University Research Papers: Recent submissions

  • Young non-institutionalised volunteer tourists in Guatemala: Exploring youth and self-development 
    Schott, Christian (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)
    This chapter extends the research on the development of the self as an aspect of volunteer tourism experiences by presenting findings from a study of young non-institutionalised volunteer tourists in a developing country. ...
  • CLEW'D IN April 2015 
    Plimmer, G (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)
    Poor leadership, weak people management and flawed upward information flows are contributing to the stagnation of public sector productivity, participants at a recent seminar were told. A change in focus for the HR profession ...
  • Public servants want to make a difference 
    Plimmer, G (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)
    New Zealand public servants are generally satisfied with their jobs and want to make a difference to society, although they have mixed feelings about their organisations. To understand this discrepancy between what they ...
  • Survey shows hard road for public sector reforms 
    Plimmer, G (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    In April 2013, the Public Service Association and Victoria University’s School of Management surveyed public servants about their jobs, workplaces and organisations. Almost 16,000 PSA members took part from a wide range ...
  • Engaging tourism students through multi-media teaching and active learning 
    Schott, C (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)
    Teachers of tourism play an important role in assisting students to develop geographical knowledge and a sound understanding of tourism terminology and statistics, coupled with an ability to put these attributes into use ...
  • Leadership for transformation in tourism education 
    Schott, C. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    In light of ever greater financial and philosophical attacks on tourism higher education across the world, it is critical to contemplate the role of tourism education at university level and its place in modern societies. ...
  • Proactive crisis management tools : Ecolabel and Green Globe 21 experiences from New Zealand 
    Schott, C. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2006)
    This article addresses the theme of crisis management in tourism by adopting a proactive rather than a reactive perspective. As such, it examines ecolabels as one of the proactive mitigation mechanisms with the capacity ...
  • Selling adventure tourism : A distribution channels perspective 
    Schott, C. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2007)
    This article examines the distribution channels structure as well as the underlying factors influencing the most prominent channel choices within the adventure tourism industry. It is based on in-depth interviews with ...
  • Tourism and climate change : Interrelationships and implications 
    Schott, C. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)
    This chapter contextualizes the interrelationships between tourism and climate change and thus provides an introduction to this volume. It commences with a brief but comprehensive overview of the key issues identified by ...
  • Tourism and climate change : Public and private sector responses in New Zealand 
    Schott, C. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)
    While the need to respond to the wide-ranging challenges posed by climate change has been widely emphasized, there is still a relative lack of attention being given to the type, scale, and nature of responses that are ...
  • Tourism distribution channels : The visitors' perspective 
    Schott, C. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2005)
    This paper extends research on tourism distribution channels, a topic dominated by studies of providers and intermediaries, by addressing the use of multiple channels from the visitors’ perspective. The paper reports the ...
  • Travel arrangements and the distribution behaviour of New Zealand outbound travellers 
    Schott, C. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)
    This paper contributes to the literature on tourism distribution by examining the distribution behavior of 547 New Zealand outbound travelers segmented by the way in which they have made their travel arrangements: package ...
  • Domestic vs. outbound booking and channel choice behaviour : Evidence from New Zealand 
    Schott, C. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)
    Purpose - This paper seeks to analyze the extent to which New Zealand domestic and outbound travelers’ book components of their trip in advance or at their destination and to explore the factors that influence this. ...
  • Academic agency and leadership in Tourism higher education 
    Schott, C. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)
    This paper explores the leadership agency of tourism faculty in higher education and recommends actions to enhance leadership for social change. Based on a review of literature grounded within an agency perspective, a ...
  • Prevention of bullying in the public sector 
    Plimmer, Geoff (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)
  • Path dependency and the role of HR 
    Plimmer, G. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)
    Path dependency is used to assess the dynamics and evolution of workplace experiences in both the New Zealand Public Sector, and the marginalisation of the HRM function in the United Kingdom. In the New Zealand public ...
  • Skills and people capability in the future state: Needs, barriers and opportunities 
    Plimmer, G (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)
    The initial paper in the Future State Project (IPS Working paper 10/08) describes several powerful new trends beginning to impact on public sector management including limited funding, rising public expectations, and more ...
  • Public service dynamics 
    Plimmer, Geoff (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)
    Creating High Performing Public Service Organisations – moving from problem ID to solutions Date: Tuesday 14 April 2015 With an excellent line-up of presenters from across the Public Service this seminar brought together, ...
  • Possible selves and career transition: It's who you want to be, not what you want to do 
    Plimmer, G. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2007)
    Desire for career change is the driver behind much adult study. Career change and going back to school as an adult are often stressful. For the individual, the experience often begins with a state of dissatisfaction about ...
  • Adult career counselling using possible selves—A quasi-experimental field study in naturalistic settings 
    Plimmer, G. (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)
    This study examined the effectiveness of an adult career development program designed to reflect the diversity and demands of career choices, the low level of comfort many have with career choices, and the limited resources ...

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