Browsing by Supervisor "Akoorie, Michèle E.M."
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The impact of foreign direct investment on New Zealand industry
(The University of Waikato, 2001)This thesis examines the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on industry in New Zealand. The research question addressed by the thesis is “What is the impact of FDI on New Zealand industry?”. The scope of the research ... -
Distribution loyalty: Towards a conceptual model
(The University of Waikato, 2006)Despite the increasing importance of business-to-business loyalty, distributor loyalty (loyalty between a distributor and a supplier) has attracted very limited academic research. This these develops and test the construct ... -
Creating Successful Partnerships in the People's Republic of China: The Significance of Guanxi Characteristics in the Relationship Building Process Between Cultural Entrepreneurs and Art Dealers.
(University of Waikato, 2016)This research investigated the process of guanxi development in business partnerships between art dealers and artists in the Beijing art industry. The characteristics of guanxi were identified at each stage of the ... -
Health Literacy: A Hermeneutic Study of New Zealand Baby Boomers
(University of Waikato, 2015)Health literacy has traditionally been conceptualised as individual skills in a health context. Although there is growing consensus that health literacy is a multidimensional construct, interacting with socio-cultural ... -
Entrepreneurial Dynamics of Internationalising Ventures: The Opportunity-Value Creation Nexus
(University of Waikato, 2014)International Entrepreneurship (IE) theory has developed extensively over the last two decades by drawing on various theoretical perspectives. While this growing body of knowledge has provided rich insights into the ... -
Interfirm Alliance Linkages and Knowledge Transfer:An Exploratory Analysis of Mutual Cooperative Learning in an International Joint Venture in the Chinese Automotive Industry
(University of Waikato, 2011)The purpose of this thesis is to extend existing knowledge in interfirm knowledge transfer research and provide a rich description of the dynamic knowledge transfer process in alliance arrangements. An exploratory case ... -
The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the Local Chilean Industry
(University of Waikato, 2010)For a relatively small country located far from most major markets, Chile has been remarkably successful at attracting inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). However, the nature and extent of the contribution of inward ...
