Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Rasmussen, Erling"
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HR Devolution: rhetoric or reality?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Devolution of HR responsibilities from HR to line managers is a key theme in the contemporary HR literature and research review suggests that increasingly organizations are devolving their HR functions to line managers. ... -
In Search of Consensus: A History of Employment Relations in the New Zealand Hotel Sector – 1955 to 2000
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)This thesis examines the history of employment relations in the New Zealand hotel sector from 1955 to 2000. The hotel industry is a core part of the New Zealand tourism sector, which is the largest earner of export revenue ... -
Managerial Perceptions of Global Talent Management Programs within Asean Subsidiaries of Scandinavian Multinational Enterprises
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Talent Management (TM) is a topic has been considered, despite some resistance, one of the 21st century’s most pressing HRM concerns by practitioners, international organisations and magazines, including the OECD and The ... -
Migrant worker perceptions of life, work, health and safety in Kuwait - A construction industry perspective
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Construction workers have experienced profound changes in working and living conditions over the past 30 years due to the rapid expansion of migrant labour, ineffective management, lax regulatory practices and business ... -
Phronēsis: Putting wisdom into action. An Aristotelian perspective of management wisdom in the hotel industry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)To date, there have been few studies concerning the practice and development of wise management (phronēsis) in contemporary organisations. The management literature, while acknowledging the need for wisdom, has instead ... -
Towards an integrated people management approach? An exploratory study into the relationships between Corporate Social Responsibility, Employer Branding and Human Resource Management in the New Zealand and Australian financial sectors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)This research expands on the current literature surrounding employee-focused Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Employer Branding (EB) and Human Resource Management (HRM). It explores whether practical connections exist ... -
Trainees' perceptions of transfer of training in New Zealand corporate environments
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)With increasing emphasis of the value of human capital, companies worldwide have invested large amounts of expenditures in training. New Zealand is of no exception, especially for big corporates in most popular industries. ... -
Transforming employment relationships? Making sense of conflict management in the workplace
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The way we manage workplace conflict matters because outcomes affect day-to-day relationships between individuals, families, team members, organisations and communities. The processes for managing employment relationship ... -
Trends and issues affecting workforce planning in New Zealand university libraries
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)University libraries are facing transformational changes in order to remain relevant and meet the needs of their users in the 21st century. This study investigated the trends and issues affecting workforce planning in New ... -
What did you say? Worker participation in cooperatives
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The focus of this thesis is on cooperatives and the different ways in which they operate as an organisation and how they manage their employment relationships compared to investor-owned enterprises. In particular, this ...