The Impact of Business Compliance: Perceptions of New Zealand Firms

[ Last Updated 2 February 2006 ]

Short Description This report presents the results of the project, its purpose was to undertake a pilot study into the way in which the managers of NZ firms perceive regulations and legislation as having an impact on their performance and on their ability to be innovative.

Author Claire Massey

By Claire Massey
New Zealand Centre for Small & Medium Enterprise Research
Massey University

May 2003

Document Table of Contents

Executive Summary
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Survey Demographics
Section 3: Constraints on Exporting
Section 4: Constraints on Productivity and Growth
Section 5: Costs versus Benefits
Section 6: Compliance and Firm Dynamics
Section 7: Discussion
Section 8: Conclusions
Bibliography
Appendix A: Project Methodology
Appendix B: Questionnaire
Appendix C: Factors that Restrict Export Growth (Detailed Analysis)
Appendix D: A Review of the Literature on Compliance

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List of Figures

Figure 1: Sample by Size
Figure 2: Sample by Export Involvement
Figure 3: Export Capability and/or Intentions (for Non-Exporters)
Figure 4: Sample by Firm Stage
Figure 5: Sample by Growth Intention
Figure 6: Sample by Industry Group
Figure 7: Factors that Restrict Export Growth
Figure 8: Ranking of Factors That Restrict Export Growth (by Firm Size)
Figure 9: Ranking of Factors that Restrict Export Growth (by Export Involvement)
Figure 10: Ranking of Factors that Restrict Export Growth (by Firm Stage)
Figure 11: Ranking of Factors that Restrict Export Growth (by Growth Intentions)
Figure 12: Ranking of Factors That Restrict Export Growth (by Industry Type)
Figure 13: Dealing with the Business Environment
Figure 14: Ranking of Factors that Divert and Distract (Firm Size)
Figure 15: Ranking of Factors that Divert and Distract (Export Involvement)
Figure 16: Ranking of Factors that Divert and Distract (Firm Stage)
Figure 17: Ranking of Factors that Divert and Distract (Growth Intentions)
Figure 18: Ranking of Factors that Divert and Distract (Industry Type)
Figure 19: Costs versus Benefits
Figure 20: Ranking of Factors that Are Perceived to Have Higher Costs than Benefits (Firm Size)
Figure 21: Ranking of Factors that Are Perceived to Have Higher Costs than Benefits (Export Involvement)
Figure 22: Ranking of Factors that Are Perceived to Have Higher Costs than Benefits (Firm Stage)
Figure 23: Ranking of Factors that Are Perceived to Have Higher Costs than Benefits (Growth Intentions)
Figure 24: Ranking of Factors that Are Perceived to Have Higher Costs than Benefits (Industry Type)
Figure 25: Numbers of Comments on Different Factors
Figure 26: Changes in Compliance over Time
Figure 27: Indirect Effects of Compliance
Figure 28: Legislation Identified as Having an Indirect Effect on Firm Dynamics
Figure 29: Legislation and Firm Dynamics (Factors Ranked by Respondent Group)
Figure 30: Most significant 3 factors by sample group
Figure 31: Most "Diverting" 3 Factors by Sample Groups
Figure 32: Factors Where Costs Outweigh the Benefits
Sampled Sectors against NZSIC Codes
Conditions and Regulations Placed by Overseas Governments (Firm Size)
Conditions and Regulations Placed by Overseas Governments (Export Involvement)
Conditions and Regulations Placed by Overseas Governments (Firm Stage)
Conditions and Regulations Placed by Overseas Governments (Growth Intentions)
Conditions and Regulations Placed by Overseas Governments (Industry Type)