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1. Carlisle, John. Peak creative performance.

Degree: 2014, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32210

► Terms such as peak performance, creativity, genius, intelligence and eminence have, for more than one hundred years, been used to describe people who change the… (more)

▼ Terms such as peak performance, creativity, genius, intelligence and eminence have, for more than one hundred years, been used to describe people who change the world. The literature which exists today is fragmented; difficulties exist regarding the definition of the concepts which are used and the ways in which these concepts relate to each other. Furthermore, at a time when performance and creativity are becoming increasingly important, there is no adequate explanation of how high levels of performance and creativity are achieved. Much of the existing literature explains performance and creativity in terms of isolated variables, such as general intelligence. Several recent studies have, however, made important advances by using a systems approach to examine topics such as creativity and prodigiousness. Notwithstanding the advances made by these studies, they are preliminary studies (i.e. in terms of their scope, and the theoretical frameworks and the methodologies which are used) which are relatively few in number. Research is needed which clearly defines the concepts being used, synthesises the existing literature and then utilises an established theoretical framework and methodology to identify the ways in which various biological, psychological, social and contextual influences interact to produce Peak Creative Performance (PCP). The primary aim of this study is, therefore, to identify the pattern(s) which produce PCP. In achieving this aim, the present study sheds light on several supplementary matters including the definition of PCP, the role of innate ability, the importance of learned expertise, behavioural preference and personality, motivation level and type, the organisational form which is most conducive to PCP, the role of contextual influences and the ways in which each of these variables interact to produce PCP. The present study builds upon systems research into creativity and prodigiousness, consensual methods for defining creativity, and the theoretical framework and methodology employed by ‘Open Systems Theory’ (OST). Qualitative case studies are used in conjunction with quantitative causal path analysis to examine interview data from six participants who are regarded as unambiguous cases of PCP (referred to as ‘Performers’), and twenty four individuals who act as advisors to ‘Performers’ (referred to as ‘Observers’). It is argued that the Peak Creative Performer is an individual who is able to introduce novel methods, and convince experts within their field that such methods transcend existing limitations. The study finds that the highest levels of human achievement (PCP) require expert performance as well as creativity. Moreover, PCP is found to occur when twelve variables come together in a particular pattern during the course of the Peak Creative Performer’s lifetime. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney., University of Western Sydney. School of Education, University of Western Sydney. School of Education (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: performance; system theory; open systems theory; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2014; creative ability; social psychology

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APA (6^th Edition):

Carlisle, J. (2014). Peak creative performance. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32210

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Carlisle, John. “Peak creative performance.” 2014. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32210.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Carlisle, John. “Peak creative performance.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Carlisle J. Peak creative performance. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32210.

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Carlisle J. Peak creative performance. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32210

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2. Nguyen, Thanh M. Shopping motivations, retail attributes, and retail format choice in a transitional market : evidence from Vietnam.

Degree: 2014, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35473

► The purpose of this two-phase, sequential mixed method study is to examine the impact of shopping motivations (utilitarian motivation and hedonic motivation), retail format attributes… (more)

▼ The purpose of this two-phase, sequential mixed method study is to examine the impact of shopping motivations (utilitarian motivation and hedonic motivation), retail format attributes and demographics on the retail format choice of either a supermarket or a traditional market in a transitional Vietnamese economy. The first phase was a qualitative study which explored the link between shopping motivations and retail format attributes, using in-depth interviews with sixteenth shoppers in Hochiminh city. The reason for gathering qualitative data is to enable the researcher to develop the scale of shopping motivation constructs that is contextually relevant to Vietnam, taking into consideration its cultural backdrop and pace of economic development. This is because similar scales developed in a Western context might not be suitable in measuring and determining motivation constructs in Vietnam. The qualitative study aims to adjust and modify these scales as well as assist in discovering retail format attributes and determining demographics variables that might impact on Vietnamese shoppers’ choice retail format. Based on the findings from this qualitative study, combined with extensive, extant literature reviews, a second phase study was undertaken to develop two instruments. These instruments were used to survey consumers shopping mainly for two kinds of products for their households: non-food products and processed food products. The sample size for the non-food products study was 276 shoppers, and the sample size of the processed-food products study was 301 shoppers. The surveys were conducted in 24 districts of Hochiminh city. Logistic regression modeling was used to analyze the data. Results from the study indicated that shopping motivations (utilitarian motivation and hedonic motivation) impact significantly on retail format choice in a transitional, Vietnamese economy. In addition, “location” and “time convenience” were traditional market attributes that were strong predictors in shoppers’ choice of traditional markets. “Merchandise selection” was an important supermarket attribute in predicting shoppers’ choice of supermarkets. Finally, age and the average household income monthly of Vietnamese were found to be important predictors of retail format choice for only processed food products but not for non-food products. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: shopping; consumers; attitudes; motivation research (marketing); marketing research; Vietnam; Thesis (D.B.A.) – University of Western Sydney, 2014

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Nguyen, T. M. (2014). Shopping motivations, retail attributes, and retail format choice in a transitional market : evidence from Vietnam. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35473

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nguyen, Thanh M. “Shopping motivations, retail attributes, and retail format choice in a transitional market : evidence from Vietnam.” 2014. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35473.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Nguyen, Thanh M. “Shopping motivations, retail attributes, and retail format choice in a transitional market : evidence from Vietnam.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Nguyen TM. Shopping motivations, retail attributes, and retail format choice in a transitional market : evidence from Vietnam. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35473.

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Council of Science Editors:

Nguyen TM. Shopping motivations, retail attributes, and retail format choice in a transitional market : evidence from Vietnam. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35473

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3. Zhang, Zhihong. Conditional knowledge-based coherence strategy choice : engaging supervisory on-script corrective feedback in research writing.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:37771

► Research writing has been traditionally considered a challenging task for international Chinese Higher-Degree-by-Research (HDR) students, particularly at their novice stage as a writer. To help… (more)

▼ Research writing has been traditionally considered a challenging task for international Chinese Higher-Degree-by-Research (HDR) students, particularly at their novice stage as a writer. To help them conquer the challenges, supervisory on-script focused corrective feedback is a pedagogical method for providing models of conditional knowledge and helping produce coherent research writing. This supervisory pedagogy has been researched (Aitchison et al., 2012; Can & Walker, 2014). However, the pedagogical use of schemas and conditional knowledge as a facilitator for successful research writing are under researched with respect to international Chinese HDR students. This lack of knowledge limits the pedagogical possibilities for building international Chinese HDR students’ capacity for creating coherent research writing. Investigating the possibilities for improving their conditional knowledge and schemas can help address this challenge. This warrants a new approach to developing pedagogies that improve HDR students’ research writing, one that captures a dynamic view of the development of their conditional knowledge and schemas in a coherent hierarchy. In this doctoral study, the investigation focuses on the construction of conditional knowledge for creating micro-level coherence in research writing engaged by supervisory on-script corrective feedback. To this end, the potential for engaging conditional knowledge and schemas involves analysing evidence of international Chinese HDR students’ coherence strategy choices and their supervisor’s corresponding on-script corrective feedback. This study points to the need for pedagogies that accommodate text-based and reader-based coherence in HDR students’ research writing. The primary aims of the research reported in this thesis were to investigate the interrelationships among (a) international Chinese HDR students’ conditional knowledge used in creating the micro-level coherence; (b) their choices of the coherence strategies used; and (c) their supervisor’s modelling of appropriate choices of coherence strategies via on-script focused corrective feedback on these students’ draft research texts. The case study used interrelated approaches to address these aims. First, this study explored the appropriateness or otherwise of these HDR students’ use of coherence strategies through collecting and analysing evidence of the conditional knowledge they used in creating the micro-level coherence in their research writing. Second, a key pedagogy used to enhance their conditional knowledge for creating coherence, supervisory on-script focused corrective feedback, was developed. Through mapping, categorising and conceptualising the conditional knowledge required for creating the micro-level coherence in HDR students’ research writing, this study connects text-based and reader-based coherence. This study thereby develops a new supervision pedagogy which recognises and mobilises supervisor’s modelling of conditional knowledge for enhancing HDR students’ conditional knowledge in order to… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Education (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: research; methodology; Chinese students; education (higher); academic writing; students, foreign; Australia; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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Zhang, Z. (2015). Conditional knowledge-based coherence strategy choice : engaging supervisory on-script corrective feedback in research writing. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:37771

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zhang, Zhihong. “Conditional knowledge-based coherence strategy choice : engaging supervisory on-script corrective feedback in research writing.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:37771.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zhang, Zhihong. “Conditional knowledge-based coherence strategy choice : engaging supervisory on-script corrective feedback in research writing.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Zhang Z. Conditional knowledge-based coherence strategy choice : engaging supervisory on-script corrective feedback in research writing. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:37771.

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Council of Science Editors:

Zhang Z. Conditional knowledge-based coherence strategy choice : engaging supervisory on-script corrective feedback in research writing. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:37771

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4. Walker, Gregory D. Using complexity theory to understand the teaching and learning process.

Degree: 2014, Western Sydney University

URL: http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:31563

► This thesis explores the proposition that in the development and application of effective principles and the practice of teaching at a tertiary level of study,… (more)

▼ This thesis explores the proposition that in the development and application of effective principles and the practice of teaching at a tertiary level of study, complexity theory can complement current, established theories of learning, including the social learning theory of Bandura, the socio-cultural theory of Vygotsky, the student-centred learning of Rogers and Farson, the experiential learning theory of Kolb, the stimulus response model of Skinner and the constructive dialogue of Socrates. There are two aspects to this argument. The first is that complexity theory enables the teacher to move beyond the detail of events, to achieve a strategic view of the teaching and learning process and its effect on student behaviour. It can be viewed as the equivalent of a pedestrian surrounded by noise and confusion at ground level, moving to an elevated viewpoint and from that higher level looking down on the crowds below, observing and interpreting the patterns of pedestrian traffic. The second aspect is that complexity theory can provide the teacher with a meta-language which enables description and understanding of the sequence and content of events over a semester of study. The perspective here is that complexity theory is able to translate and accommodate the ideas of a range of existing theory and practice of teaching and learning at an undergraduate level of study. An example of undergraduate study over the period of a semester was used to provide a frame of reference from which to consider this proposition. The subject of this study was a tutorial group for the unit 200148 Business, Society and Policy in autumn 2013 on the Parramatta campus of the University of Western Sydney. The research process for the study used a combination of methods to collect the range and depth of data required for description of events in the teaching and learning process over a semester of study. Data such as student attendance of tutorials and performance in assessments provided context for qualitative research using written, semi-structured observations of student behaviour. The intent was to collect thick information, to enable thick description and then thick interpretation. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: Western Sydney University; college teaching; Australia; Thesis (M.Com. (Hons.)) – University of Western Sydney, [2014]; complexity (philosophy); universities and colleges; study and teaching; education, higher

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Walker, G. D. (2014). Using complexity theory to understand the teaching and learning process. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:31563

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Walker, Gregory D. “Using complexity theory to understand the teaching and learning process.” 2014. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:31563.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Walker, Gregory D. “Using complexity theory to understand the teaching and learning process.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Walker GD. Using complexity theory to understand the teaching and learning process. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:31563.

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Council of Science Editors:

Walker GD. Using complexity theory to understand the teaching and learning process. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. Available from: http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:31563

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5. Al Jerjawi, Khalil. The role of human resource executives in mergers : a comparative case study of two bank mergers, the merger of Westpac Corporation and St. George Bank (Australia) and the merger of Emirates Bank International and the National Bank of Dubai (UAE).

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35949

► In recent years, human resources (HR) managers have been triggered to play a more enhanced role in their organisations, especially in making decisions and going… (more)

▼ In recent years, human resources (HR) managers have been triggered to play a more enhanced role in their organisations, especially in making decisions and going through radical and strategic organisational changes such as a merger process (Bjorkman and Soderberg 2003). Today, this requirement is even more crucial because the past decade has been characterised by the enormous growth in mergers. Most of the studies in the field of mergers have focused on the legal and financial aspects of mergers and have a very limited focus (if any) on the human side of a merger which, in fact, has the highest effect, for various reasons, of merger failure. This study addresses the existing research gap in the study of mergers by investigating the most prominent role of HR managers among the different roles that were first defined and characterised by Conner and Ulrich (1996), then enhanced by Ulrich (1997) and later developed by Ulrich and Brockbank (2005). This prominent role will be examined in a merger process at different phases: pre-combination, through integration and post-integration. Further, this study aims to add value to Ulrich’s study by adding a new original phase to his model in order to distinguish the actual contribution and how it was performed, whether it was a key role player, a consultative role player, or just a tool/doer role player as HR manager in a merger team. This investigative study looks at two comparative cases of a horizontal merger: one in Australia, the merger of Westpac and St. George Bank; the other in the United Arab Emirates, the merger of the National Bank of Dubai (NBD) with the Emirates Bank (EB) to form the Emirates National Bank of Dubai (Emirates NBD). Specifying the most prominent role of the HR manager in a merger and distinguishing the actual performance contributions required clear indicators at the heart of the merger to be established in order to examine the varied roles and explore the actual performance contributions. In this study, these indicators included: staffing in the merger, downsizing and rightsizing, survival syndrome, and cultural issues in the merger. Based on semi-structured interviews with corporate-level managers in these corporations, the roles and practices of corporate HR managers at different stages of the merger process were analysed. This work demonstrates that HR managers are an essential part of mergers and that HR practices should be given extensive emphasis throughout such organisational change as ‘the merger process’. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: personnel management; bank mergers; Australia; United Arab Emirates; case studies; Westpac Banking Corporation; St.George Bank; Bank Dubayy al-Waṭanī; National Bank of Dubai; Emirates Bank International; Emirates National Bank of Dubai; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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Al Jerjawi, K. (2015). The role of human resource executives in mergers : a comparative case study of two bank mergers, the merger of Westpac Corporation and St. George Bank (Australia) and the merger of Emirates Bank International and the National Bank of Dubai (UAE). (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35949

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Al Jerjawi, Khalil. “The role of human resource executives in mergers : a comparative case study of two bank mergers, the merger of Westpac Corporation and St. George Bank (Australia) and the merger of Emirates Bank International and the National Bank of Dubai (UAE).” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35949.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Al Jerjawi, Khalil. “The role of human resource executives in mergers : a comparative case study of two bank mergers, the merger of Westpac Corporation and St. George Bank (Australia) and the merger of Emirates Bank International and the National Bank of Dubai (UAE).” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Al Jerjawi K. The role of human resource executives in mergers : a comparative case study of two bank mergers, the merger of Westpac Corporation and St. George Bank (Australia) and the merger of Emirates Bank International and the National Bank of Dubai (UAE). [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35949.

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Council of Science Editors:

Al Jerjawi K. The role of human resource executives in mergers : a comparative case study of two bank mergers, the merger of Westpac Corporation and St. George Bank (Australia) and the merger of Emirates Bank International and the National Bank of Dubai (UAE). [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35949

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6. Nguyen, Ngoc Que Tran. The relationship between internal market orientation, external market orientation, employee commitment and job satisfaction in Vietnamese joint-stock commercial banks.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:41083

► This thesis examines the relationship between internal market orientations, external market orientations, employee commitment, and job satisfaction in Vietnamese joint-stock commercial banks. This quantitative research… (more)

▼ This thesis examines the relationship between internal market orientations, external market orientations, employee commitment, and job satisfaction in Vietnamese joint-stock commercial banks. This quantitative research examined six research questions: • What is the relationship between internal market orientation and external market orientation? • What is the relationship between internal market orientation and employee attitudes? • What is the relationship between employee attitudes and external market orientation? • What is the relationship between different employee attitudes? • How are different employee attitudes related to external market orientation? • Are there any differences in employee attitudes and external market orientation across the four banks? The first phase of the research conducted three pilot tests to verify and confirm the clarity and consistency of the questionnaires. Following the pilot study, 29 managers and directors, and 256 staff from four leading joint-stock commercial banks were surveyed. The collected data were analyzed and hypotheses were tested using simple linear regression, multiple regression and one- way ANOVA. The primary contribution to marketing theory arising from this study is the integration of job satisfaction, employee commitment, and external market orientation in a single research model. This approach enabled the study to provide insights into how employee commitment, job satisfaction, and external market orientation are related. It suggests that if banking employees are committed, they are likely to be more willing and more able to implement and/or adopt an external market orientation. From a managerial perspective, an external market oriented bank has to respond rapidly to the future needs and preferences of its customers. This could result in high levels of commitment to the service process and in doing so, provide Vietnamese joint-stock commercial banks with a competitive advantage. The finding is important for the banking service sector in general and the Vietnamese banking industry in particular. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: internal marketing; external marketing; banks and banking; stock companies; bankers; bank marketing; job satisfaction; Thesis (D.B.A.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015; Vietnam

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APA (6^th Edition):

Nguyen, N. Q. T. (2015). The relationship between internal market orientation, external market orientation, employee commitment and job satisfaction in Vietnamese joint-stock commercial banks. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:41083

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nguyen, Ngoc Que Tran. “The relationship between internal market orientation, external market orientation, employee commitment and job satisfaction in Vietnamese joint-stock commercial banks.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:41083.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Nguyen, Ngoc Que Tran. “The relationship between internal market orientation, external market orientation, employee commitment and job satisfaction in Vietnamese joint-stock commercial banks.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Nguyen NQT. The relationship between internal market orientation, external market orientation, employee commitment and job satisfaction in Vietnamese joint-stock commercial banks. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:41083.

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Council of Science Editors:

Nguyen NQT. The relationship between internal market orientation, external market orientation, employee commitment and job satisfaction in Vietnamese joint-stock commercial banks. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:41083

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7. Robertson, Annette J. Sleep disordered breathing and hypertension in pregnancy.

Degree: 2014, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32878

► Introduction: With the increasing incidence of obesity world wide the number of pregnancies affected with obesity and morbidly obesity will also continue to increase, thus… (more)

▼ Introduction: With the increasing incidence of obesity world wide the number of pregnancies affected with obesity and morbidly obesity will also continue to increase, thus increasing the rates of hypertensive disease in pregnancy (HDP) and sleep disordered breathing (SDB) within the pregnant population group. The aims of this research were to establish the prevalence of SDB in the pregnant population in SSWAHS (NSW, Australia) and determine if SDB impacts on HDP by utilizing various degrees of intensity of sleep testing tools and intermittent overnight blood pressure. Methods: Patients were recruited from the outpatients department at an outer western metropolitan hospital in NSW, Australia; they were multicultural and were recruited independent of gestational age, obesity or maternal age or multiplicity. There were 2309 women who participated in a survey between February 2009 and February 2013. The study was designed as a cross sectional study and included participants from multiple entry points. Demographic and anthropometric measures were made. Measures of HDP, sleep and SDB were taken and pregnancy outcomes derived. The singleton only participants then underwent varying degrees of intensity of maternal and fetal sleep testing and nocturnal blood pressure monitoring. Sleepiness was measured with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and the Berlin score. The presence of SDB was defined as an AHI ≥ 5 events/hour and severe SDB >30 events/ hour. Results: The prevalence population results demonstrated 45.5% self report snoring and 48% report daytime sleepiness with 3% falling asleep while driving. The more intensive testing went on to demonstrate 67% snoring for >20% of the night and demonstrated AHI >15 events/hour. Sleep disordered breathing criteria participants had a larger neck circumference and a higher prepregnant and recruitment BMI (kg/m2) and a greater change in BMI (kg/m2) over the gestation of the pregnancy. Stepwise logistic regression identified neck circumference, BMI (kg/m2), snoring and ESS were found to be statistically significant predictors of an increased AHI events/hour. Snoring was statistically significantly associated with larger neck circumferences and higher BMI’s. Raised systolic and diastolic blood pressure was statistically significantly associated with>20% of the night snoring, neck circumference and BMI. Conclusion: Birth and neonatal outcomes were assessed at all levels of testing and SDB was demonstrated to have a greater impact on neonatal weight when combined with undiagnosed nocturnal hypertension. All birth and neonatal outcomes suffered when SDB and/or HDP diagnosis were involved. When analysed separately those participants who met SDB criteria with blatant HDP had worse outcomes for both birth timing and neonatal outcomes. Birth weight changes (although not statistically significant) reached levels of up to 605grams difference which, if confirmed by other studies would be clinically relevant. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Medicine (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: pregnancy; complications; hypertension in pregnancy; sleep apnea syndromes; New South Wales; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2014

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Robertson, A. J. (2014). Sleep disordered breathing and hypertension in pregnancy. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32878

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Robertson, Annette J. “Sleep disordered breathing and hypertension in pregnancy.” 2014. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32878.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Robertson, Annette J. “Sleep disordered breathing and hypertension in pregnancy.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Robertson AJ. Sleep disordered breathing and hypertension in pregnancy. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32878.

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Council of Science Editors:

Robertson AJ. Sleep disordered breathing and hypertension in pregnancy. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32878

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8. Phan, Thi Minh Thu. Cost efficiency and risks of commercial banks in East Asia and Pacific region.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31414

► The financial system plays an important role in modern economies and the intermediary function of the banking industry has a core role in influencing economic… (more)

▼ The financial system plays an important role in modern economies and the intermediary function of the banking industry has a core role in influencing economic growth. It is essential to understand and manage the efficiency of financial intermediation, especially within banks. Another issue related to bank efficiency is risk management and the effects of risk on efficiency. The interrelationship between risks and bank efficiency has received much attention in recent years, especially since the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008. Based on the World Bank’s categories, the East Asia and Pacific area’s includes countries and economies ranging from China to the Pacific Islands. With nearly 40 countries and geographic entities, this wide area contains diverse landscapes, climates, societies, cultures, religions and economies. Despite the challenging external environment, the World Bank says this area, which includes representatives from all levels of economic development (underdeveloped, developing and developed economies), continues to be the world’s growth engine (World Bank, 2014). This study examines the relationship between risks and environmental factors and bank cost efficiency by comparing developing and developed economies in a specific geographic area. Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) was employed to estimate efficiency and Tobit regression was applied to examine the effects of credit, operational and liquidity risks and environmental factors on bank efficiency both before and after the 2008 GFC. The research sample covers both the developed and developing economies in East Asia (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) and the Pacific region (Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Singapore). There are two main stages in the analysis represented by measuring banks’ cost efficiency and examining the relationship between cost efficiency and risks. The overall average efficiency scores from the first stage of the research indicate that the observed banks could have produced their outputs using sixty two per cent of their actual inputs. This is not a high score when compared with previous studies of countries in the area with the same level of development. Comparing the scores between groups of economies produced a surprising result, with the mean efficiency scores of developing countries represented in the research being up to twenty per cent higher than those of developed countries. In the second stage, the study focused on the effects of three kinds of risk (credit risk, operational risk and liquidity risk) on bank cost efficiency in the same countries’ banking systems. It found significant negative effects on banks’ efficiency for the three kinds of risk. However, there were differences between developed and developing economies. The research also confirmed that the environmental factors had significant effect on the banking system as most of the control variables had significant effects, at the one per cent or five per cent… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: banks and banking; financial services industry; economic development; financial risk management; East Asia; Pacific Area

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Phan, T. M. T. (2015). Cost efficiency and risks of commercial banks in East Asia and Pacific region. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31414

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Phan, Thi Minh Thu. “Cost efficiency and risks of commercial banks in East Asia and Pacific region.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31414.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Phan, Thi Minh Thu. “Cost efficiency and risks of commercial banks in East Asia and Pacific region.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

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Phan TMT. Cost efficiency and risks of commercial banks in East Asia and Pacific region. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31414.

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Phan TMT. Cost efficiency and risks of commercial banks in East Asia and Pacific region. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31414

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9. Phan, Thi My Hanh. Market concentration, bank competition and bank efficiency in emerging Asian countries.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36431

► Developing Asian economies have emerged as a new growth pole in the world economy and have played a crucial role in balanced and sustainable global… (more)

▼ Developing Asian economies have emerged as a new growth pole in the world economy and have played a crucial role in balanced and sustainable global growth. These countries have experienced bank privatisation, interest rate deregulation and financial liberalisation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and foreign bank entry. They also have initiated significant financial reforms in banking system that aim to improve the quality of bank management and increase bank performance. This thesis examines the relationships between competition, concentration and X-efficiency in banking in six emerging Asian countries—Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam— over the period 2005–12. First, we measure bank competition at industry level using the conduct parameter approach that is popular in recent empirical studies, and measure bank concentration using the conventional four-bank concentration ratio. The results showed that bank competition levels had a tendency to decrease for India and Indonesia, and to increase for Bangladesh, Malaysia and the Philippines. Degrees of competition in Vietnamese banking fluctuated frequently over a small range. Concentration levels in banking markets had a tendency to decrease for Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam; in contrast, the degree of bank market concentration had a tendency to increase slightly in Malaysia and the Philippines. The study also provides evidence to support the assumptions of the structure conduct performance (SCP) hypothesis: that there is a negative relationship between market concentration and bank competition across banking systems. Second, the study estimates bank X-efficiency using the stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) approach and measures degrees of bank competition at the bank level using the Lerner approach. It was found that banks in these countries are highly efficient and competitive. Finally, the research investigates the relationship between bank competition, market concentration and bank X-efficiency for the full sample and by country using both Tobit regression and two-stage least square regression. For the full sample, market concentration has a positive effect on X-efficiency, whereas competition has a negative effect on X-efficiency. Therefore, this study provides empirical evidence in support of the information generation hypothesis (IGH) but not the quiet life hypothesis (QLH). Moreover, the effect of bank size on X-efficiency is positive, whereas the effect of liquidity risk on X-efficiency is negative. Gross domestic product growth (GDPG) has a positive influence on X-efficiency; however, the effect of inflation on X-efficiency is not clear. By country, the QLH is supported for banking in Bangladesh and Indonesia. In contrast, this hypothesis is rejected and the IGH is supported for banking in India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. The study makes three important contributions. First, this research empirically tested the QLH and the IGH in emerging Asian countries, along with the assumption of the SCP… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: banks and banking; industrial concentration; competition; bank management; Asia; Thesis (D.B.A.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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Phan, T. M. H. (2015). Market concentration, bank competition and bank efficiency in emerging Asian countries. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36431

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Phan, Thi My Hanh. “Market concentration, bank competition and bank efficiency in emerging Asian countries.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36431.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Phan, Thi My Hanh. “Market concentration, bank competition and bank efficiency in emerging Asian countries.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

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Phan TMH. Market concentration, bank competition and bank efficiency in emerging Asian countries. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36431.

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Council of Science Editors:

Phan TMH. Market concentration, bank competition and bank efficiency in emerging Asian countries. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36431

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10. Phung, Duc Nam. Ownership structure, corporate diversification, and firm performance : a study of listed firms in Vietnam.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32619

► This thesis investigates the effect of ownership structure (both state and foreign) on firm performance and corporate diversification in the context of Vietnamese listed firms,… (more)

▼ This thesis investigates the effect of ownership structure (both state and foreign) on firm performance and corporate diversification in the context of Vietnamese listed firms, and examines the effect of corporate diversification on firm performance. It explores the following research questions: What is the effect of ownership structure (state ownership and foreign ownership) on the performance of Vietnamese listed firms? What is the impact of ownership structure on corporate diversification? What is the influence of corporate diversification on firm performance? The thesis uses panel data of listed firms on Hochiminh Stock Exchange and Hanoi Stock Exchange over the period 2007 to 2012. Research in this thesis employs the system generalised method of moments estimation (system GMM) to examine the relationship between ownership structure and firm performance. This study finds that state ownership has a U-shaped relationship with firm performance; while foreign ownership has an inverted U-shaped relationship with firm performance. Empirical results reveal that firm performance decreases beyond a level of 28.67% of state ownership and firm performance increases beyond a level of 43% of foreign ownership. The results indicate that state ownership has entrenchment effect due to divergence of goals between state owners and other shareholder. However, this adverse effect is overwhelmed by benefits of political connections of high concentrated state ownership. Foreign ownership has positive effect on firm performance due to the fact that foreign shareholders act as monitors to reduce agency problems in firms and foreign shareholders may transfer advanced managerial skills or technologies to firms. Foreign ownership, however, may expropriate other shareholders for their own benefits when it is concentrated. The results imply that emerging markets like Vietnam should focus on corporate governance mechanisms in order to protect minority shareholders from the expropriation of state ownership or concentrated foreign ownership. This thesis employs a logistic model to investigate the impact of ownership structure on corporate diversification decisions. The results indicate that state ownership encourages corporate diversification, while foreign ownership inhibits it. This implies that Vietnamese firms with high levels of state ownership are likely to diversify their businesses, but firms with foreign ownership are not likely to adopt this strategy. Research in this study employs fixed effect, instrumental fixed effect, Heckman selection, and the system GMM estimations to investigate the impact of corporate diversification on firm performance in Vietnamese listed firms. Empirical results indicate that corporate diversification has a negative impact on performance, and suggest that corporate diversification is not beneficial in an emerging market like Vietnam. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: business enterprises; government ownership; organizational effectiveness; corporate governance; business enterprises, foreign; Vietnam; Thesis (D.B.A.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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Phung, D. N. (2015). Ownership structure, corporate diversification, and firm performance : a study of listed firms in Vietnam. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32619

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Phung, Duc Nam. “Ownership structure, corporate diversification, and firm performance : a study of listed firms in Vietnam.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32619.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Phung, Duc Nam. “Ownership structure, corporate diversification, and firm performance : a study of listed firms in Vietnam.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Phung DN. Ownership structure, corporate diversification, and firm performance : a study of listed firms in Vietnam. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32619.

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Phung DN. Ownership structure, corporate diversification, and firm performance : a study of listed firms in Vietnam. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32619

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11. Russ, Helen. Memes and organisational culture : what is the relationship?.

Degree: 2014, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31834

► Organisational culture and memes have generally been studied as independent phenomenon. This thesis examines the relationship between memes and culture within the context of organisations.… (more)

▼ Organisational culture and memes have generally been studied as independent phenomenon. This thesis examines the relationship between memes and culture within the context of organisations. By actively exploring the metaphysical landscape of organisations alongside traditional organisational cultural and memetic analysis, this research brings new perspectives. The study of organisations is more than 100 years old, while the study of culture is arguably as old or older. The study of organisational culture is more recent, but it emerged from research on organisations and culture. Memes are a new idea, heralded as a new way of approaching the landscape of ideas and the force of the mega-corporations, religions or ideologies. The study of memes has been justifiably criticised for its lack of theoretical foundations and its fad like nature partly because it is drawing on metaphors borrowed from the science of genetic transmission. This leaves the research area in a theoretical void once the initial analogies have been explored. The study of organisations and culture has been extensively explored and yet there is still no single definition of organisational culture. The challenge with the study of memes and organisational culture is that definitions are ambiguous, the thinking continues to evolve and there is no agreed model that defines memes or organisational culture. In addition, while there is discussion around the relationship between biological and cultural evolution, there is very little research comparing memes and organisational culture. This research uses a variety of techniques to explore five case study organisations in Ireland, the United States and in Australia. Using Plato as the theoretical foundation, the research draws from both Western philosophy and the Western esoteric tradition to bring a multileveled understanding. By using academic and metaphysical methods, the research explores what Plato described as the visible and intelligible worlds within the context of organisations. The metaphysical perspective is gained using systematic meditation based techniques to explore the non-visible component of organisations. The insights gained during the metaphysical mapping are compared to the results from open-ended interviews and the Organisational Cultural Assessment Instrument (OCAI) to generate comparisons between conventional and metaphysical perspectives and between case studies. Through analysis of the material, a model has emerged that reveals memes and culture from a metaphysical perspective. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: memes; memetics; organizational behavior; corporate culture; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2014

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Russ, H. (2014). Memes and organisational culture : what is the relationship?. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31834

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Russ, Helen. “Memes and organisational culture : what is the relationship?.” 2014. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31834.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Russ, Helen. “Memes and organisational culture : what is the relationship?.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

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Russ H. Memes and organisational culture : what is the relationship?. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31834.

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Russ H. Memes and organisational culture : what is the relationship?. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31834

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12. Stimpson, Scott E. Investigating mitochondrial and ER protein profiles of cells expressing SPTLC1 mutations.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36862

► Axonal degeneration is the final common path in many neurological disorders. It is seen in its pure form in hereditary axonal neuropathies. The hereditary neuropathies… (more)

▼ Axonal degeneration is the final common path in many neurological disorders. It is seen in its pure form in hereditary axonal neuropathies. The hereditary neuropathies are the most common group of diseases. Subsets of neuropathies involving the sensory neuron are known as hereditary sensory neuropathies (HSNs). Hereditary sensory neuropathy type I (HSN-I) (the most common subtype of HSNs) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder, characterised by the progressive degeneration of the dorsal root ganglion and with onset of clinical symptoms occurring between the second or third decade of life. Heterozygous mutations in the serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) long chain subunit 1 (SPTLC1) have been identified as the cause of HSN-I. In Paper I, we optimised an isolation method of mitochondria to allow the production of a full and in-depth proteomic profile to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying mitochondrial (dys) function in HSN-I. Paper II, detailed examinations of a small sub-set of proteins that were found to be altered in abundance within harvested mitochondria from HSN-I mutant SPTLC1 cells. Comparison of mitochondrial protein isolates from control and patient lymphoblasts, showed an increased abundance of Ubiquinol Cytochrome C Reductase Core Protein 1, an electron-transport chain protein, as well as the immunoglobulin, Ig Kappa Chain C. In, Paper III, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein lysates from HSN-I patient and control lymphoblasts, were examined leading to identification of changes in expression of five proteins; Hypoxia Up regulated Protein 1, Chloride Intracellular Channel Protein 1, Ubiqutin-40s Ribosomal Protein S27a, Coactosin and Ig Kappa chain C. Further investigations into mitochondrial and ER protein profiles were carried out in Paper IV, which showed a number of proteins that were altered in their relative abundance using membrane and soluble isolation techniques. Further analyses of these identified changes were carried out and replicated in Paper V, which revealed and confirmed the changes in protein expression and abundance of proteins earlier identified in Papers I and II. Changes were identified in V144D mutations, as well as C133W and C133Y mutations. All of which are implicated to be casual of HSN-I. Lipid droplets and alterations of lipid metabolism are hallmarks of a variety autosomal dominant neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Paper VI, revealed significant increases in the presence of lipid droplets in HSN-I patient-derived lymphoblasts, indicating a potential connection between lipid droplet formation and the molecular mechanisms of HSN-I. In conclusion, this study has shown alteration in mitochondrial and ER protein profiles in patient-derived lymphoblasts and in transfected neuronal cells expressing the mutations V144D, C133W and C133Y. This investigation has contributed to the field by identifying protein alterations which has yielded a more detailed and in-depth analysis of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in HSN-I. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Science and Health.

Subjects/Keywords: nervous system; degeneration; genetic aspects; Thesis (Ph.D.) – Western Sydney University, 2015

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Stimpson, S. E. (2015). Investigating mitochondrial and ER protein profiles of cells expressing SPTLC1 mutations. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36862

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Stimpson, Scott E. “Investigating mitochondrial and ER protein profiles of cells expressing SPTLC1 mutations.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36862.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Stimpson, Scott E. “Investigating mitochondrial and ER protein profiles of cells expressing SPTLC1 mutations.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Stimpson SE. Investigating mitochondrial and ER protein profiles of cells expressing SPTLC1 mutations. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36862.

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Council of Science Editors:

Stimpson SE. Investigating mitochondrial and ER protein profiles of cells expressing SPTLC1 mutations. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36862

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13. Tran, Manh Thang. Exploring quality teaching of information and communication technology in New South Wales and Yenbai high schools : a comparative study.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:37992

► This study compares ICT policy and curriculum and assessment practices between Australian and Vietnamese secondary schools, and investigates differences between these two school systems. Document… (more)

▼ This study compares ICT policy and curriculum and assessment practices between Australian and Vietnamese secondary schools, and investigates differences between these two school systems. Document analyses and case studies were used to examine the key differences in ICT curriculum and policy and assessment practices between Australian and Vietnamese secondary schools. The document analyses focused on the intended ICT policy and curriculum and assessment, as presented in official documents in both countries. Using a case study approach for in-depth examination, two secondary schools were selected (one from Yenbai province, Vietnam and one from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia). Two principals and three teachers were interviewed. Classroom teaching and assessment practices were observed, and principals and teachers‟ views were obtained through semi-structured interviews and extensive discussions. Findings from the two case studies were compared with the findings from the document analysis. This study explored and analysed differences in ICT teaching, learning, assessment, and achievement between Vietnamese and Australian secondary students. It was found that that Australian ICT school curricula and assessment differed markedly from the Vietnamese system. Student ICT achievement in these Australian and Vietnamese schools could not only be attributed to higher standards of intended ICT curricula and assessment, or teacher knowledge or classroom practices. These differences are better explained by economic and cultural factors, ICT policies and their degrees of implementation, and extra ICT curricula. In order to bridge the gap and implement adequate ICT curricula and policies, rigorous professional training in teaching and assessment is essential for both Australian and Vietnamese teachers. In order to improve Australian students‟ ICT achievement, achievement motivation must be addressed. Many challenging aspects were found in ICT policies and classrooms in the Vietnamese educational system that calls for immediate change and improvement. In order to implement reforms in Vietnamese education, the impact of cultural influence must be considered more seriously. In particular, this study highlights the need to integrate case study with large-scale study in international comparative studies. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Education (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: information technology; education, secondary; study and teaching (secondary); Australia; Vietnam; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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Tran, M. T. (2015). Exploring quality teaching of information and communication technology in New South Wales and Yenbai high schools : a comparative study. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:37992

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Tran, Manh Thang. “Exploring quality teaching of information and communication technology in New South Wales and Yenbai high schools : a comparative study.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:37992.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Tran, Manh Thang. “Exploring quality teaching of information and communication technology in New South Wales and Yenbai high schools : a comparative study.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

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Tran MT. Exploring quality teaching of information and communication technology in New South Wales and Yenbai high schools : a comparative study. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:37992.

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Tran MT. Exploring quality teaching of information and communication technology in New South Wales and Yenbai high schools : a comparative study. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:37992

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14. Cull, Michelle. The role of trust in personal financial planning.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32640

► The financial planning environment has experienced significant change and development in the last decade with the global financial crisis (GFC) being blamed for loss of… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: financial planning industry; personal finance; financial planners; trust; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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Cull, M. (2015). The role of trust in personal financial planning. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32640

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Cull, Michelle. “The role of trust in personal financial planning.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32640.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Cull, Michelle. “The role of trust in personal financial planning.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Cull M. The role of trust in personal financial planning. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32640.

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Cull M. The role of trust in personal financial planning. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32640

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15. El Sayed, Khadigeh. The time course of muscle sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to physical and mental stressors in males and females.

Degree: 2016, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:43955

► Elevated blood pressure (BP) responses to stressors in young people have been associated with greater risk of hypertension later in life. The aim of this… (more)

▼ Elevated blood pressure (BP) responses to stressors in young people have been associated with greater risk of hypertension later in life. The aim of this project was to determine what drives BP responses to stress in healthy young males and females. The time course of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), BP and heart rate (HR) responses to mental stressors (Stroop colour-word test and mental arithmetic) and physical stressors (cold pressor test (CPT), static handgrip exercise, and post-exercise ischemia) were recorded in 21 healthy young males and in 19 healthy young females. Individuals who experienced a rise in MSNA during stress were classified as positive responders, and those who experienced a fall in MSNA during stress were classified as negative responders. In Study 1 it was hypothesised that negative responders to mental stress experience a more rapid rise in BP at the onset of the task than positive responders. It was also hypothesised that parallel increases in BP and MSNA occur during physical stressors and these are consistent between participants. The results indicate that that negative responders to mental stress exhibit a more rapid rise in diastolic pressure at the onset of the stressor (1.3 ± 0.5 mmHg/s), suggesting a baroreflex-mediated suppression of MSNA. In positive responders there is a more sluggish rise in BP during mental stress (0.4 ± 0.1 mmHg/s), which appears to be MSNA-driven. The physical stressors elicited large and consistent increases in BP and MSNA amongst participants. In Study 2, the effects of sex on the early BP response to stress were examined in both positive and negative responders. The peak changes, time of peak, and rate of changes in BP were compared between males and females and between positive and negative responders. Consistent with the findings in the males, the female negative responders experienced a greater rate of rise in diastolic BP (1.1 ± 0.6 mmHg/s) compared to the positive responders (0.2 ± 0.1 mmHg/s). Cardiovascular and sympathetic responses to stressors were generally consistent between males and females. However, changes in total MSNA during mental arithmetic were greater in males and changes in HR during handgrip were also greater in males (P<0.05). In contrast, changes in MSNA burst amplitude during Stroop test were greater in females than in males (P<0.05). In Study 3 the effects of the menstrual cycle on cardiovascular and sympathetic responses to stressors were assessed in young, healthy females. It was concluded that the CPT, but not other stressors, elicits greater sympathetic responses during the low-hormone phase (9±2 bursts/min) compared with the high-hormone phase (5±3; P=0.014), but was not associated with larger elevations in BP. In summary, the work described in this thesis has uncovered novel information on the underlying physiological mechanisms responsible for the differences between responders and non-responders to mental stressors, and has also uncovered sex-based differences and the effects of female hormones on sympathetic… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Medicine (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: stress (psychology); blood pressure; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2016; hypertension; young women; young men

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El Sayed, K. (2016). The time course of muscle sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to physical and mental stressors in males and females. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:43955

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

El Sayed, Khadigeh. “The time course of muscle sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to physical and mental stressors in males and females.” 2016. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:43955.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

El Sayed, Khadigeh. “The time course of muscle sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to physical and mental stressors in males and females.” 2016. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

El Sayed K. The time course of muscle sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to physical and mental stressors in males and females. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:43955.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

El Sayed K. The time course of muscle sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to physical and mental stressors in males and females. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:43955

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

16. Le, Thi Phuong Vy. Ownership structure, capital structure and firm performance : a study of Vietnamese listed firms.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32620

► Although several studies have focused on diverse aspects of ownership and capital structure, some limitations still exist. First, most previous studies have concentrated on the… (more)

▼ Although several studies have focused on diverse aspects of ownership and capital structure, some limitations still exist. First, most previous studies have concentrated on the influence of ownership structure on firm performance, but there is a lack of research about its effect on financing decisions. Concretely, while the relationship between ownership structure and capital structure has been established theoretically, only a few empirical studies have examined this linkage, especially in developing countries. In addition, the studies have often concentrated on managerial ownership, insider ownership, institutional ownership, or ownership concentration. There is limited empirical evidence on the influence of foreign and state ownership on capital structure, although these kinds of ownership have recently become common and important in developing economies because of a sharp increase in foreign investment and the equitisation process. Second, several theories and studies have examined capital structure; however, there is no single theory that can fully interpret the effect of capital structure on firm performance. Specifically, empirical evidence shows different and contradictory results and indicates that this relationship depends significantly on the specific circumstances. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of ownership on capital structure and, subsequently, the influence of capital structure on firm performance in Vietnam, which is considered a typical developing country. To achieve this objective, the research used unbalanced panel data from all non-financial listed firms in Vietnam during the period 2007–2012 and employed pooled ordinary least squares, random effects and fixed effects regression methods, and the dynamic panel generalised method of moments for analysing data. Although various approaches were applied, all results were consistent. Specifically, the study found that whereas foreign ownership has a negative effect on leverage, state ownership has a positive influence. Managerial ownership has a positive relation, but the effect of large ownership on debt level is not conclusive. Additionally, the results revealed that foreign ownership affects inside ownership influence on financing decisions. In particular, foreign ownership decreases the positive effect of managerial ownership on debt level. The research results also indicate that all ratios of long-term debt, short-term debt and total debt in both book and market value are significantly and negatively related to return on asset, return on equity and Tobin Q. A non-linear relationship between leverage and firm performance only appears when performance is measured by return on equity and capital structure measured by total debt and short-term debt. These findings imply that firms with different ownership type may not be equal with respect to access to capital sources. State-owned firms could have substantial advantages through access to the debt market because they receive preferential treatment from stateowned… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: business enterprises; business enterprises, foreign; organizational effectiveness; corporate governance; government ownership; debt; Vietnam; Thesis (D.B.A.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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APA (6^th Edition):

Le, T. P. V. (2015). Ownership structure, capital structure and firm performance : a study of Vietnamese listed firms. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32620

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Le, Thi Phuong Vy. “Ownership structure, capital structure and firm performance : a study of Vietnamese listed firms.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32620.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Le, Thi Phuong Vy. “Ownership structure, capital structure and firm performance : a study of Vietnamese listed firms.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Le TPV. Ownership structure, capital structure and firm performance : a study of Vietnamese listed firms. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32620.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Le TPV. Ownership structure, capital structure and firm performance : a study of Vietnamese listed firms. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32620

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17. Laurenti, Daunia. Identification of novel neuroprotective genes against oxidative stress : a combined genetic and proteomic approach.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36210

► Introduction: Oxidative stress is a pathological condition caused by an imbalance between oxygen radical production and their detoxification. Oxidative stress in the brain is considered… (more)

▼ Introduction: Oxidative stress is a pathological condition caused by an imbalance between oxygen radical production and their detoxification. Oxidative stress in the brain is considered a contributing factor in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. Murine Neuro2A cells were chronically exposed to H2O2 and resistant clones (named Neuro2A-HR populations) with up to 70 fold higher tolerance to H2O2 were selected. Differential gene expression in the selected Neuro2A-HR subpopulations was analysed using microarrays, the top hits of the genes were validated by qRT-PCR and 11 of the validated genes were cloned in pIRES2-EGFP plasmid in order to be overexpressed. Aim: The general aim of this work was to identify novel neuroprotective genes and proteins involved in the mechanism of defence against oxidative stress by investigating the mechanism of resistance of the selected Neuro2A-HR cells via a genetic and a proteomic approach. Methods: Genetic approach: stable transfected single clones were generated. Single clones were overexpressing at different level five genes of interest: Glutathione Stransferase alpha 3 (Gsta3); Microsomal glutathione S-transferase 1 (Mgst1); α/β hydrolase domain-containing protein 3 (Abhd3); Cytotoxic T lymphocyteassociated protein 2 alpha (Ctla-2α) and Major facilitator superfamily domain containing 6 (Mfsd6) in Neuro2A cells. Level of gene expression was measured via qRT-PCR. The single clones were also tested for their resistance toward H2O2 exposure to evaluate their role in the protection from H2O2-induced cell death. Proteomic approach: two of the Neuro2A-HR subpopulations (E3 andE725) were used for analysing the proteome in order to evaluate differentially increased and decreased proteins and identify them by using the 2D-PAGE and LC-ESI/MS Mass Spectrometry. Results: Gene overexpression was a successful tool and Gsta3, Mgst1, Ctla-2α and Mfsd6 genes demonstrated to be protective when overexpressed in the cells. Selected single clones showed different levels of expression and also different levels of resistance, but all the clones that had an expression of the target genes over 1.5 fold resulted in an increased resistance when compared to the parental Neuro2A. Conversely Abhd3 overexpression did not result in an increased resistance against oxidative stress. From the proteomic analysis of the two Neuro2A-HR subpopulations, 40 proteins were identified that were (A) present in only in Neuro2A-HR subpopulation (both) and only in Neuro2A parental or (B) showing a consistent increase or decrease in volume in both of the Neuro2A-HR subpopulations (E3 and E725) and (C) presenting a linear relationship inside the Neuro2A-HR subpopulation following their differential resistance to H2O2. Future work: Further investigations are necessary, especially in the validation of the targets identified from the proteomic part of the project but this project was a step forward in understanding how the oxidative stress can be fought. A common function amongst the identified genes and proteins… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Medicine (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: nerve degeneration; genes; oxidative stress; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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APA (6^th Edition):

Laurenti, D. (2015). Identification of novel neuroprotective genes against oxidative stress : a combined genetic and proteomic approach. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36210

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Laurenti, Daunia. “Identification of novel neuroprotective genes against oxidative stress : a combined genetic and proteomic approach.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36210.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Laurenti, Daunia. “Identification of novel neuroprotective genes against oxidative stress : a combined genetic and proteomic approach.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Laurenti D. Identification of novel neuroprotective genes against oxidative stress : a combined genetic and proteomic approach. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36210.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Laurenti D. Identification of novel neuroprotective genes against oxidative stress : a combined genetic and proteomic approach. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36210

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18. M. Fargani, Mohamed. An empirical analysis of economic growth in Libya.

Degree: 2013, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:34991

► This thesis investigates different aspects of the relationship between economic growth and mainstream macroeconomic variables, using time series data. The time series data is used… (more)

▼ This thesis investigates different aspects of the relationship between economic growth and mainstream macroeconomic variables, using time series data. The time series data is used to attempt to incorporate the major characteristics of the Libyan economy for the period 1962 to 2009 into a macroeconomic model, one objective of which is to estimate the relationship between the three mainstream macroeconomic variables: RGDP, inflation and unemployment, by using some extensions to Okun’s Law (1962), Phillips curve (1958), and the Cobb–Douglass (1928) and Solow (1956) growth models. Using a recent econometric approach of co-integration, Vector Error Correction Mechanism (VECM), Generalised Method of Moment (GMM), Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Impulse Response Function (IRF), we can estimate an extended production function to analyse the long-run growth effects of important macroeconomic factors such as inflation, oil revenue, foreign direct investment, trade openness and government expenditure. The Libyan economy, like that of other developing countries in North Africa and the Middle East, has been subject to a multitude of structural changes, as well as of the fluctuation in oil prices during the sample period. Thus, after applying conventional unit root test like ADF and Phillips–Perron (PP), we find structural break in the time series selected. The Chow test (1960) for the presence of one or two structural breaks in data is considered appropriate for this study. The analysis is divided into two time series to get the best results for the models by employing different techniques of econometrics such as co-integration, VECM, GMM, OLS and IRF. The results show that there is a relationship between RGDP, inflation and unemployment. Additionally, the determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) are found to vary from one phase to another, and both foreign direct investment and open trade have a positive effect on both long-run and short-run growth in the Libyan economy. The empirical findings of this thesis indicate that in order to achieve high and stable economic growth and protect the economy from the negative effects of oil price fluctuations, the Libyan government should continue its quest for more efficient and effective non-oil export promotion policies as well for diversification strategies aimed at weaning the economy from its dependence on the oil sector. Economic growth has become an important aim for almost all countries in the world; it is of particular concern for developing countries, which need more growth in their RGDP. This study uses time series data from 15 countries from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) from 1970 to 2010, adding to the growing literature on the issues of economic growth by throwing light on the Cobb-Douglas production function (1928). To find the stationarity of the variables selected, the Dickey-Fuller test is utilised with the Generalised Least Squares (Df-GLS) unit root test to deal with unknown structural breaks in data. Co-integration, VECM and IRF are employed to… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: economic development; Libya; economic conditions; 20th century; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2013

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APA (6^th Edition):

M. Fargani, M. (2013). An empirical analysis of economic growth in Libya. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:34991

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

M. Fargani, Mohamed. “An empirical analysis of economic growth in Libya.” 2013. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:34991.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

M. Fargani, Mohamed. “An empirical analysis of economic growth in Libya.” 2013. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

M. Fargani M. An empirical analysis of economic growth in Libya. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:34991.

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Council of Science Editors:

M. Fargani M. An empirical analysis of economic growth in Libya. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:34991

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19. Nguyen, Hoang Le. The impacts of tour guide performance on foreign tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty in Vietnam.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35881

► This research was generated through my previous career as a tour guide in Vietnam. The tourism industry has been developing over recent years in Vietnam,… (more)

▼ This research was generated through my previous career as a tour guide in Vietnam. The tourism industry has been developing over recent years in Vietnam, as will be evidenced by the literature review below. This research investigates the impact tour guides have on the satisfaction of tourists who are choosing Vietnam as a tourism destination. The following proposal outlines the case of the study in terms of history of tourism industry in Vietnam, the role of tour guide in a package tour, and the relationships between tour guide performance, foreign tourist satisfaction, and tourist’s destination loyalty in Vietnam. In the literature on tourism studies, significant attention has been paid to tourist satisfaction that depended on various factors, but relatively little attention has been paid to the effect of tour guide performance on both tourists’ satisfaction and their destination loyalty. Even less research has been conducted on the role of the tour guide in a package tour. Tour guides are frontline employees in the tourism industry who play a significant role in drawing tourists to a destination. Tour guiding service is the principal component of tour services. Whether tour guides can deliver quality service to tourists is not only essential to the business success of the company, but also significant to the image of the destination (Huang et al., 2010). Although previous research looked at the factors of tour guide performance on the experience of tourists in package tour, there is disagreement about the impact of tour guide performance on tourist satisfaction. Destination loyalty of tourist also needs to be investigated from the tour guide performance and tourist satisfaction perspectives, in order to provide a more complete understanding of the role of the tour guide in a package tour. This research, therefore, attempts to bridge these gaps by exploring the attributes of tour guide performance from the foreign tourist’s perspective. The study was conducted in the context of the foreign tourists who are in Vietnam to evaluate domestic tour guide performance. This context was chosen on the basis that there has been no research conducted on tour guide performance in the Vietnamese context. A self-administrated questionnaire was developed based on the review of the relevant literature and focus group interviews, and was administered to a sample of 500 foreign tourists in six big cities that attract many foreign tourists in Vietnam. Tour guides were recruited for data collection in every tour held by tourism companies. Tour guides distributed the questionnaires to the tourists on the last night of the package tour and then collected them on the next morning. The tour guide, in addition, also informed the tourists that only the researcher would see the returned questionnaires that they put in a sealed envelope. Additionally, I and my colleagues also travelled to the places that attract many foreign tourists; handed the questionnaires to them; let them have approximately 10 minutes to answer; and finally collected the… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: tourism; tour guides (persons); package tours; Thesis (D.B.A.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015; Vietnam

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APA (6^th Edition):

Nguyen, H. L. (2015). The impacts of tour guide performance on foreign tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty in Vietnam. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35881

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nguyen, Hoang Le. “The impacts of tour guide performance on foreign tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty in Vietnam.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35881.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Nguyen, Hoang Le. “The impacts of tour guide performance on foreign tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty in Vietnam.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Nguyen HL. The impacts of tour guide performance on foreign tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty in Vietnam. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35881.

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Council of Science Editors:

Nguyen HL. The impacts of tour guide performance on foreign tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty in Vietnam. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:35881

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20. Gillespie, Sally. Climate change and psyche : mapping myths, dreams and conversations in the era of global warming.

Degree: 2014, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32281

► This thesis maps the psychological terrain of those who are engaged with the phenomenon of global warming. The theories and practices of depth psychology informed… (more)

▼ This thesis maps the psychological terrain of those who are engaged with the phenomenon of global warming. The theories and practices of depth psychology informed this research conducted through collaborative research and auto-ethnographic methods with the aim of exploring and analysing the psychological experience of working with climate change concerns through professional and personal commitments. This thesis provides a rationale and argument for expanding opportunities to acknowledge and discuss the disturbing nature of global warming awareness in community contexts, in order to facilitate increased commitment to action through addressing the stresses, provocations, complexities and opportunities that accompany the knowledge of climate change consequences and threats. The impetus behind this research was to chart the emerging landscape of climate change engagement in order to capture the shifts in worldviews, meaning-making, identity, social and political understandings, actions, behaviours and anticipations of the future within individuals whose daily realities involved thinking about and working with global warming issues. Data for the research came from the researcher’s journal writing between 2009 and 2014, and from a collaborative research group of eight people in Sydney, Australia, who met over a period of seven months in 2011, and who also participated in one-to-one initial and final research conversations. The methodological approach used was a blend of depth psychological and collaborative research methods, both of which have reference points within a phenomenological orientation. This approach supported the development of analysis grounded in close observation and recording of subjective knowledge and experience, which validates the multiple realities, understandings and unconscious dynamics that underlie human existence. A focus on complex and rich descriptions of lived experience, inter-subjective fields and the acknowledgement of multiple epistemological sources served to widen and contextualise complex analyses and interpretations that avoided simplistic or reductive views of psychological responses to climate change. The recording and sharing of dreams within this research added crucial insights to unconscious perceptions and responses in relation to global warming awareness. Dream sharing within group discussions also served to open discussions to feelings and experiences that were inaccessible through more conscious questioning and dialogues. The research questions I initially proposed focused on tracking the shifts between existing and emerging worldviews, asking if an understanding of the changing myths of these times could increase creative and resilient responses to confusion, grief and fears associated with climate change. A further question I asked was what happens when individuals come together in a group to inquire into and share their reflections on these processes? While the collaborative research group acknowledged the importance of worldviews and the shifts of paradigms, the major… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Education (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: global warming; social aspects; climatic changes; environmental aspects; human ecology; psychological aspects; Australia; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2014

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Gillespie, S. (2014). Climate change and psyche : mapping myths, dreams and conversations in the era of global warming. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32281

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Gillespie, Sally. “Climate change and psyche : mapping myths, dreams and conversations in the era of global warming.” 2014. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32281.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Gillespie, Sally. “Climate change and psyche : mapping myths, dreams and conversations in the era of global warming.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Gillespie S. Climate change and psyche : mapping myths, dreams and conversations in the era of global warming. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32281.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Gillespie S. Climate change and psyche : mapping myths, dreams and conversations in the era of global warming. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32281

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

21. Hammam, Elie. Physiological studies of the vestibulosympathetic reflex in humans.

Degree: 2014, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:33178

► I have previously shown that sinusoidal galvanic vestibular stimulation (sGVS), a means of selectively modulating vestibular afferent activity, can cause partial entrainment of sympathetic outflow… (more)

▼ I have previously shown that sinusoidal galvanic vestibular stimulation (sGVS), a means of selectively modulating vestibular afferent activity, can cause partial entrainment of sympathetic outflow to muscle and skin in human subjects. However, GVS influences the firing of afferents from the entire vestibular apparatus, including the semicircular canals. To further identify the source of vestibular input in the generation of vestibulosympathetic reflexes, I conducted a series of studies using sinusoidal linear acceleration of seated subjects (head vertical) to physiologically stimulate the vestibular system. In Study I & II, I tested the hypotheses that selective activation of one set of otolithic organs - those located in the utricle, which are sensitive to displacement in the horizontal axis - could entrain muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and skin sympathetic nerve activity (SSNA). Cross-correlation analysis revealed for the 10 subjects in Study I a marked entrainment of SSNA for all types of movements: vestibular modulation was 97±3 % for movements in the X-axis and 91±5 % for displacements in the Y-axis. Furthermore, Study II revealed partial entrainment of MSNA to the sinusoidal stimulus: vestibular modulation was 32±3 % for displacements in the X-axis and 29±3 % in the Y-axis; these were significantly smaller than those evoked in SSNA. In addition, in Study III I examined the capacity for the vestibular utricle to modulate muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) during sinusoidal linear acceleration at amplitudes below perceptual threshold. Subjects (n=16) were exposed to a range of amplitudes presented in a quasi-random order (1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, 20 and 30 mG), at a constant frequency of 0.2 Hz. Cross-correlation analysis revealed potent sinusoidal modulation of MSNA even at accelerations subjects could not perceive (1.25-5 mG). The modulation index showed a positive linear increase with acceleration amplitude, such that the modulation was significantly higher (25.3 ± 3.7 %) at 30 mG than at 1.25 mG (15.5 ± 1.2 %). Finally, in Study IV I sought to better understand how the brain differentiates between head-only movements that do not require changes in vasomotor tone in the lower limbs from body movements that do require vasomotor changes. As a result, I tested the hypothesis that neck movements modulate MSNA in the lower limbs of humans. Subjects (n=10) lay supine, at rest, during sinusoidal stretching of neck muscles (100 cycles, 35o peak to peak at 0.37 ± 0.02 Hz) and during a ramp-and-hold (17.5o for 54 ± 9 s) static neck muscle stretch, while their heads were held fixed in space. Cross-correlation analysis revealed cyclical modulation of MSNA during sinusoidal neck muscle stretch (modulation index 45.4 ± 5.3%), which was significantly less than the cardiac modulation of MSNA at rest (78.7 ± 4.2%). Overall, by using slow sinusoidal physiological stimuli, evidence accumulated throughout my doctoral candidature emphasizes the role of the utricle, through the vestibulosympathetic reflex, in control of… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Medicine (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: vestibule, labyrinth; vestibular apparatus; vestibulo-ocular reflex; vestibular function tests; electric stimulation; physiology; utricle; sinusoidal linear acceleration; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2014

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Hammam, E. (2014). Physiological studies of the vestibulosympathetic reflex in humans. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:33178

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hammam, Elie. “Physiological studies of the vestibulosympathetic reflex in humans.” 2014. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:33178.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hammam, Elie. “Physiological studies of the vestibulosympathetic reflex in humans.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Hammam E. Physiological studies of the vestibulosympathetic reflex in humans. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:33178.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Hammam E. Physiological studies of the vestibulosympathetic reflex in humans. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:33178

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22. Hong, Wenqiong. A beginning Mandarin teacher researcher's exploration of her own professional development through classroom teaching : a self study.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32634

► This research explored the teacher-researcher’s professional development as a beginning Mandarin teacher in terms of teaching strategies and language skills. She recorded the critical problems… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Chinese language; study and teaching; Mandarin dialects; classroom management; student teaching; Thesis (M.Ed. (Hons.)) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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Hong, W. (2015). A beginning Mandarin teacher researcher's exploration of her own professional development through classroom teaching : a self study. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32634

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hong, Wenqiong. “A beginning Mandarin teacher researcher's exploration of her own professional development through classroom teaching : a self study.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32634.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hong, Wenqiong. “A beginning Mandarin teacher researcher's exploration of her own professional development through classroom teaching : a self study.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Hong W. A beginning Mandarin teacher researcher's exploration of her own professional development through classroom teaching : a self study. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32634.

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Hong W. A beginning Mandarin teacher researcher's exploration of her own professional development through classroom teaching : a self study. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32634

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23. Liao, Jiadong. Doctoral candidates' information practice through research writing : cases of East-Asian students in Australian universities.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36428

► Information practices are pertinent to research writing, particularly in the writing of a literature review. This study examined East Asian doctoral (PhD) candidates’ information practices… (more)

▼ Information practices are pertinent to research writing, particularly in the writing of a literature review. This study examined East Asian doctoral (PhD) candidates’ information practices as a construct in writing literature reviews for social science theses in Australian universities. The outcomes of this research complement and extend the current documented strategies and regulations in information practices in both fields of Higher Degree Research education and Library and Information Science (LIS). Conceptualised in terms of Foucauldian (1972) “statements”, this study contributes to a reconceptualisation of information practices in research writing through the analysis of students’ literature reviews. Further, this research sheds light on research pedagogy for researchers who are committed to being educators more than supervisors. For doctoral students this thesis provides in part a picture of information practices in research writing. Information practices in literature reviews have largely been under-researched and/or overlooked in the fields of LIS and research education. Past studies in these two areas have contributed to developing research students’ information search abilities and writing abilities through various strategies (Carter, 2011a; Cotterall, 2011a; Kavuluru et al., 2012; Lee & Kamler, 2008; McCulloch et al., 2010; Olsson, 2010; Switzer & Lepkowski, 2007), while there is lack of combined investigation about information practices in research writing. Moreover, there are few studies investigating the statements (Foucault, 1972) per se in these two areas. Statement which is the core unit of discourse brings about the particular modalities of existence such as the information practices in research writing (Foucault, 1972). The investigation on statement can generate new insights into research writing by relating to information practices in both research education and LIS. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Education (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: literature reviews; information literacy; study and teaching (higher); East Asian students; Australia; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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Liao, J. (2015). Doctoral candidates' information practice through research writing : cases of East-Asian students in Australian universities. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36428

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Liao, Jiadong. “Doctoral candidates' information practice through research writing : cases of East-Asian students in Australian universities.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36428.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Liao, Jiadong. “Doctoral candidates' information practice through research writing : cases of East-Asian students in Australian universities.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Liao J. Doctoral candidates' information practice through research writing : cases of East-Asian students in Australian universities. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36428.

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Council of Science Editors:

Liao J. Doctoral candidates' information practice through research writing : cases of East-Asian students in Australian universities. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36428

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24. Bobek, Gabriele. Placental abnormalities and hypertension in pregnancy.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:34197

► Preeclampsia is a significant and common complication of pregnancy, with characteristic signs of hypertension and proteinuria. Current theories postulate a role for altered placental perfusion… (more)

▼ Preeclampsia is a significant and common complication of pregnancy, with characteristic signs of hypertension and proteinuria. Current theories postulate a role for altered placental perfusion as a consequence of abnormal placental development in the aetiology of preeclampsia. Animal models of human preeclampsia have shown that an imbalance of the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α leads to a similar maternal phenotype as seen with a surgical reduction of placental perfusion pressure. This suggests a role for the inflammatory response in generating the maternal signs of hypertension and proteinuria. Currently, there is no direct link showing that a cytokine imbalance (specifically increased TNF-) affects placental development in such a way as to result in altered blood flow. The ability to detect morphological changes and alterations in blood flow in experimental models of preeclampsia would provide a significant boost in our understanding of the syndrome. The aim of this study was to develop an “imbalance in pro-inflammatory cytokine (TNF-α)” experimental mouse model of preeclampsia and to utilize magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for visualization of placental anatomy and for the analysis of changes in tissue morphology and function including blood flow and perfusion. Secondly, this study aimed to examine the relationship between; an imbalance in inflammatory cytokines; changes in placental markers involved in inflammation, hypoxia and pH homeostasis; and changes in blood flow in the aetiology of the maternal hypertensive response. Pregnant C57BL/6JArc mice were subject to either reduced utero-placental perfusion (RUPP), subcutaneous infusion of the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α, or control procedures. Blood pressure was measured by either tail cuff sphygmomanometry or by telemetry. Urine was collected to measure proteinuria and blood was collected to measure levels of the anti-angiogenic molecule soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1), a biomarker of the human disease. MRI images were acquired on anaesthetised mice on day 17 of gestation using a Bruker Avance 11.7 Tesla wide-bore spectrometer. Quantitative analysis of changes in T2 relaxation measurements were carried out by using Matlab™ to generate R2 (i.e., 1/T2) maps from the acquired T2 measurement data, with the T2 values being calculated from selected regions of interest. Additional high resolution MRI images were acquired on formalin fixed, Magnevist™ contrast agent infused placenta. Placentas were harvested on day 17 of pregnancy, either formalin fixed and paraffin embedded for histology or snap frozen for proteomics and genomics. Histology was performed on sections using either Haematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) or Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stains. Immunohistochemistry using secondary anti rabbit horse radish peroxidise linked polymer and visualising with DAB, or quantitative immunofluorescent histochemistry using Alexa 488 goat anti-rabbit IgG was performed using primary antibodies to Cytokeratin (trophoblast marker), HIF-1a (Hypoxia inducible transcription… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Medicine (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: preeclampsia; hypertension in pregnancy; pregnancy; complications; fetus; abnormalities; congential abnormalities; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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Bobek, G. (2015). Placental abnormalities and hypertension in pregnancy. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:34197

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Bobek, Gabriele. “Placental abnormalities and hypertension in pregnancy.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:34197.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Bobek, Gabriele. “Placental abnormalities and hypertension in pregnancy.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Bobek G. Placental abnormalities and hypertension in pregnancy. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:34197.

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Council of Science Editors:

Bobek G. Placental abnormalities and hypertension in pregnancy. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:34197

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25. Hossain, Md. Munir. Antecedents of attitudes towards foreign movies and their effects on viewing behaviour : a case of Hollywood and Bollywood.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32816

► Consumers in developed and developing nations generally prefer products/services made in their home countries for economic, social and ethical reasons, and resist accepting foreign ones.… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: motion pictures; social aspects; ethnocentrism; foreign films; United States; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015; India

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Hossain, M. M. (2015). Antecedents of attitudes towards foreign movies and their effects on viewing behaviour : a case of Hollywood and Bollywood. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32816

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hossain, Md Munir. “Antecedents of attitudes towards foreign movies and their effects on viewing behaviour : a case of Hollywood and Bollywood.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32816.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hossain, Md Munir. “Antecedents of attitudes towards foreign movies and their effects on viewing behaviour : a case of Hollywood and Bollywood.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Hossain MM. Antecedents of attitudes towards foreign movies and their effects on viewing behaviour : a case of Hollywood and Bollywood. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32816.

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Council of Science Editors:

Hossain MM. Antecedents of attitudes towards foreign movies and their effects on viewing behaviour : a case of Hollywood and Bollywood. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32816

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26. Moore, Toni S. Supporting family-friendly work practices : cultural possibilities and limitations.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32503

► This is an human resource management (HRM) thesis which investigates a critical diversity management topic. Existing literature shows that the availability of family-friendly work practices… (more)

▼ This is an human resource management (HRM) thesis which investigates a critical diversity management topic. Existing literature shows that the availability of family-friendly work practices (FFWPs) does not guarantee their usage often resulting in the inability to attain a suitable work and family balance. This issue is of rising importance due to the increasing numbers of parents in the workforce. The role played by family-friendly work culture (FFWC) in explaining the reluctance of employees to access family-friendly work practices (FFWPs) was investigated. This research problem is significant because it was found that only a few studies have highlighted the importance of FFWC. This indicated the gap in the current state of knowledge. McDonald, Brown and Bradley’s FFWC measure was utilised to confirm and develop the FFWC concept. A critical stance is taken to question whether culture has all the answers when investigating FFWPs. Therefore, the role played by job characteristics and the style of human resource management (HRM) is also investigated utilising the human resource architecture model and the soft and hard HRM model. This involves an assessment of the utility of these models for theory and practice. The research questions prompted the use of a qualitative methodological approach. Preliminary interviews and case studies were an ideal choice of research methods based on the nature of FFWC being considered a medium and outcome of social practice. Being able to be present at the organisations as much as possible was an advantage in gaining insights into organisational members’ values, perceptions, feelings and thoughts. This enabled an understanding of the personal experiences of individuals regarding FFWPs. Phase one consisted of 16 pilot interviews at 16 organisations. These were conducted during 2007. The analysis from these interviews informed the second phase, the case studies. Data collection for phase two was conducted from 2010 to 2012 and consisted of documentary analysis and interviews. The case studies were based at two large private sector and two large public sector organisations located in Sydney. Five female and five male participants at each organisation from various job categories were selected. The findings confirmed McDonald, Brown and Bradley’s FFWC framework. Five new FFWC aspects relating to the existing five FFWC dimensions advance understanding of those dimensions. There are also four new FFWC dimensions revealed which extend the existing FFWC framework to nine dimensions. This enhanced FFWC framework helps to explain why employees often feel discouraged to use FFWPs. However, job characteristics were also found to play a part, although this varied between the private and public sector case study organisations. Type of HRM was also found to be an influence. Organisations employed a mix of soft and hard HRM which coincided with uneven usage of FFWPs. This finding supported the heterogeneity argument concerning HRM in practice. The revised theoretical model for studying FFWPs in this… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: personnel management; work and family; quality of life; quality of work life; corporate culture; sex discrimination in employment.; women employees; Australia; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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Moore, T. S. (2015). Supporting family-friendly work practices : cultural possibilities and limitations. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32503

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Moore, Toni S. “Supporting family-friendly work practices : cultural possibilities and limitations.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32503.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Moore, Toni S. “Supporting family-friendly work practices : cultural possibilities and limitations.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Moore TS. Supporting family-friendly work practices : cultural possibilities and limitations. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32503.

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Council of Science Editors:

Moore TS. Supporting family-friendly work practices : cultural possibilities and limitations. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:32503

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27. Bressan, Alessandro. Environmental and social responsibility within SMEs : managerial perspectives from Western Sydney, Australia.

Degree: 2014, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31714

► SMEs in the Western Sydney Region operate in a complex and competitive environment and are an integral part of the community in which they are… (more)

▼ SMEs in the Western Sydney Region operate in a complex and competitive environment and are an integral part of the community in which they are based. They provide employment in the region and are also significant drivers for the growth, development and maintenance of the Western Sydney economy. It is not known nevertheless the extent to which these SMEs practice environmental and social responsibility (ESR). In order to address this knowledge gap, this thesis investigates the relationship between micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and ESR. More specifically, through a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods it explores four themes: a) owners/managers’ conceptualisations of ESR; b) patterns of adoption of ESR practices; c) drivers of, and barriers to the implementation of ESR initiatives; and d) the role of relationships between owners/managers and their stakeholder networks in the adoption of ESR practices. The findings of the research revealed that the SME community in Western Sydney is particularly heterogeneous, and that their behaviour and approach to ESR varies according to the size and complexity of the business. For example, while the owners/managers of medium organisations adopted a more instrumental approach to ESR practices (i.e. ESR as a means to an economic end), the owners/managers of the smaller organisations (i.e. micro and small businesses) tended to display a more ethical perspective in relation to ESR (i.e. the ‘right thing to do’). It was found that the smaller organisations were unable to implement formal ESR practices due to factors such as cost, time pressures and lack of knowledge. The findings also demonstrate the centrality of relationships in the SME community, revealing that, where there was a meta-purpose to common good in the relationships between SME owners/managers and their stakeholder network, members of the network were inclined to work together towards ESR practices beyond legislation. Personal relationships seemed particularly important among small and micro SMEs, notably between employees and the local community, where the business was geographically situated nearby key stakeholders. These relationships were generally tied and personal, and shaped by a high level of trust and sense of reciprocity. This research contributes to knowledge in two ways: first it enhances understanding of how SMEs in Western Sydney conceptualise and implement ESR practices. Second, it fosters a better understanding of the role and dynamics of stakeholder social capital (i.e., relationships xi between companies in a stakeholder network) which, it is argued, can to some extent, ensure outcomes associated with ESR. In more practical terms, this research provides valuable data that may be helpful to assist SMEs in dealing more effectively with environmental and social concerns in their dynamic and ever changing business context. By strengthening the relationship ties in their stakeholder network to share knowledge and resources, SMEs can overcome the common barriers to ESR… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: social responsibility of business; environmental protection; industrial management; environmental aspects; Western Sydney (N.S.W.); Thesis (PhD) – University of Western Sydney, 2014

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Bressan, A. (2014). Environmental and social responsibility within SMEs : managerial perspectives from Western Sydney, Australia. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31714

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Bressan, Alessandro. “Environmental and social responsibility within SMEs : managerial perspectives from Western Sydney, Australia.” 2014. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31714.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Bressan, Alessandro. “Environmental and social responsibility within SMEs : managerial perspectives from Western Sydney, Australia.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Bressan A. Environmental and social responsibility within SMEs : managerial perspectives from Western Sydney, Australia. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31714.

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Council of Science Editors:

Bressan A. Environmental and social responsibility within SMEs : managerial perspectives from Western Sydney, Australia. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31714

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28. Elsayih, Jibriel O. Corporate governance and carbon performance and disclosure : Australian experience.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36425

► There has been a global consensus that GHG emissions including carbon dioxide (CO2) are the main cause of climate change and global warming, which can… (more)

▼ There has been a global consensus that GHG emissions including carbon dioxide (CO2) are the main cause of climate change and global warming, which can have a significant impact on business activity and behaviour (Saka and Oshika, 2014). Thus, carbon information has become more and more important for stakeholders to make an informed decision about a company’s GHG emissions performance (Luo & Tang, 2014a&b; Rankin et al. 2011; Tang & Luo, 2014; Luo et al. 2013; Luo & Tang, 2015). However, there is criticism that companies tend to disclose some unreliable climate change related information (Kolk et al. 2008). It can be argued that corporate governance plays a critical role in determining how companies are responding to climate change. This is because companies that have a high quality of corporate governance are more likely to integrate climate change into their business strategy and are more likely to maintain the long term commitment to effectively address climate change risks and opportunities across their entire operating system. But there is limited empirical evidence about this (Liao et al. 2014). The purpose of this thesis is, therefore, to investigate two empirical issues. First, it investigates the effect of corporate governance mechanisms (board size, board independence, board diversity, board meetings, audit committee independence, environmental committee presence, CEO stock option, CEO long term bonus, ownership concentration and managerial ownership), on carbon performance. Second, this study examines the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and the extensiveness of carbon disclosure. The sample of this study consisted of an unbalanced panel set of 205 firm-year observations from the largest Australian companies that participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) questionnaire survey over a period of four years (2009-2012). Twenty hypotheses are developed and tested using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) multiple regression analysis to identify the correlation between corporate governance structures and carbon performance and disclosure together with the possible impact of the institutional environment in determining this relationship. Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: global warming; greenhouse effect, atmospheric; environmental economics; corporate governance; climatic changes; Thesis (Ph.D. (Acc.)) – University of Western Sydney, 2015

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Elsayih, J. O. (2015). Corporate governance and carbon performance and disclosure : Australian experience. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36425

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Elsayih, Jibriel O. “Corporate governance and carbon performance and disclosure : Australian experience.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36425.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Elsayih, Jibriel O. “Corporate governance and carbon performance and disclosure : Australian experience.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Elsayih JO. Corporate governance and carbon performance and disclosure : Australian experience. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36425.

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Council of Science Editors:

Elsayih JO. Corporate governance and carbon performance and disclosure : Australian experience. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:36425

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29. Issaka, Abukari I. Complementary feeding practices in West Africa : statistics, epidemiology and policy implications.

Degree: 2015, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:33419

► Unlike breastfeeding, complementary feeding has not received the attention it requires, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. There is evidence to the effect that breast… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: complementary feeding; breastfeeding; infants; nutrition; baby foods; food combining; Africa, West; Thesis (Ph.D.) – Western Sydney University, 2015

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Issaka, A. I. (2015). Complementary feeding practices in West Africa : statistics, epidemiology and policy implications. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:33419

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Issaka, Abukari I. “Complementary feeding practices in West Africa : statistics, epidemiology and policy implications.” 2015. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:33419.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Issaka, Abukari I. “Complementary feeding practices in West Africa : statistics, epidemiology and policy implications.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Issaka AI. Complementary feeding practices in West Africa : statistics, epidemiology and policy implications. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:33419.

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Council of Science Editors:

Issaka AI. Complementary feeding practices in West Africa : statistics, epidemiology and policy implications. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:33419

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30. Gowan, Sunaina. The shifting identity of the professional workforce in Australian organisations : the Indian immigrant experience.

Degree: 2014, Western Sydney University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31406

► To a large extent research on diversity in organisations has centred on the persistence of gender inequality. Relatively few studies deal with the racialised character… (more)

▼ To a large extent research on diversity in organisations has centred on the persistence of gender inequality. Relatively few studies deal with the racialised character of many professional workplaces, especially in the Australian context. This research critically examines the experiences of perceived discrimination, exclusion after inclusion, and prejudice faced by immigrant Indian professionals in Australian organisations. It focuses on the challenges of emotional labour as it can be difficult to conceal true emotions and to display the emotions required by the job. Embroiled in this conflict between the required and true emotions, job burnout and stress may occur. The present research examines the adjustments and struggles faced by immigrant Indian professionals and whether these factors also play a role in their integration within organisations. The principle research question which drives this research is: Are immigrant Indian professionals vulnerable to prejudice and discrimination as well as exclusion after inclusion in Australian organisations and does prejudice and discrimination as well as exclusion after inclusion have an impact on emotional labour? In particular my research goal is to analyse the perceived experiences, if any, of inclusionary and exclusionary organisational practices and how they impact the emotional labour of immigrant Indian professionals. Discrimination and exclusion is difficult to measure and, as such, researchers rely on respondents’ perceptions. Although there may be a difficulty in assessing whether perceptions of discrimination are representative of actual discriminatory actions, whether the perceived discrimination is ‘real’ or not, it is an important psychological reality for immigrants. Perceived discrimination has strongly and consistently been found to be a psychological stressor (Mirchandani 2003). Drawing on a qualitative approach I have used in-depth interviews to reveal the stories and experiences of immigrant Indian professionals to Australia. A major element driving my choice of research design is the assumption that many of the exclusionary practices which may take place are informal and may include a collection of interpersonal dynamics and institutional practices that set up advantages for some employees but disadvantages for others. I have sought to gather data that is often veiled and hidden, intentionally or otherwise. I have attempted to explore whether stereotyping of and exclusionary practices toward immigrant Indian professionals persist in Australian organisations outside the framework of formal policies and regulation. This thesis does not examine policies of organisations per se, but focuses on the experiences of immigrant Indian professionals and their perceptions of practices that may persist regardless of policy. The findings indicated that, due to tougher legislation against discrimination in the workplace, it now exists in subtle forms in Australian organisations. This includes ridicule, withholding information, social isolation, passing remarks and… Advisors/Committee Members: University of Western Sydney. School of Business (Host institution).

Subjects/Keywords: India; discrimination; East Indians; cultural pluralism; business enterprises; Australia; employees; Thesis (Ph.D.) – University of Western Sydney, 2014

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Gowan, S. (2014). The shifting identity of the professional workforce in Australian organisations : the Indian immigrant experience. (Thesis). Western Sydney University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31406

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Gowan, Sunaina. “The shifting identity of the professional workforce in Australian organisations : the Indian immigrant experience.” 2014. Thesis, Western Sydney University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31406.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Gowan, Sunaina. “The shifting identity of the professional workforce in Australian organisations : the Indian immigrant experience.” 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Gowan S. The shifting identity of the professional workforce in Australian organisations : the Indian immigrant experience. [Internet] [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31406.

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Gowan S. The shifting identity of the professional workforce in Australian organisations : the Indian immigrant experience. [Thesis]. Western Sydney University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:31406

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