Whai Rawa - Māori Economies

Promoting Effective Māori Leadership and Decision Making for Prosperous Economies of Wellbeing – Te Whakatairanga i te Ārahitanga Whai Hua me te Māori te Whakatau Kaupapa

Whai Rawa - Māori Economies
Economic Development
Dr Rachel Wolfgramm
Dr Chellie Spiller
Professor Paul Tapsell
The University of Auckland

What are the distinctive dimensions and drivers of innovative Māori leadership and integrated decision making, and how do these characteristics deliver pluralistic outcomes that advance transformative and prosperous Māori economies of wellbeing?

A diverse range of Māori leadership practices have contributed to the development of a Māori economy with a current estimated asset base of $42.6 billion, yet the role of mātauranga and tikanga Māori within leadership practices is poorly understood.

Entrepreneurial ecosystem efficacy for indigenous entrepreneurs

Whai Rawa - Māori Economies
Economic Development
Dr Jason Paul Mika
Massey University

The overarching research question is: what constitutes entrepreneurial ecosystem efficacy with respect to indigenous entrepreneurs’ innovation intentions and activity? In order to investigate this overarching research question, the following questions will be explored: (i) how do Māori entrepreneurs think about innovation? (ii) How does enterprise assistance support Māori entrepreneurs’ to innovate? And (iii), what are the implications for enterprise assistance targeting Māori entrepreneurs?

Dr Jason Paul Mika

Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Kahungunu
Senior Lecturer - School of Management
Massey University
NPM Researcher

Jason MIka is a senior lecturer and Co-Director of Te Au Rangahau, the Māori Business & Leadership Research. His research interests include indigenous entrepreneurship, management and methodologies.

Dr Katharina Ruckstuhl

Ngāi Tahu, Rangitāne
Research Lead and Kahui Maori
Research and Enterprise - University of Otago
NPM Researcher

Katharina is a Senior Research Analyst and Researcher at the University of Otago. She uses a kaupapa Māori framework to focus on the translation of policy into practice for Māori. Her research is broad-ranging and includes Māori small and medium enterprises, Māori business innovation, Māori language, and Māori ‘social licence’ in the oil, gas and mining industries.

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