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Explicating Marketing Functions And Market Orientation Constructs In The Primary Nonbusiness Sponsor Of Physical Activity In Canada: The Case Of Fitness Canada., Donna M. Lori
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This investigation employs a qualitative, case study approach in which the process is guided by two simple, open-ended questions with respect to the primary nonbusiness sponsor of physical activity in Canada: (1) What is the nature of Fitness Canada's marketing functions, and (2) How does Fitness Canada practice a market orientation? Firstly, the predominant marketing practices employed in the conception and delivery of physical activity products for Canadians are studied. A conceptualization of Fitness Canada's three product offerings and their market derivates is presented. Of eleven conceptual markets that derive from three main products, resources and initiatives are analyzed within …
The Internationalization Process: An Examination Of Mode Change, Mode Choice, And Performance, Jonathan L. Calof
The Internationalization Process: An Examination Of Mode Change, Mode Choice, And Performance, Jonathan L. Calof
Digitized Theses
Modes are the institutional arrangements that allow firms to use their product(s) or services in a country change (Johanson and Wiedersheim-Paul, 1975). Mode forms include licence/franchise, indirect export, direct export, sales subsidiary, joint venture, and wholly owned production subsidiary. This dissertation focuses on three aspects of mode change and choice: (1) Change and choice. What causes firms to change their mode of operation? Why do firms choose a particular new mode? (2) Decision making. How do firms choose their mode? Does the decision-making process have performance implications? and (3) Attitudes. To what degree do management attitudes influence the decision to …
Organization Learning: A Sociocognitive Model Of Strategic Management, Mary M. Crossan
Organization Learning: A Sociocognitive Model Of Strategic Management, Mary M. Crossan
Digitized Theses
The traditional view of strategic management suggests that the performance of the organization is dependent upon the fit between its strategy and the internal and external environment. However, this rational-analytic view neglects the critical question of how organizations learn about their environment and then act on the knowledge/understanding. This dissertation develops a sociocognitive model of strategic management which is rooted in an organization learning paradigm. The sociocognitive model acts as a framework for identifying points of leverage to improve an organization's collective interpretation of the environment.;It is hypothesized that the ability to interpret complex, dynamic domains is likely to reside …
Cross-Cultural Project Negotiations In The Consulting Engineering Industry: A Study Of Canadian-Indonesian Negotiations, Lorna Lenore Wright
Cross-Cultural Project Negotiations In The Consulting Engineering Industry: A Study Of Canadian-Indonesian Negotiations, Lorna Lenore Wright
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This is an exploratory study of cross-cultural project negotiations between Canadian consulting engineering firms and Indonesian government agencies. Because cross-cultural negotiations are such a complex phenomenon, three methods--questionnaire, field study, and observation--were used to obtain a more complete picture. The model guiding the research consisted of culture, negotiator characteristics, and conditions affecting the process (five stages of contact initiation, preparation and rapport building, bargaining, closure attempts, and implementation), which in turn affects the outcome.;In addition to the main objective of gaining a better understanding of cross-cultural project negotiations, more specific questions dealt with cultural differences and the possible effect of …
The Use Of Accounting Numbers In Debt And Preferred Share Covenants: Some Canadian Evidence, Julien Bilodeau
The Use Of Accounting Numbers In Debt And Preferred Share Covenants: Some Canadian Evidence, Julien Bilodeau
Digitized Theses
Utilizing a random sample of 152 contracts that relate to public issues of debt and preferred shares made by Canadian firms over the period of 1978 to 1987, this thesis provides some empirical evidence on the use of accounting numbers in the contracting process. More specifically, it addresses three main research questions: (1) Does financial accounting play a contractual role? (2) Is it reasonable to use the debt/equity ratio as a proxy for "closeness" to breach a debt covenant? (3) Can we predict/explain the use of accounting numbers in the contracts under study?;It appears that accounting numbers are used in …
Nonpioneering Strategy And Market Share Performance, Hadi Satyagraha
Nonpioneering Strategy And Market Share Performance, Hadi Satyagraha
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Despite the prevalence of nonpioneers in most product-markets and their market share success in many, empirical studies on timing of market entry and market share performance have focused largely on market pioneers. However, there is reason to suspect that the findings for market pioneers will not be equally valid for nonpioneers because of the systematic differences in their sets of skills and resources.;This study began by postulating that successful market share strategies are different for market pioneers and nonpioneers. It proposed to test relevant variables hypothesized to affect the market share performance of nonpioneers: (1) timing of market entry; (2) …
Canadian Retail Companies Doing Business In The Us Market: A Cultural Perspective, Shawna C. O'Grady
Canadian Retail Companies Doing Business In The Us Market: A Cultural Perspective, Shawna C. O'Grady
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Over the past decade, several successful Canadian retailers have entered the United States market with mixed results. Until recently, the reasons for their success or failure had not been investigated.;This research project involved an examination of what accounted for the success or the failure of Canadian retail organizations, in the United States market, from a cultural perspective. It was designed to: (1) determine whether Canadian retail executives perceived any cultural difference to exist between Canada and the United States, and how this difference (if any) contributed to their success or failure in the U.S. market; (2) to examine the decision …
Entry Strategy Performance: An Empirical Examination Of The Microcomputer Software Industry, Donna H. Green
Entry Strategy Performance: An Empirical Examination Of The Microcomputer Software Industry, Donna H. Green
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Statement of problem. Not only is it expensive to bring products to market, but the rate of failure for new entries is high. Managers and researchers recognize that many factors affect the performance of a new entry, but most prior research has examined each construct one at a time using different measures for the constructs involved. These activities have contributed to the inconsistent findings.;Procedure or methods. A model of entry strategy performance is developed from prior research*. An entry strategy affects both the short and long term performance of the product as it establishes the product's initial competitive posture. Entry …
Shopping Centre Image As A Determinant Of Shopping Centre Patronage: Differences Between High- And Low-Involvement Shoppers, Carman Wayne Cullen
Shopping Centre Image As A Determinant Of Shopping Centre Patronage: Differences Between High- And Low-Involvement Shoppers, Carman Wayne Cullen
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The results of research investigating the causal link from shopping centre image to shopping centre patronage have been equivocal. This thesis argues that these equivocal results have been caused by a failure to segment the shoppers on the basis of their degree of shopping involvement.;A survey of 2484 self-designated principal household shoppers in London, Ontario (a response rate of 62.2%) was conducted in the spring of 1988 to evaluate the hypothesis that shopping involvement would moderate the relationship of shopping centre image with shopping centre patronage. An eight-page mail questionnaire was used to collect the data. The data were examined …
The Effects Of Buying Task Characteristics On Buyer-Seller Conflict Management Behavior, Geok Theng Lau
The Effects Of Buying Task Characteristics On Buyer-Seller Conflict Management Behavior, Geok Theng Lau
Digitized Theses
Organizational buying is a complex decision-making process involving extensive interactions between buying and selling organizations. The two organizations may have different goals, capabilities, perceptions, and values, from which conflict can arise in their relationship during buying transactions.;Drawing from the behavioral theory of the firm and the organizational buying behavior and conflict literatures, this study examines how five approaches to conflict management (collaboration, accommodation, sharing, competition, and avoidance) used by buying organizations during purchase transactions can be explained by (1) the buying organization's perceptions of buying task characteristics, and (2) the buyer-seller perceptual differences of buying task characteristics.;Data were gathered from …
New Product Performance And The Deployment Of Manufacturing Engineering Resources, Paul Donal Coughlan
New Product Performance And The Deployment Of Manufacturing Engineering Resources, Paul Donal Coughlan
Digitized Theses
New product manufacturability is both a problem and an opportunity for manufacturing firms in an environment where, increasingly, competition is based on rapid production ramps and high manufacturing yields at competitive costs. In this environment, design and engineering techniques are no substitute for a deeper understanding of the management task involved in developing a manufacturable product.;Many functional groups, including manufacturing engineering (ME), interact during the new product development process. This study focused on the ME group, for whom a major objective is the development of manufacturable new products. A framework was constructed around the theme that manufacturability-related performance of new …
The Effects Of Group Cultural Composition And Cultural Attitudes On Performance, Sing Chee Ling
The Effects Of Group Cultural Composition And Cultural Attitudes On Performance, Sing Chee Ling
Digitized Theses
Many people of different cultural backgrounds work together in organizations either in multinational or local organizations. Most people in organizations however, ignore the potential that cultural diversity offers, either in the form of divergent ideas which result in more creative products or the incorporation of specific cultural knowledge in problem solving.;There are various approaches in the management of cultural diversity. One way is to focus upon the overall organizational climate regarding peoples' attitudes towards cultural diversity. Organizations could have parochial, ethnocentric or synergistic attitudes towards cultural difference. Another approach is to examine the organizational tasks for their cultural content so …
The Role Of Attitudes And Beliefs In Personal Computer Utilization, Ronald Lawrence Thompson
The Role Of Attitudes And Beliefs In Personal Computer Utilization, Ronald Lawrence Thompson
Digitized Theses
A two-phased study investigating the role of attitudes and beliefs in the use of personal computers was conducted in 9 organizations. During the first phase a questionnaire was administered to 278 knowledge workers within one organization. The measurement scale items were tested and revised slightly, and the research model tested also. In the second phase, the revised questionnaire was administered to 364 knowledge workers (80% gross response rate) in 8 diverse organizations. The measures and research model were tested using Partial Least Squares. Nine of eleven hypothesized relations were supported statistically, and 38% of the variance was explained in the …
The Acquisition Of Equipment In A Research And Development Environment, Francis Ian Stuart
The Acquisition Of Equipment In A Research And Development Environment, Francis Ian Stuart
Digitized Theses
This research addressed a critical issue that has faced managers of business organizations: the efficient and effective utilization of diverse resources to achieve a common objective. The chosen environment for this research was the involvement of purchasing in the acquisition of equipment within a research and development function. The research involved new scale development, administration of questionnaires and field interviews with scientists, purchasers and managers in twenty seven research centres in Canada and the United States. Case vignettes are presented to enrich the understanding of the acquisition process.;Examples of both low and high purchasing involvement were found. In low involvement …
Leadership In Prison Industry, Paul Stanley Crookall
Leadership In Prison Industry, Paul Stanley Crookall
Digitized Theses
How do some managers inspire extraordinary achievement, going beyond productivity to touch the lives of their subordinates, while others in the same organization, drawing from the same employee pool, make do with ordinary or insufficient performance? One key difference appears to be the leadership style of the manager. Situational Leadership Theory contends this can be done by matching the leader's amount of relationship and task oriented behaviour to the skill level and willingness of subordinates. Transformational Leadership Theory contends it is done through charisma, individualized consideration, and intellectual stimulation.;This research applies the two theories and measures their impact on subordinate …
Computerized Performance Monitoring And Control Systems: Impact On Canadian Service Sector Workers, Rebecca Anne Grant
Computerized Performance Monitoring And Control Systems: Impact On Canadian Service Sector Workers, Rebecca Anne Grant
Digitized Theses
Corporate survival in the competitive service sector demands continuous improvement in employee productivity. Thus, managers of labor-intensive businesses are always searching for new tools to increase productivity. One tool gaining popularity, and notoriety, is the computerized performance monitoring and control system (CPMCS). Proponents say that CPMCSs increase the consistency, accuracy and fairness of performance measurement, and improve productivity. Opponents argue that productivity improves at the expense of customer service, quality of work life, and employee health. Despite the importance of these issues, few researchers have studied the effects of computerized performance monitoring.;This two-stage research study examined CPMCS impact on service …
An Investigation Of Canadian Retailers Entering And Adapting To The Us Market (Volumes I And Ii), Terry Ann Hildebrand
An Investigation Of Canadian Retailers Entering And Adapting To The Us Market (Volumes I And Ii), Terry Ann Hildebrand
Digitized Theses
Over the past twenty years, many successful Canadian businesses have entered the United States market with highly variable results. Unfortunately, the reasons for their success or failure have not been investigated, and therefore, remain largely undocumented and unknown.;To begin investigating this issue, this research project involved a detailed examination of four Canadian retail organizations entering, and adapting to, the United States market in order to understand what accounted for success versus failure. The research was kept broad in scope in order to identify all the major factors involved.;The project was designed to: (1) to identify significant factors of, and reasons …
Board Of Trustees July 11, 1988, University Of Maine System
Board Of Trustees July 11, 1988, University Of Maine System
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No abstract provided.
Board Of Trustees Educational Policy Committee July 11, 1988, University Of Maine System
Board Of Trustees Educational Policy Committee July 11, 1988, University Of Maine System
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No abstract provided.
Management Accounting And The Adoption Of Flexible Automation, Anton Peter Dimnik
Management Accounting And The Adoption Of Flexible Automation, Anton Peter Dimnik
Digitized Theses
There is a widely held, but little tested, supposition that certain characteristics and uses of management accounting and control systems are retarding the adoption of flexible automation technologies such as robots and other computer controlled machines. This thesis describes an empirical study of the relationships between adoption of flexible automation and those aspects of accounting systems most often cited as inhibiting adoption: emphasis on accounting measures in managerial evaluation, length of time horizons of evaluations and capital budgeting criteria, emphasis on financial criteria in justifying capital investments, and inability of accounting systems to capture costs and benefits of automation. As …
An Empirical Study Of The Factors Contributing To Microcomputer Usage, Francis Neville Pavri
An Empirical Study Of The Factors Contributing To Microcomputer Usage, Francis Neville Pavri
Digitized Theses
Information technology--computers, communication networks and the like--has assumed a role of growing importance in both private and public sector organizations during the 1980's. This technology is no longer the private preserve of small groups of computer specialists; rather, the office automation and end user computing movements are placing information technology into the hands of workers at all levels, and in all areas. The emergence of the business microcomputer has played a central role in this trend.;The rapid growth of microcomputers in the workplace, however, has not been without problems. In some offices, even where having a microcomputer is viewed as …
The Role Of Technical Skills In The Implementation Of Robots, David Michael Mccutcheon
The Role Of Technical Skills In The Implementation Of Robots, David Michael Mccutcheon
Digitized Theses
This study compared the experiences that 30 Canadian plants had with their first robots, focusing on the prior technical experience of the people who worked on the robot projects and the differences this experience made in project results. The study considered the prior experience of both the system developers and those responsible for maintenance.;Implementation, the process by which innovative systems are adapted and integrated into an organization, is poorly understood. The process may require changes throughout the organization. The organization's varied abilities to deal with these changes create a complicated picture of the factors that affect implementation results. This study …
Managing Employee Attendance: An Empirically Grounded Theory Of Absence/Attendance Choice, Rosslyn Janet Emmerson
Managing Employee Attendance: An Empirically Grounded Theory Of Absence/Attendance Choice, Rosslyn Janet Emmerson
Digitized Theses
This thesis investigates the considerations which enter into employees' absence/attendance choices, in order to develop an empirically inspired, scientific model to help managers understand and influence these choices. A four step method, based upon Glaser and Strauss' "Comparative Analysis", is used to inductively generate and deductively test this "universal" model of the logical structure of absence/attendance choice, in conformity with Popper's principles of scientific method.;On the basis of the cases analysed, the model specifies three major decision criteria, the conditions under which each criterion is applied and the criterion values which produce the intention to be absent or the intention …
Performance Appraisal Practices And Motivation To Work: A Correlational Study, Cheryl Ann Harvey
Performance Appraisal Practices And Motivation To Work: A Correlational Study, Cheryl Ann Harvey
Digitized Theses
This research sought to specify those aspects of the best advices of performance appraisal researchers which were related to the effectiveness of the performance appraisal process. A 150-item questionnaire was sent to 1,200 people who had participated in management development programs (531 responded). With effectiveness operationalized as influencing the motivation of individuals to work, only the practices invloved in setting goals were important, and then in only a modest fashion. However, with the definition of effectiveness broadened to include the influence of the Performance Appraisal Process (PAP) on intention to turnover and job satisfaction, almost all aspects of the PAP …
The Impact Of Computer-Mediated Communication Systems On Interpersonal Relations And Task Performance, Jimming Tzu-Ming Lin
The Impact Of Computer-Mediated Communication Systems On Interpersonal Relations And Task Performance, Jimming Tzu-Ming Lin
Digitized Theses
Computer-mediated communication systems (CMCS) have numerous implications for business policy, MIS management and many other areas. This study is based on a research framework derived from social exchange theory, interpersonal relations, bilateral bargaining, communication modality, and other areas. The main purpose of this study is to examine the impact of CMCS, as compared to face-to-face (FTF) communications, on two facets on interpersonal interactions: interpersonal relations and task performance.;This study employed an experimental method. The independent variables were media, namely, computer-mediated communication systems CMCS vs. FTF; and familiarity, e.g., familiar (FAM) vs. unfamiliar (UFA). Four groups, labelled CMCS-FAM, FTF-FAM, CMCS-UFA, and …
An Investigation Of Deferred Income Taxes During A Recessionary Period, Darroch Aitkens Robertson
An Investigation Of Deferred Income Taxes During A Recessionary Period, Darroch Aitkens Robertson
Digitized Theses
Utilizing a random sample of 80 Canadian public companies, this thesis establishes that a significant increase in the number and magnitude of deferred income tax drawdowns occurred in the recessionary period of the early 1980s. The behaviour of deferred income tax expense is then investigated to determine if the observed increase in drawdowns related to a reduction in fixed asset additions or was the result of accounting losses.;The existing literature on deferred income taxes implicitly assumes that drawdowns are the result of involuntary reversals of timing differences that result in a sacrifice of economic resources. However, the data gathered from …
An Empirical Study Of The Ability Of Canadian Oil And Gas Companies' Reserves Disclosures To Account For Relative Changes In Common Stock Prices, Howard Douglas Teall
An Empirical Study Of The Ability Of Canadian Oil And Gas Companies' Reserves Disclosures To Account For Relative Changes In Common Stock Prices, Howard Douglas Teall
Digitized Theses
The purpose of this study is to determine which of these alternative annual report disclosures of oil and gas reserves, namely historic capitalized costs, quantities and discounted cash flows, contributes the most information content. Information content is defined as the ability of a reserves disclosure to account for relative changes in common stock prices.;It has been proposed by the "events" approach to accounting theory that a role of the annual financial report is to report on the economic events of the accounting period that influenced the expected stream of future cash flows of a corporation. As a corporation's common stock …
The Diffusion Of Minor Technical Productivity And Quality Of Working Life Improvements Within A Firm With Multiple Operating Units, David Allen Johnston
The Diffusion Of Minor Technical Productivity And Quality Of Working Life Improvements Within A Firm With Multiple Operating Units, David Allen Johnston
Digitized Theses
The productivity and quality of working life of operations across a firm with multiple operating units can be improved by the diffusion of minor innovations within the firm. The benefits to operating performance which result from a continuous stream of small, incremental innovations over time are well documented. The extent that individual minor innovations, called Minor Technical Improvements (MTIs) in this thesis, are actually used or could be potentially used through the firm, is not well documented. This thesis addresses three questions about the diffusion of minor innovations in firms with multiple operating units. (1) To what extent do MTIs …
The Role Of The Senior Human Resource Executive In Managing Corporate Excellence: Orientation And Influence, Richard William Blake
The Role Of The Senior Human Resource Executive In Managing Corporate Excellence: Orientation And Influence, Richard William Blake
Digitized Theses
This thesis examines the influence of the senior human resource executive. More specifically, it tests a model which suggests that the influence of the senior human resource executive in corporate level decision making is largely a function of three variables: professional orientation, generalist orientation and the perceived importance of the human resource function.;The research was undertaken for two principal reasons; to try to resolve a difference in the literature as to which orientation would lead to greater influence and to determine what other factors might have a bearing on influence. Given the increased importance of human resource issues it was …
System-Wide Estimation Of Trade Elasticities For Canada And The United States: A Comparison Of The Translog And Differential Approaches, John Joseph Fallon
System-Wide Estimation Of Trade Elasticities For Canada And The United States: A Comparison Of The Translog And Differential Approaches, John Joseph Fallon
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In this thesis we compare the translog and differential approaches to estimating a system of equations in the context of estimating trade elasticities. We treat all traded goods as distinct products and make use of production theory to obtain systems of domestic output supply, export supply, import demand and domestic factor usage equations. Both the translog and differential approaches provide equations which are approximations to the true but unknown equations and so there is no guarantee that the elasticity estimates will be the same. In the translog case the equations are derived by differentiating a translog approximation to a profit …