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Gossip and the Informal Organization: How Gossiping Shapes Emergent Social Structures at Work
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Broadly speaking, this thesis explores how workplace gossip shapes the informal organization. It comprises three papers—a review paper, an empirical paper, and a theory development paper. The review paper is the most broadly ... -
Development of A New Self-centring Low-damage Bracing System for Earthquake Resistant Structures Using Resilient Slip Friction Joints (RSFJs)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)According to the state-of-the seismic design practice, there are two accepted principles to be obeyed when designing a structure against different levels of earthquakes. The first and the explicit one is that the life-safety ... -
Food Practices and Diabetes Management: The Lived Experience of Tongan People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is an alarming and growing global epidemic that is particularly prevalent throughout the Pacific region. T2DM disproportionately affects Pacific, Asian and Māori peoples here in Aotearoa New ... -
Addressing the Problem of ‘Big Data’ in Sports: A Framework for Performance Analysts
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)An explosion of data producing technologies has changed the requirements of the modern performance analyst. It has been claimed that in 2020 approximately 50 billion ‘connected devices’ existed, signalling that the ‘era ... -
Realizing Trust Dynamics and Governance for Humanizing Driverless Technology
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Driverless Technology (DT) in the shape of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) will emerge as a powerful catalyst transforming the future cascade of mobility, infrastructure, and social wellbeing. Due to the proliferation of AVs, ... -
Accurate Three-Dimensional (3D) Measurement of Highly Specular Surfaces for Quality Control Program of Large-scaled Production Line
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)In the production line, inspection and quality control are essential to maintain the quality of the products. It assures confidence in the manufacturer and provides satisfaction to the customer. Product inspection is an ... -
Emerging Discourses Shaping High-Fidelity Simulation as an Education Platform in Aotearoa New Zealand Pre-registration Nursing Education: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)There is much literature supporting the use of high-fidelity simulation as a teaching modality in healthcare education. Few, however, offer a critical reading of simulated learning to examine the discourses and discursive ... -
Post-Operative Hip Fracture Rehabilitation Activity Movement Monitoring
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Hip fracture incidence is a life-threatening event that increases with age and is common among the older population. It causes significant problems as there is an increased risk of mortality, restriction of movement and ... -
The Role of Affect in Understanding Leaders’ Influence on Followers and How Followers Can Influence Leaders
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Leadership is one important element that organizations enact to garner effective behaviors and superior performance from employees. Researchers continuously look for the ways through which leaders can influence their ... -
StandingTallNZ: An Indigenous Psychology Approach to Developing an E-health Website to Support Māori & Pacific Men, Their Support People and Community Groups Affected by Male Childhood Sexual Violence
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)In Aotearoa / New Zealand, sexual violence is a topic clouded in misinformation, fear, and stereotypes. Approximately 1 in 6 males in the general population will have experienced sexual violence in their lives. For Māori ... -
An Examination of the Major Drivers of Job Performance of Employees With Disabilities From Key Stakeholders’ Perspectives
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Employment has an enormous impact on the livelihood of employees with disabilities (EWDs). There have been many barriers to EWDs being hired in hospitality businesses. Therefore, the research presented in this thesis aimed ... -
Reflections on Transformation: How New Zealand Outdoor Educators Construct Programmes to Address (Non-religious) Spiritual Growth
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)The aim of this thesis is to understand how outdoor education programmes in New Zealand address spirituality. Spirituality is about seeking and experiencing that which is sacred. Spirituality can be theistic (God/s attributed) ... -
Neural Question Answering Systems: The Roles of Attention and Recurrent Neural Networks
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)The roles of attention and recurrent neural networks (RNN) in RNN-based neural question answering (QA) systems are investigated. As an important component of neural QA systems, attention provides a way for the most relevant ... -
A Critical Examination of Workplace Wellbeing and Employment Experiences
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Using a critical feminist ontological and epistemological paradigm, this qualitative thesis examines the intersections between well-being and workplace experiences. This examination is conducted within the context of the ... -
Latin American Refugees and Immigrants in New Zealand: The Impact of Migration Status on Quality of Life
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)This study explores the definitions and perceptions that Latin American refugees and immigrants have about their quality of life in New Zealand. In addition, this research explores how the immigration status of Latin ... -
Atua Wahine - Mana Wahine. A Whakapapa Expressed Through the Physical Activity of Māori Women in Contemporary Aotearoa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Physical activity, as a health behaviour, is known to contribute to improvements in health, both physical and psychological. However, physical activity also has the potential to contribute to a better understanding of ... -
Informativeness of Fair Value Adjustments on Investment Properties: Relevance of Covenant Violation Concerns, Auditor Expertise, and Supplementary Disclosures
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Even a decade after the enactment of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement, questions remain about faithful representation and usefulness vis-à-vis the perceived informativeness of fair values, especially those with unobservable ... -
Collateral Sensitivity Associated with Multidrug-Resistance Protein 5 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)The multidrug resistance (MDR)-induced chemo- and targeted-therapeutic failure remains a pivotal obstacle to effective treatment against triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Our recent publications reviewed that the ... -
Effects of Increases in the New Zealand Minimum Wage on Teenage Employment: An Empirical Examination using Survey and Administrative Data
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)This thesis presents empirical evidence of the effects of the 2001 minimum wage policy reform on teenage employment. This reform resulted in the largest increase in real minimum wages, which totalled 68% in March 2001 for ... -
The Athletic Development of Junior Tennis Players
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Paediatric strength and conditioning (S&C) research has gained significant momentum in recent years, as evidence has continually highlighted the physiological differences between youth and adult athletes, and the subsequent ...