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A comparative study of the leadership preferences of Chinese Millennials and non-Millennials

Wang, Yiwan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

There has been a lack of academic research focusing on the generational differences in leadership preferences in the Chinese context, particularly in terms of the Millennial generation. In what way, if at all, do the ...
From constraints to participation: A study of the behaviour of New Zealand travellers with mobility impairments

Nazari Orakani, Solmaz (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Individuals with disabilities have been acknowledged in the literature to have the same desire to travel as their able-bodied counterparts. However, participation in tourism imposes disproportional challenges for many of ...
Exploring the working relationship between professional contractors and permanent employees through organisational socialisation and the psychological contract

Yarrow, Ellen (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This study explores the relationship between professional contractors and the permanent employees they work with at organisations in New Zealand. This thesis uses two concepts, organisational socialisation and the psychological ...
Exploring Female Leadership Advancement in Chinese Corporations: Selection for Senior Positions through Headhunting

Yan, Li (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Leadership diversity has evoked tremendous debate for decades. This includes the profitability and creativity of organizations and the realization of social capital. In this regard, governments have initiated numerous ...
Exploring perspectives on masculinity and mental wellbeing: The case of students in higher education in New Zealand

Read, Ellis Louise (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This study sits at the intersection of research on mental wellbeing, masculinity and higher education. Men’s mental wellbeing has been a focal point for academic research in recent years, as has the mental wellbeing of ...
Strategic Business Model Development in Ecosystems

Mann, Dominik (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Designing and strategically developing viable business models is vital for value creation and capture and in turn for the survival and performance of entrepreneurial ventures. However, the widely held firm-centric and ...
How Does Business Strategy Treat Cognition?

Mayo, Alan John (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Strategizing is a human cognitive activity. While this may suggest that business strategy would focus on human cognition, this thesis finds the opposite – that business strategy overwhelmingly treats cognition superficially, ...
Exacerbating the privacy paradox: Investigating cognitive load’s impact on disclosure

Harrison, Paul (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Consumers have become the targets of a dual threat; more frequent requests for personal information and increased multitasking leading to distraction. This paper investigates the impact of cognitive load on the propensity ...
William H. Whyte Jr.: How the creator of 'groupthink' was forgotten, and why it matters

Pol, Oliver (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This thesis examines the presentation of management theories in textbooks, focusing on groupthink as an indicative case. The groupthink theory warns that positive consensus leads to the exclusion of other ideas, with ...
The Challenges of Representing Rural Migrant Workers in China: Factors Influencing the Goals and Strategies of Labour NGOs in Beijing, Tianjin and Yunnan Province

Zhou, Ao (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Labour NGOs operating in mainland China have played the role of de facto representatives of rural migrant workers since their emergence in the 1990s. After their rapid development for almost two decades, the introduction ...
Remote Control: Organisational Control and Monitoring in Distributed Teams

Downes, Rebecca (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Qualitative data from interviews and diaries show that for managers in distributed teams, monitoring their team’s attitudes is vital. Monitoring attitudes is theorised to be a necessary part of enacting informal controls, ...
Gender and Workplace Bullying in Lao Organisations

Sayaseng, Vanhsana (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Workplace bullying has gained more attention in many Western countries and in some Asian countries than in Laos. It is a serious workplace health and safety issue for both individuals and organisations. In order to understand ...
Managing employee performance in transition economies: A study of Vietnamese public organisations

Vu, Tai Anh (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Public employees’ poor performance has been cited as one of the leading factors in the failure of reform programmes in developing countries. Although previous employee performance reforms have targeted selection, training, ...
Landscape aesthetics, tourism, and change: Case studies in Nepal

Joshi, Jharna (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

This research explores how residents and tourists perceive landscape aesthetics in tourism-based landscapes that are continuously changing. Three case study sites in Nepal are examined. Landscapes are dynamic, multifunctional ...
Tourist motivation and satisfaction of Chinese senior tourists on day trips

Li, Shanshan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Purpose: The study explores the tourist motivation and satisfaction of Chinese senior tourists on day trips. The purpose of this study is to identify the model of tourist motivation and satisfaction for Chinese senior ...
Enabling the potential of Mission-led Research in New Zealand: Conceptualisations, Structures, and Relationships in the National Science Challenges

Brathwaite, James (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Addressing the Grand Challenges of the world requires a mode of research that can mirror their scale and complexity. Traditional investigator- and industry-led research frameworks, although useful in their own right, fail ...
How do traditional Māori values affect the sustainability of Māori tourism businesses?

Ransfield, Adam (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

The Māori economic asset base has seen significant growth over the past 100 years. Research estimates the Māori economy to be valued at 50 billion (NZ Foreign Affairs & Trade, 2018). While this figure represents the Māori ...
The application of semi-automated gantry cranes in empty container depots

Ankenbruck, Corinne (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Purpose – The storage and supply of empty containers is a bottleneck in the global supply chain. In the wake of increasing containerisation and globalisation, improving efficiencies of processing within empty container ...
Conflict and satisfaction in distribution channels: Hotel operators' perspectives in Cambodia

Eng, Sarik (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

This study examines hoteliers’ perceptions of the level of satisfaction and sources of conflict with both traditional and online intermediaries (TI and OI) in Cambodia. It unveils the overall level of satisfaction of ...
Climate change adaptation in a coastal hotel sector: The case of Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Nhep, Tinat (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Tourism is one of the world’s biggest and fastest-growing economic sectors with key contributions to gross domestic product (direct and total contribution), employment (direct and total contribution), visitor exports, and ...