Implications of the Treaty of Waitangi on Business Management

Running head: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Business Management
-Treaty Of Waitangi
Name of the Student
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
-Aim.......................................................................................................................................2
-About the Treaty of Waitangi...............................................................................................2
Part 1: Implications of the treaty of Waitangi............................................................................3
-Role of two key stakeholders in the Treaty of Waitangi......................................................3
-Four relevancies of the Treaty of Waitangi principles in today’s business environment.....4
Part 2: Key characteristics of Maori business practice..............................................................6
-Identification and explanation of four business objectives of Ngai Tahu Holdings in terms
of the operational efficiency and business growth.................................................................6
a) Increasing shareholder equity and expanding commercial asset base...........................6
b) Providing annual cash returns to the Maori through the tribes charitable trust to
facilitate social, cultural and environmental initiatives......................................................7
c) Growing the business for future generations.................................................................8
d) Developing future strategies and assessing opportunities.............................................8
-Oral presentation on one of the four business objectives 250 (5 slides)...............................8
Part 3: Impact of external environments on business strategic planning...............................8
-Impacts of the external factors (in the table below) on Ngai Tahu Holdings.......................8
-Application of quantitative analytical tool to measure one area for growth for Ngai Tahu
Holdings...............................................................................................................................12
a) The tool used................................................................................................................12
b) The data source showing growth.................................................................................12

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c) One impact that is evident from the measurement.......................................................13
d) Two assumptions of trends shown by the tool.............................................................13
-Application of qualitative analytical tool to measure one area for growth for Ngai Tahu
Holdings...............................................................................................................................13
a) The tool used................................................................................................................13
b) The data source showing growth.................................................................................13
c) One impact that is evident from the measurement.......................................................14
d) Two assumptions of trends shown by the tool.............................................................14
Conclusion................................................................................................................................14
References:...............................................................................................................................16

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Introduction
-Aim
The aim of this study is to evaluate the implications of the Treaty of Waitangi and the effects
of these implications on business practices in a bi-cultural environment in New Zealand. The
study tries to develop an understanding of the treaty and its background and its implications
in terms of the roles of the key stakeholders and its relevance in today’s business
environment in New Zealand. The study would explore the key characteristics of the Maori
Business practice in terms of the key business objectives of Ngai Tahu Holdings and how it
influences the business growth and operational efficiency. Additionally, the study also aims
to understand the impact of the external environment on the strategic planning process within
businesses.
-About the Treaty of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed between chiefs from the Maori tribes in New Zealand in
the Northern Islands and the British Crown. The treaty document plays a crucial role in the
political and historical constitution if New Zealand and has significantly influenced the
political relations between the Maori people of New Zealand and the Government. The treaty
was made during the early 1800s when some of the British colonists belonging to the New
Zealand Company started requesting the crown to develop a colony in New Zealand and a
petition was also made by the Maori chiefs to the crown to protect them against the French
forces. The treaty was aimed to set up British Governance in New Zealand and provide Maori
ownership of the lands in which they were settled in including the forests and their personal
belongings and provide the Maori rights of being British subjects. It was expected by the
British Empire that the Treaty signed by Governor William Hobson in 1840 would cause
mistrust amount the Maori people. The treaty was signed by the leaders of Northern Islands at