Whariki: The growth of Maori community entrepreneurship

Description

Told through case studies of entrepreneurs, companies and social enterprises, Whariki weaves together business theory and day-to-day practice to analyse Maori commercial leadership. From Tai Tokerau (Northland) to Otepoti (Dunedin), these are stories of business leadership informed by traditional values in a modern setting. Academically rigorous yet easy to access, Whariki is an essential companion to the Maori economy.

Merata Kawharu (Ngati Whatua, Ngapuhi) is Research Professor at the Centre of Sustainability, University of Otago. Her most recent book was Maranga Mai! Te Reo and Marae in Crisis? In 2012 she was made MNZM for services to Maori education. Paul Tapsell (Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Raukawa) is Professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne, and researches in indigenous entrepreneurship and leadership, Maori identity and museum heritage. His other books with Oratia are Te Ara, with Krzysztof Pfeiffer and Pukaki, translated by Scotty Morrison.