Management and Marketing

Innovative food packaging, food quality and safety, and consumer perspectives

Yan, Mary; Hsieh, Sally; Ricacho, Norberto (MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2022-04-12)

Packaging is an integral part of the food industry associated with food quality and safety including food shelf life, and communications from the marketing perspective. Traditional food packaging provides the protection ...

Logistics: Operational interdependencies for food supply chain resilience

Umar, M.; Wilson; Ahmad, Rizwan (2021-11)

RESEARCH QUESTION What are the logistics operational interdependencies that support food supply chain resilience in disaster prone regions? Introduction  Literature review  Research methodology  Analysis: ...

Understanding supply chain resilience: An application of the network configurational approach

Ahmad, Rizwan; Umar, M.; Ijaz, R. (2021-06-18)

Why supply chain resilience Literature review Research highlights Supply chain disruptions Disruption 1 – Fire at Aisin’s plant Disruption 2 – Fire at Philips plant Disruption 3 – Battery recall Nokia Global Findings ...

Project dilemmas

Mirzaei, Maryam; Mabin, V.J. (2019-12)

Successful management of a project depends upon a series of appropriate decisions throughout the project life cycle. Such decisions are not necessarily straightforward and project managers who make those project-level ...

Impacts of installation of smart automated teller machines (ATMs) on frontline banking staff in India: A change management perspective

Sood, Dinesh (2021)

The banking sector in India has embarked upon computerization and automation on a vast scale in the last decade. The most notable one is the introduction and progressive application of information and communication technology ...

Wāhine Māori and private business: Why are the participation rates for wāhine Māori so low in leadership positions within the private sector?

Pukepuke, Michelle (2021)

This thesis examines wāhine Māori in leadership and specifically, their engagement with positions in the private sector. The main purpose of this research was to understand the influences on their decision-making in terms ...

Covid-19 and motel supply-chain resilience

Umar, M.; Ahmad, Rizwan; Radics, R. (2021-12)

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES 1. What are the major supply chain coordination and bottleneck issues in hotel supply chains? 2. Understanding response and recovery strategies with supply chain resilience -agility, adaptability and ...

Developing a CSR strategy for a multi-national corporation in New Zealand

Wessels, Antoinette; Robertson, Craig; Zidov, Maja; Malhotra, Manpreet; Vellore Ranganathan, Sanjeev (2021-12-06)

Purpose: • identify and formulate strategies which could support the subsidiaries of large multi-nationals in New Zealand to implement various aspects of CSR [Corporate Social Responsibility] • It can also help smaller ...

Weaknesses in the U.S. dairy supply chain exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic

Gao, S.; Stewart, James (2021-06-18)

Research questions: 1. Identify which parts of the dairy industry supply chain failed, and find out the reasons for the failure and describe the impact 2. Suggest how can companies avoid or minimize these risks

An investigation into motivating and demotivating factors affecting employees’ productivity in the Lao banking industry

Sayyavong, Naphalay (2021)

RESEARCH QUESTIONS: What are the significant motivating and demotivating factors which influence employees of the state-owned commercial banks in Laos? Sub-research questions: 1. From the employees’ perspectives, ...

Innovative models and partnership contribution for sustainable economic growth

Airehrour, David; Cherrington, M.; Dunn, I.; Lu, J.; Cameron-Brown, D.; Stokes, K. (Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, 2020-11)

Unlocking the potential of New Zealand’s knowledge base, its people and diverse resources will be vital in realising socio-economic and environmental benefits for Aotearoa, New Zealand. This small nation has the potential ...

A qualitative analysis of success factors when adopting new software systems in the retail sector in New Zealand

Mirzaei, Maryam; Sreenivas, T.; Vellore, S.; Kearns, Nick (2021-02-19)

Literature review - Trends in supply chain, Retail research, Gap: implementation, how and where you get the data Adapting new software systems This case: adapting SAP in grocery stores Methodology FIndings: User ...

Practices of diversity management in international non-governmental organisations in Laos

Vongxaysana, Chanthala (2019)

RESEARCH SUB-QUESTIONS: 1. How do managers within INGOs in Laos perceive diversity in the local workplace? 2. What are the current approaches of INGOs in Laos to manage diversity? 3. How does diversity affect INGOs’ ...

The financial regulatory challenges of Lao state-owned commercial banks in joining ASEAN Economic Community : a management perspective

Phouthavong, Bounpaserth (2020)

RESEARCH SUB-QUESTIONS: 1. What are the benefits and disadvantages for Lao banks in joining AEC? 2. What are the financial regulatory challenges management face in joining AEC? 3. What financial regulatory strategies ...

The Influence of leadership on organizational citizenship behaviour in Lao-based international non-government organisations

Ngongvoralath, Thanousone (2019)

Today’s leaders and managers face unexpected and unforeseeable situations in the workplace, due to the complexity and dynamics of globalisation. Yet, for organisations to avoid sub-optimal performance,employees must perform ...