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Building and Sustaining Authentic Partnerships – Business Readiness and Relationships with Aboriginal Communities in Northwestern Ontario
(2015)In order to foster the future economic growth of Northwestern Ontario, cooperation and partnership with key groups are necessary. This exploratory case study identifies new economic trends in industry, focusing on ... -
Effect of a company's management on its financial performance
(2006)The purpose of this study is to explore the possible relationship between the management styles or practices of top management and organizational performance. It examines Return on Equity (ROE) and Return on Stock (ROS) ... -
Examining the transfer of academic knowledge to business practitioners: doctoral program graduates as intermediaries
(2014-01-22)The relevance of academic research to practice has been a widespread topic for academics to debate. This study investigated whether practitioners who hold a business-related Ph.D. degree may act as intermediaries in the ... -
The impact of trust in management and quality of change communication on readiness for change
(2014-01-22)Organizational change is something that many organizations are facing and implementing change is an important skill for leaders to have. Despite this fact, the actual success rate for implementing organizational change is ... -
Modelling the relationships of internal governance mechanisms on innovation: empirical insight from utility tokens
(2020)The purpose of this paper is to determine the impact internal corporate governance mechanisms have on innovation. Current studies are inconclusive on the conceptual relationship given the wide range of institutions that ... -
Perceived importance of technical knowledge and skills for human resources professionals
(2015-06-15)The evolution of the human resource management (HRM) function over the years has led to increased expectations from HR professionals to act as strategic business partners. This study explores the perceived importance of ... -
Stock price crash risk and insider trading : evidence from China
(2018)This paper examines the impact of prior crash risk on insider trading behaviour using a sample of Chinese A-share firms for the 2010-2015 period. Prior crash risk is publicly available information yet represents a source ... -
Understanding the acculturation experience of First Nations workers in Northwestern Ontario's urban workforce
(2014-01-22)I was raised in Thunder Bay, a city in Ontario, on the northwest shore of Lake Superior. During university I studied in Sweden for one year in a university with 150 other exchange students from over 21 countries. Living ...
