Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Title
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Host-guest Encounters in a Tourist Destination: Exploring the Experiences of Sri Lankan Hospitality From a Foreign Tourist’s Perspective
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)In tourism, hospitality is frequently viewed from a service encounter perspective – a perspective that reflects the role hospitality has in service encounters in hospitality businesses. From this perspective, hospitality ... -
Hot Food, Good Event: Understanding the Role of Food in Cosplay Restaurant Patronised by Bangkok’s ACG Subculture
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Fandom subculture has a large influence on the lifestyles of postmodern people and the hospitality industry. A cosplay restaurant is an amalgam between hospitality services and fantasy elements from fandom subculture. Some ... -
The Hot Topic - an Investigation Into the Role That New Zealand Organisations' Facebook Pages Play in Communicating Climate Change
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This thesis investigates the role in which New Zealand organisations Facebook pages address the issue of climate change. The text will initially provide background to the evolution of climate change communication, ... -
Hotels, Hierarchy and History: Portrayal of Hotel Work in New Zealand Newspapers 1890 to 2015
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The problem this thesis aimed to address is the poor perception of hotel work as a long-term career option and why this is such a problem in New Zealand. Tourism has been a major export earner since at least 1890. Accommodation ... -
The hounds of heaven
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)"The Hounds of Heaven" describes a girl's descent into and recovery from a psychotic episode. The version included here is not a finished version. -
House and contents insurance: an exploration of tactility and narrative
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)This thesis examines the relationships between fictional narratives and material objects through writing and sculptural practice. Its purpose is to explore how fiction assists in an understanding of the world we inhabit ... -
How Albot1 computes its perceptual map
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This thesis describes the implementation of Albot1, the second in the series of Albots. Albots are robots created in Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR) Laboratory at AUT for investigating hard problems in ... -
How Albot1 Computes Its Enduring Maps and Finds Its Way Home
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This thesis continues the experimentation with Albot1, the second in the series of Albots, in search for a theory of cognitive mapping. Albots are robots created in the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR) ... -
How Are Green Human Resource Management Practices Promoting Employees’ Pro-environmental Behavior in the Workplace Within the New Zealand Wine Industry?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Over the last few decades, the activities of organisations and their impact on the environment have received increasing attention as well as social, political and economic pressure to both address and improve their overall ... -
How Are New Zealand Job Advertisements Perceived by Graduate Students From Mainland China: A Case Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The purposes of this study were (a) to explore how New Zealand job advertisements are perceived by graduate students from Mainland China, and (b) to identify if there are any potential areas for intercultural (mis)understanding. ... -
How Are Post-birth Reflective Conversations Experienced by Those Involved?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This hermeneutic phenomenological study seeks to uncover the lived experiences of post-birth reflective conversations as experienced by midwives and women. Fourteen Lead Maternity Care (LMC) midwives along with twenty women ... -
How Can Central Banks Improve Monetary Policy Communication to Firms?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The world faced by central banks in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis has demanded new and unconventional approaches to implement monetary policy. Responding to problems like the zero-lower bound on interest rates ... -
How Can Design Strategies Be Used to Promote Traditional Nanjing Yun Brocade in an Accessible Way to Engage with a Contemporary Audience?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Nanjing Yun brocade is the eminent representative of Chinese traditional culture. It had been used as tributes to the royal families in the three dynasties of Yuan, Ming and Qing. Due to its rich cultural and scientific ... -
How Can Engaging Communities Aid in Developing New Conservation Initiatives?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The field of environmental conservation is experiencing a greater awareness of the social complexities involved when implementing conservation goals, while the process for effectively engaging stakeholders, especially ... -
How can I support children’s learning through ICT: a self- study of my own teaching
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)In this study, I illustrated how I, as an early childhood teacher, could improve my own teaching by exploring innovative uses of ICT with young children. To do this, I conducted a small scale qualitative study based on ... -
How Can Midwifery Education in Indonesia Be Strengthened?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)High-quality midwifery education plays a pivotal role in producing qualified graduate midwives who, if well resourced, can potentially make a difference to maternal and neonatal mortality. The goal of this study was to ... -
How Can the Social Media Platform WeChat Be Used to Promote the Declining Yunnan Huadeng Opera?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This study theorises that cultural self-contempt and negative media influences have contributed to the decline of the Huadeng opera. It also finds that these negative influences might be overcome through the use of modern ... -
How did a successful New Zealand wine company develop relationships in China to support its market entry?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)China has taken the position of second largest economy in the world during the period the Chinese government applied economic reforms and an open-door to incoming foreign direct investment policy from December 1978. The ... -
How do Chinese print media in New Zealand present ideas of Chinese cultural identity?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)Two case studies examine and elaborate the idea of how the Chinese print media in New Zealand present Chinese cultural identity. The thesis examines the free Chinese newspapers given away in shops, supermarkets and other ... -
How Do Developments in Emerging Market Institutions Impact Entrepreneurship? The Case of India’s Improving ‘Ease of Doing Business’
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Emerging markets have been an important area of research in the international business discipline, largely due to both the opportunities available in these markets, and the challenges faced in entering these markets (Tracey ...