Waikato Management School Research Report Series, ISSN 1175-5571 May 2002. (pdf, 293kb)

 Adoption and Implementation of E-Business in New Zealand: Empirical Results, 2001. April 2001. (pdf, 78kb)

 Adoption and Implementation of E Business in New Zealand: Preliminary Results
March 2001. (pdf, 37kb) 

 Locke, S. (2001). SME Sector needs more "e", NZ Business June 2001. (pdf, 17kb)

 Locke, S. (2001). How are SMEs adapting to the e-commerce world? NZ Business April 2001. (pdf, 18kb)

 Locke, S. (2001). The E-Policy vacuum, New Zealand Manufacturer December 2000. (pdf, 39kb)

 Locke, S.  (2001). Regional Survey of Waikato and Bay of Plenty, Regional Economic Bulletin August 2000, (pdf, 27kb)

 Locke, S. (2001). NZ Inc. Surf or Sink, NZ Business June 2000. (pdf, 37kb)

 Locke, S. (2001). Adoption of Information Communication Technology by New Zealand SMEs, Proceedings of 14th Conference of SEAANZ, Wellington, 13-5 September 2001. (pdf, 64kb)

 Locke, S. (2001). SME article, NZ Business September 2001. (pdf, 18kb)

 Locke, S., & Locke, J. (2001). Using the Internet for better marketing and productivity gains, Primary Industry Management Journal, September 2001. (pdf, 176kb)

Locke, S. (2001). Bringing The Knowledge Wave To Small Businesses, Comment in http://bzone.co.nz/

 Locke, S. (2001). Vacuum packed e-business, Primary Industry Management Journal, (pdf, 132kb)

 Locke, S. ICT adoption and SME growth in New Zealand. (word, 26kb)

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Economic Consequences of ICTs

 Carlaw, K., Lipsey, R. G., & Webb, R. (2007). The past, present, and future of the ICT revolution. Industry Canada Research Report.

 Carlaw, K., Chu, N., & Oxley L. (2005). Information and Communication Technology and Economic Performance. Journal of Economic Surveys. (pdf 264kb)

 Carlaw, K., & Oxley, L. (2005). Resolving the productivity paradox. In Zerger, A., & Argent, R. (eds), Proceedings of the Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Advances and Applications for Management and Decision Making. 979-989. (pdf 59kb)

 Carlaw, K., & Oxley, L. (2005). Testing models of ICT diffusion. In V. Kachitvichyanukul, U. Purintrapiban, & P. Utayopas (eds.), Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Simulation and Modelling: Integrating Sciences and technology for
Effective Resource Management, 524-529. (pdf 673kb)

 Chu, N., Oxley, L., & K., Carlaw, K. (2005). ICT and causality in the New Zealand economy, Proceedings of the Simulation and Modelling: Integrating Sciences and technology for Effective Resource Management Conference, V. Kachitvichyanukul, U. Purintrapiban, & P. Utayopas. (eds), 471-477, 2005. (pdf 184kb)

Hector, C. (2004). The Use of New Technology and Rising Inequality in New Zealand: Evidence from Unit Record Data. Paper presented at the Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand Conference, Wellington, 22-23 November 2004.

Hector, C. (2003). Information technology use and employment change in New Zealand industries. New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations, 28(3): 212-228.

 Daldy, B., & Gibson, J. (2002). Internet Usage And Computer Training In The Waikato Region, working paper, (pdf 16kb)

 Daldy, B., & Gibson, J. (2001). Is Computing Different? Comparing the Determinants of Computer-Related and Other Subject Matter Training in New Zealand, presented at 30th Annual Conference of Economists, Perth, Australia, Sept 2001, (pdf 79kb)

 Daldy, B., & Gibson, J. (2002). Have computer changed the New Zealand wage structure? Evidence from data on training, presented at the tenth Labour Employment and Work Conference in Wellington, November, 2002, (pdf 44kb)

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ICT Implementation Processes and Consequences

 Zorn, T. E., Hector, C., and Gibson, G. (2008) Perceived Effects of Information and Communication Technology Adoption on Quality of Work Life: An Exploratory Study. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Montreal, 22-26 May. 

 Taylor, J., & Every, E, V. (2002). Embracing risk: What we can learn from the INCIS experience.  University of Montreal. (pdf 471kb)

 Zorn,T, E. (2002). Politics, Emotion, and the Discourse of ICT Adoption and Implementation, (pdf 161kb)

 Zorn,T, E. (2002). The emotionality of information and communication technology implementation,This paper has been published in the Journal of Communication Management, Vol 7, 2 pgs 160-171. (pdf 121kb)

 Zorn,T, E. (2001). Knowledge Management, E-Organizing and the 'Technology' of Management Fashion Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Washington, DC. (pdf 45kb)

 Zorn,T, E. (2001). The emotionality of information and communication technologies implementation, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Atlanta. (pdf 34kb) 

This version has been made available with permission of the publisher Henry Stewart http://www.henrystewart.com/

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