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Business Choices vs Cultural Contributions

Business Choices vs Cultural Contributions. H ow do we balance business choices and effective contributions to Māoridom ?.

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Business Choices vs Cultural Contributions

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  1. Business Choices vs Cultural Contributions

  2. How do we balance business choices and effective contributions to Māoridom?

  3. “Depends if the person is a Māori that happens to be an accountant (in which case could be a lot) or an accountant that happens to be Māori (in which case, likely to be not much)”.

  4. “today the Māori part of Māori society is at its weakest and we can no longer leave to chance decisions which are vitally important to us in the next few decades” Mead (1997) HiriniMoko-Mead

  5. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa2000 - 2004 2000 – 2004 EFTs up 1,800% Turnover up 2,400%

  6. Challenges Increased checks and balances vs he mana tō te kupu Decreased delegated authority vs feeling mistrusted Noho marae at campuses vs at marae Lower catering budget vs manaaki tangata Policy stipulating koha vs “… he kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea”

  7. TWoA Values • TeAroha • TeWhakapono • NgāTure • Kotaitanga AkoWānanga KaupapaWānanga

  8. Balancing Act Long term objectives vs short term decisions Individual well-being vs Collective well-being • Business realities vs cultural integrity • Your identity vs organisational expectations

  9. How do we balance business choices and effective contributions to Māoridom? Be clear on what the Māori part of your Māori business means to you Be aware of your deposits/withdrawals and the ripple affects Have culturally informed principles – use the puku test

  10. Gramsci refers to “organic intellectuals” (Walker, 1993, p. 5). Freire says that these organic intellectuals are “determined … by a culture of domination”. To be useful they must be “reclaimed by the revolution” (as cited in Walker, 1993, p. 5-6). erg

  11. Kua Mutu

  12. Pānuitanga - References Hofstede, G. (2001). Cultures consequences: Comparing values, behaviours,institutions, and organisations across nations (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks: CA: Sage Publications. Mead, S. M. (1997). Landmarks, bridges and visions: Aspects of Māori culture. Wellington: Victoria University Press. Walker, R. (1993). Tradition and change in Māori leadership. Auckland: University of Auckland.

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