Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Management Studies (MMS)"
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The Creation of Sustainable Development: What it means to CFOs in New Zealand
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Crossing thresholds: An exploration of the transitional processes of new entrant management consultants
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Despite the prominence of the management consulting industry and the appeal of roles within it, the recruitment and onboarding experiences of New Zealand management consultants are largely undocumented in existing academic ... -
Culture and climate change: A study of future-proofing Māori tourism businesses
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis explores how prepared Māori tourism businesses are to adapt to climate change and how Māori values may influence the business's perception of responses to climate change. As climate impacts are growing in New ... -
Dancing with the Shadows of Wellbeing: An Exploration of Participatory Action Research Processes as a Catalyst for Transformation of Staff Wellbeing
(The University of Waikato, 2007)My abiding concern with human and planetary wellbeing and an emerging interest in the potential of Participatory Action Research as a method of engaging with restorative, life-enhancing ways of being are central to the ... -
Developing and evaluating a training programme for leadership behaviours focusing on psychological theory of transactional analysis
(The University of Waikato, 2021)In situations of conflict, it is commonly found that a leader’s communication style matters tremendously to deliver an intended message (Khan, Ismail, Hussain, & Alghazali, 2020). Especially in times such as pandemics, ... -
Disrespect in Consumer Markets: An analysis of causes and effects using the Critical Incident Technique
(The University of Waikato, 2009)As consumer reportings of disrespect become more frequent, it is important to gain an in-depth understanding of potential causes and consequences of disrespectful behaviour. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were ... -
Do two rights fix a wrong? A study of employee and organizational responses to abusive supervision in New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2011)Organizational justice theories suggest that employees who are abused by their supervisor are likely to respond with lower job and personal outcomes. However, an under-explored area has been the influence of support ... -
The Effects of the Web as a Form of Stakeholder Communication: An empirical case study of a co-operative
(The University of Waikato, 2007)This research aims to add some understanding to the existing stakeholder management literature with a focus on the management of stakeholder communication. It explores how the Web can assist the management of the communication ... -
Embodying Sexy: Narrative Inquiry into Female Sexuality and Consumer Culture
(University of Waikato, 2011)This research investigates female sexuality and consumer culture. It focuses on sexy as a form of expressing sexuality. The main objectives of this research were to understand what sexy meant to a group of young women and ... -
Enablers and Disablers in the Communication of Sustainability Discourses between Local Government and Businesses
(University of Waikato, 2011)Abstract New Zealand businesses have looked to position themselves within the global market place as pioneers of environmentally sustainable business practice. This strategic development of environmental sustainability as ... -
Entrepreneurship and Debt: Growth Aversion, Debt Aversion, Overconfidence, and the Effects on Small Business Credit Decisions
(University of Waikato, 2012)Widespread empirical consistency with the pecking order theory of capital structure (Myers & Majluf, 1984) has led researchers to conclude that small and medium sized enterprises conform to this theory’s predictions. In ... -
Environmental Management in Micro and Small Tourism Enterprises: An Owner-manager Perspective
(The University of Waikato, 2007)This thesis seeks to gain insight into environmental management implemented by micro and small tourism enterprises and explore levels of awareness and interest among owner-managers of micro and small tourism enterprises ... -
Evaluation of effectiveness of the working at heights training in New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Around 2.5 million New Zealanders go to work every day meaning that for a majority of the New Zealanders, being at work constitutes a considerable part of their lives. Therefore, the health and safety of the employees ... -
Evaluation of estimators for ill-posed statistical problems subject to multicollinearity
(University of Waikato, 2014)Multicollinearity is a significant problem in economic analysis and occurs in any situation where at least two of the explanatory variables in a model are related to one another. The presence of multicollinearity is ... -
Examining Professional Identity: The Views of New Zealand Chartered Accountants
(University of Waikato, 2014)The purpose of this thesis was to examine the professional identity of New Zealand chartered accountants. A perusal of prior literature indicated that professional identity is integral to a profession, yet the concept has ... -
Exogenous events, economic stimulus and its future trajectory
(The University of Waikato, 2021)The present worldwide COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates that our society is continuously faced with exogenous events. Looking at the past shows policy makers use monetary and fiscal policy to respond to these events; however, ... -
Experiences of Matrilineal Solomon Islands Women Leaders in the Formal Sector
(University of Waikato, 2016)This thesis explores Solomon Islands women leaders working in the formal sector of the Solomon Islands, and how they perceive their matrilineal cultural heritage has influenced their career progression. This study is ... -
Exploring Education for Sustainable Development through Ship Youth Programmes: A Stakeholder Approach
(University of Waikato, 2014)Education for sustainable development (ESD) was explored through a stakeholder approach in the context of two ship youth programmes from an Asia-Pacific region perspective. Specifically, the research examined challenges ... -
Exploring the definitions and practices of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) from a corporate perspective: A case of the InterOil Corporation in Papua New Guinea
(University of Waikato, 2013)This thesis explored the extent to which the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is defined and articulated by corporations in the Oil and Gas Project in Papua New Guinea, using the case of InterOil Corporation. ... -
Exploring Women's Leadership Journeys
(University of Waikato, 2016)Women comprise a very small proportion (28%) of senior managers and leaders in New Zealand organisations and statistics reveal a plateauing in their numbers over the last decade (Grant Thornton, 2012). The dearth of women ...
