Browsing Management and Marketing Dissertations and Theses by Supervisor "47619"
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The business of export education: Expectation gaps in living conditions for Chinese students in New Zealand
(2009)This study has researched how to improve the service quality and living experience of international students in New Zealand through exploring five questions: 1. What are the important factors considered by Chinese students ... -
The challenges faced by homeowners and other stakeholders in retrofitting double glazed windows in older homes in New Zealand
(2016)Current building legislation (NZS4218:2009) includes requirements for energy efficient windows. This has resulted in most new homes in New Zealand being fitted with double glazed windows, improving the health, comfort and ... -
Effective motivation practices that could enhance employee performance in the mining industry in Lao PDR
(2015)In the real world of business today, the most important and difficult job faced by managers is to manage people. Human resource management (HRM) plays a significant role in terms of sustaining a competitive advantage in ... -
The effects of HR strategic partnerships with business on organisational performance : experience of the Cambodian banking sector
(2015-07-23)Fast changing globalisation, technological advancement, social and demographic changes and increasing international competition require Human Resource practitioners to play a completely new role as strategic partners to ... -
The emerging role of HR practitioners: Expectations, challenges and trends
(2009)To sustain a competitive advantage organisations rely not only on technology, patents or strategic positions but also on how their workforce is managed. This emphasis on ‘people’ as a source of competitive advantage increases ... -
Enhancing performance and increasing motivation of employees in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Laos by practicing suitable leadership styles
(2015)Today, due to enormous pressure from rapidly changing advanced technology and an increase of competitive business in regions, a highly competitive tension of regional and global market’s integration is having a great impact ... -
Factors that impact on the success of E-commerce for B2C SMEs in China
(2017)Science and technology not only change life, but also change business models, with E-commerce being the best proof of this in recent years. More and more businesses began to develop businesses through E-commerce and emerging ... -
Green purchasing behaviour : to determine the strength of sustainability and green elements within consumers’ brand experience required to trigger purchase motivations
(2017)As Grubow (2007) states “sustainability by definition is the concept of meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (p.41). Throughout this research the ... -
How can commercial banks in Laos promote and sustain competitive advantage through practicing strategic leadership?
(2013)Strategic leaders play an important role in promoting and sustaining competitive advantage for commercial banks in Laos over the long-term. Strategic leaders play an important role in promoting and sustaining competitive ... -
How is the servant-leadership philosophy incorporated in the corporate culture of a culturally-diverse retail company in New Zealand? : a case study approach
(2016-04)The word ‘leader’ is often heard or seen, and even overused, to simply refer to senior managers of organisations, in which case it is more concerned with their position or rank in the organisations, rather than with the ... -
Identifying and managing the impact of NeuroLeadership during organisational change
(2015)Although management and leadership research in the past century has significantly enhanced our understanding of human workplace behaviour, recent developments in neuroscience with the potential to significantly advance ... -
Identifying and managing the impact of stress during organisational restructuring
(2010)In today’s world stress has become an ongoing phenomenon within organisations. To enable staff to perform to their utmost potential it is important to manage stress particularly during organisational restructuring. Although ... -
Identifying the existence of the glass ceiling and examining the impact on the participation of female executives in the Vietnamese banking sector
(2014)Glass ceiling refers to both visible and invisible barriers that stop women from advancing to the top positions. As the glass ceiling exists in most contexts, should it be assumed that the low participation of female ... -
The influence of employees’ perceptions on business strategy of small and medium-sized enterprises in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
(2014)The economic reform has encouraged small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lao PDR to thrive. There has been an increasing number of SMEs in recent years, which has attributed to a greater volume of foreign investments. ... -
Integrated marketing communication strategies for SME firms in the tourism sector in Laos
(2017)In today’s business environment, marketing communication plays an important role in business competitiveness enhancement. It refers to all methods that companies use to communicate with their consumers with the purpose of ... -
An investigation into how the Lions Clubs in New Zealand can grow their membership base
(2016)Lions New Zealand is a reasonably well-known charitable service organisation. However, the organisation has been experiencing a reduction in membership numbers. There is a general query whether this is related to a possible ... -
An investigation into staff retention issues in a New Zealand District Health Board
(2008)Aligning the human resource management (HRM) to improve the business performance objectives is a major commitment of the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB). The proposed strategic planning document of the ADHB ... -
The perception and preparation in terms of risk management of SMEs owners in Laos toward the joining of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
(2016-06-17)In the global market, many trade unions emerge to form negotiating and bargaining power across their market zone. One of the newest emerging unions among the ASEAN countries is also in the progress of integration. The ASEAN ... -
The practice of HRM in relation to employee motivation and job performance by HR managers in the hospitality industry in Lao PDR
(2015)In a hotel, which is a service business, it is crucial to identify the factors that increase business performance, profit and productivity. The study of HRM practices is one of a hotel’s crucial management functions that ... -
The role of transformational- and servant leadership in a governmental agency (Bank of the Lao PDR) in order to build an effective working environment
(2016)Leadership is very crucial for any type of organisations, especially leadership that stresses the importance of leaders and followers interaction. In a Lao governmental agency, the Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL), this type of ...
