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Major Research Projects
Please note that Major Research Projects are coursework and not held to the same standards as peer-reviewed research.
Recent Submissions
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2023-08-16)The purpose of this Masters’ Research Paper is to compare Canada and the United States’ (U.S.) contributions to pollution and carbon emissions. This paper considers the Environmental portion of the Environmental, Social ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015-12-01)This major research paper explores if understanding the symptoms of burnout can help in the explanation of the perceived behaviours of organizational cynicism. Using a qualitative quasi-archival research approach, this ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015-04-24)The purpose of this project was to produce a case study and accompanying teaching note that would allow students to discuss various aspects of selection and hiring in a small family business. This case study follows a young ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015-04-13)Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Organizations that serve the North American market are plentiful; however, determining which contract manufacturers provide the appropriate services for a specific drug type is difficult ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)In spite of the numerous interventions put in place by the Government of Ghana, international development agencies and other relevant bodies such as Fairtrade to eradicate child labour in Ghana’s cocoa sector, it ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Although the number of immigrants coming to Canada has been steady in the past two decades, their location distribution is uneven across provinces. The proportion of immigrants in each province varies from 29 percent ...
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ESG transparency on firm performance : an empirical research of Covid-19 in global logistics firms (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)Supply chain management (SCM) facilitated by the forces of globalization and technology evolution was playing an unassailable role in serving the world. The impact of Covid-19 caused disruption to these supply chains. The ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)Historically, development aid dates back to the aftermath of World War II and its principles and practices are still much in action today. Although the idea of development aid is seen to be crucial and beneficial, in ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)This paper studies the effects of a minimum wage increase on the employment rates of immigrants and non-immigrants in Canada's Atlantic region, particularly those with high school or more education. In estimating the ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)Using the 2016 Canadian Census, this paper examines whether the place of education matters in reducing the wage difference between immigrants and native-born Canadians. The Mincerian equation has been utilized to show the ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)The yield curve or the term structure of the interest has been one of the key leading macroeconomic indicators and forecasting the yield curve could provide vital information about future macroeconomic performance. Following ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)The quality of human capital is essential for a nation to grow and keep up with the growing pace of development and innovation. Education is being recognized as a key contributing factor to the sustainable growth of a ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)Canada has become one of China’s major oil-importing countries since 2005. In 2010, China’s oil companies invested over $20 billion in Canada’s oil and related industries. This report consists of an industry analysis that ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)The purpose of this major research project is to create a business plan for, and determine the feasibility of, a mobile applications development company. An example of the type of application is provided along with the ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)This study investigated the potential reasons Chinese firms voluntarily delist from U.S. stock exchanges. Leuz, Triantis, and Wang (2008) argued that firms trade off between benefits and costs of public listing, and firms ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)Many developing countries have used export processing zones as central development strategies to attract foreign direct investment and to create employment However, a serious problem associated with export processing zones ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)This study is an exploration into the activity of customer feedback capture within SMEs in Nova Scotia. Market orientation and innovation, constructs seemingly related to customer feedback capture, are examined. External ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)This paper investigates the strengths and challenges of state-supported agricultural programmes in the eastern Caribbean island state of St. Vincent & the Grenadines (SVG). The state-supported agri-processing corporation ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)The purpose of this study is to analyze the impacts of education and post schooling labour market experience on wage differential between immigrants and non-immigrants in Canada, with particular focus on those who have ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)Canada is a country with many immigrants, its advantages attract many immigrants. Immigration brings a lot of benefits but also has some impact on local residents. Let's say the house price. The increase in immigration is ...