Essays on Auckland

Abstract

The topic of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) among adolescents is well documented, and so is the peer conformity in relation to teenagers’ decision making process. However, there are solely secondary references to how peer conformity influence decision making process among adolescence diagnosed with BDD, which is why, the aim of the proposed research is to investigate this relationship. The hypothesis suggest that adolescence diagnosed with BDD take extreme approaches in relationship to peer conformity, which further influence their decision making process. The methods section describes the research methodology, the focus group, the descriptive research design, also presenting information about ...

Values across Cultures

McDonalds is one of the leading fast food companies around the world. Being a business entity that operates in different parts of the world, the company interacts with different values across various cultures that it has to adhere to in order to operate successfully. In New Zealand, McDonalds has been successful mainly due to its ability to embrace the culture in its environment and make various stakeholders comfortable. Matt, a crew member in one of McDonalds’ Restaurants in New Zealand, explains the working environment at McDonalds in New Zealand. The employees are friendly amongst themselves and they are allowed ...

Neo-liberalism encourages economic liberalism, promoting the divide between the rich and the poor; it is active today, that is why it’s neo or new. However, it has lost dominance since the 1990s because of growing awareness of, and resistance to, its negative consequences. Peters and Bourdieu point out that The World Bank, the IMF, the WTO, the Asia Development Bank (ADB), the OEC, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the GATS have promoted neoliberal policies like privatisation, free trade, lowering labour costs and shrinking public expenditure (qtd. in Jiang 13). The neoliberal policies imposed by ...

Business Plan for a Proposed Three Star Category Hotel in Auckland

Business Plan for a Proposed Three Star Category Hotel in Auckland

Executive Summary

The present paper proposes analyses and presents a business venture in the form of a 3 star category 70 room hotel Business. The business is projected as low cost and high value proposition to the mid to upper scale business and leisure clients. It is found that the business is capable of recovering its 5 year working capital costs within a span of 2 years and 2 months thus an early operational breakeven is likely. Annual revenue of $1,609,650 at 70% occupancy and $90 ADR (Average ...

Executive Summary

An in-depth analysis of the New Zealand’s auto industry reflects that establishment of an auto parts business focusing on the import and supply of all parts of Japanese made cars will be successful in the country. New Zealand greatly relies on used car imports from Japan to meet the local need for higher ownership levels. The planned venture will be located in Auckland, New Zealand. It proposes to import auto parts of Toyota and Nissan in the initial phase of market positioning. In the entry phase, the organization will particularly try to meet the needs of Toyota and ...

Emerging technologies have enhanced the way of doing business. It has greatly improved the efficiency of business functions and as well as eliminating the chances of unsound decision making (Ikävalko et al., 2016). In this case, it is evident that the New Zealand Tour Company has progressively delivered its mandate to the expectations of all its stakeholders. Specifically, the company has been successful in promoting the country’s clean and green image – which are among the vital tourist attraction aspects for New Zealand tourism. However, the move to incorporate countrywide integration of products and services means that the ...

Research is essential for the advancement of any field of study. Nevertheless, this becomes complicated when the object of the investigation is a human, as there is an accepted guideline that one should not do harm onto a person. In order to assure proper treatment of humans, ethical committees have arisen in many parts of the world, limiting the research that may be done. However, this comes into tension when one also takes into account the notion of liberty, as the two could contradict each other. In this sense, some would argue that ethics committees should not interfere in ...

Implications of Erecting Additional Transmission Lines

Introduction Auckland is one of the regions in New Zealand. Auckland does not have many power generation sites like the other regions in New Zealand. However, the demand characteristics for Auckland are still high and are projected to increase due to population growth and economic development. Given that many of the energy production sites have been developed and the development of the remaining sites faces opposition from environmental groups, the viable options for easing the supply issues in Auckland include the development of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy, the optimization of the current transmission network ...

Objectionable material is a publication expresses, depicts, and describes issues that have to deal with horror, sex, cruelty, crime, or violence. Objectionable occurs when the publication is likely to be injurious to the general public. This implies that all the objectionable material has been banned from use and spreading to the general public (Jacob, 1999). There are a number of factors used to determine whether a publication is objectionable and whether it should be restricted or not. The consideration is given to the point in which the publication deals with acts of torture caused by inflicting physical harm on ...

Introduction

Over time, the growth of a city of a locality leads to the increase in the demand for electricity. The growth in population and the commercial activity puts pressure on the national grid. Without commensurate investments in the generation of power, the increase in demand results in shortages. To supplement the shortage of electricity in the region, more power can be brought in from the generation sources. However, this is complicated if the power generation plants are located far away. This is because more high voltage overhead transmission lines would be required. The Ministry for the Environment (2010) finds ...

CONTENTS

Introduction 3

Te Triti o Waitangi – Purpose, Scope and Interpretational Variances 4 Waitangi Tribunal and its impact on Maori Business Development 5 Te Tiritii of Waitangi and Information Technology Contexts 6 Conclusions 7

References 9

Introduction Triti of Waitangi or the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6 February 1840 between the Government of the Her Majesty and chieftains of the major Maori tribes of New Zealand. Though its long-term ramifications in property (real and intellectual), environmental, constitutional, economic, social and other contexts are vehemently contested by the politicians and the academicians (Zepke, Nugent & Leach, 2003), Orange argues (1989) that it is ...