• What factors influence Pacific Island restaurants to offer wine? 

  Mika-Zahidi, Catherine Mary (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  Although wine is generally available in restaurants in most of the world and especially in international tourist destinations, there is little available research on restaurant wine offers in tropical countries and particularly ...

• Holistic modelling of car rental sub-problems 

  Howson, Sean (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  The car rental fleet management literature from its inception has made bounds in identifying key sub-problems which are faced by car rental companies in operating sustainably in the industry such as pool segmentation, fleet ...

• Reporting and measuring environmental impacts of dairying: perceptions and practices 

  Zamri, Inani Husna (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  The growing importance of environmental challenges, the majority of which are tied to businesses' continual use of resources, energy, and groundwater, as well as the buildup of environmental-related expenditures, mandates ...

• Essays on the general determinants of consumption and savings 

  Song, Zhongchen (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  This thesis consists of 4 studies linked together by my attempts to study the determinants and behavior of consumption and savings. Chapter One provides an introduction and background for this thesis. Chapter Two replicates ...

• Understanding how education affects students’ attitudes towards tax evasion and tax avoidance in New Zealand. 

  Zhang, Ye (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  Previous scholars have come to conflicting conclusions on the relationship between tax education and taxpayer attitudes towards tax evasion. In addition, the impact of tax education on taxpayers’ tax avoidance attitudes ...

• Chinese thinking, foreign strategy : the administrative heritage of Chinese multinational enterprises. 

  van Bommel, Roland (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  The study of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) entering foreign markets has been a widely researched topic in International Business (IB) for over sixty years. Internalisation theory and the Uppsala model became leading ...

• Social marketing through the fog of smoking : a systematic review investigating social marketing feature use. 

  Watson, John N. R. (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  This thesis presents the findings of a systematic literature review addressing the use of social marketing indicators within studies directed towards tobacco cessation that self-identifying as social marketing. Globally, ...

• A systematic review of social marketing interventions of men’s help seeking for intimate partner violence. 

  McKegg, Tessa Marie (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  This thesis presents the findings of a systematic literature review on the social marketing interventions and campaigns targeting male victims of intimate partner violence, and its key subgroups; domestic violence, sexual ...

• Adoption of H&S practices in shipbreaking operations : an empirical investigation of shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh. 

  Tanha, Moutushi (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  In many contexts where resources are finite, the recycling of different waste products has proved to be economically valuable. This is certainly true for the dismantling of large ocean- going ships at the end of their ...

• Essays on the relationship between the research achievements of academics and student outcomes. 

  Khurana, Swati (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  This study assesses how being taught by “research-active” university departments affects the learning of undergraduate university students. No direct measures of teaching output exist, which makes this research challenging. ...

• Consumer perceptions of artificial intelligence avatars : linking cognitive evaluations to behavioural responses. 

  Ryan, Josh Mark (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  The purpose of this research was to understand the direct effects of multiple AI (artificial intelligence) genders, purchase types, and anthropomorphised levels (environmental stimuli), on consumers’ cognitive, and behavioural ...

• Does attachment to a third place influence individual behaviours across different geographical scales?: The case of the Imagination Station. 

  Huang, Yuying (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  Civil society requires the provision of distinctive public places for informal public gatherings in order to nurture human associations and relationships. Such spaces are often described as ‘third places’. Growing evidence ...

• Factors that influence employee participation in workplace mental wellbeing initiatives : the role of leadership. 

  Little, Sarah Hazel Jane (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  This study examines the factors that influence employee participation in workplace mental wellbeing initiatives. Extant research consistently shows that employee participation rates are low, typically between 1–50 percent. ...

• How can a holistic offering of well-being services be created to improve students’ individual well-being? : a transformative service research approach. 

  Hawkey, Tristan William (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  This study investigates what is needed to create a holistic offering of well-being services, aimed at improving the well-being of individual tertiary students. This study used a constructivist approach to explore and ...

• Rationales for corporate climate change target setting and reporting : an investigation. 

  Pham, Hang Phuong (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  With the increasing acceptance of climate change as one of the most challenging political, societal and business issues globally and nationally, some New Zealand firms have decided to adhere to a specific emissions reduction ...

• Does a tick make it alright? 

  Smith, Johnpaul (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  The objective of this project explores transgender and non-binary consumers’ perception of the Rainbow Tick brand and how companies being affiliated with it affects their purchasing decisions. It addresses the historical ...

• Liquidity and asset prices. 

  Hong, Sanghyun (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  The three chapters in this dissertation examine issues related to liquidity and asset pricing. In the first chapter, I examine the equity premium puzzle by incorporating transactions costs into the Campbell and Cochrane ...

• A protection motivation theory approach on personal online account password hygiene habits. 

  Keppel, Michael (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Good password hygiene and the use of strong passwords are important for keeping online accounts safe. However, despite the guidelines and tools available, most users use do not practice good password hygiene using simple ...

• Community engagement in the mining industry : a critical theory approach to examine engagement with community partners from corporate versus indigenous perspectives. 

  Blesia, Jhon Urasti (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  The rising interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) has encouraged business corporations to incorporate their stakeholders within the process and activities of discharging their social responsibility. Whilst the ...

• Measuring financial reporting quality: an approach based on qualitative characteristics 

  Rathnayake Mudiyanselage, Saman Bandara (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  I have developed a Financial Reporting Quality (FRQ) measurement index within the scope of the 2018 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and I used it to ...

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