• Sovereign Ratings and National Culture 

  Dang H; Partington G (2021)

  Default by sovereign governments depends upon their willingness to default and the nation’s capacity to pay. These are major factors considered by rating analysts and both may be affected by national culture. We ...

• Graph theoretic techniques for facilities layout. 

  Giffin, J.W. (University of Canterbury, 1984)

  In this thesis we consider a two-phase graph theoretic approach to designing the layout of a system of physical facilities. Heuristic techniques are required because the complexity of the problem gives little hope for ...

• The implementation of climate change adaptation policy in coastal Vietnam. 

  Phan, Tung Thanh (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Climate change is a global problem, its effects are profound, threatening human and natural systems, and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the Global Agenda 2030. In practice, while climate change ...

• “The ‘Ebb and Flow’ of Fiscal Support for Research and Development: A New Zealand Reflection” 

  Sawyer, A.J. (2020)

  New Zealand’s (NZ’s) investment in R & D activities as percentage of GDP has remained near the bottom of OECD member countries. Efforts to improve this level have involved various targeted grants, tax credits (twice), ...

• A student transformation model 

  Steenkamp N; Franettovich M; Collins R; Tyler M (2019)

• Servitization transformation process: a longitudinal case study 

  Donovan, Julie (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Manufacturers are pursuing a servitization strategy because they can no longer compete on products alone. They are facing strong competition from East Asian countries who are dominating in the high volume, low cost product ...

• University-led internships for innovative thinking: a theoretical framework 

  Ranabahu, N.; Almeida, S.; Kyriazis, E. (Emerald, 2020)

  Purpose:This article explains how business internships can be used to develop innovation skills in undergraduates. Design/methodology/approach: Using work-integrated learning and current literature on innovation, this ...

• The digital disruption of higher education - “uni for nothin’, MOOCs for free”? 

  Anderson, Warwick; Sharma, Ravi; Inthiran, A.; Jones, Kevin (2019)

• Online Health Searching: A Perspective from South East Asia 

  Inthiran, A. (2020)

• The right to primary carer leave: a labour of love? 

  Masselot A (2020)

• Essays on the application of derivatives : evidence from the United States. 

  Wei, Xiaopeng (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  My thesis focuses on examining the application of financial derivatives on U.S. market. In Chapter 1, I test whether the introduction of derivatives affects their underlying assets. By examining the flow of money to ...

• De-globalisation in practice : New Zealand strategists’ interpretations. 

  Good, Matthew (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  This research investigates strategists and their interpretations and actions as a result of the contemporary de-globalisation phenomenon. Specifically de-globalisation refers to economic and political influences inhibiting ...

• Social media influencers and body fascination. 

  Crosswell, Ella (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  This research explores the experience of young female users of image based social media platforms, such as Instagram, and the way they can be influenced by prominent ‘celebrity’ influencers. Data was captured through ...

• The redefinition of legal parenthood in the era of new assisted reproduction technologies. 

  Ceballos, Martha (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Biological paradigms (gestation and genetic) are still entrenched in the law as the main factors for allocating parenthood, despite the social and legal changes in family formation and the increasing use of assisted human ...

• Essays on agricultural commodity markets 

  Perera, Devmali (University of Canterbury, 2019)

• The 'Ebb and Flow' of Fiscal Support for Research and Development: A New Zealand reflection 

  Sawyer, Adrian John (2020)

  Investment in research and development (R & D) activities is enhanced through appropriate government support. New Zealand’s (NZ’s) investment in R & D activities as a percentage of GDP has remained low and near the bottom ...

• Digital health eco-systems: an epochal review of practice-oriented research 

  Stephanie L; Sharma, Ravi S. (Elsevier BV, 2019)

  © 2019 Elsevier Ltd This article describes an epochal review of research literature on practice-oriented digital health ecosystems that have emerged during the period between 1998 and 2018. Practice-orientation refers to ...

• Design of blockchain-based precision health-care using Soft Systems Methodology 

  Sharma, Ravi; Zhang, C.; Wingreen, S.C.; Kshetri, N.; Zahid, A. (Emerald, 2019)

  The purpose of this paper is to describe the application of soft systems methodology (SSM) to address the problematic situation of low opt-in rates for Precision Health-Care (PHC). Design/methodology/approach: ...

• Revisiting the Knowledge Gini Coefficient: Digital Literacies and Sustainable Development 

  Sharma, Ravi S. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018)

  © 1999-2012 IEEE. This article examines the postulate that digital literacy bridges knowledge disparities within a society and creates conditions for sustainable development.

• A case study of collaborative disaster management in Malaysia. 

  Lee, Khiam Jin (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Cross-sector collaboration is often cited as an effective tool to mitigate and manage disasters (James, 2011; Power, 2017). However, research in non-disaster settings suggests that collaboration is difficult to develop and ...

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