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Exploring the working relationship between professional contractors and permanent employees through organisational socialisation and the psychological contract

Yarrow, Ellen (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

This study explores the relationship between professional contractors and the permanent employees they work with at organisations in New Zealand. This thesis uses two concepts, organisational socialisation and the psychological ...
Exploring Transitions: Working in "the Space Between the no Longer and the Not Yet"

Clayton, Janice Ruth (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

This thesis uncovers a personal journey of reflective practice in Aotearoa / New Zealand. The focus for reflection is on my emerging role as a nurse facilitating transitions using a dialectical approach in the context of ...
Exploring Understandings of Different Decommissioning Options for Offshore Oil and Gas Structures in the South Taranaki Bight of New Zealand

Lau, Carmen (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

The majority of the world’s offshore oil and gas structures will need to be decommissioned in upcoming decades as they near the end of their production phase. Once decommissioned, there are three main options available for ...
Exploring Visualisation as a Strategy for Improving Year 4 & 5 Student Achievement on Mathematics Word Problems

Teahen, Raymond John (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

Solving mathematics word problems is more difficult for many students than solving comparable number only problems. Given the wide use of word problems in class teaching and in assessments there is potential for students ...
Exploring Year 10 Samoan Students’ Experiences of Teaching and Learning in the Mainstream English Classroom

Lautusi, Kalia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

This research examined the ways in which twelve Year 10 Samoan students experienced teaching and learning in the mainstream English classroom. The study was guided by two questions: What perceptions do a group of Samoan ...
Export Ambidexterity in Small- and Medium-sized Family Firms: A Case of New Zealand Clustered Wineries

Yaghoubi, Sara (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Ambidexterity, defined as the ability to simultaneously explore new knowledge and exploit existing knowledge, allows firms to adapt over time, build a sustainable competitive advantage and achieve growth in the long run. ...
Export Marketing Resources and Their Performance Implications: A Framework and Empirical Analysis

Khamwon, Anon (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

Why some firms perform better than others is a central question in business research. Since the mid 1980s, the dominant paradigm relating to this issue is the resource-based view of the firm (RBV). The RBV is based on the ...
Export performance of Ghanaian firms in the agricultural, handicraft and manufacturing industries

Sraha, Gloria (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

Studies involving the export performance of firms in emerging economies, particularly in Sub-Saharan African countries, are underrepresented in the existing literature which takes a typically developed country perspective. ...
Exposed Pedagogy: Architecture as (a) Medium (of communication)

Smith, Michael (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

Architecture schools are often isolated from the profession and the public they serve both pedagogically and physically, and often this is justified. Schools are not typically very public. However, schools could play a ...
Exposition, Societal Responsitivity and the Aesthetics of Impermanence: Temporal Findings from the 1970 World Exhibition

Moleta, Tane Jachob (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

The architecture of the world expositions maintains an historically unique position within the built environment. Raised specifically for the hosting of these temporary events, the architecture and design of the exposition ...
Expression and Emotion: Cultural Diplomacy and Nation Branding in New Zealand

MacDonald, Katherine (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

States need to be recognised by other states to be legitimate and diplomacy is the way in which states represent their interests overseas. Cultural diplomacy is an important part of this diplomacy as it allows states to ...
Expressive Musical Robots: Building, Evaluating, and Interfacing with an Ensemble of Mechatronic Instruments

Murphy, Jim (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

An increase in the number of parameters of expression on musical robots can result in an increase in their expressivity as musical instruments. This thesis focuses on the design, construction, and implementation of four ...
Extending process and understanding for the development of complex ecosystem models, with application to the Chatham Rise Atlantis model

McGregor, Vidette (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

The Chatham Rise is a highly productive deep-sea ecosystem that supports numerous substantial commercial fisheries, and is therefore a likely candidate for an ecosystem based approach to fisheries management in New Zealand. ...
Extensions of Markov Modulated Poisson Processes and Their Applications to Deep Earthquakes

Lu, Shaochuan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

The focus of this thesis is on the Markov modulated Poisson process (MMPP) and its extensions, aiming to propose appropriate statistical models for the occurrence patterns of main New Zealand deep earthquakes. Such an ...
External knowledge and performance of offshore IT service providers in India: The mediating role of talent management

Raman, R. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

The global shortage of IT professionals has been identified as one of the most serious threats against the continued growth of Offshore IT service providers (OSPs). As a result, talent management has become a key competitive ...
Extracellular matrix derived peptides and mesenchymal stem cell motility

Dempsey, Sandi Grainne (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Biomaterials derived from decellularised extracellular matrices have shown promise as tools in tissue regeneration and wound healing. Such materials display biocompatibility as well as inherent bioactivity, promoting ...
Extracting Reliable Paleo-Ocean Temperatures at Southern Mid-Latitudes During the Greenhouse to Icehouse Transition: a LA-ICP-MS Study of the Trace Element Chemistry of Eocene Foraminifera from New Zealand

Creech, John Benjamin (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has been used to measure in situ elemental (Mg, Al, Mn, Zn, Sr, Ba/Ca) ratios of 13 species of variably preserved early to middle Eocene planktonic ...
Extraordinary rendition : a crime against humanity

Nedelcheva, Tania M. (2006)
Extreme Audio Culture in the New Digital Underground

Ngarimu, Tamatai-A-Rangi (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

This thesis examines the use of technology – particularly obsolete technologies and residual¹ media – within underground and experimental music, using extreme audio culture (the genres of noise music and power electronics) ...
Eye-Movement does not reduce ratings of vividness and emotionality or the number of intrusive thoughts of unpleasant memories: Implications for Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Arnott-Steel, Nicholas (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy that incorporates the use of saccadic Eye-Movements (EM) to alleviate distress caused by traumatic memories. Although EMDR is recognised as a front-line ...

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