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Can spectators become co-authors in the process of a story narrative
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)This project explores the areas of human perception and story narrative in moving images. Engaged by the research question, “Can spectators become co-authors in the process of a story narrative?”, the research focuses on ... -
Can the Subaltern Speak? Re-presenting the Lost Voice of the Vedic Version
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The exegesis, Can the Subaltern Speak? Re-presenting the Lost Voice of the Vedic Version, posits that Gramsci's term subaltern applies in three ways: to myself, my work and its themes. I discuss how my 'otherness' underlies ... -
Capturing recurring concepts in high speed data streams
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This research addresses two key issues in high speed data stream mining that are related to each other. One fundamental issue is the detection of concept change that is an inherent feature of data streams in general in ... -
Capturing the value of flexibility in public sector capital investment projects: evidence from New Zealand local government organizations
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)In today’s fast-changing business environment, many capital investment projects involve future, uncertain events that lead to differences between expected and actual returns. While projects with inherent flexibility provide ... -
The Caravan Trader Problem (CTP) and a Tournament-based Lamarckian Genetic Algorithm Solution
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This research introduces the Caravan Trading Problem (CTP) which is a routing problem with an additional economic model, and attempts to optimize two different objectives, namely profit and distance, using Genetic Algorithm ... -
Carbon emission and climate change disclosures in the annual reports of Chinese power companies: an exploration
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This study explores the disclosure of carbon emissions and climate change-related information by seven major power businesses in China. More specifically, a content analysis method is employed to investigate the disclosure ... -
Career as meaning making: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of women's lived experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The multifaceted nature of women’s careers has received growing interest in the career management literature. This research utilises hermeneutic phenomenology (Heidegger, 1927/2008) a methodology previously little used in ... -
Career development among Chinese women in the banking sector in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)The banking industry is highly competitive in New Zealand. As the number of Chinese-speaking immigrants has increased dramatically over the last two decades, banks have realized a demand for native Chinese-speaking staff ... -
Career expectations and requirements of undergraduate hospitality students and the hospitality industry: an analysis of differences
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)The hospitality industry has seen rapid growth through the last three decades. The hospitality industry in New Zealand is still growing steadily. According to the Ministry of Tourism (2008, para. 3), “Visitor expenditure ... -
Career Progression of Pacific Island People in Tertiary Institutions
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Pacific Island people are generally underrepresented in senior roles across the various tertiary institutions in New Zealand. This observation is apparent for Pacific Island people employed in either an allied or academic ... -
Caregiving for children who have had a traumatic brain injury: structuring for security
(Auckland University of Technology, 2003)This New Zealand study used a grounded theory methodology to explore the day-to-day occupations of family caregiving for children who had sustained a traumatic brain injury. Semi-structured interviews and participant ... -
Carl Zeus
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This project Carl Zeus (working title) investigates the German Expressionist film movement as an inspiration and a platform from which to develop a contemporary film project. The research focuses on the unique cinematographic ... -
Carnival Land: a performance of metaphors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)"Carnival Land" is a body of work formatted as a graphic novel that weaves together photomontage and storytelling. Based on my recent experiences as an immigrant to New Zealand, it provides a fictional narrative in metaphors. ... -
Carry trade and its relationship with the stock market: Evidence from New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This study investigates the New Zealand dollar carry trade and its effect on the New Zealand stock market. Using a Vector Autoregression (VAR) model, the Granger causality relationship is from carry trade to stock market. ... -
A case of how adaptation affects the work-life balance of East Asian students in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Despite a large amount of research into work-life balance, there are few studies of non-Western perspectives of work-life balance. Most research in work-life balance is dominated by Western perspectives. Furthermore, there ... -
A case study investigation of a model for effective reverse knowledge transfer
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)This study examines the process of transferring knowledge from a foreign subsidiary to its headquarters, in this case a single parent company and its one subsidiary. It also investigates subsidiary knowledge creation ... -
A case study of a mentoring programme at Bahrain Polytechnic
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This study looks at the mentoring experiences of sixteen participants actively involved in a mentoring programme at Bahrain Polytechnic, a newly established tertiary educational provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain. A mentoring ... -
A Case Study of the ‘100% Pure New Zealand’ Tourism Campaign: What are the Impacts of the 100% Pure New Zealand Tourism Campaign in Shaping Visitors’ and Locals’ Perspectives?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The “100% Pure New Zealand” is an official campaign of New Zealand that has promoted New Zealand tourism to the world since 1999 (Tourism New Zealand, 2017b). As it is one of the most successful tourism campaigns around ... -
Case Study Research Exploring the Impact of Material Poverty on a Child’s Patterns of Occupation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Poverty breaches tamariki/children’s rights and is socially unjust, as it has negative effects on their health and well-being that could be prevented. Growing up in poverty is associated with a sense of loss, feelings of ... -
Cash or card: consumer perceptions of payment modes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This study examines the cognitive and emotional associations that people have with payment modes in order to ascertain if and how these associations impact on payment mode choice and how the payment mode selected impacts ...