Browsing Masters Dissertations by Title
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The unconscious influences of developmentally arrested symbol formation on the therapeutic relationship with a client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder: A Kleinian perspective
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)This dissertation is a modified systematic literature review with the purpose of exploring the following two questions. Firstly, what is Melanie Klein and Hanna Segal’s theory of symbolisation? This question is discussed ... -
Understanding and working with complicated grief. The therapeutic relationship: a literature review with clinical illustrations
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)This dissertation is a modified systematic review with the purpose of exploring the following questions: What is grief? What is complicated grief? How do we work therapeutically with complicated grief? Theoretical perspectives ... -
Understanding Modern Masculinity in Relation to Traditional Gender Role Change: a Thematic Analysis of Men's Lived Experiences and Perceptions
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This dissertation examines men’s lived perceptions and experiences of their masculinity in relation to traditional gender role shifts. Three male participants were interviewed in a semi-structured approach to provide an ... -
Understanding motivations to visit New Zealand: a quantitative study amongst young Chinese FITs
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This dissertation explores travel motivations to visit New Zealand by examining Free Independent Travellers (FITs) from mainland China whose age is in the range from 18 to 35 years old. Travel motivation is a critical topic ... -
Understanding New Zealand's online marketing strategy from the perspective of the potential Chinese youth market - A case study of Dalian
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This research illustrates New Zealand’s online marketing strategy with respect to the potential Chinese youth market. The research aims to analyse the impact of New Zealand’s online strategies on the Chinese youth market’s ... -
Understanding Ogden: Projective identification, the analytic third and reverie
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)This dissertation looks at the work of Thomas Ogden and considers his contribution to understanding the intersubjective nature of the therapeutic relation through three key areas: projective identification, the analytic ... -
Understanding Perceptions of Human Resource Competencies and Effectiveness in the New Zealand and Australian Hotel Industry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Traditionally, human resource management (HRM) was focused on personnel management through policies and practices (Ulrich, Brockbank, Johnson, Sandholtz, & Younger, 2008) and was seen as a highly administrative function. ... -
Understanding the Effect of User-generated Content on Hotel Performance in Auckland
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)With the increasing use of Web 2.0 applications, user-generated content (UGC) has gained importance in the development of the tourism and hospitality industry. UGC, as part of many travel review sites, provides information ... -
Understanding the efficacy of Test Driven Development
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)Test Driven Development (TDD) is a software development practice in which unit and acceptance test cases are incrementally written prior to writing the production code and guiding the design of the target software. Recently, ... -
Understanding the impact of prematurity on attachment
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)This dissertation was undertaken to develop an understanding of the internal world of premature infants and their developing relationships. Initially, the literature regarding attachment in normal infant-mother dyads is ... -
Understanding the Mental Models of Employers in the Boutique Accommodation Industry in Tonga
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Human resource management (HRM) has been traditionally viewed as an administrative function and a personnel management through policies and practices (Ulrich, Brockbank, Johnson, Sandholts, & Younger, 2008). Contrasting ... -
Understanding the motivations of bicycle tourism in New Zealand: the case of the Hauraki Rail Trail
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This research looks at the motivation of bicycle tourists in New Zealand, and the underlying factors that motivate them. Cycling is a developing mode of vacation transportation and bicycle tourism is a growing niche market ... -
Understanding the practice of strategy communication and implementation between family and non-family members: a study of family-owned restaurants in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)The increasing growth of family-owned restaurant businesses in New Zealand and the high uncertainty in the hospitality business environment have suggested the need for family-owned business owner/managers to develop ... -
Understanding the Resilience of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises to Flood Risk in Ayutthaya, Thailand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)Thailand has experienced several flood events during recent years. The rate of such events is forecast to increase in the future due to the geographic and climatic characteristics of the country. While businesses, in ... -
Understanding the Role of Spontaneous Volunteers in Disaster: The Case Study of the World Trade Centre on 9/11
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The number of disasters is increasing every year, which means that the amount of people responding to disasters is increasing every year. The onset of spontaneous volunteers at a disaster stricken area is inevitable – they ... -
Understanding volunteers in cultural tourism organisations in New Zealand: exploring demographics and motivational factors
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This research explored the demographics of the volunteers who work in three cultural tourism attractions in New Zealand. Furthermore, it investigated the motivational factors that influence the decision of these people to ... -
Unfulfilled expectations: a family perspective on transition to adult life for young people with complex disabilities
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)The concept of a transition phase from childhood to adult life is a well-recognised stage in human development. However, young people with complex disabilities experience this transition differently from other young people. ... -
Universalising electronic government services: facing the digital divide challenge
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Many governments have made considerable efforts to develop and offer e-government services. It has been argued that e-government services have been made available in many countries, but unequal access and ineffective usage ... -
Urban tourism and waterfronts: exploring the case of the Auckland waterfront development
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)This dissertation deals with urban tourism and the role of waterfronts. Urban tourism is becoming increasingly acknowledged as an important part of a city’s economy and more urban centres are investing in the creation of ... -
The usability of mobile messaging systems
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)Mobile technologies are improving everyday and modern users’ needs are growing continuously. Current mobile messaging systems are more advanced than traditional mobile messaging systems; however, the systems still can not ...