• Exploring how employees adapt to an innovative contemporary workplace: how do office-free workspaces influence communication and work practices? 

  Shamy, Sophia Mary (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Large firms are increasingly swapping individual offices for open-plan workspace designs with few partitions or dedicated personal desks. Managers and designers claim that these new work environments foster collaboration, ...

• The identification of barriers and enablers impacting the adoption and maintenance of the Thai government’s organic standard: the case of Thai organic rice producers 

  Pongcharoen, Kotchaporn (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  This doctoral research examined the causal factors contributing to organic farming practices and certification in Thailand. Organic farming practices involve farmers using methods of crop production that rely on specific ...

• The effects of the base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) action 13 on transfer pricing practices: a comparative empirical study of New Zealand and Vietnam. 

  Tran, Vinh (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  This thesis was shaped from Action 13 of the recent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project adopted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and G20 countries to prevent profit shifting ...

• Exploring communication and engagement between New Zealand farmers and government relating to sustainable agriculture. 

  Anderson, Sidney Arthur Allan (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  This thesis investigates communication and engagement between New Zealand farmers and government bodies, with a focus on sustainable agriculture. This thesis focusses on how communication and engagement is carried out ...

• How does business analytics contribute to business value in organisations? 

  Beckwith, Fraser (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  With the growing use of business analytics (BA), organisations have benefited from new ways to extract value from data and drive strategic, evidence-based decision making. However, much less thought about how Business ...

• Representations of cuisine in three New Zealand magazines (1955-2016) : a content analysis 

  Hassibi, Saman (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Cuisine is a significant aspect of food culture which represents the special types of ingredients and foods, their combination, methods of manipulation of the ingredients, and rules of preparation and consumption. Not only ...

• Either you control social media or social media controls you : a multi-paradigmatic approach to understanding excessive social media use. 

  Zahrai, Kseniia (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Social media has created new ways to engage in social interaction. Notwithstanding its positive impact, researchers have warned that excessive social media use undermines personal well-being. Apart from this, recent studies ...

• Exploring behaviours of zero waste consumers. 

  Ceelen-Thomas, Mikaila (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Zero waste consumers are investigated in the context of alternative consumption lifestyles, in order to generate both an understanding of how one becomes a zero waste consumer, the barriers, facilitators and motivators ...

• When crime pays : “environmental civil prosecutions” and the Resource Management Act 1991. 

  Wright, Mark James Francis (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) is a significant piece of legislation, aimed at promoting the sustainable management of natural and physical resources in New Zealand. However, it can only achieve this goal if it is ...

• Democratic legitimacy and the recognition of governments in international law. 

  Ogunkoya, Wonuola Bukola (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  Recognition of governments is one of the essential principles of international law that confirms the lawful status of an authority holder in a state. It is also one of the murkiest principles of international law with lots ...

• Understanding food waste produced by tertiary students living in student flats : implications for marketers and policy makers. 

  McMaster, Aimee Louise (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  This thesis aims to investigate the global issue of food waste and how tertiary students living in student flats in Christchurch deal with the issue. Moreover, it examines the implications their behaviours and attitudes ...

• Entrepreneurial growth Intention : the role of effectual logic. 

  Akinboye, Abayomi Kazeem (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  The significance of entrepreneurial venture growth in entrepreneurship research has attracted scholarly attention for decades. More recently, policymakers have also shown a keen interest, not just in venture creation, but ...

• Nonconvex network optimisation : solution methods and applications. 

  Bell, Gavin J. (University of Canterbury, 1998)

  Nonconvex network flow models are used in a wide variety of problem domains involving discounting or economies of scale. Examples include network design, facility location, production planning, physical distribution, ...

• Disaster recovery of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – a case of recovery from Canterbury earthquakes 2010-11. 

  Ijaz, Rabia (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  The initial goal of this research was to explore how SME business models change in response to a crisis. Keeping this in mind, the business model canvas (Osterwalder & Pigneur, 2010) was used as a tool to analyse SME ...

• Value creation from IT-based knowledge management : a theory of symbiotic relationships 

  Todorova, Nelly (University of Canterbury, 2019)

  Knowledge management systems (KMS) support the acquisition, codification, transfer and application of organisational knowledge as part of KM initiatives to generate organisational value. Current research on the value of ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

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