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Examining bullying in Canadian workplaces: preliminary findings from a content analysis study using arbitration case decisions

Arsenault, Kristie; Carroll, Wendy R.; Wagar, Terry H. (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2011)

In the U.S., it is estimated that employees leaving the workplace due to bullying costs in the vicinity of $64 billion a year. From a Canadian perspective, less research has been done to understand the impact of bullying ...
Expedited arbitration : is it expeditious? : evidence from Canada

Webb, Shannon Rae (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)

The objective of my research is to explore expedited arbitration in Canada. Labour arbitration remains an expensive and time-consuming process to resolve unionized workplace disputes. In the first of my three studies, I ...
Human resource management, workplace restructuring and grievance rates: some preliminary findings

Webb, Shannon; Wagar, Terry H. (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2012)

Despite the growing interest in dispute resolution approaches and outcomes (Lewicki et al., 2011), relatively few studies have focused on the factors associated with grievance rates. Using two samples (one from Canada and ...
Institutionalizing failure : the evolution of the worker's compensation system in Nova Scotia

MacCulloch, Carol (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2000)

This thesis takes a strategic look at the evolution of the compensation system in Nova Scotia placing contemporary policy debates in their historical context. Where did the system come from? How and why has it evolved? The ...
Organizational culture, HRM and firm performance : examining relationships using the competing values framework in call centres

Carroll, Wendy R. (Halifax, N.S.: Saint Mary's University, 2008)

The role of organizational culture in strategic human resource management (SHRM) research was examined in call centres in Canada. Two concurrent studies were conducted using the business unit level of analysis with ...
An understanding and appreciation of employment protection for senior staff in local governments in New Brunswick

Mourant, Eric (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)

The purpose of this study was to understand the law related to employee termination and the employment protection clauses in the New Brunswick Municipalities Act and to appreciate its results and effectiveness in respect ...
Workplace justice : an examination of employee dismissal in the views of the courts and human resource practitioners

Grant, James Douglas (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2008)

My objective in this research is to better understand the nature of employment relationships by examining violations of expectations and obligations by the employee and employer as evidenced by the dismissal of allegedly ...