PhD theses \ Traethodau PhD
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This collection contains PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) submissions produced by research students and staff at Cardiff Metropolitan University (formerly known as UWIC).
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A New Design Process Intervention to Promote Efficient, Evidenced, and Safe Development of Patient-Specific Implants and Guides
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)This research identified drivers and barriers to routine National Health Service (NHS) adoption of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Additive Manufacturing (AM) for the production of patient-specific devices. It proposed and ... -
The maternal cardiovascular system at rest and in response to functional haemodynamic testing during healthy pregnancy
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)Healthy pregnancy results in significant maternal cardiac adaptation to match the increased circulatory demands of the developing fetoplacental unit. Specifically, cardiac output, heart rate (HR), stroke volume (SV) and ... -
The impact of online accounting software as a credit management tool on small business cash flow
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)Late payments occur frequently amongst businesses, and poor credit management processes are part of the fundamental causes of late payment. However, small businesses lack sufficient debt collection procedures as they operate ... -
Can offensive advertising strategies survive the perceptions of the millennial muslims in Egypt?
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)This study explores what Millennial (Generation Y) Muslims in Egypt perceive as offensive in offensive advertising and the reasons behind their offence. It aims to define religiosity from their point of view and to ... -
A case study of the application of long run incremental cost models in the jordanian telecommunications industry over the period 2006 - 2012: Performance, efficiency and implementation issues
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)The thesis examines the impact of the introduction, in 2009, of Long-Run Incremental Costing (LRIC) on the performance and efficiency of the wholesale market of the Jordanian Telecommunications Industry (JTI); an oligopoly ... -
Foreign Capital Flows and Economic Growth: A Cross Country Panel Analysis
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)Remittances, foreign direct investment (FDI), official development assistance (ODA) and long-term net private foreign currency loans (NPF) have dynamic impact to change a country’s economic growth. These forms of inward ... -
University-industry interactions: A comparative analysis of the influence of formal and informal university knowledge transfer mechanisms on innovation performance in firms in Ghana
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)Knowledge transferred from universities is known to pass through many mechanisms to influence innovation in firms. Nonetheless, research on university knowledge transfer in less developed economies is not readily available ... -
The Impact of Private Standards on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Compliance and Rural Workers’ Motivation in Developing Countries: Evidence from GlobalGAP Certified Mango Farms in Pakistan
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)This study examines the role of a private standard (GlobalGAP) on corporate social responsibility (CSR) compliance in the Pakistani mango industry and how this compliance affects rural workers‘ motivation. Pakistan is the ... -
Exploring the strategies and challenges to empower female entrepreneurs via business support and ict in the uk - a resource-based theory perspective
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)Significant efforts are being made in both developed and developing countries to cultivate female entrepreneurship in view of its impact on a community’s economic and social development. Despite increasing numbers of women ... -
Designing Change in a Higher Education Institution
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)The silo effect in higher education institutions refers to the rigid reporting structures and decentralisation, which have become barriers to providing staff and students with essential information and services. Changing ... -
The Role of Business Schools in Educating Social Entrepreneurs: An Exploratory Study of UK Business Schools
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)Notwithstanding the growing interest in social entrepreneurship (S E) education, the S E field is gradually losing its “social” status. Accordingly, there is a need to emphasise the “social” aspect of S E education in order ... -
The internationalisation of Higher Education: Opportunities and constraints
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)This study explores the role of the PhD and internationalisation in expanding and diversifying the canon of knowledge in Tourism Studies. A community of mainly white, middle class, male, Anglophone, western academics, it ... -
Receiving a mental health diagnosis: An exploration of service users’ experiences and staff responses to emergent themes
(2018)In recent years, the personal and financial cost of mental illness has gained attention in the UK. Research indicates mental illness will affect one in four of the population at some point in their lives. This statistic ... -
An Ecocritical Reading of the River Thames in Selected Fin de Siècle Literature
(2018)Our interaction with the natural environment plays a pivotal role in our survival as a species on earth. By foregrounding the River Thames, this thesis demonstrates how nature plays a part in our everyday recreation, in ... -
Dimensions of Impactful Presentations in Business Leaders
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)This study focuses on business presentations and explains why some managers are more articulate and deliver better presentations than others. Managers and leaders spend lot of time in creating and delivering presentations ... -
A mixed methods approach to investigate the electronic banking websites service quality: The case of Egypt
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)This research investigates the impact of e-service quality dimensions on public and private banking websites in Egypt from the perspectives of the main stakeholders. In order to understand the problem, the current study ... -
Enhancing International Students’ Experience in the UK through the Development of a Higher Education Co-opetition Framework:An Examination into Welsh Universities’ International Collaboration and Student Recruitment Activities
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)Co-opetition is an increasingly popular hybrid corporate strategy, combining cooperative competition and competitive cooperation (Bengtsson and Kock, 2014). It offers organisations five commonly utilised co-opetive models, ... -
A study exploring the implementation of decentralisation: A case study of a district council in Sierra Leone
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2018)In March 1991, a civil war broke out in Sierra Leone and the conflict raged for 11 years ending in 2002. Following the end of the war, a ‘Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ was set up to examine the causes of the war. ... -
Exploring Servitization Readiness in Manufacturing Firms
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2017)For commoditised and mature markets, where consumer expectations are rapidly changing, manufacturers have increasingly begun to consider services as an integrated part of their offering. The shift from goods production to ... -
Power and Inclusion in Coaching: The Role of Humour
(Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2015)Within the field of sports coaching, a burgeoning belief exists that sociological thought has the potential to challenge and shape the boundaries of related knowledge. Such enquiry has set about explaining how coaches ...
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