dc.contributor.advisor |
Brookes, R |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Muggleston, S |
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dc.contributor.author |
Huang, Yu-Wei |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-12-08T20:07:42Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/9921 |
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dc.description |
Full text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only. |
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dc.description.abstract |
With increased environmental awareness and the health hazards from many of the conventional chemical pesticides, there is a rising demand for an alternative pest control approach (Ravensberg, 2011). Microbial pest control products (MPCPs) are shown to be safe to humans and cause little harm to the environment. However, regardless of the urgent need for a sustainable and ecologically acceptable means of crop protection, it is paradoxical that large-scale usage of MPCPs has been low. The adverse consequences from this low MPCP adoption could range from human health issues and environmental pollution to the drying up of MPCP research and development. This low usage of MPCPs may be due to lack of understanding as to what factors have greatest impact on the market success of MPCPs. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to identify the critical factors that MPCPs need to fulfil in order to have market success. Another research aim was to investigate when these critical factors should be addressed during the commercialisation process. To conduct this research, a three-stage research method comprising qualitative and quantitative research methods was utilised. The three-stage research method consisted of: 1) secondary data research; 2) case studies; and 3) questionnaires. This research has identified 13 critical factors, such as: high levels of human safety, low handling and storage requirements, non-variable efficacy, non-complex application strategies, and educating the users. In answering the other research aim, a Stage-Gate model that contains all 13 critical factors is proposed. This Stage-Gate model explicitly shows during what part of the commercialisation process these 13 critical factors should be pursued. These 13 critical factors have also been "applied" to one of the two theoretical frameworks, the Real-Win-Worth model. The two modified theoretical frameworks have not only provided a research focus for the MPCP developers, but could also be practical MPCP R&D tools. This research has revised the current MPCP commercialisation process. Finally, the need for MPCPs to fulfil the "chemical pesticide paradigm" in order to have market success is also highlighted. Further research is needed to quantify the impact of these critical factors. |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Masters Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.relation.isreferencedby |
UoA99229380114002091 |
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dc.rights |
Restricted Item. Available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland. |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Critical Success Factors for Microbial Pest Control Products |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Bioscience Enterprise |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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pubs.elements-id |
257880 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2011-12-09 |
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dc.identifier.wikidata |
Q112886573 |
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