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How to expand and retain the customer base for a supermarket
Get PDFA supermarket in Hamilton, has a major customer base of Chinese. However, relying on a single customer base will not be able to meet the future development of the supermarket. The main purpose of this paper is to expand and retain customer base for the supermarket, and through understanding and analysing the buying habit and product preference of local customers such as Kiwi. Results indicated that the advertising platform and the form used by the supermarket cannot effectively attract the attention of local customers. Likewise, local customer believe that environment and product quality are two very important elements of supermarket. However, the results indicated that the environment and product quality of the supermarket does not make local customer feel high satisfied. In addition, according to the research results, to improve product differentiation competitive advantage can not only help the supermarket to save costs, but also can help the supermarket to reach product varieties, to adapt the needs of more local customers, and then to expand and retain customer base for the supermarket
Ecologies and comparative degrees of narration: Queen St., Thames, North Island, N .Z. (2010/2016): Ngaruawahia Rd., Te Kowhai, North Island, N. Z. (2010/2016): Ruakiwi Rd., Hamilton, North Island, N. Z. (2011/2016)[3x Sculpture]
No full textThis exhibition is a development of a cultural and artistic exchange project that was started at the Blue Roof Museum in Chengdu 2016. The work from the NZ artists explores the broad idea of ecology – with a particular focus on water. It is a mixed media exhibition with painting, sculpture, photography, video, sound, and installation. The Xi’an artists' work has been curated by Ding Fenqi (who also curated the Chengdu artists' work at Blue Roof) and he has given the overall show the title of 'Comparative Degrees of Narration' – which focused on exploring the cultural dialogue between work created in New Zealand and work created in China.
These three works engage with ideas of local water use, environmental conditions and primary human needs
Ecologies and comparative degrees of narration: Confluence [photographic mural]
No full textPhotographic work included in the "Comparative Degrees of Narration" exhibition curated by Ding Fenqi at the Xi'an Art Museum in China. This exhibition is a development of a cultural and artistic exchange project that was started at the Blue Roof Museum in Chengdu last year. The work from the Wintec artists explores the broad idea of ecology – with a particular focus on water. It is a mixed media exhibition with painting, sculpture, photography, video, sound, and installation. The Xi’an artists' work has been curated by Ding Fenqi (who also curated the Chengdu artists' work at Blue Roof) and he has given the overall show the title of 'Comparative Degrees of Narration' – which focussed on exploring the cultural dialogue between work created in New Zealand and work created in China
Music, inner peace and social harmony: How music and the popular musician assist in the cultivation of inner peace and social harmony
Get PDFThis work is the result of many years of experience as a musician and a human being committed to inner peace, general well being and happiness. In order to make a contribution towards social harmony, healthy lifestyles and environmentally friendly human activities, I intend to explore and ideally answer the following question. How does music contribute to inner peace and social harmony
Co-operative Education Project - Employers: Are they Happy?
Get PDFIn 2015 Wintec offered a cooperative education project in the Bachelor of Applied Management programme and the Graduate Diploma in Business for the first time. It is essential to obtain feedback from employers at an early stage for a performance check and continuous improvement so as to deliver quality education
Happily Difficult: Anthony Davies and the politics of print
No full textEdward Hanfling, "Happily Difficult: Anthony Davies and the politics of print", in Anthony Davies, "As the Situation Unfolds: Anthony Davies: A Survey of Works 2007-16", Whanganui: Hotspur Studio, 2017, pp. 15-21.
Anthony Davies is an English-born New Zealand artist working primarily in printmaking media, including etching, woodcut, linocut, lithography and screen-printing. He moved to New Zealand in 1994 when he was artist-in residence at the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland. His work is strongly based on social commentary, and often draws from images found in the news media.
"As the Situation Unfolds: Anthony Davies: A Survey of Works 2007-16" is a 192-page book with essays by Leafa Wilson, Edward Hanfling, Maree Mills and Warren Feeney, designed by Greg Simpson. It was published in associatio with the Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato, coinciding with the exhibition "In My Lifetime: A second survey of works by Anthony Davies", 27 January - 19 March 2017.
The "Wanganui Chronicle" published a story on the release of the book on 15 June 2017: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/midweek/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503658&objectid=11876699
The following is from the first paragraph of "Happily Difficult: Anthony Davies and the politics of print" (p. 15):
"There is a certain simplicity about the process Anthony Davies follows to make art. He observes the world – both 'in the flesh' and through media such as newspapers and magazines – and from amongst all this stimulation, some images stick; they become drawings and ultimately printed images. This process is more complicated seen the other way around: Davies’ observations of the world are influenced, or indeed produced, by the images he has made throughout his life. And of course the art is part of the world and the world gets into the art. The images that permeate our existence – ones we see on computer or television screens, in magazines and advertisements and on packaging – are all products of aesthetic decisions and pictorial conventions. And they are political in that they reflect ideologies and agendas, commercial interests and consumer desires. Countless artists, too, give us images forged out of the raw material of the world-out-there, shaped into pictorial worlds that also encompass social and philosophical issues and concepts. All these images flying around and about us – yet we seem to find them, in general, relatively easy to navigate; they do not detain us. Why might Davies’ pictures be different? How are they difficult? Why do they matter? For one thing, their subject matter is rarely what one might normally describe as pleasant to behold. For another, it is not always crystal clear what we are looking at; lines, textures, forms or spaces shape and unsettle our understanding of the subject matter. Davies’ pictures do not offer instant gratification, or what British theorist Sara Ahmed describes as 'the promise of happiness'. They are, happily, time-consuming, not easy to consume.
Selective Surface Sintering Using a Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy System
Get PDFTitanium metal injection molding allows creation of complex metal parts that are lightweight and biocompatible with reduced cost in comparison with machining titanium. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) can be used to create plasma on the surface of a sample to analyze its elemental composition. Repetitive ablation on the same site has been shown to create differences from the original sample. This study investigates the potential of LIBS for selective surface sintering of injection-molded titanium metal. The temperature created throughout the LIBS process on the surface of the injection-molded titanium is high enough to fuse together the titanium particles. Using the ratio of the Ti II 282.81nm and the C I 247.86nm lines, the effectiveness of repetitive plasma formation to produce sintering can be monitored during the process. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy on the ablation craters confirms sintering through the reduction in carbon from 20.29 Wt.% to 2.13 Wt.%. Scanning electron microscope images confirm sintering. A conventional LIBS system, with a fixed distance, investigated laser parameters on injection-molded and injection-sintered titanium. To prove the feasibility of using this technique on a production line, a second LIBS system, with an autofocus and 3-axis translation stage, successfully sintered a sample with a nonplanar surface
Inserting Extant Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities of International Oil Companies (IOCs) in the Niger Delta Region (NDR) in Carroll’s Pyramid of CSR: A Case of Generalizability
Get PDFIn this paper, the author aims to draw on his thesis to discuss extant CSR activities of IOCs in the NDR. The paper presents a compelling insight on the CSR activities of select IOCs in the NDR and how such activities identify in Carroll’s Pyramid of CSR for the purposes of relevance and generalisability. The issue of equitable distribution of oil resources has been very contentious in the NDR within the last couple of decades and its implications can hardly be exaggerated. The paper confirms the salient role of some IOCs in the provision of social welfare packages and the overall development of the region. Furthermore, the paper examines the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMOU) framework, an approach considered as ``best practice’’ model by IOCs in the region. The model combines IOCs’ expertise with local stakeholder intelligence to achieve the desired results. The author presents a summary of the evolution of CSR in the NDR underscoring the significance of localized ``best practice`` approach. The paper concludes by highlighting the limitations of CSR in the sustainable development of the NDR
Rating system in Food delivery
Get PDFA small business in food delivery has much competition. The organisation delivers food in food trucks at local markets. The aim of this research is to examine how a rating system will impact on the quality of goods and services and customer satisfaction levels. This research will accomplish the aim in three steps: examine the current state of food trucks, investigate the potential of a rating system, and identify further avenues to use rating systems efficiently. A survey of customers will be used to gather quantitative data and an interview to gather qualitative data
Critical Thinking in Nursing: A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Perpetual Paradox
No full textThe term ‘critical thinking’ has conflicting definitions in nursing. Controversy stems from debates about what is involved in the thinking process that makes it ‘critical’. For some, it is an analytical linear problem solving approach within defined parameters while for others it demands an engagement with underpinning theoretical and philosophical influences. Critical thinking is, however, considered crucial and is a compulsory requirement for all NZ nurses. It is believed to be essential for nurses to determine what knowledge to use, what care to provide, and how to decide the best way to deliver this care. Yet, exactly what is required when nurses critically think is not clearly articulated within nursing theory and practice.
A critical discourse analysis (CDA) methodology was used to examine five influential documents that impact critical thinking in nursing. Three professional documents that influence nursing in a prescriptive and pervasive way and two academic nursing texts were analysed. These documents guide the way in which critical thinking is defined and how its use is sanctioned in nursing theory and practice. Informed by the work of Fairclough (1995, 2003) and Huckin (1997), this CDA research adopted a thematic approach in which documents were analysed at a textual and discourse practice level. Following this, critical and social constructionist theory was utilised to provide a contextualised interpretation of the powerful discursive forces impacting on critical thinking.
By focusing attention on the dominant professional, organisational and political discourses which impact critical thinking, this doctoral study identifies assumptions about critical thinking within nursing theory and clinical practice, and the way in which a number of discourses position and influence nurses’ professional identities.
The findings reveal how the documents construct the meaning of critical thinking in two significant ways. Critical thinking is predominantly defined within the documents as a cognitive problem solving approach and nurses are discursively positioned to comply with rules and regulations to guide their thinking and practice. However, there is also a requirement for the engagement with the philosophical aspects of critical thinking in order for nurses to provide safe and responsive care in highly complex and challenging health care environments. These two components of critical thinking are not always complementary. The findings highlight the perpetual paradoxes faced by a critically thinking nurse.
This study argues that critical thinking, as used in nursing practice, is a social practice and more of a pseudo-critical thinking approach than a philosophical endeavour. A philosophical approach to critical thinking is shown to be required and yet challenging and indeed potentially compromising for nurses. Recommendations regarding potential support for nurse educators, nurses in practice, and students of nursing are made. The principle recommendation is that professional supervision is used to support critical thinking in nursing, alongside formal education about critical thinking at undergraduate and postgraduate levels