Browsing Doctoral Theses by Title
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Participation for Aotearoa New Zealand children after traumatic brain injury: an integrated approach
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Children’s participation is essential to their development and health. Although children who sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at risk of limitations to their participation, there is only a small body of research ... -
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, ... -
"Patterns in a world in slippage": playback theatre as professional development in three primary healthcare centres in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)This thesis is an account of praxis: it examines Playback conceptually, and portrays a programme of practical work exploring the experience of workplace audiences of five Playback Theatre performances, delivered from ... -
Patterns of corporeality: the grotesque text/ile body
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This practice-led research project explores the feminine abject through textile design featuring grotesque ornament and pattern. Maintaining a normative feminine identity in a Western culture involves, more likely than ... -
Pay Equity Through Strategic Litigation: The Role and Significance of Strategic Litigation (Under the Equal Pay Act 1972) in the 2017 $2 Billion Historic Pay Equity Settlement for Aged Care Workers
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Aged care workers in Aotearoa New Zealand achieved an historic pay equity win with a $2 billion negotiated settlement in 2017. This win, secured by strategic litigation, was realised decades after the Equal Pay Act 1972 ... -
Perceived and measured health benefits of aqua-based exercise for older adults with osteoarthritis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Ageing is associated with a number of physiological and psychological changes. These include declines in muscle mass, strength, functional ability, and balance, which are associated with increased risk of falling and ... -
Perceptions of accounting and accountants: an investigation into how and why these perceptions were formed
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)There is growing concern that a widespread perception of accounting and accountants is discouraging individuals with the required skills and capabilities from entering the accounting profession. At the same time, an ... -
Performance analysis of fielding and wicket-keeping in cricket to inform strength and conditioning practice
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The purpose of this thesis was to contribute to the scientific understanding of the performance demands of One Day International (ODI) fielding and wicket-keeping, and to provide recommendations for improving athlete ... -
Performance art and the prosthetic
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This PhD project explores questions of liveness, site, and locale through a performance and media arts practice belonging to prosthetic technologies. As such, the project investigates performance, and its encounter through ... -
Performance management as ritual in the New Zealand public sector
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Performance management systems (PMS) have been championed as promising much to the public and private sectors alike (Davis & Albright, 2004; Ittner & Larcker, 2001, 2003; Lapsley, 1999). The basis for most of these claims ... -
Performance measurement and reporting practices in New Zealand charities
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Performance measurement and performance reporting are both important aspects of how a charity discharges its accountability obligations, but have been investigated separately in the past (Connolly & Dhanani, 2009; Connolly ... -
Performance Test Labour
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Performance: Test: Labour is a practice-led PhD research project that systematically engages the fields of performance art and dance choreography. The research aims to offer new perspectives on the international field of ... -
Performing DIY Museums in Murihiku: Decentralising the Museum
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)DIY Museums explore a decentralised museum model, that regards the city and region as the site for responsive, intermittent acts of museum-making performed by and through the community. Part physical, portable and virtual, ... -
Personalised modelling framework and systems for Gene Data analysis and Biomedical applications
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The core focus of this research is at the development of novel information methods and systems based on personalised modelling for genomic data analysis and biomedical applications. It has presented a novel personalised ... -
Personalised Taste Profiling in Short-Text Microblogs
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)The objective of this thesis is to develop diverse and user-representative methods for taste profiling in short-text microblog users. The proposed methods are entirely based on the disseminated content, social network ... -
Personalized modeling for medical decision support
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Personalized modeling is an emerging approach, in which a model is created for every new input vector of the problem space based on its nearest neighbors using transductive reasoning (Kasabov, 2007c; Vapnik, 1998). The ... -
Phenotypic and Genomic Insights Into Ultraviolet Resistance of Arthrobacter and Pseudarthrobacter Isolated From Desert Soil
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Soil microbial communities are important contributors to the desert ecosystem. Top soil is vital for biological activity but is often exposed to large amounts of DNA damaging ultraviolet (UV) radiation. In this thesis, ... -
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 ... -
Physical activity and obesity in children: measurement, associations, and recommendations
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)Widespread increases in the prevalence of childhood obesity have raised the prospect of serious public health consequences in many countries. New Zealand is no exception; according to the most recent national estimates, ... -
Physical activity engagement in people with Multiple Sclerosis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)There is a growing body of evidence confirming the benefits of physical activity and exercise in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). However, most engage in low levels of physical activity when compared to the general ...