Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Enderwick, Peter"
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Achieving successful cross-cultural and management integration: the experience of Lenovo and IBM
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)With social structure and technology rapidly changing, business globalisation has been regarded as a worldwide trend. While there have been many cases and literature on management of culture integration for merger and ... -
Challenges New Zealand companies face when entering the Brazilian market
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)New Zealand has a relatively small economy and therefore provides limited growth opportunities for local companies in the domestic market. New Zealand companies thus need to internationalise if they are to expand. Brazil ... -
Cross-cultural adaptation and management of New Zealand expatriates in China
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)The rapid rise of the Chinese economy in the past two decades has led many multinational corporations (MNCs) to enter China or integrate Chinese operations into their global strategies. The investments these MNCs bring to ... -
Disaster Management in Resource-constrained Economies: Lessons for Laos
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Natural disasters cause a huge loss of lives and property, and many nations are making efforts to mitigate the risk of disasters. Laos, a country that increasingly relies on hydropower, has suffered a major dam collapse ... -
Doing business in Vietnam: the New Zealand experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)New Zealand has a small economy and consequently offers limited growth opportunities for local enterprises. Therefore, internationalisation is attractive for New Zealand companies who wish to expand their business scale. ... -
The Dynamics of Offshore Sourcing: A Study of Australasian High-tech Small–medium Manufacturers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This study contributes to knowledge about offshore sourcing dynamics by investigating the determinants of a firm’s mode choice during offshore sourcing, highlighting the triggers that initiate mode switching. Accordingly, ... -
Evolution of China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment Regime: Implications for South and East Asia Under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Assessment of the likely impact of Chinese OFDI on the South and East Asian members of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) requires understanding of the evolution of Chinese policy, regulations and institutions. Utilising ... -
The Impact of Digital Platforms on New Zealand Firms’ Entry Strategies: The Case of Alibaba
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The advent of digital platforms has changed the way in which Asia-Pacific firms conduct international transactions, condensing time and geographic distance (Manyika, Lund, & Bughin, 2016). However, the impact of digital ... -
Internationalisation of New Zealand civil construction firms - opportunities and challenges in Asia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The development experienced by China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam, amongst other emerging markets, has brought a rapid growth in the urban population. However, the speed of urbanisation poses an unprecedented infrastructure ... -
Maintaining competitiveness: the case of New Zealand small-medium technology manufacturers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The purpose of this study was to understand how New Zealand small-medium sized firms within the high technology manufacturing industry maintain their international competitiveness through offshore sourcing to China. This ... -
New Zealand businesses in India: opportunities and challenges
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)As a resource based economy international engagement plays a critical role for the growth and development of New Zealand. One of the most notable trends over the past 15 years has been the rise of some of the largest markets ... -
Perceptions and behaviours of Vietnamese firms towards deeper regional economic integration in ASEAN under the ASEAN Economic Community: case studies from the food processing industry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)ASEAN - the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - is a model of regional integration. Economic integration is an important component within the ASEAN region. Economic cooperation among countries within a region or ... -
Policy implications of the changing sources and forms of international investment: an overview
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Investment, whether domestic or international, plays a significant role in the sustainable growth and development of an economy. It is even more important when the domestic resources of a nation are insufficient to achieve ... -
The impact of cultural context on corporate web sites: a New Zealand and South Korean comparison
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This study examines the impact of national culture on the content of corporate Web sites, and Web users’ attitudes and intentions toward culturally congruent or incongruent Web sites. In this work, culturally bipolar ... -
The rise and competitiveness of South Korean automobile manufacturers - a comparative study with German auto producers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)With the recent ascend of Korean car manufacturers to major competitors in the global automobile market in less than three decades, questions arise how these car producers succeeded to rise in such a mature industry and ...