Doctor of Philosophy thesis in theory

This research is a single case study of the impact of the introduction of both information technology (software, hardware and Internet) and a company policy about IT use on the internal operations of a fire truck assembly company and its supply chain relationships. Using Action Research, the research focuses on a fire truck assembly company in Thailand, where supply chain efficiency was not improving and where costs of, and relationships with, both upstream suppliers and downstream clients in the supply chain were increasing.

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A major feature of public sector accounting reform has been the replacement of conventional cash-based accounting with accrual accounting. Even though accrual accounting is a regular practice in the private sector, little is known about the way in which these practices are diffused throughout large and complex public sector organisations. This thesis relies on Rogers’ (1983) Diffusion of an Innovation Theory (DOI) to explore the diffusion of accrual accounting across the three-tiered (Central - Provincial - Local) government of Sri Lanka.

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Based on the extant literature, theoretical underpinnings and the context of Vietnam, the research aims to study why and how Vietnamese food and garment companies adopt CSR practices.

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This thesis develops understanding of the appropriation of information technology (IT) artefacts over time. Perceptions that the whole lifecycle of IT use, from pre-use, then initial use through to adaptive and stabilised use is not well understood were evaluated and supported in the initial part of the study. A generic lifecycle model of use, the model of technology appropriation (MTA), was chosen as the foundational theory for this thesis because it covers the entire IT use lifecycle, and it can be contextualised for different technologies, and user cohorts.

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This thesis explores the process by which Chinese universities carry out strategy formation. It aims to provide an insight into the lives of the managers of Chinese universities in the period 2002-2003 which was a time of transition from the regime of President Jiang Zemin to that of President Hu Jintao. Chinese refer to this period as the transition from the third to the fourth generation of leaders. Strategy was defined as a course of action aimed at achieving an organization's purpose and strategy formation was defined as including strategy development and implementation.

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This thesis focuses on four constructs of perceived adverse impacts of climate change, perceived anthropogenic causes of climate change; perceived policy effectiveness, and feasibility to explain Australian public support for mitigation policies. The study draws from major theories in the field such as the Theory of Planned Behaviour, Risk Perception Theory, the Extended Parallel Process Model, and Social Dilemma literature.

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This research aims to extend the understanding of contingency theory and the factors influencing Activity-Based Costing (ABC) and Activity-Based Budgeting (ABB) system implementation in developing economies. Using qualitative case-based methods, the unique features of ABC/ABB implementation in three large Thai companies from telecommunications, banking and oil industries were investigated. Interviews were conducted with key personnel involved with the implementation process. The Telecommunications Company and Bank implemented ABC and the Oil Company implemented ABB.

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This study examined what people in mainstream businesses do in response to issues that affect the accessibility of their products and services. This study has taken a new approach to investigating root causes of some of the problems that PWDs experience, an approach that places business activities at the centre of the study.

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Following the premises of addressing significant issues identified above, the purpose of this research is accordingly raised. The overall objective of this research is to offer an in-depth, rich in context empirical insight in understanding the role of GONGO’s networked governance on CSR in China. This overarching objective will be achieved by two separate aims specifically.

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The aim of this study is to investigate the nature, extent and determinants of risk information disclosed, using the context of corporate reporting in Malaysia. Key management personnel and controlling shareholders are chosen as the two types of players expected to influence corporate risk disclosure decisions. In terms of key management personnel, this study draws on upper echelons theory to develop hypotheses about the effects of demographic and other background influences of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chair of Audit Committee (CAC) on corporate risk disclosure.

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This thesis comprises eight chapters. Chapter 1 provides the standard introduction found in most theses and evident in the foregoing. Then a secondary study in Chapter 2 serves to discuss the background to licensing advisers in Australia, Chapter 3 will develop the conceptualised theoretical framework for examining the legitimacy of the current AFSL-AR licensing model. Details of the empirical survey and method of quantitative and qualitative analyses closes Chapter 4. Chapter 5 explains the scope, difficulties encountered and results of the study.

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The major purpose of this dissertation is to test the practical applicability of RO theory through valuation of flexibility using selected case studies from the Australian residential property development market to either support or oppose the adoption of RO theory for property development decision making in practice.

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This thesis is comprised of eight chapters. Following this introductory chapter, Chapter 2 provides a summary of literature relating to OHS accountability and examines issues relating to OHS performance management. Chapter 3 presents a review of stakeholder, legitimacy and institutional theory literature. The research method employed is discussed and justified in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 presents the results of the stakeholder survey and in doing so describes stakeholder demand for OHS disclosure.

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This thesis is divided into six chapters. The current chapter has introduced the thesis. Chapter 2 discusses the background of the institutional features of the Indian IPO market, including the grey market. Chapter 3 (Study 1) introduces an integrated conceptual framework of information sharing, with and without allocation discretion to underwriters. Chapter 4 (Study 2) applies signaling theory in the Indian IPO market setting to understand the effect of the information asymmetry between IPO investors.

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The aim of this thesis is: To examine and evaluate commercial property market forecast theory and models used in forecasting market performance; to define and analyse downside risk exposure and strategies to manage risks in a real estate environment; to test the accuracy of commercial property market and economic forecasts and to determine whether they capture downside risks; to analyse and discuss the relationship between property forecast errors and economic forecast errors; to explore the current state of the australian commercial property market forecasting practice and its exposure to ...

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The study "Determinants of executive remuneration: Australian evidence" is primarily motivated by the recent importance attached to corporate governance and regulation of executive compensation by government bodies, other regulatory agencies, media commentators and other stakeholders. No other Australian research has, to date, been carried out in a setting where companies are subject to the full extent of recent regulatory changes.

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The primary research objective of this thesis is to examine the role of attachment in endorsements. More specifically, its objective is to understand the interaction of influence of attachment between the three entities in any endorsement, consumer, celebrity and product, on consumer perceptions and overall effectiveness of the endorsement.

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The purpose of the research "Habits and technology fit: a study of technology acceptance" is to study Habit-Technology Fit (HTF) as an approach to capture a dynamic mix of habits which are perceived as salient from the respondent’s perspective, and the effect of including it in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model framework. The HTF construct and its measurement were developed in order to capture multiple non-predetermined habits. All measures were semantically validated with Q-Sorting exercises, and their reliability was statistically confirmed.

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The primary aim of this research is to investigate the enabling role of the Web 2.0 technology for interactive e-learning in Australian and Sri Lankan higher education. Specifically this research aims to: a. Investigate the extent to which Web 2.0 technology supports learner-learning resources interaction in Australian and Sri Lankan higher education; b. Investigate the extent to which Web 2.0 technology supports learner-instructor interaction in Australian and Sri Lankan higher education; c. Investigate the extent to which Web 2.

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This research is qualitative, adopting an exemplar single case study approach with more than one unit of analysis embedded within the case. This research also takes an interpretivist view with the aim of developing concepts, confirming or refuting theory, drawing from specific implications and the contribution of rich insights. A public hospital in Malaysia currently operating with an end-to-end hospital IS/IT was selected as the case to explore the key elements that contribute to the success of assimilating HIS.

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