• Accommodation Providers’ Responses to Climate Change in Kyoto, Japan 

  Takashima, Yoko (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Rising global concerns over climate change are one of today’s major challenges to the tourism sector and its subsectors, such as the accommodation industry. Given the limited progress in understanding climate change in the ...

• Social development and language development : what is the relationship? 

  Barber, Emily Diane (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Research has demonstrated that delays in social development and academic development tend to correlate in the teenage years. In light of this, the present study aimed to explore the nature of the relationship between social ...

• Promise fulfilled?: a yin-yang opportunity-outcome-process (O-O-P) framework for the individual-opportunity (IO) nexus. 

  Lum, Foo-Hong, Philip (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This thesis submits its conceptual opportunity-outcome-process (O-O-P) framework to complement and operationalize the dualistic individual-opportunity (IO) nexus notion (Venkataraman, 1997) as an integrated theory of startup ...

• Essays on static panel data models with dependent errors : simulation and application. 

  Moundigbaye, Mantobaye (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This research aims to study the performance of a sample of linear static panel data estimators. Many panel data estimators are incorporated in econometric packages, readily available to researchers. They use different ...

• Productivity-real exchange rate nexus : revisiting the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis for emerging Asia. 

  Ishaq, Maryam (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  This dissertation deals with the economics of equilibrium real exchange rates in the context of Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis. For developing economies of East and South Asia (ASEAN and SAARC), trend deviations in real ...

• How is a social licence represented in the context of New Zealand? 

  Power, Helena Ann (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  The Social Licence to Operate (SLO) concept was introduced in the late 1990’s as a means by which mining companies could prevent opposition from communities and stakeholders to their operations. The employment of the SLO ...

• ”It’s all for attention” : exploring the forms of online anti-social behaviour. 

  Hamilton, Annie (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Anti-social behaviour online is an under-researched form of consumer misbehaviour, despite its wide-spread prevalence on social networking sites (hereafter, SNSs). It appears that misbehaving consumers are adopting anti-social ...

• Flagships and visual merchandising : effect of retail store type on shopper response to visual merchandising in the fashion clothing industry. 

  Dale, Hayden Selby (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This thesis aims to investigate the possible effect of retail store type on shopper response to visual merchandising. Specifically, this thesis uses the context of the fashion clothing industry to examine, in the flagship ...

• When the shaking stops, the thinking starts : a grounded theory of turnover decision making in the context of a significant extra-organisational shock. 

  Wordsworth, Russell (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Voluntary turnover has been the subject of scholarly inquiry for more than 100 years and much is understood about the drivers of turnover, and the decision-making processes involved. To date most models of voluntary ...

• Understanding Malaysian food retailers’ perception of and attitude towards organic certification. 

  Ibrahim, Muhammad Azman (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  This research focuses on Malaysian retailers' perception of and attitude towards organic certification. Organic certification is one type of food certification that is used to demonstrate product attributes in order to ...

• Overcoming barriers to ethical clothing consumption: a conjoint analysis approach 

  Read, Julia (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  In recent years, especially with the rise of fast fashion, the unsustainable and unethical nature of the clothing industry has come to light. Despite many consumers expressing concern and an intention to avoid unethical ...

• Macroprudential tools and monetary policy interactions in New Zealand 

  Austin, Neroli (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  This thesis constructs a DSGE model of the New Zealand economy based on Iacoviello (2005). Its key innovation is the introduction of an investor property sector that allows consideration of the loan-to-value (LVR) ...

• The co-creation of gamified fitness experiences 

  Hawkins, Tess E. (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This thesis aims to investigate the different motivations of fitness technology users. Specifically, this thesis examines technology-based fitness experiences and the motivations and value that users derive from these ...

• Tourism’s impact on the environment : a systematic review of energy and water interventions. 

  Paul-Andrews, Leroy (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  The purpose of this research was to examine longitudinal assessments of the ways in which behavioural and policy interventions have been used to reduce energy and water use in tourism. Although previous research has used ...

• An integrated water-electricity market design for multi reservoir, mixed operation. 

  Mahakalanda, Indrajanaka (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  Water markets are often regarded as the most promising method of managing this increasingly important natural resource, but the literature on water market concepts is only emerging. Most of the focus is on physical trading ...

• An evaluation of the New Zealand Advance Pricing Agreement process 

  Abu-Hijleh, Mohammed (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  Transfer pricing (the pricing of cross border transactions between controlled or related parties) is an important tax issue faced by multinational enterprises (MNEs). The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) initiated the Advance ...

• A case study of an international joint venture : how key stakeholders make sense of their experience of a Sino-New Zealand collaboration. 

  Zhao, Xiaoli (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  A review of the extensive international business collaboration (IBC) literature reveals scholars’ predisposition to focus on either knowledge or resources at the company level. Very little research has been conducted at ...

• Corporate scandal or industry corruption? how the VW emissions crisis was framed in public print media and company communication 

  Brown, Olivia R. (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  On 3 September 2015, the Volkswagen emissions scandal was dramatically drawn to the public’s attention when the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discovered the company was intentionally installing ‘defeat’ software ...

• Towards a more effective dispute settlement system in tax treaties. 

  Salehifar, Alireza (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  For several years Article 25 of the Model Tax Convention of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Income and on Capital (the OECD Model Tax Convention), and Article 25 of the United Nations Model ...

• Tax dispute systems design : international comparisons and the development of guidance from a New Zealand perspective. 

  Jone, Melinda (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  Dispute systems design (DSD) refers to a deliberate effort to identify and improve the way an organisation addresses conflict by decisively and strategically arranging its dispute resolution processes. A number of principles ...

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