• Indian foodways in Christchurch - a study of Indian restaurants 

  Parodkar, Ameya Damodar (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  The aim of this thesis is to understand Indian restaurants‟ perception of authenticity and related attributes in its servicescape and menu elements that influence customer satisfaction. Existing studies have underlined the ...

• The electronic word-of-mouth effects of review valence, review volume, and product type on consumer purchase behaviour. 

  Wallace, Chloe Suzanne (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This thesis aims to examine the mediating role of product type (i.e., product-luxury perceptions) on consumer response to online reviews and the subsequent effect on purchase behaviour. Specifically, this thesis explicates ...

• A Phenomenological study of venting about work on Facebook 

  Thomson, Andrea Marcial (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Purpose- To better understand what motivates employees to vent on the social media platform Facebook about work and why Facebook is selected by employees as a platform to vent. Methodology- This study used phenomenological ...

• Complementarity modelling of investment in electricity generation capacity 

  Jackson, P. R. (University of Canterbury, 2015)

  Complementarity formulations offer the opportunity to thoroughly investigate and clarify the problem of investment in electricity generation capacity. While complementarity has been traditionally used in the sphere of ...

• Emergency notification on mobile devices : a trade-off between protection motivation, privacy concern and personalised notification. 

  Zhang, Jing (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  The world today is increasingly being impacted by natural disasters and other threats with both human and natural causes. The number of natural disasters worldwide has increased by more than four times in the last few ...

• Essays on meta-regression analysis : two empirical studies on tax and economic growth and a simulation. 

  Alinaghi, Nazila (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This thesis consists of three essays linked together by the methodology of meta-regression analysis. The first two essays address a long standing question of interest to both economists and policymakers which is whether ...

• 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 ...

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