Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Kearins, Kate"
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Being entrepreneurial in the transitional Indonesian economy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This thesis makes a contribution to a comprehensive theory on entrepreneuring. It develops and illustrates the concept of ‘being entrepreneurial’ with reference to innovative ventures in politics, business and the military ... -
Buddhism and Sustainability-related Organisational Practices: A Sri Lankan Focus
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This thesis investigates the potential and challenges of Buddhism in informing organisations’ pursuit of sustainability. Buddhism is argued to enable possibilities for sustainability on a more systemic and spiritual level ... -
Financial Services Institutions and Corporate Social Responsibility: on taking a broad versus a narrow view
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)The aim of this thesis is to examine understandings of corporate social responsibility (CSR), motivations for CSR reporting, and the nature of stakeholder engagement in relation to CSR reporting by financial services ... -
Lifting the Veil: Integrated Reporting, Materiality Determination, and Stakeholder Inclusivity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Materiality is constructed within the critical accounting literature as a fractured and disputed concept and practice. Within this literature, materiality is simultaneously re-presented as a technical-rational and objective ... -
Multi-stakeholder organising for sustainability
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)Multi-stakeholder dialogue and collaborations have been considered as ‘panacea’ for complex local to global problems confronting governments, businesses and society. And for over a decade now, they have also been increasingly ... -
Perceptions of accounting and accountants: an investigation into how and why these perceptions were formed
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)There is growing concern that a widespread perception of accounting and accountants is discouraging individuals with the required skills and capabilities from entering the accounting profession. At the same time, an ... -
Strategic entrepreneurship in New Zealand's state-owned enterprises: underlying elements and financial implications
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)The concept of strategic entrepreneurship has received increased attention over the past ten years. Viewed as the intersection of entrepreneurship and strategy, this field of research is populated by conceptual studies ... -
The use of Codes of Ethics in New Zealand Marketing Research and effects on ethical behaviour
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)In the last years there has been an increased attention given in the literature to ethical issues in business. Within academic and industry literature, codes of ethics are generally understood to act as a mechanism guiding ... -
Towards Sustainability-as-flourishing: The Role Social Entrepreneurs’ Metacognition Plays in Shaping Transformational Change
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)This thesis investigates some human-centred factors involved in socioeconomic change towards sustainability-as-flourishing. In particular, it qualitatively examines the role social entrepreneurs’ metacognition – awareness ... -
Uncovering "regimes of truth": locating and defining discourses associated with hydro-electric development in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)