Doctoral Theses
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The Doctoral Theses collection contains digital copies of AUT doctoral theses deposited with the Library since 2004 and made available open access. All theses for doctorates awarded from 2007 onwards are required to be deposited in Tuwhera Open Theses unless subject to an embargo.
For theses submitted prior to 2007, open access was not mandatory, so only those theses for which the author has given consent are available in Tuwhera Open Theses. Where consent for open access has not been provided, the thesis is usually recorded in the AUT Library catalogue where the full text, if available, may be accessed with an AUT password. Other people should request an Interlibrary Loan through their library.
Theses are protected by the Copyright Act 1994 (New Zealand). The thesis may be consulted by you, provided you comply with the provisions of the Act and the following conditions of use:
- Any use you make of these documents or images must be for research or private study purposes only, and you may not make them available to any other person.
- Authors control the copyright of their thesis. You will recognise the author’s right to be identified as the author of the thesis, and due acknowledgement will be made to the author where appropriate.
- You will obtain the author’s permission before publishing any material from the thesis.
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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, ... -
Metabolomics Applications in Immunological Studies of Marine Molluscs
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Molluscs form an important group in aquaculture as well as in coastal wild systems. However, high mortalities in molluscan species, specifically marine bivalves, have been encountered in the wild during summer times (summer ... -
An Ecological Investigation of the Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in English of Adult Migrant Learners From Iran in a New Zealand Tertiary Classroom
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Willingness to communicate in English is an “umbrella” concept encompassing a variety of individual factors which, when combined, describe a readiness to speak in the target language. Whether Willingness to Communicate ... -
Discourse and Design of CPAP Therapy Masks for OSA: Applying Foucault to Product Design Research
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Current approaches to personal medical product design address complex governance, technical and functional issues. However, little attention has been given to broader perceptions of the social and interpersonal issues ... -
Astronomical Catalogue Cross Identification for Data Mining and Statistical Analysis of the Infrared and Faint Radio Sky
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Cross-identifying complex radio sources with optical or infrared counterparts in surveys such as the Australia Telescope Large Area Survey (ATLAS) has traditionally been performed by a visual inspection of individual ... -
Entrepreneurship With Additive Manufacturing: Implications of Complexity Freedom in Product and Firm Ideation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The diffusion of 3D printing technologies after the expiration of key patents in 2009 brought novel manufacturing applications beyond prototyping (Thompson et al., 2016). Particularly, Additive Manufacturing (AM) has enabled ... -
The Iran-US Nuclear Standoff in American Newspaper Opinion Pieces: A Study in Critical Discourse, Classical Rhetoric and Securitisation Theory
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Achievement of the 2015 nuclear agreement deal between Iran and the world powers was officially praised as a remarkable victory in the history of diplomacy by most of the world. However, elites’ reactions to it within Iran ... -
A Comparative Analysis of the Attitudes Towards Menstrual Cycle in Middle-Eastern and Western Societies
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This thesis compared attitudes to the menstrual cycle held by men and women in New Zealand, as representative of Western, modern and secular countries and Iranians, as representative of Eastern, developing and religious ... -
Women's Identity in Management: A Qualitative Study on Non-academic Women in New Zealand Universities
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Neoliberal reforms in the 1990s have changed the way universities are managed. A more corporatised structure has impacted on the professional identity of both academic and non-academic staff. Boundaries between administration ... -
Upholding the Dangal (Dignity) of Biracial (Haphap) Children in Angeles City, Philippines
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)There is some literature on the situation of Filipino children relative to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in the Philippines. However, there is a scarcity of research ... -
Does Research Help Inform a Healthcare Organisation’s Purpose? A Perspective of One New Zealand District Health Board
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Background: The body of work set out to answer the question “does research overall help to inform a healthcare organisation’s purpose?” To align health care research activity to a District Health Board (DHB) organisational ... -
Passenger Service Systems Adoption in the Context of Inter-organisational Systems and Home-region Orientation: An Explanatory Embedded Case Study with Three Alliance Airlines in East Asia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This study explains the factors that influence Passenger Service Systems (PSS) adoption by mainly revealing ‘why’ and ‘how’ international airlines adopt PSS. Since the mid-2000s, many commercial carriers have operated PSS, ... -
Systematics of the Octopoteuthidae Berry, 1912 (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Squids of the family Octopoteuthidae Berry, 1912, have been known to science for nearly 250 years and have been collected from every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic. They are an ecologically important group, having ... -
Host-guest Encounters in a Tourist Destination: Exploring the Experiences of Sri Lankan Hospitality From a Foreign Tourist’s Perspective
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)In tourism, hospitality is frequently viewed from a service encounter perspective – a perspective that reflects the role hospitality has in service encounters in hospitality businesses. From this perspective, hospitality ... -
What Are the Elements of Work Readiness of New Graduate Nurses in the New Zealand Context? A Professional Consensus
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Background: Preparation for practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) is an age-old concern, and the tension between nursing education and practice has been well described. There is increasing interest in work readiness of new ... -
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 ... -
Investigating the Effectiveness of BIM-BMS Integration on Managing Existing Building Facilities: A New Zealand Educational Building Case
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Nowadays, the building sector and people’s activities in buildings account for nearly 60% of the world’s electricity consumption. Wherein, the operation accounts for 87% of total costs in the whole building lifecycle. ... -
Enhancing Sprint Performance in Team Sport Athletes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Effective methods of monitoring and training sprint-running performance for team sport athletes are important for optimising physical preparation for a range of sports. Wearable resistance (WR) training involves attaching ... -
Investigating the Effectiveness of Adopting Building Information Modelling for Refurbishment of Complex Buildings; Case Study of Auckland
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The adoption of building information modelling (BIM) is relatively new to the refurbishment of existing building projects. As a result, the uptake and delivery have been recently reported to be slow for refurbishment ... -
Investigation of the Pathophysiology of the New Zealand Black-footed Abalone (Haliotis iris)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This study was conducted to improve the knowledge regarding the immunological aspects of the New Zealand Blackfooted abalone (H. iris), to anticipate future occurrence of disease and to establish environmental-friendly ...