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1. John Asirvatham, Sheeba Rosaline. Career development and the vitality of academic women in an era of intensifying globalisation .

Degree: 2016, University of Waikato

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/10813

► Globalisation is a term used by authors such Korten (2015b), Klein (2016), Kelsey (2016a), Maxton (2011), Stiglitz (2014) and Shiva (2016) to denote the greater… (more)

▼ Globalisation is a term used by authors such Korten (2015b), Klein (2016), Kelsey (2016a), Maxton (2011), Stiglitz (2014) and Shiva (2016) to denote the greater integration and intensification of capitalist ideas globally. The form of globalisation under critique has been characterised by Seo and Creed (2002) as embedding hegemonic control, ultimately achieving what Kobrin (2009) calls a post-Westphalia world order. This order is sustained by a form of institutional logics critics find rife with contradiction and paradoxes. Gender dynamics are crucially entwined with globalisation. From my review of the literature, I came to think neoliberal feminist ideals and projects have rewarded a limited number of women at the cost of the wellbeing of people and planet. To target simple equality between men and women seemed increasingly inadequate for transformation of the trajectory of globalisation if the thriving of all humanity and restoration of Earth is to be achieved. To enquire more deeply into this reflection, I shaped my fieldwork around conversations with twelve academic women who hold senior positions in business or management schools in the North Island of New Zealand. New Zealand has been at the vanguard of neoliberal [re]organisation and, given its size and seeming geographic isolation, curiously influential in global affairs. From a rich set of literature, field-notes, stories, and self-reflective journaling, I crafted five themes for further reflection: i) career depictions, ii) vitality, iii) radical feminist theory, iv) globalisation, and v) critic and conscience of society. Examined separately these themes allowed for a particular view into aspects of participants’ lives with confluences and divergences of ideas within and among the women, and between their experiences and the literature. Seen together our conversations provide insights into the complexity of women’s lives, their commitment to their values, the opportunities and constraints of an academic career, and their hopes for the future. I examined what dynamics were reported as enhancing or diminishing their vitality. Most participants implied a commitment to women’s authority that I would call ‘feminist’ - some more explicitly than others. Notable was the fluid movement from neoliberal observations and strategies for their own careers and a more radical analyses brought to reflection on the seeming intractability of many issues that concern them. My research contribution through this work covers overlapping fields of organisational and critical management studies. Through the Education Act (1989), New Zealand public universities are mandated to contribute as a critic and conscience of society. A similar mandate is variously expressed by universities across the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. To enact such a mandate, scholars need to be critically aware of self and one’s potential as an influence on the future. My participants showed a great sensitivity to this self-awareness and expressed a… Advisors/Committee Members: Humphries, Maria (advisor), Sinha, Paresha N (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Career development; Vitality; Globalisation; Radical feminist theory; Critic and conscience of society

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APA (6^th Edition):

John Asirvatham, S. R. (2016). Career development and the vitality of academic women in an era of intensifying globalisation . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Waikato. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/10813

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

John Asirvatham, Sheeba Rosaline. “Career development and the vitality of academic women in an era of intensifying globalisation .” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Waikato. Accessed March 03, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/10813.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

John Asirvatham, Sheeba Rosaline. “Career development and the vitality of academic women in an era of intensifying globalisation .” 2016. Web. 03 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

John Asirvatham SR. Career development and the vitality of academic women in an era of intensifying globalisation . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 03]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/10813.

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John Asirvatham SR. Career development and the vitality of academic women in an era of intensifying globalisation . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/10813

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2. Jamil, Nazarina. People of faith and sustainable development goals : influencing towards a just, peaceful and sustainable world .

Degree: 2019, University of Waikato

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/12832

► The current model of global development driven by Western neoliberal ideology has been considered indispensable to ensure economic growth, as well as national and individual… (more)

▼ The current model of global development driven by Western neoliberal ideology has been considered indispensable to ensure economic growth, as well as national and individual wealth and wellbeing but at the same time, critics claim that people and the environment suffer wherever this form of development is present. This creates a paradox. Religious and spiritual communities express their concerns. They scrutinise this corporate-led form of global development that seems to further self-serving interests against the common good. It stands in stark contrast with the ideals and teachings that are at the heart of all the great religious and spiritual traditions of the world and the universal values that promote peace, justice, and harmony. Bauman and Donskis (2013) suggest keeping an eye on that which is disturbing, an “ethical gaze” (p.9) on the dominant forms of market-driven global development based on neoliberal capitalist ideology. Drawing on the work of Seo and Creed (2002), my research analysed the contradictions and paradoxes in the narrative of the western neoliberal model of global development. The 2015 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference endorsed a set of seventeen goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the light of these calls and to hold my ‘ethical gaze’, I bring fresh insights from the voices the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PoWR), as one of the voices that increasingly associate the prevailing form of globalisation with the observable degradation in human and planetary wellbeing, in support of the UN SDGs. The primary purpose of my research is to illuminate the ways that people of faith (as represented by PoWR), through their convictions and practices of faith, progress their intention to influence aspects of global justice and environmental responsibility as promoted by the SDGs. My research is based on a qualitative research approach in accordance with an interpretative paradigm. I analysed the speeches and talks by influential faith leaders, scholars and activists at the 2015 PoWR gathering who presented their concerns and aspirations for peace, justice, and environmental sustainability on the critical issues of climate change, income inequality, and war, hate, and violence. Using Braun and Clarke's (2006) thematic analysis and Aristotle’s rhetorical analysis of persuasive appeals, my inquiry explores the range of views on the causes of and the remedies for human and environmental degradation. Several themes were identified regarding the causes of such degradation. The remedies proposed are the collective commitments of all to take radical action and to act upon the values of religious and spiritual traditions as outlined in the Principles of Global Ethic derived from diverse religious and spiritual traditions. This research extends the understanding of both the theory of institutional logics and rhetorical discourse for change. It also holds an ethical gaze on neoliberal discourses. Most… Advisors/Committee Members: Sinha, Paresha N (advisor), Pavlovich, Kathryn (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: people of faith; interfaith; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); ethics; organizational paradoxes; religion and spirituality

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Jamil, N. (2019). People of faith and sustainable development goals : influencing towards a just, peaceful and sustainable world . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Waikato. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/12832

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Jamil, Nazarina. “People of faith and sustainable development goals : influencing towards a just, peaceful and sustainable world .” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Waikato. Accessed March 03, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/12832.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Jamil, Nazarina. “People of faith and sustainable development goals : influencing towards a just, peaceful and sustainable world .” 2019. Web. 03 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Jamil N. People of faith and sustainable development goals : influencing towards a just, peaceful and sustainable world . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 03]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/12832.

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Jamil N. People of faith and sustainable development goals : influencing towards a just, peaceful and sustainable world . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/12832

3. Peiris, Indujeeva Keerthilal. Entrepreneurial Dynamics of Internationalising Ventures: The Opportunity-Value Creation Nexus .

Degree: 2014, University of Waikato

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8557

► 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… (more)

▼ 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 internationalisation behaviour of firms from multiple theoretical perspectives, it has also rendered IE theory fragmented and devoid of a unifying theoretical direction. Using a qualitative approach, this study intends to address the gap identified above by developing a framework for the entrepreneurial internationalisation process. As such, the study focuses on the entrepreneurial aspects of “opportunity identification and exploitation”: an area to which IE researchers have paid little attention. It is argued that this focus is appropriate as it can extend the scope of international business and IE research by strengthening the foundations of the entrepreneurial theory of internationalisation. The study findings extend key insights into the internationalisation process of entrepreneurial firms. The research context provided unique perspectives of how firms in the agriculture-base primary industry in a developing country internationalise. The case findings identified prior knowledge, creativity, selfefficacy, perseverance, and passion as drivers of the opportunity development process. Also, the study supported the idea that both access to resources and entrepreneurs’ social capital have significant influence on how opportunities are developed. The results elucidated a new concept – “entrepreneurial insight” − to explain how thinking, knowledge, and dynamic capabilities integrate to act as the core processes of opportunity development. These three factors can be identified as idiosyncratic entrepreneurial resources in the process of opportunity development and exploitation. The exploitation of opportunities thus leads to new strategic and operational paths and positions, which then affect the firm’s performance in terms of degree of internationalisation, growth, survival, and profitability. The findings provide a better understanding of internationalisation using three defining elements in the internationalisation process: entrepreneurial intention, opportunity development, and value innovation. These factors provide an insightful explanation of different international trajectories that firms take, and how these trajectories sustain their international activities over time. Finally, the study provides managerial and theoretical implications that can guide practitioners towards an appreciation of the dynamics of individual capacities, the value of networks, and the resources that need to be harnessed by learning, adapting, and taking timely decisions to generate value-creating opportunities in international markets. Advisors/Committee Members: Akoorie, Michèle E.M (advisor), Sinha, Paresha N (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: International Entrepreneurship; Social capital; Value creation; Entrepreneurship; International business; Dynamic capabilities; Entrepreneurial insight; Entrepreneurial dynamics

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APA (6^th Edition):

Peiris, I. K. (2014). Entrepreneurial Dynamics of Internationalising Ventures: The Opportunity-Value Creation Nexus . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Waikato. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8557

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Peiris, Indujeeva Keerthilal. “Entrepreneurial Dynamics of Internationalising Ventures: The Opportunity-Value Creation Nexus .” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Waikato. Accessed March 03, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8557.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Peiris, Indujeeva Keerthilal. “Entrepreneurial Dynamics of Internationalising Ventures: The Opportunity-Value Creation Nexus .” 2014. Web. 03 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Peiris IK. Entrepreneurial Dynamics of Internationalising Ventures: The Opportunity-Value Creation Nexus . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 03]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8557.

Council of Science Editors:

Peiris IK. Entrepreneurial Dynamics of Internationalising Ventures: The Opportunity-Value Creation Nexus . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8557

4. Kaefer, Florian. Credibility at stake? News representations and discursive constructions of national environmental reputation and place brand image: The case of clean, green New Zealand .

Degree: 2014, University of Waikato

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8834

► This thesis explores news media representations and discursive constructions of a country’s environmental reputation and “green” place brand image using the example of clean, green… (more)

▼ This thesis explores news media representations and discursive constructions of a country’s environmental reputation and “green” place brand image using the example of clean, green New Zealand. In particular, it examines Australian, UK and US press coverage of New Zealand’s environmental performance linked to carbon emissions, and its branding, to determine the perceived credibility and potential vulnerability of the country’s clean, green and 100% Pure global environmental positioning. The thesis follows the argumentation that, as calls for environmental responsibility are growing louder, the global competitiveness of nations and places increasingly depends on their ability to convince audiences both domestic and overseas of their environmental credentials and integrity. As a main carrier of country reputation and channel through which place image travels, the mass media play a crucial role with regard to the perceived legitimacy and credibility of a place’s brand positioning. Guided by a qualitative, mild social constructionist research paradigm and software-assisted discourse analysis and qualitative content analysis, the thesis establishes the background, context and meaning of clean, green New Zealand through a review of secondary data. It further examines the amount and nature of Australian, UK and US press coverage of New Zealand’s environmental performance (carbon emissions) and branding (clean, green and 100% Pure) during 2008-2012. Findings are discussed both with regard to existing theories on media representations and perceptions of places and national reputation, and the factors influencing environmental news coverage, such as news media’s indexing tendency, newsworthiness, journalistic norms, issue cycles and media attention spans. Particular attention is paid to the possible reasons for changes in coverage over time and differences across countries. With regard to NZ’s perceived environmental credibility, findings indicate that within the country there is growing unrest and uncertainty about the legitimacy of the clean, green and 100% Pure brand positioning. Changes in political discourse from sustainability to economic growth built on measures not easily compatible with the branding, position the country at a critical juncture regarding the legitimacy of its global environmental positioning. In terms of overseas news coverage, the study shows that, contrary to a generally favourable perception at the beginning of the study period in 2008, ending the year 2012 NZ was no longer in the spotlight as an environmental leader with regard to carbon emissions, but instead had become a minor player the global community largely ignored in the climate change arena. Judging from Australian media coverage, NZ’s environmental reputation was still largely intact there, while in the UK and the US isolated unfavourable articles could be first signals of a shift in perceptions. In the absence of both symbolic actions and the coverage needed to maintain the image and reputation, NZ’s global environmental… Advisors/Committee Members: Roper, Juliet (advisor), Collins, Eva Marie (advisor), Sinha, Paresha N (advisor), Henderson, Alison (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: place branding; national reputation; New Zealand; media coverage; 100% Pure; case study; environmental positioning; brand credibility; brand integrity

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Kaefer, F. (2014). Credibility at stake? News representations and discursive constructions of national environmental reputation and place brand image: The case of clean, green New Zealand . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Waikato. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8834

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kaefer, Florian. “Credibility at stake? News representations and discursive constructions of national environmental reputation and place brand image: The case of clean, green New Zealand .” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Waikato. Accessed March 03, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8834.

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Vancouver:

Kaefer F. Credibility at stake? News representations and discursive constructions of national environmental reputation and place brand image: The case of clean, green New Zealand . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 03]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8834.

Council of Science Editors:

Kaefer F. Credibility at stake? News representations and discursive constructions of national environmental reputation and place brand image: The case of clean, green New Zealand . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8834

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