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SUPA: Strewn user-preserved authentication**
Get PDFObjective – This paper presents the high level conceptual architecture of SUPA, an authentication system that
would allow a system to authenticate users without having its own repository of users’ secret identification
related data.
Methodology/Technique – Central storage and management of user credentials or passwords leave a single
tempting repository for the attackers. If the credentials are not stored by a system at all, there will be no stored
‘vault’ to allure the attackers. At the same time, there will be no single resource that holds the credentials of all
users of a system. SUPA enables a system to authenticate itself users without having their secret credentials
stored in it.
Findings – The proposed authentication system uses the features of asymmetric encryption as part of its
authentication process.
Novelty – SUPA eliminates the requirement of secret user credentials at the system end, the user credentials are
retained within the end-user’s devices
Hidden worlds
No full textRecorded live at the The Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Hamilton. released May 28, 20
Mayall, Macpherson, Levy and Bradley once again present a new composition/performance under the ensemble name 'Dr. Mesmer's Private Army'.
'Hidden Worlds' was a multimedia journey exploring often unheard and unseen sounds and textures to provide a contextual starting point for this collaborative work. Sounds from caves, underwater, and inside bodies of liquid were combined with an improvisational methodology to compose a new performance work
Fortune blue teacher book
No full textIn an approach that draws from research in Conversational Analysis and Pragmatics, the Fortune textbook draws attention to social actions such as offering to help, apologizing, and leave taking, that are key for maintaining relationships and functioning in society. Students are encouraged to look beyond mere helpful words and phrases to reflect on context, relationships, and whole sequences of language while studying and ultimately producing language.
This is the teacher's book to accompany the student book. It includes the rationale and instructions for using the materials
Stylistic pastiche and intertextuality in musical theatre: Practice and theory
Get PDFThis paper was presented at the international Crosstown Traffic Conference, University of Huddersfield, 3-5 September 2018 (meeting of the IASPM and Art of Record Production). The paper presents a theory of intertextuality uses in musical theatre with reference to the connections between analysis of existing shows and creative outputs. The slides are attached
Research in multi-cultural relationship building
Get PDFThis study aims to explore the ‘missing gap' between the values of an Accounting firm and the preference shown by Maaori on how they would like to be approached when wanting to build a trusted relationship within a business sense. This study makes use of qualitative approaches in which data is collected primarily through interviews and analysed to produce results and recommendations. The study found that Maaori would like to be approached in a way that makes sense to them and also identifies with their cultural proceedings. It also provides insight into how important trust is when establishing a relationship with Maaori. The study recommends that further studies conducted should interview a wider variety of focus groups to add different elements to this research and that FIRM A's small business department's offerings do not align with what Maaori want so need to be rethought to adapt to Maaor expectations
Investigating the training and development of O24U NZ Ltd to improve employees’ performance
Get PDFThe topic of this research is to investigate the training and development of O24U to improve employees’ performance. This research aims to: firstly, investigate the process of O24U NZ Ltd using training and development; secondly, to research the relationship between the training and development and employees’ performance; and finally, to identify several recommendations on training and development to improve employees’ performance.
O24U NZ Ltd was founded in 2015. and is located at Hamilton CBD. It mainly provides healthcare products made in New Zealand and Australia. There are four people currently working for the store, and there are about 20 competitors of O24U, such as Green, Sunshine and DeKang, in Hamilton.
Literature for the review was chosen through the scope (training and development, healthcare product industry in New Zealand and China, strategic human resource management (SHRM) and benchmarking). The researcher conducted four interviews to gather the necessary data for this study (3 employees of O24U and one staff member from one of the competitors). The data were analysed through inductive thematic analysis. Six themes were analysed: the purpose, type and issues of training and development, on-boarding, SHRM and the benefits of Oceanian healthcare products. The researcher found that training and development are vital for any organisation, on-the-job training has become the most popular approach to operating training and development programmes, and the main function of SHRM is to manage employees’ values creation capacities. Several recommendations are made which include five aspects (situation of the store, using systems, stocktaking, packaging and cleaning)
A business case for work-life balance in retail management.
Get PDFRetail is one of New Zealand’s largest sectors, employing close to 200,000 people full-time, but with changes in competition and growth in the industry, the expectations of retail managers are increasing, along with their workload. This research looks at why work-life balance is unattainable for some retail managers. Looking wholly at the retail industry, not one specific organisation, the research aims to show the impacts on performance when work-life balance is not achieved and to provide strategies for businesses that encourage work-life balance in retail managers.
Using both secondary and experiential research, this study highlights how poor work-life balance is directly linked to poor performance and what it is costing businesses that have no work-life balance initiatives in place. Provisional results show that work arrangements and lack of training are key reasons for work-life balance being difficult to maintain in retail management roles. The researcher shares two recommendations that will improve retail managers’ work-life balance; re-evaluating work arrangements to use rotational rostering and companies investing in the development of managers, through specific training available in New Zealand
How social media can be marketed effectively by Sustain Energy Solutions to gain a competitive advantage
Get PDFThis research report is based on a study which was conducted at Sustain Energy Solutions to help them attain a competitive advantage using social media marketing. Secondary research methods are used in this research report, based on information already available on the internet. The researcher investigated numerous possibilities for the literature review to identify strategies which would help to attain a competitive advantage by establishing an existence on major social media platforms. This research report defines the benefits that Sustain Energy Solutions can accomplish using social media in its marketing activities. Attaining competitive advantage using social media would give the company a long-term benefit over its competitors
Increasing younger customers in restaurants through marketing
Get PDFThis research is conducted in ‘The Original Thai Restaurant’, to increase younger customers for the restaurant. A study into this topic is very significant, as the younger generation account for the majority of purchasing power compared with others. A mixed approach has been taken for the research, including qualitative and quantitative methods. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires to customers, and the restaurant manager was interviewed to get more information regarding the strategies of the restaurant. Bar graphs and pie charts were used to analyse the data collected from the questionnaires. Several scopes were studied as part of the literature review, to prepare for conducting the research. The purpose of the research is to find out reasons why fewer younger people are coming to the restaurant compared to the older generation, and to recommend marketing strategies to resolve the problem. The lack of entertainment facilities and an expensive menu were found to be a cause for the lack of millennial customers in the restaurant. Providing Wi-Fi, and live music were solutions to increase millennials in the restaurant
To find a better way of training and development for a small retail business in the health product industry
Get PDFThis research is aimed at finding out how to bring a better training and development process to a small retail business in the health product industry to increase the effectiveness of employees' performance. The study was carried out at Dekang Nutrition Ltd. Currently，it has set up three physical stores in Rototuna, Hamilton. Dekang also has a 300-square-metre warehouse and delivery centre at Te Rapa, and operates two sales platforms online. This research uses qualitative methods. The primary qualitative method that used is interview. The study found out that the type of training needed to be changed, as the current training system is not enough for employees to keep up with rapid changes in the external environment. It also provides an insight into the lack of systematic follow up. The study recommends Dekang to have a mentoring/buddy system for training and to develop an evaluation system for employees to have a clear idea of their own performance in a timely manner. Also, the study recommends that Dekang have a clear career pathway to help employees improve