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The development and characteristics of the martial arts experience in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2003)
This thesis examines the martial arts in New Zealand. It takes three approaches. The first is socio-historical, with a particular focus on the history and development of martial arts practice in New Zealand. The second is ...
Compliance at work: protecting identity and science practice under corporatisation
(Lincoln University, 2003)
When the New Zealand Government restructured the system of the public funding of
research (1990-1992) it created Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) as companies
operating in a global, market-led economy. One CRI, AgResearch, ...
Tourism planning at the local level : a case study of Lundu-Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia
(Lincoln University, 2003)
Many of the studies in tourism planning have given much emphasis on the economic imperatives to encompassing a broader perspective that includes social and environmental factors. Thus, governments of various developing ...
Indigenous people and natural protected areas: Tangata Whenua and Mount Aspiring National Park
(Lincoln University, 2003)
The mountain peaks, snow-fed lakes and rugged coastlines of the South Island are renowned throughout New Zealand for their outstanding natural scenery. This thesis however, deals with the human dimension of these places, ...
The production of tourism space: A case study of the space-place dialectics in contemporary tourism promotion
(Lincoln University, 2003)
Place identities have become contested subjects in contemporary tourism place promotion. The growing importance of difference and uniqueness in an increasingly competitive global tourism environment has made it more pressing ...
The third age : barriers to employment
(Lincoln University, 2003)
The ‘baby boomers’ are now approaching their 'third age' with many people able to live fit, active, healthy lives well beyond that experienced by previous generations. The "third age" supposedly a time to take up new ...
Fortress-dwellers to global players? Globalisation and New Zealand: description, discourse and action
(Lincoln University, 2003)
The simplistic use of broad concepts or metaphors results in 'grooved thinking'. My thesis is that globalisation and its related concepts have become accepted amongst influential opinion-shapers in New Zealand as an ...
Tourist experiences at nature-based accommodation: a case study of Wilderness Lodge Arthur's Pass, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2003)
As resource managers face a growing challenge of reaching balance between conserving resources and providing quality tourist experiences, it becomes essential to have an understanding of how providing beneficial experiences ...
Persons and positions: a social psychology of intentional action
(Lincoln University, 2003)
The overall aim of this dissertation is to develop an understanding of the intentional actions of persons, whereby the person is assumed to be the principle unit for analysis. Unlike the predominant cognitivism and the ...
Managerialism as a professionalising catalyst for the front-line practitioner community of New Zealand's Department of Conservation
(Lincoln University, 2003)
Since 1984, public service occupations in New Zealand have been subordinated to the
over-determined bureaucratic structures of contemporary managerialism. The reactions
of front-line public servants to New Management’s ...