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Gender and Workaholism: A Study of New Zealand Academics

Smith, Amanda Lea (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

The aim of this study was to examine gender's impact on Workaholism and, in particular, the correlates of 'Workaholism' characteristics (Work Involvement, Drive and Work Enjoyment). The Literature review draws attention ...
Gender and Workplace Bullying in Lao Organisations

Sayaseng, Vanhsana (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Workplace bullying has gained more attention in many Western countries and in some Asian countries than in Laos. It is a serious workplace health and safety issue for both individuals and organisations. In order to understand ...
Generating Profits out of Passion: A Study of New Zealand Wineries

Sugand, Juhie Navin (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

Lifestyle entrepreneurship is associated with entrepreneurs who operate businesses primarily for reasons associated with non-economic motives such as pursuit of passion, work-life balance, quality of life, and/or achieving ...
Great Expectations: What shareholders and directors expect from New Zealand public company boards

Ware, David (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

One of the key roles of corporate boards is to decide how the cash generated by these companies is distributed, and through these decisions they influence the wealth of many in our society. But beyond this task what is ...
Hatching Prosperity Together: A Dynamic Assessment of Relationships in Business Incubation in New Zealand

Starnes, Brock (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

The concept of business incubators has attracted much attention in recent years, both as descriptive of an increasingly important phenomenon and as an effective public intervention in the economies of lagging cities, ...
Helping Youth Athletes Thrive: An Exploratory Study of the Youth Tennis Market in New Zealand

Emery, Jacob G. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

This project investigated the commercial opportunities for innovation in the youth tennis market. A lean startup methodology approach was adopted for business development within the project. The first study consisted of ...
Hidden in Plain Sight: Manager-Employee Social Engagement Strategies

Foley, Maree Anne (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

Employee engagement occurs at the ‘swirling intersection’ (Kahn, 1990, p. 719) of the manager-employee relationship; a multidimensional engagement relationship. However, research to date has focused on examining employees’ ...
High Involvement Work in the New Zealand Public Service

Kirkham, Rebecca Fiona (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between high involvement work practices (HIWP) and employee outcomes, such as job satisfaction and organisational commitment, in the core New Zealand public ...
Host Community Perceptions of Volunteer Tourists in the Northern Tourist Circuit, Tanzania

Ezra, Peter Marwa (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

The existing and growing body of volunteer tourism literature has broadly addressed a myriad of topics but with a major focus on volunteer tourists. Limited knowledge is available on how these volunteer tourists are perceived ...
Host-guest interactions: First-generation Filipino immigrants in New Zealand and their visiting friends and relatives (VFR) from the Philippines

Capistrano, Robert Charles Garcia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This thesis examines social interactions between Filipino immigrant-hosts residing in New Zealand and their visiting friends and relatives (VFRs) from the Philippines as guests. The growth of migration and immigrant ...
Host-Guest Relationships in Non-Commercial Tourism Settings: WWOOFing in New Zealand

Cronauer, Dagmar (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

This study investigates host-guest elationships in a non‐commercial tourism setting within the context of WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) in New Zealand. WWOOF is a worldwide membership network of ...
How Does Business Strategy Treat Cognition?

Mayo, Alan John (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Strategizing is a human cognitive activity. While this may suggest that business strategy would focus on human cognition, this thesis finds the opposite – that business strategy overwhelmingly treats cognition superficially, ...
How do traditional Māori values affect the sustainability of Māori tourism businesses?

Ransfield, Adam (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

The Māori economic asset base has seen significant growth over the past 100 years. Research estimates the Māori economy to be valued at 50 billion (NZ Foreign Affairs & Trade, 2018). While this figure represents the Māori ...
HR and Ethics. A relationship that is work in progress

Pandey, Saloni (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

In this ever-changing business world, the role of HR has become significantly imperative due to the increasing focus on aligning people of the organisation with the overall business strategy, particularly in an era when ...
I am undone by these women: Identity and change in a feminist domestic violence organisation

Weatherall, Ruth (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

The six words of the title, ‘I am undone by these women’, embody the interconnected dimensions of this thesis. Simultaneously, this thesis is a personal transformational project (the ‘I am’); a series of theorisations of ...
Identifying the Critical Factors in Software Development Methodology Fit

Lemétayer, Julien (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

In software development, one size does not fit all. Contingencies shape the alignment between the project and its environment, and between software development and project success. Yet the conditions favouring a particular ...
The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Decent Work: The Case of the Philippine Sugar Mill Workers

Jadoc, Johana Sellado (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

The impact of trade liberalisation on the structure and nature of work is a divisive topic. On the one hand, there are those who support trade liberalisation by pointing to the potential employment generation (Kelly & ...
The influence of corporate social responsibility on an employee's sense of belonging

Weerasundara, Nathalie (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has increasingly become identified as a societal expectation of companies around the world. The concept has not only risen in significance, but its impacts and potential benefits have ...
Insight and loyalty: Building a data-driven loyalty programme for Cambodian retailers

Seng, Lytor (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

The difficulties in making effective decisions and the abundant amount of data have driven many businesses to adopt data-driven processes using enterprise applications like business intelligence. Although these applications ...
Insights into Effective Interventions for the Prevention and Management of Workplace Bullying in the New Zealand Public Service

Crimp, Hamish (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

Workplace bullying is widely recognised as a severe workplace health and safety issue that can have harmful consequences for both individuals and organisations. Bullying is a difficult phenomenon for organisations to deal ...