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Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Yap, Crystal"

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    • Consumer personality and bandwagon consumption behaviour 

      van Schalkwyk, Charne Leigh (Auckland University of Technology, 2014)
      Scholars recently acknowledged the emergence of a ‘new luxury’ category of products and brands that are attainable to a larger group of consumers whilst having luxury connotations of prestige. New luxuries that seduce the ...
    • Consumer sentiments pre, during and post public announcement: implications for corporate handling of social media 

      Megdyatova, Adel (Auckland University of Technology, 2015)
      The marketing landscape has gone through significant changes with the growing popularity of social media platforms. The role of the consumer in the marketing process has changed and social media has presented us with a new ...
    • “A Crisis Like No Other”: A Practice Theory Approach to Young Adults’ Food Practices in Times of Crisis 

      Tewari, Divya (Auckland University of Technology, 2022)
      As Sorokin (1943) remarkably maintained, crises ‘offer an opportunity to examine many aspects of social life which in normal times are hidden’. Disrupting the unreflective, habitual everyday life, crises make embedded ...
    • The Digital Behaviour of Adult Consumers Aged 45–65 

      Myhre, Christopher James (Auckland University of Technology, 2022)
      The aim of this report is to synthesise literature regarding the digital behaviours of consumers aged between 45 – 65 years old as research regarding this topic is lacking compared to other age group and its importance is ...
    • The Engagement Between Social Media Influencers and Their Followers on Instagram: A Case Study of #StopAsianHate 

      Zhang, Weiya (Auckland University of Technology, 2022)
      With the ongoing growth of social media, social media influencers are gradually playing a critical role in the marketing plan of organisations. While most companies are keen to employ influencers to generate profits and ...
    • An Exploration of Disrupted Food Practices in the Transitioning Consumptionscape of India 

      Rai, Meenal Sameer (Auckland University of Technology, 2021)
      Drawing from the literature on the influence of globalisation and economic liberalisation in India, which is central to the rise of consumer culture, this thesis contextualises food consumption for an emerging middle-class ...
    • Exploring the role of emotions during the Fair Trade shopping experience 

      Chand, Muneeb (Auckland University of Technology, 2015)
      The concept of consuming ethically, defined as that which benefits people, animals and the environment, has been experiencing a revival over the last few decades. Likewise, the fair trade movement is experiencing growth ...
    • Five Decades of CSR Research: Have We Really Learnt Anything about Value Perceptions since Nestlé? 

      Hunter, Elise (Auckland University of Technology, 2018)
      With an increase in the popularity of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) across the globe—from CSR consultancy firms to consumer ethical movements—there is a need to develop our understanding of this surge. The purpose ...
    • Influence of leisure participation and motivation on psychological well-being and consumption behaviour after a critical life event 

      Lyulicheva, Margarita (Auckland University of Technology, 2015)
      Critical life events have a huge impact on daily life or future goals, changes in consumption patterns, relationships with others and psychological well-being. To date, there is a lack of research on the various types of ...
    • On the Way to Transformation: Identity Transition During a Holistic Wellness Retreat Experience 

      Lyulicheva, Margarita (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)
      The global trend towards healthy lifestyles presents opportunities for the tourism industry. An increasing number of consumers display interest in holistic self-care and engagement in activities that facilitate self-exploration. ...
    • Personal Values and Motivational Complexities in Mobile Shopping 

      Park, Ha Eun (Auckland University of Technology, 2017)
      With the expansion of mobile shopping (m-shopping) consumption, there is an increased need to understand the variety of consumer motives for consumer engagement in such behaviour. While the m-shopping industry is growing ...
    • The power of online opinion leaders in negative e-WOM dissemination 

      Zhang, Rong Mei (Auckland University of Technology, 2015)
      Consumers nowadays are able to exchange information and opinions without physical distance constraint through various online social media channels. These online social media channels facilitate negative electronic word-of-mouth ...
    • Psychological Ownership in Online Brand Communities: Scale Development and Validation 

      Zhang, Rong Mei (Auckland University of Technology, 2020)
      “Mine is a small word…. It is deceptive in its power and importance…. It controls our behaviour, but we rarely notice, as we move about our world restricting ourselves to narrow walkways and to those places for which we ...
    • Retail’s Social Side: How Conventional and Unconventional Employee Appearance Influence Customers From Different Cultures? 

      Alkhairi, Halimah (Auckland University of Technology, 2019)
      With people dining out more than ever, selecting a restaurant from a high number of possibilities is now influenced by an increasing number of factors. The appearance of the employees in a restaurant is one of these ...
    • Romanticising Market Exchange: Unpacking Cultural Meanings of Value in Home-sharing Markets 

      Makkar, Marian (Auckland University of Technology, 2019)
      The so-called sharing economy has disrupted the way people exchange, create, produce or transfer value. Digitally-enabled, this economy makes it easier for consumers to rent, share, barter and lend private resources to ...
    • Self-service Phone Kiosk Attributes and Pilgrims Experience: Toward an Integrated Conceptual Framework 

      Allhyany, Safa (Auckland University of Technology, 2019)
      The launching of a self-service phone kiosk in what is considered the most holy place for Muslims in the entire world is the main context of this thesis. Pilgrimage or visit (i.e., Hajj and Umrah in Arabic) to these holy ...
    • Understanding consumers’ relational behaviour: an integrated model of psychological contracts, trust and commitment in the context of beauty services for females 

      Kucherenko, Yekaterina (Auckland University of Technology, 2015)
      Psychological contracts play an important role in relationships between consumers and service providers. Due to their cognitive nature, it is essential to understand how psychological contracts are created and perceived ...
    • Virtual social capital: the way forward to creating peer-to-peer value and positive social outcomes in a virtual setting 

      Kirkwood, Michael James (Auckland University of Technology, 2016)
      As technology has progressed over time, so too have the ways in which people now communicate, interact and socialise. As such, the rapid integration of the online world within modern society has undoubtedly shifted the ...

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