Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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Māori entrepreneurship: a Māori perspective
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Entrepreneurship is gaining international recognition as a pathway for the economic and social development of countries. Within New Zealand the entrepreneurial ability of the indigenous population, Māori, is receiving an ... -
Māori Job Searching Behaviour: Investigating the Relationships That Māori Graduates Develop When Transitioning From Higher Education Into the Labour Market
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Decisions that are made in the labour market by Māori postgraduates can often contribute to building better futures for whānau, hapū, iwi and communities. This thesis set out to explore and investigate the relationships ... -
Māori Leadership in China: How Do Cultural Values Assist Māori International Business Leaders When Operating in China?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The aim of this thesis was to study how Māori cultural values have assisted Māori business leaders who internationalise in China. Sub-topics also investigated commonalities and differences between Māori and Chinese cultural ... -
Māori leadership: what role can rugby play?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)Despite considerable interest driving prominent studies over many decades' leadership theory and research remains one of the least understood topics. Leadership is still mysterious and complex. This study is a journey of ... -
Māori Perceptions of Māori Television: An Empirical Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The Māori Television Service (MTS) is described as New Zealand's Indigenous broadcaster. Since its launch in 2004, the network has been redefining the New Zealand mediasphere, with a wide range of locally produced and ... -
Me mau kia ita ki te tuakiri o te whanau / Whanau identity and whanau development are Interdependent
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)Whanau is often qualified as synonymous to the description family, or extended family. The purpose of this study is to show that whanau is not only a social grouping belonging to Maori society, but an aspect of cultural ... -
Me, myself and I: An artist exploration of notions of identity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2002)This project will explore through practical art means the way notions of identity are constructed by the individual. Using myself as subject matter I will explore the multiple aspects and fluid relations which constitute ... -
Meaalofa of Presence: The Gift
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This project is based on the teachings of my childhood upbringing. Growing up surrounded by a pasifika community and aiga, I learnt that our alofa was shown most through acts of service, an action that translates into a ... -
The Meaning of Breastfeeding Support for Six New Zealand Women in the First Six Weeks Postpartum
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Research has found that any support given to a breastfeeding woman will positively impact on the initiation and duration of her breastfeeding. While much of the research that examines breastfeeding is focused on the need ... -
The Meaning of Nurses' Caring for Clinically Deteriorating Patients
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Over recent years, the care of deteriorating patients has improved with technological advances. The global ageing population means patients are often presenting with more complex co-morbidities and therefore are deteriorating ... -
Meanwhile, Rehearsals
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This practice-based research examines the role of failure in art making through a series of art works that attempt to fail by: never beginning, self-censoring, pursuing purposelessness, never being ready, or devising ways ... -
The measurement of muscle parameters on the medial gastrocnemius using diagnostic ultrasound
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)The Physiotherapy profession has a growing interest in the use of Diagnostic Ultrasound as an adjunct tool for assessment; biofeedback during treatment; rehabilitation evaluation and research. It has not been endorsed as ... -
Mechanisms of inclusion filtration and fluidity using prefil measurement on Al-7Si-0.4 Mg alloy melt
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)Growth in the aluminium casting industry has lead to greater competitiveness among manufacturers. It has been suggested that improving metal quality may provide a greater advantage for ION. Inclusions are one aspect of ... -
Media and the politics of climate change in Kiribati: a case study on journalism in a "disappearing nation"
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)Although the Pacific nation of Kiribati has been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries to the impact of climate change, little is known about the attitudes of the local media and the public toward this issue. ... -
Media Asset Management in China: a case study at Beijing Television Station
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Under the impact of quickly changing social structure and emergence of new technology, the old way of storing data tapes in the vault is no longer efficient in the eyes of most people. Instead, organizations have started ... -
Media consumption patterns of Taiwanese women living in New Zealand and their implications for adjustment to New Zealand society
(Auckland University of Technology, 2003)Mass media is often seen as the major socialisation agent in this era. It regulates and reinforces the behaviour of people. It moulds people to operate within the prevailing social environment. If these powers claimed for ... -
Media restrictions on Papua - understanding the impacts
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Indonesia has restricted access for journalists seeking to visit West Papua for more than 50 years. On May 10, 2015, shortly after this thesis was submitted, Indonesia’s President, Joko Widodo, announced the media ... -
Mediated design: Processes of projection: The Centre for Art and Media Technology Auckland
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)Mediated Design: Processes of Projection This design research project is concerned with negotiating the mediums by which experience is both encountered and mediated or represented. It engages in particular with the built ... -
Mediated Representations of Echo Chambers: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Its Use in Headlines
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This study seeks to understand the use of ‘echo chamber’ as a term in headlines by the news media since the 2016 United States presidential elections. Headlines from across the ideological spectrum consisting of thirteen ... -
Mediation and Facilitation of Collective Employment Disputes in New Zealand From a Historical and Comparative Perspective
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)In Aotearoa (New Zealand) the State has provided employment dispute processes since 1894. The aim of this thesis was to build empirical and theoretical insights into the current dispute resolution processes, with a specific ...