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Browsing Major Research Projects by Thesis (Degree/Level) "Master of Business Administration"
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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, 2013)The importance and sensitivity of personal health information has led to an increased focus on privacy protection measures as personal health records are digitized. Systems and legislation are rapidly adapting to meet both ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Leaders create culture with every statement, action, assigned priority, interaction and acknowledgement they make. Leadership shapes and predicts the culture of an organization. This model uses transformational leadership ...
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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)Bullying is no longer a problem of the young. Bullying has gone beyond face-to-face interactions between individuals and has found its way into the workplace. Victims now find it nearly impossible to hide from bullying's ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Calgary, Alberta and Halifax, Nova Scotia are two dramatically different cities in terms of their economic capabilities. Calgary’s economy is high-growth, driven by the oil and gas industry, while Halifax is a low-growth, ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Canada is in the midst of demographic shift. Seniors, those aged 65 and over, now comprise the fastest growing age group in Canada. In the next twenty-fives the number of seniors is expected to double, increasing from 5 ...
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China syndrome : how the rise of Chinese competition affects SME performance in Canada and the U.S.? (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)This thesis delves into the competitiveness of North American Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in an increasingly global marketplace. It examines how they fare against increased competition from low-wage countries such ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)This paper investigates the effects of systemic banking crises on the quantity (amount of investment) and quality (efficiency of investment) of innovation in the corporate landscape. Using the 2007-2008 financial crises ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)This study examines the factors that potentially affect the financial leverage of listed firms on Vietnamese stock exchanges, and identifies the key determinants of the capital structure of these firms. The paper also ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)Board performance evaluations have become an essential element of good corporate governance and are increasingly required for publically-traded companies around the globe. This paper seeks to identify board evaluation best ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)The proliferation of ebooks and ebook readers is causing a digital disruption in the publishing industry as consumers alter their reading and purchasing behaviours. This research paper attempts to determine if those same ...
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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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Engagement in mental health services : stakeholder attitudes towards a local governance initiative (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2011)Stakeholder participation is an emerging governance approach within health care. Despite a literature on the theoretical potential of participatory, stakeholder-based governance in health care, less is known about the ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)There is no single recipe for economic prosperity. This is true for all rural areas, whether new economy winners or not. Research relevant to rural development shows that many industrialized countries are effective in ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)The purpose of this paper is to determine an appropriate approach for Atlantica Mechanical Contractors Inc. to successfully conduct their newest ERP implementation while avoiding the pitfalls of their previous ERP ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)Ethical leadership and organizational commitment are two concepts that have been important to organizations in recent years. Research has demonstrated that these two concepts are linked. The current study set out to determine ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2012)Quantitative and qualitative assessments were conducted concerning the information sharing protocols and realities between the principal Canadian federal departments and agencies responsible for the prevention, detection, ...
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Examining academic-consulting in Canada : conditions for successful academic-consulting engagements (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)Academics are becoming increasingly involved in academic-consulting, whereby they engage in consulting projects outside of their regular academic duties. However, little research has been done to determine the implications ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2016)Studies continue to show that gender discrimination is an ongoing barrier for women seeking leadership roles. Further, the research evidence also shows that gender equality has stalled and, in some cases, has even gone ...
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