Browsing by Degree Name "Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)"
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A Case for an Indigenous Court - a realisation of self-determination?
(University of Waikato, 2016)This thesis searches for appropriate ways to alter entrenched patterns of highly negative outcomes for Māori in the criminal justice system. The statistics demonstrate that proportionately, Māori are much more likely to ... -
A detailed characterisation of the wave climate around New Zealand and its variability
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Ocean waves can cause severe social and economic impacts. Therefore, understanding their behaviour is of paramount importance for the effective management of coastal and ocean hazards. This thesis thoroughly investigates ... -
A grammar of the Ahamb language (Vanuatu)
(The University of Waikato, 2020)A grammar of the Ahamb language (Vanuatu) offers a description of the endangered and previously undocumented Ahamb language spoken by around 950 people. This grammatical description is one of the main outcomes of the Ahamb ... -
A Kind of Magic: Identifying and Analysing Queen's Idiolect, 1973-1980
(University of Waikato, 2016)‘A Kind of Magic’ is a musicological study of the British band Queen’s output between 1973 and 1980. The research analyses 90 songs across eight studio albums, and covers the era during which Queen emerged as one of the ... -
A life in music: The contribution of John Ritchie (1921-2014) to the Christchurch musical community as a composer, performer, educator and administrator.
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This thesis is a study of the life of New Zealand composer John Ritchie (1921-2014) from his ancestry and early years, and his development throughout formative teenage years to adulthood. Interviews conducted with Ritchie ... -
A Literary and Cultural History of Military Science Fiction and the United States of America, 1870s-2010s
(University of Waikato, 2016)This thesis is both a literary history of the military science fiction (military SF) subgenre and a cultural history of the United States of America during the twentieth and early-twenty-first centuries. This thesis ... -
A Mana Wahine inquiry into indigenous governance
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This thesis investigates the question “How can indigenous women reinvigorate their role in tribal governance structures when many such structures continue to reinforce gendered colonial constructs within which women are ... -
A Mobile Augmented Memory Aid for people with Traumatic Brain Injury
(University of Waikato, 2017)Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) occurs when an external mechanical force traumatically injures the brain. The 2010/2011 population-based study shows that the total incidence of TBI in New Zealand has increased to 790 per ... -
A Multi-level Technology Acceptance, Adoption and Implementation Model for Achieving Government-Citizen Dialogue: An Omani Case Study
(University of Waikato, 2014)The number of commercial applications that exploit Web 2.0 social media is increasing rapidly. However, little is known about the challenges that public sector organizations face when they decide to adopt Web or other ... -
A New Form of Authoritarianism? Rethinking Military Politics in Post-1999 Nigeria
(University of Waikato, 2015)Despite the vast research that has been done on the Nigerian military, virtually all of these studies have failed to critically examine the accepted role of the military in the democratising phase. This is important because ... -
A Predictive Model for the Parallel Processing of Digital Libraries
(University of Waikato, 2015)The computing world is facing the problem of a seemingly exponential increase in the amount of raw digital data, and the speed at which it is being collected, is eclipsing our ability to manage it manually. Combine this ... -
A promoter characterisation of the Ets transcription factor gene, Ese-2/Elf-5
(The University of Waikato, 2002)E26 transformation specific (Ets) proteins are a versatile class of transcription factors. They act both up and downstream of signal transduction cascades, are causative in cancer generation and are able to control the ... -
A refinement theory for μ∼Charts
(The University of Waikato, 2005)The language μ-Charts is one of many Statechart-like languages, a family of visual languages that are used for designing reactive systems. We introduce a logic for reasoning about and constructing refinements for μ-Charts. ... -
A secret ingredient for SMEs performance: Human resource management in cafés and restaurants in Auckland and Waikato, New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2016)Though entrepreneurship theory has developed extensively over the last few decades, the drivers behind small business performance are underdeveloped in terms of human resource management (HRM) practices, particularly in ... -
A serious game to provide social skills training for people with Asperger's Syndrome/High-Functioning Autism
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This thesis presents the development and evaluation of a prototype serious computer game to provide social skill training for young adults and adults with High-Functioning Autism. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition ... -
A stakeholder approach to the development of a framework for forensic accounting education within the Jordanian context
(The University of Waikato, 2019)If there is one business theme that has emerged over the last decades, it is financial corruption in the form of scandals. Billions of dollars in financial losses and an erosion of public confidence in financial reporting ... -
A Study on Supported Metal Catalysts Prepared from Colloidal Precursors
(University of Waikato, 2016)When metal nanoparticles are supported on the surface of an inert carrier, the resulting materials can become powerful heterogeneous catalysts capable of accelerating a diverse range of chemical reactions. Though there are ... -
A trajectory of financial inclusion towards economic inclusion: Empirical evidence from LICs-Ghana as a case.
(The University of Waikato, 2017)This study investigates the trajectory of financial inclusion towards economic inclusion in Ghana. The aim is to track the dynamisms and the conduits through which financial inclusion translates into an inclusive-economic ... -
A woman's reckoning: a feminist analysis of the power of the internationally accepted conception and implementation of the United Nations System of National Accounts
(University of Waikato, 1989)The United Nations System of National Accounts (UNSNA) was the formal and global institutionalization of the development of national accounts over a period of several centuries. Each man responsible for the development is ... -
Absorptive capacity and internationalization of New Zealand high-tech SMEs in the agro-technology sector
(The University of Waikato, 2008)This study investigates the relationships between firm's technology, absorptive capacity and the internationalization process in the high-tech SMEs. The research identifies the most influential factors that affect the ...
