Our Masters students and their research

Information about Master theses completed by some of the past students.

2018

Student  Title Main supervisor Co-supervisor(s)
Moyi Chi Developing an Operations Strategy Implementation Framework for Offshoring Professional Services – A Case Study from an Engineering Consulting Firm Tiru Arthanari  
Minh Duc Do Modelling the impact of changing the number of shipping lines on ports' charges and profits: A study of Auckland and Tauranga Container Ports Tiru Arthanari  
Huixin Gong The application of vendor managed inventory: An Arena base simulation Timofey Shalpegin  
Shivani Goundar Design and implementation of sustainable health education reversion and prevention using persuasion and affiliation applications David Sundaram  
Bhaweshree Govindji Risks during Enterprise Adaptation: Concepts, Insights and Models David Sundaram  
Yi Han Location decision in supply chains facing trade barriers Timofey Shalpegin  
Jia He An empirical study of the relationship between negative EWOM motivation and channel choices Xinwei Wang  
Junhui Li Empirical Research on Live Streaming E-commerce Platforms in China: People's Attitude and Intention toward the New Shopping Method Xinwei Wang  
Sha Li The demand side of the UFB initiative Fernando Beltran Cecil Chua
Xi Ma A review of 5G Technology in different context Fernando Beltran  
Paratina Iosefo Pasina Information Systems in Developing Countries: Situation of a Small Pacific Island – Samoa Michael Myers  
Amandeep Perhar Driving innovation in the smartphone market through collaboration Jonathan Ye  
Aldrich Rasco Shifting the burden: modelling sustainable zero waste supply chains – the New Zealand tyre solution

 

David Sundaram

 

Gabrielle Peko

Timofey Shalpegin

Yuchen Tang A Decision Support System to Enable Sustainable Agri-Food Production in Developing Countries: With Special Emphasis on China

Ami Peiris

 
Dimple Shirish Vagal Information handling compliance: Does intention always result in behaviour? Lesley Gardner  
Shijun Wang A recommendation system for the Internet celebrity on Social Media Arvind Tripathi  
Weichun Wu An Agent-Based Model for Auction Simulation: in the Combinational Clock Auction Fernando Beltran  

2017

Student  Title Main supervisor Co-supervisor(s)
Abrar Alfarhan
A System to Facilitate Cognitive Mobile Learning: Learn T-SQL

Ami Peiris

 
Minh Do Modelling port competition from a transport chain perspective: A study of Auckland and Tauranga ports Tiru Arthanari

 

Tava Olsen
David Sundaram

Rakitha Deshan Gamage The Design and Implementation of Exponential Systems to Support the Learning and Engagement of Digital Natives David Sundaram Asfahaan
Mirza
Zhen Gao Strategic Container Hubs in Regional Maritime Network: An Evaluation of the Container Ports in Oceania Timofey Shalpegin  
Shohil Kishore Social Media Security: A perspective from different age groups Ami Peiris

 

Lech Janczewski

Yuhong Ma The use of social media in organisations: Exploring how WeChat affects knowledge contribution and work performance Jonathan Ye  
Muchlis Polin Listener: Recommender-driven Social Media Analytics for Local Governance Ami Peiris  
Kun Qian Specialising and Implementing Hypergraph Simplex algorithm to solve the MI-relaxation Problem- New algorithmic possibilities in solving the Symmetrical Travelling Salesman Problem

Tiru Arthanari

 
Saankhya Soundarajan Managing Social and Financial Performance Tensions: How Social Business Hybrids Do It Gabrielle Peko  
Yidi Wang Design and Implementation of a Persuasive Educational Platform for Underprivileged Pre-Schoolers David Sundaram Asfahaan Mirza
Madoka Yamamoto Social media use in the non-profit sector: a content analysis on non-profit organisations' Facebook posts

Lesley Gardner

 

2016

Student  Title Main supervisor Co-supervisor(s)
Peng (Gavin) Bai A study of the used-import vehicle supply chain in New Zealand Tiru Arthanari  
Daniel Cheng Operating theatre scheduling Valery Pavlov  
Jie Gao Agricultural Contracts in New Zealand Red Meat Industry - A simulation method to explore farmers' decisions on participation Tava Olsen  
Yi He Advanced segmentation of service in retail checkout operations David Robb  
Zachary Howell An analysis of cyber incidence in New Zealand in 2014 Lech Janczewski  
Finn Li The role of information disclosure in online auctions - A classification approach Ananth Srinivasan  
Zhen Li A cultural analysis of the difference between interpersonal trust and institutional trust Cecil Chua  
Changruoyu Liu Exploring the differences between adults and juveniles on online animation reviews Arvind Tripathi  
Firman Trisasoneko ICT Project failure in a developing world

Lesley Gardner

 
Xin Wang Implementing agile supply chain in fast fashion industry: a study using factor analysis Tiru Arthanar  
Xinru (Rosalyn) Wang Problems behind the implementation of agile supply chain

Tiru Arthanari

 
Liu Yang A system dynamics model for a reverse supply chain with competitive collection

Tiru Arthanari

 
Bingkun Zhu Bounded rationality in supply chain contracts: A laboratory study

 

Valery Pavlov

 

Gabrielle Peko

2015

Student  Title Main supervisor Co-supervisor(s)
Taina Elizabeth Iro Personalized Education: An Experimental Study Valery Pavlov  
Ruoyu Miao
Regulatory Environment of Cloud Computing in New
Zealand

Lech Janczewski

 
Huijie Sun Online buyers' perspectives regarding Online Trading Market Recommender System Services: an examination of their levels of satisfaction, preferences, and preference differences

Ami Peiris

 

2014

Student  Title Main supervisor Co-supervisor(s)
Li (Katherine) Ma A comparison of instant messaging applications usage between two different age groups in China - Adolescents and middle-aged people groups

 

Fernando Beltran

 

Lesley Gardner

2013

Student  Title Main supervisor Co-supervisor(s)
Ee Von Hong Facebook groups: Perception and usage among undergraduates in the University of Auckland in the context of learning

 

Lesley Gardner

 

Fernando Beltran

Taina Iro Personalised Education According to Learning Styles: An Experimental Study Soheil Sibdari  
Heng Quan Social media: Antidote or poison? An empirical study of handling customer complaints on social media platforms Jonathan Ye  
Li Song Adaptive enterprises: The Tale of Two Chinese Textiles Manufacturers Gabrielle Peko  
Huijie Sun Recommender Systems (RSs) in the online trading environment

Ami Peiris

 
Xin Wang Search patterns in the choice under uncertainty: A laboratory study

Valery Pavlov

 
Yucheng Zhou A Study of Inventory Management in Cellphone Supply Chains in China

David Robb

 

2012

Student  Title Main supervisor Co-supervisor(s)
Julia Burtseva Auckland freight transportation: Efficiency and effectiveness of hub sharing

Tava Olsen

 
Minggang (Cecil) Chen Using social networking technologies to implement adaptive business networks

James Dong

 
Liang Guo Critical success factors for the implementation of enterprise service-oriented architecture

James Dong

 
James Hamilton IT governance at the tertiary education institute

Ananth Srinivasan

 
Jing Jing He Achieving adaptability at the edge of chaos: Adaptive business network models, processes, framework and architecture

David Sundaram

 
Chia-Chin Hsu Investigating gender differences on social networks

Fernando Beltrán

 
Chen Yuan (Andy) Huang Business ecosystems: Design and implementation with cloud computing

James Dong

 
Fan Jiang The net neutrality principle in NZ ultra-fast broadband market

Fernando Beltrán

 
Wen Chien Ng Social shopping: The use of online social networks to support shopping oriented decision making

 

Gabrielle Peko

 

David Sundaram
Zeyad Swaid Sustainable road freight logistics: A holistic NZ perspective on addressing roadblocks towards sustainability

David Sundaram

 
Vara Thuraisingham Designing a web-based intimate partner violence management system

Fernando Beltrán

 
Khushbu Tilvawala Design and implementation of organisational ubiquitous information systems for digital natives and digital immigrants

 

David Sundaram

 

Michael Myers
Tomislav Viljevac Content attraction and content quality assurance in an online collaborative content-oriented platform

David Sundaram

 
Rui Zhang Disruption modelling: Effectiveness and efficiency of the mitigation strategies under different disruption durations

Tava Olsen

 
Yi Fan Zhang Why do immigrants adopt Facebook over RenRen and vice versa

Cecil Chua

 
Zhi Bin Zhong A simulated study of competition in the next generation open access network market in NZ using intelligent software agents

Fernando Beltrán

 

2011

Student  Title Main supervisor Co-supervisor(s)
Nina Andreas Smart homes - future or failure? How technology developments and social changes will influence smart home adoption in New Zealand

Fernando Beltrán

 
Hui (Brian) Deng A decision support model for aircraft maintenance from systems thinking perspective

Anson Li

 
Simon Diedrich Next Generation Networks As Two-sided Markets – The Influence of Traffic Discrimination on Network Provider Behaviour

Fernando Beltrán

 
Lee Sun Ho Attitude and behavioural intention to play Massively Multiplayer Online Games Sarah Henderson  
Jin Jung Evaluating the Impact of ERP Systems within SCM: A Conceptual Framework and Methodology Ami Peiris  
Fangxing Liu Live interaction in online auctions: Investigating the effect of active information disclosure on auction outcomes Ananth Srinivasan  
Michael Oberle Research into a mobile clinical Decision Support System generator Ami Peiris  
Valeria Sadovykh Decision making in Online Social Networks: A netnographic study of Healthcare Online Social Networks David Sundaram  
Premesh Solanki Exploring behavioural aspects in Social Networking Sites Lesley Gardner  
Weining (Henry) Tan Exploring trust in organisations within a Supply Chain: A literature review-based study Ami Peiris
Arvind Tripathi
Lei (Michael) Wang A rubric marking and feedback system to improve learning in higher education Don Sheridan  Lesley Gardner
Di (Michelle) Wu Connecting evolution methods to artefacts in design service research Ananth Srinivasan  
Minghan Wu Analysing diffusion of Information in Online Social Networks

 

Ananth Srinivasan

 

Lesley Gardner
Yuhua (Jennifer) Zhou How well are you looking after your suppliers?

 

Tiru Arthanari

 

Anson Li