University of Auckland Business School RPS e-Journal Vol. 6, No.2

This special e-Journal issue of the University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series showcases PhD research across the Business School.

Announcements

PhD Special Issue

Guest Editor: Associate Professor Steffen Lippert

Editor: Associate Professor William Cheung

This special e-Journal issue of the University of Auckland Business School Research Paper Series showcases PhD research across the Business School. Curated by the editorial team, the issue highlights selected work that demonstrates originality, methodological rigour, and clear potential for scholarly and practical impact. The papers speak to assurance quality, governance, digital safety, consumer behaviour, managerial risk, Indigenous approaches to sustainability, carbon pricing, and the evolution of rights and participation, with full texts presented where possible to support visibility, dialogue, and collaboration across our community.

The Business School comprises 18 disciplinary areas: Assurance and Accounting Information Systems, Commercial Law, Decisions and Operations Management, Econometrics and Applied Economics, Economic Theory and Policy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Financial Accounting, Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour, Information Systems, Information Systems Behavioural, Innovation and Strategy, International Business, Management Accounting, Marketing Science and Consumer Research, Organisation Studies, Property, and Strategic, Industrial and Digital Marketing.

The special editor and editorial team extend our sincere thanks to all the disciplinary area leads for their nominations and timely reviews, which have made this issue possible.