Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Mowatt, Simon"
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Business Clustering in New Zealand: The Creation of Competitiveness in a Regional Cluster and The Influences of Intermediaries on the Cluster Competitiveness
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Business clustering significantly contributes to growth and competitiveness. Studies have examined aspects of clusters related to the creation of competitiveness from different levels of analysis, but less research has ... -
The Competitive Dynamics of MNE Market Entry on Host Country Incumbents: Word/Action Responses to Amazon’s Retail Entry Into the Australian Retail Sector
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The primary aim of this study is to explore the competitive dynamics of the entry of an online Multinational Enterprise (MNE) into a new host economy, with a particular focus on rival responses. Competitive dynamics theory ... -
The Digital Economy: A Look at the Integration of Strategic Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Digital Start Ups
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The purpose of this study is to examine the links between explorative and exploitative behaviors among start-ups in a digital economy, what drives innovation, and what effect the digital economy has on this using and ... -
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, ... -
Emerging Market Small and Medium Enterprises Internationalisation: a Meta-analysis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The literature on firm internationalisation has traditionally focused on MNCs (Multinational Corporations), often from the perspective of developed markets. However, recent research has examined the role of SMEs within ... -
The Implementation of Authentic Strategy in Service Organisations: The Case of Environmental Strategies
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This study examines the research question: in what ways do service organisations implement green differentiation strategies in a way to ensure internal stakeholders perceive these as authentic strategies? This research ... -
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 ... -
An Investigation of the Critical Incidents and Motivations for Some New Zealand Firms to Become Born-again Globals: An International Entrepreneurship Approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)International business theories have identified different modes of internationalisation and market entry strategies, from well-researched models of incremental market entry to more recent phenomena such as Born Globals ... -
Project Human Resource Management in the public sector: what motivates public employees to work on projects?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Public sector organisations in various countries increasingly rely on project management to effectively implement government policies and organisational strategies. The management of human resources for public sector ... -
Sustainability of collaborative networks in healthcare: a resources and capabilities perspective
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)This research focuses on inter-organizational collaborative networks. Organizations are increasingly forming inter-organizational networks, because of the benefits accruing to organizations through acquiring, complementing ... -
The use of Codes of Ethics in New Zealand Marketing Research and effects on ethical behaviour
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)In the last years there has been an increased attention given in the literature to ethical issues in business. Within academic and industry literature, codes of ethics are generally understood to act as a mechanism guiding ... -
Translating the 100% Pure marketing campaign into an authentic sustainability management strategy: practices, policies and perceptions of New Zealand tourist visitor information centres (i-SITEs)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Within the strategic and environmental management disciplines, the implementation of authentic strategies has been under researched. In particular, few studies have examined implementation of strategies that are focused ...