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Conference Proceedings 2015
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)This study seeks to establish whether the low graduate start- up in this country is attributed to variability in cultural perception of risk and proactiveness, (entrepreneurial orientation), and the extent to which ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)Increasing graduate employment in SMEs is a challenge in many sub-Saharan countries. This study analyzes career prospects of undergraduates in Uganda by establishing which job attributes predict overall attraction to SMEs ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)The scholarly literature related to leadership and well-being has involved relatively few qualitative studies. We sought to synthesize current qualitative literature relating to leadership’s effects on employee well-being ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)We surveyed Canadian board members about the motives, disincentives and selection criteria for nominating an ex-politician or former government official to a corporate board. Using resource dependence theory, we found that ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)This paper features a description of the information technology (IT) support for omnichannel retailing. The retailing industry is facing the newfound customer demand for a unified experience in buying from various sales ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)Social entrepreneurship education still is a fairly young area of interest within the field of entrepreneurship education, but is growing rapidly in terms of research and practice. Frameworks for analysis and development ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)Cette étude tente de mieux comprendre la problématique entourant la performance économique des petites entreprises par l’étude des facteurs de succès. À cet effet, les facteurs desuccès des répondants de l’échantillon ont ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)This paper examines the gendered experiences of married couples where the wife is the primary breadwinner. We draw on in-depth interviews of heterosexual couples, analyze responses separately, and blend elements of ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)Businesses compete in markets and choose disparate strategies. We argue that speed and intensity of competitive activities are contingent on entrepreneurs’ perceptions of the environment and their cognitive biases. We ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)Local Source Catering, Market & Bakery is a Halifax-based business that is committed to food – where it comes from, how it is grown or raised, and how farmers are compensated for their work. Local Source partners with ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)This is a case about rules, what they mean, and when to follow them. The case consists of two stories, one set in the halls of a major university and the other, a considerable time ago, in a Midwestern barber shop. In the ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)Fit 2 Excel traces the experiences of Jon and Sheila Stawinski, co-owners of two fitness related businesses (Fit2Excel and Injury2Excellence in Chittenden County, Vermont. As their commercial activities experience rapid ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)This paper explores the epistemology of accounting history. It supports alternative ways of thinking about historiography by using ANTi-History and the notion of officialization to critique historiography of an exemplar ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)This essay approaches the question of multiplicity in business history, particularly works relying on actor-network theory. The arguments relate both scientific and philosophical approaches to time: the now; the past; the ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)This paper examines the relationship between pyramid ownership structure and tax avoidance. Unlike the U.S., many Canadian firms belong to pyramid ownership structures with multiple tiers. Using Canadian listed companies ...
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(Atlantic Schools of Business, 2015)This paper explores the concept of using a financial condition index tool to measure the financial condition of a government unit. The Province of Nova Scotia’s Financial Condition Index (FCI) will be reviewed. In addition, ...
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