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Browsing Theses & Dissertations by Thesis (Discipline) "Sobey School of Business"
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This paper investigates the effects of pre-IPO banking relationships on a firm’s IPO. Using the data set, which compares the firm’s pre-IPO banking relationships to the underwriters managing the firm’s new issue, I test ...
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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, 2015)The Atlantic School of Business (ASB), initiated in 1970 have become a unique and long lasting organization. One that persevered despite having no formal organization itself for 35 years. This lack of formal organization ...
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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, 2014)Organizations of all types (private, government and non-profit) and sizes (local, regional, national or multinational) will at some point experience a critical situation—a crisis. Whether an organization emerges stronger, ...
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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, 2015)This study examines how the management expense ratio varies across bank and non-bank financial institutions. The dataset containing 10,818 Canadian mutual funds is built from the Fundata website. While determining expenses ...
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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, 2013)This paper examines stormwater credits as a specific area in the development of a stormwater utility. Halifax Water, as a public utility, is in the process of developing a rate structure for stormwater to provide dedicated ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)This paper analyses the relationship between stock returns and Indian rupee-US Dollar Exchange Rates. Several statistical tests have been applied in order to study the behavior and dynamics of both the series. The paper ...
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(Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)Employee engagement has become a hot point in recent years among practitioners and researchers. This study reviewed the construct of engagement. Based on Social Exchange Theory, the present study examined the moderating ...
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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, 2015)In 2014, Canada spent $33.9 billion on medications. Extrapolating from the US, it is estimated $2.4 billion worth of medication go unused in Canada. Since 1997, at least 38 states have some form of medication reuse program, ...
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