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    Balancing cultural and commercial imperatives : a study of Māori and Aboriginal entrepreneurs : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management, School of Management, Massey Business School, Massey University, Palmerston North
    (Massey University, 2022) Manganda, Admiral Munyaradzi
    Indigenous entrepreneurship is increasingly establishing itself as a legitimate research discipline, with theoretical development as one of the priorities. This thesis seeks to explain how Māori and Aboriginal Australian entrepreneurs balance cultural and commercial imperatives in their entrepreneurial practice. The research is contextualised around Ngāti Porou entrepreneurs in the Tairāwhiti East Coast region of Aotearoa New Zealand, and Noongar, Wanghkatha and Gumbaynggir entrepreneurs located in the Perth locality of Western Australia. The research is approached with an integrated research epistemology consisting of Kaupapa Māori, Indigenous standpoint theory and Western methods including semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis. The thesis finds that Māori entrepreneurs negotiate cultural and commercial imperatives whilst Aboriginal entrepreneurs navigate cultural and commercial imperatives. Negotiation is taken to mean an ongoing interaction to reach an acceptable accommodation of both cultural and commercial imperatives; and navigation suggests a process of overcoming or working around barriers to achieve cultural and commercial imperatives. A conceptual framework of reconciling cultural and commercial imperatives is developed that illustrates the process of reconciling imperatives in Indigenous entrepreneurship. The thesis suggests that identity and contextual factors inclusive of Indigenous culture, colonial and postcolonial structures such as racism, mainstream attitudes, and discrimination, play a significant role in determining how Māori and Aboriginal entrepreneurs balance imperatives.
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    Heart to heart - He ngākau māhaki : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2019) Hoerara, Roy
    This research investigates the patient experiences of Indigenous men from Australia and New Zealand who have accessed specialist treatment for heart disease. Using mixed methods – qualitative interviews and a quantitative survey – this research aims to understand the relationship between their patient experience and their patient journey. Twenty men - 10 Indigenous Australian and 10 Māori (Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand) were recruited through health services. A series of semi-structured interviews was used to generate a grounded theory which describes their patient engagement and on- going patient journey. Ethical review in two countries was a particular challenge. Each country required both mainstream and Indigenous reviews, as well as locality assessments in each of the health services. Through this research I extrapolated a theory that Indigenous men co- construct their patient journey. They rely on others (clinicians, partners, family/whānau) to recall events and comprehend health information for their journey going forward. Underpinning the theory of co-construction were themes which demonstrate both similarites and differences for the cohorts. Demographics, health status, socio-economic status and historically poor access to heart healthcare were factors in common. Healthcare systems within each country explained many of the differences. The Australian cohort was based within a large city, whereas the New Zealand cohort resided in a smaller province, dependant upon more distant services. There was strong evidence of positive behavioural change, growing trust and confidence with clinicans, effective support from community groups and improving health literacy. An innovative feature of this study is a comparative Indigenous analysis which seeks to explain the findings. The main limitations of this research is related to the setting. All respondents were male, and they were recruited by the health agencies they engaged with, which will have resulted in some biases. The sample size was relatively small, especially for the survey – however this aspect was intended to be more exploratory. Future research is needed to develop Indigenous-specific patient experience measurement tools.
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    Indigenous tourism in Australia, a development tool? : a research report presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters Degree in Development Studies at Massey University
    (Massey University, 1998) Penfold, Leysha Monica
    This research Report examines tourism and its potential role in the development of Australia's Indigenous peoples, namely Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders. It begins by examining the current situation of the Indigenous people to establish that there is indeed a need for development. This is followed by a general examination of both tourism and development, and how the two might interact. The current state of Indigenous tourism, particularly cultural tourism, in Australia is then explored, with an emphasis on the role of Government and possible modes of Indigenous involvement. The next sections, which constitute the main thrust of this Report, examine: • barriers to Indigenous involvement in tourism, • the negative impacts of tourism involvement • the role of education and training in circumventing some of these problems It is hoped that this document can provide a counterpoint to the predominantly positive material which has been produced by the Australian Government and the tourism industry. Finally, this Report seeks to place Indigenous tourism in the wider context of economic and social developments, and changing Government policy. [Executive summary]
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    Understanding diabetes in a rural Aboriginal community : a thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Social Anthropology at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2015) Mitchell, Ashleigh
    This thesis explores the way seven Aboriginal peoples from Yidiyi, who dwell in a remote region of the Northern Territory Australia, understand and treat their diabetes. In 1935, Aboriginal clan groups who dwelled in their own totemic land, mixing only in times of ceremony, migrated into the town of Yidiyi to live as a community. These people have, for the last eighty years, been adjusting to living with and integrating certain aspects of Western culture. With diabetes statistics rising for Australian Aboriginal peoples, my participants negotiate how they deal with and treat their diabetes. For Aboriginal peoples, health and wellbeing is holistic and interconnected with all aspects of life. To maintain health is to maintain positive interactions with all human and non-human entities. This thesis contributes to the literature that argues for the following: an understanding of Australian Aboriginal culture in Western settings; an integration of local Aboriginal healing methods within Western clinical environments; and continuous efforts that work to improve bicultural relationships.