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    Managing the use of tacit knowledge: can the classroom help? 
    McLaren, Patricia Genoe (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    Tacit knowledge plays an integral role in the competitive advantage of knowledge-based organizations, yet misunderstanding and confusion exists as to what tacit knowledge is, and how it should be managed. Through analysis ...

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    A meta-analysis of work teams and procedural justice 
    Durepos, Gabrielle (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    Meta-analysis is used to assess the somewhat neglected relationship between work teams and procedural justice. Specifically, the effect of a team’s process control, their level of commitment, collectivism and the presence ...

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    Mobile phone: who wants to buy it, and why? 
    Fillion, Gerard; Berthelot, Sylvie (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    Individual adoption of technology has been studied extensively in the workplace (Brown and Venkatesh 2005). Far less attention has been paid to adoption of technology in the household (Brown and Venkatesh 2005). Obviously, ...

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    New faces, new places, new spaces: proceedings 
    Atlantic Schools of Business Conference (37th : 2007 : Wolfville, Nova Scotia) (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)

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    Partnered care: insights from economic theories of the firm 
    Vibert, Conor; Brown, Conville; Sin Quee-Brown, Corrine O. (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    This paper offers ideas as to how economic theories of the firm might be used as a lens to inform the development of the Partnered Health Care Model of healthcare delivery in The Bahamas. The model is explained, concepts ...

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    Patient scheduling in the IWK's Eye Care Centre 
    Campbell, Matthew; VanBerkel, Peter (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    The IWK’s division of Ophthalmology currently provides clinical service to over 8000 patients per year. Eye Care Centre patients were experiencing long waits between registration and their ophthalmologist appointment. This ...

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    Planning for space reduction at the IWK Health Centre 
    Cameron, Andrea; Sangster, Sean; Blake, John (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    In June 2007, the IWK Health Centre started major renovations in the children’s OR Department. This paper details efforts undertaken to ensure the department will fit into the reduced space during construction. These efforts ...

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    Underlying issues in perceptions of innovativeness in SMES: Canada-Poland comparisons 
    Nasierowski, Wojciech (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    Results of a study on the perceptions of benefits of innovations and these pertaining to business success by owners (or their representatives) of SMEs in Canada and in Poland have been described. These results are from a ...

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    A unique pattern of collective bargaining: Fish Food and Allied Workers Union and Fishery Products International Limited in Newfoundland and Labrador 
    Francis, C. Darryl; Hart, Susan M. (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    A brief history of the company and union is followed by an examination of their collective bargaining and relationship with government in the context of labour relations in the fishery from the 1970s to the present. The ...

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    Using linear programming in lung cancer treatment planning at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre 
    Campbell, Matthew; Houghton, Christopher (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    Medical physicists at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEII) located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, use a process known as forward treatment planning when planning radiotherapy treatment for lung cancer patients. ...

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    Waits, delays and psychological contracts 
    Fullerton, Gordon L. (Gordon Lee), 1964- (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    This paper investigates psychological contracts inherent in service experiences. Using consumption stories written by consumers, it demonstrates how a breach of the psychological contract as a result of a wait or delay ...

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    What's stopping Atlantic Canadian B&Bs and inns from adopting sophisticated internet business solutions? 
    Mombourquette, Peter (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    Recent research has indicated that Atlantic Canada bed and breakfasts and private inns have embraced the adoption of basic Internet Business Solutions including email, web browsing and hosting a website. While the firms ...

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    Who should really answer the call: regulation of telecommunications 
    Rixon, Daphne; Furey, Mary (Atlantic Schools of Business, 2007)
    To ensure the provision of telecommunications services to citizens, the legislated regulator (CRTC), federal government and local governments must ensure that telecommunications companies have appropriate back-up and ...