Browsing PhD Dissertations by Subject "Organizational behavior"

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Acker through the looking glass : exploring gendered sub-structures as a method for understanding the gendering of organizations

Dye, Kelly (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2006)

Within the field of organizational analysis, Joan Acker's concept of the gendered substructure is one of the most widely cited in terms of potential for change yet under-explored in terms of application. In this thesis ...
Character strengths in leadership

Thun, Noel Balliett (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2009)

This dissertation contains three sequential studies that use a mixed-methods approach. The first study involved qualitative interviews with 29 individuals using the critical incident technique (Flanagan, 1949) and Peterson ...
Desperately seeking kindness : an epistemological paradigmatic adventure

Thomason, Michelle (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2020)

This thesis studies the concept of kindness. The study of kindness is limited in management and organizational studies and this research problematizes the concept of kindness, shows how kindness research is represented ...
Leading the way to safety : an investigation of S.A.F.E.R. Leadership

Ozbilir, Timur (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2021)

Work related injuries and fatalities can cause significant human suffering as well as considerable social and economic costs. A growing body of research has demonstrated that leaders can play an important role in enhancing ...
The non-corporeal actant as a link between actor-network theory and critical sensemaking : a case study of Air Canada

Hartt, Christopher Michael (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)

This thesis explores the relationship between the choices made by individuals and the influences of the groups to which those individuals belong. To interrogate the nature of groups, the thesis employs ideas from actor-network ...
On the importance of being scrappy : entrepreneurial orientation and bricolage in social enterprises

Voltan, Annika (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2019)

Social enterprises are hybrid organizations that create social value using market-based models. Social entrepreneurship (SE) as a process is increasingly seen as holding promise for tackling mounting social and environmental ...