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This case study gives students the opportunity to discuss ideas such as nepotism versus whanaungatanga (kinship) and the place of customary Māori practices – such as koha and oral transmission of information – in the modern Pākehā-dominated world. The differing expectations of public and private organisations are also relevant, as is the high value placed on competition in the modern business environment.

Two sets of cultural values collide in the education sector.