Business: Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Universities as tourism destinations, attractions, and generators : the relationship between university students and VFR tourism.
(2023)This thesis presents findings of a systematic literature review on the relationship between university student related VFR tourism, attractions, and generators, and the impact that this has on the destination and the ... -
An exploratory analysis of blockchain technology research in humanitarian supply chains and logistics using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation based topic modelling approach
(2023)In humanitarian relief operations, the logistics aspect accounts to approximately 80% of the effort (Ko & Verity, 2018; Trunick, 2005; Van Wassenhove, 2006) wherein the sector experiences significant challenges related to ... -
What factors influence the wellbeing of migrant women employed in aged care in New Zealand?
(2022)An extensive review of literature, news articles and reports highlighted the challenges, shortcomings and on-going issues within the aged care sector particularly around attraction and retention of workers. Wellbeing in ... -
From sustainability reporting to integrated reporting: a New Zealand case study.
(2023)A major development in corporate reporting internationally in the past few years is the development and implementation of integrated reporting, acting as a primary tool to address increased stakeholder demand for more ... -
Understanding the role of local food providers in building community well-being
(2022)This master’s thesis research project aims to investigate how local food providers who use short food supply chains contribute to community well-being. This research contributes to the supply chain management knowledge ... -
Examining factors affecting sharing of online information about Covid-19: an integrated model
(2022)The plethora of unverified Covid-19 information circulating on the internet has catalysed into unwarranted health misinformation, disinformation, and rumours. Prior research has indicated that the spread of unverified ... -
Essays on a study of statistical power in economics.
(2023)Knowing the statistical power of an empirical analysis after it is completed can be very useful. Among other things, it can help one determine whether a finding of statistical insignificance is due to a small effect size ... -
Sustainable Transformation of Individuals and Families: Design and Implementation of Holistic Personalised Socially Driven Persuasive Systems
(University of Auckland, 2020)Sustainability is a topic that has matured and has evolved from organisational sustain ability to societal sustainability and more recently to individual sustainability. As an individual is the core, basic component of ... -
Derivatives usage by New Zealand companies
(2000)This study examines how derivatives are used by New Zealand companies. The analysis of risk characteristics of firms with and without derivatives show that, on average, firms with derivatives hedge firm-specific risks - ... -
The usage of video assistant referee (VAR) and its impact on players’ and fans’ emotional experience of football.
(2022)Video assistant referee (VAR) is comprised of three people who work together to review controversial decisions made by the on-pitch referee. VAR is used in four match-changing situations; penalties, red cards, goals, and ... -
The need for disruption in the credit ratings landscape : a model for machine learning computed credit ratings.
(2022)I present the results from the research on the topics of (1) credit ratings, which are usually provided by credit rating agencies, and (2) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning as a form of solving classification ... -
Defining the sports fan : a typology
(2000)Sports are becoming increasingly more important in our society. The following thesis presents a six-fold typology of sports fans based on their psychological motivations for following a sport. It uses and interesting ... -
An examination of the ethical reasoning of future New Zealand accounting professionals
(1995)A high level of ethical reasoning and behaviour is integral to the professional status of accounting. The credibility of accounting professionals has been challenged with recent media exposure of fraud and misconduct cases, ... -
Sociomaterial struggles at the frontline of strategy : a postphenomenological view of practice and power.
(2022)An important line of inquiry aligned with the ‘strategy as practice’ domain considers how strategy work is an exercise in power. Applying a lens influenced by—among others—Foucault, such work shows how actors shape their ... -
How do restaurants present themselves online? : a content analysis on Christchurch restaurants.
(2022)The use of content marketing among businesses has substantially grown with technological advancements and with the hit of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospitality industry was immensely affected and businesses needed to ... -
Interoperability framework to enhance the DLT based systems integration with enterprise IT systems.
(2021)Distributed ledger technology (DLT) has generated tremendous interest due to its popular application to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Despite its enormous potential business benefits and even greater hype, DLT never ... -
Consumer perceptions of brands and the effect of store image.
(2022)The aim of this thesis is to explore the interrelationship between store image and the different types of brands a store sells. Specifically, this research looks to discover whether store image influences consumers’ ... -
The Board of Directors, the budget and company oversight : a New Zealand case study
(2001)The corporate budget is one of the means by which boards of directors can exercise their governance, as it is a tool traditionally used in strategic planning and management. This thesis examines the role of the budget in ... -
Entrepreneurial marketing and SME growth: the role of internal marketing practice and multiple innovations
(2022)The Entrepreneurial Marketing (EM) concept has significantly impacted our understanding of the synergistic benefits of two academic disciplines in small and large firms. Although Entrepreneurship and Marketing are considered ... -
On the effect of social housing in New Zealand
(2022)I conduct a wide review of the literature studying the amenity value of social housing, and find little consensus between most studies. Based on this analysis I note three crucial areas for improvement: (1) Post trends in ...