Research in this field focuses on how Māori and Indigenous entrepreneurs balance cultural and commercial imperatives in business.
Specific funded research projects relate to agribusiness, the marine economy, entrepreneurial ecosystems, business networks, senior entrepreneurship, regional Indigenous entrepreneurship, tribal governance, and non-Indigenous organisations.
Ko Ranginui e tu iho nei, ko Papatūānuku e takoto nei
nā te pō, te kore, ki te wheiao, ki te ao mārama, tīhei mauri ora
Ko te wānanga o Te Raupapa e mihi atu nei
te mauri ka tau, te mana ka tū, te aroha ka hora
Haumi ē, hui ē, tāiki ē!With the sky above and the earth below
from the darkness, the nothingness to the world of light,
I sneeze, it is the breath of life
Te Raupapa greets you
Let wellness, dignity and compassion flow
Together, let it be so!
Professor Chellie Spiller and Associate Professor Jason Mika significantly contributed to the report "Te Niho o te Taniwha, The Teeth of the Taniwha: Exploring Present-Future Pathways for Whānau-Hapū in Maori Economies of Wellbeing".
The report is an output from the major research project "He oranga whānau: mahi ngātahi Whānau livelihoods within the context of work and Māori economies of wellbeing", which has been funded by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga — the New Zealand Māori Centre of Research Excellence.
Read the Te Niho O Te Taniwha - Teeth of the Taniwhat Māori economies of Wellbeing report
Professor Chellie Spiller and Associate Professor Jason Mika were involved with an article released in the Spinoff, that related to their Nga Pae Maori Wellbeing Economies research project. The article is entitled 'Can the rising tide of a 'taniwha' economy lift the boats of all Māori?'
Read Can the rising tide of a ‘taniwha’ economy lift the boats of all Māori? on The Spinoff
Associate Professor Maree Roche has many areas of expertise, and was a co-author of the report "A Kaupapa Māori approach to Human Resource Management practices in Aotearoa workplaces".
Associate Professor Jason Mika, alongside Cerasela Stancu from EnviroStrat, recently delivered a webinar on financing restorative marine economies for the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge.
The webinar was entitled "Insights from NZ finance and investment experts".
Watch the Financing restorative marine economies: Insights from NZ finance and investment experts webinar
Associate Professor Jason Mika was also one of the speakers who presented in a United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNANZ) webinar in November 2022. The webinar was entitled "Climate responsible trade and investment for sustainable development", with Jason specifically covering the topic "Kiwi-style responsible trade and investment".
